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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30

will be playing harps above or
building fires below when the
forests run out, and beyond that
none but the super prudent cares
10 make any plans.
Acting Governor Hutchinson
is not happy in the selection Of
funny stories to adorn a.tale or
point a moral. The story refer
red 10 in these columns last week
is an Illustration Of the goFernor's
sinister wit. TIE TRIBUNE, be-
ing a little thick of perception,
could see Int one point in that
funny story, and the funniest
thing about it was the point it
made. The Silver City Ava-
hanche, being of the same county
as the governor, and a warm adj
mirer Of his and more familiar
with the intricacies oshis humor,
says the point mas two applica-
tons: Here is what the AvQ :
lanche says: oIn anothercolumn
we publish an interview Of the
Boise Capital man with Lieuten-
ant Governor Hutchinson. There
are two ways Of applying the
point of that story to the Patrle
letter. Under the existing cir
cumstances, Conductor Patrie
has good reasons for thinking that
he is riding with corpse-the
odoriferous atmosphere and the
'shroud' bearing out the impress
sion. When the box is opened
at the end of the journey (about
convention time) the practical
joker (Democrat) may find that
his limburger is sure enough
dead"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30

In a short time the Philippine
question will agitate the halls of
Congress, and, in order to place a
just estimate upon the eloquent
and powerful speeches that will
be made pro and con, one will
need to have some general facts
firmly fixed in his mind. On the
2Ist day OF April 1898, Congress
directed the President of the
United States to compel Spain to
withdraw her flag from the island
of Cuba, to which end the Presi-
dent was authorized to employ all
the resources of the Army and
Navy. This was the declaration
of war and carried with it author
ity to destroy the forces of Spain
wherever found. At that time
Spain had a powerful feet in
Philippine waters and the United
States had squadron in Asiatic
waters. The President ordered
the Asiatic squadron to strike the
enemy wherever found, capture
and destroy his ships" In ODE
dance to this order Dewey sailed
into Manila harbor and we all
know what followed. The Span
ish flag which for upwards of 300
years had floated over the Phil
ippipes was lowered and the
American flag raised. In short
time Spain sued for peace and
treaty of peace was negotiated in
Paris By the terms of that treaty
Spain abandoned forever her SOW.
erelgnty over Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippine islands, and in
consideration of these immense
concessions, this government paid
to Spain $2o,ooo,ooo. 1t is true,
the United States might have
forced Spain's concessions with
out the payment of a dollar, but
that would probably have pro-
longed several months a war
which already was costing up
wards of million dollars a day.
We, as a nation, had no direct
grievance against the Spanish peo-
pie, as a nation. We had not
embarked on war Of revenge
and devastation. Our purpose
was to liberate Spanish subjects
from Spanish miSrule, and wisely
we sought to do it in the cheapest
and most humane way. We did
nothing new. In other cases our
government had paid large sums
of money to conquered nation
in consideration of similar con-
Cessions. 1t was a broad and
generous thing for the great
American people to do; for when
they, figuratively, had Spain by
the throat and could have crushed
her, they said, justice is our lamp
and we shall walk in its light
The payment of that $1,000 ,ooc
to Spain was the act of an equit-
able conqueror, and a thousand
times more glory to our people
than would have been the utter
humiliation of Spain. Anybody
can be Just when compelled to be
but it is the province of great
ness and magnanimity to do JUS
tice by choice. When the treaty
Of peace was duly ratified, The
Philippines fell under the domin
ion of the United Sites. There
remained only one of two thing.
tor this government to do, eithel
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30

