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The National tribune., 1899-05-25
The Speakership.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: No name lS
more frequently mentioned as one thoroughly
competent to fill the chair so long and so
ably held by Thomas B. Reed than that of
Albert J. Hopkins, of Illinois. Although of
what may be termed the younger set in
Congress, he has had ample experience, having
served continuously since the 49th Congress,
and having been reelected to the 55th By
majority in his district of about 90 0O0 His
popularity, especially with the soldier ele-
ment, is impregnable.
During the war of the rebellion he was a
boy at school, graduating from Hillsdale
Mich. College i'll 1870. He then studied
law and commenced practice in Aurora, ILL.,,
where he has ever since resided. At college he
was noted as fine student and ready de-
batter. He was associated in classes with
Will Carleton, the poet; Justice ]. B. Moore,
of the Michigan Supreme Court; Judge Geo.
W. Smith, of Pontiac, and numerous other
students who have since attained distinc-
ton.
He was States Attorney of Kane Co., ILL.,,
from 1872 to 1876; member of the Repub-
lican State Central Committee from 1873 to
1880; Presidential Elector on the Blaine and
Logan ticket in 1884, and elected to the 18th
Congress in-that year. His public career
from that time has been distinguished one,
serving always on important committees, and
looked up to as one of the leaders of his
party i'll the House. In the last Congress he
was Chairman of the Census Committee. and
drafted the bill organizing the Census Office,
which became 4 law precisely rs he framed it.
Upon the incoming of the present Admin
istration he submitted to the President the
name of one of his soldier constituents, L.
NJ. Kelley, who had seen four and one-half
years service at the front, rising from private
to Captain, as suitable man for Deputy
Commissioner of Pensions, and he was
promptly appointed and has thoroughly
justified the wisdom of his selection. This
act was in line with Mr.. Hopkins's well.
known care for his soldier constituents. He
has always made it point to take personal
interest in their just claims, and to see that
they We're not neglected, and that they have
fared well is acknowledged by every ex-Union
soldier in his district If the next Speaker,
ship was to be decided by their votes, it would
be all oyer but the shouting.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

AT first thought il would seem that
Gen. Brooke has wasted a good deal OF
time in palaver with a mob of brevet
statesmen and post-Jellum military
officers But closer consideration will
show that the time has been we'll spent.
Every day shows more clearly that there
is only small number of these preten-
tious bombasts, and that they are wholly
without following. While they have
been vaporing about their " armies" and
what they would and would not do, the
reports of the Commanders outside OF
Habana show that the mass of the Cuban
people are going quietly about their
usual vocations, those that want to work
working, and those that want to LOAF
loafing, without thought of any disturb.
ance of the peace. With the removal
of the active evils of the Spanish rule
they have settled down to getting what
good they can out of life, entirely care
less of what may be done Or said by the
gang of noisy self-seekers about Habana
OF course, they would all like a dip
into that 100000, but the distribu.
ton Of the money cannot help being
ridiculously unjust. The Cuban army
had no organization worthy of the name,
and it will be very strange if at least
half Of the money does not go to men
who have absolutely no claim TO it.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
THE SPEAKERSHIP.
Evans must 90.

The comrades are naturally deeply
interested in the contest for the Speak
ership, particularly as there is a strong
feeling that the last Speaker used his
great power much to their disadvantage
in preventing legislation which they de-
sired. The Grand Army of the Re-
public, being thoroughly non-partisan
organization, can as a body take no
part in the struggle, nor is it desirable
to do so. Numbers of its members are
deeply interested in the success of every
one of the candidates, each one of whom
has strong following of friends and
supporters in the Order.
The veterans in each District
know their Representative, and though
he may have been too young to go
into the army, or had some other
sufficiently good reason, his ear
nest, active sympathies are with the
veterans, and he can be relied on to
do all that friendship can accomplish
This is particularly the case with Repre-
sentatives Hopkins, of Illinois; Payne
and Sherman, of New York, and
Moody, of Massachusetts. The veteran
constituents of each of these have strong
faith in them, and are eager to advance
their political fortunes.
The Union Veteran Union stands in
a different position from the Grand
Army of the Republic. 1t was organ
lied to take political action, whenever
thought desirable, and consequently can
do things forbidden by the organic law
of the older Order.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

