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The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
COST OS CUP RACES.
Lord Dunraven Has Spent Fortune Try.
 ing to Beat the Yigiiaat.

'
 ing to Beat the Higiaat.
 Yachting costs 9 great deal of money. especially such yachting as is indulgcd in to capture and defend the Americas cup, remarks the New York Tribune. 4 friend of Lord Dupraven said recently that the carl told him that the total cost to him to build, equip and run the Valllyrie, together with his travelling expenses to win the hmerica's cup, would be fully one hun . drod and fifty thousand dollars. The syndicate which built the Vigilant subscribed one hundred thousand dol lars originally, and has been called upon for an assessment besides, so that the total outlay upon the cup de- fender is not far from the amount eX- pended on the Valilyrie. Add to these sums the money which the Jubilee, Colonia and Pilgrim cost their owners, and the total cost Of the latest struG- gle for the Americas cup amounts to almost five hundred thousand dollars.
 The honor of holding the America cup. however, cannot be reckoncd by dollars and cents, and American yachts men would not have been willing to part with tho trophy at any cost. The practical benefit to boat building and the pleasure and profit to be derived from pure and manly sport must be added to the credit account.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
ETIQUETTE IN JAPAN.
Requirements of Society lnconvcnient to
 an AEnarican Visitor.

Requirements off Society lnconvenient to
 an American Visitor.
 ''The chief of police, at Fujieda, hearing of my arrival" writes wheel man in Outing, ''callcd at the hotel with his daughter, who had learned some English at Kyoto. Of course there were no chairs. Every Japanese sits on his knees 1 could not stand the pressure long, and usually put my feet straight out. The young lady in- formed me it was impolitc, so in defer cncc to the confoundcd customs of the country I painfully got upon my knees again. The lowing and salaam- ing were very tircsome to me, and I pincd for the social atmosphere of America.
 ''The chief remained an hour evinc ga ?tercst in my eating with knife, .zs-.-r. spoon, and mixing sugar with tay rice. In the morning he called again with two more Japanese ladies' The entire group dropped On their knees in turn, putting both hands on the floor, and lowing until their fore heads touched their hands in front of them. thought to myself: o, Lord, here's r3ore of itr and as soon as de- cency would allow, 1 bowed myself out, and was off for Shimada and Kanaya."
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
Inllisn e.atoa l., f.,.l.-.a-s.

Interesting relics f dead and gone Indian tribes arc t.la great mounds of oyster shells formed along the scs,shore "a s0utaeca i:1laware. Ac4or,l.Iy r. local tradition, tAe Eanticoka, oi p@n1,sY il-aria ,vc,'c i1 the naUit of 7Fin- lc.ing along tbo re2eA7re ii lowe- Daj@wafa ez}l e eal.Ha nuuc-oaa quantities Of oysters. 1-.c shells les tify ;o the sppet;tes of the Nanticoi<es, a2d many Indi.D implements arc foune ln the YnouEds.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-06-27
Iondon.s First Poiica.

The London police grew out of the night watchmen established in the metropolis by Henry III. in 1253, an order of things which continued down 70 the first quarter Of the present cen 5ary. Many persons still living can -ec9Lhoot inc antiquated individuals whc di.t G,ity in tlat force in tie early
 days of the centurv, and whose chief duty appeared to be to disturb the nigh.s rest by calling out at each hour the tine and state ot:Le weathc-
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

public benefit. This is all right as far as
it goes, but If a first class Yankee were
called upon to guess, he would hazard
the opinion that Mr.. Bissell has thrown
up the sponge because be is disgusted.
Congress has paid no heed to his recon-
mendations regarding the postal service
and the president has been too busy
lighting silver to render him any aid
stances the lot Of a minister ia Mr..
Cleveland's cabinet is not a happy one,
therefore ne skips.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
HEATING