t1f the war in the Transvaal con-
tinues for three months longer,
the cause of silver will have been
won." That utterance amounts
to a libel on the intelligence of
the State which a short time ago
honored the man who made it as
its chiefest citizen and ablest rep
resentative. OF course, Dubois
reasoning, if such it may be call
ed, is that on account of the war
in the Transvaal, the gold pro-
duction Of South Africa will tenn
porarily decrease, and the use of
silver become imperative. This
idea was advanced by the Salt
Lake Tribune before the COM
mencement of hostilities in South
Africa, and no doubt Dubois got
his inspiration from that source.
lie seems to utterly ignore the
palpable fact that any decrease in
the production of gold will have a
tendency to advance its price and
thus increase the disparity be-
tween it and silver. 1t was Just
recently that an eminent bimetal-
list declared that the immense in
crease of gold production would
surely settle the silver question,
because, by virtue Of that increase,
gold would fall in price to the
point where one ounce of it would
be worth no more than IS 70 10
ounces of silver. And that, in
fact, was logical deduction.
Let us apply the Dubois theory
to other commodities. At the
! present time one bushel of wheat
is worth about two bushels Of
corn. Suppose it were desired
to make them exchangeable bush
ell for bushel, and some one would
say, the way to do that is to de-
crease the production of wheat,
and thus make it scarcer. Would
MT you smile at that man and
mentally call him fool? You
would say that the way to make
wheat and corn exchangeable,
bushela for bushel, would be to
increase the production of wheat
or decrease the production Of corn.
But Dubois says that the way to
make gold cheaper is to dig less
of it and make it scarcer, and the
way to increase the price of silver
is to produce more of it and make
it still more plentiful. This 70
to I doctrine is a strange medley
of contradictions when expounded
by men of Dubois caliber. But
he says elf the Transvaal war
continues two or three months
longer, the cause of silver will be
won." Note that word ''iF'. 1t
reminds us of one of Joseph
Smiths prophecies. He said, elf
live IT'LL certain time, we have
forgotten the date shall see the
end of the world" Joseph did
not live to the date fixed, so the
grand climax was postponed in
definitely. Believers in Jereph
still insist that the prophecy was
all right; that its fulfillment hing
ed entirely upon Joseph's ability
to live, and if he died; of course,
the scheme was TO be abandoned.
Irreverent people say that Joseph
was dead sure he would not live
so he had sure thing. Possibly
Dubois has received tip from
the Transvaal. If not, and he
never prayed before in his life,
we advise him to get down TO his
dcvotions right now, because his
reputation as prophet depend:
absolutely on the termination O
that war before the 24th o.
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30

burn, who had the audacity to
advance views on the question of
forest reserves, without first sub
hitting them to the Raraifor APP
nroyal. We think it is little
cheeky in Mr.. Hepburn to arro-
gate to himself such privileges.
Down in this end Of the State we
all defer to the Rm-al in such
matters and never think a think
on questions of that character
without proper authorization.
Possibly there is some degree of
misapprehension about this whole
business, Mr.. Heyburn's special
mission in Washington was to
protest against further extension
of the forest reserve system in
Idaho; and he was commissioned
10 do it by the people who live
in his section OF the State where
Government has already set aside
some millions of acres. The peo-
pie up there evidently felt that
the Government was over doing
the thing in their locality, and
wanted to put stop to it. OF
course, the Secretary of the In
terror made a bad break when he
promised to not withdraw any
more of the public domain in Ida
no for forest reserve without per-
hitting Mr.. Hepburn to be heard
on the subject, The Secretary
ought to have recognized the
Rmral's authority over the whole
subject. But he probably forgot
about it. However, we must en-
deavor to make the best of it,
and blame it TO the people who
dwell in the Priest River re-
serve. They are the real culprits.
We suspect that MFR. Heyburn's
private views on the subject of
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forest reserves in Idaho are tinct-
ured with radicalism. Possibly,
at some period of his life, he was
the author of a small saw mill or
a collaboration in one. We once
had that kind Of a misfortune drop
into our career, and it gave US
new light on an economic prop
osition" of the first magnitude.
We concluded that no man liv-
ing would ever NEEDLE with an
Idaho forest except in a case of
life and death. And we never
could see the use of forest war
dens, except to chase desperate
people away from the horrors
concealed in the numbering bust
ness. Peoples experiences some
times prejudice their minds un-
reasonably. There are two and
possibly three sides to the ques-
ton of forest reserves. A wanton
destruction of good lumber should
not be permitted; but as it is a
habit which men rarely contract,
except in the minds of forest war
dens whose salaries are satisfac-
tory, the ordinary provisions of
law against criminal acts afford
about all the protection needed.
A man who will deliberately start
a forest ire ought 10 be hung tor
sheep stealing as the offense would
be rated under a Democratic adj
ministratiou. Such man is too
mean to die for respectable
crime. There should be reason
able provisions for protecting for
ests from accidental fires. No
body can object to that. There
should also be stumpage tariff
on all timber shipped out Of the
State. Make it good and stiff and
the forests will last so long that
all of us and our grandchildren
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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30

