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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-06-28

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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1902-06-28

The domestic fowl is not mentioned
in the Old Testament.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
THE OREGON OUTLAWS.

The reader is no doubt following the
adventures of the eminent outlaws, Tracy
and Merrill, with feverisl interest The
three companies of fearsome militia, aided
by intrepid bands Of citizens under tho
charge of two sherfTs, did not succeed IN
capturing them yesterday, and the events
of today are awaited with deep concern.
At this writing the outlaws have decidedly
the best OF it. They broke through the
lines yesterday and proceeded on their vic
torious way, demanding and receiving
meat and drink Of the embatted farmers
Ell route. They also provided themselves
with cooking utensils, tobacco and other
military supplies.
The three companies of state troops and
the two sheriffs and their intrepid fol-
lowers Have been called off and returned
TO their respective haunts Of peace. Even
the man with the boodhounds has taken
off the dogs for rest and recuperation.
In short, the chase has been abandoned
except by brother Of one Of the mur-
dered guards. It is believed that the fugi-
tives are now proceeding quietly OH their
way to Portland.
The country is naturally in a state Of
terror and nobody can blame it. There
is no telling at what moment Messrs.
Tracy and Merrill will appear at an un-
expected point and demand pie and cake,
as these essentials for the comfortable
support OF existence do not seem to be
among their supplies
At the same time the brother who is OH
the trail is quite likely to accomplish re:
suits
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
THE LOGIC OF EVENTS.

BY men who have watched the course
Of events since the election Of William
Mckinley and noted the wonderful results
OF republican craftsmanship. diplomacy and
good faith, the refusal Of the democratic
orators and organs to attempt any argu-
lncnt in advocacy or defense of demo-
cratic principles is easily accounted for.
The sole hope OF the democracy seems
based on criticism OF republican leader
ship. the creation OF class hatred, aecusa-
tions Of hypocrisy and fraud and the mag
rfying OF personal differences Of opinion
among republicans. Democracy is always
praying for disaster to the nation and
doing all in its power to defeat every re-
publican effort to improve the condition
and enlarge the liberties OF the people.
Fortunately this policy of the enemy has
ended in humiiating failure, every hope
and effort OF the followers of Bryan and
Cleveland having exposed them to
ridiculc.
They predicted national ruin from the
Dingey bill, but national prosperity fol-
lowed.
They boldly asserted that the Philippine
war would last ten years, and helped pro-
long its horrors, but it is over already,
aud order is being established throughout
the archipelago.
They charged that in helping settle the
Boxer trouble in China the administra-
ton intended only to acquire territory and
set up an imperiaistic government; but
the result OF our Intervention was the
shedding OF immortal lustcr on the name
of Mckinley as a man OF peace, while the
nation acquired glory as the protector of
the weak and the exponent OF international
justice and humanity.
They declared that the administration
would never relinquish Cuba, that the
pledge OF Cuban liberty was a hollow pre-
tense; but less than month ago the last
American soldier was withdrawn from the
island and the new government is now as
free TO conduct its own affairs as is that
of the United States.
The people of the United States, how
ever, are satsed with existing conditions.
They are prosperous and independent and
indulge confidently in the hope of constant
Improvement. Nothing is going backward
in this country save the great political
crawhsh known as the national democracy.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
THE IRRIGATION BILL PASSED.

