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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-04-07

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reports. OF this publication three cop
les are preserved in the British museum.
the earliest. No. SO. bearing date July
IS, 1888. The first article. dated from
Whitehall, contains advices from Sir
Francis Walsingham that the armada
was seen in the channel, making for the
entrance. with a favorable gale. An &C.
count is then given of her majesty's
feet. which consisted of 80 sail, divided
into four squadrons. commanded by
the lord high admiral, in the Ark Royal.
Sir Francis Drake and Admirals Haw-
kins and Frobisher Under the head.
'*London. y there is an account of an
interview which the mayor and cor
poration had on the previous day with
her majesty, for the purpose of assuring
her of the resolution to stand by her
with their lives and fortunes to the last
Under the same head appears the fol-
lowing paragraph yesterday the
Scotch ambassador had a private audi
ence of her majestic. and delivered a let.
ter containing the most cordial assur-
ances of adhering to her majestie's in
terests. and to those of the Protestant
religion. and the younge king. James
With. said to her majestie's minister It
his court that all the favour he expected
of the Spaniards was the courtesie of
Polyphemus to Ulysses. that he should be
devoured to the last. We wonder what
would be thought of ambassadors in
these days if they interlarded their oral
communications with such classical ref
1rencesi
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more Employers of labor aver that
the moral and domesticated native Is
mistake. They prefer these imbued
with spirit Of gambling, the haunters
of the galleras, where the backing Of
the favorite precipitates a return to
work
Who then. is 10 supply the labor
market? VIII the Tagal see the errOr
Of his ways and turn into another
Chinaman? Or will the latter race, al
ternately encouraged and nlassacred
by Spain, fina--strange irony--an open
door under the American nag, and
overrun the land? We cannot say. One
thing only it is safe to predict that tho
future of the islands viii be very diff.
fercnt from the past, now that their
intolerable burden of injustice and
oppression has been lifted.
At last the Castilian, unchanged to
the bitter end, has been cast out, ana
the American has taken his place.
Want Of experience i'm the management
of colonial possessions WILL no doubt,
lead to some initial mistakes; tempting
opportunities of growing rich by dis +
reputable means win surely be too
much for individuals here and there;
the pernicious example Of such a gov
ernment as that of Spain can hardly
fail to have some effect even upon the
conquerors. Still. under a free and
progressive country with a fun sense
Of her responsibilities, what futurd
may not land so rich and beautiful as
the Philippines attain?
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most important. Risky,bu remunera-
tive, it's cultivation resembles that of
hops with us, the grower thinking him
self fortunate If he takes a fair crop
once in three years. The harvest is
never safe till gathered, and we have
seen a thriving crop ruined in few
days on the eve of picking. Sapan-
wood, giving a deep red dye, figures in
the export lists, but to a small extent
only; and though the islands yield
many beautiful and valuable woods,
they have as yet been little exploited.
Many industries, including, for exam
pie. the cultivation of the vanilla or
child, and a species of Uvaria which
yields the perfume ylang-ylang, re-
mained undeveloped, and there are
many others which have not even been
attempted. Only about one-tenth of the
available land is under cultivation, and
the possibilities of development, Mr..
Foreman thinks, are so great that the
next generation will look back with
astonishment at the statistics of to-
day.
MINERAL WEALTH.
For islands so largely volcanic, their
mineral wealth is rather remarkable.
Lying midway between the mCasures
of northern Borneo and Formosa, they
yield a coal which, though by no
means Of nrst-rate quality is not infe-
rior to that OIL those countries. Cebu
and Negros are especially rich, and
mines have been worked for years, but
have suffered, as have all similar ven
lures in the archipelago, from misman-
agement and want Of capital. Gold,
widespread in it's distribution, has
scarcely anywhere been worked except
in alluvial and placer diggings; but
that these are in some places rich is
evident from the fact that Mr.. Fore
man speaks of merchant friend who
for a long time received monthly re-
mittances of about five pounds weight
from the northern extremity of Minda-
mao, where it had been washed by the
natives on their own account. Iron
ores are very abundant-thOse of An
gat, in 3ulcana, aresaid to yield S5
per cent. of the metal-but it is inn
possible to obtain labor, and these very
mines have reduced two Engllshmen
to suicide, and Spanish governor to
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the receipt of parish relief. Copper and
lead also exist in paying quantities,
and the marble quarries of Montalban
are, in the opinion of experts, proms-
ing. Ere many years have passed,
fortunes will undoubtedly have been
made out of mines. as out of agricul-
ture but before this can possibly take
place, the existing conditions of trans
port will have to be altered. With no
bridges, the vilest roads, a diluvial
rainfall, and buffaloes as the motor
power, success lies at present below
the horizon; but with American capital
and American energy these disabilities
should soon vanish, and with a net
work OF railways throughout the land,
prosperity undoubtedly lies before it.
CLIMATE.
by some writer's, and of course by a
certain school of American politicians,
the Philippines have been desc.ibed as
excessively unhealthy--a sort of east
ern Blight of Benin with the addition
of constant earthquake, periodic ty-
phoons, and occasional epidemics Of
cholera. 1t is n common cry, familiar
enough to Englishmen; but America
need not be afraid that her new pos
sessions will prove white mans
grave. Professor Worcester, it is true,
complains much of the climate in his
book but in spite Of his wide expert
ence he does not appear-if he will
pardon this expression Of our opinion
to have acquired even the rudiments Of
the art Of travel. Without European
food, without even flour, living on rice.
bats or anything he could find, often
with no servants and insufficient
means of protection against weather,
he naturally undermined his health,
and undoubtedly came very near his
death from a severe attack of typhoid.
1t is not too much to say that similar
exposure in a European climate would
probably have been fatal. Mr.. Fore
man, undoubtedly one OF the best au-
thorities, gives it as his opinion that
the climate Of Luzon is excellent"
and Mr. Stevens describes the climate
OF Manila as much better than that OF
Hong Kong. Perhaps the best proof
OF these statements lies in the pompar-
ative light mortality among the
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Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures 9th
ers, Why Not Y ouP

