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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
MEETING OF DupEs
LIVELY SCENES ENACTED BY INDIE
PENDENCE STOCKHOLDERS.
Vote Lack of Confidence in Directors,
John Hays Hammond Tries to
Explain Situation.

London, Dec. THE meeting of
persons interested in the Stratton In
dependence mine today attracted an
immense attendance Of shareholders,
who passed a vote of no confidence in
the board of directors, after one of the
stormiest city meetings on record.
The whole meeting was disorderly.
The directors were Kissed and hooted
and the words "scandalous' and dis
graceful and accusations of fraud
were hurled broadcast.
The Earl of Chesterfield, who pre-
sided, read a cablegram from John
Hays Hammond, the American engi-
neer, asking him to announc to the
meeting that Hammond's connection
with the mine dated after the shortage
of ore reserves was discovered. His
lordship proceeded to say that a cable
message received from State Geologist
Richards of Colorado, October 20, con-
veyed the first intimation of serious
Misrepresentation on the part Of the
old management in regard to the value
of the ores. This was not published
because it wa vague and incomplete,
but, had the directors had any concep-
ton of the forshadowed discrepancy of
SIP, 900, 900, as shown in a subsequent
report of Hammond, dated November
"a, they would certainly have made
Richards statement public.
Richards made a personal exElana-
tion at the meeting and a long and
animated discussion, marked by wild
disorder and much e%xecration, fol
lowed. Chaos reigned and amidst it a
great mass of shareholders left.
Lord Chesterfield then declared the
report carried, although the meeting
had previously voted to postpone its
| consideration for two months.
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MILLS rs INVESTIGATING.

West Point, Dec. 7-Colonel Mills
has today been conducting a personal
investigation bearing upon the alleged
hazing of Oscar l.. Boose, who was
a cadet in the military academy in
1898, and whose death last Monday is
ascribed to injuries he received at haz-
ing. The colonel examined all cadets
and officers in the classes implicated,
SO as to get at a proper understanding
of the case. The examination was
conducted in the colonel's private
office.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
DEWET HARD PRESSED.

Aliwal North, Cape Colony, Dec. Z
After the fight at Sterke Spruit,
Dewet doubled south during the night
and crossed the Caledon river and
marched to Odendal drift, where he
found the stream impossible. He
turned east and marched along the
north bank Of the Orange river until
within Is miles Of Aliwal North, and
then turned northeast in the direc-
tion of Rockville. Knox logged his
steps the whole day. Dewet's forces
were thoroughly exhausted. Three
hundred of their dead and dying
horses were counted between the
Smithville road and the Orange river.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
THE U
History of Trouble Between Holland
and Portugal.

# b..
London, Dec. THE Lisbon CORES
pondent of the Standard in a dispatch
giving the history of the Potts dispute
says, P'ortugal's first request to Hol-
land to withdraw Herr Potts was
made November II. Holland offered
on November ~ to give him three
months leave of absence and Portugal
accepted this solution on condition
that he should be withdrawn on the
expiration of his leave.
Holland did not reply until Decem-
Der 4, when she claimed the right to
make a thorough investigation at
Lourenzo Marques. Portugl con-
sidered this impertinent and withdrew
Herr Potts exequator. Holland then
ordered her representative to leave
Lisbon and Portugal followed suit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
REED AGAIN SICK.

New York, Dec. ROLAND Reed,
the actor, is again i'll in St. Luke's
hospital. He will again undergo an
operation for stomach trouble brought
on by an acute attack of appendicitis
a year or more ago. Reed is very ill
and his family, according to a state
m,ent made at the hospital, despair of
his recovery. He will be operated
upon as soon as possible.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
SAVAGE CRITICISM.
London Paper Fiercely Attacks Presi
dents Message.

London, Dec. THE Saturday Re-
view, which devotes a page to savage
criticism of President McKinley's
hopeful view of the future Of the Phil
ippines as expressed in his message to
congress, dismisses the presidents
statements with the assertion that it
"does moi contain a shred or title Of
truth"
The writer quotes from Frederick
H. r. Sayer, author Of several works
on the Philippines, and cites particu-
larly his reference to the ''hideous
orgy of murder, plumber and slave
trading in Mindanao."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11

Berlin, Dec. THE Pekin cores
pondent of Deutsche Zeitung writes
that several German marine officers
discovered Sir Claude Macdonald, for
mer British minister at Pekin, and
Lady Macdonald personally superin-
tending coolies who were carrying off
treasures from the Chinese imperial
palace to British legation buildings.
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JUMPED TO DEATH.

