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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24

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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24
The
Cruel Knife!

1t is absolutely useless to expect .
surgical operation to cure cancer. or
any other blood disease. The cruelty
OF such treatment lie illustrated in the
alarming number Of deaths which re-
suit from 1t The disease il in the
blood, and hence can not be cut out
Nine times out Of ten the surgeons
knife only ha.;ens death.
ny son had = most malignant Cancer for
~sioh the doctors said 81 operation Was the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24

REDUCED RATES EAST.
Call al the Northern Pacific Office before
going East and take advantage OF the
lowest rates to all points. Everything the
best on this line. On and after Septem-
Der 18th rate to Chicago only S&s 90
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24

THE FINEST TRAINS IN THE
WORLD are the Pioneer Limited trains
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee Il ST Paul
Railway between 81. Paul and Chicago
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24

EYEGLASSES scientifically fitted
Lenses ground TO order. Miss Wiizinski
Optscian. ll2 Cherry.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-24

only hope. The ap~r-
Alton wAs = severe
one. Is IL vAs neces-
sAry 70 cut down to
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scraps IL. Before a
great while tie Can.
cef returned. sd BE-
gan 70 grow rapidly.
We gave hiIa many
yeUsdlss wtihoutre-
iiN. and finally,
spor the advice OF .
friend, dec I dea 80
Wy 8. s. 5. yswifss
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
A BOGUS BID.

Yesterdays issue of the Billings
Times contains a column and a half
wall because the county commissioners
did not award it the county printing
contract, and the Times threatens to
show up the commissioners to the
public, calls their action III awarding
the contract to The Gazette '..republi.
can %usurpation' and says also that sit
is neither just nor honest. The sim.
pie facts in the case are that the editor
Of the Times. coached by a discredited
and disgraoed republican, tried to sub.
init q bogus bid to the commissioners,
which was done for the purpose of en-.
deavorinR TO make political capital
against them. The Times editor was
told BY the board--and admit.
I'd In tn presence that he would take
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
"A BACHELORS ROMANCE"
james Neiil and Company to he Her
Saturday., Dec. 10.

James Neiil and Company to He Here
Saturday, Dec. 10.
Among some of the celebrated char.
acters in which James Neill of the
Neill company has met with success
during the past twelve months are
David Holiness, in Sol Smith Russell's
greatest success IA Bachelors Ro.
mance;' Baron Chevrial, in "A Paris.
ian Romance Lord Chumley," in
Sothern's old success PHILIPPE Dart
agan, in Dumas 1.-THE Three Musket.
GERS ;"Colonel Moberly, in "Alabama;,
Senator Hannibal Rivers, in 1.-THE Sen
ator;' Valentine Danecourte, III "Tl,e
Dancing Girl" Napoleon, in Madam
Sans Gene" Tom and Jim in "Fern.
Cliff and Courts Jaffry, in "A Social
Highwayman." Mr.. Neill has appear
ed in more parts during the past year
than any other actor in America. The
Neill Stock Co., will play "A Baohe-
lor's Romance in Billings Saturday,
Dec. 10th.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
They Award Printing Contract and TRANS
act Other Business.

AHey A"h'u VIIntlNG &iOntraCt and Trans.
act Other Business.
The board Of county commissioners,
who have been in session since Tuesday
morning have transacted considerable
business. the majority of which was
the allowance Of many accounts against
the county. Thos. r. Linton, the new
member was elected chairman.
The contract for printing, books and
blanks was let to E. L. Boardman, pub
Usher of The Gazette, for a term Of two
years, at % per cent less than statutory
rates.
The commissioners left this morning
for Laurel to visit the LAUREL bridge,
which is in course Of construction, and
view the roads in that vicinity.
Tomorrow they will let the county
physician contract and will finish their
for this year. A full report of
the proceedings will be published in
next Tuesdays Gazette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the Grand.

