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The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1896-10-30

lar republican convention met in Phil
ipsburg for the purpose of selecting
delegates to attend the state conven-
| tion in Butte to select delegates to the
national convention, to be held in st.
| Louis. OF this county convention
Messrs. Sigh, Morse and Pardee We're
regular IN embers. They participated
IN the preliminary organization of this
convention, and finding that their bad
habit of 'rule or ruin would not be
tolerated by the great majority of
good. fair-minded men who composed
this convention, they concluded that
next to ruling to ruin was their proper
vocation, SO they bolted this conven-
tion for no other reason on earth. and
with others of like ilk carried their
minori ty into that house of shame and
iniquity, Morse's hall, and there, with
surroundings perfectly congenlal, held
their trump convention, made a
contesting delegation to BuGte, and by
reason of the fact that DR.. Sigh. Mr.
Pardee and Mr.. Morse were widely
known over the state (the first state
senator from this county. the second
former state senator, and the third
former presidential elector from Mon
tana), this delegation was seated and
the county machinery was placed into
their hands by deceived republican
state committee. Now, sir, this was
first blood for Messrs. Sigh, Pardee
and Morse, and they were we'll pleased.
They thought they had accomplished
their fell purpose, ruined the reputa-
tion OF the county organization in the
opinion of all good members, and would
henceforth rule it by the bad, un-
vexed by the reproaches of it's patriots,
SO they had meeting Of their county
central committee. called county con-
vention, and made an apportionment of
delegates to the precincts so utterly
corrupt that the ink this article is
written with bushes red while the
fact is being commented on. For
instance, in one precinct voting the
last general election l vote they appor-
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BY their acts We shall know them ~
Mr.. Editor: After the most acrimo-
neous fight in the political annels of
the nineteenth century of the United
States, the bitter fight is drawing to a
close and the result will be soon her.
aided to the most remote hamlet in
our common land result pregnant
with good or veil for toiling millions
a result appalling to contemplate, if in
the interest OF plutOcracy, corpora
tiOns, trusts, and bond holders.
Now sir, at this writing everything
seems favorable to the election of the
people great tribune, the popular idol
OF the lahorlug masses or the land. the
Hon. VIM. j. Bryan. aud Lay he vin
Is the unselfish .prayer of evo-'y patri
otto heart, untainted with greed, sol
fishness, and lust for gold.
Mr. Editor, our local campaign is
travelling hand in hand with the na-
tlonal on its journey to the ballot-bo-
and will both arrive at their common
destiny on Tuesday, the Sd of Novcm-
Der, ii the fight against all things evil,
and for the integrity and very preser-
vation OF the precious heritage left us
by our fathers, has been acrimonious
in national affairs, then it has been
truly vitrolic in our fight with the foes
OF good government in Granite county
And now, sir, that the contest is about
finished and the referee about to an
nOunce his decision, it is we'll, in this
your last issue before the verdict is an
nounced, that we briefly review the
battle ground and give the voter a
bird's-eye view of what has hoen ac-
cOmpliShed, and to do this T will first
give yonr readers an historical review
OF the causes and influences that Gre
ated what is commonly de. mated as a
term of reproach, the ''Sligh ticket. -
This ticket, Mr.. Editor, is the de-
crepid child of DR.. Sigh; dame, cor
porate corruption. 1t is his youngest
and last born, and is, of course. his
Joseph. Earlier in the year the regu-
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THE PRESENT CAMPAIGN REVIEWED

