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YOUNGEST NATION TO BE IN ST, LOUIS PANAMA WILL HAVE AN EXHIBIT, AND POS81BLY A BUILDING OF ITS OWN THERE. PEOPLE ABREAST OF TIMES Panamans Have Always Been Active and Industrious--viodel of the Great Canal lMay Be Shown. St. Louis, Dec. S.-The baby nation of the world will have an exhibit at St. Louis next year; probably she will have a home of her own on the fair grounds as well, for young as she is, events of the last few months have shown a lustiness that has surprised her older sisters. Panama, the new republic, is to be well represented at the Louisiana Purchase ex position and visitors will see what she has to offer in the dawn of the twentieth century. In order that the isthmian representa tion may be complete and work at once undertaken for the installation of ex hibits, Mr. Ernest H. Wands of New tYork, World's fair commissioner to Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela, has been instructed by President Francis at once to leave Caracas, Venezuela, where hie has been in conference with officials for several weeks, and proceed to the capi tal of the new republic, for the purpose of completing arrangements with the junta that composes the provisional government. Panama Always Active. Fortunately for the sucoess of this new exhibit the former state of Panama was the most active of any in Colombia in planning a World's fair display, and it will be only a question of carrying out the old plans on now lines and adding features that have been developed as a result of recent happenings. At the time Panama seceded from Co. lombia, Senor Don Jose Domingo de Obaldia was governor of the department. lie had shown himself a warm friend of the exposition and had encouraged in every way a liberal exhibit at St. Louis from the isthmian territory. Although Senor Obaldia could not afford to counte siance the revolution as he was under oath as a ,federal official, it is believed that he will cast his fortunes with the newest of all nations and that his work on be half of Panama's representation at the fair will contipue. Senor Doni Facudo Mutls Duran was the governor of the district of Panama at the time when Colombia was asked to participate in the universal exposition, and he issued the decree urging citizens of the isthmus state to aid in the undertak Ing, which would give them proper repre sentation in 1904. He also appointed Senor Geraldo Lewis, Senor Pablo Pinel and Senor Maduro as members of the W\'orld's fair commission. Senor Maduro sulbsequently resigned and was succeeded b.y Senor Joshua Piza. It is therefore probable that Senors Piza, Pinel and Lewis, who were commissioners for the district of Panama at the time of seces sion. will be the commissioners to the ex position for the new republic of Panama. Other States May Join. If other states of Colombia join the Panamants it is probable that they also will ble represented on the commission, and that is a matter that will be imme aliatcly determined by Mr. Wands upon his arrival at the capital. The entrance into the exposition of rep resentatives from this new nation has caused no little interest in World's fair circles, and already the director of works has taken under advisement the question pf a suitable location for a Panama build ong and the director of exhibits has ar ranged for space in the palaces where the world's wares will be shown. No more interesting exhibit will be mnade next year than that of the Panama canal. This was a feature at Paris, but at that time no one thought the "great ditch" would ever be finished. Now, how HON. SENOR MUTIS DURAN, Former Governor of the Department of Panama. ever, it is almost a reality and an illus tration of its workings will attract univer sal attention. To the end that this in structive display may be complete in every detail, representatives of the fair in New York have been instructed to supplement the work of Mr. Wands on the isthmus. Attorneys of the French Panama Canal company in the metropolis have been asked to secure for the exposition the documents, nmaps and models that were displayed in Paris, and Mr. Wands will request those in active control on the isthmus to for ward such additional plans, etc., as have ibeen created since that day. He will also confer with Rear Admiral Walker, chair man of the United States-Panama canal commission, who is now in Panama, and secure his co-operation, to the end that the canal exhibit at St. Louis may be com plete in every detail. Ilow this model of the great canal that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to construct and which will change the course of commerce, will be exhibited, has not been definitely determined by the exposition management and will not be until after conference with United States and Panama representatives. It has been proposed to construct a replica in earth and rock of the isthmus, on a scale of so many inches to the