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Celia Decker, Tony Acts and John
Duffy pleaded not guilty to disturbing
the peace and will be tried tomorrow
afternoon.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-21

Andrew Anderson, for disturbing tn,
peace, was fined $40.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-21

Gebo coal: lump. IS; Nut. 81. J.. {
Goss. Jr., Agent, 81 Silver Bow block. "
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Mountain House Coal, Trail Greek
Mont.
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LABOR DAY PICNIC.

$40 sets of teeth $40 DR.. Wix.
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y. Z. IItA W SUN,
General Agent. Al North Main street.
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Isaac Berry was also charged with as
sault IN the third degree on Adam Farra-
dy and a warrant for his arrest issued.
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The Montana Copper Mining Co.

incorporated under the Laws Of the State of Montana
~aPnai' 100000 Shares, Par Value SIoo Each. Fully Paid
ASSeSSaDle. $50 Don Treasury Shares
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DAVE TEAM.
AT THE HOTELS.

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
Gen. John M. palmer's Pension.

Can any honest citizen, be he, HIM
self, a veteran pensioner. or not, fail to
experience a sense Of burning shame
upon his cheeks at the thought of the
stipend of $1OO per month, heretofore
paid to Gen. John M. Palmer, Of I'LL
nois, being reduced to $50 per month
by the present congress? Here is
man, heroic soldier for the Union,
in his prime, now poor In his old age,
after an honorable life, much Of which
was spent in public service. Only two
and a half years ago he was the can
didats of a section of one Of the great
parties for the presidency, an stand
ing for the highest and purest princi-
pies of government. He was the as
sociate Of wealthy men, but his hands
were clean when he entered and re-
NAMED so to the close Of his hopeless
campaign.
And now Republican congress.
which can vote, without a grimace, the
distribution of nearly $145,OOO,OOO
among those whose names are rightly
or wrongly carried on the pension
rolls, cuts the allowance to this old SOL
der and statesman in two and losses
him one-half, or $50, in order that the
grand total may be reduced in this
triff1ing sum. Blind and nearly eighty
two years old, Gen. Palmer is subject
ed to this Infamous humiliation!
A more shameless act Of petty legis-
lation was never consummated!
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
Nicaragua Canal Scheme Dead.

When Chairman Hepburn. of the
committee of commerce Of the house
of representatives at Washington. an
nounced his purpose to attach the
Nicaragua canal bill to the sundry
civil appropriations bill as rider. the
desperate situation Of the measure was
revealed. The four points of order
which Mr.. Cannon. chairman of the
committee on appropriations. raised
against this action were all sure of be-
ing sustained by any chairman Of the
committee of the whole whom the
speaker should call to that service. Mr..
Hepburn's only hope was in securing
enough Republican and Democratic
votes to overrule the decision of the
chairman-a most unusual result In
that great body Of representatives. In
this instance Mr.. Hopkins. of Illinois.
in the chair. held that Mr.. CannOn's
points of order were well taken and
on the appeal his decision was sus-
tained first by a rising vote of 1852 to
11S and by tellers. 127 to 100.
1t Is practically certain that this
ends the progress of the Nicaragua
canal scheme at the present session
of congress. inasmuch as Mr.. Hepburn
had made a previous motion. which
was voted down. that the bill should
be the special order next Tuesday on
it's own merits.
The lobby in this matter has been
most persistent and they have had
good supporter of the measure in the
president. who reflected his inherent
weakness by it's advocacy in his mes
sage. in the face of an enlarging treas
ury deficiency. The bill has. for it's
initial object. the expenditure Of $115,-
900, 0OO-for the digging Of a ditch
across the territory Of a foreign.
though a neighboring. country. The
days in which this canal might have
been of advantage to the worlds COM
merce are past. The transcontinental
railway lines linking the shores of the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans supply ev-
cry need of trade and will continue to
do so for all time to come.
Congress might much more appropri-
ately act favorably upon the Hanna
Payne merchant marine bill. This
would not only prove a wise expendi-
ture from the standpoint Of CONNER
cial economy and industrial stimula-
ton. but it is especially timely in view
Of the demand for sea Transportation,
more particularly In the Pacific.
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War Taxes and the Army.

Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations of the nation
al house OF representatives, intimated
in his famous speech of last week that
for two years, at least, the war taxes
would continue. These yield now an
proXimately 10000, 900 per annum.
The cost of the military esta blish-
ment during the fiscal year ending
June 80 last was $4S, 950,26S But these
figures included $13,6S2, 7O4 to be ex-
pended by the war department under
the direction of the secretary
The army reorganization bill. as it
passed the house, carried with it an
appropriation of approximately $780,
100000 for the next fiscal year, indie
pendent Of the river and harbor BILL
which amounts to about $50, OOO, 900 adj
ditionaI
Mr.. Cannon, when asked what would
probably be the cost of the army for
the next succeeding fiscal year. named.
$145, 100000 as the estimated figures
and added that s42, 0OOO 900 would prob
ably be required for the navy. The
appropriations for this branch of the
service for the fiscal year ending June
30 last were $34,561, 546. Naturally. the
war figures materially increased the
original, the payments being made
from the special defense fund. Mr..
Cannon very pointedly suggested to the
house that sit is the part of wisdom
and common prudence to fully realize
the condition which confronts u.s."
The government will be required to
pay. during the next fiscal year. about
$l46,0OO,OOO for pensions. The total of
expenditures, therefore, for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1900, will be about
1888 OOO,OO for the military and naval
establishments alone, including pen
sions, which are ordinarily counted
under these heads. This sum EQUALS
the budgets for the annual mamie.
nance OF the military establishments
or Germany, Russia and Italy.
MI. Dockery. the leader of the mi
nority on the committee on appropria
tons, followed Mr.. Cannon in support
of the chairman's cry Of Halt" and
made the astounding statement, which
OF course, could not be gainsaid. in
view of what the Republican leader
had uttered, that the expenditures for
the next fiscal year would reach the
enormous sum of $675. ZOO, O0O," and that
tnere would be "a deficit of $3.50. 0O0-
OOO." The total revenues he liberaIlv
computed at $525, 100000.
The figures of the estimated de-
hciency. as submitted by Mr.. Dockery.
are under. rather than above. the
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Benches VS.. Desks.

1t Is said that Speaker Reed con-
templates the removal of the desks
now In use by members in the hall Of
representatives at Washington and
substituting therefor benches some
what after the style of those in use In
the English house Of commons. A
dozen years ago or more William M.
Springer. Democratic member Of con-
gress from the Springfield, ILL.,. dis
trict. made the same suggestion, and
while he and Mr.. Reed. then a plain
representative. never agreed on any
thing, but. on the contrary, were con-
stantly fitting on everything. they did
agree on that proposition. Mr.. Reed is
now In position to carry out the re-
form and will probably do so If re-
elected to the speakership Of the next
house.
The presence Of the desks for the
use of members affords them an OPP
portunity for reading and writing dur
ing the sessions devoted to legislation,
which is conducive to Indifference as
to what is going on and consequent
neglect of the public interests. AL
ready the membership of the house is
81 ldI6 Iudl. Wneu Tic ISdppOIlIOu-
ment comes to be made on the basis Of
the new census. there will not be space
enough to locate the desks required for
additional members, unless the hall Is
enlarged.
Speaker Reeds plan will overcome
this difficulty. Furthermore, 1t will
enable the presiding officer to maintain
better order than Is possible under the
present arrangement, and members
will be compelled to pay close atten-
ton to the business in hand. The re-
form is one which should have been
introduced years ago, and failure to
adopt it has. unquestionably, been det-
rimental to the proper conduct Of pub
lie business in a material degree.
The same plan should, for equally
good reasons. be applied to the senate
Tho ,In,
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A Notably Grateful Act.

