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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
RAILWAYS AND THE COST OF
MAIL TRANSPORTATION.

The Postal Committee of the Ma
tional Board of Trade, which has long
been contending for one-cent letter
postage, publishes some valuable data
hearing upon the cost of mail trans
por;aticn by the railways as compared
with transportation charges for freight
and passengers. 1t will be remembered
that there is now an annual deficit in
the Postof1ice Department and that
this deficit is made the excuse for the
refusal to grant lower letter rates and
was the apparent occasion. during the
present session OF Congress. OF Mr.
LIQUIDS bill to increase the charges for
second-class matter.
Among other things the Postal Com
mlttee shows that while the cost of car
rying what is known as "commuta-
ton passengers" is equal to, If not
greater than. the cost of carrying mail,
the railroads carry such passengers at
as low n rate as 8 cents per ton per
mile while the cost of carrying the
mails is 1915 cents per ton per mile. In
other words IL the mails were carried
at the same rate as communication
passengers the annual cost to the gov
eminent would be less than $4,000, 900
whereas 1t is now more than S34, O0O, 600
annually.
Notable. also. Is the showing that
while the mileage OF star routes has in
creased li1a per cent. since 1885 the cost
has slightly decreased and though dur
ing the same period the mileage of
railroads has increased As 1-3 per cent
the cost of hauling the mails has in
creased 1913 per cent. The government
annually eXnends Sl5.OOOOOO for the
transportation OF mail pouches and
| sacks, since they weigh As per cent. of
the total mail tonnage. The eXamina-
ton OF the Postal Committee shows
that n large part of the pouches paid
for are in reality fixtures in the car
just as are the boxes and pigeon
holes" used in asserting the mail and so
constitute a part of the equipment OF
the car for the transportation of which
the government not supposed to pay.
As 10 the relative cost of transport
ing the mails and other forms of freight
Mr.. Krr:tschnitt, of the Southern Paci-
lie, is quoted as laying down the follow
ing fundamental principle:
Under Identical conditions as to
| speed. space accommodations and pro-
portion of dead to paying load the
railroads can not and do not CLAN that
there is any inherent difference in cost
of hauling ton weight of freight be 1t
newspapers, periodicals. letters, willow
ware. baskets. pig iron or Lead
In spite of this fact figures are given
showing that the railways receive near
y ten times as much for hauling n ton
of mail 100 miles as for hauling ton OF
freight the same distance on n fast
schedule
From all of these facts the Postal
Committee argues. and with much
show of reason, that the railways are
paid eSorbitautly high rates for carry
ng the mails ana that if a rate cquit-
able to the roads and the people were
established the government would be
able TO establish one cent letter postage
ard still make the Postal Department
| cnlf cnctnipi,,,r
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

The t!n-plate trust has made the de-
mard Of workmen that one more boy
be employed at 3 per week. the pre-
text for shutting down n big plant at
Wheeling. West Virginia. AS in the
case of the steel and wire trust the
real object of the shutdown was, OF
course. to force up the price OF the pro-
duct by diminishing the supply.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

II Is rather amusing TO see the New
York Herald posing as Il political or
aclc. and even more amusing to note
the seriousness with which some con-
temporaries regard its vaporings. The
European weather report, of which the
Herald makes a feature. has about as
much influence on the weather as does
its opposition or support upon the for
tunes of political party. 1t has been
a good many years since the Herald
had an opinion. and good many more
since anybody has cared whether 1t had
an opinion or not
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
INSTRUCTED DELEGATES.
(New Orleans States.l

Iotai. ...... .......... ..'.......... lob
In every case the delegates were in
structed to vote for Bryan for Presi-
dent and in almost every case for the
reafirmation of the Chicago platform.
The fact that Pennsylvania and Mas
sachusetts instructed for Bryan shows
quite clearly that there is no life in
the much talked-of movement in the
East to defeat the nomination of the
Nchraskan for the Presidency.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

The Wytheville Dispatch protests
against the declaration of number of
newspapers that corrupt political
methods prevail in Virginia. unless the
Southwest be made an exception, and
(say the papers in question: are mere
~ furnishing the opposition with thun-
der for the campaign this fall. The
Dispatch adds:
eve do not believe there is section
in the United States where elections
are conducted more fairly than in
Southwest Virginia. Every vote cast
here is honestly counted"
We have thought all the while that
the exploitation of alleged Democratic
crookedness. in alleged Democratic
newspapers, was n fowl that would
come home to roost. The point OF the
Dispatch is we'll taken.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01

ADVERTISING RATES: ADVERTISE
ments inserted at the rate OF IS cents n
Square. first insertion. each subsequent
insertion 40 cents. or SO cents when
tors are not allowed to exceed their space
or advertise other than their legitimatc
business. except by paying especially LOT
the same.
Reading Notices. invariably 20 cents per
line first insertion. Each subsequent IN
EHrtion 10 cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
THE SHIP SUBSIDY BILL.

