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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
IT WAS L RIGHT.

The war investigation commission.
which examined over 500 witnesses,
has found nothing whatever to condemn
in President McKinley's management
Of the war with Spain, conducted on
two hemispheres at once and prepared
for in a few weeks time. I'm no In
stance can it be proved summarizes
the commission, ssthat we have omitted
to call any witness who has been
brought to our attention as having inn
portant facts to disclose. But had we
desired to swhitewash' the administra-
ton we could have had 5000 witnesses
who could truthfully testify that the
conduct Of the war was all right"
That is a complete vindication Of
President Mckinley, and his carping
critics, who had SO much to say last
fall and summer about the cruelty to
the troops, the incompetency of the ad.
m~inistration and like rot, should
promptly make the amende honorable.
The truth is. as all fair-minded people
will admit, that no government under
the sun ever accomplished SO much in
SO short a time in a war with a foreign
power. The president needed no vim
dication. The results furnished that.
The criticisms, however, we're all from
democratic sources; from that party
which, after wildly clammoring for
war, is OF record as having refused to
vote in congress the funds with which
to carry it Oh. But the republicans,
with the aid Of a few patriotic demo.
Gratis, put the people Of the United
States in the way Of furnishing money
for the national defense and their
prompt response, in subscribing for a
billion and a half Of bonds, is III of
the wonders of the world.
No with a spark of patriotism
in his bosom ever doubted how the war
investigation would end and nov the
president, to further satisfy the people,
has ordered an inquiry to examine into
the charges touching the meat fur
nished during the war. And somebody
will be punished if abuses existed.
There is no doubt Of that; no friend or
official associate Of the president will
be shielded if the army has been i'm
posed upon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

A number of legislative deadlocks
for United States senator are still on
and will have to be broken inside Of
two weeks if the states in question
wish to be represented BY more than
n senator. The states in which the
legislatures are still balloting and no
nearer electing than they were on the
day they started are California, Penn
sylvania, Utah. Delaware and Nebras-
ka. II those states had a few copper
kings running for the United States
senate they would, in all probability.
have but little trouble in electing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The treaty of peace was signed by
the president Friday afternoon.
The president and Mrs. Mckinley
received congress as their guests last
Thursday night.
A deadly avalanche of snow swept
down Cheyenne canyon in Colorado
Sunday. killing ten persons.
New York City had a blaze Thurs
day, the loss by which is estimated at
from 5000, 900 to $1,000, 900.
Careful estimates place the Filipino
losses up to date at 2,000 killed, $500
wounded and 5000 taken prisoners.
The president has sent this nomina-
ton to the senate: Horace A. Taylor,
of Wisconsin, to be assistant secretary
Of the treasury.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued a call for reports Of the condi-
tion of all national banks at the close
of business February 4.
The Atlantic coast was swept by a
fearful storm all day Sunday. Some
passenger ships are many days overdue
and have been given up for lost.
One of the cottages at the insane
asylum at Yankton, S. D., was de-
stroyed by fire Sunday morning and
seventeen female inmates were burned
to death.
An interesting fact in connection
with General Eagan's suspension from
the army has developed on inquiry at
the war department.. Although Cen
eral Eagan has been suspended without
rank or duty, he still remains commits
sary general of the army, drawing the
pay Of that Office, and there is no way
in which he Gan be displaced until he is
retired.
The president has appointed a court
of inquiry to examine into the charges
touching the meat furnished the Ameri-
can army during the war with Spain
and other matters involved in the
charges made by General Miles against
the administration Of war affairs. The
court will consist Of Major General
Wade, Colonel George W. Davis, Ninth
infantry, and Colonel Gillespie, corps of
engineers, now stationed in New York.
The report of the war investigating
commission declares that everything
possible was done by the war depart
ment in the limited time it had at its
command in making its preparations
for the war, and the report says the
conduct Of the war not only worked out
successfully, but in such a way as to be
worthy Of great commentator. The re-
port says that the evidence before the
commission shows that Secretary AlgeI
exercised proper diligence and super.
vision and that his su~bordinates also
were efficient, experienced and faithful.
The commission is a unit in it's report
and there is NJ minority report.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
TRUST THE PRESIDENT.