ln spite Of public comment and ad
verse criticism it is an undisputed fac
that go soon as a man is elected to thu
Legislature he becomes thoroughly con
vinced that one of his %inalienable right,
and privileges is free transportation or
! the railroads. No amount of clamor has
ever been sufficient to disabuse him OF
this belief. The cry that by accepting
such favors he places himself in the
power of the corporation and becomes it,
tool should they need him has no terrors
for him. There is something in the pos.
session of a pass and enjoyment of free
rides that renders him proof against
comment and even against his own con.
science. This popularity ia not confined
to legislators in any state, it is universal.
The evil is a crying one, yet all efforts to
check it have proven ~unavailing. The
brlbe 10 a cheap n for the roads and its
acceptance is an evidence of dishonesty
on the part of the members. In all the
states members are allowed mileage suf-
tlclent to pay the expenses of travel to
and from the capital, and their pocketing
this allowance and riding at the expense
Of the railroad is an %oifensa against good
morals and Il petty larceny fraud on the
taxpayers. Legislators. however. do
not see it in this light and
the mora nr,,,1p,.J ~, ,t..,,- =,
deprive them Of the ~perquislto the more
eager they are to enjoy it. In New York
the new constitution has a stringent
clause which prohibits railroad com
panies under severe penalties from fur
nishlng passes or free transportation to
members of the legislature and other
state officials. One would suppose that
this settled the question, but it did not
The gentlemen Of the assembly at once
their wits to work to evade and defy
the constitution. The result Was the
passage by a tote of GD 10 30 OF a bill!
which provides for the issuance bv the
secretary of state to the members of the
Legislature. the Judges Of the supreme
court and court of appeals and the state
officers, of certificates upon the strength
Of which railroad companies shall be
compelled to accord them free trans
portatiop,
The proposition is an attempt to bull
ilcze the railroads aud to negative the
constitution, but the large majority by
it passed indicates how hard it Is
to fGuolch the free pass mania among
statesmen.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
SCHOOL BOOKS AGAIN.

1T is a matter of much concern to the
people Of the state that the Montana
senate or a majority of its members have
seen fit to defy public sentiment on the
school book question by continuing the
present series in use. 1t is beyond dis.
pute thai a large majority of the edu-
Gators of the state insist that many of
the books are totally untitled and are
replete with errors of a serious nature.
These teachers know by experience and
their views are entitled to consideration
and weight. Instead of this the teachers
are slapped in the face, the pupils denied
proper text books and the senators listen
to the song of the glib agents of the COM
panies. The house committee examined
carefully and patiently into the merits
Of the several competing books. They
had the representatives Of many of the
school districts before them and received
the written We've # others. In the best
judgment They could bring to bear and
In the hight OF the information that had
been impaired to them, they made a
report which was adopted by the house.
senate committee also gave some
attention to the subject, and as a result
agreed with the house, except AS to one
book, but in spite of this a MAJORITY OF
the senate has decreed that the work of
its committee shall 60 for naught
and that the objectionable books
shall be retained For this course
they attempt to make no explanation.
They do not have TO, but reneui
herring all the talk there has been regard,
ing the methods Of tho American trust
thel" IS no law against the people who
ara affected drawing their own conclu-
aiona. The house has refused to agree
to the senate substitute and it is
to be hoped it will continue to do 80.
1t will be at least consistent, much more
manly than ii surrender, and will not
make matters any worse, for while the
bill readopts the American trust
books the law provides that in the
event Of failure to agree the present Sc
ries shall be continued. Ii the house by
Il disagreement allows it to 90 by de-
there is d chance to make a change |
two years hence. If they give up tn. the
and pass the hill the trust will
have the apoils for six years, for that
will be the duration of the contract
awarded it. The business has an ugly
look.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
sale of certain public lands that are avail