My wife has been using Chamber
lains Pain Balm, with good results, for
lame shoulder that has panied her
continually for nine years, We tried
all kinds of medicines and doctors
without receiving any benefit from any
of them. one day we saw an advertise
ment Of this medicine and thought of
trying it, which we did with the best
Of satisfaction. She has used only one
bottle and her shoulder is almost we'll.
-Adolph L. Millett, Manchester, n.
II. For sale by all druggists. Matthew
Bros, wholesale and retail agents. -
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How's ThisP

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case OF Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Hairs CatH 'rh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned have known +. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligati9ns maae by their firm:
ledO, O.
Druggists, Toledo, O.
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system, Price i5c.
per bottle, Sold by all Druggists. Testi-
monials sent free.
Halls Family Pills are the best. -
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American troops In the present cam
paign. Beriberi and cholera rarely at
tack Europeans, and the type of malar-
ial fever Is not a severe one. On the
whole, for tropical islands, they may
be considered unusually healthy; less
healthy, no doubt, than the islets Of the
Pacific, but far healthier than Borneo
or New Guinea,
LABOR PROBLEMS.
One question there is, however to
which no such favorable answer can
be given. We have seen that the land
is fertile and the climate good, that the
mineral wealth is of some promise, and
the manufactures capable of great de-
Velopment. America viii supply the
capital of brain and money and sue
cess might be said with certainty to
await her efforts, If only sufficient la
Dor can be procured. Unfortunately.
however, this factor is II not wanting,
by no means assured. The fact is that
America enters into possession with a
Labor Question" ready made. The
islands, populous as they are, should
yield hands enough and to spare, but
we are east of Suez, whereas Mr.
Rudyard Kipling tells us-the COM
mandments are existent We are,
moreover, in Malay hands, where that
foe to progress, the banana, fourishes,
and where labor wears no lovely face.
Hands for town work, for the tobacco
factories, it Is possible to get, but there
are serious labor difficulties attending
nearly every other venture. The Phil
ippine Christian native--we may leave
the fierce Mohammedan of the south,
the NegIito, and the wilder tribes, gen.
orally, out of the questlon-is hopeless
~ indolent. He is ready to till his own
bit of land as he thinks fit, and may
oven be induced to work in the sugar
or other plantations in his own fashion
If his wages are paid in advance. Put
for unaccustomed work, especially
such work as mining, he has little
taste. should he find himself, as the
result of his eXertions, in possession Of
a little money, he enjoys his rude, un-
lettered ease until it is finished, II Is
not till he is nearly starving, and has
been beaten by the taX-collector, that
he feels called upon to attempt 10 get
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-16