mile, and on this give practical illustration of the progress that has been made in the work of construc tion. It is suggcsted that if this he done the actual dams could he shown by model, that models of the great dredge could be placed in position and that miniature rail road tracks, laid along the edge of the miniature canal could illustrate how dirt and debris is carried away from the places of excavation. In addition to these living illustrations of actaul labor, the documents shown in Paris and those that have marked the further steps taken by the United States, will form a most interesting collection. They will call to memory the days of the master civil engineer, De Lesseps, and bring to light the daring projects he planned and the gigantic scheme which failed even as did John Law's .Mississippi bubble. But Panama has more to show at St. Louis than the exhibit of the great canal. She will prove a richness in the agricul tural world that will give her immediate rank as a producer. From all the ports that are washed by the Pacific the best cocoa is shipped, and from this product is manufactured the chocolate and cocoa which have become staples of commerce. In these regions also are grown the deli cate reeds from which the most expensive etraw lhats are made and the screw pines lon. Senor .ose Domingo de Oboldin, Governor of the Deparmsnent of Panama and family. that furnish material for head gear of coarser fibre. Sugar is an article of ex port and the shipment of fruit is an ex tensive industry. The bananas of the isth mus are known the world over for their delicious flavor and they form the prin cipal cargo for vessels which shall sail from Colon for New York and European ports. In losing Panama, Colombia was com pelled to part with her best possession. The men and women of the isthmus have kept abreast with the times and inter marriage with North Americans and Euro peans has brought forth a more active people than those who inhabit the interior. Native Colombians, ordinarily termed Indians, nursed under a tropic sun, with nothing to stir them to activity, have drifted on the sea of life, not caring for the morrow. So adverse were they to action, even in the days of Pazarro, that when a Spanish force of only a few hun dred men landed on their coast and be gan an invasion of conquest, they made no resistance worthy of the name and submitted to the daring demands of this handful of adventurers. These natives are of the Chibea fam ily and it is interesting to recall a legend that has been handed down from genera tion to generation and is told on the isth mus today, as well as in the interior. It is that the moon was once a beautiful lady and lived in a palace near where Bogota now stands. For a long time she was virtuous and happy and respected by a great nation. Then, one day, Mars vis ited the earth and the moon, forgetting what she owed her subjects, yielded to his entreaties and agreed to flee with him. The plot was discovered by the sun, who in anger at her treason threw the moon into space and declared that for all time she should revolve around the earth, a creature devoid of life, shining only by reflection at his permission. In corroboration of this legend the na tives point to a bird that is seen in the marshes on the isthmus and which is called the sol y luna (sun and moon). Examine this 'bird closely and you will see on one wing a sun with light in the way of yellow feathers radiating from points of plumage; and on the other wing a crescent moon. If the new republic makes a display of fauna as well as flora this bird will probably be seen among the ornithological exhibits and you will be told that these curious markings were placed on the bird to ever remind the people of the moon's perfidy. In a room adjoining the main entrance to the administration building of the Louisiana Purchase exposition are a num ber of lockers in which are kept flags of different nations, even as they are kept on board men-of-war. These bright pieces of bunting are hoisted to a mast head that rises parallel with the staff, from which flies the Stars and Stripes. On days when commissioners from foreign na tions call upon officials the flag of the power which they represent is "broken" in compliment to them. A few days ago, about the time when the United States steamer Marblehead was saluting the new Isthmian nation, a Jefferson guard, who is apt in the use of a needle, thread and scissors, was busy in these quarters, fashioning a new de sign from pieces of bright cloth, His task completed proved to *b)e a flag of the re public of Panama, and this will wave over the administration building when, in the near future, the guests to St. Louis will be World's fair commissioners from the baby nation. OwSSC@ Seob Oa.Daie Orih3Dq boýna sio RECLAMATION OF LAND IN MONTANA BABB AND FITCH HAVE BEEN MAK ING SURVEY IN THIS SEC TION FOR GOVERNMENT. MAY MEAN A BIG PROJECT Thought Irrigation on a Large