sale of certain public lands that are avail
able for the purpose. Our information
is that the area of the lands in question
is $4,000 acres, but it's location and
quality we do not know. IL all this land
were sold at ono at S. per acre it would
not equal the principal appropriated for
the building, to say nothing of the site
and the interest. During the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1894. the sales of govern
ment lands in Montana, according to
official figures, amounted to about S11O,-
900. In these sales the purchasers had
the entire vast area of the public lands
from which to select, and it is not prob.
able that with the limited area at the
command Of the capitol fund, the state
can do a better business than the general
government. Unless it does it will take
ten years to realize tho needed sum, and
then there will not be sufficient
ground for the purpose. Like the codes,
the more one looks at tho capitol bill the
worse it grows.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

public sentiment that favOrs the propo-
sition. Even then an election must be
held, at which IA majority of the tdT-
payers of the city shall be required to
put the proposition into effect. The
rRGBUNE does not know that the tax
payers of Great Falls are ready or
to vote upon this question at
present, but there is no good reason why
they should not have the authority to
do so whenever they feel it is to their
The bill should pass.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
'STtlpIIC PLETHORA.

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Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
CHARG rs,

There is a very prevalent belief in this
section that the telephone rates are toe
high, and a bill has been introduced in
the Legislature to regulate them aDd
make a radical reduction, The Bel
Telephone company is a large and
rich corporation and it is probable it
could stand a reduction in rates and still
not lose money, but il reports be true
the people Of this section are treated
with great consideration as compared
with those of the east in tho matter of
charges. A telephone bill is before the
Minnesota legislature. and in referring to
it the Minneapolis Tribune says: The
charge for a telephone in London varies
from $50 to 500 per annum, but these
charges are beng resisted and an at
tempt lie being made to have the govern
tnent take charge of the system. 1t is
commended that the service can be fur.
njshed for less than $50. In Stockholm
the rate is only $50; in Glasgow, $50; in
Manchester, $50. Compare these rates
with those in the large American cities
in Boston, 3lG5; in Chicago, $50; in
New York, 5lG5; in San Francisco, 51G5;
in Philadelphia, 800"
In the light of these rates it will be
seen that Montana cities are literally
dealt with, but it does not follow that
service could not be furnished
cheaper. The fact is the Bell company
IS the owner of most of the necessary
patents. and until they expire and the
business is open for competition, it is to
De expected to make the most of its
bargain. The Minneapolis paper further
says That the company is before congress
" tn several bills, the intent OF which
s to extend the life of the patente.
No matter whether the telephone rev.
are large or small the companies
AVE had a soft snap and there is no
eason why it should be perpetuated by
ongress. There is no show of the bills
the present congress, but a sharp
ookout should be kept and a determined
fort made 10 defeat them in the next
ongress, where they will surely appear.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

Tn Bill allowing ~jlontana cities to IN
crease their indebtedness t,r the pur-
pose OF acquiring water plants has been
favorably acted on by the house Of rep.
resentatives, and should pass both bodies
before ad~j Ournment. Most Of the large
cities own and control the works and
those who do not, are, in many instances
making an effort to do SO. Under the
Montana constitution this question of
municipal ownership Of water works has
to be submitted to a vote of the people
after the consent OF the legislature shall
have been first obtained. Helena wants
to take advantage Of the provision
and purchase water works, and the
subject is being discussed in Great
Falls, The passage OF the pending
law can do no harm for it ie simply
permissive in it's nature and no COM
munity need or can take advantage
OF its terms unless there is a pronounced
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