New York, Dec. Henry J. Hay
den, vice president of the New York
Central & Hudson River railroad,
jumped out of the fourth story win
dow OF his residence in this city to-
night and was killed. A window of
the fourth story was open and it is
not known whether Hayden jumped Or
fell out Of the window. It was
learned that deceased was suffering
from nervousness and heart trouble.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
IMMIGRATION FIGURES.
Growth of Americas Foreign Population
Last Fiscal Year.

Washington, Deg. THE annual
report OF the commissioner of immi-
grafton shows that during the last
fiscal year the total lumber of immi-
grants who arrived in This country was
448, 572, of which 23. 200 came
through Canada. Of the whole num-
Der 304, 148 were male and IA, 424
females. This is a net increase over
1899 of 1876, 857. These figures, how
eyer, the commissioner general says,
do not show the total number of alien
arrivals, as 65, 635 aliens came as
cabin passengers. They would have
swelled the total immigration to 514,-
207 had they travelled through the
steerage.
The figures show that of the whole
number of arrivals 224, 700 came from
European countries, II, GAG from Asia,
30 from Africa and 5, 1876 from other
places. Switzerland and Spain and
the Spanish islands show a small de-
c1ease in immigration, while Austria
Hungary show an increase of 83 per
cent; the Russian empire and Finn
land a 40 per cent increase; Italy a 80
per cent increase, and Japan $40 per
cent increase. The total arrivals from
Japan, however, amounted to only
9, 1911,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
HERDING BOERs.

Johannesburg, Dec. THE author
tiles are preparing to herd 1000
burghers on the race course, bringing
the people from farms in the vicinity
of the Rand. All able bodied English
are officially declared liable to be con-
scripted for service in the Rand rift.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
DEWET HEMMED IN.

Aliwal North, Dec. 8-Dewet ap-
pears in a most dangerous position and
to need all his strategy to engage his
force. The British are Oh three sides
and two streams bar his front. The
British hope for his capture.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
GIVES KRUGER HOPE.

Paris, Dec. 8-The Echo de Paris
correspondent at The Hague says the
queen said to Kruger today: "Have
confidence in God. who will protect
you and yours. I will show my friend
ship when the moment arrives, but
not now"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
2 A ALMOST WELL.

Lvidia, Dec. 8-The physicians re-
port the cza feeling very well; he
spends part of the day out Of bed.
His strength is visibly increasing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
w. G. T U.

Washington, Dec. THE National
Woman's Christian Temperance union
convention came to a close tonight,
after a very successful and interesting
week. Most Of the closing day was
devoted to superintendents' reports.
A report by the executive committee
that the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union should own and
control the official organ wa adopted,
as was a resolution declaring chat the
union should work for the adoption of
a constitutional amendment prohibit
ing polygamy. Columbus, Ohio; Fl
Worth, Texas, and Portland, Me-, each
asked the honor Of entertaining the
convention in 1901.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11

Horses same as cattle on left hip.
Ranges-Big Bend of Mnsselshell and Alkss
creek. p. q. Musselshell. Mont
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

Administration senators and repre-
sentatives are wrangling fearfully over
the plums made available by the Porto
Rico act, which goes into effect May l.
Nearly everyone of them are grabbing
after at least one of the biggest and
iuiciest of these plums for eonstitu-
ent, and they are making Mr.. McKin-
ley very weary by their persistency.
The selection of G. II. Allen to be gov
ernor was entirely personal on the part
of Mr.. Mckinley, just as the same gen
tleman was personally chosen by Sec
rotary Long~to be assistant secretary
of the navy when "Teddy" Roosevelt
resigned that Office to become a rough
rider. If some of the men who are af-
ter the other places over there succeed
in getting them, Mr.. Allen will have to
keep his eyes wide open to prevent his
administration of the affairs of the is
land getting into the breakers of
scandal.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

MED, and will perhaps spread to a gen
eral revolution against us the same as
the old revolution against Spain.
Gomez at one time when it was intima-
ted that this country might withhold
their independence answered.; "Then
there will be nothing left for us but to
fight and die" And wa are inclined to
believe that is the kind of stuff they are
made of.
Our treatment of Porto Rico serves
as an object lesson for Cuba; Cuba will
serve as an object lesson for the Philip
pines. If the administration has its
way, as 1t will unless the national con-
science step between, the well-to-do
people will govern both countries, and
those who fought for independence will
have remarkably little say in the mat
ter. But in this the republican party
is altogether consistent; it treats our
"furin parts" the same as our home
parasitic well-to do, the dollar should
govern all countries; and we have not
far to go to find the reason-the dollar
controls the party, therefore dictates its
policies everywhere, The dollar rule is
placidly accepted in this country, but
may couse trouble elsewhere. But
then Cuba and the Philippines are not
civilized. +. J. RIPLEY,
Home. Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

