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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06
THE DUTY OF REPUBLICANS.

This newspaper takes no stock in the
reports from Helena that the rpublioan
members Of the legislature will scatter
their votes in the senatorial contest
among the democratic candidates.
These reports emanate from democratic
sources and are a base calumny, we be-
lieve, on the republicans. They cannot
afford to vote for any democrat by
reason Of the variance of political prin-
ciples involved and, Furthermore, any
republican who deserts his party in the
senatorial fight will be suspected, at
least, of having received a consideration
for his vote. We have democratic evil
dence to the effect that it is a Doodle
contest, aud every self-respecting re-
publican must therefore keep clear
Of it.
The plain duty Of republican mem
bers is to make a caucus nomination
and stay with it to the end. And the
logical candidate of that caucus, in our
opinion, is the Hon. Thomas @. Mar
shall of Missoula. He bore the brunt
Of battle in the last campaign, received
nearly 5000 more votes than did Presi-
dent Mckinley two years ago and is en-
titled to the honor of leading the repub-
lican minority in the senatorial contest.
The Gazette hopes to see him selected
as the caucus nominee and believes
that no republican will waver in his
Snnnnrt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

trust the commercial paper or other col
lateral by which the notes are secured,
just as they now do in the case Of loan
certificates, and as the treasury OF the
United. States does in the case of ma
tional bank notes. s
1T may, however, prove impossible
to secure Legislation Of the character
desired. In such event the existing
system of notes based on United States
bonds should be SO amended as to give
to it as large a measure Of elasticity as
is possible. The provisions Of the law
of 1882 which limits the amounts OF
notes that may be retired III any one
month, and prohibits reissue within SIX
months after retirement, should be re-
pealed. To secure in some degree that
increase in profitableness which is i'll
dispensable to elasticity, it would be
we'll to raise the ratio of notes to bonds
deposited and to lower the tax; or,
better still, to levy it on capital and
surplus. III order still further to enlist
the self-interest Of the banks. especially
on behalf of the prompt retirement OF
redundant notes, we should be inclined
to prohibit any bank from paying out
the notes Of any other banks except to
the issuer or to the redemption agency.
AS respects making easier the processes
of expansion and contraction, some gain
would probably result from requiring
the comptroller to keep on hand a sup
ply of notes in blank, and still more
from an increase in the facilities for re-
demption.'
The committee further recommends
for the benefit of country communities,
the adoption Of a system of branch
banking similar to those in vogue III
Canada, Scotland and other countries.
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impaired.
GAS respects the method to be en-
ployed for attaining this needed in
crease in elasticity, it is believed that
the really successful one must involve
issuing some portion of the circulation
upon ordinary banking assets. The
chief reason for this, as already indi-
Gated, is that such ordinary banking as
sets are the only one which are uni
versally and readily available when ex-
pansion is needed. The superiority of
such a system is further insured by the
fact that there is a very close CORES
pondence between the amount Of such
assets in the possession of the banks
and the need Of the community for cur
rency; since these assets, like the need
for money, vary in amount with the
volume of business. AS respects the
security Of such notes, there need be no
anxiety, provided the system is sup
plemented with the device of a safety
fund, OF with n or more of the var
ious other expedients which have been
proposed. If it be urged that nothing
can make this system really safe, at
least for the banks considered as guar
antors of each others notes, SO long as
the securities on which those notes are
based remain in the custody of the is
suing bank, the objection might be met
by enacting that notes of this character
shall be issued only through clearing
house associations. which are to hold in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

