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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT

Great Falls Tribune: The people of
Great Falls will give President Mckinley
a welcome worthy of the high office he
holds. With them will be the people of
northern Montana. for it is confidently
expected that on the 2Sth of May thous-
ands from all over this part of the state
will be in this city to see the president
and to do him honor.
This is an occasion when, though well
coming a partisan, partisanship plays no
part. 1t is not as the republican leader
that Mckinley comes to Great Falls, but
as the president of the United States. His
days of vote seeking are past. He has
twice been elected by his countrymen to
fill the highest office in their gift, and
no further honors to him in that line
are possible.
That the president has decided to visit
Great Falls, and remain here for half "A
day, is a source of great satisfaction to
the people of this city. The president is
going through the west with the purpose
of seeing and knowing more of the coun-
try and the people he is called upon to
rule. That he shall carry away a good
impression of Great Falls and the coun-
try surrounding should be the endeavor
of every citizen, and particularly those
having his reception in immediate
charge
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MYSTERIOUS CANYON DISCOVER.
ED.

Malta Enterprise: A trapper coming in
from the mountains near Essex, beyond
kalispel gives a very interesting ac-
count of the discovery of most myster-
ious canyon about go miles northeast OF
here, which is very beautiful and covers
a long hidden mystery. says the Bee
The canyon is some $50 or 200 feet in
depth. with perpendicular walls. To the
eastward from this stretches a plateau of
about 2000 acres. In going westward to-
ward the canyon this plateau draws in
to breadth of about feet, between two
large mountains. AT this point is found
this canyon, the bottom of which is en-
tirely covered with bones of various ami
mails. Tie depth of the bones found here
is about feet.
Some time in the early days, this plat
eau and canyon We're used by the Indians
as trap for buffalo, elk, etc. After find
ing herd of buffalo grazing on the plat
eau it would be very easy matter for
20 or 80 Indians with ponies to ride III
from the eastward causing the buffalo
to stampede to the westward and upon
being closely followed all the herd would
leap over the precipice to certain death.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
GFRMANY---AND SOME OTHERS.