Al the time approaches for the nd.
j0usnmes,t Of congress-. patriotic Ameri.
cans ARE brought to a realisation Of tho
sact that tho session has practically
bean frttesssd away In confirming tho
pease trsavs the N~icarasuan canal
blll. III ssost important piece d lssia.
la1tan row eanfsontias tho United
$500. 60on net s1and nxah staow %
aut1lns tAseasA NJ Aaaas bsfbss ths
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

fourth of March The canal bill has
passed the senate, giving President Nc
Kinley the authority to go ahead and
build the great waterway to purchase
such territory as may be necessary from
Costa RIGA and Nicaragua and proceed
with the construction of this national
enterprise at q cost of not to exceed
$115, 900, 900. The old Maritime Canal
company appears to be the bugaboo in
the way it wants a subsidy Of a few
millions for certain franchises which
expire next fall, and for surveys and
alleged material said to be worth only
a hundred thousand dollars or SO.
The house committee has reported a
substitute for the senate bill ignoring
the Maritime company, and every effort
should be made by the administrators
supporters to push this bill through be-
fore congress adjourns. The president,
who has shown such wonderful ability
in conducting a foreign war, can be
trusted to inaugurate the work of build
ing the Nicaraguan canal, It is a cry
ing national necessity, especially since
the acquisition of u new territory in
the Pacific. Every year that the build
ing of the canal is delayed is a year
fraught with danger to this nation.
Trust the president with the enterprise.
The people have the utmost confidence
in his ability and integrity and the
Maritime company will get Justice at
his hands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
MORE DEMOCRATIC DISGRACE.

The present democratic legislature,
not satisfied with disgracing Montana
by the most shameless bribery ever
p~racticed in electing a United States
senator, has heaped further infamy
upon our beloved commonwealth. The
democratic ways and means committee
Of the house last week favorably report
ed the bill to repeal the law prohibiting
gambling ana by a vote of 35 to 80 the
bill was ordered printed. Thus this
state is put on record as favoring gam
bling. notwithstanding that, two years
ago, public sentiment demanded the
passage of the law prohibiting that
crime. There was a minority report,
however. recommending that the bill be
indefinitely postponed and Represent
atives Lindsay and Hedges, two Of the
republicans who could not be corrupted
by a millionaire's gold in the senatorial
contest, made strong speeches against
the attempt to further blacken the good
name of Montana.
Thank God for that; it is some COM
fort to know that there are a few de.
cent men in the Montana legislature,
at least. And there will be a majority
Of that character two years hence. This
democratic outfit, since it met six
weeks ago, has made every honest man
ashamed to admit that he lives in the
state. But the people will resent the
insults heaped upon. them by the boodl-
ers at the next election and this effort
to again leaglize gambling, which
v Q this democratic legislature will
not dare to pass, will be charged up
against the party which is always in
favor of retrogression instead of pro-
gression. Democracy and disgrace are
becoming synonymous terms in this
state and the people r not going to
stand any more Of 1t.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
II is tha western troons in the Phil.

It is the western troops in the Philip
pines-just as it was the western troops
at Santiago-who are doing the hard
fighting. And now, the west having
proved its valor to the world, it is pos
sible to yet establish the fact that west
ern men are honest and capable Of self
government. Keep the Doodle demo-
Gratis out Of power in the west for a few
years and this section Of the country
will be as desirable a place of resi-
dence al any portion Of the Union.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
south or East. which,