Scale Will Be Attempted-Washington News by Private Wire. Inter Mountain Bureau, 0og eni/e Building, Washington, D. C., December S. Special to the Inter Mountain. The englineers of the reclamation scr vice, Messrs. C. C. Babb and C. II. Fitch, who, with large field parties, have been en gaged during the past summer in Motn tana, are now lt Washington preparing their annual reports. From conversations had with the engineers, your correspondent is led to believe that the outlook is ex ccedingly favorable for the beginning of at least one large irrigation work at an early date. In a conversation with Chief Engineer Newell. he said: "We have under con sideration two very large works, the St. Mary project and the Sun river project, on both of which the work has reached a point where it will soon be brought to the attention of the secretary of the in terior. Aside from these great works some little reconnaissance work has been done in other sections of the state, one piece in particular on the Yellowstope, near Glendive. Citizens Seek to Aid. "The citizens of Montana seem keenly alive to the importance of the reclamation work and are disposed to lend all pos sible aid to the engineers in their work. Some little details regarding the lands in private ownership under the two large enterprises will have to be settled before the secretary will decide upon actual con struction work. "Under the terms of the irrigation law, the government will not irrigate more than z6o acres for a private individuali hence, owners of tracts of larger acreage must subdivide theit when they lie within areas to be reclaimed by government work. Soige little complications always arise in cases of this kind, which must be smoothed out before the work begins. It is probable that tihe engineering plans concerning the St. Mary project will have to be changed somewhat, owing to the fact that a Mor mUon settjlement now proposes to divert some of the waters of the north fork of Milk river, in Canada. "It was first contemplated to use this stream for carrying the water through a portion of Canada, diverting it later after the river enters Montana. An all-Ameri can canal may finally be decided upon. Montana, with its vast areas of fertile lands, its comparatively abundant water supply, and its numnerous reservoir sites, presents one of the most interesting fields for government work in the country. Every effort is being made to bring the plans to a point where actual construction can bc gin. at an early date." Made Partial Survey. Mr. R. 11. Chapman of the survey has made a partial survey during the last summer of that portion of the Lewis and Clarke forest reserve, formerly knlow.ns's thie Flathead forest reserve., Storms made it impossible to complete the work this summer, so that part of the area remains to be mapped at another tinfe. This sec tion contains some features of striking contrast and interest. The divide between the Atlantic and Pacific drainage crosses the northeastern corner of the Kintla lake quadrangle diagonally. On the divide are some of the loftiest and most rugged peaks of the Northern Rocky mountains, the highest rising to a maximum altitude of 0o,aoo feet above sea level. The ph,ys'iographic forms are chiefly those resulting from glacial erosion, namely, sharp rock walls, great amphi theaters, cirqus, and flat-floored valleys, with ponds and lakes set into the surface like a pattern In bas-relief. Of the origi nal glaciers that occupied the valleys many remnants still exist. About aS of them have been snapped. \West of the mountain range, great tllmasses of debris, the imlpeditenta of gla ciers long since vanished and gone, re mlaiin as mloraines of various forms and cover many square tiles. ''Through tile center of the area extends the valley of the north fork of Flathead river. Its wide, flat surface, in which many open, grassy parks alternate with nmnerous forest areas, Is in pronounced topographic con trast to the mountain ruggedness of the northeastern part of the quadrangle. Dcr posits of lignite coal are found in the river beds. Prospectors have drilled for oil, but so far without success. Corners Well Marked. The land surveys inl this valley area were carefully miade. T[he corners are well mllrkel and a lllumlir of Ilietni are I' ate;d uponl the mll. A reeonllaissaCiiee lltr\ve of ote tlii site was maide for the reclamation service (if the geological sur vet'. Sau I lill, whose acqutaintance through out thie northw,,ist is alnost, as extensive as that of his lather-in law, Mr. J. .I. Ilill, is in the city. li , is ian e lthulsiastic lover of a grood joke andl i very wai ll admircr of the junior senatlor froii .Mlassa chiseItts, Henry t'abot Lodge. Senator lodge was at ione timie a prolfessor tf history in llHarvard college and. Mr. Hill was there as a studenlit. "'We had an advaned class in nl,onital history, which ntumbiereid three lmen." said Mr. Hlill while here. "lode: wtvis iar Ito, fesso r. The students. hlesidels myself, were Sam:uel Story of loston ati n 't er Iar low of New York. i.odlige, fort" lpurlle..s of instruction, usedl to allow his tIhe .Il dents occasionally to take turnns iin it liv ering a lecture toii thi class. i liiti dal'v it was ltarlow's tura, hut he wias not of an active frame of mindi. As helit bi.,t. L.odge stood away to one stile, iith Ih.s ir. s folded, fondly watehit tilhe ltt ss. ' He Looked It tUp. 