We arg told that on Tuesday last the
paid to Great Britain an unprecedented
compliment. He sent three of his fin
est court carriages to convey from the
Hotel Bristol to the palace the members
of the special British mission which
came to announce formally to him the
death of Victoria. incidentally himself
wearing on that occasion British uni
form. 1t was the first time in the his
tory of Russia that the royal carria res
We're used for the conveyance of mere
ENJOYS. We must add as a significant
feature of the incident that the populace
of Berlin did not seem to be well pleas
ed. for. despite an overwhelming display
OF police. there were many cries of Down
with the English" Confederation and
point are thus given to the remark of a
writer in the current "Fortnightly Re-
view" to the effect that the German emf
perors most popular act in all his reign
in Germany-was the sending of that
famous dispatch to President Kruger.
which so reused British resentment. and
that his most unpopular act was his be-
stowal of a. high decoration upon Lord
Roberts. William III has never. continues
this writer. been further from his peo
pie than in his personal approaehment
to Great Britain. and the article con-
cludes with description of the German
nation as the people with bad politi-
cal instinct. and with an emperor of
genius whom they have ceased. at the
critical moment of their development.
to understand"
We have no doubt that there is much
truth in that characterization, and while
the German antipathy to England may
be deplored it is scarcely to be wondered
at. great nation. which found ITSELF
only thirty years ago. and which in
those thirty years has made incompara
bly, greater progress than any of its
neghbors. naturally feel its oats" to a
degree almost arrogant. The knowledge
that England is it's chief rival-its only
one IN EuroDe-in the commerce and in
dustry in which it is seeking to excel
does not incline it toward affection for
that rival. The war in South Africa
too. has not been without influence In
the same direction. for three major rea
sons: One, that Paul Kruger and othe,
boer leaders are not Dutch, but
Deutscher: not Hollanders but Ger
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some reason unknown to him his plan
did not meet with their ready acquies-
cence. Later on, however. they thought
better of the matter and the two COM
panies determined. with the help of the
Deutsche bank. upon the necessary out
lay for the preliminary trials At first il
was decided to construct a line from
Berlin to Hamburg (about Is, miles). the
journey between which places would
have taken somewhat more than ono.
hour. In view. however of the enor-
nous expense which such an under
taking would entail-not less than $31..
500 900 to $50, 900, 900 would have been the
cost-it was decided that preliminary at
tempts should first be made elsewhere.
The minister of public works. who is
in Prussia showed himself to be in favor
of such a project being attempted. The
line chosen was that from Berlin to Eos
sen. In consequence of the great weight
of the vehicles used and of the very high
speed attained. the superstructure han
had to be considerably strengthened A
far as one can judge the works will be
ready by next May or June. The electric
current Will be taken. in all probability.
from the works of the General Electrical
company at Niederschoenwedde This
current of 10000 volts pressure will te
carried alongside the line on supports.
and will be transferred thence to the Ne>
hicles. The vehicles constructed for TIE
purpose of preliminary trial are two in
number. One is to carry 30 passengers;
it is 66 feet in length, and stands on two
trucks, each of which has three aXles,
and of these six aNles four are driven by
three phase motors. The motor rests on
a special arrangement of springs Each
motor is capable of eXerting up to so
horse power, so that the vehicle is pro-
PEELED by a power totalling if need be as
much as 5000 horsepower. Such high
power will probably only be necessary
when first setting the vehicle in motion,
or when fighting against a Ntrong wind
or when getting up full pace on 4
! lengthy journey. In the center of the
vehicle there is compartment which
contains all the machines and arrange
ments necessary for the, brakes, light,
| heating. and so forth, as we'll as for the
regulation of the pace. and for the pro-
| pulSion of the vehicle either forward or
! backward The driver who stands in
front, has very easy task all he has
| to do is to put the internal machinery
in gear by moving the various levers
Compared with the drivers of the street
| eelctrlc trans in Berlin, for instance he
| has nothing to do, for they are con
stantly working the brakes and regu-
| lating the speed by their own manipu-
| lation, whereas in his case all is done
automatically inside the interior Of the
| vehicle in obedience to his slightest
| touch. An enormous speed can be at
tanned by the new invention, and more
over the whole power is in the individual
vehicle itself. no engine being required
Gehemrath Rathenau says it will revG
| lutioniZe the whole system of traffic
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A HOUSE CLEANING carroll

The melancholy days have come-the
saddent of the year
The carpets on the clothesline, and in
cessant whacks we hear:
The holdings in the kitchen and the
beds are in the hall.
The pictures are upon the floor while
some one dusts the wall:
We eat cold meat and crackers from
wabbly kitchen chair.
For this is glad housekeeping time
so free from toll and care.
The neighbors line their windows and a
hasty census take
sOf all the bric-a-brac we have, and cal
culations make
If it was bought with ready cash or on
installment plan:
We rescue our provisions from the hasty
garbage man.
And life is gay and carelesslike, it makes
one want to roam
To HE away-because the folks are
cleaning house at home.
The melancholy days are here-the days
of soap and dust
Stove polish daubs the tableware-there's
pie on Wagners bust
Piano holds some frying pans-the bath
tubs filed with books
The womenfolks-Ah. who could tell who
they were. by their looks?
Sing hey! The glad housekeeping time
the time of dust and soap.
1t is gladstone sight to see-through a
big telescope.
Josh WinkS
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
THE SMELTER FIRE.

Today's fire at the HeinZe smelters is
doubly unfortunate because of the mum
Der of men who will be thrown out Of
employment through it as we'll as the
loss that will fall upon the NJ. Q. z.
company.
1t is to be hoped that the tinanci Il
loss to the company will not be very
great. and that it Will not require a
long period of time to repair the wo ks.
SO many mines have been closed down
of late that any augmentation of the
army of unemployed is Immediately
felt.
The mining and smelling industries
are the backbone of this camp. ID
those who maintain those idustries ar.
its benefactors.
All will therefore regret this disaster
at the Heinze works. and sincerely hope
that it may not prove a serious blow
to the Montana Ore Purchasing COM
pany.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
MAY REvoLUT1oN1zE TRAFFIC.