to do, we may go over there and dig holes
and put 'em in. But most likely we'll be
needed to rebuild that bridge they burnt.
I'd rather do that, SOS we kin hurry on to
Chattynoogy. Bnzzards'll probably be their
undertakers. They've got n contract from
the Southern CoBfedrisy for all that work.
You lay down and go TO sleep. That's the
first dOoty of soldier. You don't know
what may be wanted o. you tomorrow, and
you should git yourselves in shape for any
thing-fightin' marchin' or workin"
And shan't we do nothin neither to that
man that we shot when he was tryin' to set
fire to the train?" asked little Pete Skid
more, who with Sandy Baker had come up
and listened to Shorty's lecture. Hes still
layin' out there where he dropped, awful
still. Me and Sandy took 4 piece o. fat pine
and went down and looked at him. We
didn't go very close. We didn't like to. He
seemed so awful quiet and still"
NO; you let him alone" snapped Shorty
impatiently. He'll keep. Lay down and
git some sleep, tell you. What need you
bother about q dead rebel? lie amt maxim
no trouble. It's the livin' ones that need
lookin' out for"
The boys looks showed that they were face
to face with one of the incomprehensibilities
of war. But they lay down and tried to 60
10 sleep, and Shorty's thoughts returned to
Indiana.
A shot rang ont from the po on which he
had stationed Jim Humphreys. He was on
his feet in an instant, with his gun in hand,
and in the next 81 was beside him.
Whats up?" inquired 81, rubbing his
eyes.
Nothin', 1 believe" answered Shorty.
But hold the boys, and I'll 90 out and see. I"
He strobe forward to Jim's side, and de-
manded what he had shot at.
81 saw some men tryin' to cross the crick
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
IT rather belittles the Connerhead

IT rather belittles the Copperheads
of the rebellion period to have men of
the Atkinson-Larry Godkin stamp
styled Copperheads. The old-fashioned
Copperheads were as malignant and ven
omous as the snake from which their name
was derived. They were as dangerous
as their courage would allow them to be,
and did not on occasion hesitate to
assassinate Union soldiers when they
could do it without risk to themselves.
The Atkinson-Larry Godkin crowd are
merely degenerates who are crazy with
the idea of their selfimportance, and
the superiority of their wisdom to that
Of the "ignorant Masses" who form
the bulk of the people of the Country
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

HENRY CLAY Evans insists that
it is the pension attorneys who are in.
huencing the Grand Army Depart
ments. He should follow this by the
assertion that it was pension attorneys
who made up the companies and regi-
ments of the Union armies. who insisted
on fighting rebellion to death, and COM
pelling complete submission to National
authority. Precisely the same men who
We're doing this in 1S61-5 are now re.
solving against Henry Clay Evans a
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
NEW YORK SPEAKS.

L
There was no mistake about the reso-
lutions adopted by the annual Eucamp-
ment of the Department of New York,
GAR, at Syracuse last week. They
declare that -
1t is the sense of this Department that the
administration of the Pension Department
by II. Clay Evans meets the emphatic disap-
probation of this neparhment, and of every
veteran who Is entitled1 to pension under
the law, and we ask that he be removed, and
the office filled by man who will administer
the pension law according to the intent OF
the trainers of the law. the Congress that
passed it and the President who signed 1t.
That goes right to the meat of the
matter ard should be the model of reso-
lutions 10 be adopted by the Encamp-
ments to be held by Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan, Iowa, South Dakota,
and other Departments. If they all
follow this example, and that of Massa-
chusetts, Kansas and Missouri, we shall
have the Evans business settled by the
removal of the obnoxious Commissioner
and the substitution for him of better
man.
New York is the largest Department
in the Grand Army of the Republic,
with 36,517 comrades in good standing
on its rolls, representing the magnificent
contribution of 4G7,047 enlistments,
which the Empire State made to the
Union army. Her voice is most em-
phatic that
Evans must go.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
RAILROAD RATES TO THE ESCAMP-
MEST.