When q trip 10 contemplated it 10 al.
ways well to prepare in advance In order
TO avoid little Inconvenience which are
often annoying. The two fast trains
leaving Minneapolis and st. Paul daily
via Wisconsin Central lines for Milwau-
ken and Chicago make close connections
with trains east and south. Being ele.
gantiy equipped with sleeping ears, par.
lor cars and day e~oaohes,they are fully up.
psselated by tho travelling public. Your
nearest ticket agent will give YOU com.
plste information aud furnish you folder
OF the wisconsin CsntFsl lines.
Jas. g. PonA. General Passenger
Agent. MLlWaukse. Wls
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

much realized wealth, while in reserve
he has a sum which he cannot at pres
entIcompute, but which a shrewd man
last year estimated as being (already in
sight) $3.50, 900, 900. We refer Il his
Arizona copper property and since then
copper has advanced 40 per cent. And
that was the amount actually blocked
out, while there was no sign Of exhaus-
ton in the marvellous deposit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14
President Mckinley sent a speci

President Mckinley sent a special
message to congress last Friday urging
the Importance, Of building a Pacific
cable to the Philippines. touching at
the Hawaiian islands and Guam ON the
way. IL will take ut least two years to
complete such q cable and tho president
strongly urges the inauguration Of the
enterprise, with or without government
aid. a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

The democratic papers which are
raising such a hue and cry about the
fighting in the Philippines should re-
member the history Of the United
States. It is only a little over thirty
years ago that a republican administra-
ton was compelled to whip the demo-
Gratis into subjugation before they
would become good citizens. Can any.
thing better be expected Of the Fill.
pinos?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-02-14

Salt Lake Tribune, The election of
W. A. Clark 10 ths ssuAts of ths Unitsd
States will seat In that body poasibly
IN Richest man In tho world. He hrs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
THE SPIRIT OF PROGRESS.
An American Dirthright That Co.
lsmity How srs Cannot Daunt
Nor Spoil.

President Mckinley said in historic
document that the purpose Of this
country was not aggressive. The docu-
ment itself and the results which fol-
lowed II proved that while the national
spirit is not aggressive 1t is progressive
When the way is opened, as IL has been
during the present year by the course
of inevitable events, the American peo-
pie must go forward, and will. II In
as useless to try to stop this movement
as 1t would be to attempt to check
the rising tide from flooding every
opened channel. The forward move
ment is in the blood.
That this indomitable progress Is the
American birthright. was illustrated
conspicuously at the annual dinners OF
the New England societies of New York
and Brooklyn. The societies them
selves are witnesses to the persistence
from generation to generation of the
spirit of the Nayflower. The men who
were present at the dinners were the
most recent leaders In the advance
movement. At the New York dinner
were Gen. Merritt, Gems. Shafter and
Wheeler, Col. Roosevelt. Capt. Taylor,
Of the Indiana, and others who have
carried the flag across seas because the
American spirit of progress was in
them and with them and behind them
Gov.-elect Roosevelt, who could speak
as type of both civic and military VIC
tories, with great pertinence traced the
sea victories of 1898 back to the sea
crossing of 1920, to the stock (which
carried the Bible in one hand and in
the other the sword" THE good man
who cannot make his virtue practical"
said Col. Roosevelt, counts for very.
little in the community"
The Puritan who, as has been HUI
morously said, first fell upon his
knees and then upon the aborigines,"
did both because he could not help it.
1t was the union of faith and works, on
which the worlds progress has been
based. 1t was 1.-THE sword of the Lord
and of Gideon" The sun drives away
the clouds, and the rushing breeze the
deadly vapors of stagnation, without
any apologies. Men OF thought and
men of action" must clear the way. It
is the pioneer making the clearing.
Spain should have kept her fences in
order and her cattle oil the track. The
train cannot stop to. save material fora
bullfght.
This idea of the compulsion of the in
ward sense of duty has not been put
with more forcible conciseness than by
Col. Roosevelt when he said at Brook
lyn: II have scant sympathy with that
mock humanitarianism which would
prevent the great, free, liberty-loving
races of the earth from doing their duty
In the worlds waste spaces because
there must be some rough surgery al
the TROY Times.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07