Tuesday, Dec. Oh Willis, St. Joe
K Gruwell, j j Chandler. La. j Z
Kemp, G Burrall, Chicago; I Henry
Livingston; Fl Paige, Minneapolis Dill,
worth, Red Lodge; Fl q Mutt, Sheri
dan; W B Hill Grow Agency; W c
Burnett, Sheridan; Tom Smith. Chi.
cago; f + Miller, Mamie Benson,
Omaha; J King, Kansas City; G L
Ramsey. Helena; E q Jones, st. Louis
l. Lehfeldt, Lavina; Fl Scott, Lavina
+ A Lugman. Rapids; 0 s Pew,
Rapids; E E Caduce, Minneapolis; Mrs
D. Scott, Gilt Edge; J Fl Sutherland,
Ferry; G N Crenson, St. Louis; l.
Forsythe, Forsyth; 9 Murray, juno
tion; E A Baldwin.
Wednesday.-L E Kueger, A Muller,
st. Paul; r Harrison, H Welcl, Car.
bonado; N r Vessel, Helena; L v
Wertheimer, Butte: Z L Ringwaldt,
Gebo; Mrs. J~.H Howell and child !;
l. Lehfeldt, H E Denton, @ Hamilton,
Miss G Jefferson. j M Wickes.
Thursday. IF B Connolly, city; Miss
A Gerbert, Columbus; K Simmons,
Helena; P G Perry, Manhattan; J E
Morse, Boston; Fl GREENWOOD, Helena;
H r Smith, Wash. 1 N Franklin,
Wye. ; r Wilcox, North Dakota; G F
Sanger, Chicago; r B Buttinger, Oma.
ha; q Clary, Seattle; VIM. Winters,
Spokane; l. Willis. St. Joe; @ DeMaris
and wife, Wyo.; Sydney Fox, Red
E M Moren, st. Louis; M l.
O'Brien. Glendive.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

the same action if he was q commits.
sioner-tllat they were going to award
the contract to The Gazette at % pe,
cent less than statute rates. Then he
hastened from the court house and pre-.
pared a bogus bid. returning with it in
80 minutes, according to his W state.
ment, after he knew the contract had
been awarded to this newspaper.
Very properly, the commissioners re-
fused to receive his starvation bid,
which was 20 per cent less than statute
rates for publications, so per cent less
for blank books and 40 per cent less for
legal blanks. The law does not require
the commissioners to receive bids, nor
to let the contract to the lowest bidder
If bids are presented; it authorizes
them to award the contract to the
newspaper which, in their Judgment, is
best qualified to perform the work. In
this county, that newspaper is The Ga
zette, which fact is recognized by every
one-democrats as we'll as republicans.
The Times bid was a bogus bid and
never would have been made had it's
editor not known that the contract had
already been awarded to this newspa.
per. For the past year The Gazette
has had the contract at much better
figures than those offered by the Times,
and has not made anything OIL the
county work. The Times would have
lost money if it had been given the con.
tract, and the taxpayers will sustain ii Q
commissioners i'll making an award at
rates. as they had a perfect legal
and moral right to do. |,
That is the Montana way OF doing
Arkansaw methods do not pre.
vail in the northwest. where a laborer
is worthy Of his hire, and Editor Morris !
take his medicine like a man
and pretend he likes it, anyhow. The
will only make itself more ridic.
llous than it is by censuring gentlemen
If such probity Of character as the
county commissioners. TIE people will
hardly believe, OF testimony furnished .
rom such a source as the Times, that y
Id and respected residents of this i
ounty would be guilty Of q dishonora. a
lie action. Our contemporary will n
|rst have to get into their class before :"
is structures will have any effect. The r
lines and its oo-conspirator have been b
Utility of a dirty and contemplate trick q
! trying to besmirch the official char. d
cter of the county commissioners. a,
'ut the Times has no standing in this
Immunity, even with its own party, ia
nd the only way it could cast suspicion u
the commissioners would be by com. ..
lending their action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
DEMAND FOR WOOL GOOD.
Boston Market Still Evinces II Lively De-
mand for Territory Grades.

A'""sSN = NcS vi EVlnceS ~ Lively De-
mand for Territory Grades.
Boston, Dec. 5.-Prices advanced in
the wool market here this week and the
demand has held out we'll. The lively
interest in territory woods continues
and prices are easily Il to two cents
higher for secured parcels. Fine medi.
um and fine secured sell for so cents
and secured and choice lines will even
do better. while staple woods are on the
basis of 20 cents. Fleece woods are
quiet, but the market is quoted 1c
higher in sympathy with the general
market. Australian woods are scarce
and prices are normal.
Quotations: Territory woods. Mon.
tana and Dakota, fine medium and fine,
to "a cents; secured, 50 to SO cents;
50 to 70 cents; Utah, Wyoming,
fine medium and fine, IS to 81 cents:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
Convicted BANKER Get. . New Trial,

