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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
The Copts Have Little Besides Their Antiquity
That Is Worth Boosting About
Says E,x-Attache,

Copyright 1850. hy tho Brentwood CofnpanyA
England made mistake when. after
tie departure Of Lord Cromer from
Egypt. she selected Boutros Paoha Ghali
as Premier o the Land OF the Nile in
riace Of Nusta1ha Paclla Fehr1i. 1t IS
faux pas which would probably not
have occurred had Lord Cromcr been
still in control of Cairo. Thanks largely
to his Indian training. he. with all his
biuntness and hrusquerio. showed great
consideration for the 'eligiouS preju-
6ices and racial views Of tho natives.
He was aware of the strength OF popular
sentiment in matters OF creed and caste.
and took it into account during his
quarter Of century Of domination OF
EgvDtian affairs
His successor. Sir Tidon Gorst while
more suave lacks this appreciation and
understanding of the Oriental character
which contributed SO greatly t. the sue
cess of the aarls Administered ton, other
wise h. would never have flown in the
face ~ the bclk Of the Egyptian nation
by forcing upon il as Prime Minister
such a man as Boutros pitching upon
more pliabie and b:indly submissive TO
dictation from the British agency than
any other member Of the Khediviai Cab
fret Lord Cromer inaugurated on the
hal.ks Of the Nile the system pursued by
the English in India. namely. Of GOV
erning wherever possible through native
rulers. dignitaries and functionaries
with the object of diminishing the aver
sion which the natives entertain for
measures which theys look upon as Of
alien origin.
The paDulation Of Egypt amounts to
close upon ten million OF these all but
about six hundred thousand-that is 10
say. about % per cent-are NOslerns.
Many Of them are exceedingly strict
and even fanatical followers of the
ProI.het. Indeed. the headquarters
Of the orthodoxy of Islam are at
the great University Of FL Azhar,
1t Cairo. which is to Mahometans
much the same that the University
Or oxford IS to the Church Of England.
The remaining six hundred thousand Of
the population are CoptS- who, pro-
Tossing the very lowest form OF Christi
anity have from time immemorial been
regarded. not merely as Helots but even
a Pariahs by the nation at large Sir
Fldon Gorst. in lieu of nominating d
Noslem like Mustapha Pacha Fehmi
through whom to administer the gov
ernment o. Egypt. chose a member Of
this universally despised Coptic nation
atty. and, not content with compelling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
AMERICANS SEE SKI TOURNEY.

Csrindelw4h. Switzerland. Feb i2-Ths
season here has been enc of great gayety-
Jerome X Jerome. the writer is still here.
with his family He is A familiar figure
al the rink taking much delight In waltz
ing on the ice Crowds OF visitors, inciud-
ing large number OF Americans. assem-
bIed to witness the sixth Swiss ski run
ming contest The weather was fine ana
the snow lay from three TO five feet deep,
which. with the glistening whiteness OF TIE
surroundings made a perfect setting for
the scene. The village was gay with flags.
the station having trtumphal arch OF
evergreens. and near by stood a more than
Nfe-size figure of a ski runner, sculptured
I'm solid ice by son OF the famous SWISS
wood carver. Husgler. of Brienz-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

