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The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22
The aromatic Havana.

Apropos of the real enjoyment of a
cigar Cauthorne, the newspaper cor.
respondent, in that most fascinating
story Of The Tallahassee Girl:
"If you will permit me. will
smoke" said he. taking out a curious
cigar case of very fine workmanship.
at does not even amount to a kind.
ness on my part" she answered. "for
| enjoy the fragrant sweet Of a good
cigar"
THANK you, can never fully appre.
ciate an open air chat without the
company of this Indian luxury. But
really l am no great smoker. Two or
three a day are all | take"
"You must be an exception. Papa
smokes twenty pipes full day, and
most gentlemen are always INDUCING.
eyes, they lose sight of the equisite
part Of the thing which is a subtle
pleasure coming only to those who use
tobacco of the finest quality and spar
ingly."
Sometimes abstain for several days
in order to get the full benefit Of q
slow burning Havana"
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of his men to run up the flag" The
Stars and Stripes were hoisted and
big Alec" as he is known, yelled out,
Now fire and be id to you" The
revenue cutter dipped it's flag thrice
and turned away. Several times this
bold navigator has had settos with gov
ernment authorities. but a short time
ago the Carmencita made raid ON the
copper islands and had brush with
the revenue patrol, one of the crew be-
ing wounded and sent to Seattle, Wash,
for treatment.
The attention of Mexico having been
called to the illegal acts of the Car
mencita's crew. that government on
November l, 1904. cancelled the Mex
lean registry. With this taken away
from him, MacLean had the name of
the schooner changed to the Acapulco
1t is understood that when he dropped
into Drake Bay for supplies he had
only 100 skins on board taken from
the sealing preserves of the Arctic so
that government officials have suspect
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not be in a position to guard their in
terests, and raid on the Russian seal.
ing islands was the real object of the
cruise. Great Britain, Canada and the
United States have an agreement to
prevent pelagic sealing, so that appar-
emily to protect the ships owner from
prosecution under either United States
or British laws, the ships name was
changed to Carmencita and registry
papers taken out in Mexico.
Thirty Devils at Beck and Call.
On May she headed for the north
ern islands, MacI.ean sitting aft, thirty
reckless dare-devils forward and cases
of repeating rifles and ammunition in
the captains cabin. She had cleared
for Victoria for cargo, but instead
sailed for the little islands in the Ber-
ing Sea, where it was understood a
new rookery was discovered.
Captain MacLean has had a varied
experience with the authorities, not
only on the Carmencita, but on other
vessels of which he was master. AT
one time revenue cutter annoyed him
by demanding that his papers be sent
on board for examination. Upon his
refusal the revenue officers threatened
to open fire on him.
Invoked the Stars and Stripes.
MacLean hearing this, ordered one
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ed that the great amount of money dis
played on that occasion must have
come elsewhere than from the fund de-
rived from the sale of skins. The gov
ernment agents believe that several
men now under indictment in the West
in connection with this poaching trip
furnished the funds.
Always EIuded the Law.
MacLean's movements were conduct.
ed so cleverly that he could never be
held until now; he always made the
technicalities of the law cover his op-
erations, but the Department of Justice
has been gathering evidence through
the personal direction of Chief Wilkie
of the Secret Service and it was this
evidence that led to his indictment
in San Francisco a short time ago. So
now the piratical course of Captain
Alexander MacLean seems at On end
and the stern hand of the law holds
him in its grip. 1t remains to be seen
whether his luck will again serve him
in good stead and enable him to sail
away TO the great white silence"
where the treasured fur-bearing ami
mails are found, or whether the govern
ment's evidence will be strong enough
to shackle him.
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prosperous homes for themselves and
families, and raise an annual produce
of a couple or three million dollars.
In the canyon proper the great
forces Of nature have wrought won
derfully. Enormous granite bOulders
have detached themselves from the
mountains and rolled down thousands
Of feet, crashing their hundreds and
thousands of tons into the rocky
gorge. Here the river continually
plays upon them, searching out the
seams and splitting them up, and
wearing them away and polishing
them smooth.
The Rock Pile of the World.
In the canyons middle, below the
dam site, the jungle of rocks in the
narrow river bed appears as though a
thousand blasts of giant powder had
rent the mountain sides and tumbled
every rugged projection into the
depths below. There is no dirt or
sand in this river bed; everything is
rock. The imperishable granite, gray,
pink, and vari-colored, Oldest of the
geological formations, made by the
welding of various substances when
the globe was Il molten mass the
later limestones and black volcanic
rocks, conglomerates also melted by
great heat, the hard red sandstone and
its white and brown contemporaries,
formed from the grindings of other
rocks subjected to enormous pressure,
and lastly the geyserites and sulphur
rocks, soft and honeycOmbed, the re-
suit Of ceaseless spoutings of steam
and hot water from the earth's bowels
all are found in wonderful profu-
sion.
Below the canyon where the river
runs more peacefully, all these forma-
tions are represented in the huge beds
Of cobble stones and smaller boulders
over which the water plays. The cob
blestones were themselves once Jagged
rocks, detached by wind, water. frost
and sun from their mountain bases
and rolled and ground by river force
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22
FREEDOM FOR RUSSIA.
UNDER CZAR'S RECENT MANI
FESTO, LAST ABSOLUTE NON
ARCHY DISAPPEARS.
The New Empire Promises to Be a
Regime of Constitutional Liberty
and Representation-Victory of the
People Widely Celebrated.