aggeration. Hurry and get thin ashes
out from under tn CRATE there. Iwant
&c crawl in an lay down. Tn mer-
cury's collapsed entirely. Has anyone
been in?"
Nobody was in, only some dramp
feller, who wants to get warm himself.
/ haf not let him stay but ten minutes.
Den tell him: You get out pretty
quick and he went out"
That's right" said the janitor;
"that's tn proper thing to do. What
no business av yours. Heat costs
money, don't ut? Wanted to get warmi
Twas like tn gall av him. Ut wouldn't
surprise me IL he wanted to get some
thing to eat. Thin tramps want tn
earth cut into hemispheres an served
or hand-pa!nted chiny plate. You
ought to have kicked him, August. Ut's
like you did"
August squirmed uneasily. "He
toldt me he vas hongry, und gif him a
dime und toldt him to get owit pretty
soon, und get something to eai," he re
piled.
You're tow-headed chump," re-
marked the panitor. "You haven't tn
s;nse av' eight-mont'-old babe. Don't
you know ut's an even chance he buys a
drink with that dime, or spinds ut in
some other form av riotous an lux
urious amusement? Annyphi'ont'rop-
ist will tell you that same. You were
pauperizin' av him. Why didn't you
make him clear out thin ashes amy
way, II you were bound to squahder tin
cints on him?"
''He vas not a strong man, und he
vas an oldt man." replied August, apol-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
UneXpended Charity.

hT'IS hangin' on well, so it is" re.
marked the janitor, blowing on
his fingers, as he entered the basement
and buffeted himself vigorously with
swinging arms.
what is it hangs on wellP" asked
August, his assistant, who had been
shoveling ashes from beneath the fur
mace into an iron wheelbarrow and who
now paused to wipe the persipration
from his glowing face with the sleeve
of his coat.
Several things does, August re-
piled the janitor. There's tn passen-
ger on a six o'clock street car an tn
chief av polls. TIL wallpaper I've been
tryin' to strip off in tn empty fiat is
stickin' pretty well. I b'lieve I'll let
you try your hand on that in tn after
noon. I've saved TIL ceilin' for you, an
there's mighty interestin' pattern on
tn ceilin'; you'll enj'y the job. 1 was
speakin' av tn weather, though"
1T is coldt weather." said August.
''Cold! should say it was cold" said
tie janitor, shivering with marked ex-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
MY UNCLE CHARLEY.

My Uncle Charley he ain't got no childfk !,
of his own,
Nor any wife nor parentses. but just 90.
all alone!
It must seem awful quiet. cause he sa y,
he likes the noise says
Eat makes SO many srowed-up FOL Ks ane
He says they ought to gun AMI -. :
holler all they will; pay ="
A boy won't grow a mite, he lays. at ha.
to keep 80 still.
An Christmas time he buk -. 49,. :,
squawky things aniGrn n ne "orhs q"
An ma she let's us ve .a,,, 700 ,,h.,
Uncle Charley 81 ONES ss en- 'o0' ~nei
ne says swe ahgs won't hurt your teeth
:, s.s'.n t,Ns parents say.
An pveSshey do, boys has to lose their
est ones anyway.
~4.@ says that's why we ought TO eat just
all at we can get
OF sugar-candy things before we grow our
second set
So every time he visits us my Uncle Char
ley brings
His pockets runnin' over, most, 18th just
the incest things!
They's candy -mice an candy-mel. an lots
of sugar-plums
It's most as good as Santa Claus when
Uncle Charley comes.
He don't think little boys an girls should
go to bed so soon,
But says they ought to stay up late an
sleep Till nearly noon.
So when he comes to our house. ma, she
let's us have our way
An US an Uncle Charley we all play an
play an play.
He banks Just like a dog, an makes our
old cat growl an spit!
He knows the mostest funny tricks! An
when the lamp is lit
He makes US shadow-picturesl with his
fingers an his thumbs. ~
It's good as goin' TO show when Uncle
Charley comes.
But sometimes ma she says she bets II
Uncle Charley had
A haf-a- dozen boys an girls all carrying
on like mad.
An turnin' things all upside-down an
crisscross, every day.
He'd want to pack his trunk right off an
hurry far away.
But one time when our neighbours boy was
awful sick an died.
Ma Rugged an kissed US, every one. an
cried an cried an cried,
Nor said a word when we was bad an scat
tered cooky crumbs,
But cuddled us just like she does when
Uncle Charley comes.
Nixon Waterman, in l.. A. w. Bulletin.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
OUR CHEAP MONEY.
A Direct Result of the sound
Money Policy of Re-
publicnns.