Times and more recently chairman of the
board of directors OF the company which
purchased the paper, died at his home, Bear
Wood Wokingha Professor j. Edmund
Wright associate professor OF mathematics
in Brvn Mawr College, died in the Univer-
sity Hospital. Philadelphia. after an illness
of four months. Francis A Watson, the
eldest son of the late William Watson ono
of the pioneer drygoods merchants OF New
York died III his apartments at the Hotel
Plaza. James H. Blessing, who was Mayor
of Albany in 1899 and 1900. died in that city.
aged seventy-three years. Jackson Gou-
Taud. the fastidiOUs dresser who was known
the Beau Brummell of Broadway. third
husband of Mrs. Henry NJ Gillig. the
daughter of f. r. Crocker, one OF the
financierS of the Union Pacific Railroad
died suddenly I'm his home. No As West Ssth
street. from blood poisoning following an
acute attack OF tcnsilitis Professor Amos
Emerson Dolbear. widely known as the in
ventor of improved teleSrsph and telephone
appliances. died in Medford. Mass. He was
born in Norwich. Conn. in 1857 and ives
former Mayor of Bethany. w Va
The Duke of Talleyrand- PeriSord and Of
SaGan. father-in-law of Anna Gould for
merlv the Countess de Casteilane died in
Paris By this death Prince Hsiie de Sa-
gan. husband Of Anna Gould becomes head
of the house of Talleyrand- Psrigord He
will he known hencetorth as Marie Pierre
Camille Louis Hello de TaIIeyrand- Psrixcrd.
fifth Due. de TaIleyrand. fourth Herzox zu
SaSan. Serene Highness The son of Prince
Hello and Anna Gould viii succeed to the
titles of his father, tls is Charles Maurice
Pierre Jason Howard. Prince OF Sagan.
horn july Is last. Anna Gould is now q
duchess ard serene highness also 3
How long Will they remain serens. think
you?" asked Busy Man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
ETHNoLOGY OF THE COPTS.

For the Copts are not only a Church,
hut also a people apart. Ethnologically
speaking they may be described as the
aborigines of Egypt, and are descended
from the old race which inhabited the
land of the Nile in the time of the
Roman and Byzantine rule. prior to the
Moslem CONQUEST Their name indicates
the antiquity of their descent, FOR at
the commencement of the Christian era
Greek was the language spoken in the
country which was known by the Hell
lenic name of "Aiguptos" and to this day
"Ghubt''-that is to say. corruption OF
the Greek rendering of the word Egypt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

NV wife is going 70 have several OF hef
teeth filed and i shall go TO the dentists
with her.
-.Does she think your presence will lessen
the pain any
No: I'm not going at her request Il
sirnnlv wish to have the pleasure OF being
in her presence for an hour or two when
she will he gagged. '--Chfcago Record
Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

orn Egypt" refers in a sighting and
contelnptuolIs manner to the moral char
acter of the Copt, asserting that far
from the Copt. with his fifteen hundred
years of Christianity behind him, indl-
eating any superiority of moral quality
to tie Moslem, he is inferior to the lat
ter. and he briefly mentions the name
of Boutros Pacha. "a Copt of marked
ability and "a capable man. as rare
exception to the rest of his race.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

and abandoned to the pursuit of worldly
gain and to indulgence in sensual pleas
ures" Sir John Bowring declares them
to be the Pariahs of the Egyptian peo-
pIe.- and adds that "intoxication is a
frequent vice among the Copts-" consti-
tuting a dispensing contrast to the so
briefly of the followers of the Prophet
Even Lord Cromer. in his mastery book
n,bIished two wears ago. entitled Mod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

the Egyptian people to accept him as
Premier, even insisted that he should be
Entrusted with the regency of the coun-
IrF IN the q absence OF the Khedive owing
30 the difficulty OF finding any one of the
princes of the reigning family sufficiently
pliable to follow blindly English direc-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27

I'm not be in my office this afternoon,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
4 THE FURSTEnhOF .

Firest and Largest Hotel superb location
Apartments with hot and cold water sn1
Thermal Baths. colt Garage. etc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-27
FL OR ENCE a Hssia

commanding Of ..
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Grow Indians Object.