Montana and the other so-caled arid
land states scored a great victory in the
house OF representatives yesterday when
the irrigation bill passed by vote OF 10
to s5.
1t is ono Of the measures to which the
republican party stands pledged, and
though it received the support Of some
Western democrats the credit for its
passage properly belongs to the majority
party in congress. A few Eastern rcpub-
licans like Grosvenor and Dalzcll opposed
the bill on sectional grounds but the fact
that no valid argument could be made
against it and the knowledge that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was its staunchest sup
porter resulted in an overwhelming affirm
ative majority.
No bill that has been introduced this
session of congress is Of more Importance
to the West than the irrigation bill. IT
means homes for the people. 1t means
that tie waste waters Of the mountains
will be utilized for the upbuilding OF pros
porous communities and the expansion Of
trade and industry all over the land. In
Northern Montana alone the new law will
provide homes and independence for Il
quarter of a million people Senator Glib
son, who was a leading advocate Of the
measure and discussed it frequently with
the president, says that the great cattle
ranges of the North will now he cut up
into small farms, and that on every farm
will be a prosperous family. The very
best class Of people may be expected to
come from the over-crowded East to settle
in the Northwest, where the climate, the
land and the opportunities for growth will
now be better than elsewhere in the
country.
One OF the objections offered to the
bill yesterday before its passage was that
it would help the railroads. Very likely
it will. But what an argument for 4
statesman to put forth The development
of any natural resource helps the rail
roads II the object OF legislation were
to injure the railroads, then every law
intended TO encourage the investment OF
capital and industrial enterprises would
be promptly defeated in congress Ma
tional irrigation may help the railroads,
but it will help the people good deal more
by supplying them with homes and with
surplus products to be shipped over the
railroads.
Within few days the president OF the
United States will sign the irrigation bill,
and thus another pledge OF the republican
party on behalf OF the workers OF the re-
public will have been faithfully carried
into effect.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
n T.. CALKINS, city treasurer. h;

NJ l.. CALK1NS, city treasurer, has
IA~s returned from the annual reunion
of Spanish American
Calkins Is Back war veterans at Great
From Reunion. Falls and is overflow
ing with enthusiasm
over the royal treatment given the veterans
and the success of the reunion.
1T was the greatest reunion ever held
in this state said Mr.. Calkins this after
noon. "and it certainly was treat to get
stogethcr with the lads who saw fighting
in the Philippines.
1--WE recountcd old tales and revived
many an old joke we experienced while
fighting Spanards and hostile natives. Most
Of the veterans are young men and it
sounded funny to hear some of them talk
Of the wounds they had received and boast
OF battle scars.
: zone of the boys in particular received
wound one night that cost him no end
of teasing. He had got permit to
leave camp for few hours and the boys
understood pretty well that he was in
love with Spanish girl who lived in the
suburbs and that he wished to call OH
her.
"Wcl, lie hadn't been gone more than
an hour when we heard shooting and our
gallant private came running back with
sharp bullet wound in the left shoulder.
"He complained that the natives had
made a cowardly attack on him but we
quoted him by saying that all is fair
in love and war, and that as he had been
wounded while taking an active part in
both he had no kick coming.
Great Falls is an ideal place for
reunion. and they certainly know how to
entertain over there The question as to
what kind OF uniform the veterans shall
adopt for the future. was discussed and
the matter was left with the international
association to decide. Most of the Mon
tana boys seem to favor the adoption of
kakhi and the association will probably
decide upon this as the best material for
our uniforms"
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
INDIANA AND OHIO.

There is this difference between the
Ohio republican convention and the
Indiana democratic convention: The
former was enthusiastic and united. in
dorsing the last national platform of the
party, heartily commenting the policy of
President Roosevelt and the republican
congress, and nominating a ticket under
circumstances that should make every
republican in the land thrill with pride.
The Indiana democratic convention on
the other hand, was at sea without COM
pass ruddcr or sail. 1t rallied at every.
thing republican, in utter disregard of the
truth; il lodged the national democratic
platform; it dared not mention either
Bryan or Cleveland; ii ignored the money
question, and as whole gave ptiful
exhibition OF political trucking dcma-
gogism and cowardice. Mr.. Bryan himself
is plainly disgustcd with the entire crew
In his paper, the Commoner, last week he
referred to the convention in this plain
language:
The democrats Of Indiana have adopted
a good platform, but they have permitted
the reorganizing element to win victory
which will ALLEVIATE more democrats than
it. will draw back to the party. While the
platform denounces the Fowler bill and
the trusts and takes a strong position on
the question Of imperialism, the failure OF
the party to reafiirm the Kansas City plat
form shows that the men who controlled
the convention were either out OF har-
mony with the majority of the party or
too timid to give voice to the convictions
of the voters.
The republican papers have seized upon
! the action of the convention as an eyi-
| dence that the party has gone back to the
| Cleveland regime, and while this is not
true there is enough evidence of it to
excite suspicion among those who made
heroic sacrifices in 1896 to save the party
| from destruction.
Nearly every democratic state conyen
ton held during the past year has showr
the same disposition to ignore democratic
leadership and forget the Kansas Cit,
| platform. The democracy conspicuousl,
| lacks the courage of its convictions. II
| must be ashamed Of its own record and
| dare not reafirm its own pledges. Nc
amount Of abuse heaped upon Senate,
| Hanna will conceal from the American
| people the difference between the Indiana
and Ohio convention.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
TWO ISTHMlAN ROUTES.