As an outcome Of the tremendous
agitation which has been shaking Rus
sia to the very core, the Gar has sur
rendered and has granted rights
which if consummated, will result il
civil liberty.
1t seemed for time as though the
history of the French revolution would
be repeated; that the aristocracy and
the bureaucracy driving ahead in
their arrogance and self esteem, would
fail to recognize the overwhelming
force of the volcano of public senti
ment surrounding them, and by theiI
refusal to recognize conditions, plunge
the whole empire into civil war and
anarchy. But the handwriting on the
wall was recognized and the Car
compelled to practically capitulate his
imperial throne. True, promises are
thus, far more in evidence than fulfill
ment, but Count Witte has apparently
been made the real Russian leader and
much is hoped and expected in the
way of a peaceful reform.
In old Russia, the Russia of last
century, of last year, of last week, the
Car was all powerful Russia was
the last remaining absolute monarchy.
created and enforced by the Gar and
his Grand Dukes.
Popular representation was a fragile
promise Free speech was under the
ban; freedom of the press was un-
known. Even all private mail was
subject to censorship. The prisons
were filed with political offenders.
Imagine casting a man into United
States prison because his political acts
were not relished by the government!
A system Of public espionage fol-
lowed every mans move.
Old Russia was divided into two
classes, the nobility and practical
slaves.
Education Of the masses was worse
than a farce.
What is promised for Russia?
The abolition of the rule of the Ro-
manoff House.
Freedom of speech guaranteed and
freedom of person inviOlable.
A limited monarchy similar to that
of England with guarantee of pOpu-
lar government, with cabinet respOn-
sible to the people. and with suffrage
made almost universal, and with provi-
sion for representative parliament
and for a general educational system.
The right of habeas corpus recog-
nized and the freedom of the press
assured.
Following the Cars imperial mani
festo outlining the proposed regime of
liberty. all Russia celebrated. In st.
Petersburg and Moscow the day was
one such as the Russians never before
had seen. The Slavic people. who dur
ing the long war just closed and the
anxious period preceding the an
nouncement Of the new era of consti-
tutionalism, seemed self restrained,
gloomy and apathetic. gave themselves
fully to the eXuberance of the mo-
ment and spent the entire day in pa
rades and assemblies which for the
first time in the history of Russia We're
freely permitted.
1t was stated as a significant omen
that after a fortnight of gloomy and
depressing weather, symbolic of the
days of the great strike. the sun shOne
out brightly on the date of the Cars
manifesto, bright and radiant In
dian-summer day.
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Will Wed for Love Only.

Princess Victoria of England, the
only unmarried daughter of King Ed
ward, declares that If she marries at
all 1t will be for love. She is thirty
seven years old, and for twenty years
has refused to consider every marriage
proposal suggested by her father, the
King.
"If I marry. it will be to the man OF
my choice" she is reported to have
said. Father, mother, and govern;
ment shall not choose for me. l will
love the man I marry. If ever marry
This bold declaration by the daughter
Of king has shocked royal and aristo-
cratic circles all over Europe, but II
has been read with delight by the
English people, and 1t appeals equally
to Americans.
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Huge Precious Stones.

