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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21

The only hope Of the democrats now
tor success in the presidential election
next year. lies in their ability to fur
nish Aguinaldo and his rebels sufficient
encouragement to p~rolong the Philip
pine war. They are undoubtedly doing
all they cur in this direction, but the
vigorous campaign now being waged
i'll the islands will shortly result in the
capture of the insurgent chief OF driv-
ing him out of the country. Then the
last hope of democratic success will be
dissipated.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21

The ladies seem to be in earnest about
the early closing movement in Billings
and If it is onoe i]nauRuarted the mer-
chants will find, we believe, that they
will do just as much business in a less
number Of hours. It is a matter, how
ever, for the merchants themselves to
determine and The Gazette, while be.
ing perfectly willing to publish COM.
munications for or against the move.
ment, has no desire to attempt to in.
fuence the merchants one way or the
other. They know their own business
best, but when petitions for early clos.
ing have been signed by nearly a thou.
sand ladies in a city the size of Bill.
ings, it would seem to be wisdom on
the part of the merchants to defer to
the wishes Of the petitioners if it is
possible to do so.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21
ASSAULT At Ell.
Ed. Farmer strikes C. ID. Prathsr u Hard
blow.

Ed. Farmer Strikes G. ID. Prathsr u Hard
Sheriff Hubbard was called to Laurel
Friday night to arrest Ed. Farmer, who
had assaulted @. d. Prather, by hitting
him over the head with a revolver and
making the latter give him $50, which
he claimed was due him for pasturage
of some stock.
The trouble occurred on the street in
Laurel, when the two men met. Far
mer covered Prather with his six
shooter and demanded the $50, but the
latter did not have that amount on his
person. Ed. Camp came to Prather's
rescue and loaned him the amount.
This was turned over to Farmer, who
then deliberately hit Prather on the top
Of the head with the butt.end Of his re-
~volver. making a bad wound. Farmer
then jumped Oh his horse and crossed
the Yellowstone, apparently going to.
ward Wyoming. Sheriff Hubbard did
not get word Of the affair until 8
o'clock Friday night aud by the time
he reached Laurel it was nearly 2
O'Clock Saturday morning. He went
out to where Farmer was living and as
he entered the tent through the front,
Farmer made his escape thorugh the
back, jumping on his horse and cross
ing the Yellowstone into Carbon
ty. Sheriff Hubbard has offered a re.
ward of $40 for his capture, Oh a charge
of highway robbery.
Farmer was at one time in the en-
ploy Of H. G. Williams as a cowboy on
the latter's range Oh the Grow reserva.
ton. He was an illiterate person and
has a uncomfortable temper. He
lived in Billings for several years and
worked for Donoavn & Spear aud H.
M. Allen & Co., at different times, re-
siding near the fair grounds. Of late
he has been residing with his family
on the Bundy ranch near Laurel.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21

their names on the petition have over.
stepped the time mentioned and have
traded. This, OF course, provoked sneers
from disaffected citizens, who were
very quick to charge it up to its being
''the woman Of it," Nothing, how
ever, was further from the facts. The
reason for it was that the ladies did not
understand that the time counted from
the time the names went on the petit
ton. The women Of Billings wish the
merchants to understand that it is not
necessary for them to keep open late in
order for them to do shopping. That,
it has already been proven. can be as
we'll done by day.
The Billinsg Mercantile company
takes this ocoasion to express their
warmest sympathy for the ladies in
their efforts to have the business houses
Of the city closed at 7 80 evenings and
all day Sunday. We gladly extend to
them u hearty cooperation and earn.
estly hope their efforts will be crowned
with success. Since the circulation of
the petitions by the ladies asking the
community to refrain from trading
after 1880 we are convinced of the
.p~raotioability Of the movement, as the
business now transacted after that hour
is practically nothing. This we are
pleased to accept as a practical demon.
stration of the sentiment of the com
munity to close the stores at a more
reasonable hour, thereby enabling the
merchant to participate to a fuller Ok
tent in the comfort Of his home aud
family, aud also extend to employees a
reasonable amount Of leisure which
will permit them to turn their thoughts
from the constant occupation Of bust
ness and !, o occupy their minds with
new thoughts, which will promise help
to them both in a business and social
sense.
Body and mind are simply machines.
that require a certain amount OF leisure
and in order that the work is up to the
proper standard a certain amount of
leisure ia absolutely necessary, and we
believe that it will be used in a proper
and profitable manner. Men live in
deeds, not years; in thoughts, not
breaths; in feelings, not figures on a
dial. He should count time by the
heart throbs; he most lives who thinks
the most, feels the noblest and acts the
best. We consider the most rigid
methods Of uprightness the highest
standard Of morality. Clean characters
and respectable men are the sort that
ought to be patronized in every line
where ladies are the principal custom.
,rs. Billings Mercantile Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21
A BOOST FOR BILLINGS.

