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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27

The Inter Mountain is in receipt of the
following interesting letter:
Butte, Mont, June -, '01.
Tc the Inter Mountain:
Referring to your editorial in
Tuesdays Inter Mountain, beg to sub
NIT a few statements regarding the oil
industry of California, and trust you
will publish them, that the people of
our city may be better informed in ref
erence to the fuel Oil business.
There are, at the present time, about
eighteen hundrd producing wells and
about six hundred in process of drilling
il the entire state of California. About
one-half of these are located in the Los
Angeles district, and the balance in
Kern, Kings, and Fresno counties. The
average production of we'll will not
exceed fifty barrels day. While there
are a great many wells in Kern county
hich are producing from one hundred
to one thousand barrels per day, the
average production of the wells in the
Los Angeles district is about ten barrels
pei day, so that, on the whole. fifty bar
rels is fair average.
In order to give liberal estimate, we
will say that the entire number of wells
drilling and in oil are producing. This
gives US $500 wells at an average pro-
duction of so barrels per day, making
total production of 1850 barrels per day,
$4,000 per month and 100000 per year.
The foregoing estimate includes 700
wells which are not now producing, but
the greater proportion of which will
probably be completed during the next
four months.
So much for productions now as to
the consumption of OIL
The demand at present is nearly all for
fuel OIL The following will give you
some idea of the contracts which are
now in force:
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27
California Oil Speculation.

The Inter Mountain is in receipt of the
following interesting letter:
Butte, Mont, June -, '01.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-06-27

Germs in vigorous terms and ridiculing
the over-capitalization of much so-cal!ed
oil land upon which not grease spot
quite as dsreputable as a wildcat quartz
mine. Conservative men will do we'll to
avoid speculation in either, no matter
where it may be located, far or near If
men desire to take a chance with their
money, let them invest it only after
personal investigation or upon the as.
surances of men of known integrity and
in enterprises they can occasionally in~
| spect. But to burn up money in worth
less wildcats Or over-capitalized prop
| trouble and distress. The man who
grubstakes a prospector or sinks a shaft
on vein of ore or invests in any specu>
/ lation under honest management and at
a fair valuation is doing himself and the
world some good; but there is no satis>
faction to be expected from an invest
ment in such concerns as the Diamond
or in property whose value and whose
| management are unknown quantities,
and which are being pushed in order
that spectators may make a cleanup
at the expense of Woodworking and con.
fiding Snen anxious to improve their con-
dition in life.
The Inter Mountain desires to thank
Mr. Wood for his letter and the infor-
nation it contains. 1t contains noth-
ing in conflict with the Inter Mountains
| article of Wednesday except in relation
to the market price for oil. Many of the
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
CLOSE QTARTERS " GINA.