Prior to the discovery Of the South
African diamond a few months ago,
weighing in the neighborhood Of a
pound and half, the largest perfect
diamond in the world was that which
was exhibited in Paris, having a value
of one million dollars. This was the
most valuable stone in the world; the
largest and best ruby in existence Is
owned In London, and is valued al
$4,000. 1t has no parallel, even il
the Crown Jewels, and it is related
that It was once carried all the way tC
st. Petersburg for the Car to have 8
look at. The largest and most beauti
full cat's-eye in existence weighs one
hundred and seventy carats and Is in
sured for 10000 rupees. The blgges
emerald In the world weighs 2,9S'
carats, and is in the. Imperial Jewe
Office in Vienna.
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A Giant Fire Cracker.

Deen worn ana pOlSned away.
A Giant Fire Cracker.
Watching the government engineers
cutting road along the side of the
canyon for the transportation of sup
plies to build the dam-6O,000 barrels
of cement alone will be needed-the
writer observed the explosion OF a big
charge of dynamite, which burst with
a roar, echoing up and down the can
yon with deafening reverberationS.
Immediately an oblong granite rock of
some 100 tons weight was torn from
its base and hurled down into the river
hundred feet below. Skaters of
rock flew in all directions, and great
splash OF water rose like geyser out
of the black depths of the canyon.
Yet this huge block of granite was
but q baby addition to the family of
boulders which had been detached by
more giant forces of nature. and
thrown into the river bed. A few
hours before we had crawled directly
under this rock in our canyon "explor-
alton Returning, we were fain to
accept the assistance of one of the
road builders in getting across this
place, looking down the while into the
river boiling below among the rocks.
The engineering credit for this
great project with its great dam,
its enormous spillways, its noun
tain road building and its miles of
canals and huge tunnels bored
through the solid rock is due to
jeremiah Ahern "a government dis
trict engineer who, almost cut off from
the outside world, has taken up his
residence for several years in this wild
canyon, once a fastness of the ShO-
shone Indians.
he Government Irrigation Program
What does all this great irrigation
work or the government throughout
the west signify? Simply that the
nation has decided to use the money
derived from the sale of western
pubic lands to make its desert soil of
value, and furnish many home-build-
ing opportunities. 1t means that
many men will find employment in
the construction of dams and canals
IN every western community, and that
finally, as the works are completed.
one by one, new farm homes will be
established. adding to the nations
wealth. and balancing our population
now inclined cityward.
For a thousand years longer this
splendid dam site would likely stand
lille before private capital would de-
velop 1T to its magnificent full capac-
ity, for the difficulties in the way of
the engineers are many and unknown:
but the government will meet all OBJ
stacles and overcome them, and finally
turn over TO a thousand farmers a
perfect job of engineering, compara-
BILE to the great works of the Peru
Wan Incas, the Egyptian Rameses or
the British engineers of India-an en-
during monument for all time TO the
wisdom of the present generation of
America.
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DRESS REFORM FOR WOMEN.
Advocate of Practical Walking and
Working Garb-ReIief From
Heavy Skirts.

DIR. Cora Smith Eaton, of Minneap-
oils, Mimi, believes that many of the
aches and ills from which women
suffer are the direct result of the
clothes they wear. She says that in
her professional capacity she tries to
impress upon her women patrons the
need of dress reform. Not the old
time hideOus bloomer costume of
years ago." laughed the doctor, "but
rational, sensible and beautiful
adaptation of our clothes to our
needs"
and what are our needs" was
asked.
Normal, unrestricted movement: q
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HUGE IRRIGATION DAM.
ROCK BARRAGE ACROSS NARROW
CANYON IN MOUNTALNS OF
WYOMING.
Government Works Will Store Flood
Waters For Fertilization of One
Hundred and Fifty Thousand Des-
ert Acres.