The Boston Transcript publishes an
interview recently given out by Geheim-
rath Rathenau, head of the General E.ae-
trical company of Berlin, respecting the
ng-talked-Of electric railway. the first
trials of which. it is hoped, will be made
in the course of the coming summer, cor
reefs some mistaken ideas that appear
to have. circulated through both the Ger
man and English press respecting said
scheme. Some years, he said, had az
ready passed since he first suggested to
the firm of Siemens & Halske that they
should join with his firm. which, by the
way, is the largest electrical firm in the
world, in furthering his project, but for
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mans. another. that the success of
Kruger and Steyn in their Afrikander
plans would have meant an ultimate
German protectorate over the Boer
states, and special privileges in them for
German trade: and third, that the Ger
mans desire to ingratiate themselves
with the Hollanders in hope of wooing
Holland into the empire. We cannot
therefore regard it as strange that there
ARE expressions of German dislike for
England. They are probably no strong
or than similar expressions have been in
this country, though. of course, not
tthe of Germany's excuse for them ex-
dsts here. They are mere trfle COM
pared with the Anglophobe outbreaks in
France, though the French grievance
against England is no greater than Ger
many's.
II Now. the writer in THE Fortnightly"
is of opinion that Great Britain can best
meet this German antipathy by making
an approachment with Russia. His idea
As that Germany aims to absorb Holland,
Austria. the Balkans and Asia Miner.
and thus create a vast Teutonic middle
kingdom. reaching from the North Sea
to the Persian Gulf. that therefore she is
currying in favor with Russia. and that
Great Britain should join hands with
Russia to check Germany's ambition. We
have little doubt that such is Germany's
aim. Her attitude toward the Neither
lands. toward Austria and toward Tur-
| key. and her enterprises in Asia Minor,
bespeak it plainly. But why Great Bri-
| tain should seek to check and to thwart
| it is beyond our comprehension. AS be-
| tween Teuton and Slav British SYM
pathies must. we should think. turn to
/ the former. AS between German and
Russian domination of southeastern Eu-
| rope and Asia Minor. the British should
unhesitatingly prefer the former. 1t is
| the true part of great nation to be
| friendly with all it's neighbors But if it
must choose between two of them it
should naturally incline toward that
/ which is nearest to it in race and speech
! and religion and tradition. 1t would be
! deplorable for Great Britain to join
/ Germany against Russia. but it would
be incomparably more so for her to join
! Russia against Germany. The British
nation must prefer Germany's friendship
to her animosity, and friendship is to be
won and held by friendlness not by
antagonism.-New York Tribune.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
RECORD OF BUSINESS FAILURES

Bradstreet's review of failures dur
with that month, makes a very salts
factory showing by comparison with
the corresponding period in 1900 and
1899, when trade conditions in the coun
try We're so encourag ing.
Bradstreet's report shows that prac-
made good exhibits as compared with
the first quarter of 1900, except for
few heavy failures that expand the rec
ord in iron, cotton, chemicals and print
irg. One railway contractors defalut
for 81, 900 swelled the miscellaneous
class to an abnormal point. Among the
conspicuous cases of Improvement are
machinery, with liabilities $1,311 ,65S
smaller than last year, and lumber,
where the decrease amounted to $751;
4S7. In liquors and cigers there was
also a material falling off in aggregate
of insolvencies. Seven of the fourteen
trading classes reported much smaller
liabilities, and most others We're little
changed. The only notable increase was
in general stores, while groceries made
ali exceptionally good showing. In the
brokerage and real estate class there
appeared the heaviest gain in amount,
hut these disasters are so largely the re-
suit of speculation that they have little
bearing on general business.
While the first quarter made re-
markably gratifying exhibit, the last
month was much more satisfactory ana
the later figures are a better evidence
OF present conditions. In clothing alone
of all the manufacturing classes was
there any appreciate increase over the
corresponding month last year, and it
is we'll known that textile industries
have been the last to recuperate from
the effects of excessive production in
pre- ceding years. Noteworthy improve
nlent is seen in machinery. lumber,
heather and miscellaneous, while earth
enHare defaults We're ten times as
l;,rge in 1900, but this was owing to one
large quarry failure. Numerically there
was an increase of % over the preced-
ing class.
trading QetaQltS were also encOufaS-
ing in nearly all branches, general stores
alone showing d large increase in
amount, While grocery liabilities Were
nearly 100000 smaller than last year
Clothing and dry goods dealers fared
better than manufacturers, botf
branches reporting smaller liabilities
than year ago. The brokerage class
showed $412,297 smaller defaults than {
year ago, and in total commercial, the
gain in comparison with March, 1900
was 81, 591 ,597. Both manufacturing ant
trading failures We're smaller than ii
March, 1899, and the total was 81 ,222
tG3 less, which is the most striking fea
ture of the months record, because tn
year 1899 reported the smallest liabiltia!
since 1881. In view of the heavy increas,
i" the amount of business transacte,
and capital invested, the year 1899 so ia,
stands as the most satisfactory eve
experienced in this country so far a:
failures are concerned, yet the presen
year may prove another record breake.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
TIE RAILROADS

