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| for arbitration at the polls. This is
our plain duty to more than 100000
voters, who, fifteen months ago, won a
great political battle on the issue,
among others, that the United States
| government would permit a doubt to ex-
ist anywhere concerning the stability
and integrity of it's currency or the in
volatility of it's obligations of every
kind.
This is my Interpretation of that vic
tory. Whatever effort, therefore, is re-
quired to make the settlement of this
vital question clear and conclusive for
all time we are bound in good con-
science to undertake. and. if possible
realize. That is our commission-our
present charter from the people.
| 1t will not suffice for citizens nova
| days to say simply that they are in favor
of sound money. That is not enough.
The peoples purpose must be given the
vitality of public law. Better an honest
effort with failure. than the avoiding of
so plain and commanding duty
The difficulties in the path of salts
factory reform are, it must be ad-
mitted neither few in number nor slight
in degree, but progress cannot fail to be
made with a fair and thorough trial. An
honest attempt will be the best proof OF
sincerity of purpose. Discussion cannot
hurt, it will only help the cause. Let
us have full and free discussion. We
are the last to avoid or evade it. In
telligent discussion will strengthen the
Indifferent and encourage the friends
of stable system of finance.
Half -heartedness never won battle.
Nations and parties without abiding
principles and stern resolution to en-
force, even if costs a continued struggle
to do so and temporary sacrifice, are
never in the highest degree successful
leaders in the progress of mankind. For
us to attempt nothing in the face of the
present fallacies and the constant effort |
to spread them is to lose valuable ground |
already won and practically to weaken |
the forces of sound money for their |
battles of the future.
The financial plank of the st. Louis |
platform is still as commanding upon Re |
publicans and those who served with |
them in the last campaign as on the |
day it was adopted and promulgated. |
Happily. the tariff part of the platform
has already been engrafted into the pub
lie statute. But that other plank, not
already builded into our constitution, is
a binding force upon U.S. What is it?
The Republican party is unreservedly
for sound money. 1t caused the enact
ment of the law providing for the re-
of specie payments in 1879
Since then every dollar has been as
good as gold.
We are unalterably opposed to every
measure calculated to debase our cur
rency or impair the credit of our coun-
try. We are therefore opposed to the
free coinage of silver. except by inter-
national agreement with the leading
nations of the world, which
we pledge ourselves to promote, and
until such agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard must be pre-
served.
All our silver and paper currency must
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the great leader of the Democratic party,
and the discipline of your party is so
strong and excellent that even the sem
ator from Kentucky is now found fight
ing under Mr. Bryan's leadership"
THE senator from Rhode Island had
better look after his own leadership" !" re-
piled Mr.. Lindsay, and not trouble
himself about mine"
Il don't expect" retorted Mr.. Aldrich,
that the senator from Kentucky will
ever vote under my leadership. Discip-
line on that side of the chamber is too
strong for him ever to sever himself
from the Democratic party. 1 wish
that party loyalty We're as strong on this
side of the chamber"
Mr.. Wolcott, Republican, of Colorado
was on his feet in an instant. 1.-THE
senator from Rhode Island" said he,
tartly, expresses the wish that party
discipline were stronger on this side of
the chamber. / wish so, too, and wish
that senators on this side of the chamber
would not go Off from the tenets and
principles of the Republican party at the
behest of an Indianapolis convention, as
some of them have DONE"
Mr.. Lindsay concluded his speech by
saying that he would vote in accordance
with his statements. He maintained that
the question presented was one of SIM
ply law, and not in any sense on
morals. He held that if conditions
should so change as to work hardships
to the government creditors, that was a
but not a violation of the
public faith.
Mr.. Caffrey, Democrat, of Louisiana,
delivered an extended speech in opposi-
tion to the resolution. Mr. Smith Of
New Jersey followed Mr. Caffery. He
said that the adoption OF the resolution
was either misunderstood or the debate