The American Land aud Title Regis.
ter, published at Chicago, Detroit and
st. Paul, is the leading real estate
journal Of the United States. 1t circu-
lates largely among real estate dealers
MI over the country and editorial men,
ton in it, therefore, is valuable to any
town or city thus favored. The current
number of the publication, under the
heading, what Cities Are Doing"
has the following to say of Billings,
which is the direct result of the Illus
trated Historical Edition of The Ga.
zette, issued last month:
Billings, Mont. Few western cities
Of 25, 900 population possess the advan.
tages and municipal improvements of
this aggressive Montana commercial
center Surrounded by a rich. produc.
tive and we'll settled agricultural and
stock.raising country, drawing trade
from u section rs large as some New
England states, the home Of an intelli-
gent and pushing p%opulace, Billings is
thriving and growing. The day is not
far distant when she will contain l0.-
900 people, and rank as Montana's
second city in commercial Importance.
The handsome business blocks and
cozy homes, the excellent sanitary
sewerage system, water works and
electric light plants, fine opera house,
thriving clubs, strong banks, excellent
schools and numerous churches of Bill
ings have often been commented upon.
The commercial interests are as great
as many places of several times the
a single instance being il.
that Of one firm paying $780,
900 freight charges yearly. Excellent
openings exist in several manufacturing
lines where capital cal find safe and
profitable Investment. In a splendidly
prepared and illustrated magazine edi.
ton of fifty pages, the Billings Gazette
tells the pleasing story of the city's
and possibilities. The Austin
North Co., a leading real estate con-
Germ, advises us Of a brisk condition in
realty and building, property transfers
exceeding those of previous years."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21
WINSTON CHURCHILL,

Among those who are winning glory
in the war in South Africa is Lieuten.
ant Winston Churchill of the British
army, an American on the maternal
side Of the house. This young gentle.
man. who il mentioned in recent dis.
patches for distinguished ~gallantry
updsr fre, is tho son Of the late Lord
Randolf Churchill and his wife, for.
mefly Miss Jennie Jerome of New
Yogk, The Churohills are Of the fam.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21

The democrats of Montana, thanh,
God, are now through washing their
dirty linen for the time being, the
Welcome disbarment case having come
to an end last Saturday. After the SUI
preme court shall have applied it's
punishment for the crimes commit.
ted and the disgrace brought upon
this state, the people, when
they 90 to the polls in Montana next
year. will prescribe a remedy that will
preclude the possibility of u repetition
of another row Of this character.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21

Whenever the democratic papers hear
that Aguinaldo has escaped capture by
the American forces, they gleefully
proclaim that the rebellion will never
end. In nine cases out of ten, the Jour.
nails that take this view of the Philip.
pine war, however, are the same news.
papers that supported jeff Davis and
declared that the war between the
north and south was a failure.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21
Il \ %AsAs N #**M*#& Y ~ #ss4,
CTETe


Pony Sentinel: Montana is having q
heap Of dirty linen washed these days
during the Welcome trial, or, rather,
it looks as though the said dirty linen
was being gathered before the supreme
court to wash. The question that is
agitating the public is whether or not
it will be a w%hitewash.
u Y
Bozeman Courier: The Helena indie.
pendent. Butte Miner and Anaconda
Standard appear to have made out a clear
and indisputable case of unalloyed
moral and political %rottenness against
the entire Montana democracy, and no
outsider seems disposed to dispute the
accuracy of any arraignment or define
alton of character Furnished by either
of the representative journals mention
ed. When the testimony is all III the
state supreme court, it is hoped, will
render II righteous verdict.
u 4 4
Livingston Enterprise: The Red
Lodge Picket has launched a boom for
Col. A. L. Babcock Of Billings for the
republican nomination for governor.
While there is no question regarding the
fitness of the colonel for this important
position it is to be feared that his boom
will rapidly be absorbed by those of
Kessler, Mantle, Sanders and othsrs,
and that he will have to be content
with the second place on the ticket.
But there is one fact over which there
can be no dispute, and that is that if
Baboock eve got into the governors
Office and did as we'll for Montana as
governor as he has for Billings as a
private citizen, no person could ever
make any complaint regarding the
chief executive.
Kalispell Inter Lake: Governor
Smith is reported to have said in Port.
land that the Montana democrats will
not join hands with the silver republi.
a n any more, but will 60 into the
next campaign OH their own hook.
The governor might have been a little
explicit while he was about it,
and have added that those who have
been known as silver republicans here
tofors are back III the republican ranks
and the reason the democrats will not
join hands with them any more is be.
they can't. The republicans who
helped the democracy out three years
ago III Montana have had all the ex.
.perience in that line they care for.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-11-21
AS To EARLY CLOSING.
A Friend OF the Movement Presents a
Few Arguments.