WASHINGTON, Feb. "a delega.
tion of Grow Indians yesterday pre-.
sented to Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs Valentine their objection to q
bill In the sen ate committee on Indian
affairs providing for the opening to
settlement of the remainder of the un-
allotted tribal lands on their reserv a.
tion in Montana.
The bill involves 1,S36, 900 acres,
which under new system of leasing
those lands for grazing purposes. will
net the Indians s160, 900 in the current
year as against sac, 900 last year. The
deleg alton argued that only 10000
acres out of total of 1850, 900 acres
which had been opened six years ago
had been settled and it was only fair
to wait until this tract had been taken
before opening the rest OF the unaliot-
ted lands.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Dixon Wants Full Inquiry.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SIN connec-
tion with the resolution presented by
Senator Dolliver, providing for de-
tailed statement of expenditures of the
forestry department there was q dis.
cussion of the forest bureau in the
senate today. The resolution was
adopted.
Senator Dixon, of Montana, asked
why the agricultural department had
been singled out and in doing 80, he
complained of discrimiu alton az gainst
the department because of the Balm.
ger.Pinchot controversy. He wanted
to know what had been done with the
million dollars appropriated for spe.
cial agents.
He also would have the postofice
department and other departments ac-
counts printed; he desired especial lily
to know whether it was true that the
government is paying railways nine
cents q pound for carrying matter for
which the express companies paid one.
half cent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Montana Matters At Washington.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-Postm sster
E. q. Cooney and q delegation of
Great Falls citizens are in Washing.
ton to urge an appropriation for the
completion OF the Sun river irrig alton
project. Accompanied by Senator
Carter, they were cordially received
by Secretary Ballinger and Director
Newell, and arrangements were made
for hearing. In case the $780,.
600, 900 irrig alton loan bill passes Sun
river will get large portion of the
allotment for Montana.
The delegation of Crow Indians was
heard today before the senate commit
tee on Indian affairs. They presented
protest against the opening of the
reservation as proposed in the Dixon
bill. Most of them declared they did
not want to give up any Of their tribal
rights to the land and some of them
asserted that they preferred to get
along with the grazing tax paid by
the white cattlemen rather than have
the land sold for settlement. The In.
dians intimate in private conversa.
tion that they are being supported by
the cattle interests in eastern Mon
tana. A number of influential cattle
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Death Of Captain Sharp.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Captain
Alexander Sharp, president of the
navy inspection board and recently
commander of the battleship Virginia.
died at the naval hospital in this city
early today after months illness of
typhoid fever. He was IS years old.
With the death of Captain Sharp
passed one of the gallant comm anders
of the American vessels during the
famous battle of July 3, 1898, other
wise known as the battle of S antia ago,
which resulted in the destruction of
Cervera's fleet. When Theodore
Roosevelt was assistant secretary of
the navy, Captain Sharp, then q
lieutenant commander, was his naval
aide.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
We Are a Thirsty Nation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-America
must be thirsty nation, judging from
the imports of drinksbles set forth in
q statement just issued by the bureau
of statistics. The United States drank
the essence of more than billion
pounds of coffee In 1909, valued at
S85, 900, 900; that was about q dollars
worth of coffee for every person in the
United States. A little more than q
hundred million pounds OF tea, valued
at GIG, ,0OO, 900, came in.
But in spirits, wines and malt IL
quors. the nation touched its highest
record for importation in 1909 and
consumed foreign products of that
kind to the value OF more than S26l,.
600, 900, more than twice as much az
was imported In 1899.
South America supplied most OF the
coffee, Asia most of the tea, and Eu.
rope most OF the wines and liquors.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Sugar Trust Pays Fine.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-The National
Sugar Refining company formally
turned over to the United States treas
ury today the sum of 1904, 3O4 due the
government for shortage in importa.
tions of sugar between 1907 and 1908.
In announcing the settlement, w. T.
Dennison, who is assisting in the
prosecution Of the sugar frauds, said: :
"This settlement in no wise effects
the criminal prosecution of any indi.
viduals who may be shown to have
been responsible for any criminal
frauds"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Stockmen Want Better Service.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-Represent.
atives of humane societies and live.
stock associations were before the
house committee on Interstate and
foreign commerce today protesting
against the N manner in which railro ad .
handle livestock. One witness said
that loo, 600 head of stock were taken
from the cars dead every year as a re-.
suit OF inhuman handling. The loss
In money was estimated at millions in
the killing of stock and shrinkage in
weight.
A bill is before the committee fixing q
minimum rate of 16 miles an hour at
which railroads may transport live.
stock. Shippers told the committee
that frequetly the rate was less than
two miles an hour.
President Gooding of the Associa
tion of Woolgrowers said that rail.
roads we're 'crazy over loading their
engines with all they can haul, result.
ing in slow handling and great loss
to shippers"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Land Restored To Entry.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-More than
four million acres of public lands
which we're included in the forest do
main were thrown out today and will
be available for homestead settlement
by the action of President Taft when
he approves the plans for the reclass-
ifcation of forest lands which were
formulated by Clifford Pinchot.
It has been found that millions OF
acres of land which was available,
were being held back unintention ally
in the forest domain. In the state OF
Idaho alone more than four hundred
thous and acres were so included.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Blizzard Sweeps the East,