1t is a little puzzling to understand
why the administration is preventing
action on the Nicaragua canal bill at
this session of congress, but perfectly
plain that it is doing so through its
agents in both house and senate. There
is something behind the desire to post
pone this legislation which has been
endorsed by all the political parties
and by the public sentiment of the
country as we'll. OF course, Mr.. Nc
Kinley isn't openly antagonizing the
canal bill, but it was administration
senators who voted down Senator Nor
gan's motion to take up the canal bill,
and it has beeu administration repre-
sentatives who have headed off Repre-
sentative Hepburn's several attempts
to get a date set for its consideration
by the house.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

1t is bad enough for paid lobbyists
to engage in manufacturing public SEN
timent in favor of or against pending
legislation in congress, but it is inf
nitely worse for bureau of the govern
ment to engage in such business. The
Interstate Commerce Commission has
been sending out thousands of circular
letters, printed and mailed at public
expense, asking that letters be written
to senators and representatives to make
them support the Cullom bill, for the
enlargement of the power of that com
mission. The exposure of this official
lobbying has caused a sensation in con-
gress, and it ought to cause the sum-
mary dismissal of every official who Ell
ther participated therein or counter
anced it; but Mr.. McKinley's back
bone is hardly equal to such heroic
treatment of the case.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

Only one democrat in congress is
publicly supporting Admiral Dewey
for the democratic nomination for presi-
dent. That is Mr.. Levy, of New York,
who is a very nice gentleman, but who
has not been recognized as one of the
democratic leaders, Admiral Dewey
now openly says that it Is the anti
Bryan democrats from whom he expects
enough to get the democratic nomina-
ton, but where he expects to find
enough of that brand of democrats to
come within hundred miles of nomi-
mating him, is something that is be-
You'd the comprehension of ordinary
folks. A proposition in connection
with Admiral Dewey's candidacy is
being talked about in Washington that
would be good thing to carry ont. It
is that Admiral Dewey and Col Bryan
shall pledge themselves to support the
ticket nominated by the Kansas City
convention before their names are pre-
septed as candidates. Every Bryan
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19
Original Attachment.
Cy H. Lyle VS.. The Peerless Mantle
Works. "a Corporation.

In pursuance Of On order heretofore
made and entered by j. NJ. Martin,
ESQ.,, a justice of the peace of Wash,
ington county, in an attachment suit
wherein Cy II. Lyle is plaintiff and
The Peerless Mantle Works, corpora
ton, is defendant, you are hereby noti-
fed, that upon the affidavit of the plain
tiff, in which it is aIlegee1that you are
Justly indebted to the plaintiff in the
sum of $3.50, and that You are non
resident of tie State of Tennessee, so
that the ordinary processes of law can
not be served upon you, writ Of at
tachment was, on the 18th day of April
1900, issued in this cause against you
by j NJ Martin, Il justice of the peace
of Washington county, which writ came
to the hands of Geo. Il. Cambell, q
deputy sheriff of said county, and was
by him, on the 10Th day of April, 1900,
duly levied on certain property Of yours
viz: One wood mantle. one box euca-
ristic tile, one bundle CRATE castings, as
appears by the return of said deputy
sheriff made on the 10Th day of April,
1900, to said Martin aforesaid Now,
then, you, the said The Peerless Man
tie Works, are required to appear at
noon on the 10th day of May, 1900, at
the office of said J. M. Martin, Esq,
in the 9th civil district of Washington
county. before him as the justice having
cognizance of this cause, then and there
to defend this action so commenced
against You by attachment, otherwise
the cause will be proceeded in against
you ex parte.
J. NJ. MARTIN, j.. p.
Washington Co. Tenn.
This April 10th, 1900.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

A bill to make more republican pat
ronage, which can be utilized in the
coming campaign, has been reported
from the house census committee. 1t
provides for the creation of census
printing office, with superintendent
at So, 500 year, and large force of
printers and book binders. In previous
censuses, this work has been done at
the government printing Office, and
there is no other reason than q greed
for more patronage on the part of re-
publicans why it should not be done
there for this census.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

all Revolutionary parties" which have
gained independence for their country.
True, it has always been the fashion for
those who fought for the independence
Of the country to take immediate charge
of its governmental not those well-to do
people who were conservative because
of what they may lose, nor those who
were tories on principle. 1t has always
been the case that those who fought for
independence made those suffer who
opposed it,sometimes driving them out
of the country and confscating their
property. That is the natural order
and outcome of a successful revolution.
But the administration, wiser than ma
ture, and perhaps knowing a few things
which the God of nature has not found
out, proposes in Cuba and the Philip
pines to reverse this order, putting
well-to-do people in charge of the gov
er11ment and confscating the manhood
which made that government possible.
And if this manhood revolts, it is to be
killed out and Independence withheld
until the thing is done.
Those who fought for independence
in Cuba, and those who are fighting for
independence in the Philippines had as
we'll solve the question now as at any
other time whether they will submit to
the government of the country by peo-
pie of wealth and position regardless OF
whether they favored or opposed the
Independence of the country. Is it all
probable that those who fought for in
dependence in Cuba will consent to
take back seat, or no back seat at all,
in its government? That is precisely
what the educational and property
qualification means for them. The
storm center is at the very first general
election where manhood suffrage is de-
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

