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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS.
Of the Board OF County Commission
ers, Yellowstone County.

Billings, Mont, Oct. list, 1901.
The board met this day pursuant
to adjournment at 10 o'clock a. M.
there were present, S. K. Deverill and
Pat Lavelle.
Mr.. Deverill was chosen temporary
chairman. The minutes of the last
two meetings were read and approved.
In the matter Of the report upon
the petition of S. K. Deveril and
others for a change in the county
road, which petition is dated May 81,
1901, upon which petition viewers
were appointed on June 9Th and re-
port thereon filed September 3rd,
1901: The clerk stated that he had
posted the notices requiring by law
that said report would be heard this
day at 10 o'clock a. M, and it now
appearing that there are no non-con-
senting land owners affected by said
proposed road and no persons object
ing to said report, it was ordered that
the county surveyor shall a
survey to be made of said proposed
change of county road and file his
report and plat with the county clerk
not later than December 2, 1901.
The bonds of following road dis
trict agents were approved and filed:
Thos. Troll, road district No. 6.
B. F. Harris, road districts Nos. 5
and 10.
J. l.. Fisco, road district No. -.
A contract was let to Geo. Soule for
connecting the pest house with the
city water main for the sum of 1910.
The clerk directed to draw up con-
tract for such work.
In the matter of refunding $4,000
bonds of the issue of 1891, the clerk
stated that he had duly advertised
for thirty days prior to this date in
the Billings Gazette and the Bond
Buyer, newspapers published at the
cities of Billings, Montana, and New
York, respectively, the sale of $4,000
refunding bonds of this county. The
hour of IL o'clock having arrived the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
MILITARY LAW NEEDED.

Chicago Inter Ocean: Already voic-
es, are being raised against any ex-
traordinary steps to exterminate an
archism. They are the voices of men
whose intentions are good, but who
lack any thorough knowledge of the
anarchistic movement, it's history and
its purposes.
These men urge that the ordinary
provisions of civil law suffice largely
for a case like that Of Czolgosz. Where
the civil law does not suffice, they be-
the anarchist assassin.
, AS Prince Bismarck we'll said more
than 20 years ago, all such suggestions
are impotent or worse. Law is made
for civilized society and for persons
who consent in general-no matter
what their occasional ~derelictions may
be-to abide in a state of civilized So
ciety. 1t therefore does not and neces-
sarily cannot fit those who dwell be-
yond the social pale.
In the United States, for instance,
the civil law is noteworthy for the
safeguards which it throws around
the personal liberty of every American
citizen. To alter this law so that it
shall fit the case of a man who repud-
iates all the customs, traditions, and
practices Of civilized society, who sep
arates himself from it by a great gulf
and who wages wal upon it with the
weapons of war, would be simply to
make it a constant menace instead
of a constant protection to the rest of
the nation. In a word, it would make
the civil law unworthy of it's name.
The civil law absolutely cannot be
made to cover the case of the anar-
chist without being perverted from all
it's highest and best purposes as re-
CARDS the civilized men who live un-
der the same government with the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
HAGUE COURT AND BOERS.

Minneapolis Journal: A dispatch
from Brussels that the
council of The Hague court of arbi-
tration has unanimously decided that
the question of assuming the initia-
tive in arbitration or intervention in
any form in relation to the South
African war must be abandoned.
This means doubtless that the coun-
Gil of the permanent court of arbi-
tration at The Hague decline to take
the initiative in a movement to bring
about a cessation of the South Afri-
can war, but it is construable into the
meaning that no power outside of
England may take such action.
The latter construction is greatly
Objectionable The court itself cannot
take the initiative for it is construct
ed to adjust differences of an inter
national character brought before it,
and not to summon whom it will be-
fore it of disputing powers
The two Boer republics were not
represented at The Hague conference,
the objection being made that they
were not international factors, but, as
the representatives of the South Afri-
can republic and the Orange Free
State say, in their recent petition to
the administrative council of the trib-
unal at The Hague, there is a proviso
in The Hague convention of July 20
for the peaceful settlement of inter.
national differences, by which the jur-
isdiction of the permanent court can
be extended to differences of pow
ers which had not become signatories
of the convention as we'll as to those
which were signatories. In fact, the
chairman of the administrative coun-
Gil notified the representatives of both
the South African states that the
tribunal vas ready for business and
would hear cases last April, such not
~ification indicating that the council
did not propose to bar out the Beers.
In their petition the Beers admit that
the consent of England is necessary
to bring the question of her violation
of the laws of war, as charged by the
Beers, before the international trib-
unal, and they solicited the admins
trative council to apply to England for
such consent, Or endeavor to obtain it
by it's mediation or that of the gov
ernments represented by the tribunal.
The council has replied, as has been
seen, that it cannot take the initiative
as requested, and it is right. France,
Germany, Russia, Austria, Belgium,
Norway and Sweden, Denmark, Italy,
Japan, The Netherlands, Portugal,
Roumania, Spain Or the United States
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
MODERN SEA FIGHTS.

Minneapolis Times: We are read
ing, writing and thinking a great deal
nowadays about the sea. A large part
of our thought is devoted to retros-
pection of recent naval battles and
the consideration of what the future
may have in store for those powers
that demand and prepare for supre-
macy on the ocean.
A recent writer says, Modern sea
fights are not for long-Santiago was
fought out in five hours, Yalu decided
on a September afternoon-and as the
machinery of destruction natures the
limit Of time draws in. After hours
in action before heavy guns, a ship
if she escapes destruction and answ-
ers her helm-must praise the king
of battles and be thankful"
All writer's of consideration agree
that the real crux devolves now, as it
always has, upon the man. Perhaps
courage of the highest sort, as we'll as
skill Of the greatest, is more demand
ed now than it was in the days of
wooden ships and sail power, or in
those later ones when armour itself
and armour piercing projectives were
in their infancy.
In the Spanish-American wal it will
be noticed there were no surrenders
of ships worth consideration. The
Christobal Colon surrendered, it is
true, but her commander knew that
her sea cocks were open and that in
a very short time she would be en-
quilted.
1t would appear as if the modern
sea fight meant practical annihiliation
for the vanquished, at least in so far
as their ships are concerned. That
the victors should escape SO nearly
scot free as we did in fighting the
Spaniards is not, of course, to be sup
posed Dr. counted on. It does seem
fair to predict hat as between victor
and vanquished the losses to the lat
ter will be out of all proportion to
those suffered by the former when
compared with the great sea fights
of the eighteenth and nineteenth cen
turtles.
With the introduction of submarine
boats and their successful operation
it may be that never again will oppos.
ing fleets or squadrons face each
other, either before a port Or in the
open sea. The submarine boat can
very readily be carried on the modern
battleship and if it's promised evolu-
ton results as expected, a operate
as silently and as awfully in mid At
lantic as it can off Brest, