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The representative., 1899-11-16

d0ned by the Democrats early in the con.
test on the theory that more votes could
BE- gained through general stampede" oi
German American votes against imper-
rialism.''
But the stampede was in the other direc-
tion. The voters Of Iowa could not be
frightened away from the gold STANDARD by
the hobgoblin Of imperialism" Governor
Shaw accepted the challenge and made q
square. fair hSht on the one great issue
growing out Of the war, forced By tho Dem
ocrats thenselves. who regarded Iowa az
the most favorable battle ground for test
inf popular sentiment upon this question.
Iowa has spoken for the Union and her YER
dict Is clean, clear.cut and decisive. She
ie for expansion. She has declared BY 4
plurality Of 10000 that the nag must not be
pulled down IN the Philippines.
II the Democrats had been sincere In
their advocacy Of free silver, they never
would have turned aside from that issue
to raise a howl about imperialism. !"
We are not in favor of our owning SUBJ
ject territories on the other side Of the
globe. II we were in congress and the
question came up legitimately, we
would fight 1t tooth and toe-nail as
long as we could stand up. But COM
pared with the question Of cutting in
half the metallic currency basis of the
money Of the world. and doubling the
power Of the dollar, and reducing the
value Of man and all his products. the
fate Of the half civilized Inhabitants OF
the PHILIPPINES is mere bagatelle.
But the fool leaders Of the Demo-
cracy permitted themselves to be led
into the ditch. They dropped the
financial question and tried to ride into
power on the wave Of 9 temporary ISSUE
And plutocracy grinned until its mouth
from ear to ear to see the al
legged reformers 60 OF on such a side
issue, which did not affect, except re-
motely, the price Of bread or beef for
the multitudes of this country, while
they left behind them the mighty issue
of the dollar versus the man. They
abandoned silver and placed themselves
in seeming antagonism to the flag and
the armies OF America, and won the
plaudits of Aguinaldo and his barbarian
followers.
Oh fools! Oh asses! They played
into the hands Of the money power, and
showed the utter insincerity of their
pretensions in favor of reform.
Get off the track, We Illuminated
donkeys, and give the Peoples party
chance. They are statesmen. They
know the difference between a hawk
and hand-saw.
AS Napoleon's soldiers said in Egypt
"The savants and the asses to the rear"
I'D.
The representative., 1899-11-16

1t will be observed that the only Nor
thern state that is called here Demo
cratic is Nebraska, and there the
victory is really Populistic, as the
Democratic vote therein is insignificant,
and, of itself, could hardly have carried
a single county.
But when we look at New York
$4,000 Republican; New Jersey. 10000
Republican (these formerly strongly
Democratic); and then look at Ken
lucky, that used to give 10000 to 10000
Democratic majority, we can see that
the old party of Jackson is doomed to
overwhelming defeat in 1900.
And it will deserve it. It defeated
15 bills to repeal the act of 1873, and re-
monetize silver; it stole our platform in
1886 and advocated free silver while it
plotted in it's heart to defeat it again.
and now, In this year of grace 1S99 it
has thrown the financial question over
board and started of on side issues
that were temporary in their nature.
When 1t goes to the bottom in 1900
the Peoples party will rise out of the
depths. There can be no real reform in
this country until the Democratic party
is wiped out of existence 1t simply
lives to keep the Republican party alive,
and the Republican party knows it.
Every time 1t is knocked down the G.
Q. P. lifts 1t up and steadies it on it's
trembling pins and pats it on the back
and says: Take care of the old fraud
or the fountains Of the deep will be
The representative., 1899-11-16

Attempting to Break Up Their o
r.u,.a+,or. q. s.,xD~s.