A permanent reduction in passenger
rates in the territory west of the Mis-
souri, river may result from the action
which has just been taken by the Santa
F'c and Burlington system. This week
they notified the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION that beginning June l they
would put on sale in trans Missouri ter
ritory interchangeable mileage books.
some lines opposed to this action have
threatened to retaliate by selling mile
age books at a fiat rate of 2 cents a mile
II one important road should do this
Ill would be forced to follow it's exam
pie. From the standpoint of the travel
ing public, passenger rates in trans
Missouri river territory are higher than
| they should be.
1T may be a good plan to lose lit
tie BLOOD" said a prominent railway
! official, while discussing the passenger
rate war of the Western roads. For
several years all the railroads have been
steadily increasing their earnings.
Freight rates have been advanced to a
profitable basis and the shippers have
not done an unreasonable amount of
complaining. BY abolishing the GUS
tom of paying commissions on ticket
but some have lost more than they
saved. 1t has not been necessary for
either the freight or passenger officials
| to do very hard work. because bust
| ness has been fairly thrown at them.
| y war in passenger rates is a good thing
| for the passengers and also promises
activity on the part Of passenger off,
/ Gals. Some of the big fellows are
| now having delightful junket in Cali
! fcrnia.. I am glad they are enjoying
themselves now, for some hard work
| is ahead of them"
1t seems that the Grand Trunk, and
| not the New York Central, is entitled
| to the credit for inaugurating the plan
| OF checking baggage. for example, from
persons home in Chicago to any house
| or hotel in New York, or from hotel
| in Montreal to a residence in Chicago.
| Early in 1897 the Grand Trunk perfected
| arrangements for the checking of bag
gage from any place in one city to any
| house or hotel in another city OF
| course. this plan is carried out only IN
cities having regular transfer companies,
but all important cities have such COM
| panieS.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19

The scheme to abolish prepaid orders
for tickets seems to have failed just
when it's prospects seemed brightest.
After disregarding for a long time the
pleas and threats of eastern roads, the
western lines recently agreed to stop
the sale of prepaid orders for tickets by
their representatives in the east. The
lines of the Central Passenger asso-
citation also agreed to stop selling pre-
paid orders in Trunk Lines association
territory.
The New England roads have been
selling tickets based on the "colonist''
rates of the western lines, without re-
stricting sales to Tuesdays only. When
requested by the western roads to OBJ
serve their rules regarding the selling
dates of tickets at "colonist" rates, the
New England lines sulkily announced
that they would not sell and yycolonist'
tickets to the west. The western lines
Immediately responded with instructions
to their representatives to begin selling
prepaid orders in New England terri
tory. Similar instructions undoubtedly
will be given to the representatives I
the western lines in central and trunk
territory.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
WHAT'S A MAN TO DOP

confidently" said the undertaker's
wife, Mr. Smith hasn't paid the bill for
his wifes funeral yet
Isn't that scandalous?' exclaimed
Mrs Gable. Il should think he'd be
ashamed to let people see how little he
thought of his wife, --'. 20
Yes, and his brother John, when his
wife was buried, paid the very next day."
Hum! Looked as though he was glad
to get rid of her, didn't it?"-World.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
-fHE stats PRESS,
NOTHING TO INDICATE 1T.