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Raging bliz.
yards, drifting snow, rain and elect
are securing eastern and southeastern
states today. Pitts burgers are found
ering through snow II inches deep to
reach their mills and Offices, while
railroad and trolley lines in that sec.
tion of Pennsylvania are badly
blocked. From all sections in western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and
Ohio come reports of suspended traffic
and snow blocked highways. The
storm In that section is still raging.
Four inches of snow fell in Philadel.
phia during the night. Then it turned
to rain, with resulting conditions th at
can be imagined.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Millions Will Quit Meat.

NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-With the be.
ginning OF Lent today, it is expected
that many millions of Americans will
join in inaugur sting period OF abso-
Lutte fasting, 90 far as meat is con.
cerned. and the outlook for the pack
ers is but gloomy one. With the
sanction of religion added to the econ
omic appeal, the anti meat.eaters con.
cider the victory already as good as
won, and they predict that by Easter
all kinds of meat will be selling at lit
tie more than half the prices recently
charged. Reports from all over the
country appear to confirm this view.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Good Pay For Enumerators.

HELENA, Feb. u.-Leon Shaw, 81.
pervisor Of the census for the Second
Montana district, which embraces oil
counties lying east Of the Rocky
mountains, is in receipt ofjls commu-
nication from E. Dana Dursnd, direc-
tor of the census at Washington, stat
ing that for all rural work In the
forthcoming census, Nan allowance Of
Sc day will be made. The rate for
the cities has not been determined
yet, but this will be on Ia per capita
basis.
Mr.. Shaw was greatly pleased with
this decision on the part of the direc.
tor, for 1t means that Montana coun-
try enumerators will receivelthe high.
est salary permissible under the Law,
and he believes that at this rate of
pay enumerators NAV be secured who
will do the work in thoroughly con-
scientious and capable manner. From
this $6, OF course, enumer ators must
pay their own expenses. Eight hours
constitutes q days work in the rural
oper ations, while in the cities no re-
striction is placed upon thesnumbe of
hours. Thus an enumeratOr may
complete his district In a week II ply
sically able.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
REDUCE FOREST RESERVES,
Lands Suitable For Farming Will Be
Restored To Entry.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1O.-More th an
1900, 900 acres of land will be stripped
from the forest reserves of the United
States soon, and restored to the pub
lie domai for homestead settlement
through the governments policy in
carrying out Clifford Pinchot's idea
as to the classification of forest lands.
The lands involved in the restora.
tion for settlement are those not suit
able for forest purposes and repre-.
sent more than 2 per cent of the total
forest area. As three-tenths of the
forest domain is still uncl classified, it
is difficult to estim ate what will be the
total Limitation when the whole area
has been mapped out. 1t cannot be
stated at this time what Withdrawals
will be made from the public lands
for forest purposes in accord ance with
the policy of classification. The sub
ject is under consider alton, and lands
best adapted to forest purposes will
be added to the national forests, but
the matter has not reached concrete
form.
The great area, it was announced
today, which would be eliminated from
the forests is scattered throughout the
reserves. Tracts in the interior of the
forests and much land along the edges
will be lifted out of the confines of the
reserves, establishing with greater
exactness the bound aries of the great
forests.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Probing the Beef Trust.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1O.-There will be
no retarn of indictments in the feder al
grand jury's investigation into the
methods of the beef trust until the en-.
tire probe is finished, according to a
government official today.
The gathering of evidence concern
ing the relation of the National Pack.
ing company to the New York Butch
ers' Dressed Beef association appar.
emily is not finished as local Witnesses
were again called into the jury room
today.
A department manager of Swift &
Co. were subpoenaed to appear to-
day.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Train Robbing Is Poor Profession.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 9.-Train robbing
is one of the poorest professions, &C.
cording to announcement tonight of
officials of the Missouri Pacific, two
of whose trains have been held up re-
Gently.
The four men who robbed one of the
company's trains in spectacular
fashion near Eureka, Mo-, on Janu.
ary 81, netted Sl55 in riding the mail
sacks, according to announcement,
instead OF $4,000, the original esti-
m ate of railroad and postal authori-
ties. The three or four men who
robbed passengers on a Missouri Pa.
cific train near Pitts burgh, Kas., jan
uary 5, got S133 say the officials.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16