The honest differences OF opinion which
exist among political leaders at Washing
ton as to the respective merits OF the two
routes across the Isthmus OF Panama
afford Montana democratic organs an op-
portunty to cry fraud" and corruption"
yet this difference exists among democrats
rs well as republicans, and is most for
tunate, because full discussion Of the
subject will make plain to the people
which of the two routes is the more
feasible from an engineering and financial
standpoint. Naturally enough the trans
continental railroad companies are OPP
posed to the canal project, and they have
influence in the senate on each side Of the
chamber, but in the end the canal will
be constructed, because tho republican
party and the American people are pledged
to the enterprise and because the former
has both the disposition and the ability
to perform what it undertakes. The mere
fact that senator's disagree as to the merits
OF the two routes, instead of being proof
OF chicanery, shows desire for honest in
sAS''Satioii u oapJcSt u supreme ana
lasting importance to the American ma
ton. 10 newspaper readers who would
be informed as to the comparative adyan-
tages oil the two routes, the following
statement, which is taken from the New
York Sun, will be found of current in
terest, though the truth of the statements
made should Of course be the subject of
thorough investigation before acceptance
by the public;
l. Excavation to be done: Nicaragua,
a277II,oo5 cubic yards Panama, o4,8o3,-
.o3 cubic yards.
?, Quantity Of steel required: Nicara,
qua, 10000 tons; Panama, 3a,624 tons.
3. Deepest cuts Nicaragua, 2oz feet
at Iamborcito; Panama, 1903 feet at
Culebra.
4. Comparative cost Of maintenance
Nicaragua, S5,3oo,ooo annually; Panama,
$a,ooo,ooo. The annual difference OF
S2,ooo,ooo, capitalized at per cent and
added to the $5,ooo,oo Of saving on oriei-
nal construction, makes the Panama route
the cheaper by $7o,ooo,o 900.
S. Number of locks: Nicaragua, 8;
Panama, double and single.
6. Length of canal navigation after
deductng deep-water navigation in Lake
Nicaragua or Lake Bohio: Nicaragua, r4s
miles; Panama, AZ miles.
2. Navigation around curves: Mica
sagua, 1920 miles; Panama, aa8s miles.
=. Total degrees of curvature in canal |:
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
MAJOR ]. E. DAWSON.

she, as the case may be, should walk around
town an hour or two on holiday" said
the major, "and then wander off into the
suburbs III bet | saw 100 persons COM
ing into the city when | was going out
on the flat yesterday and there were lot
at every place where a stop could be made.
The returning ones had gone into the
hills for the day early in the morning and
were getting back to avoid the approach
ing rain storm.
People were everywhere. Some went
to Browns gulch, some to Nine Mile can
yon, some to Basin creek some north, some
west and some northwest, but the large end
OF the outsiders was at Columbia Gardens
and the dog and horse race tracks.
1T is difficult to imagine whence they
all came. but they are here and there is a
larger number Of them than most persons
suppose"
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
OUR FREE PARLIAMENT.
Letters From the People on Topics Of
General Interest.
About the Sabbath.
To the Editor of the Inter Mountain:

To the Editor of the Inter Mountain:
Last Sunday one OF Butte's well mean
ing preachers devoted much OF
his sermon to what he termed
Dissertation Of the Sabbath Day" He
had much to say about the matter l/at
was good and true but in my opinion
he overstepped the limit of sound human
sense and good doctrine.
The fact is that Sunday is fast coming
to serve its purpose. More and more it
is becoming a day of real rest and recrc-
alton, and, happily enough, it is already
our chief out-of-doors day. Every harm
less leg stretching and muscle building
sport should be encouraged as they will
serve to teach man how to make a sane
and useful use of his day of rcst If the
bicycle had nothing else to its credit, it
should be lauded for its great share in
this spiritual reform. Baseball, too, has
done wonders in ,persuading healthy minds
to rational forms of worship.
There are those who believe that any
thing tending to exercise the mind or
body on the Sabbath, outside of church,
is sinful.
The time is surely not far, however,
when common sense on this subject will
be too common to be sensational. The
few who would still make the day one
of unrelieved gloom and foreboding of
the supposedly awful hereafter and sodden
Indigestion are rapidly dwindlng.
In a few years it will be considered the
proper thing, even by devout Christians,
to enjoy ones self on Sunday and they
will not then contend that to do so will
consigu one to eternal companionship with
Mary MacLane's hero.
SURVIVOR.
Rl1itn
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14