There has been good deal OF specu-
lation recently as TO whether the Re-
pubiicans would dare to perpetrate
that ssO,0Oo.ooO piece of jobbery known
as the Hanna-Payne Ship Subsidy bill
at this session of Congress, in view Of
the fact that they already have q long
list of charges to meet, and of the fur
ther fact that American ship builders
and owners were never so prosperous
as now. and cannot. therefore. need
encouragement.
In speech at Pittsburg Hanna who
will be one of the benefciaries Of the
subsidy. thus reiterated his anxiety
that the bill be passed:
II want to see the American ships
upon the high seas again. with the res
toration of our power and our influence
in Christianizing and civilizing the
world. Do YOU know that to-day we
are only carrying in American bottoms
seven per cent of the foreign trade Of
the United States? Do you know that
to-day we are paying annually into the
pockets OF foreign ship owners 5000. 0O0.-
600 year? 1t Is in the power of the
Republican party to stop that export
of money. For the thousands and hun
areas or thousands OF tons of Shipbuil1-
ing in England and France. we scarce
~ have on vessel on the docks in the
United States"
This would seem to indicate that the
Cleveland boodler has not given up
hope of getting the infamous measure
enacted before Congress adjourns this
spring. 1t is asserted that the plan of
the more cautious Republicans was TO
have the Senate pass the bill this
spring, leaving the House to take ii up
next winter when the election would
be over and no harm could result to the
6. o. p. from the passage of the bill.
Whether Hanna will assent to this pol
icy of delay. or whether he will prefer
to trust to the contributions the bill
would naturally bring in to offset the
unpopularity of 1t. remains to be seen.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
The Sheep Industry Prosperous.

Quite a number of local demo-pops
don't quite know where they are at on
the question of protection. Two years
ago they tried to make the voters believe
that they favored protection On wool.
They took this position so as not to alien
ate the votes of the men who are inter-
ested in wool. This year they are sup
porting Bryan, who voted for the Wilson
bill which gave free trade on wool, and
Bryan occupies the same position to-day
on the wool question that he did in 1896.
In order to square themselves with the
sheep men now, the local democratic
Henderson men who want to hang onto
the ieadership-insist that after all the
Dingley bill and Republican protection
are of no use to the sheep owner 1t will
not do for the seeker after truth to be
fooled by any such statements as, the
demo-pops are now making on this ques-
ton. We all remember that in the years
when Grover Cleveland was president,
and we had the Wilson free trade meas
ure in full force, the sheep industry in
this county was at such a low ebb that
sheep were advertised for sale at a dollar
2 head, and buyers could not be found.
Mckinley was elected and there was at
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
Paris Fair.

The American exhibit at the Paris Ex-
position will be an open volume, whose
lessons of skillfully directed endeavor,
unfaltering energy and consummate per-
Torrance may be read of all, of every
age. The United States Government
Building is about completed, and no eff
fort has been spared to make it worthy
to represent our nation. 1t was by the
same American perseverance, industry
and unfaltering energy, that Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, the famous dyspepsia
cure, was first produced. Since that
time, it has never failed to perform its
duty-the cur of constipation, indiges-
ton, b~iliousness, malaria, fever and ague,
liver and kidney troubles. 1t is an ex-
cellent tonic for the general health. All
druggists sell it. There is nothing to
equal il.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

THERE has been very little
change in the wool situation at
Dickinson the past week. The
rains have made it harder hauling
and the wool teams have not been
able to get in as many loads as in
previous weeks. No consign-
ments have been made since early
in the week and no sales have
been made this season. The repre-
sentatives of no less than three
wool houses have been making
headquarters in Dickinson, but
they do not seem to care to make
cash offers. Their policy seems
to be to hold back, and the fact
that the London wool sales this
week declined from III to 10 per
cent strengthens the position of
the buyers a little; but the great
majority of our growers appear.to
be unconcerned. Their clips will
be held until they can get some
thing like a fair price, and the
condition of the country certainly
warrants this action. 1t is likely
that considerable of the wool here
will be consigned to reliable
houses in case the buyers do not
offer something better than what
they have been leading people to
think they we're going to do.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
Additional local.