The Central Passenger Association
announces what is claimed to be the
most favorable rates ever given to
visitors TO the National Encampment.
The rate will be two cents mile, CON-
puted by the shortest distance, without
stop-over privileges. For stop-over
privileges, which will also allow return
by another route, the rate will be the
fare one way, with 50 additional.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
BARGAIN OFFER FOR MAY.
Three Standard Books Given
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This offer is good only during gay.
Upon the receipt of every subscrip-
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Capturing II Locomotive. 3S4
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Further Adventures Of the
Boy Spy. BY J. o. Kerbey. SSi pages.
81 I4Iegg. 32O pages; illustrated by
Coffin.
Further Nisilaps to Si and
Shorty. AS pages. BY John Mci.iroy.
The Great Rebellion. Vol. l.:
512 pages. BY J. T. Headley.
The Great Rebellion. Vol. H.. ;6lG
pages; both illustrated.
The Field. Dungeon and Es-
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The Adventures Of AiG Will
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Personal History Of 4. 5.
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The National tribune., 1899-05-25

TIE plea of the Cuban swashbucklers
that they want their arms within reach,
go as to be able to defend Cuba" if
need be, is laughable. They are the
men that Cuba has to be defended
against. Uncle Sam has undertaken the
job of defending Cuba, and nobody else
need worry about it.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25
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The National tribune., 1899-05-25

TIE New York Encampment. GAR,
says squarely that the dcgenerates who
are aiding and abetting Aguinaldo are
traitors. The description is concise and
accurate.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

PROBABLY, like the hero of the old
war chestnut, Aguinaldo is running be-
cause he can't fly.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

that he leaves secretly to return to his regi-
ment, and wakes up at Jacksonville, Ind.
After recovery the partners start to the front
with squad Of boy recruits.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

lN1eReD Al WASHINGTON rOsTofFcE ssoO"ocrAss MATTER
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

Like the old Roman. let us erect "mOnu
mcnts more lasting than brass, " engraving
these memories and these teachings upon the
fieshy tablets of the hearts of those who are
to come after u.s. building into the very bed
rcck of our children'S lives and characters {;
loving reverence for the Confederate cause
and the Confederate soldier.
The National tribune., 1899-05-25

Address THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE,
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
A GOOD STORY

Going the Rounds About Overnight
stand Opera Companies.
A good story is told of the manager
of the one.night-stand opera house, who
concluded to become a travelling man.
ager. In casting about for a soubrette,
he wrote to Harrison Gray Fiske. editor
Of the Dramatic Mirror, modestly re.
questing to be referred to a young
woman who could sing and dance. and
who vas clever at both. Mr.. Fiske's
reply was unique. He said that after
looking over the entire field thoroughly.
he had a list Of the young women who
filed the requirements as follows:
Della Fox, Edna Wallace Hopper, the
manager could take his choice. There
is a young woman with the Gay Coney
Island" company named Miss Matte
Lookette, who a both sing and dance;
indeed her rendition Of the suffering
song in the second act is one of the
cleverest bits of work in the whole
clever comedy, and has made Miss
Lockette famous. Miss Lockette and
"At Gay Coney Island" will be seen at
the Billings opera house Saturday
night, Dec. 3.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
SPEAKS OF HIS SHOW.
Manager Of "Gay Consy Island" Is in
Town.

The Manager of "Gay Consy Island" Is in
Mr.. Stanley Whiting, Of the pro-
prietors Of the Gay Coney Island"
company is in town and this is what he
says Of his show, which will be hero
next Saturday night. 1t ia good enough
to be preserved.
"At Gay Coney Island" is funny
enough to make a clown Of a stoio.
Audiences assemble in the theaters in
~pleasurable anticipation Of an evening
entertainment. The curtain rises.
Trouble begins at once. The comedians
train their '%rapid.fre guns upon the re-
coptive and expectant audience. Right
we'll the jolly Jokers aim at the very
citadel in the stronghold of the risibili.
ties Of the listner. On and on the
grateful and willing audience is led
until the hedges Of hilarity are passed
and finally they become hopelessly lost
in a vertible wilderness Of wit. The
show ought to be good.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
BREWERY FORCE ARRIVES.
Getting Things in Readiness for Starting
Up the Plant.