THE esteemed Dillon Examiner, which
is a fine newspaper, and after tins week
will add typesetting machinery to its equip
mcnt, is stirring up Dillon residents to get
part OF the business OF the Big Hole
basin, which is now coming to Butte.
According to the Examiner one Butte firm
sold $4,000 worth of goods to Basin
merchants within the past two months.
Says our contemporary: at is up to the
business men of Dillon to rustic bit. The
Big Hole basin trade is worth nearly
$4,000 yearly to Dillon, and this is surely
worth making an effort to save. The
Butte business men, being the best of their
kind and having this information before
them, will doubtless keep up the hustle
themselves"
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14

Nicaragua, s.33o degrees so minutes; Pan
anna, 77I degrees 80 minutes.
9. Radius of sharpest curves: Mica
ragua, 4,o45 feet; Panama, 8,ao3 feet
10. Actual time of sailing through
canal: Nicaragua, 80 hours Panama, IL
hours.
II. Average hours of transit, including
delays at night: Nicaragua, 64h hours;
Panama, II hours.
IL. Rainfall: Annual average at Grey
town. s55 inches; at Colon, I2o inches.
-. Regulation Of summit level in canal
and this means the maintenance Of the
normal depth Of water defective regula-
ton paralyzng the canal and blocking the
commerce of the world At Lake Mica
ragua 1T involves the operation Of nova
bic gates at such times and to such extent
as the rainfall on the lake basin may re-
quirc The experience and judgment OF
the operator are essential elements in the
effective regulation Of the lake" at Lake
Bohio "the regulation is automatic" Both
quotations are from the isthmian canal
COMMISSIONS report.
II. Traffic time from New York to the
North Pacific allowing for time consumed
in passage Of canal: Nicaragua route
equal to Panama Tor SLOW StcaiHcIs, ioiRc'
Tor medium speed steamers, still longer Tor
fast steamers.
Is. Traffic time from New Orleans to
the North Pacific, allowing for time con
s,iincd in passage Of canal Nicaragua
route shorter than Panama for slow steam
ers. equal for medium speed steamers,
longer for fast steamers.
10. Traffic time from either New York
or New Orleans 10 the South Pacific
shorter for all kinds Of ships.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14

REPRESENTATIVE DALzELL Of Pennsyl-
yania is one Of great many people in the
East who take the mistaken view that the
irrigation Of the arid lands OF the West
is "local issue that should be left to
the West to provide for and foot the
bills. Fortunately the majority in con-
grcss does not take this view, as the
passage of the senate bill by 1.-The house
yesterday clearly demonstrates Irriga-
ton is broad policy that will! benefit the
whole country
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
INTER MOUNTAIN ILLUSTRATION

The valued New York Tribune the other
some OF them three columns in width, in r6
of its pages. The Tribune was the first of
the New York daily newspapers to sue
cessfully print half-tone illustrations in its
regular editions, and is today doing more
and better work in that line than any OF
its New York contemporaries. This work
in the way of illustration may be taken as
an indication Of twentieth century news
paper development.
In this connection we may be pardoned
for calling attention to what the Inter
Mountain is doing daily in the line of ART
work. 1t is conceded by fair contemporae
ries, and most of our contemporaries are
in that class, that this Office has as modern
and complete an equipment for this class
OF work as any newspaper in the country,
cxcclling most of the newspapers and
printing establishments in the largest cities
of the country.
This is worth noting for the making of
illustrations is becoming more and more
feature of the art Of printing.
The facilities of the Inter Mountain for
turning out this class of work were we'll
demonstrated yesterday when the photo
graphs of the miners parade were taken
shortly before noon and the complete half
tones OF the same made and printed in our
editions which appeared on tie streets a
few hours later. These negatives were
taken in the rain, which is trying con-
dition for instantaneous photography.
Under more favorable conditions these
illustrations would have been even better,
but as it was the work is of superior
character and reflects most crcditably upon
the Inter Mountains art department.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Brings Home His Bride.