Few Arguments.
(Communicated.)
The merchants generally are ready to
fall in with the early closing move.
ment. Truth forces the admission that
there are objectors and objections. The
DIRECTORS are strong enough, but the
reasons they advance against the move.
ment are too weak to discourage the
PRONUNCIATION Of the campaign.
Various reasons are given for not
closing early and on Sunday, but the
"most unkindest cut Of all'' was when
a man asked the committee who waited
upon him for his signature, why they
did not close the saloons first. The
mar was answered by the committee,
but we modestly refrain from quoting.
One man says he will give u hundred
dollars if this movement is successful.
This could DO made a nucleus for a fund
to be used in starting a free reading
room, and arrangements might be made
that those who are SO interested in the
moral welfare of those who are so con-
stituted that If they are no worked
fourteen hours a day will 90 to destruc-
ton, will not DO debarred from incr,as-
ing the fund. A
1t might be a good idea to try the ex-
pertinent Of allowing the employees III
the places Of business in the city of
Billings u little more leisure than their
Sunday half holiday affords. 1t is just
possible they would not travel toward
destruction as rapidly as some people
think. 1t would give them an oppor-
tunity to recall the fact that they are
possessors Of souls, and remember soine
of the valuable truths taught them
only a few short years ago. The re-
sources for meeting this question are not
by any means exhausted, but it has the
appearance of a lengthy campaign, and
in case Of the necessity arising for more
ammunition, all suggestions through
the public press for meeting the ques-
ton will be considered.
There is a way to carry the move.
ment to a successful issue. 1t has been
done in cities where the opposition was
even greater than it is in the city of
Billings. All this does not seem much
to the men who are making the money,
but could they have gone into SOM of
the homes where these petitions have
gone, and seen the heart-hunger, dc.
picted on the oountenanaes of wives
whose husbands are employed in differ.
ent parts of the city. aud heard them
voice their unutterable longiDgs for a
better order Of things, it would at least
have opened their eyes to the fact that
there was another side Of the question
of consideration.
u |
Some two or three women who have
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
Things M Gotten
Are III Scent. .

This Is trre of the man
zvhose physical condition has
forced him to calf gpon his
nerves to Sustain the rest of
Ills system. The oUerdra0n
business man Is 0Uerdrazyn
because he lacks capital.
The capital of the physical
man Is pare, wholesome,
He-gfUing blood.
Make TITS capital for yourself and do not
oUerdaa'. The best blood-efV1g banker
Is Hoods SassapariIa. h lends and sfUes
interest, too. Yog cannot beat that. IF
your physical bark account Is l0u, see
Ebat this banker z,M DO for you.
Weakness =" My darehte, mas
SDeAk and lost FER appetite. We recon-
mend Hoods SarszparMa As q credh her. !"
Vim. f. Haynes, B.ysonis, pa.
The Blood =" Was tired out, hadno
appetite until I TOOK HOODS Sarsapanlz.
r Built me right up andIcan eat heartily. "
Eta 81. Haeer, AfhoL Mass.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
share INTO Y0uR SHOES

Aliens Foot-Ease. a powder. II eares
painful. sm1rting, nervous feet and In
growing nails, ard instantly takes the
sting cut % corns and bunionR It's the
lens Foot-Ease makes tight er new shoes
feel easy. II e certain ccfs Tor sweat
ing, callOqs and hot tired aching feet.
shoe stores By mall for sc. II stamps
Trial package FREE A6dress. Aver 81
olnsesd. Ls Hey. y. z.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03

Professor +. z. THOMPSON OF ssIIiwater.
o. r. Is Spending the day IN ne city %
his way home fr0na Beaver. o. J.. whers
he has been engaEei1n eondueting an IA
stitute. He b as the Carey whiis d the
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03

Already a large mail Is being received
by the president and secretary and may
or, asking for information and the date
OF the fair and carnival. Offering first
class midway attroctions decorations.
street features and novelties. The news
has gone abroad through the columns OF
the press that Wichita is to have street
fair, and when once IL Is known. # Is
always known that Wichita viii outdo
itself in giving TO the people something
that viii compensate them for their visit
to Il. The committees viii be eomposeI
OF good business .sen who have tia inter-
est OF the city snd their patrons always
at heart and the fair Is to BE- free 70 al
and Wichita vii lpay the bills
The date finally agreed upon. the third
week in October. u one Of the nness
weeks Of weather in the whole month
and fan season.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
DR.. DOty Decides That 1t Shall Not be
Allowed to Dock.


