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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-24
SENATORIAL BALLOT.
Clark Leads the Race with Conrad Close
on His Heels.

Clark Leads the Race with Conrad Close
on His Heels.
Helena, Jan. 23.-W. A. CLARK to.
day gained two votes in the balloting
for United States senator. Senator
Hannah Of Sweet Grass and Represent.
ative More Of Meagher being the new
accessions to the ranks of the Butte
mans followers. Both gentlemen pre-
coded the casting of their votes with
short speeches, Senator Hannah's being
rather interrupted by the music from
outside the legislative halls, furnished
by the McPhee company band. The
republican strength was thrown to
Cornelius Hedges.
In all there we're 80 votes cast, re-
quiring AZ to elect. There were two
absentees, Carr and Moran, both Of
whom have been voting for Conrad.
The vote was as follows:
Clark-Senate, 8; house, 81; total,
So.
Conrad Senate, Z; house, 26; total.
33.
Hedges Senate, 5; house. 9; total,
ID.
Maginnis Senate, Q; house, 4;
total, +.
Fox-Senate, 1; house, l. total, 2.
Blake-House, 1.
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ANOTHER SENSATION
Sprung by Lindsay Of Dawson
Who Adjures Republicans
to Remain Steadfast.
CLARK LEADS THE RACE
Gains Votes from d-Candidates
Dropping Out-Grand Jury to Re
port This Afternoon.
Special to The Gazette.

Special to The Gazette.
Helena, Jan. "a. Representative
VIM. Lindsay of Dawson county fur
nished the sensation of the day in the
joint session at noon, when his name
was called. Lindsay is one Of the fif-
teen republicans in the legislature, and
to head off rumored break of the re-
publicans to W. A. CLARK for United
States senator he spoke for thirty min
utes in explanation of. his vote, charg-
ing that it was common talk that GER
tain republicans had been purchased.
Republicans, although III the minor
ity, will be held to strict accountable
ty," he declared dramatically, and if
they allow themselves to be swerved a
hairs breadth from the path of duty
they will be branded as political out
casts and social Pariahs as WE'LL
The ballot then proceeded without
incident, the only feature being the in
crease of Clark's vote ly accessions
from Conrad. it being the first time
that Conrad's ranks had been invaded
by that candidate. The number of can
didates voted for today was the small
est since the session opened.
The result was: Clark. IS; Conrad,
81 Cornelius Hedges (rep.), Is; Maj.
Martin Maginnis, 6; DR.. Fox, 2.
The grand jury appointed to investi-
gate the bribery charges is expected to
report at p. m. today. The report
will be accompanied by no indictments
and will be regarded by the Clark men
as a vindication Of their man.
The CLARK forces claim that they will
wind up the fight this week and that
they will have republican votes if nec-
essary to use them.
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CLARK CONTINUES TO GAIN.
j. X. Toole Sends Letter to His Supporter.
Withdrawing His Name.

J. K. Toole Sends Letter to His Supporters
Withdrawing His Name.
Helena, Jan. 21.-The joint ballot
for United States senator today re
suited in some more surprises for the
anti Clark forces, the Butte man record
ing a further increase. Three votes
went to him for the first time, Metlen
Of Reaverhead, who has been voting
for Toole: Johnson of Carbon. who has
been voting for Hartman and Fox
alternately, and Parker Of Granite,
who has been voting for Mantle. One
of Clark's supporters, Walsh, was
absent today, otherwise his total vote
would have been thirty -four. J. K.
Toole sent a letter to each of the sena-
tors and representatives who have been
supporting him withdrawing his name.
His friends respected his wishes and
voted accordingly. The repu blican
vote went to T. G. Marshall. There
were five absentees, four in the house
and one in the senate. The vote re-
suited: Clark, 50; Conrad, SO; Mar
shall, IA; Maginnis, 5; Fox, 8 Hart
man, i; total, 80; necessary to a
choice, As.
The vote in both houses was as fol-
lows: Conrad Senate, 7; house, 26;
total, 33.
Cla1k-Senate, s.; house, 25; total,
33.
Marshall Senate, 5; house, 8; total,
Ia.
Fox-Senate, 2; house. 1; total, 8.
Maginnis - Senate, Il; house, 4;
total, 5.
Hartman-House, l.
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Still GRINDS away
The State Legislators Introduce
Bills Galore But None Are
Passed Yet.
SALARY j BILL AGAIN
Comes Up-Woman's Suffrage Bill to
Be introduced Disposition of the
Doodle Determined Upon.
Friday-In the Senate.