had taken such q wide range as to SUBJ
merge the question. He saw no neces-
sity for the resolution.
Mr.. Cockrell supported the resolution.
He discussed the question at some
length, taking up and defining various
financial enactments since 1870 to show
hat United States bonds were prac-
-ically declared to be payable in silver.
The senate at the conclusion of Mr.
Cockrell's speech, adjourned at p. m.
on motion of Mr.. Vest until 10 a. m. to-
morrow.
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tances are, of course, the same, but
travelling has been resumed. Your
speeches and resolutions at that first
convention were directed mainly to the
question of how to regain what you had
lost in the three previous years, or, II
that was found impossible, how to stop
further loss. Your object now, as
gather it, is to go out and possess what
you have never had before. You want
to extend, not your notes, but your busi-
ness. sympathized with your purposes
then; 1 am in full accord with your in
tentions now. I ventured to say at the
gathering referred to, as reported in
your published proceedings, speaking
both for your encouragement and from
q profound conviction. that this great
country cannot be permanently kept in
state of relapse. / believe we will re-
occupy the field temporarily lost to us
and go out to the peaceful conquest of
new and greater fields of trade and
commerce. The recovery will come
slowly, perhaps, but it will come, and
when it does we will be steadier and will
better know how to avoid exposure
hereafter.
1 have abated none of the faith I then
expressed, and you seem to have re-
gained yours.
National policies can encourage indus
try and commerce, but it remains for
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IN THE HOUSE
Signs of Rebellion Against Gear
Reeds Rule
morrow.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
today finally succeeded in passing the
Indian appropriation bill and the polit-
ical debate which has been raging since
Monday was transferred to the District
of Columbia bill which followed it. The
only two important changes made in the
Indian bill as passed were the elimina-
ton of the provision for the leasing Of
the gilsonite mines and lands OF the
Kiowa, Comanche, Apache and Wichita
reservations, both of which went out on
points of order. The features of the de-
bate today were the speeches of Hart
man (Sil. Rep.) of Montana in denuncia-
tion of the financial policy of the ad-
ministration, and of Dolliver Rep) of
Iowa in reply to the general attacks of
the opposition.
The senate bill granting an American
register to the barkentine Sharpshooter
of San Francisco was passed.
A bill was passed making Santa Fe, n.
NJ, the permanent capital of that Terri
tory.
Mr. Hit, Chairman of the Foreign At
fairs Committee, reported from his COM
mittee that the Lewis resolution, calling
upon the President for the authority
under the constitution, under which he
negotiated a treaty that will bind the
treasury to pay S4,0O0,OOO to the Hawaiian
bondholders. The Democrats mani
tested a desire to discuss the report, but
the question was not debatable and the
vote was taken by ayes and nays, upon
the demand of Mr.DinsmoTe (Dem.) Ar
kansas, the senior minority member of
the Foreign Affairs Committee.
The report was adopted and the reso-
luton laid on the table-143 to 1O1
At this juncture Quigg (Rep) of New
York, as a question of privilege, replied
to Loud's charge, made yesterday dur
ing the controversy over the appropria-
ton for letter carriers, that he (Quigg)
stated what was untrue when he said
that the prospective deficiency was the
exact sum which the appropriation in
the current law was below the estimates
of the department..
Loud declared that he stood by his
statement yesterday.
The house then went into committee
of the whole and resumed consideration
of the Indian appropriation bill.
Hartman (Silver Rep) got the floor
on pro forma amendment and for fifteen
minutes he held the attention of the
house in a speech denouncing the Re
publican party for its position on the
financial question. He ridiculed Secre-
tary Cages definition of bimetallism
in the latter's speech at Philadelphia
on Tuesday. The Republican party, he
said, foreclosed its right to use the term
bmetallism when the st. Louis platform
was adopted. The whole drift of the
purpose and intent of this admnistra-
ton had been avowed and proclaimed
by Secretary Gage before the banking
committee; it was to irrevocably COM
nit the government to the gold stand
ard
Hartman said he knew that many Re-
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Bessie Was Brave