toned 6 delegates and to another at
the same election voting $50 votes they
apportioned 6 delegates. Now this
was done all over the county where the
superintendent would do them the most
glod. By these unfair means they
hoped to control the dominant politi-
cal party of the county and thus
strangle the life out of tine taxpayers
of the county; but. Mr. Editor, thank
God they reckoned without their host
the good people of their party met
them on their own terms. under their
own call, recaptured their banner for a
time sullied by the hands of these po-
litical traitors, met in convention,
elected delegates to attend the state
convention in HeleDa and adjourned
their convention until the goth of Sep
tembcr, at which day they fused with
the independent citizens of Granite
comfy and promulgated to the people
OF this county their choice for officers
BY naming the "Dingwall ticket, a
ticket in every sense representative,
anti-corporation (in the sense of cor
porate interference with the people S
rights, non-partisan, and in every
way competent to transact the affairs
Of the people. Now this is what the
regular republicans, known as silver
republicans this year, did in Granite
county. Their. delegates in Helena
solidly and to man We're members OF
the state convention that bolted and
named Bryan and Sewall electors and
Hon. Chas. S. Hartman for congress.
Now, ss,sir, some Of the delegates
(though u minority to this last con
vention of the republican, party III
Granite county We're Sigh men,
headed by their supreme master. Die
they attend this convention? No.
Without excuse or cause they bolted
something they asked the republicans
to elect them to- and without giving
the convention al opportunity to give
them cause for fault-fnding or com
plaint they again determined if they
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BENEFICENT INSTITUTIONS.
Corporations Invest to Make Money
Like Any Business Man.

Corporations Invest to Make Money
Like Any Business Man.
Hush, hush You must not say
anything about the companies -
Well, why not?
1t is true that they are beneficent in
stitutions, but the distribution of
prosperity was not their prime motive
in locating here. The Capitalization
motive now. They located here to
make money. If the Granite Noun
tain mine had not been considered a
paying one, they would not have in
vested here if the Bi Metallic mine
had not been considered a promising
investment, they would not have oper-
ated it; if the Combination mine had
not promised returns for the outlay,
they would mot have bought and
worked it. II the latter is being
worked at a loss, they will close it
after election, and no vote one way or
the other will alter the determination.
Philanthrophy is not. All ingredient in
their plans. Enmity or friendship
VIII not change them in the least
Our prosperity Is an attendant cir
cumstance OF, not a cause for, their
operations. If an automaton should be
invented which, wound up with key,
would walk, slide or shuttle into the
mine and do the work of a man and
deliver the ore at the mill for 20 cents
per ton, they would have it right away,
If not prevented by the Miners Union.
There is no enmity existing here, No
man would raise a hand to embarrass
their operations. That has been done.
but they went on just the same.
There is responsibility somewhere
for present conditions. We believe the
managers have been deceived, misin-
formed and misled by designing men
for their own advantage. We believe
the howl of A. P. A. is but the cry of
the pickpocket who joins in the crowd
to escape detection.
'Hew to the line; let the chips fall
where they may
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could not rule to ruin, so they issued
their false, deceitful proclamation to
the people OF the county and called for
an independent republican convention
Their secretary issued notices to the
various precincts not to hold primaries
but to send only men selected by them
who favor the acts Of Messrs. Sigh
Pardee and Morse. Well, to cut the
story short, the few men in sympathy
with this movement met here and the
regular democratic and populist par
ties, controlled by men of like stripe,
to the disgust of the reputable men in
their parties, fused with these people,
or rather. with Sigh, Pardee and Morse,
gave them not only the senator but all
the best offices in the county, except
ing that of sheriff. Now, sir, does
any sane man believe that the men
who controlled these two regular con-
ventlons would give anything to these
political vultures without pressure or
coercion? Not much! Consequently
the Anaconda company and local
corporation was on the ground to see
that the goods were delivered. -
We claim this to be corporation
ticket Have they disputed or dis
claimed the fact? Can they, sir:
They claim the "Dingwall ticket to
be composed in part of goldbugs "a
petty. worthless argument, as there are
not fifty goldbugs in Granite county,,
yet we see the silver republicans of
this county assist to a man in Helena
other silver republicans of the state to
create the silver republican party of
Montana; and, sir, they call the
"Dingwall ticket an A. P. A. ticket,
and yet we see them filing nomina-
tions for their party as the "Citizens'
Silver Ticket" and but for the deci-
sion OF the supreme court would SO ap-
pear on the ballot; a ticket they them
selves have time and time again de-
nounced as a Silver Bow A. P. A.
ticket. They claimed the people who
named the "Dingwall ticket were in
f1uenced by religious factions, yet they
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Have we explained the evils of a
Corporation Ticket?' If not, read
the story of the corporate fight against
VIM. j. Bryan, and read again the
boycott notice. Corporations do not
love Bryan. The "Sligh ticket is
the warmest friend Of such corpora
tions, and yet they say there are gold
bugs outside of their own ticket in
Granite county. There will not be
fifty go!dbug votes in Granite county !;
they will be cast by the opposite coun-
terfeit ticket, and will be preserved and
framed by j. K. Pardee as a melan.
cholly souvenir of the peoples treach-
cry. to his beloved friend and fellow
citizen, Mr.. Mckinley.
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SENATE BILL No.
Introduced by Sigh.
AN ACT