Neo. Frye has returned from Mime
Some drove to Taylor-while others
took the train-the 4th.
MIR. and Mrs. E. Wamsley, Of New
England, xere in Dickinson several days.
this week.
Restmaster Thomas Callahan of Ante
lope was up this week to arrange for the
democratic legislative call.
A cloudburst west of Glendive Thurs
day night delayed Friday mornings east
bou1d passenger some 5 or 6 hours.
x~m. Luddards, of Philadelphia, ar
sAived this week to take the place Of Jas
Batelnan, IT,, who has returned to Mon
tana.
Between 100000 and 100000 pounds
of wool burned Sunday night in the Miles
City warehouse. A large portion of the
wool was insured.
LPeter Stults has rented his front Office
rooms to DR.. Barker who is fitting the
same up for dental rooms. The doctors
family will arrive from the East soon.
Philips. Dalton and Mr.. Meadows, Of
Nichols, Dupee g. Co., are here. They
are looking around, studying the situa-
ton, but as yet have made no offers.
If you want to know the road (?) to
Gladstone, consult Cashier Hughes. He
celebrated the 4th Thereon was sup
posed to have. John A. Currie is also
buy explaining how it all happened.
AMr. and Mrs. Grant Palmer, who came
|9p from Fargo this week to attend the
wedding, were not able to continue their
trip to Seattle as they had planned. Mr..
Palmer thinks that he can be relieved
from his railroad work the last of the
month.
(The Fourth was very quiet in Dickin-
son. Many went to Taylor and Glad
stone; the families on the hill had a pic
mic at Ash %coulie; several west side fami-
lies spent the afternoon in the McGilli-
vray grove, and the evening with Mr..
and Mrs ]. w. Currie. The Degree of
Honor served ice cream and cake at
Parker'shall in the evening.
"wednesday night, July 4, individual
nominations were handed Clerk Tingle
as follows: Dan Manning, mayor; John
Davis, A. Hilliard, Geo. Drenkel, Leonard
Steika, A. T. Crowl and A. J. Osborn,
aldermen; w. L. Richards, treasurer;
T. H. Ryan, police magistrate; A. P
Folsom, justice. These are the same
nominations as made by the citizens
mass convention with the exception of
Leonard Steika in place of Frank kim,
T. H. Ryan in place Of Geo. Burkholder
and w. L. Richards instead Of ]. S,
| White.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

There is more Catarrh in this section
of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few years
was supposed to be ineurable. For a
great many years doctors pronounced it
a local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced it
incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be a constitutional disease, and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
F. ]. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the
only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a t%easpoonful. 1t acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. They offer n hundred dollars
for any case it fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
Address, F. ]. CHENEY & CO.. To-
ledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
MILLIONS GIVEN AWAY.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public
to know Of one concern in the land who
are moi afraid to be generous to the
needy and suffering. The proprietors
OF DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, Coughs and Colds have given
away over ten million %trialbottles OF this
great medicine; and have the satisfac-
ton Of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands OF hopeless cases. Asthma,
Bronchitis, Hoarseness and all diseases
Of the Throat, Chest and Lungs are
surely cured by it. Call on H. A. Davis
& Co., druggists, and get a trial bottls
free. Regular size 50 cents and $1.oo
Every, bottle guaranteed or price re.
funded.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

nee a frmer price. 1t took several
months for the Dingley bill to be enacted,
but under its bene6cent influence the
sheep industry has picked up wonder
fully. The average value of sheep in
this state in 1896 was $751; a head, while
to-day the average value is s4.44. In the
markets where fat sheep are sold the
value to-day of mutton sheep is twice
what it was in 1896. All over the u
try wool is worth three times what it was
in 1896. The change in the sheep in
dustry has followed the election Of Nc
Kinley, as the Republican newspapers
predicted.-Mandan Pioneer.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
The Fourth at Taylor.