WATERBURY,, Conn, Jan. 27-Miss
Bessie Field of California, daughter Of
Stephen j. Field, the recently retired
justice of the United States supreme
court, performed an act of signal bra
very last evening.
AS guest of Mr., and Mrs. Charles e.
Lamb she was entertaining a caller, At
torney Joseph Anderson, Jr., when the
portieres caught fire from a lamp and
before the fire was discovered the entire
room was in flames She saw the fire
first and without warning her caller,
jumped, at the risk of ignitin9 a light
dress she wore, and tore down the dra-
peries and at the same time picked up
some blazing rugs and threw the mass
out of the window. Then, with the as
sistance of the guest, the fire was ex-
tinguished.
The herald., 1898-01-28
Mckinley to Bid at the Kansas Pa
cific Sale

! WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The house
committee on Pacific railroads agreed
today to report what is known as the
Fleming resolution, concerning the sale
of the Kansas Pacific railroad, with
amendments embodying propositions
made by Senator Thurston. AS reported,
the resolution provides that the presi-
dent, in his discretion, will protect the
interests of the United States by bid
ding in the Kansas Pacific property to
the full amount necessary to protect
those interests and any sums necessary
to redeem paramount liens are made
available out of the money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated. The
Thurston provisions, with notifications,
provide that after the government ac-
quisition of the Kansas Pacific the pres
ident, in his discretion, may dispose of
the property to the best advantage for
the United States.
Representative Mcguire of California
offered an amendment, which was de-
feated by a party vote-6 to 5-that on
a sale by the government the purchase
price should be the amount of the pres
ent liens and claims of the government,
in addition to the first mortgage. Fail
ing in this, Mcguire secured the inser-
ton of the words that the sale should be
to the best advantage of the United
States.
WANTS SILVER COIN
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-Secretary
Gage has sent to Chairman Stone of the
house committee on coinage, weights and
measures a letter in which he explains
the necessity for the enactment of sew
eral important bills recently introduced
in the house at his request and still pend
ing. He says the amount it is permissi-
BILE under the existing law to allow the
melter and refiner and carrier of the
United States mints for wastage in their
operations of the precious metals is ex-
cessive and should be reduced to one
half thousandth of the whole.
The demand for new fractional silver
coin since 1890 has been much greater
than the amount coined and the treas
ury has been compelled to pay out worn
out coin as the amount of new coins
manufa ctured has been estimated by
the appropriation made for the payment
of loss on recoinage of such coin There
are now in the treasury over $100O0,O0O
in subsidiary silver coins; Of this
amount it is estimated that about $7,00O.-
900 is unfit for circulation. A third bill
coin in sums of $4,000 in any single de-
post and to pay for them without pre-
viously melting the coin to be held as
bullion and paid out for export in ex-
change for United States coin.
THE NAVAL BILL
WASHINGTON, JAN 27.-It is re-
garded as settled that the naval appro-
priation bill now being framed by
house committee will contain three i'm
portant items, namely, $1,O0O,OOO for
smokeless powder, 100000 for reserve
ammunition and sos, 900 for the estab-
lishment of a government powder fac
tory. The matter of having an ample
supply of powder in order to meet the
requirements of our naval vessels in an
emergency has received careful consid-
ration from members of the committee.
TI-SCALPING BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-The senate
committee on interstate commerce
agreed to vote on the anti-scalping bill
at it's meeting next Thursday.
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THE HEARNE LIBEL
Is Sent Back to Be Tried Yet Once
More

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27.-The su-
preme court today reversed the judg
ment of the superior court of San Diego
county, in which damages for libel had
been awarded DT. Joseph c. Hearne
against the Chronicle. a new trial was
ordered. The supreme court held that
the lower court had erred in not allowing
the defense to introduce important testi-
mony to support its statements. The
plaintiff had sought to show malice on
the part of the Chronicle correspondent
at San Diego by introducing in evidence
an eastern publication containing state
ments concerning DR.. Hearne. with the
authorship of which Hearne accused the
Chronicle correspondent. The defense
sought to have the whole article read,
and the court denied the request. The
lower court also allowed witnesses to
testify as to their understanding of the
meaning of publication, in which they
thought they discovered an nnuendo
duplicating Hearne in the killing of the
former husband of his wife. This the
supreme court held to be erroneous, as
the article itself was not ambiguous, and
was proper evidence. The supreme
court also held that libel lay in the
sting of an article, and that paper could
not be mulcted for libel if it had as
serted that the plaintiff had thrown
dishes at his wife, if the fact should be
that he had not thrown the dishes, but
had struck his wife with them while
holding them in his hands.
The supreme court referred to the
printing of court proceedings in the
divorce suit as privileged publications,
and held that paper did not have to
prove beyond reasonable doubt the truth
of its charges, preponderance of evil
dence being sufficient.
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IN COMMITTEE

t sos p. m. the house adjourned.
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Seven Sailors Mutiny