To authorize the County Commic-
sloners OF the counties Of this state
to examine, settle and allow accounts
for the use OF the rooms and build
1ngs provided for county purposes.
Be it enacted by the legislative as
sembly of the state of Montana:
Section 1. If any person has fur
nlshed any court room Or room for any
county Offices for the exclusive use of
any county officer under contract by
which he was to be paid therefor a
certain rental, if such person shall
present to the board of county COM
missioners of said county his claim
therefor for such use, and shall show
that the same has been exclusively oc-
cupied by such court or officer, under
an agreement by the county commits
sioners to pay him for the use and oc-
cupation thereof, he shall and may be
allowed the reasonable value of such
use and occupation, not exceeding the
contract price, Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 1lOl of the fifth
division Of the general laws, but this
act shall apply only to such claims as
shall be presented within thirty days
after the passage hereof, and the claims
which have accrued within two years
last past, and either party shall have
his appeal to the district court as is
now provided bv law.
Section 2. That said board of
county commissioners shall, upon the
settlement and allowance of said ac-
counts Or claims, issue to said person
or persons SO owning Or holding the
same, county orders therefor in the
manner provided by law
Read the bill CAREFUL,
wherein lies it's financial ha
tract from the Citizens Call.
And yet they say they a
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When Sigh says the A. P. A. are STIR
ring up strife he means they refused
to support him. When Hoss says the
A. +. A.: are stirring up strife he
means they wouldn't take him in.
When the other fellow who is working
for deputyship says the A. P. A. are
starring up strife he means they
fred him.
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A DEADLY PARALLEL.
SAME BILL READ BETWEEN TIL
LINES.
A Sigh Introduction.
a (BAD) ACT

"A (BAD) ACT
10 authorize a county commissioner of
Granite county to buy and sell to
himself
Be it enacted by the legislative as
semlby of the state of Montana:
Grab /. If George w. Morse, chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners of Granite county. has fur
nished his unsuitable building for the
l.se Of a court house for the use of the
county. and for which be agreed to
pay himself SO, COO per year: if said
Morse will present to himself his claim
therefor and shall show that he has
bearded the county in said building
under an agreement with himself to
pay himself So, 600 per year, he shall
and will of course allow himself the
said $3 600 per year, if he will kindly
not agree to increase the amount. and
all this shall be done in spite of the
laws of Montana and the courts of
Granite county. For said Morse we
repeal the law and defy the courts and
damn the people; our subjects in
Granite county must pay this money
in thirty days after this notice. and
said Morse can, if he wishes, roam
over two years, and with the tax
payers money buy anything he fan
cies from himself, and if after all of
this he is not satisfied he can appeal,
the people also can appeal if they
think after this 'cold deck they have
any chance.
Grab 2. That the said Morse, as
soon as he has decided how much he
wants, shall issue himself a county
warrant and Immediately make
friendly call on the county treasurer
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
BIRTHD4Y SURPRYSE PARTY.