contention. A change of mas
tiers, under the circumstances, is
about the best possible thing that
could happen to the inhabitants Of
the Philippine islands. Ii was a
change of masters that produced
the greatest Republic that ever
graced Gods footstool. 1t seems
to us that the duties of the Amer
lean people, touching the Philip
pine question, are clearly defined
and unavoidable. There is, in
fact, no room for discussion of the
thing which is sought to be in
jected into the controversy. The
anti xpansionist woke up about
six months too late. He is like
unto the man viewing the charred
remains of long past confagra-
ton who suddenly begins to yell
fire with all his might. That man
would create a diversion for the
amusement of by-passers, but
would not seriously disturb the
fire department. So it is with
the anti Responsiveness. They
began Justify bawling out against
expansion six months after we
had expanded. 1t amuses the
American people but does not
disturb the nation. The question
of expansion was settled by
American guns at Manila and
San Juan, and ratified by the
treaty of peace with Spain.
Whether or not it was the right
thing to do, it is now too late to
seriously discuss, except as we
might discuss the mistakes of
Adam and Eve. Our flag was
raised in the Philippine islands by
the volunteers of Idaho and all
the other States of the Union.
Where will you find volunteers to
tear it down? Possibly Atkin-
son and Dubois might undertake
it; but if they did, nobody would
give anything for their hides
when they had tried it, unless it
was somebody who wanted a
new bottom for his colander. 1t
is all well enough to yell about
Withdrawing from the Philippines
but there is not man in the
United States who would dare is
sue that order if he had the au-
thority to execute it. Even Gro
yer Cleveland, would not tackle
that kind of a thing another time.
The duty of the United States is
first to suppress that Tagalo in
surrection, and, after just trial,
hang Aguinaldo if he can be
caught. And after that is done,
Congress should proceed to pro-
vide government for the Fill
pinos which will protect them in
their civil and religious rights, the
same as is now done for Alaska
or the District of Columbia. Pos
sibly, too, it would be a good
thing as preliminary suggestion
to publish General Dix's famous
order throughout the Philippine
islands, namely, elf anyone at
tempts to haul down the Ameri-
can flag, shoot him on the spot. -
There is no law to prevent an
American citizen from making an
all around fool of himself and
probably it would be in restriction
of natural rights to enact such a
law, but it does seem as though
there ought to be some sort of an
ordinance to suppress man who
deliberately makes a fool of a
sovereign State. For four years
Fred T. Dubois was delegated tc
represent the people of Idaho in
the lower house of Congress anc
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eminent on those islands or aban-
don them, to become the scene
OF riot and anarchy or the prey Of
some other power. But some
will so back and insist that when
Dewey had completed the des-
truction of the Spanish fleet he
should have promptly sailed away
that is after destroying the only
government that existed, he ought
TO have left the people Of those
islands without any sort Of gov
eminent. Or they will contend
that the Philippines should have
been given back to Spain.
Either Of these acts would
have been disgraceful and
inhuman. Of the two, it would
no doubt have been better to re-
turn the islands to Spain. But
how could we have justified such
an act? Spanish rule in the Phil
ippines was almost as oppressive
as in Cuba. Was it not far bet
ter being, that by the fortunes of
war, the Philippines had fallen in
to our hands that we should do
for the Filipinos that which we
had undertaken to do for
the Cubans? Many complain
that we have assumed heavy
burden and grave responsibilities
for which there will never be adj
equate compensation. Perhaps
we have. 1t depends very much
upon what shall be regarded as
compensation. We engaged in
the Spanish war in response to
the piercing cries Of oppressed
and downtrodden people; we
boldly proclaimed to the world
that we were fighting the battles
Of liberty and humanity. What
compensation did we expect 9TH
er than to remove oppression and
establish order, liberty and JUS
tice2 Well if the hope of doing
that in Cuba was sufficient to JUS
tify us in going to war, shall we
now recoil before the prospect of
accomplishing ten times more
good than we expected to? Now,
the question arises, what shall we
do with the Philippines? In our
opinion, that may safely be left to
the wisdom of Congress, which
we,believe, will decide, that while
exercising sovereignty over them,
the Filipinos shall be given the
very best government they are
capable of understanding and APP
preciating. We ought, and no
doubt will, give them such gov
eminent as will gradually lift
them to the capacity of self-gov-
eminent on Republican principles,
and when they shall have attained
that state, they will be permitted
to order their own affairs. The
anti-imperialists insist that Con-
gress ought not to interfere or
take any hand in the business;
that everything should be turned
over to Aguinaldo. If it were
Aguinaldo who drove Spain from
the islands and obliged her to sue
for peace, then, as conqueror,
he would be entitled to say what
sort of government should be es-
tabIished; but Aguinaldo did not
figure in that particular transac-
ton. He did, however, figure in
another transaction-a conspiracy
to surprise, Overpower and butch
er American soldiers-which does
not inspire much love or respect
for him in American breasts, and
brands him as totally unlitto have
anything to do with free and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-12-30
WEEKLY REVIEW
News and Comment Consolidated
FOI Busy Readers.
FACTS ABOUT PHILIPPINES