Matters In China ere getting down 10 eIe-
mentary principles. Ii is announced that Rus
sia has issued a practical ultimatum 10 China
III the latter does not promptly sign the Man
churian agreement $50 called. the former will
break off all diplomatic intercourse with her
In the circumstances il is not difficult TO fore
see what that would mean. When words end
deeds begin; of which, indeed, there is direct
intimatiOn in the announcement which signifi-
cantly comes by way of St Petersburg that a
fresh outbreak of the Boxers is expected i'm
Manchuria and that General Kaulbars-an omi-
nous name, in memory of Bulgarian lntrlgues
and violence-is preparing to deal with them
Such an outbreak would naturally be most op-
perfume as demonstrating the necessity for con-
tinued Russian occupation of Manchuria Per
haps a repetition Of the wholesale slaughters
which occurred along the Amoor last year
would bring the stubborn Chinese Government
10 terms.
AT the same time. there seems to he a con-
tradiction. or a disclaimer of the recent re-
port from Vienna of the vigorous protests of
three or four powers against the Russian policy
Ii seemed at the time TO be coming il n little
strong 10 say that France had parted company
with her ally the Manchurian question
Great Britain is positively declared not 10 have
any other power has done so. 1t may be. of
course. dhat the protests have been made but
have been made not directly 10 Russia but
ostensiby 10 China. was that of the United
States. Or il may he that not even so much
has been done 10y any power except this
In the latter case we may look for reprisals
and compensation. The European powers and
Japan will not protest but they will proceed
with the partitioning OF the Chinese Empire
each seizing what il can 10 counterbalance Rus
sia's gigantic grab in the north. That GER
tainly seems TO be possibility OF the near
future. 1t is not 10 be supposed that the
United States will join in the land grabbing
But this country will have LOT of treaty
rights and paramount commercial interests to
safeguard
Such is the situation. which IL Is well 10 re-
gard with clear understanding While all the
powers in concert are endea voring TO reach
common settlement with China. Russia alone
insists upon making for her own advantage a
private bargain with China. The making OF
such bargain may or may not be inimical TO
the interests Of other powers. That is not
the point. The point is that il violates the
principle of the concert. and leaves all other
nations free 10 go iL, each for it's own hand
and TINT. beyond doubt. would mean the par
titoning Of the Chinese Empire-the very thing
which Russia and the other powers have re-
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02

them. Before long the hulk of the mortgages
would be exempt. and the State would be col,
lecting petty sum on small loans.
IL there is any defence TO be made Of the pro-
visions of this measure il ought TO be put forth.
At present the opponents argue against a blank
wall. which suggests that the supporters-there
seem TO be no advocates-realize their weak
ness and feel that If they attempt 10 give rea-
sons for the special features OF their bill they
are lost. Even with the aid Of silence they seem
to be in trouble. They have been going to make
il a caucus measure Mt once for several weeks,
but keep putting il off for some reason or other.
They may finally jam il through. but 1t would
certainly be discreditable TO the legislature TO
permit this without some authoritative budget
showing what must be raised TO meet the States
expenses in addition TO the sums from the other
new taxes. and what the mortgage tax, with its
exemptions taken into account, may reasonably
be expected 10 produce.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
MR. JOHNsoN's OPPORTUNITY.

II is somewhat difficult 10 determine from the
nature of his various outgvings the subject
of the proposed Brooklyn tunnel and his own
scheme of rapid transit extension whether or
not Mr.. Albert l.. Johnson is really resolved TO
become a public benefactor: but it appears safe
enough to say that he is singularly unfortunate
In the methods he employs to produce convc-
ton that he is acting in good faith. He has
made so many statements which find no sup
port in the attitude of the Rapid Transit Com
mission, or in the law from which i derives its
authority. or in the general understanding Of
what is necessary and practicable. that he can
not justly complain Of any intelligent citizen
who declines to take him seriously. His latest
proposition is that the commission has no right
Ito give any one The contract TO build that tun-
mel with the exclusive right to use IT after it
lis built Does Mr.. Johnson mean to imply
by this surprising declaration that when Mr.
Mcdonald has finished the underground roads
on this side of the East River the Metropolitan
or any other company or individual will be at
full liberty 10 run trains over them? Appar-
emily that is his meaning. and of course he
must likewise suppose that If he were empow-
cred TO carry out his scheme OF a tunnel
10 South Brooklyn and thence under the Mar
rows 10 Staten Island anybody could step in
and turn il TO his own account
lf such is the true Interpretation Of the Rapid
Transit act 10y which the commission is bound
Mr.. johnson cannot obtain n decision to that
effect too soon from the Court Of Appeals
Fortunately the conditions favorable TO
prompt settlement of the question for the act
provides that legal proceedings taken by or
against the commission shall have preference
above all causes not criminal on the calendar
Of every court, and may be brought on for trial
for n ont of
day of any term on which the court shall be in
session
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
PERSONAL.