A number of the friends of Miss Helen Louise Brown of 2S Trumbull street arranged to give Miss Brown a birth day surprise party on Tuesday evening, February Il. The company proceeded to the residence of the young lady and took her completely by surprise" so admirably had they planned for the event. The handsome parlors of MT. and Mrs. Howard C. Browns were taste fully decorated with flowers and ferns. The evening was 6 most enjoyable one, and music, vocal and instrumental, games, dancing and recitations added to the pleasure of the occasion. During the evening the party sat down to a table bountifully supplied with refresh ments. Miss Jessie L. Brown presided at the piano. Miss Helen Brown was the recipient of many handsome pres ents. Those present were Miss Howard c. Brown, Miss Jessie Brown, Miss Helen Brown, Mir. and Mrs. William H. Conklin, Miss Helen Conklin, the Misses Susie Baldwin, Nellie Bean, Grace Conh- lin, May Conklin, Althea Reeves, Louise Armstrong, Masters Walter Totham, Willie Driesbach, Billie Garde, George Adams, Gussie Schieffele, Frank Cox, Stanley Hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
silver Debate.

Washington, Feb. 12.-Half dozen members of the house were on the floor of the hall this morning at 10:30 o'clock, when the last days debate on the bond silver coinage bill was begun.
 The hour and half prior to the open ing session of Wednesdays legislative day was largely given over to the ad- voeates of the senate's free silver sub- stitute. It was supported by Mr. Un- der#eetl, dem, of Ala barfae, af1ti 1Atfff. Afff Cox, dem, of Tennessee.
 MT. Brumm, rep, of Pennsylvania, while not approving the senate sub- stitute to the full extent, announced his intention to offer an amendment similar to the Morrill, amendment, and express ed the belief that the house was not now called upon to press the bond bill as it originally passed He paid his compliments to MT. Hall, dem, of Mis- souri, for his change of opinion on the financial question. He poked fun at the "grander young man of Missouri ' for linking his name with that of Glad stone as instances of the great men who have changed their minds
 The house adjourned Tuesdays ses- sion at 157 o'clock.
 Although the house, in committee of the whole, will vote at o'clock to-mor- row afternoon upon the question of con curing in the senate free silver substi- ute for the house bond bill, the mat ter will not be finally disposed of in this stage until Friday.
 np hot Jot @l, tYN such, will consider the recommendation of the committee of the whole, and ex- Speaker Crisp will close the debate for the democrats. For the republicans it is probable that the hour which it is expected will be at their disposal will be divided among several republicans. The final vote, MT. Dingley states, will be asked for at o'clock on Friday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
S.iLISBURYtS PLANS,

He Presents n Statement Regarding None- zueian Prucedure--DIllon Scents a soi'n- dal-DemaGds the Names of Shareholders
 in the British Charter q Companies.
 London, Feb. 12.-Lord Salisbury in the house of lords and the Right Hon, George N, Curzon, parliamentary secre- tary for foreign affairs, in the house of commons, to-day presented concur rent statements intended to define the procedure for a settlement of the Vene- zuelan difficulty.
 Sir Frederick Pollock, professor of jurisprudence in the University of OK ford, who has been engaged in prepar- ing the case of Great Britain in the dispute with Venezuela, has completed his work and will submit it to parlia- ment next week.
 In the house of commons to-day in the course of the debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne, MT. John Dillon, national member for East Mayo, demanded that the allot- ment of shares in the chartered com- panies, especially the British South Africa company, be published. He made this demand, he said, in view of the widespread conviction that mem bers of the press and men prominent in finance and in parliament were not free from suspicion.
 MT. Dillon, continuing his remarks, protested against an increased eXpendit- ure of money for naval purpose unless a just proportion of the surplus from the budget should be handed over to Ireland.
 Referring to the Venezuelan difficulty MT. Dillon said that England had ac- cepted the principle of arbitration after n1enacing the United States. It would have been much more decent and a great deal wiser he said, if England had accepted arbitration six months ago, and it would also be better for Eng land if she adopted toward weak and unarmed nations the same measure of civility which she had shown to Amer lea.
 Mir. Dillon concluded by moving an amendment to the address, declaring that the absence of bill providing for the self-government of Ireland had aroused dlscontent among the Irish and increased the difficulties existing in for eign affairs.
 The motion was seconded by MT John T.. Redmond, the leader of the Parnell- ite section of the Irish party.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
Rutgers Apppais.