3 @
The senate this morning considered
one bill in committee Of the whole,
that Of Connolly regulating the assign
ment Of wages and after a debate that
has been about the liveliest of the ses-
sion voted to definitely postpone action.
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Hobson, fixing the salaries OF
county officers and deputies.
By Anderson, registering land titles,
the Torrens land law.
By Stanton, abolishing the Office Of
supreme court reporter, also providing
for vacating plated lands in incor-
porated cities: also amending laws as
to the attendance and examination Of
witnesses in matters of bribery and cor
rnption; also relating to pleadings in
civil actions.
Hannah gave notice Of bill chang
ing the law as to the printing Of ballots
and throwing more safeguards in the
way of secrecy around voting.
Campbell gave notice Of a bill pun
isbing those who steal rides upon the
cars. Riddell OF bill regulating the
compensation of executors.
Meyers bill relating to education.
Worden of a joint memorial to con-
gress asking the opening of part of
the Flathead reservation
Hobson's bill relating to the salaries
Of county officers is very similar in
some respects to the famous salary bill
of two years ago that died bornin y
1t fixes the compensations of officers
in the counties as follows, the classes
being given in their regular order.
from one to eight with the exception of
auditor, which is only provided for
counties up to and including the third
class: Sheriff $4,000; $1,000. 5000;
$4,000; $2,400; $4,000; $1,000;
81, 500. District clerk, $4,000; So. 900;
$4,000; $1,000; $1,000; $1,4OO;
$1,000; $1,000. County clerk, So. 800:
$4,000; $4,000; $4,000; $1,8OO; ST.
500; $1,000; $1,4OO. Treasurer, $2,-
500; $4,000; $4,000; $4,000; $4,000;
$1,800; $1,000: 81, 400. Attorney,
2,500; $4,000; $4,000; $1,000;
$1,000; $1,4OO; $1,000; $1,000. As
SCISSOR, $4,000; $4,000; 81, 800; 81, 800;
$1,000; $1,40O; $1,000; 5000. Aud
itor, $l,800; $1,000; $1,000. Super
intendent Of schools, $1,000: $1.50O;
$1,000; $1,000; $1,000; $780,; $7OO;
5000.
In committee Of the whole the senate
this afternoon passed Clark's bill as to
alias summons, Whiteside's admitting
veterans Of the Spanish and Mexican
war to soldiers home and Tiereny s bill
relating to the arid land commission.
S. B. - fellow servant bill, and
Clark's bill relating to changing county
seats were referred back to the general
file
The committee arose and the senate
after accepting the report passed finally
Norris bill relating to chattel mortgages
and substitute for Cullen's bill in
regard to registration Of votes, after
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CLARK WILL WIN.
A Forecast of the Senatorial Fight as 1t
Appeared Last Night.