There is nothing which contributes
so much to the comfort and pleasure
of a sea, voyage as the confidence of
the passengers in the skill, ability and
faithfulness of officers and crew. The
storms. these servants cannot control,
but they can control the vessel while
she is doing her best to outride the
storm. and to this service they intelli-
gently and vigilantly apply themselves
in the consciousness of existing dan
gers as we'll as that Of their own re-
sponsibility to every one concerned. Of
course they are only discharging their
duty: but this is often done under a
terrible physical and mental strain. the
extent of which cannot be measured
by those whose lives are committed to
their keeping.
1t is always pleasant to note. there
fore. any evidence Of substantial ap-
probation by passengers Of these ex-
traordinary exhibitions of skill, cour-
age. endurance and fidelity
During the recent fierce storm on the
western shore of the Atlantic the
American line steamer Paris was sub
emerged successfully from the grasp
of the tempest. The saloon passengers
met in the saloon. and after adopt
ing resolutions commencing Capt.
Watkins and his officers for their sea-
manship, raised, it Is said. handsome
sum for distribution among the sea-
men.
This is as it should be. The humble
members of the crew are always In
peril. They are generally brave, big
hearted fellows. and the recognition of
their merits is far too much neglected.
Actions like that on the Paris are CAL
culated to cheer honest hearts and to
give the representa- tives of this class
of laborers a feeling of kinship with
the great human family. which, while
it does always exist, in fact, is too Of
ten ignored by those who, through
some perversity of their natural and
artificial make up. regard themselves
as superior beings.
The incident referred to is whole
some. and demonstrates the fact that
after all the average human heart is
not composed entirely of mineral sub
stances.
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Labor Is Alarmed.

That the people are awakening to
the hampering influences Of trusts Is
atteSted by the number of cases re-
Gently docketed On the calendars of
federal courts. At Cincinnati last week
the federal grand jury, terminating
session of five days, returned an in
dictment against a threatening coal
combination of West Virginia, compris-
ing sixteen companies. The prominent
fact connected with the case is that
the charges against this oppressive
combination We're first formulated
and brought to the attention of the
grand jury by the labor organizations
most interested. They made the initial
move, and this was ably supported by
others in trade, who fully realize the
vast injury that is being done their
business by the unnatural, artificial
ana autocratic methods of this pow
erful West Virginia combination
Labor organizations. always forceful
In politics, have long watched the trend
OF events and results connected with
the most prominent trusts in the coun
try. Now that the formation of new
trust is a matter of almost daiIy oc-
Seti l CHE, ldUOT mas become alarmed
at the rapid increase and is moving in
the matter. That the labor organiza-
tons of Ohio will find hearty co-opera-
ton in other states is undoubted. Mr.
Bryan may. possibly, see in this move
ment an issue pregnant with great in
dustrial Importance to the country.
1t is understood that the district at
torney purposes to prosecute this case
with vigor Various counts of the in
dictment charge the sixteen companies
with knowingly and willfully entering
into unlawful contracts combinations
and conspiracies in restraint of trade
and commerce in coal and coke among
several states, more particularly West
Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana.
Michigan and Illinois. Other counts
charge them with contracting the out
put, reducing the price obtained for
coal to an average whereby all the
interested companies shared alike and
practically, killed outside competition
1t is charged that the output Of all the
mines involved was to be equalixed
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for annexation. they now find themselves
undeceived. People seeking annexation to
this great republic do not seek 1t with
Mauser bullets
The administration has taken an island in
the Philippines and has agreed to pay twenty
millions OF dollars for SPANS title to the
archipelago. but has acquired in addition an
Asiatlc war. There are said to be twelve
hundred islands in the group. Will IL bs
necessary to wage twelve hundred wars to
conquer twelve hundred islands? While the
American people generally. and we of the
Pacific coast particularly, have been In ia
vor of annexing the Philippine islands we
think the desire for the archipelago will
disappear II 1t be found that 1t costs mora
to conquer them than they are worth We
might as we'll talk plainly-the only DESIRE
Tor the Islands is commercial. and the only
nope Is that they may be profitable. AS for
the high-minded proposition of Outstanding
ana civilizfng them. that is not worth sert-
ousiy discussing with SO practical a people
as the Americans. They want the Pbilip-
pines because they hope that the archinelaeo
Will pay. II the archipelago will not nav
tnen the American people do not want It,
therefore, 1t behooves the administration
ana the Republican party to move very
carefully in this matter
While the Fflipinos who attack our armies
must be put down with strong and merc,-
less hand. 1t does not follow that REFRESHING
them commits us to making the islands into
states OF this Union The Democrats are
now practically unanimous against it. The
Republican leaders must gravely weigh com
hitting the party to this policy of making
states OF the Philippines. 1t may mean the
wreck OF the Republican party two years
from now
Let the administration lay aside It's policy
OF vacillation Let the administration tell
the american people what it intends to do
WIN the philippines And let the admin
istratlon tell the American people now
San Francisco Argonaut (Rep1.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
LETTER FROM MANILA.
Chaplain Cressy Acknowledges the
Receipts OF Books