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 27.-Seven
sailors of the British bark Marion Fraser
mutinied last Sunday While the ship was
being towed out through the Straits OF
F'uca. A rough and tumble fight oc-
CURED on the deck, in which fists, clubs
and irons were freely used.
Captain Mcdonald was severely kick
ed and fifteen members of the crew,
including the mutinous ones. were bruis-
ed from head to foot,
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each company, this feature was not a
matter of much personal consequence.
The persons to whom careful attention
to this feature was most due were those
whose holdings were only of the stock
of one company. and in their interest
earnest consideration of this feature
has been given. The basis arrived at
in view of the present condition and
prospects of both properties. and the
relative value of each, Is believed to be
as nearly fair and equitable as can be
secured
J THE amount OF the capital stock of
the company will be si0,000,000, divided
into 100000 shares of the par value of
$40 per share; and all of said stock shall
be issued and delivered as full paid and
worcestershire to the stockholders of
the said Granite Mountain Mining COM
pany and Bi-Metallic Mining company
in the proportion of two-fifths thereof
Tor 100000 shares to the stockholders of
the Granite Mountain Mining company.
and ,three-fifths thereof Cor 600,0
shares) to the stockholders of the said
Bi-Metallic Mining company, for each
share of the present stock of the Gran
lite Mountain Mining company the hold
er will be entitled to receive one share
of said company's stock; and for each
share of the present stock of Bi-metal-
lie Mining company the holder shall be
entitled to receive three shares of said
consolidated company's stock; condi-
tonal. however, upon the surrender and
cancellation by such holder of the stock
certificates heretofore issued by said
Granite Mountain Mining company or
Bi-Metallic Mining company for the
shares in exchange for which such new
stock is so to be delivered"
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MlSS0ULA NOTES.
MISSoULA. MONT.

George Jones and wife Of Omaha are
guests at the Rankin.
D. S. G. Bush Of Nelson, u. c.. is reg
istered at the Rankin.
Bert Winsow Of Helena Is among the
Sunday visitors in town,
Gen. Charles $. Warren of Butte was
a visitor in town to-day.
John Mcguire spent Sunday in Mis-
soula and left on No tonight for
Butte.
Allen Fowler has sold his mercantile
business at Saltese and will soon re-
turn to Missoua.
Louis Odell came down from Arlee
tonight and will spend a short time ia
the city on business.
w A DufiieId and Tony Faust came
down from StevensVille last night and
spent Sunday in town.
ID. II. Ross returned last night from
a weeks visit at the Kenneth Ross mill
at Huson, where he had business to at
tend TO.
Claim Agent Il. II. Shaw of the
Northern Pacific came in from Spokane
last night and spent Sunday at the
Florence.
Superintendent Russell went over to
Wallace yesterday with the Corhett
special train.
Mineral Land Commissioner Rom
baur has recovered from his recent ill
ness sufficiently TO be able to walk out
a little in the middle of the day.
Farmers are elated over the heavy.
wet snow that fell last night and that
melted to-day. II Is one of The best
things that could have happened for
the ranchers.
Col. j. A. MCGOWAN returned this
morning from Eau Claire and is reg
istered at the Florence. where he will
remain for a short time before return
ing to his home ut Plains.
The war cloud that has been hanging
over the local bill posting circles, is
getting a little lower, III anything, and
the conflict that has been impending for
some days is liable to materialze
Pat mcEvery, the Wild Irshman"
of training days in Missoula, has been
in town to-day and will leave in the
morning for Hamilton. where he viii
spend some time on horse business.
Pat Hale, formerly of this city. SUI
fered a severe injury to his hand last
week while running the engine at The
Morning mine, as a result of which he
has lost the thumb CT his right hand.
Frank Foote, whose hand was
crushed Thursday in the accident to
The Occur d'Alene train near Morgans
Spur. Is doing well, and his injury is
not as serious as was at first feared
The members of "A Bachelors Hon
eymoon" company. which is 10 appear
at the Union Opera house Monday
evening. arrived tonight from Spo-
kane. and are Quartered at the Flor
ence.
Last night was the quietest that the
police have had on any Saturday for
many weeks. The city jail was with
out an occupant this morning. and
there was not a fight To disturb the
quiet of the early Sunday hours
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Over $1,000