Attempting to Break Up Their Or
ganisatiOns i'm self-Defense.
CHICAGO. Nov. Ito break up the pres
ent trades unions, to stamp out complete
ly the arbitrary power Of walking dele
gates, arbitrators and professional erganiz-
ers and after this has been accomplished
to invite workingmen to form new unfone
that will cooperate with employers, is the
plan OF campaign of Chicago contractors
and architects. Not until the unions are
broken up and new cooperative associa-
tion of employers and workingmen has been
formed, will the contest cease, 1t is as
serted.
The first active step in the campaign to
destroy the existing unions was taken today
when IA manufacturers of sheet metal lock-
ed out from factories over 400 employees
This action, it is expected, will be follow
ed by other manufacturers of the same
commodity, it being avowed openly that the
manufacturers wish to break up the union.
Several OF the manufacturers issued let
ters to their men setting forth the reasons
that had led to the lockout. Ins the let
ter it is declared that the action of the
contractors has been forced by the unjust
demands of the unions made to the Skyes
Roofing Co.
The trouble with the Sykes company orig
mated last spring, when six metal workers
were taken to Moline, ILL.,, by the eonn-
pany to work in that city. The company
paid the mems fare to Moline. When the
men had been working 10 weeks in Mo
line the new wage scale of the union went
into effect, and as the company refused
to raise their wages, the men at Moline
went on a strike, and the union was obliged
to pay their fare back. The Chicago union
demanded that the Sykes company pay the
men their return fare, and threatened a
strike. The company refused to pay and
the strike was ordered. Since then <the
company has made Overtures to the union
for settlement but the men have. refused
to consider any proposition until the COM
pany agreed to pay the ex-employes full
wages for the time that they had been. on
strike, and pay the expenses that the
union had incurred during the strike.
This is a struggle of conflicting in
'terests. The employers are fighting for
fortunes; the men are fighting for
enough to eat. The employers can do
without fortunes; the men cannot do
without enough to eat. The employers
are all Republicans and held back this
action until the elections were over.
They are wise enough to know that in
this country everything hinges on po-
litics. The workmen are fools, and re-
fuse to WELD the power their united
votes would give them. They are mis-
led and rendered powerless by purchas-
ed leaders.
And SO they will go on until their
votes are taken from them; and the
verdict of history will be: Slaves
because they were not lit to be Free
/. D.
The representative., 1899-11-16
THE CIPHER IN THE PLAYS AND ON
THE TOMBSTONE.

In our last issue we printed an article
from the Pioneer Press, reviewing at
some length Mr.. Donnelly's new book,
The Cipher in the Plays and On the
Tombstone"
This book is not the hasty product of
leisure hour, nor the commonplace
expression of fieeting thoughts; nor yet
the record of the fanciful buildings Of
the Imagination.
1t is the fruit of 30 years of hard labor
and from literary standpoint is the
crowning achievement of a literary
character whose Caesars Column" and
The representative., 1899-11-16
FIGHTING ON SIDE ISSUES.
The Chicago Times-Herald saws:

From a national point of view the re-
turns from Iowa have greater significance
than those from any other state. The con-
test in that state was made upon distinctly
national issues. There were no local COM
plications or factional strifes to divert pub
lie attention from the discussion of those
questions which Mr.. Bryan advised Can
didate White~to press to the front In the
campaign.
Following the advice or the silver leader
Mr. White raised the cry OF ''imperialism,,
and "militarism ins every county in the
-Waweye state. The GilyAE .iasuastiEas+ aban-
The representative., 1899-11-16

Office, either Gee, hes a mark, amt
he?"
Mr.. Coxey has a charming wife, four
sons and a daughter. The pet of the
household is the youngest boy. Legal
Tender Coxey is now five years old.
The representative., 1899-11-16

"Shall money control this govern
ment?" 1t will be great issue in 1900.
Direct legislation would settle this Ques-
tion and settle it right Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price rs cents.
The representative., 1899-11-16

With the initiative and referendum
the people get any reform a majority
will vote for. Now we get any law the
millionaires will pay for. Read Bond
and Industrial Slavery" Price Is cents
The representative., 1899-11-16

Health for ten cents. Cascarets make
the bowels and kidneys act naturally,
destroy microbes, cure headache, bill
iousr ess and costipation. All druggists.
The representative., 1899-11-16
THE ELECTIONS.
What of the Future?