OubOis PrOPhesying Some Forest Reserve
Dissatisfaction to Dispose Of AguinaIdO-Judse
Heybarn Too Cheeky--Fred Making fool Of the
State Miscellaneous Matters.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29

Otis believed in that theory once,
but since he offered $40 cash and
personal immunity to every FLIP
inc soldier that surrendered a
gun. he has changed his mind,
Only one Filipino offered TO take
advantage of that offer and be-
fore the money was paid to him,
it was found that he was acting
in partnership with one of our
own soldiers, who had captured
the gun surrendered and was try
ing to secure some pocket money
through the credulity of General
Otis. Speaking of the FLIP
pines, there is much talk IN
Washington concerning the re-
cent activity and daring OF the
Filipinos, who seemed to be able
to operate during the rainy sea-
son, even if General Otis cannot.
Their attack on train within 80
miles of Manila was certainly not
the act of towards.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
A Vacant Scholarship.

We would desire to call the at
tention of our youthful readers
to the fine opportunity for obtain
ing an education offered by the
Washington College. There is
now a vacant scholarship for one
county at that institution, giving
free tuition and free books, to
either a young man or woman, in
the classical or scientific course
for four years; or in the normal
course for three years. This va
cancy is filed by the School Com
missioners of Frederick County.
The total expense of one obtain
ing such scholarship will not
exceed 500 for beard, washing,
fuel, room rent and furniture
rent, ETC., for the year. Wash
ington College is live, prrOges-
sive institution, fully up to the
times in every particular. 1t is
situated in a very healthy dis.
trict, one hundred feet above
Chester River. For further par.
ticulars inquire of our School
Examiner or send for catalogue
to President C. U. Reid, Chester
town, Md.
sep. % ct.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
NIAGARA FALLS EXCUR
SION.
Low Rate Vacation Trip via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