Worth of furniture for 1925. in good
house, West side. close in; house for rent
A Broom brick house, stable and out
buildings. extra-large corner lot, house
furnished perfect title. taxes paid, all
for 1925.
A snap: 4-room house, stable. chicken
house, wood and coal sheds, full lot, per-
feet title, Placer street $3.50.
A new 4-room house, Hornet addition,
$500
A 4-room solid brick, large barn, full
lot, Colorado street, 81 600,
A fine business proposition on Front ST.,
between Utah and Wyoming, $1,000.
Furniture in 11-room house near Parrot
smelter. S160.
For Rent-8-room modern brick, stable,
rooms newly papered good location for
boarding house, north of Copper and west
of Main street, S35, with water.
11-room furnished house, near Braund
house. s40 or will sell the furniture for
half it's value. Can store any kind of
goods at low rates.
w. E. LADD, 42s Colorado Street, Butte.
p. d. Box GA.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
Eastbound Train Delayed by n Wreck on
the Cascade Division.

Missoula, March 13.A wreck on the
Cascade division delayed the eastbound
train that was due here last night, so
that it did not reach here till an early
hour this morning. The train to-day
was on time.
This mornings westbound flyer was
in two heavy sections, and the first
reached here with the mail nearly on
time. The second section. with the local
and Pullman passengers, was a couple
of hours late.
Yesterdays outward bound Occur
d'Alene train made a good run through
to Wallace and reached the Occur
d'Alene metropolis on time. The Cor
bett company was aboard and the rail-
road people had agreed To land the
troupe at Wallace in time for last
nights engagement. This was accom-
plished without any difficulty, and
Corhett was accorded a remarkable re-
ception at the Wallace opera house.
Special trains We're run from Burke.
Gem and Wardner and the opera house
contained the largest audience that has
assembled there since il was built.
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Nnlnn Is IL InNorife.

MISSOURI. March 13.-The recent deci-
sions and opinions in regard To the sur
render of the Bitter Root valley school
lands by the state in order that they
may be reclaimed by the arid land
commission, have attracted consider
able attention here. and the attorney
general is a hot fayorite since he pub
lished his opinion in regard 10 the mat
ter If Colonel Nolan carries his point
he can borrow all the money he wants
to over in this region. 1t is the opinion of
attorneys here that the position of the
attorney general is the proper one, and
that he will he sustained If the matter
il taken before the courts. 1t is earn
estly hoped that he will be, as the
question OF reclamation of these bench
lands is one of great Importance To the
people Of the Missoula and Bitter Root
valleys
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At The ffotels.

The Florence-Louis II. Haas, James
5. Rosenield, Chicago; +. IL. Shaw,
Spokane: Charles $, Warren. Butte:
Hector McRae. ottawa. Canada: Will
liam i. John. Milwaukee: II. Ruben
stein. New York: +. w Linforth, San
Francisco; j. A. MCGOWAN. Plains.
The Ranlin-George Jones and wife,
Omaha. William Lityen. Omaha: Peter
Provost. city. II. Il. Metcaif, city; {. II.
Worland. StevensVille, Mrs. Nellie
Russell, Clinton: Otis Lewis, Clinton
w. A. DulIield, Stevensvilie: Perry
Faust. Stevensyille; James cavinder
Silver Creek. Colo: II. 7. Bunker. Bon
ner: Ed Paris, Bonner &. Beauohlen,
Bonner: c. A. Harnois, Butte: Bert
Winslow, Helena; y. 5. {, Bush, Mel
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A FIFTY BIRD SHOOT.
The Missoula Rod and Gun Club Opens
the Season.

Missoula, March 13.-The Rod an
Gun club opened it's season at the range
across the river to-day with a 50-bird
shoot The conditions were good and
the records We're the best that have
been made at an opening meeting for
several seasons This afternoon sew
eral members of the club took their
guns down the valley tn shoot at some
game They returned tonight with
ample evidence of their success.
As the weather permits the club Will
give its regular weekly shoots, and
expects to have the most successful
season in its history. Among the pleas
ant events that have been planned for
the summer is a field day UP the Bitter
Root, the chief attraction of which will
be a live bird shoot at native birds. A
large cote has been built near Florence,
and as soon as the birds are ready
there will be a regular barbecue day.