London, Feb. 12.-The government has issued a Blue book containing the despatches which passed between Mr. Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, Sir Hercules Robinson, gover- nor of the Cape Colony; President Kru- ger Of the South African republic and others in regard to the disturbances in the Transvaal. The book contains a despatch from Sir Jacobus A. DeWet, British diplomatic agent at Pretoria addressed to Sir Hercules Robinson, which announces that President Kruger upon learning that pr. Jameson and his followers had crossed the frontier of the Transvaal, made an appeal to the governments of Germany and France for their intervention.
 in consequence of the receipt of Sir J. A. DeWet's despatch to Sir Hercules Robinson, MT. Chamberlain telegraphed to Governor Robinson on January 13 as follows:
 Great Britain will resist at all cost the interference of any foreign power in the affairs of the Transvaal. The suggestion that Germany had contem- plated such a step was met in this coun- try by an unprecedented and unanimous outburst of public feeling. Great Brit ain will not tolerate any change in her relations with the TransvaaL"
 Berlin, Feb. 12.-The government has issued a white book containing the let ters which have passed between the government and Count von Hatzfeldt, German ambassador to Great Britain, on the subject of the troubles in the Transvaal, and also the telegrams sent by the emperor to President Kruger at Pretoria.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
HARDENING ALUMINUM.
Edison Thinks He Has Made Another Dis
 coyery of Great Imuortance.

covery nf Great Importance.
 Orange Feb 12.-From the line of ex- perimentng, which Thomas A, Edison has been pursuing since Monday last, and which was continued by him to- day, it seems that he has not been working night and day Just for the fun of It after all. Unless all indications so for naught, he has been trying to dis cover through means of the K rays a way of sending pictures by telegraph wire just as messages are sent to-day. Mir. Edison has had that scheme in mind since he perfected the kinetoscope, hut has not come so close to realizing it as he has since the discovery of Prof, Roentgen.
 The possibilities of such a method, if it could be perfected, are unlimited. Whether it can be put in practical shape is a question which Edison Is going to determine, and that shortly. In con nection with this, it is Interesting to know that this morning the moment he reached the laboratory. the Wizard told one of his assistants to get l i'm a telephone transmltter Another signi- tlcant circumstance was that Mir. H,d- sons patent lawyer appeared suddenly at the laboratory this morning.
 That, however, may have something to do with another discovery which Edi- ba p,,i hy, al He does not know at this writing that anyone else has made the same discov- cry, which is nothing less than that aluminium can be made as hard as steel and put in a condition where it will answer the same purpose as steei. MT. Edison made the discovery.-it is a genuine discovery--when he examined the aluminium electrodes used by him in the Crooke's tubes of his own manu- fracture, or as he calls them, the flour escent tubes. Electrodes had not heen used before they were put in the new bulbs. They were compelled to stand current of high voltage, and then the vacuum pumps were set to work on them. They were subjected to e volt age of 250.000 in the subsequent experi- ments when the pure blue flouresence'' was produced. Just how many times they were used that way is not known, because no one kept record of it, but when the aluminium electrodes were removed MT. Edison in quite casual way looked them over and was struck by the change that had occurred.
 In place of the aluminium electrodes which had been placed in the bulbs, he had electrodes which were every bit as hard as steel. They stood such tests as could be made at the time and demon strated that they could stand as much as the other metal. The disks, how ever, retained their original lightness and had been in nowise affected so far az their weight was concerned.
 All the electrodes which were subjected to the same current were affected in the same way. If Edison has really made a. discovery in the direction indi. cated, it seems that a number of in- dustries may,,eXperience a revolution and for the inventor perhaps there's millions in it,