THE Overland Limited of the Chi
CagO-Union Pacific and North
Western Line leaves Chicago every
day at 6.50p.m., reaching California
the third day. No change of cars;
all meals in dining cars; choice of
route returning and long time limit on
tickets. The Pacific Express leaves
Chicago every night at 1880. For
particulars ask your nearest ticket
agent or address Chicago e. North
Western Ry.
t6I 8roddgaH HsU York F95 Wins St.. Cincinnati
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lected their trust The sole cause for
marvel concerning the insurrection is
that 1t did not occur sooner, and that
earlier rislngs were so easily sup
pressed--facts explainable only by the
strong superstitious Lelief of the ma
tive in the spiritual rower Of the cler-
gy. BY 1896 the stream had become
too powerful, and burst its banks to
overwhelm the land with flood whose
strength was unsuspected. The Kati-
punan-the secret revolutionary league
was widespread IN its workings,
owned an enormous number of MEM
bers, and ate into the very heart of
Manila society. The Spaniards stood
aghast at the formidable nature of the
task which confronted them.
THE FUTURE.
We have no space to enter here upon
the history of the insurrection. Its de-
tails may be followed in Mr.. Fore
mans book, and, written by one who
was an eyewitness, form perhaps the
most interesting part of 1t. Rather
should we turn from it's scenes of
cruelty and bloodshed to more peaceful
subjects, and among these not the
least important is the question of the
future of the islands. Mr.. Stevens, in
his Yesterdays in the Philippines"
puts three questions. which will exer-
else the minds of his countrymen for
some time to come. do we want
them? Can we run them?" he asks.
Are they the long-looked- for FL Dor
ado which those who have never been
there suppose?" To all these queries
l.. ..,sg,
does not want them, he maintains, be-
cause she has quite enough to look af-
ter at home. She cannot run" them.
because they are material altogether
different from anything she has as yet
had to deal with.
The first question it is hardly neces-
sary to waste time over. Whether she
wants her new possessions or not,
America has got them; they cannot
now be returned, they cannot we'll
change hands just yet, and it only re-
mains for her to accept her responsible
itics with the best grace she can; while,
so far as her caDabilty for governing
is concerned, she need surely not fear
comparison with her predecessor. The
third and chief point demands some
what more lengthy consideration The
fact is that no land of FL Dorado-not
even a KlondilIe-still remains for the
present-day inhabtant of this well-ex-
plored planet to discover; and certainly
the Philippines, so far as the actual
metal is concerned, can lay no claim to
the title. But they are nevertheless, a
very rich group of islands-probably
the richest in the world-for Java is
limited to her agriculture; and even
Mr.. Stevens eventually qualities his
disapproval. on his final page he
speaks of the archipelago as a Jewel
in the rough which, with good men to
make her laws, and her gates wide op-
en- to the pilgrims of the world, soon
should shine as brilliantly as any city
in the Far East" The metaphor may
be a little mixed, but the meaning is
clear enough.
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Over The
North Western

Was the reply TO an inquiry as to
h0p he IVent to California.
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The PHILIPPINES
AND THEIR FUTURE

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Mems Apply Io-cent Linen Collars Receivers Price. sc
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Ladies' S. French Kid Shoes Receivers Price. $I3e
$4,000 worth of Boots Shoes, Slippers, all styles
and shapes, at less than cost of leather.
Ladies, Misses and Chldrens Rubbers 2oc
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Mems ACCENT Suspenders. Receivers Price. &c
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Boys 5ocent Bicycle Hose. Receivers Price Ioc
TO- 900 all styles Working Shirts Sat......!........ at Ioc
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dozen Mems Soft and Stiff Hats, worth 81. Re-
celVerS Price,. Observation-Disclosures. 2oc
IL doz Mems Stiff Hats worth SI5o. Rec'rs Price 6oc
dozen Mems Fine Alp pine Hats cheap at $2.5o
Receivers Price. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ooc
dozen Mems Extra Fine Stiff Hats, worth $3.50.
Receivers Price. ......................$I,4 $I,4o
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Mems $2oo Dress Shoes. Receivers Price. o3
Mems S3 90 Dress Shoes. Receivers Price. SI.3
Mems ST. so Working Shoes Receivers Price. 7o
Mems $500 Fine Shoes. Receivers Price. 10!
Boys $2.oo Solid Leath>r Shoes Receiver Price. 6o
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Chds soc Button Shoes. Receivers price TIC
Childs S25 Spring Heel Shoes. Receivers Price,. 3oc
Ladies' SI25 Kid Oxtords Receivers Price soc
Ladies' ST. Button Lace Shoe Receivers Price .$I.Io
Ladies' s. Button Lace Shoe. Receivers Price,. 83c
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THE JESUlIS.
One other exception there is, and al
ways has been. Against the Jesuits
no voice of accusation has been raised
Confined, so far as spiritual work is
concerned. 10 the island of Mindanao
and always most jealousy regarded by
the friars, they have not only done
their utmost as missionaries in the
face of much danger and hardship, but
with their accustomed energy and wis
dom have advanced the cause of sci
ence wherever they have been placed
TO them is due what geographical
knowledge we have of this great south
ern island, and the grammars and Vn-
cabularies OF its larPuages are their
work: but il is IN Manila itself that
their scientific energy Is perhaps most
evident Here is their great obserVa-
tory with its elaborate seismic instru-
ments for recording the frequent earth
quakes, and here, with the help of a
network of posts throughout the island,
the track Of the advancing typhoon Is
determined, and warnings everywhere
telegraphed, even to Hoag Kong and
other Chinese ports, clns work alone
must annually save thousands Of
pounds worth of property and innu-
ineTable lives.
From the foregoing pages it may be
gathered that there is small cause for
regret that power more civilized than
Spain has now to administer the archl-
pelago. Truth to tell, a moral sewer 80
hopelessly befouled and clogged need
ed other than Latin hands to clear It,
and no real Improvement could ever
W
for four centuries so shamefully neg
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-01-11
THE Tax SHlRKER At Bay.