Getting Things in Readiness for Starting
Up the Plant.
4 The force which is to have charge of
the Billings brewery have arrived in
the city and5are getting things in read
mess for Starting the plant. Phil.
Grein Of Bate jsfn charge as superin-
tendent and manager Mr.. Harz, late
Of Chicago, is brewer: Messrs. Lund.
burg and Jules of Butte are engineer
and assistant engineer, respectively.
The fires were started in the engine
this week and the machinery given a
test, Il the satisfaction Of all concerned.
1t is expected that the brewing Of beer
will be commenced about the first Of
the new year. The,two-story double
house, which willsbe occupied by Su.
perintendentsGsfein and Engineer Lund.
burg. will be completed and ready for
occupancy by Christmas, when the gen.
tlemen will ren,ove their families to
this city from Butte. The brick stable
at the 9 "a Of the brewery is completed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

lambs and sheep slaughtered or sold
and shipped out Of the state since
March l. was incomplete, but as near
as could be ascertained, the number
was 60, 900 head. The number Of
pounds Of lpelts 80 far as learned was
24,Ss9, and the prices received were Z,
~, 8, 8 and 10 cents per pound. The
amount Of wool sheared in the county
was l.644,5lf pounds, the price per
pound receiyed ranging from IA to 81
cents, while the bulk sold at 18M
cents.
The above report does not include
the number of sheep at present in the
county. which are being fed for the
winter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
+ REPORT

Made to he State Board by Sheep Com
missioner O'D0nnell.
l. ID. O'Donnell, sheep commissioner
for Yellowstone county and member of
the state board of sheep commissioners,
made his report to the boardgon Dec. 1.
The report showed thatpthere were Oh
hand in this county on March /, 1899,
269,b22 head Of skeep. This number
has been augmented since that time by
those brought into the county from
other counties or states by SO, 900 head.
The number Of lambs looked since
March /, was 67,536. The report of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
BILLINGS
LOCAL NOTES.

Have you received q shot of vac
cine?
Its off. Are you on? A home or
investment. 4l-tf
-"UNEDA" CARVING SET. Go
to Babcock's and get it.
EARLY closing signs for sale at this
office for rs cents a piece. 49,.
Drop in at M. B. Rademaker's for
Christmas toys and games. 64.tf
Hear Mrs. Yauney's free lecture at
court house next Monday night at s
O'Clock.
Peters, the tailor, is still leading.
See his suits to measure at 1915, pants
at 80, and up.
We are now prepared to fill orders
in any quantities for Rocky Fork coal.
Donovan & Spear. 66.3
Austin North for town lots. Low
prices. Reasonable terms. Easy
monthly payments.
1T gives the best satisfaction and
has no equal, SO say the onsume Of
Bridger coal, sold by Ben. ". Toole for
only $3. rs per ton. 83.tf
The Sheridan and Gebo coal are
the leaders, give the best satisfaction
and cost no more than Others. Try one
or both. Yegen Bros. y
VI. M. HunRerford and L. X. Sohad
departed this hoIAing for Bull noun
tains, where tbsf will remain for q
week hunting lMRe game.
1.-The l4.year.old son of Fred Awe
jumped from Belky's ice house Wednes.
day afternoon, breaking his arm and
badly spraining his ankle.
Yellowstone Journal: There have
been some comments made on the $500
expense attached to the survey for locat.
ing the west line Of the county, one.
half OF which must be borne by Vel.
lowstone county. Many people i'm
aagine that tho Hildebrandt murder case
Is responsible for this expense when, az
a matter of tnct, this case only hasten
cd the survey, which in any case would
have to be made eventually. The cost
of the survey has been only $50 a mile
and this includes stone monuments a
mile apart and additional monuments
on hill tops.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
Church Notes.
b N " N d N Ys " " YssaM II " NJ \. Is y j. \. !,