Receipts OF Books.
s. Sherin. Of No. 40 Stanley terrace Chi
cago, secretary Of the civic philanthropic
conference. has received the following let
ter from the Rev. DR.. Cressy, chaplain of
the thirteenth Minnesota United States vol
unteers. now at Manila:
Manila. P. l.. Dec. %, 1S9s.-My Dear
Friend Sherin: l desire to thankfully ac-
knowledge the receipt OF package of maya
zines. which came in today's mail How
thoughtful Of you! 1 shall enjoy reading
them more than can tell you, and then
pass them through the regiment to the boys
1t Is a great comfort to know that our
friends away in our far-off home land think
OF US. We often think Of you all, and Of
our dear old home state, which we have re-
christened Gods country"
enjoy army life very much. and my du-
Ties are not irksome at present but very
pleasant. We appreciate all reading mat
Ter sent us. How long we are to remain at
Manila Is problem we cannot solve just
duty. We had scare yesterday. Several
regiments were called out on a report that
the insurgents had taken possession OF
bridge. but we found all quiet when we ar
rived. 1t was Just bluff" on the part
of the rebels They still keep their army
about the city. but at a respectful distance.
Some think We will have trouble with them
yet, but l do not think 1t will materialize
into fact.
am standing the climate wonderfully we'll.
l at first lost thirty-seven pounds in weight.
and recently Nsained Ave pounds. and am
now in excellent health and spirits perform-
ing full work.
Thanking you for your thoughtful kind
Chaplain Thirteenth Minnesota United States
Volunteers.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16

plantation and slave labor contract. Kansas
City Times
Eagan may be the injured innocent that he
says he Is and that 1t is hoped he may be-
But 1t is dollars to doughnuts that the army
will have better food for while than 1t had.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The question OF Eagan's Is, Does the
punishment fit the crime? The court martial
sentence dismissal from the army. This
Is committed by the president to suspension
from rank and duty for six years. This does
not carry with 1t suspension of pay and the
only thing Gen. Eagan will lose is an oppor-
tunity to earn his salary. The president has
dealt very leniently with him.-Seattie Post
Intelligencer.
Gen. Eagan can't feel broken up over that
sentence. because when dropped from active
service he certainly fell into something soft
Philadelphia Times.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
TRUTH AS TO ENGLAND.
The Globe Congratulated for Pub
fishing the News.