A Morgan Memorial Association has been formed
to erect monument the neglected grave
at Winchester Va. of General Daniel Morgan,
the hero OF Cowpens.
''The Boston Transcript says: THE Prospect
Onion Of Cambridge is lose its president the
Rev Robert f. Ely. who founded the organiza ton
and has been it's president since its formation.
Mr.. Ely has accepted invitation to take charge
of the League for Political Education in New
York. and his resignation is take effect on April
!. The Prospect Union has been for some time al
most a department Of Harvard University and Mr.
Elys departure will be greatly regretted by many
Harvard men we'll by the members OF the
union. The idea Of such an institution first
conceived by Mr., Elv when he engaged in work
as pastor of a small Cambridge church and the
same time attending lectures at Harvard. his
means Mas NECESSARY by Which the @ cnmbTdee THe
workngmen and the students OF Harvard Cnvcf-
to some fellow students the idea Of holding few
Houses nd aGr on y the in e Ta
ganized with forty-four members. Its growth was
peed the union took possession OF the old building
where 1t is stnl located. The membership is now
that and six hundred
An appropriation of a,coo for monument to John
Brown in TOrrington has been approved by the
Connecticut Senate, on condition that the town of
there and make 1t public ground. Assurances come
from the town that the condition will be met.
The late Rev. DR.. Arthur Edwards, of Chicago
was III many ways remarkable man. Three years
after his graduation he went the front as chap
latn and conducted himself there in a way that
brought him an offer of the colonelcy of voun-
teer cavalry regiment For many years he was
chaplain OF the Illinois Commandery of the I.ovaI
Legion He was the senior Methodist offical editor
in continuous service. He was fond OF outdoor
sports of all kinds-yachting especially. The Great
teur sailor men, Wherever he went says a Chi
cago paper among public men, among church
people. among old soldiers. among Sunday school
workers or among the delegates to the great
church conferences of the world he was notable
for his stalwart Christianity his sympathy with
struggling humanity and his robust manliness In
the pulpit, on the platform in the newspaper on
the street, he was first the man and then the min
fSter''
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
-Asr OF .RRorHER OFFICERS.
A NEW FARCE AT WALLACK'S.
ARE YOU A MASON?''

farce adapted from a German originaL-which
has been acted here. the German theatre IN
Irving PIace.-was presented last night at Wal
lacks Theatre. under the title of Are You
Mason?' II relates to the proceedings OF certain
husbands and matrimonial sutors. who. in the
cIandestine pursuit Of vicious pleasure, have de-
eeived their domestic womankind by pretending TO
be members of the fraternity of Masons- Analysis
OF il would be a of time. II Il
without form. and ii is void OF every
thing except vuIgarity: with that. however.
ID Teeks. Its principal incident is the introduction
of dressed in feminine apparel, into the So
ciety of several girls, who, supposing him to be
the natural daughter of their Hcentious and dis
reputable father "a fat old blackguard. who has
been paying his salacious attentions to the puta-
tive femalel fondle and kiss him; and this IS sup
posed to be farcical humor Mr.. Leo Detrichstein
embodied this masquerading imposter. and Pc
culiarIy offensive good taste No question factng
is suggested by plays of this description squad OF
German stable-boys, engaged in pelting each other
with bologna sausages. would present a spectacle
Just as important and just mfrthfui the per-
formance given by the actors whom Messrs. Rich
and Harris have assembled 70 make this dirty and
degrading exhibition. The house crowded, and
1t often resounded with shouts Of laughter; but
the people who laugh at such feculent folly
IL possible. contemplate than the people
who present II. Our stage has fallen very low, II
such stuff this be tolerated and in theatre
bearing the honored name Of Waliack- ". w.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
CIVIL SERVICE APPRENTICES.