TWO appeals a menace to the cause anal
a portent of divisions that will Wort
harm. Nothing could be further FROM
the fact. The election is q long finn,
ahead, the conventions will not be be,d
for eighteen months and in the mea,
time the work of education must 90 mr.
NO better method could be adopted tba,
the Issuance oil the two appeals. FacB
aims to accomplish the same purposo
and they only differ as to which is H.,
best method. That, the people will
decide when the times arrives. On,
thing is certain, if the sentiment in fave,
OF free coinage among the masses con
tinues to increase as it has during thu
past two years, the next president and
congress will be elected on a platform
with free coinage as the main over
shadowing plank. While the averaps
voter may not entirely grasp the reason.
for improvement that must follow tha
rehabilitation Of silver, he does know
that a cause exists for the business and
financial depression which we are suTa,
ing and that there must be a remedy
A fair trial has been given the ~several
nostrums, which it was promised would
give relief and they have proven ute,
failures, and now, if not in hope, at least
IN despair, free coinage must have !
chance. Those who understand tbo
subject know that it will accomplish all
that is claimed. Those who do not, will
vote for it in the hope that it will.
The west and the south is a unit IN
the question, the middle western states
are fast becoming converted, and thu
east must fall into line. There is gtiU
need OF much missionary work in that
section, and the two manifestos will aid
materially in that line. Make free
coinage advocates of the voters and the
and elections will take care
OF themselves at the right time.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
sIlNER COM iE.SION.


Congress has decided that # an inter
ma ,uual monetary conference is to b
held the United States stall be repre-
sented, and IN making tho provision carr
was taken that the delegates should b'
men who represent the dominant eenti
ment Of the country 90 himetallism
Ute gentlemen chosen b. the senate are
Ne~. -, ,lone5 Of Arkansas. Daniels oI
Virginia, and Teller Of Col RADIO: and
~ the house Speaker Crisp Of Georgia
and probably Messrs, Hit of Illinois
and Hepburn Of Iowa. With the eXCep
ticn OF Mr.. Crisp all Of tbs gentlemen
named are pronounced free coinage men,
and he was in he came boat until a re-
cent period and will no doubt return to
the fold when the conference meets. All
are gentlemen OF exceptional ability.
have made d study Of the subject. and
can be relied upon to present their case
with ~forceful arguments when the COM
mission meets. Three other delegates
are to be- appointed by the president, and
he will OF course delay the selection
until the occasion arises.
A curious feature regarding the selcc-
tion Of the senatorial representatives was
developed while the names Of the candi'
dates were being canvassed. According
to reports the anti-silver senators pro
tested that the three gentlemen named
were all free coinage men and they de-
mauded that the gold monometallists
have d representation. Such S PROPOSE.
ton is illogical and absurd. The avowed
object Of the conference is tt secure
international bimetallism on an agreed
basis. The United States is certainly in
favor OF a return to silver as a mon of
ultimate redemption. and the strongest
objection that has been urged against it
that this country could not maintain
free coinage unless the other countries
An opportunity now presents
ITSELF TO reach this agreement. 1t EN-
from Germany. is seconded by
and even England has decided
RI take part, when TO-. The goldbugg here
demand that the United States
ihai 7eL.! deI. gates inimiCal 20 the cause
who gould oe relied upon to defeat
pQrpost- Of the conferences. This :
'"ar'. on tie part If TIE go!dhugz,
proves CoGc!Dslyeiy that their oft re
1eale1 Expressions in farer of an inter 1
rational aLreeutLt were not made in
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
QUITE A T.,

One of the most remarkable state.
ments ever made on the floor of the
United States senate was that of Senator
German on Wednesday when he declared
that the treasury expert bookkeepers
had made an error of S3O,O00,0OO in a
report submitted by Secretary Carlisle
to congress. 1t seems incredible that
this should be the tact yet the senator
vouched for the accuracy of his state
ment. BE it remembered, too, that the
discrepancy was in the item of available
cash assets, which were reported to be
SloG,COO,OOO, while the truth was there
Vas only 5G1 ,O0O,0 900. The books Of the
treasury are supposed to balance to a
penny and to be KEPT with such accu.
ra"y that the ayact condition Of affairs
cau be ascertaiEed at a glance. but this
SIarirE mistake indicates to the contrary.
IFonsh'y the accountant is in training for
the pn, ltDn Of cashier OF Il large back,
or county treasurer. Or managing director
OF Il railroad corporation. If 20 he will
till The bill On the other hand it is
possible that he was actIug under in
HtruCtIoaa from higher authority and
the report was made with the deliberate
10 deceive congress and the people
and cause them to believe Secretary
when he said the revenues of the
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

evidence at all times. Take any incident
that has occurred in recent years, in
which the national honor was supposed
to be involved, and the masses were as a
unit in demanding reparation or fight,
and SO it will ever be, for we are Il nation
of patriots. The good ladies need not be
alarmed, nor too profuse with their object
lessons; love of country is not on the
wane in this land.
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
SOM FIGURES,