not having correspondents and repub-
lican editors fight this Philippine war,
they have no difficulty in subjugating
the Philipios, do it every week. If
only the reports from the field would
tally with these from the press we see
no reason why the war is not over. But
the war seems to be carried out on par
allel lines one of which is much less
successful than the other owing to the
difficulties of the ground.
The administration has just got
through wrestling with that other OF
our "furin parts," which at present
stands out on the maps as Porto Rico,
and, of course, having everything its
own way great victory is won. The
only trouble is that the administration
must now reckon with the voter, for it
transpires that this country has a con-
science, and is not wholly dominated
by greed, not even by organized greed
But the Porto Rican affair seems likely
to give the administration trouble with
our other "furin prrts." Both the Gu
ban and Filipino take it rs an object
lesson. Hence the Filipino is encour-
aged to fight on, and letter from a
prominent Cuban says among other
things; "You can, perhaps, imagine
what an effect the treatment of Porto
Rico is going to have on that element
here, which has hitherto held that an
nexation was best for Cuba. 1t is 60
ing to make the work Of American oc-
cupation much more difficult" Old
Man Gomez, who is the power in Cuba
with those who fought for the indepen-
dence OF the country, and whom it is
becoming the fashion to call the NEGRO
rabble, has just suggested the revival
of the old revolutionary party, and says
it would sweep the country, But not
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19
TRANSIT METEORS.

Mr.. Mckinley has swallowed his
"plain duty" but unless we are very
much mistaken, he will find it lodged
in his vermiform appendix when he is
operated on next November by DIR, Vox
Populi. Commercial-Appeal.
A Tennessee county has Endorsed
Bob" Taylor for vicepresident. Bryan
and Taylor would dish out more hon
eyed metaphors in four months cam
paign than Hanna would be able Ia
buy in the whole republican confec-
tionery. Nashville American.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

Nothing could more surely show the
steady increase of public sentiment in
favor of the election of senators by di-
rect vote of the people, than the adop-
tion by the house of resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment for
so electing senators, by a vote of 240 to
10. A similar resolution has been
adopted by the house in a previous
congress but not by such large vote.
Whether the senate will respond to
public sentiment by adopting this res
olution is yet to be seen, but it is
doubtful.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

Under orders from the republican
bosses, who wish to keep down the to-
tai of appropriations at this session of
congress, the house military commit
tee, which had previously agreed TO in
crease the annual appropriation for the
support of the national guard of the
states to $4,000 has reduced the
amount to 81, 100000.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

so fast, Gen. Gomez, the administra-
ton is taking hand in this sweeping
business, and if all are disfranchized
who can not read and who have not
$3.50, there will not be much of you
left, for yonr followers are not of the
highest intelligence FOR largest wealth.
The same thing may be said of Aguin-
aldo and his revolutionary party" in
the Philippines; and it may be said of
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

troops that reinforcements are being
called for to hold few interior towns,
and where will we stand twelve months
hence-deducting the killed, wounded
and diseased and the time of enlistment
about up And you can't count on
these volunteers doing as the western
volunteers did before, the thing is get
ting too old and the end too far remov-
ed. Where Mckinley has missed 1t is
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

man to whom this proposition has been
submitted has endorsed it, Admiral
Dewey says he will make public this
week statement of his position on
public questions. 1t is awaited by the
public with more curiosity than anxiety,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

If, according to Judge Snodgrass,
the democrats in o republican county
have no right to a preference for Uni
ted States Senator, then a democrat
from republican East Tennessee has no
right to ask for the place.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

We are determined to push our fami-
ly to the front-have bought new ba-
by carriage.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

Grover Cleveland's first lecture be-
fore the students of Princeton Univer-
sity was on "The Independence OF the
Executive"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

McMillin will yet find it as hard to
run for two offices as it is "carry wa
ter on both shoulders.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19

THE COMET force is suffering with the
grip this week. BY an accident they
got their stomachs wet with water.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-04-19
THE VOTING BEGINS.

Voting in The COMET consest for the
Jones Chain Drive Mower, to be given
to the most popular farmer in either
Washington, Carter, or Unicoi county,
has begun, and from now until May
gath, the date on which the contest will
close, interest in the matter will natu-
rally increase as new contestants enter
the race. The balloting now stands: