davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The courier., 1900-03-10

meet Miss Ward. The inUitGs bave
receiv, d the following program:
Beethoven-Allegro fr. Op. Is No.
Popper-Gavotte in ID.
Labitzky-Idylle. Traum der Sennerin.
Max Bruch-Penelops Wearing a Gar
ment. From Odysseus.
Wieniawski Second Concerto.
Andante.
A Ia Zlngara.
Victor Herbert-(a) Canzonetta.
Schaper-(b) STILES Gleuck.
Schuman -(c) Traumersi.
Pdrker-(a) Have You Brook in Your
Little Heart?
old Scotch !SOng-(bl Loeb Lomond.
Old Irish SOng-(c) Bendemeer's Stream
Vieuxtemps-Fantasie Caprice.
Braga-Angels' Serenade. (By request.)
The Hagenow String Quartette.
Mrs. ID. A. Campbell, Contralto.
Mrs. P. V. M. Raymond. Accompanist.
Miss Mary Jones, formerly the librar-
i'm at the State university, is now the
librarian of the public library in Los
Angeles, Califni MIA. The position is a
very good one with a salary Of $1,000 a
year.
Mrs. Maria E. Brunton, ono Of the
Matrons of the Council Bluffs Chris
tian Home, is visiting in this city for
few days, the guest Of Mrs. 7. S. Allen
and Miss Mamie l.. Bryan.
Masters Richard and Thomas ImhofT
gave a five o'clock tea on Friday after
noon. Tea was served at individual
tables, the decorations were confined 10
fancy figured candies and cream. After
the tea was served the children played
games in the dancing room on the third
floor. Charades afforded great deal
of amusement, sides being chosen for
the game. Those present were: Alice
Rodgers. Gartia Green. Mary Miner,
Dorothy Raymond. Ethel Burkett, Bios
som Wilson, Kate Field, Eleanor Bar
bour, Katherine Kimball, Marian Og-
den, Marie Talbot, Edna Baker. Ruth
Lewis, Sara Ladd, Frances Brooks and
Helen Lewis. Donald Raymond. Paul
Campbell, Barton Green, Alan Flans-
burg, John Burkett, Will Hinman, Har-
ry Brooks, Ralph Wilson. Henry Burn
ham, Richard Hargreaves, Walter Will
SON and Rruce Ouder
very pretty dance was given on
Thursday evening at the dancing acade-
my by the following members OF the
j. o. G. club: Miss Ethelyn Bignell,
Miss Mignon Trickey. MISS Pauline
Miss Olive States, Miss Zelia Cornell.
and Miss Marie Shaffer. The ball was
decorated in the club colors, red and
yellow. Ices were served from a table
prettily decorated with red and yellow
carnations. Mr.. and Mrs. Bignell and
Auditor and Mrs. Cornell chaperoned
the following young people: Misses
Casebeer, Parks, Whitcomb, Moore,
Palmer, Broadly. Stambaugh, Trigg,
Bixby, Butler of Council Bluffs, Miller
and Foss OF Crete. Messrs. Hurtz,
Kimball, Sherdemann, Parks, Quick,
Bomgardner, Bentley, Jacobs, States,
Hubbard, Hall, Dearing, Moore, An
derson, Foster, Whedon. and Haight Of
Crete.
A very enjoyable afternoon was given
by Mrs. Martin Aitken on Thursday.
Six handed euchre was played. Easter
Aouars dacorafed the ranms their sweet
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
B ALL THE SAME.

What seems like a useless waste of
space and time is the discussion which
has arisen over the decision of the
committee to place the name of
General Robert E. Lee in the hall of
fame. The discussion had it's origin
over the protest against the commit
tees action which many of the union
veterans entered. While nobody de-
MES the ability and worth Of General
Lee, the fact remains that he fought
against the government and violated
the oath he had taken to defend it.
It is but natural that the men who
fought for the preservation of the ma
tion should object to having one i'm
mortalized who was a traitor to the
nation and engaged in a war against
it. It is with no desire to ressurrect
the ''bloody shirt that The Gazette
takes sides with the men who make
protest against the decision Of the
committee. Lee was a notorious rebel
and to place his name on the list OF
great men, great enough to add to the
greatness of the nation that claims
them, is wrong and in effect is plac-
ing a premium upon treason and re-
bellion. In other lands Lee would
have been shot for the part he took in
a war that made his name known as
among the great captains. This is
said with no idea of detracting in the
least from his reputation as a mill
tary leader. All recognize and ac-
knowledge his greatness as a general,
but, all the same, the sentiment ex-
pressed by the committees action is
wrong. Had he remained true to the
whose uniform he wore when
the var began his opportunity for
greatness and renown would
have not been lessened and the stigma
attaches to the name of a rebel
and traitor would never have tarn-
ished that greatness. But discussion
of the question is useless. The action
of the committee is final and nothing
that car be said will alter the matter
in any way.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