The good citizens Of the town of Taylor
were s&akened early on the morning of
theFourth and made acquainted all day
with the uses and need to which a "Giant"
fire cracker a be put. The day was an
ideal one, cool and with a refreshing
breeze, while the rain of the night before
left the streets in fine condition and free
from dust. The Dickinson band in their
fine uniforms and playing the best of
music, as usual, were early IN hand, and
made innumerable friends for themselves
as we'll as furnishing all kinds OF enter
tainment for the crowd.
1t was a great day for Taylor, there be-
ing from five hundred to six hundred
people present from out of town, includ-
ing many from Dickinson. A large
bowery, gaily decorated with flags and
covered with trees, had been erected,
and in this the exercises, with the excep-
ton Of the races, took place.
D. S. Bryan, chairman of the com
mittee of arrangements, called the
audience to order. There were probably
four hundred people in the bowery; there
was patriotic music by the band; the
Declaration of independence was read
in an entertaining manner by Dr.. J. A.
Dillon and a patriotic address given by
States Attorney Simpson. In the after
moor there were the different and
in the evening a dance whichwas well at
tended. Flags were displayed everywhere
and every Taylor citizen made himself
and herself a committee Of one to see
that the visitors had a good time.
BRAVE MEN FALL.
Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results Of loss of appetite, poisons
headache and tired l~istless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel
like that: Listen to ]. w. Gardner,
Idaville, Ind. He says: Electric Bit
tiers are just the thing for a man when
he is all run down, and don't care
whether he lives or dies. 1t did more
to give me new strength and new APP
petite than anything I could take. I
can cat anything and have a new lease
on life" Only 50 cents at H. A. Davis
& Co.'s drug store. Every bottle guar
anteed.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

NEWSPAPERS which are listed as
the best in their territory in the
"Blue Book" issued by the Goth
Century Press Clipping Bureau, of
Chicago, a rest assured that
they are not victims of hattery.
The bureau judges newspapers
from the amount, variety and
quality of the matter which it
finds in them, year in and year out,
and lists them strictly according
to the merits. 1t has no favorites
and no axes to grind. 1t lists the
PRESS as the best paper in Dick
inson and one of 10 of the best
weekly papers published in North
Dakota.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
Gladstone Celebration.

The Gladstone people had a good eel,
ebration OF the 4th and a number of
Dickinson people enjoyed the festivities
of the day there.
The speaking took place in a
bowery erected neal the railroad ware
house. Rev. VIM. Cooke offered prayer,
q. S. Cryne read the declaration of indie
pendence. while Capt. c. f. Gregory
gave one of his best orations, and those
who have heard the captain speak know
what this means. DR.. c. c. Young gave
a 10 minutes address in German and
also spoke briefly in Bohemian. 1t was
easy to tell that his hearers were pleased
with his remarks. R. ]. Turner made
the announcements from the::stage.
After dinner the people went north of
the railroad a short distance to Glad
stones one-half mile race track. 1t is a
kite shaped track and is considered the
finest in the country.
The half mile pony race was the first
called. The following entries were
made: Victor Hayes, Bogus" John
REILLY, "Arab;" Fred Cornell, Nancy"
and a horse by a young German. Victor
Hayes won the Ist and End heats and
John REILLY came in a close second.
In the half mile, free for all race, Vic
tor Hayes entered his DAISY" horse and
Jerry Hayes entered Gather" John
Klaus "Selvator, being the grid. The
Hayes horses won in the order named.
The other sports took place up town.
&C. Turner won the big foot race. In
the boys race, Mic Seller and Victor
Hayes o in the order named. Hazel
Lee ard Anna Stefan won the girls race,
and the way Hazel darted away from the
other contestants was remarkable.
There was a sack race and the other
sports we're cut short owing to the
shower which came up.
The music of the day was furnished
by the Hebron band. Dancing in the
bowery was one of the leading features,
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

The Strains They Suffered.