An interesting development of the reformed
Civil Service is seen in the adoption and in-
crease of the apprentice system in the mints
and assay offices. In that department of public
work it is obviously desirable to have the most
experienced service and such permanence of
individual service as can be assured only
through fiXity of tenure. The latter feature is
we'll secured by the ordinary Civil Service regu-
latiOns. The former Is sought through the So
called apprentice system, which, however, ma
terially differs from apprenticeship in ordinary
trades.
In the latter the new apprentice is usually the
veriest tyro, practically inexperienced in and
ignorant of the work which lies before him. In
old times such sometimes entered the mint and
assay service, and learned all they ever knew
of its duties while in government employ. Tn
der the reformed system however the ap-
prentice must be already we'll versed in the
general principles of the practice before him,
Thus the candidate for an apprenticeship as
explained by Mr.. Sylvester, the secretary OF
the local board of the United States Civil Ser
vice Commission. must have been graduated In
mataurgy or mechanical engineering and in
chemistry from some technical school of recog-
nized standing The fact OF such graduation.
properly certified, will count for fifty points of
the one hundred required in examination. He
must present n thesis upon some topic relating
to the subjects in which he was graduated,
which will count for twenty-five points. And
the remaining twenty-five points will be sup
piled by a physical examination. There is an
age limit of from eighteen 10 twenty-four years.
and it is provided that an accepted apprentice
shall serve as such for not more than three
years, after which he will be eligible for ap-
pointment TO higher place in the same branch
of the service
1t would he difficult to devise more simple
method Of selecting new employees, or ut the
same time more effective one for filling the
public service with precisely the sort of men
most likely 10 discharge their responsibilities in
the most satisfactory manner. The vast exten-
sion of higher educational advantages. espe-
cially in the mechanic arts and sciences has
produced n sufficient body of cultivated and
trained young men for the government. as well
as private business enterprises. 10 draw upon
for recruits. The graduates of our best techni-
cal schools are eagerly sought by employers i'm
engineering and manufacturing works. 1t is
turn TO the same source for supplies, there Sc
curing rs apprentices those who might rank al
most as experts iii the theory of the work be-
fore them, and who need only the three years
of practical experience to raise their labors to
the highest degree of effectiveness.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
ESTIMATES NEEDED.

II the Senators and Assemblymen Of the
Joint Committee on Taxation, who seem TO be
the only men in the State who are determined
friends Of what is left OF the Stranahan Mort
gage Tax bill are determined 10 impose that
measure upon the people they might at least in
common courtesy TO the public make some state
,nent OF their views and some forecast Of what
their bin viii accomplish So far there has been
issued no estimate of the receipts expected,
whether they viii be sI.0e0.000 or Sl0.oo0.o0o.
The assumption that the tax would abolish
the general property tax for State purposes is
entirely an assumption. without one fact given
70 back it up. Mr.. Stranahan a year ago esti-
mated that the tax he then proposed would
raise sloO000O0 but the pending aSure
exempts mortgages made by corporations or
held by savings hanks trust and insurance
companies and building and loan associations
probably three-fourths of all the mortgages.
The promoters who make these exemptions.
however, do not attempt 10 tell the public what
effect they viii have on the revenue. They
leave il 10 be supposed that. if not Sl0,0o0,ooo.
AT least an amount approaching il and making
n general State tax unnecessary will be realized.
In is doubtful il s3.000.0o0 would be raised by
81 the first year or 81 100000 thereafter
Mr.. Stranahan estimates all the mortgages In
the State ar $1,000 100000 The railroad mort
cages OF a few OF the leading companies in the
State amount 10 over S5oo,oo0.000. When these
and perhaps like amount OF smaller railroads
and corporations Of all kinds and the vast hold
ings OF the banks and Insurance companies are
deducted perhaps there will be s5oOco0ooo OF
mortgages subject 10 taxation. bringing in
s2.5oOooo 20 the State. Whatever the amount
may be. however. it is the duty of those making
these enormous exemptions in favor of corpo-
rate borrowers and investors To furnish some
trustworthy figures showing that the shred OF
mortgage taxation they propose viii be ade-
quate 10 cover the States alleged needs In the
way OF mortgage taxation. Even IL in its first
year the law should realize a larger sum than
we have supposed. nobody need expect con-
tinuance Of the revenue. IL is easy 10 organize
corporations TO carry or farms or run business
blocks; IL is easy for owners OF large blocks OF
~>Artsnges 20 organize trust companies TO hold
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
Smusemenis.