The following figures give the esti-
mated pluralities in the recent cleo
tons:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27

home talent present the comic opera
"Erminie, "under the direction Of Mrs.
M. H. Tolnpkins, who deserves much
credit for the production. The opera
was we'll staged and costumed and pre-.
sented in manner that gave entire
satisfaction to the audience, which
manifested its appreciation by liberal
applause and the presentation of nu-
merous handsome floral emblems to
several Of the lady performers. Among
them, Mrs. Roy G. Butler as MARIE
was undoubtedly the star of the even
ing, the lady being possessed of sweet
and well-trained voice and displaying
ability as an actress which can only be
acquired by experience on the stage.
Miss Walk as Erminie' is also deserv-
ing of special mention, but her work
lacked the finished grace of that Of Mrs.
Butler and was more on the amateur
order, but still very creditable.
Misses Tompkins and Gamble also did
we'll aud, taken altogether, the char
acters portrayed by the ladies were we'll
taken. OF the gentlemen, Messrs.
Dansel and Mains. the two thieves.
carried off the. honors, the work of the
former being exceptionally good. Be-
sides his good voice, he displayed his
trionic ability of no mean order, and
must have had considerable stage ex
perience. "Curly" Carter as Princess
de Pompadour made decided hit and
was almost half the show. His nymph-
like form, winning ways, seraphio
smile and peculiar grace and style Of
beauty were all in his favor in the
portrayal Of female character and the
gentleman certainly did himself proud.
The ohoruses were little weak at
times, the performers not seeming to
realize the scope Of their voices, but
this defect was corrected to certain
extent in the closing scenes and is one
common to amateurs in the production
of opera. Mrs Tompkins must certain
ly have worked very hard to train the
large company that took part in the
performance. but she las the satisfac-
tion of knowing that her labOrs were
appreciated and that she furnished the
best evenings entertainment that has
ever been given by Billings amateurs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27
FERGUS COUNTY SHOOTING.

George Shepherd shoots Robert Jones, a
shee epherder on the Flatwillow.
The report reached this city of
another shooting from the Flatwillow,
which is the fifth Or sixth murderous
assault in Fergus county within the
past year.
The news of the shooting first
reached Lewistown, the county seat, in
the form of a courier who brought word
to the sheriff that Oh Wednesday Geo.
Shepherd, who keeps small saloon on
the Flatwillow, had shot sheepherder,
Robt. Jones, and that the latter was
not expected to live. Aside from these
meagre particulars nothing has been
learned in Billings.
Jones has been tending a band Of
sheep for W. Hanserd of this city and
was a trustworthy man. Shepherd is
known to be an old offender and very
quarrelsome and ugly when drinking
About eight years ago he killed man
named John Matt. the two men hav-
ing quarreled over q game Of cards
He secured verdict of acquittal in
court Oh plea of self-defense.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27
A FRUITLESS HUNT.

Stock Detective Hicks Returns from II
Trip Through Northern Wyoming.
Stock Detective Dick Hicks returned
last night from a two weeks trip
through northern Wyoming with a
posse. composed of Sheriff Dunn of Car
bon county. Under Sheriff Bellers>of
Park county and himself, Who were
hunting the notorious E6on Pacific
robbers. Mr., Hicks seSs their party
Thought they were >on the trail two or
three times d <6e robbers, but their
hunt proved uitless. He thinks the
robbers are members of the notorious
Hole-in-the.W Wall gang and that they
will elude capture for time at least.
but thinks tile robbers friends will
eventually "give thom away" to the
officers in order to get the big reward
offered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27