0$V"AAAW ANCy SuUCTCOs .
For exercise in expression the teach
er daily asks her scholars to describe
some Of the happenings Of the day at
home.
Little Minnie, loquitor: when my
papa went to go down into the wood
shed the other evening, where it was
dark, he slipped on the stair and strain
ed his foot, and now he can't walk"
Here another little girl was evidently
reminded Of something, and she raised
her hand and futtered 1t to get the
teachers attention.
"Well?" suggested the teacher.
please, ma'am,. when our cow came
home from pasture last night she slip
ped in the mud right in front of the
house and strained her milk, but she is
able to walk just the same."-Lewiston
Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
City Nominations.
Representative Citizens Mass Convention
Places in Nomination q Good Ticket.

sN~Fso
Places in Nomination q Good Ticket.
A citizens mass convention was held
in the court house Tuesday evening of
this week for the purpose of placing in
nomination a city ticket to be voted on at
the coming election, and, notwithstanding
the heavy rain in the evening between
the hours OF 7 and 8, there was a goodly
number present, some 60 or 10 people,
including many Of the leading business
men of Dickinson.
The convention organized by electing
VIM. H. Walton chairman and A.. J. Os-
born secretary. The chair stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting, and after some dis
cussion as to the best way of getting the
sense of the convention in the matter of
selecting aldermen, it was decided that
the voters of the several wards should
caucus by themselves and report by
wards to the chairman. Accordingly the
voters of the 1st ward organized by elect
ing John F. Davis chairman; the End
ward elected Frank Lish; and the grid
elected Geo. Senour. The first ballot in
ward No. l showed John +. Davis to be
elected, but there was no choice AS to the
second alderman, the vote between A.
Hilliard and T. H. Brien being about
equal, with scattering votes for John
Dehlinger, A. B. Robinson and L. F,
Crawford. Fulton Burnett and Oscar
Skeen acted as ~tellers. On the second
ballot the scattering votes were mostly
thrown to Messrs. Hilliard and Brien,
but there was no choice. 1t took four
or five ballots to settle this friendly con
test. The final ballot gave Mr.. Hilliard
a clear majority and he and Mr.. Davis
were declared the nominees of the 1st
ward amid applause.
In the end ward Frank kim and Geo
Drenkel were nominated for aldermen
without opposition. Frank Lish was
offered a nomination but declined to &C
cept.
In the grid ward, A. T. Crowl was nom
mated by reclamation: For the second
place R. H. Johnson, A. J. Osborn and
E. L. ScoAeld were nominated, Messrs
Johnson and Scofeld declining to accept
of a nomination, Mr.. Osborn's election
was made by reclamation.
Prior to the announcement of the
choice of aldermen in the various wards
the selection of mayor was made. At
torney Simpson, in a digni6ed speech
nominated Dan Manning. There being
no other nominee, Mr.. Manning wa:
nominated by reclamation. The people
cheered and demanded a speech from
the nominee for mayor, who responded
by thanking the people for the honol
they had conferred upon him.
is. White was nominated for treas
urer without opposition.
For police magistrate the names o.
Geo. Burkholder and T. H. Ryan were
placed in nomination. A ballot gave the
nomination to MIR. Burkholder.
T. H. Ryan and A. P. Folsom were
placed in nomination for city justice. Mr.
Folsom was chosen.
This completed the work of the con
vention.
M~ayor-Daniel Manning.
John F. Davis.
Aldermen LIST ward-3
A. billiard.
Frank kim.
Aldermen End ward-3
Geo. Drenkel.
A.. T. Crowl.
| Aldermen 3rd ward-3
A.. J. Osborn.
Treasurer-J. S. White.
Police Magistrate-Geo. Burkholder.
City Justice-A. P. Folsom.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

Ii rained hard Monday and
Tuesday nights and there have
been showers nearly every day
since. People are already begin
ming to feel better about crops and
hay. If this weather continues
late grain will make something of
a crop; potatoes ought to be fair,
and some very good crops of mil
let will undoubtedly be harvested.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07

Kind words are benedictions. They
are not only instruments of power, but
OF benevolence and courtesy, blessings
both to tho speaker and nearer Of them.
Frederick Saunders.
Does the a who worries about
himself ever think that he is worrying
about a thing Of which the world
makes little note?eSt. Louis Star.
The Dickinson press., 1900-07-07
Point of View,

Point OF view.
The beautiful Griselda deprecated his
passionate praise.
II am but a worm, after ALL" she
sighed, the traditions Of her Puritan
ancestry being strong upon her.
"But you look nice enough to eatl"
protested the youth.
"Oh, you're a bird!" the shy girl fal-
tered, as If to indicate that she deemed
his attitude of mind largely a matter
Of point of view.-Detroit journal,