ACADEMY oF MUsIc-s-Uncie Toms Cabin
AMERICAS THEATRE-s:l5-Monte Cristo.
BIJOC-S l5-The Climbers.
BROADwAV-S:lO-JheP Price Peace.
cASINO-s:l5-Florodo-a
CRITERION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Knishthcod wss In
Flower.
DALYs THEATRE-s:l0-ssn Toy.
EDEN MUSEE-The World n Wax
EMPIRE THEATRES :2O-Brother orncers.
GARDEN THEATRES s:i5-Tnder Two Flags.
GARRICR THEATRE s:SO-Csptsin links Of Horse
Marines
GRAND OPERA HOTSE-s-In Central Park
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE-s:i5-Bostonisns
HERALD SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Prtrna Donna
IRVING PLACE THEATRE-s:I5-womeno OF To-day.
kEITlfS-Continuous Performance
KNICKERBOCKER THEATRES :ao-To Have and TIC
Hold
ROSTER BIAL'S-i -i:s5-T 45-vaudevile
LTCEUM THEATRE-s :l5-On and on
MADISON SQUARE THEATRES :30-On the Quiet.
MADISON sol ARE GARDEN-2-s:i5-Wnd West.
MURRAY HILL Ingomar
HORK-s:I5-V
PASToRS-Dsy Highi-Continuous SHOW
PROcToR'S-Continuous Performance
IiEPIBlIC-s:i5-In the Palace OF the King
VICTORIA THEATRE-s-My Lady
NA1LAcKs THEATRE-s:l5-Are You Mason?
New-York tribune., 1901-04-02
COUNT TOLSTOrS RELIGION.

4 writer who signs himself "DicaSt" contrib
utes TO The Independent" a vigorous attack on
Count Leo TolstOI. \ dicast, it may be
planned, was one of the six thousand citizens of
Athens who acted as jurymen in the trial of i'm
pOrtant cases, such as that of Socrates, each one
of whom WAS pledged 10 vote as Justice de-
mands, needing neither favor nor enmity' In
the spirit of this pledge the author examines the
claim of the Russian rCformer to he true fol-
lower of the precepts of Christ Not only does
TolstoH make this claim for himself. but many
writers who find themselves unable to accept
his principles virtually admit that he is nearer
to the spirit Of Christs teachings than are the
modern churches. TOlstoi's gospel, they say, is
really the Gospel of Christ; but owing 10 its
evil propensities the world has never been able
10 accept IL, and il must therefore be numbered
among the "counsels of perfection" which are
ideally desirable but practically unworkab BILE
This sympathetic support of TolstOTs teachings
even though merely academic, has undoubtedly
done much to give those principles respecta BILE
standing in the world of thought and il is there
fore entirely proper for ''Dicast'' TO go to the
root Of the matter and ask if TolstoI's religion
really is in point of fact taught by Christ
1t is. of course. true in the literal sense that
Count TolstoT accepts without reservation the
plain precepts Of the Gospel. although his over
emphasis of the one command Resist not evil"
results practically in denial of other precepts
quite as Important. But deeper than the COM
mands lies the spirit of Christ and he who fol-
lows the law of the Gospel without needing the
spirit almost inevitably falls into the sin of phar-
isaism, which Christ vehemently denounced
That many of Count TolstoI's invectives against
religion. society and government are open TO
that criticism will hardly he denied by any can
did judge He has apparently read his own be-
liefs and prepossessions into the old Gospel rec
ords. and with an egotism all the more danger
ous because unconscious and untainted by any
unworthy motive of self-interest attempts TO
palm off TolstoIsm for the Christianity Of Jesus