ESPECIAL TO INTEw MOI uNTAIN.l
Big Timber. June I4.-Dr. J. &. Mckay
and his bride arrived home yesterday
afternoon from the East. They were mar
ried June at Russell, Ontario the former
home of the bride, who was formerly AIiss
Florence Craig.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14

SPOKANE rises Phocnx-lke from her
sackcloth and ashes, as it were. That is.
she comes up soothed, sustained and smil-
ing from slough of despair. Never
mind" says the Chronicle Of that town,
"if Spokane can't play baseball-much.
She can do other things that are of almost
as much Importance in the world. She
knows how to find mines and how to
develop them. She can furnish power for
mills and factories and sell it cheap.
She can point to farming country
Of wonderful fertility and offer lands
all the way from $3.50 an acre TIP.
She can give facilities for railway trans
portation to manufacturers to wholesale
dealers or to the soldiers of Uncle Sam
to match which the best of her
neighbors will have to hustle This and
dozen other things Of more or less inn
portance our contemporary claims Spokane
is equal to, and this it thinks is Just a
little better worth while than it would be
to have our team whitewash the other
fellows for dozen straight" Well, per-
haps. But then what glory would have
been Spokane's had she whitewashed the
other fellows for even half dozen
straight!
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
PEOPLE WE MEET.

NJ AJOR J. Z. DAWSON, the Butte
40 headlight of the Great Northern
railroad, took advantage of the lull in
business yesterday and enjoyed buggy
ride into the hills south of the city. Be-
fore starting, however, he took out a life
insurance policy simply because he was
not going out of town on one of Jim
IIills trains. He returned all right just
before the rain began to fall.
IF one desires to get an idea Of the
number Of people there are in Butte he or
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Wool Is Coming In.

SPECIAL TO INTER MOuNTAIN.I
Big Timber, June I4.-About $4,000
pounds of wool were received at the ware
house this week. The wool is apparently
better than last year, being cleaner and
longer staple. From present indications
Big Timber will be better wool market
this year than it has been for some years
mast
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14

MIssoULA is also voting with anima-
ton tor the purpose Of arriving at a
choice between her many fair daughters
to represent the Goddess of Liberty on the
Fourth of July. AS is the case with Butte,
Missoula has an embarrassment OF excel
lence and beauty.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Montana Doubles Fund.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MouNTAIN.l
Helena, June I4.-Although Montana
was asked to contribute only 81 900 to the
Mckinley memorial fund the subscriptions
from this state already amount to $4,000,
and small amounts are still being received
by Frank p. Sterling, the secretary for
Montana.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Hunting jackson Robbers.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MouNTAIN.l
Miles City, June I4-Deputy Sheriff Joe
Western has returned from trip after the
men who are suspected of the Jackson rob
berry. He found one Of them, Charles
Swanson, as he was known in Miles City,
at Ashland. A search of his person failed
to disclose any Of the missing articles and
he was xelcased. His partners have not
vet been found.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Alley III in Omaha.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MoUNTAIN.1
Virginia City, June I4.-Fred Alley is
reported i'll in Omaha, Neb., and tic case
of assault in the first degree, set for yes
terday, was continued to the December
term of court. Alley is charged with the
shooting of John Combe at Red Bluff on
July last.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Debs in MarysviIIe.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MouNThIN,l
Marysville, June I4,-Western Miners
union No. 1903 most successfully celebrated
Miners union day. Eugene " Debs, the
wcll-known labor leader, was the orator Of
the day, and the celebration was fairly in
auguratcd when he arrived at 4 0 80 o'clock
and was driven to the grand stand. He
spoke to large crowd for an hour and
.three-quarters.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-14
Record Breaking Shipments.

ESPECIAL TO INTER MOUNTAtN.l
Miles City, June I4.-The amount of
wool that has already passed through or is
now in the warehouses at Miles City foots
up I,o23,5Io pounds. There have been
shipped out 3o5,oIo pounds. Yesterday
was record breaker in the matter of re-
ceipts, there having been received Ioa,3o6
pounds transferred from cars or wagons
to the buildings