AT st lluke's church next Sunday
there will be- the following services
Morning prayer and sermon at II
O'Clock and evening prayer and sermon
at T:3O O'Clock. Sunday school ut 9 :45.
Everyone is invited to the services at
st. Luke's Church.
Preaching at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning and even.
ing. At II subject: ''Saying by Loos.
ing" In the evening at 7 30: IAN
Old Quarrel" Young Peoples Society
Christian Endeavor at $3.50. Mr.. Lud-
bury. leader. Junior Christian Endeavor
at $3.50. Good music will be a part of
all these services.
The usual serioes will be conducted
at the Catholic church next Sunday by
Rev. Father Van C~larenheck.
u Il
Chaplain Stull will return to Billings
this week and services will be held at
tho M. f. church next Sunday at tho
usual hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
LOCAL ADVERTISING.

Under this heading we wiH publish
notices for Is cents per line for the frst
insertion and 10 cents per line for each
subsequent insertion. A special rate
wiW be made for notices running NJ
month OF longer. No advertisement
taken for less than 25 cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
Telephone Stock for Sale.

At a meeting Saturday, Nov. IS, Of
the directors Of the Billings & Mussel-
shell Telephone company, it was decid.
ed to sell stock enough to the highest
bidder to liquidate the indebtedness Of
the company, amounting to $3.50.
Bids will be received at the Office of the
company up to Dec. 30, 1899.
l.. L. Moffett,
President and Manager.
Christian Yegen, Secretary. 6l-9
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
Residence for Sale.

For sale, house Of nine rooms. inclu-
sive Of bath room. complete; closets,
cellar. veranda along entire front, both
upper and down stories; lot 4Ox1OO.
Oh Second avenue, between Thirtieth
and Thirty. first street. Apply at resi-
dence Of T.. u. Barstow. 5S-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
NORTHERN PACIFIC TRAINS.

WEST BOUND.
~ ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Mail No. l,...... .,.... l:4O a. III. 1:O a. IN.
EAST BOUND.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Mail No. 2........... 7:O5 a. m. 7:15 a. III.
RED LODGE BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation. 800. 1875 p. IN. 1870 a. III.
Daily Except Sunday.
GEBO, BRIDGER a. CARBON BRANCH.
ARRIVES. DEPARTS.
Accommodation 49,. $3.50 p. IN. 8:05 a. m.
Laily except Sunday.
Fl. N. KENNEDY, Agent.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-05-26
Cecil Rhodes snubbed.

It Is said that Cecil Rhodes once
tried to impress his Importance upon a
little German clerk in the government
Office at Johannesburg and met with
signal failure. Rhodes, says the New
York Tribune, had to stand In line and
didn't like it. Please attend to me at
once" he said. II can't wait. When
your turn comes, mister, mumbled
the clerk. "Confound you, sir! Don't
you know who I am? I'm Rhodes"
"Oh, yes, I knew that, but that doesn't
worry me, was the unrufied reply.
IT you were in Cape Town I'd have
you discharged in a minute" roared
Mr.. Rhodes. Yes; ! have heard that
they discharged people In Cape Town
Tor doing their duty" answered ne
clerk; "but we air. in Cape TeWn:
this il a republic
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-05-26
Bombarded the IDOLS.

d d y 4 =
This is from the Leipsic y MiSll.
blatt: The MaharRee Of NepauI W.
Gently committed suicide in horror s.
the Disagreement which an attack az
smallpox had caused In her features
The Maharajah, who was passionately
attached to her. first wreaked his vens
geance on the physicians who had at
tended her in her illness Then he new
at higher game. Out Of the great tem-
pie he brought the idols. planted can-
non before them and babe gnnners
FIRE. In terror .. the proposed No.
phemy, they refused, thereupons y
Maharajara hanged several q
The survivors then submitted. 49,
guns were fred and the idols blown u