ports and other information concerning
the state. The governor would make
it optional with the state board Of ex-
a,piners whether the information is
printed or not. That won't do. The
people want to know what is going Oh,
and they have a right to know. The
mere fact that public oficials-both
state and county-know that their acts
are to be made public, makes them
careful. 1t is a safeguard for the tax
payers. The cost Of this printing is
small in proportion to the good it does
and there should be no disposition to
VI thhold any acts of public officials
fl ON the people.
The governor fails to commend the
conviction Of Bloor for stealing a bill
passed by the legislature, and ignores
the proved charges against the state SUI
p~erintendent of public instruction in
attempting to mulct a lady clerk out Of
two-thirds Of her salary. These
matters should have received attention.
Then the governor is inclined 10 give
bis own administration credit for the
prosperity the state is enjoying, which
is both egotistical and foolish. Mon
tana a only prosper when other states
prosper; national legislation is RESPONSE
Tile for the present conditions, but Gov
ernor Smith, being a demo-pop, is too
narrow to give the republican party
the credit due it. This was expected.
however. But. taken altogether, the
governors message is an improvement
over that Of two years ago. 1t is not all
bad, and the people Of Montana, if
they expected anything better from
their present chief executive, have
diversified the man.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

The report Of the committee of the
American Economic association on the
financial question, printed on this page
is we'll worth reading. 1t is a non
partisan report, the committee being
composed of professors of the leading
colleges of the United States, men who
have made a close study of the subject.
who are not politicians and whose con
illusions, therefore. are entitled to all
the more weight.
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THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

We print Governor Smiths message
today and every person interested in
the affairs of the state should read the
document; it treats Of taxation, reve-
nues and the state institutions in detail
and supplies information on almost
every subject Of interest to the common
wealth. The message is complete in
this respect, shows careful preparation
and undoubtedly involved considerable
labor in its preparation, but that is
what the governor is paid for.
Some of the recommendations of the
they are so numerous that we cannot
speak of them in detail. The legisla-
ture, the chances are, will not act on
half Of them; if it succeeds in electing
a federal senator by methods which
will not be a disgrace to the state. and
passes the regular appropriation bills,
it will perform better service than the
POOpAO OAPOSGs uAUAOuEA VACS WOu1u 40
glad to be disappointed. The states
income, it appears, from the message,
is not quite sufficient unless the expend-
itures are reduced, which, in some in
stances, may be accomplished. But,
on general principles, we believe that
the laborer is worthy of his hire and
those serving the state and various
counties in an official capacity at pres
ent are not overpaid if they properly
perform their duties. This is especial
II true Of county officers, whose com
pensation the governor would reduce By
the passage of another salary bill, al.
though he does not make the same rec
ommendation in reference to the state
officers.
The best recommendations the gov
ernor makes are those to stop the eva
sion Of taxes by new interpretations; to
tax all cash and securities; to tax valuE
able franchises held by corporations
to amend the law or constitution Civ
ing the state board of equalization NOR
power; to reduce the interest on STATE
bonds and warrants. These are recon
mendations which will meet with the
approval Of the people, whether they
are carried out or not-and the chances
are that they will not be.
But there are other recommendations
not SO good. One of them is for the
appointment of a railroad commission
If composed Of the right kind Of men /,
might be a good thing. but otherwise
such a commission might retard rail.
road building in the state, which il
now on the eve, it is thought, of ma.
terial development on these lines.
Another recommendation is to reduce
the bounty on coyotes to one dollar and
to raise that on wolves to five dollars.
That is unjust to the sheepmen. They
would be glad, of course, if the state
was able to raise the bounty on wolves,
but 1t is not. and it would not be fair.
therefore, to discriminate in favor Of
the attlemen. Each pay their propor
tion Of the special taxation to pay thase
bounties and they should remain the
same until both can be increased. Still
another nor Recommendation il tho
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

From a careful perusal of Governor
Smiths message it appears that his ex-
.cellency is against the banks, the bank
depositors, the sheriffs, the newspapers
and the republicans Of Montana. To
sven things up, however, it can truth
fully be said that about everyone in
the state is against Governor Smith.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

Butte Inter Mountain: The Ana
conda Standard is authority for the
statement that the air is so thick with
Doodle in Helena that it can be cut
with a knife. As the Standard has a
knife up it's sleeve it ought not to com
nlain RI -.L-- ----- --
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

The railroad bill and the bill taxing
insurance companies on their gross
premiums as passed by the extra session
OF the Kansas legislature have been
signed by Governor Leedy. The insur-
ance bill places a tax of 2 per cent on
the gross premiums on the Kansas bust
ness OF all outside insurance companies
whether fire. life or accident and 4 per
cent on European and other foreign
companies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06
DICK HICKS ARRESTED.
Threw a Beer Glass at Bill Parkinson
and Gets Fined. .