A quarter of a century ago the
home of the buffalo, and later a cat
tie and sheep pasture, with an occa-
sional ranch house the Big Horn
Basin in Wyoming is now the scene of
a great activity incident to the build
ing Of one of the largest of the govern
ment irrigation works. Some years
ago Colonel Cody, better known as
Buffalo Bill. made a survey of the
Shoshone canyon, and in connection
with General Miles, projected a COM
pany to construct a dam and irrlgate
some 10000 acres. The necessary cap
ital however was not forthcoming ana
when the national irrigation law was
passed. the government took up the
proposition, and u large party of en-
eineers has since been employed on
the preliminaries of a great work OF
desert reclamation.
The Shoshone River dashes down a
narrow canyon, with Jagged and per-
pendicular walls, and at its narrow
est point the government has begun
the construction of the highest dam
ever built. 1t will cement together
The two canyon walls for 240 feet
above the stream bed, and its founda-
ton will 90 below the water line So
feet additional down to the solid bed
rock. The stream. where 1t passes
between these granite canyon walls. IS
but G5 feet wide, and the dam will
form great lake of 5000 acres, with
a watershed of 1.2J0 square miles,
and storing enough water to irrigate
100000 acres through seven miles OF
14-foot tunnels bored in the solid
rock.
Little Chance For Land Grabbing.
This will cost about S2J an acre TO
be paid back to the government by
settlers, under the business-like pro-
visions Of the irrigation law. The land
flood and then boiling over great rocks
itself is free under the homestead act,
and has been reserved by Secretary
Hitchcock from entry under the
Desert and other land laws not requir-
ing actual residence and home-build-
ing.
Few such picturesque and wildly
beautiful scenes can be found as TINS
ShoShone canyon. The river is a sue
cession of foaming. rushing rapids. the
water coursing along in n deep green
Hood, and then boiling over great rocks
and bOulders in a white surge only
for Il few hours each day can the sun
find its way to the bottom of this
dceply-cut gorge, the mountain sides
towering into the clouds two and three
thousand feet. From above the dam
site as one looks down at the engn-
GERS working on the foundations,
directly underneath, they appear like
mimic men.
Giant Forces of Nature.
This Shoshone canyon and its sur
rounding mountains, are one Of
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Capt. jeremiah
AkeYn.
though really a modification

order, though really a modification
of the Empire.
1t is a delight to watch the doctor
move about in her brisk, energetic
way. Her body, sensibly clothed,
and beautifully poised, with that fine,
straight line beloved of physical cul-
tnriSfs from the head to the heels, is
responsive to the many demands of
her busy life. 1t would be impossible
for her 10 accomplish her work, she
says. hampered by the usual style of
dress
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natures great handiworks. All has
been cut out by the silver stream,
rushing in its bed below. For count
less ages it has eaten its way through
granite and limestone, wearing, wear
ing, wearing away. For centuries and
ages it has flowed ceaselessly and
likewise uselessly on its way to join
the flood of the Missouri; now ii is 10
be harnessed and made to produce for
man. A thousand farmers will make
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22

racy in fitting his schooner Car
mencita in violation of the sealing
laws, he was arrested at Victoria, Brit
ish Columbia. The Department of State
received telegram announcing the ar
rest of a crew made up of men said
to be
las choice a band of pirates and cut
throats as ever manned a pirate craft
since the days of Captain Kidd"
MacLean's home has ever been on
the sea; he knows no life but that on
the deep blue and he finds no enjoy
ment on shore. He has been a rover
and not freight carrier, and any dare
devil enterprise at sea that needed a
strong arm could find an adherent in
Captain MacLean, whether in search
Of pirate treasure, running a contra
Oand cargo or illegally poaching for
seals found him the man; he has had
experience in all. MacLean's ship, the
Carmencita, was formerly the Jenny
Thelin, built in 1869, when speed and
not carrying capacity was desired.
Poaching for Seals.
What the rakish looking schooner
did prior to 1894 had nothing to do
with MacLeans operations. but it was
alleged in April. 1904, that the schooner
was chartered and outfitted for poach-
ing cruise among the rookeries of the
far north. The RussoJapanese war be-
ing then uppermost IN the minds of the
two nations concerned, it was consid'
cred by the poachers that they would
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22
LIKE A PIRATE OF OLD.
ALEXANDER MCLEAN ROAMED
THE SEA IN SWIFT SCHOONER.
Accompanied by Thirty Reckless
Buccaneers He Defied Governments
and Cunboats-Now in Tolls of the
Law.
There's never a law OF God or man
Runs north of fifty-three.