A Forecast of the Senatorial Fight as 1t
Appeared Last Night.
Editorial Correspondence
Helena, Jan. 23.-Clark's election,
with or without republican votes, ap-
pears to be only matter Of few days.
And the indications are tonight that he
will receive no assistance from the re-
publioans; all the information can
gather on this subject is to the effect
that the fifteen members will vote for a
party man to the end. They honored
Cornelius Hedges Of this city with a
vote today and tomorrow will compli-
ment G. II. Grubb of Flathead county,
candidate for associate Justice Of the
supreme court on the Mckinley ticket
two years ago. Then the repu blicans
will probably return to Marshall, but
if the contest lasts several days they
are likely to compliment other party
leaders throughout the state.
CLARK got SO votes today, gaining
Senator Hannah of Sweet Grass county,
who has been voting for Fox, and Rep
resentative More Of Meagher, who had
been supporting Hartman. There were
only eight scattering democratic votes,
divided between Maginnis and Fox.
and it is claimed that six of these will
ultimately go to Clark. That would
make him AZ and if he ever reaches
those figures his election is a foregone
conclusion. It is an open secret that it
is now difficult to hold some of the
Conrad men in line and the necessary
votes to elect CLARK will very likely
come from that source. The DAILY men
would break away from Conrad in
minute il they dared to do SO and vote
for most anyone but Joe Toole, demo.
crat or republican. but they are afraid
to do it. II they did the weak Conrad
supporters would get into the Clark
band wagon and fill 1t mp with the re.
quired 46 In no time. So Conrad. IL
will be seen. has the Dalyites bottled
up. but still the Great Falls man has
no show Of being elected.
Few people deny that Clark 10 usinR
money aorsuptly, but his democratic
adherents and few Helena ropubli.
cans sAy he should be elected In spite
Of chat fact. And he will bs. too. un
lees some grand coup ia accomplished.
which must even b. u hieesr thing
than ths bribery charges on the Asst
day of the session. The CLARK aenss.
msns seems 10 b. rampant. u In uni.
vessal IN Helena and you also rot u
fsoaa men frosa ail quastess q ths
asats. 6nt u h from deuousaoA Tho
Dnlvitoa have nOs VOC nivAn mn Aha
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can and can t help it if Clark is elected
that the senatorship is for sale and he
has the money to buy it.
This is the situation as accurately as
it can be described tonight Clark and
his chief lieutenants wear an air Of su-
preme confidence and the DAILY men ad-
NIT that they have done all they can
do to beat him. Nd one seems to know
or care when the grand jury will report
and the impression seems to he general
that it will not hurt anybody when it
does. Clark's election, I confidently
believe, will occur before the week is
out, and also believe the repu blicans
will stand by their party to the end
e. LIB.
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THEY TALKED BoUNTIEs.

House Committee Heard Views of Stock
One of the most important committee
meetings held during this session of the
legislature was that of Friday Of the
house committee on agriculture and
stockgrowing, when the bounty ques-
tion was discussed by the committee
and number of cattle and sheepmen
who were called in to express their
views. There was variance of views
expressed. hardly any two agreeing ex-
actly as to what legislation should be
enacted. All agreed, however, that
there were evils in the present law, es-
pecially in the manner of preventing
frauds, that needed correction.
AS it was agreed that no law could
be passed unless the cattle and sheep.
men could agree the committee decided
BY way of test to let the twenty cattle
and sheepmen present take ballot to
ascertain their preference. Upon the
proposition to increase the wolf bounty
from % to 96 there was an agreement,
but the vote upon the matter Of reduc.
ing the coyote bounty resulted in q de.
cision to leave the law AZ 1t 10. o..
Thirteen Of the twenty voted to leave
IL ~ II 10, while i've voted to reduce
u 70 $3.50 and the other two to out II
to %.
The matter Of providiug revenue to
meet bounty claims was discussed. the
stock interests seemingly being dia.
A..
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Saturday-In the Senate.

The senate today passed one bill and
listened to the introduction Of several,
including a joint memorial. and then.
adjourned until Monday at II a. m.
The committee on towns and counties
reported favorably senate bill "a to re-.
peal the 81 fee exacted by county treas
uIers in issuing county licenses, also
senate bill l6, requiring county off !,
Gals bonds to be examined at least
once every six months.
Sergeant-at-Arms Ponsford made
return upon the process issued in the
Geiger Whiteside contest informing the
senate that he had served the summons
and that the county clerk had returned
with him, bringing the ballots
Bills were introduced as follows:
By Campbell, making it a misdemeanor
to trespass upon railroad train with
out ticket or transportation unless an
employee of said road; by Myers,
changing the amount OF the general
school levy; by Hannah, relating to
the manner and form Of printing the
official ballot; by Worden. joint mem
orial asking that part of the Flathead
reservation be thrown open to settle-
ment Senator Myers bill proposes to
change the present law as to the gen
eral school levy. The law at present
permits the county commissioners in
making general levy to place it as
high as s5 mills. The proposed bill
will reduce it to 2 mills and make GER
tain provisions that will more generally
equalize the levy. requiring school dis
tricts to pay more of their proportion
than at present.
Notices Of bills were given as fol-
lows: By Mahop. relating to the fur
ther protection of fish, fur bearing ami
mails and game; also. relating to i'm.
position Of special road tax; by Cullen,
dividing counties into districts, and
providing for the election Of county
commissioners; by Whiteside, amend
ing the constitution as to the legislative
department; also, relating to the dis
Gem N.
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which adjournment was taken until
Saturday forenoon s
Uu II