Threw a Beer Glass at Eill Parkinson
and Gets Fined.
Dick Hicks, private stock detective.
was arrested yesterday morning by
Deputy Sheriff Sayles on a warrant
sworn out by County Attorney John
ston, charging him with assault i'll the
third degree. Hicks, when taken be-
fore Justice of the Peace Fraser, plead
ed guilty to the charge and was fined
500 and costs, amounting in all to
about $1O5.
The trouble which occasioned Hicks
arrest occurred in the Exchange saloon
on Tuesday night. Billy Parkinson is
the night bartender and was at his ac-
customed place. Before going home,
the proprietor, P. H. Scally, told Park
inson not to cash any more checks, as
they had cashed So many that after
noon that the money was getting low
in the safe. Shortly after this Hicks
stepped up to the bar, ordered a drink
and rendered a check for $5. Parkin-
son told him that the money was run
ming low and that he could not cash it..
He then turned to change some money
for another customer, when Hicks
picked up his glass and threw it with
all his might at Parkinson's head. His
aim must have been bad, for instead of
hitting Parkinson it struck the huge
glass mirror with sufficient force o
shatter it. Parkinson then opened a
drawer to get his revolver, but it was
not there and when he arose Hicks had
pulled his WI gun and covered him.
At this point friends Of both men in
the saloon interfered and serious trou-
BILE was no doubt averted, for both men
are considered dangerous when angered.
1t is reported that Hicks was under
the influence Of liquor at the time Of
the occurrence and this is no doubt the
cause of his sudden burst of temper,
which resulted in his arrest and fine.
The mirror was insured for $3.50.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06

Judge william R. Day. president of
the peace commission at Paris and late
secretary of State, was rendered a
hearty reception on his return home to
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06
.CHURCH NOTES.

At the Methodist Episcopal church
next Sunday there will be preaching
by the pastor at II a. M, and 1870 p.
M. Sunday school at IL m. Junior
League at 8 p. NJ, and Epworth
League at $50 p. m. Seats free and
all are welcome.
Services at st. Luke's church next
Sunday as usual. Preaching at II a.
M. and 1880 p. NJ. Full supplied
choir. Sunday school at close of morn
ing preaching service. A cordial invi-
tation is extended all to attend any or
all of these services.
The "Week of Prayer services be-
ing conducted by the Methodist people
have been held at private homes this
week on account Of the church being
unable to get coal to heat the building.
Services will be held at the Catholic
church next Sunday, conducted by Rev.
Father Van Clarenbeck. Low mass at
7:30 a. m. and high mass at 10 80 a. m.
Next Sunday there will be regular
communion at the Congregational
church. Eight or ten applicants will
be admitted to fellowship. Special
music has been prepared.
St. Luke's Guild was entertained at
the home of Mrs. Alex. Graham yester-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-01-06
M uch Business Transacted at MONTH";
Meeting.