| Heretofore those advocating the free
and independent coinage of silver have
based one of their favorite arguments
upon the assumption that the United
States is borrowing nation, and that
a cheap and larger volume of money at
home was necessary to deliver the
American people out of the grip of the
foreign money lender. We were told
that gold policy was the policy of
foreign money lenders and would sure
~ make us their slaves. Many people
were led to believe mis- assumption.
We have been debtor nation. but that
day is of the past. The latest evidences
that such is not the case and that the
United States have become not only a
creditor nation, but one Of the worlds
financial centers, is presented in the
statement OF Mr.. Eclels and in the fact
that Russia has passed by Berlin and
London and made an effort to Place her
bonds in the United States. In financial
circles it is said that money Is the
cheapest thing in America" This Is NOT
true of New York alone, but il is true in
a degree here in indianapolis, when a
ten-year municipal bond bearing az
Ter cent. has been sold to local financial
houses at the equivalent of 3.22 per
cent.
The causes of this abundance of
cheap and good money in the United
States have been told many times. We
are producing $60,000,OO0 in gold an
nually and it stays at home. The pay
rnents Of dividends and interest on
stocks and bonds will set 100000, 001
ofloat. To pay off portion of the
money due us as balance in trade $75,-
100000 came to us during October and
November. Much more is yet due us,
because favorable trade balance seems
to have been permanently established.
This opinion is not based upon the as
sumption that we will always he selling
Europe so large volume of breadstuffS
and provisions as now. but because we
have come to the condition when we can
sell the outside world as much in value
OF manufactured goods as foreigners
sell to us. For years the excess OF our
imports OF manufactured merchandise
has been so large that II has taken all of
our surplus of the products of the soil
to square the account. Thanks to tho
republican policy, we are great COM
petitor in the world of manufactures a.
well as the products Of the soil. Be
cause Of that policy and by reason of its
great fight In 1896 against tho silver
heresy, the United States il to-day q
creditor acknowledgements Journal.
DThe other day william ]. Bryan, of
Nebraska. the most prolific producer on
Noise in this country, bearded the lion
IN his den by actually venturing into the
New York residence Of DR.. john II.
Guerdner, president Of the Society for
the Suppression OF Unnecessary Noise
What happened during the interview 10
not reported, but Mr.. Bryan finally .es-
capped apparently unsuppressed After
this no one can question Mr.. BryAn's
courage. Rochester Democrat an
Chronicle.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-07
A Man of Knowledge.

Average Woman-How am | to know
which is poison ivy and which isn't?
Average Manly looking at it, Of
course. How else would you know {
One has three leaves and the other five
Every man of sense knows that, and
don't see why women shouldn't.
"Yes, know, my dear, but which
kind Is the poison kind?"
"Why, you gooscy, the three-leaf, OF
course, or the five-leaf, l forget which.
IN. Y. Weekly.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-31
PERSONAL.

LIST OF ANSWENS- ~.
Post for tho week ending Saturday, May ~
As c ~ CO76; A l. NJ; 6o5l; Cook ii95,
Confidential, 6029 ~, Dairy, 5iOi 6o5O q :
zoos; NJ go 5000, w, NJ, Ferguson u,
On; 60l5 (Sl. 3065; lil5 26li tSl 6OS9' gSt
"A 4 c; 6O62; l. J NJ: III, do9l tD GOlG,
COIL, dOi2. 5iiT. 60lS, Robert; 30gS s l. D
t2i 3l4 ~; J4i9, 59i 6oi5i Y ISl 20 t5l,