New York. Dec. 1.-Dr Doty gave a
decision in relation to the detained
steamer J. w. Taylor tonight, as fol-
lows: II have heretofore refused ITO
give any decision concerning the steam
er until all the coffee was discharged
and the final disinfection completed.
An inspection of the vessel shows that
the disinfection was thorough and COM
plete. Owing, however, to the fact that
bubonic plague may be transmitted by
rats or other vermin which might pos
sibly escape the germicides used by
fleeing to other parts not undergoing
disinfection at the same time, | deem
it proper to keep the Taylor under my
supervision at quarantine, where she
will be loaded from lighters before SAIL
ing from the port. l am satisfied that
in this way every precaution has been
taken to protect the public health.
Hereafter all vessels arriving from
Santos, whether there Is infectious dis
ease among the crew or not, will be sub
ject to the same precautions. The cargo
will be fumigated in the hold then dis
charged into lighters and held in the
open air for eight days from the time
of removal; the vessel after discharge
of cargo will be kept under the super
vision of the health officer and loaded
in the stream before sailing"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
GERMANY AND ENGLAND.
Comment of German Papers on British
Colonial Secretnry's speech.

Berlin, Dec. 1.-THE use of the word
alliance" in Mr. Chamberlain's speech
at Leicester has ceused general futter
in the German press. The Chauvinist
organs protest vigorously. The organ of
the military party, comments with
scorn and Indignation. Other Jour-
nails, including the Lokal Anzeiger as
sert that the meeting of Count Won
Buelow and Mr.. Chamberlain in Lon
don was productive of results calculated
to smooth away some difficulties that
had arisen in colonial questions but that
no alliance exists, although the confer
ences between the German and British
statesmen at Windsor Castle left an
equally good impression upon all. AS
bearing upon this the Lokal Anzeiger
adds:
Germany and Great Britain are guild
ed by the same sincere wish to remove
in friendly manner occasional subord-
mate differences. At the same time
Germany does not intend to fight other
peoples battles"
The Vossiche Zeitung says: 1--WE also
wish to see Germany, Great Britain and
the United States cooperating in all
essential questions Of world policy
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
THE UNFIT MANANEUSE.
Transports Butcher Tells of the Ves-
seps Trip TO Honolulu.

San Francisco, Dec. 1.-Arthur Burns
who was butcher on the transport Man
aneuse, has returned from Honolulu,
where he left the vessel on account Of
sickness Burns tells a startling tale
Of the voyage of the transport between
this port and Honolulu. He saye that
ten men deserted the vessel at Honolu-
lu, and but two Of the vacancies could
be filled before the departure Of the
vessel for Manila According to Burns
the transport leaked three days after
leaving San Francisco and the con-
denser broke down. The refrigerating
plant collapsed before the vessel reach
ed Honolulu. Burne states that the
ships carpenter, who was called into
consultation regarding the condition of
the vessel, was one of those who desert
ed at Honolulu. He stated that the
hold was so full of water that the floor
of the lower state rooms was awash
and that he was compelled to seek
berth in the soldiers quarters.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02
GEN. CHAS. oLMsTEAD DEAD.
Prominent Noryyalk Citizen-FormeA
Representative ind Postmaster.


Norwalk, Conn, Dec. 1-General
Chas. Olmstead, who enjoyed an ex-
tensive acquaintance throughout the
state died at his home on Union avenue
this afternoon, aged IA years. He had
been in ill-health for some time The
deceased was born in Ridgefield but
came to Norwalk when a young man.
He engaged in the grocery business. He
was appointed postmaster of Norwalk
by President Lincoln in 1862 and retain
ed the Office until 1884, when President
Cleveland appointed a democrat He
was quartermaster-ge general on the staff
of Governor p. G. Lounsbury and re-
presented Norwalk several times in the
general assembly. He likewise has held
various town offices, and at the time of
his death was secretary of the board
of school visitors. He was a prominent
Odd Fellow and past noble grand Of
Our Brothers" lodge. He was also
director of the Fairfield county savings
bank and one of it's incorporators; was
largely interested in the formation Of the
Norwalk and South Norwalln Electric
light company and it's president for
several years and identified with other
business interests. He is survived by
two daughters Mrs. l.. c. Belts and
Mrs. j. c. Seymour, wife of the former
patent commissioner, and two sons,
William, now residing in Salt Lake
city and Horace Olmstead.