Much Business Transacted at Monthly
Meeting.
The board of education of district
No. 2 held its first meeting OF the new
year in the First National bank rooms
Wednesday night with the following
members present: President Goss,
Moss. Ross. Allen, Spear and Mills.
The only member absent was Williams.
The first business taken up was the
auditing of accounts and the allowance
of the usual salaries of the teachers and
janitors. The other bills allowed were:
State Journal Co., record book .$14 90
Werner School Book Co., school
BOOKS. ........ ~
Yegen Bros, supplies. ........ & 50
CHM e. Co., school books ...... 6 70
Macmillan Co., books. ........ l 90
Richards & Co., laboratory sup
plies. % 20
Ira L. Whitney, freight, etc.. 6 40
Chapple Drug Co., supplies. 4 10
Donovan & Spear. fuel for No.
vember and December. $500. 1O7 50
p. M. Gallaher, city engineer,
services . ................ 10 90
Gee. Soule, plumbing. ........ 3 %
II. M. Allen & Co., lumber ... 2 80
A. L. Babcock Hardware Co.,
supplies. 90
w. B. George, insurance ...... ~ so
Total. $4o5 10
The principal of schools appeared be-
fore the board and made his monthly
report, which was accepted.
The principal was instructed to Sc
cure substitutes in case of sickness or
inability of teachers to continue with
their classes. .a
The board moved that Whites book
of geometry be substituted in place of
Wentworth's.
County Treasurer George filed a re-
port of district money as follows:
Balance Oh hand in general
fund Dec. 81, 1885,. $1,843 10
Balance Oh hand, special
fund, Dec. 81. 1898. 49,. 5.O07 20
By apportionment. Dec. 2,
1898, general fund ....... 3,7OS so
A communication was read from
County Superintendent of Schools
Burla in which he stated that having
appointed Nat. G. Carwile to succeed
H. G. Williams as member Of board of
school trustees and Mr.. Carwile having
failed to qualify in the time required
by law, he had therefore appointed L.
D. O'Donnell as such member. The
newly appointed trustee will hold office
until the next general school election.
There being no other business before
the board the meeting was adjourned
sine die.
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Viewed from this distance, it ap-
pears that one faction of the democrats
at Helena is afraid and that the other
''dasent.'
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BEAR Creek Coal.

Always on hand and we can prompt
~ fill all orders on and after this date.
Toole & Vaughan.
Dec. ~, 1898. 71-tf
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SCHOOL BOARD MEETS.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30
SOLDIERS IN TROUBLE.

William J. Hill, alias Young, the SOL
dier from Texas who attempted to brain
Mrs Ann Lane, SOC Davis street, with
a chair, was yesterday sentenced by
Judge Mogan to pay fine of 800, with
the alternative of 100 days in the County
Jail Captain Shields of Company c.
Thirty third Infantry, to which company
Hill belongs, notified the Judge yesterday
morning that he could not do anything
for him.
w. E. Kilgore a member of Company
G of the same regiment, also from Texas,
struck William Lee, comrade, with a
rock on Grant avenue early yesterday
morning, and appeared before Judge Mo-
gan yesterday on charge of battery. The
case was continued. as Lees injuries were
not known. Lee was taken to the Re-
ceiving Hospital, and later to the Pre-
sidio hospital
w. c. Tacum of Company c., Thirty
third Infantry who was arrested Thurs
day night by Policeman JOY while chas-
ing two women on Larkin street will
have a charge of grand larceny booked
against him. The purse containing $50
found on him when searched was identI-
fed yesterday morning by Kittie Hami-
ton, 917 Market street. as her property.
She said that Tacum must have stolen it
rom her bureau Two new diamond rings
we're also found on Tacum, and JOY is try
ing to find an owner.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30

ated some laughter by nominating doc
tor for the office of Coroner. The noise
having subsided. ]. X. c. Hobbs took the
floor and placed John Farnham in nom
ination. He dwelt on the record Of Cap,
tain Farnham as business man. He said
he always paid 100 cents on the dollar and
had been a resident of this city for over
thirty-six years He was followed by At
torney Edmund Tausky, who. said he ha,e
arose for the purpose of placing w. 5.
Lyle in nomination He extolled his cam
didate. and gave way to Judge Schell; who
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Farm
ham. Delegate Smith followed by placing
Supervisor Perrault in nomination He
told of the great services rendered by Dr.
Perrault to the city. and trusted they
would be appreciated by the caucus by
choosing him to represent the party on
the ticket at the coming election.
Delegate King inquired of Mr.. Smith
whether DR.. Perrault had been here five
years, and the latter replied that that
question had been anticipated and he had
taken pains to learn that the doctor was
a native son and had practiced his pro-
fession here for many years, and had
gone to a northern city to continue it
and had returned and resided here four
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30