however, be supposed that che gentle
man will entirely escape the penalty
Of having incurred their displeasure,
for they have a way down there Of
getting around things that to ether
people is at times surprising. just
keep your eye on Texas and you will
see the Legislative and executive Of the
Lone Star state put their heads to-
gethel and evolve some plan for hum
bling the contumacious endower Of
universities and manufacturer Of an
illuminant Of doubtful quality. Some
of the interested spectators Of the fight
will be- the railroads who from exper-
ience have earned that the Texans
know of more than one way Of killing
a cat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
ARE LIBERAL. CIVERS.
Montana Millionaires Donate Freely
to Florence CrittendenA
Mission Scheme.

Washington, Dec. 27-Charles N.
Crittenden, president Of the Florence
Crittenden missions, recently returned
from a tour of the far northwest, and
in Washington a few days ago he told
a story of his stay in Montana and of
the help given his, work there by W.
A. Clark and other Montana million
aires.
Last May, when MI. Crittenden and
his helpers were in Montana for the
first time, Marcus DAILY gave them
1000 in cash. Hoge, who died a few
weeks before DAILY, left SIG, 900 by
will to the mission work.
Senator Clark has also given liberal
sums for mission work in Helena.
During the western trip new mis-
sions were opened at Spokane and at
Seattle. ""
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
"sTICK1NC TO PRINCIPLE"

Butte Inter Mountains: The Stand
ard this morning, in discussing the an
nounced purpose of Bryan to issue a
weekly paper "to keep in touch with
public questions, !" expresses a belief
of the probable success of the enter
prise, and adds that it believes the
principles the paper will advocate fare
right
What a confession for a supposedly
patriotic and self-respecting news
paper to make at the close of the nine
teenth century of intellectual and
moral progress! What a confession to
emanate from a newspaper which as
sumes to represent great industrial
and financial interests and to stand as
a champion of personal and property
rights, and an advocate of the enforce
ment Of constitutional, statute and
common law! What a confession to
proceed from a newspaper which adj
vocates public order, equal rights, JUS
tice to the rich and poor alike, protec-
tion to all interests, all classes and all
sections!
It was the principles of Bryan chat
won out in the recent election in Mon
tana. It was only by attacks upon
constitutional authority; by appeals to
the passions and prejudices OF the
people; by abuse of all men with
money enough to pay their debts; by
promises of the prostitution of the
gubernatorial, Legislative and judicial
power; by the denial of the rights of
the government to preserve order, pro-
tect property and insure personal lib
erty-it was by pledges as TO these
principles, backed by ~falsehoods cu"-
ningly devised to deceive the voters as
to their real interests, that a majority
OF Montana electors were induced to
support the fusion ticket in November
last. Those principles were repudi-
ated in nearly all other northern
states, but in Montana they were in
dorsed, and the states greatest danger
today is that the coming Legislative as
sembly will attempt to carry some of
them into effect. They are the prin-
ciples which so gravely menaced the
national welfare that the people in
their alarm and Indignation gave to
the man who stood for them such a
beating that he has become almost IN
object of pity, and to his opponent a
greater majority Of electoral votes
than previous history records.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

The Great Falls Leader has caught
its neighbor, the Tribune, in the act
of making what some one has desig-
mated as ''royal seizures for the bene-
fit Of its editorial page, and was I'M
gracious enough to tell it. This has
caused the Tribune to lose it's temper
and it straight away sent to the Chi
cago Street Gazette for II of lite edi-
tors and has turned over its second
page to him. The salaries paid Mon
tana editors seems to have inspired
the gentleman 70 unusual effort, as
last Saturdays issue Of the Tribune
fairly sizzles with the class Of edi-
torial matter that the sheet from
which he graduated is noted for. A
little stronger and the paper would
have been barred from the mails as a
trifie too rank for transmission by the
government.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

The failure which attended the effort
of the Tennessee bank robbers to es-
cape in that manner will probably
have the effect of causing the use of a
hand car as a means of looomotion to
become less popular with that class of
gentlemen than it promised to be, IN
view of the many times the Irish
express has been pressed into service
recently by men who found them
selves pressed for time and incidental
ly by a posse.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
MADE 1T MERRY.

New Castle, Natal, Dec. a7-The
Beers celebrated Christmas in the dis
trict between St. Ande1ton and Ingogo
by a OF less determined attack
upon every British garrison along the
lines Of communication. They, how
ever, We're in all cases successfully
repulsed. At Utrecht the Boer com
mandaDt sent in a demand for whis-
key, cigars and Christmas luxuries,
failing which he threatened to attack
the town. His demand was ignored
and the Beers attack Utrecht in force
Christmas morning. They were re-
pulsed with loss, the British casual
ties being slight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
FEAR FILLS
MANY MINDS
WHISPERS CAUSE UNEASINESS
AT WASHINGTON.
NUMEROUS HEADS MAY GO
President Credited with Desire to-
Make Changes in Many
Departments,

Washington. Dec. 27-Many whis-,
pers are heard that President McKin-.
ley will make, a good many important
changes to the, beginning Of his, second
term in diplomatic. consular and other
federal Offices:
With the exception of Grant. he
will be the only president since AM
drew Jackson, more than 60. years
ago, to serve eight year in succeion. L
Grant at the beginning of his second
term made sweeping changes, and that
is one reason why it is believed Nc
Kinley will make them now, and in!
addition McKinley's appointments are.
said to have been in each instance for
the four years of his first term and
without any reference whatever to,a
reelection. In making these first
term appointments, therefore, he may
hold that he has discharged all obi
cations of a promissory or other char
acter.
Among those on the anxious, seat is
John Goodnow, consul general at
Shanghai, who is. now on the high;
seas Ell route home. He will arrive in
a couple Of weeks or in ample time to
be here in advance of any definite
movement for his, place by another.
1t is now said that Goodnow's trip
home at this particular time. is for the
express purpose of being on.the ground
to look after his interest should need
arise.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
MERELY A C%OINCIDENT.

Of course it was only a cOincident
that the dismissal of the criminal suit
in Flathead county against Fred
Whiteside was synchronous with the
dismissal Of his libel suit against the
Butte Miner. Malicious persons may
see something more than a mere hap
pening in the circumstance, but if SO
they will do a wrong to a most hon
orable and heightened gentleman, and a
most excellent and fearless journal.
Mi. Whiteside is too jealous of his
good name and standing to be a party
to such a transaction. Conscious of
his innocence Of the charge that was
made against him and equally con-
scious of his ability to establish that
innocence, he is not the craven to
strike his colors in the middle of q
battle for no worthy considera-
ttOA than q promise of immunity from
persecution when it is that vary prose-
Cntion that he invites. Neither is the
Miner 50 cOwardly a sheet as to con
pive st dismissal of a suit for damages
Msed uppn the publication in it's col
umIs % charges against a man which
nt No time IL declared could be proved
- invited tls very action that Mr..
WhIfooide took III order that it might
Is given ~ opportunity to furnish
tnnt rroof The Miner will not shirk
~ dry - ~ public Tor the mere sell
Azposs q escaping tho petty an
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

The good people who propose to
usher in the twentieth century with a
monster religious revival which shall
be national in it's scope are prompted
by the most laudable and exalted
motives, but they should have inaugu-
rated the revival months ago. In
stead of welcoming the new century
they should have sped the old. Their
good work comes too late to save
Montana and other states that went
democratic last fall.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
WANT CLEVELAND LEFT OUT