eternity at camp in the Big Belt
mountains, . few miles beyond York,
where crew of men were working on
tower line from Great Falls to Butte.
When picked up Higgins had two legs
on and was badly bruised, but still
alive. A hurry call was sent to Hell
ena and Dr.. B. G. Brooke responded
In an automobile, but the man died
before reachiug the city.
LEw1srowN, Feb. l4.-An immense
amount Of Fergus county hay has been
purchased here lately by outside buy
ers and the old wool warehouse at the
depot is filled with this feed, many
carloads having been stored. Nearly
all of it is intended for the Spokane
market, there being sharp demand
there for hay at high prices.
HELENA, Feb. 14.-For carelessness
in allowing sparks from the engines
to set fire to and destroy the grass
and timber on the publicldomsin, suit
was instituted In the federal court to.
day by District Attorney freeman
against the Great Northern Railway
company. A total of s782.72 and costs
is demanded. Three causes Of action
are alleged. The allegedifire trespass
occurred on the Blackfeet national
forest in northwestern Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Tact ANSWERS CRITICS.
Business Concerns That Obey Law
Have Nothing To Fear,

NEW YORK, Feb. l2.--"If the en-.
forcement of the law is not consiste q,
with present methnds of carrying on
business. then it does not speak we'll
for present methods of conducting
business aud they must be changed to
conform to the law"
This was President Taft's answer to
Wall street and its cry of "panic. -
1t was made to q cheering audience
composed of hundreds of republicans
gathered tonight at the annual Lincoln
day dinner OF the Republican club ot
this city at the w aldorf. Astoria.
Mr.. Taft adhered to his purpose OF
discussing platform pledges and how
they should be kept. 1t was at the
conclusion of detailed argument as
to how the republican party is redeem.
ing its pledges and how they should
be kept that he came to a discussion
OF the antitrust law and Wall street,
on which his utter ances had been wait.
ed with the greatest interest.
The president declared that the ad.
ministration "would not foolishly run
amuck in business and destroy values
and confidence just for the pleasure OF
doing so."
Speaker Cannon had been expected,
but he sent letter of regret which
said in part:
"Your president and mine, who is
with you tonight. is worthy successor
OF Lincoln, and he is called upon to
exercise come of the patience that
characterized Lincoln's administra.
tion. especially In your great metrop.
oils. where extremes in advice are al
ways in evidence and particul arly at
the present time.
"Here's toast to Mr.. Taft: May
he continue to disappoint both extremes
and In patiense and soberness work
out the policies of the great majority
OF the people who placed this RESPONSE
bility, needing neither the demands OF
those who want to blow up the engine,
nor the fears of those who would have
the fires under the pot put out. And
have confidence in his ability to
do it,"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-02-16
Homesteaders May Defer Residence.

Homesteaders May Defer Residence.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Regula.
tions extending until May Is, the time
for homesteaders to establish resi-.
dence on lands in several western
states, were promulgated today by the
interior department.. The extension
affects all entries, as we'll as soldiers
declaratory statements, made after
June l, 1909, in North Dakota, South
Dakota, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,
Nebraska. Colorado, Wyoming and
New Mexico. If any payments are
required, as in cases where the lands
were formerly within Indian reserva-
tions, the act operates to extend the
date the payment becomes due until
the entry is made.
A leave of absence of three months
from January % last, is permitted
these homestead entrymen, but those
who avail themselves of this privil.
ege cannot claim residence in their
absence from their claims. The per-
iod of residence under either commu.
tation or five-year proofs is not short.
ened by this act.