The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1895-02-02
'PONY'S PROTEST
AGAINST THE ACTION OF
THE NJ. p.
The Mining Men Of That Live Town
Protest in Wass Meeting-ResOlu-
tiOms AdOpted-SOcial aud Personal
Mention

ON NIOltt., Jiu. -t'-l cpcCldi tOi-
respondencel- AT meeting held here
on the 21st inst. Messrs. Duncan, Nor
ris, Mckaskel and others made stirr-
ing speeches against the Northern Pa
eifc mineral land grab. A committee
was appointed to draft resolutions, one
copy of which will be forwarded to the
legislature at Helena and another to
Washington AS the committee has
not yet reported your correspondent is
unable to send you a copy OF the reso-
lutions for this issue.
The people here are Justly indignant
at the action of the Northern Pacific
Railroad company, but as corporations
have no souls perhaps it is not morally
responsible for wanting the earth and
all the mineral therein. Uncle Sam
in 1894, in the original grant, thrust in
to it's capaciOus nav an immense slice
of Montana Misunderstanding the miner
al parts-and afterward he further
gorged it with another slice, nearly as
great. in the shape of indemnity lands
The pioneers endured hardships, fought
Indians, secured homes, sped the plOw,
discovered mines, built towns and made
states, thereby making it possible for
a transcontinental railway to pay divi-
dends without the aid of these tre-
mendous grants. But the company got
them and now, not satisfied with the
immensity of the part it is legally en-
titled to, it unlawfully cast aside-in
the teeth of Uncle Sam-the conditions
of the grant and seeks to secure the
mineral lands that Re expressly pro-
vided it should not have.
Now, as the government owns
these mineral lands and always en-
couraged the prospector to develop
them for her benefit as we'll as his own
she will be false to her duty if she does
not protect him as we'll as herself
against the encroachments of this great
corporation. Therefore, instead OF
having the burden of proof of their
mineral character thrown upon the
poor miners by the Northern Pacific
the government should not give it pat
ents to any of these lands supposed to
contain mineral, until after she eS-
amined and classites them.
The proceeds Of the performance by
the Pony amateurs, on last Saturday
night, went towards the improvement
of the cemetery here, and a right
snug sum was realized. Following was
the program:
Song-"Good Advice. ... Birdie Hunter
notwithstanding Funny.
......................., Ross McFadder
Cradle song or lullaby ................
......... Mrs. W. w. Morris
Recitation n..................M Maud Philips
Vocal duet Mrs. w. W. Morris and
....M Miss Nina Wamplel
Dramma-s.Lords of Creation"-1n three
acts; with orchestra music between acts
Characters in the drama: DR.. EndicOtt-;
true man-Marion Cornell. Mr.. GrOveno
the head of the family-Chas. johnson
Eugene-his gay and probate son-Chas
Morris. Harold Douglas-more money thar
brains-Chas. Adkins. Jlui-lhe love-slc!
coachman-Clarence Parker. Kate Grov
ernor-a noble girl who has mind OF he
own-Miss Janet Davis. Lizzie-a younI
seamstress-M,ss Carrie Smith. Mrs. Grov
enor--Mr. Grovernor's better halt-Mrs.
l 8. Adkins. Alice GrovenOr-anXious tor
? rich husband-Miss Nettie Hanson. Jen
l rle-a chambermaid who believes in WON
= ans rghts-Miss Ethel Crisman.
Mandolin duet Will and Chas. Morn.
l. DialOgue-.'Go Misses Belle
;, ......... Mckaskle and Ether Luphe
=, Boys ''Snow-shoveling brigade"
AS all performed their parts SO we'll i
the drama it would be lnvldiOus to mentio
>. any particular one.
The other parts OF the performance
: especially the songs and vocal duets
were all finely rendered. The boys
l. fifteen of them-in the snow shove
ing brigade" did splendidly-muc
better, it is feared, than they migl
= do in their parents front yards.
The school term in Pony closes ne'
r Friday. and Saturday there will be
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