Minneapolis Journal: Ex-P President
Cleveland has written an article for
the Saturday Evening Post on ''the
plight Of the democratic party and tire
remedy" Mr.. Cleveland attributes
the defeat Of 1896 to the abandon
ment Of the principles of true democ-
racy." In that respect he is like
other anti-Bryan democrats, and like
them he fails to indicate what are the
principles of true democracy"
After all that has been said about
getting. back to democratic principles.
isll't it about time for some zone to
state what the principles Of true
democracy are? Is free trade a prin-
ciple Of true democracy? 1t has been
in the past. liz cheap money Of any
kind a principle of true democracy?
It has, been in the past Is the repeal
of the tax on state bank issues and
the opening of the door to an unllmit-
ed. amount Of wildcat currency a prin-
ciple Of true democracy It has been
in the past. Is the income tax a
principle of. true democracy? 1t is so
regarded in, some quarters. Shall the
generalt government lmve power to
protect itself in the exercises of its
proper functions against violence in a
state !? Democratic conversions have
rejoice in the acquisition of new ter
ritory?? 1t did in 1884 when the pur-
chase of Alaska was cited in terms of
reproach as, the sole fruit in the way
of acquisition of new territory by re-
publican administrations for nearly
a quarter of a century, while the de-
mocracy rejoice in the acquisition of
Louisiana, Florida, California and
other Mexican territory. Democratic
platforms nowadays denounce the &C
QUESTION of new territory; they pro-
fess alarm at the creation of II suffi-
cheney armed force to suppress rebel
lion therein; they favor a free coinage
of silver at 16 to I, and set up a
DOGGY called imperialism which they
declare to be, the paramount issue of
the day.
Some of these are the things which
Mr.. Cleveland describes as un-democ-
ratio and as "false war cries which
having once Led to defeat should never
have been uttered again" But is
there any likelihood that Mr.. Cleve-
land could induce democracy to aban-
don all its later declarations of prin-
ciple, which he comedies are more
fashionable, for the ''shop worn and
inadequate, ''or, as the familiar phrase
is, time honored' principles that
have been abandoned? He says re-
organization is not what is wanted,
but that the remedy is to give the
rank and file a chance. Meantime,
what is the rank and file to believe?
Who is to formulate democratic prin-
ciples and what will they be after
they are formulated What does the
democratic party stand for? Mr..
Cleveland doesn't say. Can anybody
tell.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

noyances incident to being defendant
in a suit for libel; neither is Mr..
Whiteside the sort of a man that will
dismiss such a suit for the unworthy
purpose of being delivered from the
inconvenience Of proving that he did
not attempt to bride a county officer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
LAWS AGAINST KIDNAPPING.

The recent kidnapping for ransom Of
h Omaha youth has caused a general
demand for the enactment Of laws
calculated to prevent repetition of the
crime in other states. It is really
astonishing to notice the large number
Of states lacking laws for the adequate
punishment of kidnapers. While all
states seem to have laws for Furnishing
the ordinary kind of kidnapping, the
sort that is often practiced when par
ents separate, the legislatures of
only a few seem to have taken into
consideration the existence Of kidnap-
ing fer ransom. In some states de-
mand is made for laws making kid
mapping for ransom a capital ofense
punishable by death. In Illinois in
particular does that demand obtain
the atronghest, a fact which has caused
Senator Hoar OF Massachusetts to
write a letter to a member Of the Illi-
1nOkc u 1SlduuAO Al1h 1uk dA CuIJlSSt dps
peal against the passage of such a law.
His reason for his opposition TO the
is a good one. He says that the crime
of kidnapping is one of the most diff
cult in all the category of crimes to
deal with. The great danger, he
says, lies i'll the fact hat the more
severe the punishment is made the
more is increased the likelihood that
the stolen child will be killed Or never
seen again, as i'll the case of Charlie
Ross. There is hardly a question that
requires more delicate han1ling, the
senator continues, and for that reason
he expresses the hope that the Illinois
legislature will do nothing rash. He
fails TO see what can be done in the
way Of national legislation as to kid
mapping, unless it be to adopt some
measure affecting kidnapers passing
from one state to another.
BY this very suggestion Senator
Hoar points the way to the of
making the crime of kidnapping for
ransom extremely hazardous and un-
popular. Some sort of legislation
along the lines suggested by him, it
seems, could be enacted by which a
kidnaper by leaving the state in which
he committed his crime lays himself
open to prosecution by the federal
government and thereby make his
offense one to be dealt with by the
general government instead of by a
state. Such a law Of one similar
would have Il tendency to deter kid
napers from leaving II state to seek
safety in another and consequently
lessen the area of the territory in
which search would probably have to
he made for the criminal or the child.
IL is q notorious fact that but a COM
paratively few men have the hardi-
hood to premeditatedly violate the
Aderal laws, while the number that
s<iSs only contempt for state laws is
Iimitless.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
ARMY REFORM BEGUN.