Baehr 81 Mr.. Haynes, who nominated
Scott, in his joy at winning, moved to
make it unanimous. but wiser heads pre-
vailed on him to withdraw his motion. The
opposition then gracefully conceded it's
defeat by making Mr.. Scott's election
unanimous
Nominations for Recorder followed, and
Leon r. Prescott of the Fortieth District
opened the ball. He said he was sure his
district would be successful this time, as
he was going to name gentleman who
respect of the community in which he has
resided. By nominating him the caucus
would add force and effect to the ticket
as his candidate would surely poll high
vote He said the name Of W. T. Tiffany
would raise the vote above any other can
didate on the ticket. He said Mr. Tiffany
was related to MIR. Merrill of the firm of
Holbrook, Merrill & Stetson; was mem
Der of many fraternal organizations and
enjoyed wide acquaintance.
Andrew Oleson of the Thirty-sixth
District followed by nominating Frank
French, who, he said was the choice of
his delegation. He spoke of his great
services to the Republican party and of
Delegate Waibel of the same district re-
inforced Mr.. Oleson's encomiums by stat
ing that the Mission district which had
over $4,000 voters, had not one candidate
on the ticket 50 far, and in behalf of that
section he asked that Mr.. F'rench's claims
to the nomination be taken into consd
Grafton He said there was not a man
within the hearing of his voice who hal
done more for the party than Mr. French.
He said a man like the latter could carry
more votes than any one already men
toned: that he had been in this city over
thirty-two years, and in that time had
won a name for honesty and integrity.
Delegate Goldberg followed and said he
arose for the purpose of seconding the
nomination of Mr.. Tiffany. In part he
said: Il do not know whether | could
add anything to what has already been
said by the gentleman who placed him
in nomination. except that Mr.. Tiffany
was born In this city. and county forty
board of directors in the Pioneers; son
of old Bob Tiffany, and if there are
any pioneers in this hall they know old
Bob Tiffany. He has never solicited an
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-30

Then followed the fight Of the evening
Chairman Kellogg announced that the
of County Clerk. Delegate Harron then
stepped forward and in a neat speech
named William A. Deane for the nomina-
ton He told Of his good work during his
term In that Office and declared that he
would again poll as high vote as he did
at the last election If he were placed on
the ticket. Delegate Goldberg seconded
the nomination. Then came the surprise
of the night. Oliver Oleson, in ringing
tones, placed in nomination Victor d. Du-
boce, late colonel Of the California regi,
applause by the admirers of the colonel
After each eulogistic period Wallace
Bradford would lead the cheering, but the
friends of Deane were not discouraged.
trict seconded the nomination of Colonel
Duboce, and stated that 1t was his in
tention to have placed his friend In nomi-
nation for the office of Public Admins
ham were so strong that he Withdrew his
name He admitted that he placed the
colonel in nomination for the office of
he called on the delegates to choose him
for the gallant services he. had rendered
his country In the Philippines. He pro-
phesied that IL placed on the ticket Mr..
Duboce would be elected. Percy Long
seconded Deane by saying that one good
term deserved another, and he thought
the good work done by Deane while in
office should be recognized with place
on the ticket. Delegate McMartin, see
ing a chance to do Deane good turn,
arose and said that Colonel Duboce was
unpopular In the California Regiment and
he did not believe he would make show
ing Delegate Jones voiced an emphatic
approval Of McMartin's opinion, and fur
ther added that If Colonel Duboce could
not carry his own regiment he could not
be expected to carry the city. Another
delegate arose and replied that Colonel
Smith was the man who was unpopular
with the soldiers of his command.
He said that when Colonel Smith re-
ceived his promotion he sent a lot of beer
to the men and all but one company re-
turned 1t to him unopened. He said he
had not heard any word of complaint
against Colonel Duboce. Edmund Tausky
seconded the nomination of Deane, as did
also Judge Schel1.
Wallace Bradford then made a sensa-
tional speech in which he said that a lash
was hanging over the heads of the dele
gates and he appealed to them to disre-
gard it and vote for Colonel Duboce.
Further debate was cut off and a vote
taken. OF the 17S votes cast, William
Deane received SO and Colonel Duboce So.
When Deane was announced the winner a
great shout was heard in the ante-room,
where his friends awaited the result of