Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

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this week after exhaustive tests of the
English process of constructing steel
tubes. Negotiations We're closed tor
transferring the American patent rights
to the Philadelphia combine, of which
! w. w. Gibbs is the ing spirit. 1t Is
understood that the steel tube makers
/ will now proceed with their $a0,OOo0oo
combine.
BRAVE LION FIGHTER.
News of the most remarkable lion fight
on record comes from a correspondent
of the Associated Press in northern
Rhodesia Mr.. Johns tone. a collector OF
customs. in the employ of the British
Chartered South Africa company. was
out hunting and shot a buck AS the
buck FELL. from the long grass sprang
out five lions. who commenced to eat
the buck. Mr.. aJohnstone. not to be
robbed of his dinner, Went into action
with his magazine rifle. killing one lion
and wounding another. The remaining
three fled. The wounded lion. enraged,
attacked the hunter whose magaZlnS
was empty. He called for another gun.
but his native followers had gone. The
police with him fired a wild volley and
retreated. Mr. tombstone sought a
nearby tree and was nearly out of reach
when the lion caught him and pulled
him down. Mr. Johnstoue put his left
arm down the lions mouth and gave Il
sedge hammer blow with his right on
the animals head. Surprised at the re-
sstance. the lion reinquished his attack.
Propping himself against the tree, MIR.
tombstone. in spite of his mauled arm,
pulled out cartridge, fired and took
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him. Three weeks later Mr.. tombstone
died from blood poisoning from his man
gled arm.
BISHOP AND BROKER.
Death removed two remarkab BILE per-
sonages from the metropolis this week
the bishop of London. Rt. Rev. Mandell
Creighton and the money lender. Sam
Lewis known far and wide for very diff
fering qualities Both possessed two
things in common-humor and broad
insight into the affairs of men and the
world. Dr.. Creighton had many attain
mentS and was accounted one of the
most erudite theological historians Of
the day. Yet none could roll cigarette
more deftly or retort more quickly in
up-to- date slang. He wore his learning
as lightly as a flower, but his addresses
We're hardly ever equaled. In ruling his
episcopate during the troublous times of
the Keen ritualiStic controversy he
avoided stern legal measures. Vet gem
orally secured obedience to his will. He
was an athlete IN his youth and rowed
in an Oxford eight, but he was more
famous for his velveteen coat than for
any achievements. Children adored him
and London showed how greatly such
an ideal bishop was appreciated by ac-
cording him burial in St. Paul's cathe-
dral.
sam Lewis humor took a fanciful
turn. Whenever he saw an oppor-
tunity to make life miserable for sprigs
of the aristocracy he never missed it.
Once he was able to taunt his victims
he did not seem to care whether he got
his money back or not. Yet begger
never asked him for aims in the street
without a substantial reply. He fire.
quently said he had so much money he
scarcely knew what to do with it. The
true character Of the man is best judged
by his enormous requests to charity,
which have not been eaualed in the re-
cent history of England. 1t seems that
he devoted his life to robbing the nobil-
ity in order to enrich the poor Lewis
lived in a gorgeous house on Grosvanor
square. where his wife entertained law
ishly. His tight trousers, sporty clothes
and immense diamonds gave him the APP
pearance Of flash racing man.
The Vanderbilt French nuptials have
afforded several papers in London an
opportunity to sheer at the display OF
wealth made upon that occasion. One
paper says
Bad taste and want of breeding have
their heads in America and their wealth
tlaunts itself with vulgar ostentaton.
TO find a parallel for which We must go
back to the worst period of the Roman
empire. The latest example is the exc
cradle taste of the marriage at New
port
Another paper endeavors to draw
deadly parallel between the Wander
bilt and Rockefeller nuptials by point
ing out the simplicity of Mr.. Prentice
who is described as a struggling lawyer
and Sunday school teacher. Other Eng
lish papers comment on the American
love of display.