KANSAS CITY, Dec. IL. G. Darragh.
former president Of the Kansas City
Safe Deposit and Savings bank, who
was convicted in 81 Of wrecking that
institution and sentenced to two years
in the p~enitentiary. has been granted
another trial by the supreme court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
A NEW
Will lie Opened at Twenty Mile Ranch.
Billings school Board Meeting,

Will BE Opened at Twenty Mile Ranch.
Billings school Board Meeting.
The board of trustees of the Billings
schools met in regular monthly session
Wednesday night in the office of I. D.
ODonnell, all members being present
with the exception Of ". H. Ross.
The board considered the matter of
placing telephones in the north and
south side school buildings for com.
munication between principal and
teachers, but no definite conclusion was
reached.
Miss Sophia Hoe was engaged to
teach a four mouths term Of school at
the Twenty Mile ranch, which NJ
under the jurisdiction of this district
The school will begin Dec. II.
The following bills were allowed:
Yegen Bros, supplies ....... 1921 so
Billings Water Power Go. 30 90
X. X. Babcock, trimming trees 2 90
I. W. Humphrey, repairs. 6 so
Ottile Mead, kindergarten outfit 20 90
Billings Gazette. printing. 80. s 95
Gerald Panton. ~drayage 80. 4 so
'AAeASy, hAolh . sdAuTy
for quarter and annual report 30 90
Donovan & Spear, supplies 173 So
The following was moved aud car.
ried:
Be it resolved, by the board of trus-
ties of School District No. 2, that in
view of the fact that the payment of the
special school tax levy for this year was
entirely voluntary upon the part of the
taxpayers of the district, and in view
OF the further fact that only the sum of
500 was withheld out Of a total of
$4,000, as shown by the report of the
county treasurer, that we have cause
and do congratulate the people OF this
district upon the Willingness upon the
part OF all the taxpayers Of this school
district to bear the burdens of taxation
to maintain our schools.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

In its column and a half wall about
not receiving the county printing con
tract on its Chinaman's bid, the esteem.
ed Billings Times fails to state that its
editor informed the commissioners that
he would do Just as they did if he was
in their place-give it to The Gazette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
The Petrified Man,

The petriied man, who is on his way
to the Paris exposition, will stop over
for a few days in Billings, when an op-
p%ortunity will be offered the public Of
seeing this wonderful work of nature.
The physicians who have examined him
carefully (see testimonials on posters)
al! agree in the verdict that he is a
genuine human petrification. Will be
in Billings Dec. 8.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08
Con vIctsd OF Larceny,

CHICAGO, Dec, Mrs. Sol Van Praag
has been found guilty Of larceny in
stealing, with the aid Of other women.
81. $50 from William c. Duncan Of
Portland. Or. The theft is alleged to
have been committed in a room on
State street. Mrs. Van Praag is the wife
Of a we'll known politician.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

BY the death Of Senator Hayward of
Nebraska, it is thought possible that
W. J. Bryan may be appointed United
States senator to fl the vacancy. Mr..
Bryan had better take the job If he can
get it; he'll never get that close to the
white house as a candidate for presi.
dent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

secured, So to so cents staple. So to 6S
cents; Idaho, medium and fine 10 to 81
cents; secured, % to go cents; Aus.
tralia, combing, superfine, 80 to 30
cents; good, SO to 81 cents; average So
cents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

The esteemed Billings Times is ill.,
formed that the county commissioners
let the printing contract to- The:: Gazette
because it is a newspaper of general cir
culation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-08

Purchase your holiday goods of the
merchants who advertise in The Ga.
zette, and you'll get the best goods.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14
OBJECTIONS IN THE WAY.
House win Honor Neither George Wash
iBgton Nor Daniel Webster.