i1Sn1nE the News
To The st. Paul Globe:
I take pleasure in congratulating your paper
for the London cablegram it contained IN
regard to England's true feeling for America.
1t is pleasing to note that finally one Ameri-
can paper has had the courage to publish
the truth in regard to Engands duplicity.
During the past eight months, England.
through her powerful press her representa-
tives and her many friends employed by
American newspapers, has practically SUE
ceeded in prejudicing Americans against
France. Germany and Russia. These coun-
tries have not the means Of spreading news
that England possesses, their newspapers are
not read in this country and the result was
that England could mtsrepresent the real feel
ings of those nations towards the United
States and stand uncontradicted.
England's pretended love for America is
purely selhshness and time will prove this
to be fact. For the past $50 years England,
through her diplomacy and dupicity, has az
grandized herself at the expense of nations
that had placed faith in her pretended friend
ship. She has always managed to use some
nation or other as a cub to defeat the hon
est progress Of other nations. This time she
is trying to use America as club, but 1t
Is to be hoped that America will not be mis-
led by fattery, and, thereby lose the friend
ship Of nations that have a much cleaner
record. so far as friendship with the United
States is concerned. England has always been
Jesuit in politics. most able one.
The present pretended friendship of Eng
land for this country and the wave of i'm
per.alism started by a. certain element in
this country Is significant In more ways than
one. We need today some strong man, full
of true American patriotism, to expose, be-
fore it Is too late.f The certain element in
this country thatIis throwing dust in the
peoples eyes through certain newspapers
should be exposed, and the sooner the bet
ter, for if they are allowed too much time
they will have accomplished their purpose
l am Republican, but 1 doing a good
deal Of thinking ---G. A Duvigneaud,
~ 304 Flour Exchange.
Minneapolis. Feb. 10, 1S99
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16
BILLY BO7H-S/DES.
President Will Ruin His Party by His Facilitating
POHcE
Policy.

The administration policy of vaciHation
goes back for many months With the tacit
approval of the administration. Consul VIII
liams OF Manila; Consul Wildman, of Hong
Kong and Consul Pratt, of Singapore, en-
couraged AguinaldO to believe that the ad-
ministration regarded him as an ally of the
American forces. Wildman went so far as
to ship Aguinaldo to Manila from Hong
Kong and furnish him with arms and am
munition. What could AguinaIdo and the
F1lipinos believe but that the American
government did regard them as allies? The
actions OF Wildman and the other consuIs
should have been at once repudiated by the
administration IL we intended to take and
keep the islands. But. in accordance with
the administrations policy of yacillation,
this was not done Aguinaldo and his FIN
pinos were allowed to believe that we rec
ognized them as allies. Such. in fact, has
been the administration policy of vacilla-
ton that many of the American people also
believed that they were acting as our al
lies
The result of this policy of vacillation was
inevitable. From the devious and uncer-
tain course Of the administration no one
has known what It's policy was to be. The
American people do not know. The MEM
bers of the American house do not know.
The United States senators do not know
For days they have been vainly trying to
find out what the administrators policy
may be. They have failed. We can tell
them. 1t is policy of vacillation.
However. the fighting around Manila will
now force the vacillating administration to
take some stand. 1t will be interesting to
see what stand the administration will take.
whether 1t will be supported by the Repub-
lican party and backed up by the American
people. Not only the fate Of the administra-
ton, but the fate Of the Republican party is
involved. If the American people, deceived
by the administration and its witless consuls,
have believed that the Filipinos were anxious
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-16


One of the points made by Prof. B.
E. Fernow, in recent paper read be-
fore the Minnesota Forestry associa-
tion, is that the preservation Of tim
Der invites many tourists, hunters and
anglers to the state, who expend large
sums of money, (which gradually
work back to the pockets of our farm
ers, producers and merchants" Con-
tinuing, he says:
It would like to tell how the noun
tains of New Hampshire, sterile as
they are, have, through summer
months tourists and visitors, proved
veritable Klondike to the citizens Of
New Hampshire and brought into that
little state millions of gold. Should the
beautiful lakes and streams which
center around the headwaters of the
Mississippi and st. Croix prove less
valuable?"
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by joint agent Of the combination,
ana that this method Of pooling profit
and loss tended to restrain natural
output OF the mines and created great
disorder In the market. Considered as
whole, the indictment charged gen.
orally, that conspiracy had been en-
tered into to monopolize the coal and
coke trade and that this was against
public policy and the federal statutes.
The fight of labor against such un-
lawful manipulation will be watched
with interest, in view of the present
abnormal growth Of trusts throughout
the country.