Under the two acts which have passed
tho Legislature for the purchase Of a site
and the construction Of a capitol build
ing the sun OF III 100000 is appropriated.
This sum is to be raised by the issue OF
warrants bearing 7 per cent interest, 10
be redeemed out Of the proceeds Of tho
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

An investigator OF the codes has dis
covered the following as the last para
graph Of section 1892. political code: ~
the owner of any animal found disease
by the veterinary surgeon Is killed u,
consents to its being killed by the voter.
mary surgeon without appraisement
then the veterinary surgeon must burr
or bury it as herein provided" This is
placing too much discretionary power il
the hands of the surgeon. If the "owner
of any animal found diseased consents
to be killed he should certainly be per
mitted to elect whether his remains
should be buried or cremated. Some
people may think this section should be
amended,
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08

la spite Of the opposition Of the ed.
m'nistFatlon and the efforts Of the god.
bu !s in and out Cf congress the silver
c use n growing in strength al! over
the land. The people have begun A. a.
dIyliuaIa 20 realize that the d~em0aetiza.
ton Of silver has been the fruitful cause
Of the evils through which. The country
has passed, and that the failure to re-
store it 70 its proper place is responsible
fer the continued trouble. BY the time
for the next elections this sentiment will
have crystaIllzed to such an extent that
both platforms must contain an %unequiv-
ocal plank, unless legislation has in the
meantime afforded ample reliof.
The ball has been started rolling by
the democrats of Michigan, who at their
state convention Thursday adopted a
resolution that cannot be misunderstood.
1t is silver from top to bottom. and reads:
THE democratic party Of Michigan
in convention assembled halls with de-
light the rapidly increasing sentiment in
favor of the restoration Of SILVER TO the
position it so long held in the monetary
system Of our country, and unqualitiedly
declares in favor of the Unlimited coin
age Of silver and gold with fun legal
tender power at a ratio Of ~ to |. and
every patriotic citizen, regardless
of party affiliations, 10 Join with VS. in an
imperative demand for immediate legis-
lation to that end, and without regard to
the position of any other country with
respect thereof
1t is too late for this declaration to
have any effect on the present congress,
but it will be kept to the fore when the
next congress meets and will by that
time have been reinforced ny many
equally explicit coming from state,
county and city conventions all over the
land, The tide has at last turned and
bids fair To become an irresistible
Great Falls weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1894-1???, 1895-03-08
HIGH

In its efforts to increase the revenues
of the state by means of licenses, the
legislature has 'let nc guilty mar escape
In the bill which is still pending a tax
is proposed to be levied upon almost
every known business and avocation
that can legally be taxed, 1t takes
money to run the state, and money must
be raised in some way, but in one or two
instances the gentlemen of the legisla-
ture have fixed a license that is almost
probibitory, This is notably the case
with breweries. In the law the license
for Il brewery is 5000, for bottling works
500 aud for a mailing plant 800, This
is only the state and county license; the
city can charge just as much more, and
n addition the United States tax must
De paid. Nearly all the breweries in
state have bottling works attached
two Of them, the Montana in Great
calls, and the Centennial i butte, have
N contemplate having mailing works.
\ license of from $1,000 to 52,400 per
.nnum on these institutions CONS
ather steep. Their plants are expen-
i've, they employ a number of men and
.ope to purchase largely Montana bar
ey. which is becoming a profitable crop
0 the farmer if he can get a home mar
ct for it. This he cannot do if brew
ries and mailing plants are taxed out of
.yistence. This is a ubject that will
tand a little consideration on the part
{ the law makers.