Washington, Dec. lin the
| house Cox, of Tennessee, ranking
minority mem Der of the banking and
lcurrency committee of the last con.
gres-. opened the debate today in op.
position to the currency bill.
Lanham, of Texas, opposing the
bill. said it was in eff ct proposition
to change the character of obligations
of debtors viii ihout their conseut.
A resolution was introduced in the
house by Williams. of Mississippi,
expressive of the pos osition of the dem
ocratic leaders on the Philippines. 1t
declares an intention to recognize the
independence OF the Filipinos, with
draw our forces on agreement to re-
fund the $40, 900. 600 paid to Spain.
and give a naval and coaling station,
with free access to Philippine ports in
perpetuity. 1t pledges our friendly
assistance. and guarantees against
foreign aggression for 10 years, dur
ing which time the foreign affairs of
the islands will be under American
control.
In the senate. on motion of Chsnd-
Ter. Pe:tigrew's resolution asking
whether the flag of the Philippine re-
public had ever been salnted by
the American forces, was laid on the
table. Al to %. The senate agreed to
the house resolution for Christmas
ad djournment. Dec. 20 to Jan. 5, and
adJourns d.
Washington, Dec. 14.-Iesterday's
session of the senate consumed only Il
few minutes. Some routine business
was tFasacted. but beyond the intro
duction of bills nothing of consequence
was accomplished.
The currency debate in the house
lasted from II a. m. until 30 u. m.,
with recess of three hours for dinner.
The pressure for time TO speak con-
tinues. as most of the members desire
to make contributions to the literature
of the occasion. Much of it. however.
seems to be for home consumption.
So far as known twelve Democrats
eight from New York. two from Penn
Sylvania and one each from Maryland
and Massachusetts-w vote for the
bill. The house adopted n resolution
for n holiday recess from Wednesday.
Dec. 20, to Wednesday, Jan. ,, but
objections killed propositions to ad-
journ over today in honor of the Wash
ington memorial exercises, and to APP
point n committee TO attend the un-
yelling of a monument OF Daniel Web
ster.
Richardson. the Democratic leader.
asked unanimoS consent that the house
adjourn over today in order that the
members might participate in the
Washington memorial services. Payne
objected, Moody OF Massachusetts,
asked unanimous consent that Il com
mittee of five members he appointed
from the house to join committee
of three from the senate TO he present
at the unveiling. Jan. Is. of the statue
of Daniel Webster. Then Bailey
asked why the rules should be sus-
pended TO do honor to an illustrious
American when the house had just re-
fused to do honor to George Washing
ton. the centenary of whose death
was TO be made the occasion of mem
oriul exercises tomorrow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14
BOTH FORCES AS THEY WERE.
Same Positions as Before the BattIe-AIore
Troops for south Africa.

Troops for South Africa.
This morning Tuesday both sides
occupied the positions they held before
the battle. The greatest bravery was
displayed by both officers and men.
The wounded include Lieutenant Col
onel y. T.. CodringtOn and Captain
Sterling. both of the first battalion of
the COldstream guards. \ detachment
of Beers posted among some thick
bushes to- the east maintained most
destructive fire Oh our right. With the
remarkable talent for taking cover
which the Boer always displays they
were. generally speaking, virtually in
visible. and although the enemy's artil-
lery was practically silenced, his rife
fire was so uersistent and concentrated
as we'll as usually well aimed. that il
was absolutely impossible for the Brit
ish infantry TO take the position by as
sault."
The special correspondent of The
Daily Mail at MOdder river. de escribing
the lighting. says: The BOer trenches
extended far beyond the kopje into the
open plain. Those ON the plain were
hidden by screns of leaves. Those
near the kopje We're guarded by Il
double line of barbed wire Evidently
they feared Ctir storming and bayonet
attack. The Beers are still in larger
force than we found them at Modder
river. OutnunlDerinS us by almost three
To one. The TransvaalerS are apparent
~ dominating in their military coun-
ellis. although in minority"
London, Dec. IA special dispatch
from Pretoria by way of LourenZo
Marques says: While the battle of
AIagersfontein was proceeding the Free
State artillery engaged an armored
train along the Hallway line toward Bel
mont. Eotry-one prisoners belonging to
the first battalion of the Gordon
HiShIanGers have just traversad ia
cobsdal In the last attack on Surprise
bill three leading Pretoria townsmen
We're killed and several others
wounded. causing great sorrow here"
london. Dec. little Associated
Press understands that the war office
,sTeruay decIued. III consequence of
Lord Methuen's losses at Magersfon-
tein, to mobilize an Eighth division in
reserve and TO send the Seventh diviS-
ion to the Cape. Certain foreign sta
tions will probably be garriSoncd with
militia: and. if necessary. volunteers
Will be called to take the places of the
militia ut home. 1t is also likely that
the militia reserves will be sent out
to join their respective battalionS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14

ILLINOIS BUrTERINE CASE.