September s and u and Octo.
Der 5 and 10 are the dates of the
remaining Pennsylvania Railroad
popular ten day excursions to
Niagara Falls from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and intermediate
points.
Excursion tickets good for re-.
turn passage on any regular
train, exclusive of limited express
trains, within ten days, will be
sold at $1,000 from Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington, and on
all points on the Delaware Divis
ion; SLIPS from Atlantic City;
$500 from Lancaster; $3.50 from
Altoona and Harrisburg; $500
from Sunbury and Wilkesbarre;
So 70 from WilIiamsport; and at
prOpOrtionate rates from other
points. A stop over will be al.
lowed at Buffalo, Rochester, Can
andaigua, and Watkins, within
the limit returning.
A special train of Pullman par.
Tor cars and day coaches will be
run with each excursion. An ex.
ira charge will be made for parlor
car seats.
An experienced tourist agent
and chaperon will accompany
each excursion.
Tickets for a side trip to the
Thousand Islands alexandria
Bay will be sold from Rochester
in connection with excursions OF
of September and 81, good to
return to Rochester or to Canaan
daigua via Syracuse within five
days at rate of $3.50.
Tickets for a side trip to To.
ronto will be sold at Niagara
Falls for Sl.00 on September %.
In connection with the excursion
of September 7, tickets will be
sold to Toronto and return at re.
duced rates, account Toronto
Fair.
For pamphlets giving full infor
nation and hotels, and for time
of connecting trains, apply tC
nearest ticket agent, or address
George w. Boyd, Assistant Gen.
eral Passenger Agent, Broad
Street Station, Philadelphia.
aug % CT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
Wars Caused Rv Sale Law


Nearly all the historic wars that
have taken place in Europe since the
days of the first crusade may be AZ
tributed to the existence of the Sale
law. and even in the present century
sanguinary struggles have taken place
on its account. Great Britain and
Russia are the only two countries
where 1t has never secured any foot
hold and neither the one nor the other
has ever had any reason for regret
since the sovereigns who have con.
tributed most largely to the glory OF
the country have been women.
Put il is still in force in Denmark
In Sweden, in Prussia and all the otner
Federal States of the German Empire
as we'll as in Belgium, Italy, Rouma'
mia, Servia, Bulgaria and Greece, the
national constitutions Of which, being
of mere mushroom character anu
drawn up by enlightened statesmen Of
the present century, might reasonaply.
be expected 10 be more up to date anu
free from such medieval prejudlces
and doctrines. In two of the three
countries which are now ruled ny
women-namely, England and l1ollah9i
the greatest degree Of peace anu
prosperity prevails, the two Queens
displaying common sense enlightened
craftsmanship and political sagaclty,
Spain. Portugal and Holland have
within the last hundred years eraseg,
the Inv from their statute books ana
have benefited by the change, whls
since the reign Of Maria Theresa ana
the Seven Years. War it exists only u
/ a modified form in Austria and, per,
haps. not at all ia the Kingdom Oh
Hungary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the pub
lie to know of one concern in the land
who are not afraid to be generous to the
needy and the suffering The proprie-
tors of DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds have
given away over ten million trial bot.
YES OF this great medicine; and have
the satisfaction of Knowing it has alb
solutely cured thousands of hopeless
cases. Asthma, Bronchitis, Hoarse-
ness and all diseases of the Throat.
Chest and Lungs are surely cured by
1t. Call on A. l.. Pearre, Druggist, and
get a free trial bottle. Regular size
81 cents sand 81. Every bottle guaran-
teed, or price refunded.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-29
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the transfers
of real estate as recorded in the
Clerks office since our last issue:
Charles f. Trail and George
VIM. Smith to Daniel Eisler, real
estate in Frederick City, 500.
Martin L. Jones to Mary Re-
becca Crawford, real estate in
Frederick county, $3.50.
James Wolf to Markey NJ. Fo.
gle, real estate in Frederick
county, Sl95.
Mary Catharine Ramsburg and
husband to Virginia Souder, real
estate in Frederick county, S2l.
Arthur l.. BOsley to the Fred.
erick Electric Light and Power
Company, of Frederick, franchise,
&C., S..
George w. Filters and wife to
Lilly II. Pearrell, real estate in
Frederick county, 1000.
John II. Clary, mortgage, to
Hannah Whalen, real estate in
Frederick county, S397.91.
Noah E. Cramer and Ella Kate
Cramer, his wife, to John j. Hit.
selberger, real estate in Fred
erick county, S165.
Isaac S. Amman and wife to the
Emmitsburg Water Company, rea
estate in Frederick county, S155.
81.
Isaac S. Amman and wife t.
Joseph H. Long, real estate ii
Frederick county, Sl5.
Joseph FL. Long, ct al, to En-
mitsburg Water Company, deco
OF release, 81.