THE action of Judge Morrow of the United
States Circuit Court in remanding the Benham
and Johnson cases against Wells, Fargo & Co.'S
Express to the Justices Court of this city for trial
apparently makes the conquest OF the tax sh;rk-
ing corporation easy.
These actions were brought, it will be remembered
for the purpose of compelling the Express Company
to pay for stamp which the act declares
must be affixed to every receipt bill of lading is
sued by that corporation. Benham and Johnson sued
for $50 damages, caused by the refusal of Wells,
Fargo & Co. to accept for shipment package of
merchandise in the regular OF business. The
corporation has been defeated in every case which
has heretofore been brought against for the purpose
OF testing the law, and it defeated in the Justices
and Superior courts OF this city in an action similar
to those under discussion. So, when Johnson
and Benham began their suits the corporation, with
characteristic ndirectness removed them upon aft
davt to the United States Circuit Court The allega-
ton that they involved Federal question and
that the United States court had jurisdiction to try
them
Judge Morrow now decides that he cannot entertain
the plea of the corporation that it is the duty OF
shippers pay its and he has remanded the
actions to the Justices Court where they will be
tried, and, upon the precedent already established
decided in favor OF the plaintiffs.
II the tax-shr<ng corporation is unable to find any
other legal expedent by which it can evade the law
ii would that it is in a corner. All
shippers need do is to tender packages, and upon
refusal to transport them commence suits for dam
ages Several of these may be begun every day. and
each one will cost the company about $2o-even if
the damages are assessed no greater sum than was
agreed upon in the Costley case-they may be made
so expensive as finally to compel the tax-shirkng
! cOrDOratiOn q meet LEGAL ob1ipatonS
But prolonged wrigge may be counted upon
When corporation with no more conscience than is
possessed by esFargo sets out to evade its taxes
it sticks to its colors long time Before it will sub
nit to pay its taxes may anticipate that Mr. Val
entine will exhaust all the resources of the law and
travel through every tribunal in the State In the
meantime, it may be remarked, his tax Sinking is
costing the shippers of the State upward of $4,000
month
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IN MEMORY OF BAKER.

Y MONG the measures of greater value than
\ mere utility to be considered by the Legisla-
ture at this session is one providing an appro-
priaton of $4,000 for the erection OF statue OF
Colonel Z. D. Baker. The measure is not new one
to the people OF California, and needs elaborate
argument to commend it to their approval,
Short as has been the history of California, her
annals rich in the records OF men of vigorous and
picturesque personality story OF the State written
by master who could depict character with the
vividness OF Macaulay would be one OF the enter
tanning books ever written 1t would be crowded with
figures in striking contrast with another, but
each worthy of commemoration by reason of the
vrie force with which he acted his part in the stir
ring events which marked the development OF the
present orderly and prosperous commonwealth from
the wild and romantic communities which gathered
around the mining camps of the early days.
Among these striking, manly and not infrequenty
noble figures Colonel E. D. Baker stands pre-
eminent. Orator, lawyer, statesman soldier and pa
triot hero, he is easily foremost man. His high
aud splendid talents have not been surpassed in their
variety nor to some extent in their degree OF excel
lence by any man America has yet presented the
world. He had, moreover, the high fortune of a
death equal the merit of his genius and the splen
dor OF his deeds in life enhanced by the glory OF his
fall upon the field OF battle.
Had he lived in New England where an abun-
dant literature preserves and commentaries the
deeds of men of genius, Baker would be as famous
for oratory as Choate or Everett the equal Of Win
throp or Andrews in craftsmanship, and more hon
ored THAN all OF these by reason of his heroic pa
triotism, burning with ardor, and achieving true
martyrdom by the supreme sacrifice of self that the
republic might live.
+ Colonel Baker merits monument, for his services
to the State and the nation great, and
rrad +ir,e1 Y-l,ent he Ohe ue
What he accomplished for the Union and for liberty
by his courage and his eloquence never be fully
arpraised 1t suffces that when the hour when
suc qualities needed to rouse, vyify and unite
tie patriots of the State, Colonel Baker forth
if charged by destiny to perform that work; and
when he had performed it he led the way to battle and
gave his life as the first great sacrifice of the war
California needs a monument to Baker His statue
might be included among the work done for the
liberal education OF the people since his memory
an incentive to the best and highest citizenship The
amount asked for the purpose is none too great. 1t
should be granted in both houses unanimously by a
rising vote