London, Dec 81 The wal office
has begun the promised reform of the
army in a sensational manner. It has
demanded the resignation Of Major
General Sir Henry Colville, command
ing the infantry brigade a Gibraltar,
and recently commanding the Ninth
division of the South African field
force. General, Colville refuses to
resign and he is now on his way to
England.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28

Because of the refusal of Governor
Roosevelt to honor the requisition for
Rockefeller upon such testimony as
they have SO far been able to offer, it
is very probable that the Texans may
not have the pleasure If prosecuting
the Standard Oil magRate for violation
Of their anti trust law. It should not,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
VOLUNTEERS RETURN.

Winnipeg, Dec. 27-Citizens turned
out enmasse today to welcome home
the South African volunteers. Lun-
cheon was served at the drill hall and
speeches were made by the mayor, Sir
Charles Upper, Hugh John MacDon-
aid and others. Thanksgiving ser
vices were held in the Holy Trinity
cathedral.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-28
EMPEROR OBJECTS.

Pekin, Dec. 27-Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching have consulted with the
emperor on the terms submitted by
the powers. The court objects to re-
ducing the forts and allowing legation
guards. Further conferences will be
held before submitting the Chinese re-
ply. ss,
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-23
National Democratic Convention.

1t looks like Bryan, but who
ever may be nominated, the
Great Rock Island Route makes it
easy for you to go along and see
the proceedings, selling tickets to
Kansas City and return. July End
and 3rd, good until July 9th for
return. The rate will be only one
fare for round trip.
Parties purchasing tourist tickets
from Kansas City to any point
where the fare Is $500 or more
can have until Sept. 3Oth for re
turn. CHAS. b. SLOAT.
6. p. & Z. A., Fort Worth, Tex.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-23
NOTICE..
To The Stockholders Of The Iberia
And Vermilion Railroad Company.

To The Stockholders Of The Iberia
And Vermilion Railroad Company.
Notice ] hereby given that a
meeting of the stockholders OF
the IBERIA and VERMILIoN RAIL
ROAD COMPANY, called by the dir
ectors of the corporation for such
purpose, will be held at the Office
of the said corporation in the town
of New Iberia, Louisiana, on the
9th day of July 1900 at ! O'Clock
PM, for the purpose of consider
inc and acting upon amendments
to and changes in the charter OF
act of incorporation of the com
pany, and especially proposed
amendment to and change in Ar
ticle Z of said charter.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
]. KRUTTscHNITT, Pres.
A. G. PICKETT Secretary
New iberia, La,
June 6 1900. I'm.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-23
PERSONALS.

DIR. James A. Lee lett on Wed,
nesday'S train for Lafayette, to at
tend the Industrial School feStivi-
tie at that place.
Mr.. Emile LacroiX, the popular
uptown tOnsOrial artist, returned
Tuesday morning from short
business trip to New Orleans.
Mrs. M. Lourd and daughter
Miss Bessie, feft on Monday last
for New York, from their they will
make summer tour tt rough Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Pellerin, re
turned from Lafayette to which
place they went to attend the sick
bed of their son Mr.. 3. j. Pellerin.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. HanIey, who
were spending some time here the
guests of relatives left on Tuesday
nights train, for their home in
Converse, Texas. They were ac-
companied by their children.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1900-06-23
Sundays Church Services.

Episcopal Church Of Epiphany
Sunday School, at $50 a. III
Rev. G. G.. Kramer, Rector
Morning service and sermon, al
II a. m.
During the months of July and
August Sunday School will be hello
At 9 AM, and Services at lO:3(
o'clock Am.
st. Peters Catholic Church
Rev. Father p. M. Jouan, Pastor
Low Mass, 6 a. IN. High Mass
9 a. m. Benediction 400 p. IN.
Methodist Church-Rev. V. ID
Skipper. Pastor. Sunday School
$40 A. m. Service and Sermon
IL a. m. i rening service ant
Sermon, at ST Jp. m.
Presbyterian Church Rev
Arthur, Pastor. Morning service
and sermon, at 1890 a. IN. Ever
ing service and sermon, at 1880 p