Captain Alexander MacLean, as bold
a rover as ever lived during the priv
altering days when pirate ships lay
waiting in the pathway of Spanish gal
Icons, will roam the sea no more. That
is, he will not sail the deep in that
free-handed manner which made him
the object of search by United States
and British authorities. A few weeks
ago, under an indictment for conspi-
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22
avOrite Among Cigar Markets.

Bismarck used to boast that In his
fifty years he had smoked over 100000
cigars In later years he was seldom
without his immense meerschaum.
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22

The most costly church of its size.
In America, is in the quaint old town
Of st. Augustine, Fla
The Breckenridge news., 1905-11-22
Giant Forces Of Nature.

This ShoshOne canyon and its sur
rounding mountains, are one of
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-23
KETCHEL WHIPS
GAME KID LEE

Havre's sporting fraternity was
this week seriously disappointed by
the defeat Of Kid Lee, the favorite OF
the city, by Young Ketchel of East
Saginaw, Mich, who of late has MADE
Butte his home. In the seventeenth
round of a contest scheduled for
twenty rounds, Referee Duncan Nc
Donald stopped the fight and gave
the decision to ketchel on the
grounds of humanes.
Lee claims to have been injured IN
the groin by a foul, but the referee
saw no foul and could not find the
injury.
Outside of his aftercomplaining,
Lee won paudits even in defeat.
The Helena Independent says:
''Lee probably showed best general
ship and his endurance under the
terrific punishment administered to
him was marvellous. He was knocked
down twice in one round, but came
back and for few rounds appeared
to be stronger and more determined
than ever. However, the fierce rain OF
blows which he could not stop finally
told and in the seventeenth he was
all in. He was sent to the mat ana
took the count of eight, coming up
groggy and was saved from the fatal
knock out by Referee McDonald's de-
cision Ketchel was strong and still
had plenty of steam left"
Lee weighed in at las and ketche
is said to have had fifteen pounds
weight and two inches reach the bes
of him.
Lee was the aggressor and had tn
best of the fight until the end OF the
tenth round, when he went dow
with swing to the jaw. At th
count of eight he was upand cllncheo
In the breakaway he was. again sen
to the mat. He again got up, afte
urging by his seconds, and manage
to stay on his feet till time was callee
The Independent says:
''IU was d1gef GIalS puHAsi1thoho ehies
Lee showed his wonderful recupe
ative powers and for a time ha
Kotchel milling down Queer stree
but the pace was too fast, the trac
was heavy and he wearied."
In the last round Lee took tt
count of eight. He came back grogge
and was beaten about the ring, whe
the referee stopped the fight to avo
needless punishment of the beat'
man.
After the fight Lee was placed
the hands of a physician. "ketchel
the independent says, walk
jauntily away"
The Independent, in summarize
the fight, says:
ssThe fight was SO clearly the But
bey's that the decision met wi
general favor except on the part
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-23
PROMOTION ON GREAT NORTHERN

AS predicted in the Herald last week
the promotion Of yArchiebald Gray OF
the Great Northern road has resulted
in his taking absolute charge of the
livestock shipping in Montana and
Alberta. J. w. Searls, who has been
livestock agent at Helena for fifteen
wears has been promoted to the
position of western industrial agent
and will leave the state, hereafter
making his headquarters at Spokane.
P. p. Kline will hereafter have Jurls-
diction as travelling freight agent over
livestock traffic in the district for
merly controlled by Mr.. Searls. Mr..
Kline, however, will make his head
quarters ia Butte.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1905-06-23

Lee, who protested he was not yet
whipped"
The referee was compelled to put
an end to the first fight, also, without
either man being out. Kid Oglesby
nearly beat Sailor McQuoid Of Butte
into insensibilty. McQuoid wouldn't
stop short of dreamland and the
referee had to take pity On him.
Duncan Mcdonald, whose decision
no one in Montana questions, was
referee Of both contests.