which adjournment was taken until
Saturday forenoon
In the House.
In the house an effort was made to
employ two more female clerks, Miss
Mcguire Of Butte and Miss Kelly Of
Broadwater county. Burke Of Silver
Bow opposed it and said enough clerks
were hired for the present and upon his
motion the matter was indefinitely
postponed.
Hedges bill relating to stock break
ing into enclosures surrounded By legal
fence was recommitted. The judiciary
committee reported with recommen-
dation the title be amended and as
amended be printed.
Watson's bill relating to the erection
of pulp and paper mills and the exemp-
tion of the same from taxation was re-
ported unconstitutional and indefinitely
postponed.
Fitzpatricks, allowing fourth-class
counties auditors, was recommended
printed.
Introduced: By Lindsay For the
dividing Of counties into districts and
the elecClOn OF county commissioners
from said districts.
By Q. F. Kelly Relating to the ap-
pointment Of special constables.
By Walsh-to provide for the collec.
tion and disbursement Of taxes upon in
surance companies.
By Lewis-A bill relating to appeals
from the decision of the board of medi-
cal examiners.
By Normoyle Relating to the sal
aries and fees of officers. particularly to
the office Of clerk of the district court.
By Hedges Relating to the registra-
tion Of land titles (Torrens billy.
By Stephens-To provide All assis-
tant for registrar Of the state land
office, fix the salary and designate the
fund from which it is to be paid
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PROTEST AGAINST TITLES.
Present British System Contrasted
with Simplicity of the
Ancients.

The following letter deserves all the
publicity can give it:
do you not think that the time has
arrived when the practice of adding
meaningless preixes to otherwise re-
spectacle names should go the way of
+. many other useless and obsolete Gus
toms? Why should robust cleric in
the prime of life be designated as
'venerable'-a description which he
would doubtless object to in the or
binary way? Why should magistrate
be styled worship though he may fire.
quently have been overwhelmed with
ignominy while occupying the truth
pillory? Why should youth of shady
habits and questionable morals be
marked out as honorable above all his
fellow-men?"
These interrogatories might be con
siderably extended. Why should hum
BILE John Jones be addressed as ''mis-
ter''-a corruption of the imposing
Latin ''magister?" Why should plain
Tom Smith set so much store by the
suffix "esquire"-a rank which has
had no practical meaning since the
day of chivalry? The ancients were
much ahead of us in this respect. It
never seems to have occurred to them
that their great men would appear any
the greater for being spoken of as Mr..
Socrates, or Mr.. Plato, M. T. Cicero,
Esq, or the Hon. julius Caesar.
Though they occasionally used official
titles, the Greeks never obscured a
hero's identity by such title as Lieut..
Col. Leonidas or Maj. Gen. Miltiades.
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus is
a good mouthful, but what is it beside
Field Marshal the Right Honorable
Lord, Pumpingborough, of Vizigapa-
tam, K. C. B., Z. C. S. l., D. C. L., and
all the rest of it? I.entirely agree that
it would be good thing if we could
revert to the simplicity of the ages
when mans family and personal
names were considered good enough to
know him by. At the same time fear
there is little prospect of it, in spite
of my correspondents opinion that GER
tain titles are out of date. The ten
dency of the time seems all the other
way.-London Truth.
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"Have you the papers now?"