Benton Post: Although Montana was
one of the few states that gave Bryan
majority last November, President Nc
Kinley will not find anything in this state
to remind him of that fact when he Wis
its us next month. The election returns
of the past four years show that the
habit of voting the democratic ticket is
one of which the people of Montana are
being gradually cured.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
UNAPPEECIATED EFFORTS.

Unselfish goodness is seldom appreciate
ed in this world of ours. There was that
man in the electric car, for instance,
Having rung up three fares in his efforts
to stop the car for the lady that sat on
the opposite side, he tossed after her tho
umbrella that belonged to the little gray
Whiskered man on his right. either the
gray-whiskered man nor the conductor
liked the thoughtful Samaritan for his
altruistic efforts.-Boston Transcript.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
EXPENSIVE SAUCE.

What are you today-a bull or a
bear?" g..
Neither I am a lamb
Mint sauce?'' =.
Eyes. United States mint sauce.'-Chi-
cago Tribune. ~
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
SPEEDING THE PARTING.

IT suppose you'll take in the Buffalo
Exposition" said Mr.. Borem.
Il think not" replied Miss Sharpe, sup
pressing a yawn.
NO? Well, I simply must go, for"
"Oh. Must you, really? Gracious! 1t Is
late isn't it?" l had no idea!"-Phila-
delphia Press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
UNPRECEDENTED.

TowneThat was terrible break you
made talking to Wedden yesterday.
Browne-What do you mean?
Towne-You asked him if he wasn't
getting tired of the New Woman.
Browne-Well?
Towne-Well, he has been divorced
twice and has just married. his third
Philadelphia Press.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
The Spice ct Life.
ON THE BIRD.

What did your husband say when he
saw the birds feathers on your hat"
We'll, not as much as he did when he
saw the bill. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
THE FIRST LESSON.

What do the Filipinos appear to learn
most easily in connection with our civili-
zation?" asked the eager inquirer.
Without hesitation the strategist re-
piled:
THE value of money.-Washingto
Star.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
APPRECIATION.

mark Twain wants a statue erected to
Adam. -
adam? What did Adam ever do for
humanity? 1t was Eve who discovered
the nutritive value of the apple.'-Chi
cago Record Herald. ~
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19
CLOTHED THEIR REMARKS.

They both made protestations that
Were most hard to believe,
But he was talking through his hat,
While she laughed in her sleeve.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-19

1t has been decided to extend the Ia
luca line of the Burlington to Cody City,
Wyo., instead of to Meeteetse Wyo., Us
has been reported. Contracts have been
let for the grading Of the uncompleted
eight miles of the line between Eagles
Nest and Cody.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-21
McInerny's Shoe Store,

will be submitted to your judgment for
increasing the efficiency of my military
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-02-21
EXPANSION OF EMPIRE.

VIII be submitted to your judgment Tor
increasing the efficiency of my military
forces.
EXPANSION OF EMPIRE.
Certain changes in the constitution
of the Court of Final Appeal are con-
sidered necessary in consequence of the
increased resort to it which has result
ed from the expansion of the Empire
during the last two generations.
Legislation will be proposed to you
for the amendment of the law relating
to education.
Legislation has been prepared and
if the time at your disposal proves to be
adequate, it will be laid before you for
the purpose of regulating the voluntary
sale by landlords to occupying tenants
in Ireland; for amending and CONSOLE
dating the factory and workshops acts;
for the better administration of the law
respecting lunatics for amending the
public health acts in regard to the wa
ter supply; for the prevention of drunk
enness in licensed houses and public
places and for amending the law of Ii
terary copyright.
81 pray that Almighty God may con-
tinue to guide you in the conduct of
your deliberations, and that he may
bless them with success"
The King wore a Field MarshaIs cha
peau when he read his speech. His
voice was clear and firm.
After the reading of the speech the
procession was reformed, and the King
proceeded to the robing room, unrobed
and left Westminster in the state car
riages in the same order at 1t entered.
When the Speaker returned to the
House of Commons he read the King S
speech.