'America was discovered in a i, he gan Itarlow, and theretlponl turnll-l istr several pages at ince, contlinttlicg thusl. 'and by John and S.inastian Ctal ,t. "'leter, are youl lure tof yvnir it.. I' interposedl the future senator. relta Ingllg his misehevious pupil. '\%e will 'ljourn the class while I look that iupl.' ('ongressilan l)ixon called at Il; oloical Survey today to confer with t hli, I In gineer Newell concerning retla.ltlon projects in Montana. 1ie is licmiiog fully posted on the work of tli.. in'it.c.is In his state and is en operatling with lit' survey in its work thereiln. Postal Changes. The special service Ibtlwei i Salipphre. Fergus county, and Utica will he di,'cn titlltue after )ecembler . Star service will be estlaliilli.h I I'eri.' her it to contiinue tuntil June to. l'o"5. on0 Route 6.1,3"0, litlsteedtl I to (ltinlinis, 2X4 mliles, and hack, once ai w'eik. ('oiitii; t awarded to Godfrey W. (illylr. Itllitrld, at $285. The special star strvice on Route' b,.. ;5. Alder to Virginia 'ilty, will lie reduli ,l )ecembenlr a, to Ihrtc times a we..... ~l .il leaves Alder Monday, W\'ednusilay anil Friday, not later thiani .i t.o p. I1i. JURY RETURNS THE VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT A verdict for thl def, ndan was ri, turned yesterday in Judglle Ilari.)'s cmrt in the case of J. T. Sidley againit I'E. II. Francis. The action was brought Ito r cover $846 on it Iote whiich was given to Thomlas RIowain as treasurer of tile Mausois Contractors' association. The note represented i per cenit of the price of the (;ioldberg blnck whiclih Francis wbilt. The contractors had :t o.mbine by which its iitiimi'irs were tpreventi l fromt competing atgainst each othetr. At the conclusion of the ltsti onny ilte yesterday afternoon Att.orney Ilitkl', fir the defendant, moved tIt tht ther t inl struct the jury to retitirn a verdict lir the defenise ias there was IoI, eviiltllce ,o a coinsideration for the note. 'I lie iittiiin was susaiieil. A. J. WALKER'S CLOSE CALL Owes His Life to the Faulty Marksman ship of a Hunter. The poor mlalksnsllatlhip of a hintir inar IKalispell probably saved A. J. Walker's life, as a Nimrod iistik hint for a dteer and fired twice at him while he was hunting in Flathead county. Mr. Walker and (. C. Goddlard have returned from a successful hullntilg trip in tdle( northerin pat of the state, bringing back sides of juicy venlison to prove to their friends that they killed somecthinlg. Mr. Walker tells of his narrow escalpe at the hands of a reckless hunter. lie was Itntinll alone when ihe heard a shot inot far away. lHe did not pay any patticular lattentilon to it. but when it was followed by a second shot anld thll bullet whizzed close to his Ihead he called. T1'he firing ceased and two hunters rushed up and breathlessly asked if Ihe had been hit. 'I'ley admitted they mlis took him for a dleer. WOODMEN PICK OFFICERS Butte Camp No. 153 Holds Election The Men Chosen. Ilttte camp, No. t5,. \VWoolhwn, of the Worl,, have elected the followinu: otil c, rs: ('ons.,l comnin: der. J. II. (;olrin ; :lviscr liuen:utnt, George Turcker; banktr, J. \ . Jarilette: clerk, ;i. J. I ;.a ,iford; es r,,rt. ('. E. I'llderkin;: watchnn:n, J. 1.. Kran.er; sentry. John Mlint ; IHIam g. cr fr the eighteen tionttls term, I.. W\ interbaltler. The banker atnt clerk will hI'll office eic year, while the otlher rfiters will 1,.rve six month'. The captains of the drill teatms werie not elected, as this tnat tr is left to s he leans thlieselves, and i ill be attendcil to l;ater. lThe drill tesnt have been invited to ;ive 'an exhibition drill before the Walk crville circle, Women of \Voodraft, rDe cenmber i I. CARELESSNESS OF MOTORMAN Two Men Killed, Many Hurt and Many With Narrow Escapes. New York, )ee. 5.