Lave you lnc papers how
NO." replied Tom. "but know them
by heart. / was waylaid and robbed
in San Francisco. See, here is the scar"
AS he spoke he bent his head, and
then went on:
'We have reason to believe the mate
of the vessel, man named Rider, heard
what your brother said to me when he
was dying and that he was the rascal
who nearly killed me and took the
papers. He disappeared. and we think
he came here and started up the trail
to pass himself of as the rightful own
er of the will. He has had long start,
and may be there before this"
Avery was silent for a moment, and
then he said, frankly:
81 don't want to doubt your word,
Scott, but I must take every precau-
ton. Before admit anything, tell me
what the letter to John said, and what
it was signed"
Tom promptly complied, and appar-
tended his hand, exclaiming:
Its all right, and you shall have
Johns share if can help you. Shall we
go on together? I have been waiting
here week in hopes to run across Tar
box. He was coming down after sup
plies this MONTH
81 think we'd better start at once"
said Tom. 'We may meet him, and be-
sides feel sure the mate is there some
where"
would you know this man Tarbox if
you saw him?" added Tom.
"No," was the reply. Hes a new
partner Taylor has picked up out here -
"Do you know Taylor?"
20, yes. We were all out together in
the California mines in the sos. Poor
John was one of US. Dick Taylor loved
him as though he'd been his brother,
too. It'll be sad news for him to hear
your story"
It was late that night when Tom and
Green returned to their tent. It had
been decided to make sure that the
man had not arrived from the mine,
and, should they be unable to hear of
him, they were to start on the day fol-
lowing.
The sailor threw himself down on his
bed of boughs and was asleep almost in
stantly, but Tom Scott could see a pair
of blue eyes when his own were tightly
shut. His dreams that night were a
sad tumble of gold mines and fair dam
sells in distress, and he awoke but little
refreshed.
The day was spent in quiet but
fruitless inquiries for the man they
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sought, and the following morning a.
little caravan filed away from the har-
Dor toward the wild northern country.
Tom led the way on his horse, the pack
horses came next, Avery and his daugh-
ter followed and Green brought up the
rear.
The Dalton trail is over an undulat-
ing country all the way to Fort Selkirk,
and can easily be travelled on horse back
the entire distance of some 375 miles,
which relieved our travellers of the hard
ships attendant upon the other trails,
and it was with light heart that Tom
looked back over the well-ftted string
of animals and exclaimed:
IF we can only meet the man from
the mine we shall be in luck! We have
provisions enough for all hands!"
He would not have felt so happy could
he have known that at that moment
the man he mentioned was seated by a
| campfire with Rider and his companion
reading John Avery's will and the letter
written by Dick Taylor.
Leaving Tom and his party fairly on
their way, we must return to Obed
|
pushing forward as fast as possible.
Their undue haste the first day had
proved disastrous, for one of their pack
horses had gone lame, and they were
obliged to abandon it or go into camp
They chose the former, dividing its bur
den among the others as best they
could.
The second night found them many
miles on their journey, but as night
came on the weary beasts could hardly
be forced ahead, and Hank Bowers
cursed the delay roundly.
I'VE might as we'll stop here" he
growled at last, after helping one OF the
horses to regain its feet after STUN.
bling. get them packs off, will yer
while l see about the fire. I'm as hun
cry as shark"
The tent was soon set up. and afte,
supper was disposed of and pipes light.
ed he said:
See here, Rider, let's have a sort o
understanding bout this job. 'Spose we
meet this man Tarbox, then what
We've got ter have our yarns so they'l
agree. l guess now is a good time te,
NIX 1t up You don't want ter forge,
that yer name is Scott. I'll call yor
Tom all right enuff. You see the Young
chap jump overheard and save the ole
Teller, an you can tell that yarn al
right. Any darned fool can see you are
a salt water chap, an he'll swallow tha,
part of it."
Rider nodded, and the other went on
I've been thinkin' this out an I've
come ter the conclusion that we mus,
pump him about how ter get ter the
splace where the gold is an let him pe
on ter Dyea after his grub. He won,
hev enough stuff with him to make i,
wuth our while to stop him. See?'
After pause he continues:
We'll keep on and find this Other
Teller what sent the letter. They've got
big pile all dug by this time, and we
must hev it He'll drop out o. sight,
Riders face showed that he did no,
understand the Others meaning. an6
the miner repeated:
He'll git off the earth! Understand
Then when We hev the place all ter our
selves, Mr.. Tarbox will come back will
q lot of grub. Wen tell him his pard 60,
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:, She handed the check to the paying teller.
She was calm and collected, as if it was an
everyday matter
MADAM, said the teller. gently. you
Endorse it?" with little worried smile.
Yes; you must write your name on the
back here to show that you will repay this
bank In case the issuer of this check should
iall to answer our call"
~Oh! she said, accepting the pen.
this is what he read:
The - bank has always paid up what it
owes, and you need have no worry. There.
lore indorse this check. Very truly yours,
Mrs. j. B. Blanks"
The teller fell over into the vault.-Syra.
Fuse Herald
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Honest Boyi

81 am glad there are few honest people
left. Two years ago l sent boy around the
seen the boy to this day"
You don't call that boy honestv
Yes, sir! This morning / received pos
tai with this on the back: Dear Sir: Here
is your postal. started in business with
the penny you gave me and have prospered.
Thanks. chicago Evening News,
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New Pas. in Rocky Mount.ln..

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