Ol Cne county, COulU pe expended IOl u
single purpose, looked the matter up.
The inquiry was also addressed to the
county attorney, and he advised the
county that the money could not be
spent without authority from the peo-
pie. Although I was not successful in
getting any case in point in the investi-
CATION conducted by myself, the con-
clusion that reached coincided with
that Of Mr.. Mcdonnell. A liability is
certainly comprehensive enough to in
clude cont1actual obligations, even
though upon the fulfillment Of the con.
tract the money was in the treasury to
discharge those obligations. The con-
stituional provision referred to evident
ly was intended to prevent the expend-
iture Of large sums Of money for any
single purpose without permission from
the people. My view on the subject is
that it matters not whether the money
is in the treasury or not, where the OK.
penditure aggregates over $4,000 for
a single purpose such expenditure cam
not be made without the consent of the
people. Very truly yours,
&C. B. Nolan, Attorney General
The attorney general not having rem
dered an opinion Oh the point desired,
Mr.. Johnston forwarded another letter.
which was as follows, but no answer
has been received as yet:
June 23. 1899. Hon. G. B. Nolan.
Attorney General, Helena, Mont
Dear Sir: Your favor of the 22nd at
hand I may not have made myself
quite clear to you in my letter of the
20th. have not had any doubt but
that the commissioners could not en-
pend $25. 900 in the erection of court
house, where all the money had tu
come direct from the treasury, even
though there might be that much
money on hand, which could be used in
the construction Of a court house.
agree entirely with you and Mr..
Mcconnell in your opinions as to the
right Of the county commissioners Of
Lewis and Clarke county to build the
Canyon Ferry bridge at a cost exceeding
$4,000. The question with us is
house and Jail at cost less than $40,
600 in addition to what we can sell the
old court house and Jail for. Would not
that make difference in your oonstruc
ton of the law: The debt or liability
really incurred would be less than $40,
900, in addition to what we have al
ready. While it would seem to come
within the strict letter of the law ant
the constitutional limitation, it doeI
not seem to me that such action on the
part Of our commissioners would be {
violation of the spirit and intention Of
the law and the constitutional limita
tion.
II do not desire to trouble you un
necessarily in this matter, but wan
to feel sure you fully understand thu
whole matter. Very truly yours,
| Nv. M. Johnston. -
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27
But One Wool Clip Has Been
Sold Since Friday of
Last Week
1T BROUGHT II CENTS
Incomplete Clips and Absence Of the
Growers Keep Buyers Idle.
Better Prices Ahead.

The wool market in Billings has not
been very active since last Friday. but
the price remains very strong neverthe
less. But one clip has been sold since
our last report, it being that Of Gordon
& Ostrander, 10000 pounds, to
Nichols, Dupee & Go. of Boston, the
price being II cents The reason of
the inactivity can be assigned to the
fact that there are no complete clips in
aud the absence Of growers. The buy
ers are here and their numbers have
been added to by the arrival of F. W.
Hallowell of Hallowell. Donald & Co.
of Boston, and E. P May Of Jeremiah
Williams q Co. They want wool and
from the prices already paid are willing
and ready to do the right thing. This
they will be compelled to do in order to
get any clips. The growers are firmly
convinced Of good prices and will not
sell until they get about what they
want.
Last years prices are being bettered
all along the line and the good times
are still coming the growers way. A
gentleman of this city, who is IN close
touch with the market, told The Ga
zette reporter only this morning that
he looked for the average price to be at
least Is cents and thought that many
clips would sell as high as 20 cents
The American Wool and Cotton Re.
porter says that the demand continues
to be principally for territory woods.
A large volume Of business has been
transacted in territory wools. Sales
have been freely made around 16c,
some new Utah having sold close to
that price, it is understood. One large
sale of half million pounds Of Utah
is noted at prices within the range Of
| 15Gal6c. Another lot of $4,000
pounds territory has changed hands at
prices ranging from IA % to l7c, as we'll
as 100, 900 pounds Of Montana at 1910;
100000 pounds Of Wyoming at 16@
17c. and considerable amount of fine
medium Idaho at Ice, the wool shrink.
ing 65 per cent, and costing 47c clean.
The Red Lodge Picket says 100000
pounds Of wool have already been re.
= ceived at the depot in Red Lodge for
shipment to Billings, but not one.half
of this years clip has yet arrived. Up
wards of 100000 pounds will be
shipped from that point before the sea-
son is ended. Already portions Of the
clips have arrived from the shearing
pens in the Big Horn basin. from J. F.
Martin, H. l.. Perkins and A. W. Stan
ton of Otto, Taylor & Hoog and 4. A.
Renner of Meeteetse, W. 3. Nuckols
and J. F. Howell Of Eagles Nest and
A. G.. Nawtcn of Cody. The clips Of
the Carbon county growers will begin
to arrive next week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
1t will he Issued Soon-At Least Nine
Regiments Wanted.