-- A coroner's jury, which has been investigatitig the recent collision on the Fifth avenue lihne of the ltrooklyn elevated railway, in Which two tten were killed, a blllllller of passengers hurt and a great lois of life narrowly avertedl, has returned a verdict express ing the opinion that the disaster was caused bty carelessness of the motorman. Tile fury reco.mmnends that two motor men be placed in the motor box of every train to avert accidents caused by the collapse of the man in charge of the train. Fine books, pictures, bronzes and bric a-hrac at Calkins' on and after Decent bher 7. SENT TO TRUANT SCHOOL Judge McClernan sent a quartet of bIoys to the industrial school yesterday. The boys are Dan Ryan. William Herry man, Robert Oliver and Eddie Pierce, The Largest Dental Office in Butte We are permanently IcntCed, not a mnember of any liontlgd.tiy s or unexperl. enced class of young experimnclters. Our work speaks for ~Wstff it's the Beet. Finest "Perfect Gold Set of Crowns Teeth $5.00 $5.00 TO Bridge$15.00 Work Fully $5.00 Warranted DR. F. A. Ironside, The Dentist Eaxtrnetl Icetll ashnlhltely witlhout p:ain all and get prices before going else. where. ()Only the best materiatls aled. References by the thousatuls. UIJRTIS BLOK. 25 WEST PARK STREET. GRADUATE CICIAGO COLLEGE OF DENTAL SURGERY WE INSURE [VERY DIAMOND BUY[R The Stones as Represented and Prices the Lowest Diamonds Bought Here Can be [Exchanged at Any Future Time for Other Ooods. The abovie et repreI ents a gentle. tent lem i n' i i lat Belcher, moutted m.an' ring momiil.l with a full cut with a tine brilliant stunt', !i tliuiniitl, shuwy :Iul :tt4t11 k;ir; it i,, o)I valhe $75.0() ive, go $.. value f. r. ... 8 20.00 fur ......................$00.00 \W carry an elegant. line of I)iamondl (:luste(r Itigit for Ilnlits, with leitler Itbly, Salll liro . To'lrtnollli~s or ()Opal center, TOWLE & WINTERHALTER, Jewelers and Opticians, 28 W. Park AERIAL FIRETOWER LIES ON THE DUMP COSTLY PIECE OF MACHINERY TIHE CITY BOUGHT TO FIGHT THE FIERY DEMON WITH. WAS NEVER OF MUCH USE Clumsy Contrivance, Costing $3,000, Can Never Be Hauled Up the Steep Grades of the Camp. "Why ldoesn't the city sell that tuseless old lire-fighliijg contraption ? inhinired a llutte ciizen of a group gatheredl at the policce statilIon this 1lor1lii0ng, whio had been dliscussing lires ;and variitous imethods of comballttting them, with spei;dal reference to the troplogralphy of Inttte. The remiark recalled the fact that at the city dump in a shed near the crema tory Ihire has for seven or eight years -_ wholly uttlistturbed, for it is absolutely useless - a relic of litlte's callow days, when the city was fired with metrllopolitan) imllbitions, bult perhaps a little short on wisdomII-- a niagifice.t fire-fighting device knownIl as ani aerial ladder, a device coII non etlughli in other cities, where the street grades do lnot forbid the utse of sutch ;a aftair, but iiimplsiile of any sort of uit(' in this city of steep streets. A Clumsy Thing. "lihe aerial lalhler was plrc-hascd Iby the city for the use of the lire dep.l)artminit several years agio. It is said to have cot $3),io. It is a heavy truck aliair, as muiist lnecls le, for its lpurposl e is to raise a series of ladliers, in telescope fasth. ion. to a great height, for the rescue of tunfortunate. confined in the uppeir Slot iens of high buildlings iduring fires. After one or two abortive trials the tmachine was foundt iipracti:cable here 5and was asiabalned to the scrapi heap, so to speak. To" ptull this rCemarkalte r('esue appuir;iattuts tup soile of the streets of lintlte woutlil lprobably re'itire a team of eight horses, ailJ the progr(.s to a firte even then wouli be painfully slow andl diffi cult. "The trial proved that the aerial ladler was anl litter failure so far as tlhe iwieds of this city were concerned, andl tile dliscomfiture olt f those who were re sponsible for the pturchase of the mai:lchine has probaly been the reason that the feasibility of selling it for whatever it would Ibring has not been generally dis cussed. In other cities these devices are in use more or less getnerally, and it is thought that the concern might be dis posed of to advantage to a city, for it is still practically as good as new. HELENA ELKS ARE TO HONOR THEIR DEAD tI'l:('IAI, TO THE INT ER MOUNTAIN, Hlelena, Dec. 5.-Helelna lodge, II. P. O. E., No. 193, will hold the annual me morial in the afternoon tomorrow instead of in the evening, as has been the custom before. Former Senator Thomas II. Carter will deliver the eulogy. There will bIe instrumental and vocal music. The exercises will Commllelence early in ti'he f tcrnooa. The Elks will imeet at Elks' rxpert Embalmilng CARErUL. PAINsrAKINS Funeral Directors Til MONTANA UNDERTAKING CO. Tno. L.avullo. Prop. Thos. Sullivan. Mgr. 125 1. Park, Phone 8a Choice of 600 Patterns MADE INTO A Suit or Overcoat By Union Tailors $18.901 NO MORB..-NO LESS Acme T'1'loring Co. 57 W. Broadway OECHSLI 42 West Broadway, Butto Pays Highest Cash Price for Second Hand Goods. Your choice of all the leading up to date Heating Stoves Rt Half Price and Less. T'he largest stock of secondbhand house. hold goum. in Montana. 'Phone 923B The Grotto Cafe HAS MOVED TO THE Butte Hotel 33 East Broadway Our Prices will remain the same DR. HUIE POCK Thirteenth doctor of China from grand. father down. Born and schooled in the profession. Treats all diseases, making a specialty of chronic troubles. Consult me. say South Main Street. hall and march in a body to the Helena theater, taking seats upon the stage. The theater will be appropriately decorated, A large attendance is alntiipatd.,