Supreme Court Refuses to Issue n Man
damus Against Justice.
Springfield, Ills. Dec. 14.-In the SUI
preme court yesterday the petition of
Charles Y. Knight, of Chicago. for Il
writ of mandamus to compel Justice
ut the Peace George w. Underwood to
issue a warrant for the arrest of Alex
ander McNabb, for violation of the
butterine law. was denied. The COM
plaint is that McNabb sold to petition
er a mixture of butterine and suine.
with butter. and on another occasion
butterine colored with annato so as to
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14

resemble butter. both i'll violation OF
law. and that when Knight made com
plaint before Justice Underwood the
latter refused to issue warrants on the
ground that the Oleo law was invalid.
The court holds that where an in
ferior court refuses to act it has the
power to ask such court TO proceed,
but has no power to direct in what
manner it shall proceed. The court
also holds that the proper procedure
in the prosecution of McNabb IS
through the states attorney of Cook
county. and expressed the belief thar
the object of the petition for man.
damuS was to get some expression
alitN of the law referred To-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14
METHUEN IS CHECKED.
Meets q BIoody Defeat ON His Latest Ate
tack on the BoeIs.

London, Dec. 14.-General Methuea
has been checked AT IL point north OF
Modder river. with tie heaviest loss
OF men yet suffered by the British The
tight began Sunday and was contin
ued Monday early in the morning
when by some remarkable military
strategy the British advanced to with.
in 200 yards OF the BOer position with
out knowing the Beers were near until
they heard their rifles cracking and
saw British soldiers falling. Methuen
telegfaphed that the British loss was
great" The following is the latest at
This writing from Methuen dated yes
7erday ut 1:30 u. m: AS the Beers oc-
cupied their trenches strongly this
morning. l retired in perfect order
here. where l am in security. l have
gathered from some of the prisoners
and from our men with the am
balances. who talked with the Beers,
that the enemy's losses We're terrible.
some corps being completely wiped out.
The Beers have been most kind To my
wounded" Among the dead reported
is General Wauchope, who was vet
eran of many wars.
Called the Battle of MagersrOntein.
The battle is called Magersfontein.
Julian Ralph. describing il in n special
dispatch to The Daily Mail says: The
Beers were entrenched at Magersfon-
tein. four miles north of Modder river.
At dawn Monday the HighlanderS. adj
vancing across the veldt. We're sudden
ly subjected to a murderous fire from
the trenches about 200 yards in front.
The greater part of the fearful loss of
the day was thus suffered in Il single
minute. Startled and overwhelmed.
the brigade retired quickly. but soon
rallied and retained their position. This
was on the left. On the right the
guards brigade advanced across the
veldt against other trenches and
fought an invisible foe for fifteen
hours. At IL in the morning the Cor
don Highlanders We're sent forward.
The Beers allowed them TO pass one
line of trenches and then entiladed
them. We raked the Beers trenches
with artillery throughout the day. The
fighting only ceased with nightfall."
Moved Down by the Hundred
The following additiopal news of the
engagement has been received: The
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-12-14

British Casualties included the Mar
quls of Winchester major of the sec
ond battalion Goidstream guards. who
was killed, and Colonel Downham. of
OF the first battalion Gordon High
landers. who was mortally wounded.
When the hiRhlantlers met the mur-
derous point-blank fire of the Beers
about POO were moved down. The
Black Watch regiment on reforming
was able to master only 1G0 men The
Beers lost heavily in the trenches and
also in the wire entanglements when
they came into the open in an attempt
TO make flank attack OH the British.
Could Not Carry the Trenches.
'The terrific British artillery fire pro-
voked no response except from the
BOer rifles until nearly o'clock in the
afternoon. when the Gordon Highland
ers formed to renew the attack on
the entrenched kopje. They advanced
with the utmost gallantTy TO attack
the BoeIs. close TO the place where
lay their dead and wounded comrades
of the Highland brigade. The enemy
with Il heavy shrapnel fire as
the British advanced. and ii was found
physically impossible to take the Boer
trenches. The British got within 2OU
yards. but could not get nearer 1t was
here that Colonel Downham fell. The
Beers had had free recourse to barbed
wire entanglemnts, which offered
great obstacles even after the damage
inflicted by the British artillery fire.