NckI"eHLn ""Htcus
Washington, June 22.-President
Mckinley has decided to call for volun-
teers for service in the Philippines. 1t
has been determined to form at least
nine regiments and possibly twelve.
For the present the president deems
nine or ten regiments enough and it is
understood this number is based on the
representations made by General Otis,
who is said to have recently amended
his estimates of the force he will need
in maintaining. peace in the islands.
There are now $4,000 regulars in the
Philippines and there will shortly be
reinforcement of at least 1000. This
furnishes General Otis with the army
desired in the earlier estimates from
Manila. Lately, however. be has had
occasion to revise his figures. and under
the influence of the more liberal esti-
mates of General Lawton and other
advisers has informed Washington Off
cials that the presence of $4,000 or l5..
900 volunteers to supplement- the force
Of regulars will be safeguard
Actual enlistment for the new volun-
teer regiments will be under army Off
GERS and the records will be similar to
those which attended the recruiting of
volunteers at the outbreak Of the late
war. It is probable the company
strength will be maximum and this
would give for nine regiments volun-
teer force of at least 10000. The call
for troops will be issued as soon as the
Necessary arrangements for the recruit.
ing system can be made.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27

In September, on a date yet to be
selected. the press gang of Montana
will convene in Anaconda in annual
convention. At that time the people
Of the Copper City will have an oppor.
tunity Of meeting pencil pushers from
every corner of the state, says the
Anaconda correspondent of the Inter
Mountain. Among them will be the
men who edit the daily papers and the
country editors, also the men who chase
the news In the largest cities Of the
state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-06-27

HOME TALENT a>EKA.
The Production Ot"Erminie" Last Friday
Evening Was Very Creditable.
The Billings opera house was two
thirds filled last Friday evening to hear
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-11-18
HBALANI ELECTION.

At the annual meeting of the Healani
Boat Club last night the following Off
GERS were chosen: George r. Carter,
president; Walter r.. Wall, vice presi-
dent; James w. Lloyd, secretary; Chas.
b. Gray, treasurer; Kirk Porter, audi
tor. The foregoing officers with +. B.
Damon, A. l.. G. Atkinson, Guy Gero
and +. J. Church constitutes the full
board of directors.
The treasurer's report was very gra-
tifying. The Indebtedness of $4,000 has
been settled and there is quite a good
surplus in the treasury
ADD HEALANI -. ,....,.... .....,
Before the election each member OF
the winning barge crew was presented
by the club with a large picture of the
crew. Fred j. Church and the lie Mum
yon Photo Supply Co. presented the
club with two large pictures OF the
barge race, one of the winning crew
and the other of the different positions
of the boats in the great race.
a committee of five was appointed to
draft amendments to the bye-laws
which will suggest committees to at
tend to the various interests of the
club. The committees will have charge
respectively of the rowing, yachts and
the house. A meeting will be held al
the office of Geo. r. Carter on We'd
nesday at p. m. The committee con
sists of Geo. X. Carter, w. II. Wall
Fred j. Church, A. c. l.. Atkinson and
j. Lightfoot.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-11-18
SHIPPING NEWS

Additional. and the latest Shipping News. will b.
found on the eighth page.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-11-18
WoIseley Talks On the War.

London, Nov. 7.-General Lord VOL
seley, the Commander-in-Chi who
was the guest Of the Authors Club last
evening, said that the short-service
system in the British army had at last
been acknowledged as the right one
even by it's strenuous opponents.
Discussing the situation in South
Africa, the Field Marshal Remarked:
I'm my various commands | have
learned much of the Boer character.
and can say truthfully that the Beers,
as people, are the most ignorant with
which l have ever been brought into
contact. Their aspiration 10 to rule the
whole Of South Africa. This is point
the English people must keep before
them. There are ups and downs In
warfare, and the disappointment We
have suffered Is having the good effect
of bringing tho English people closer
together"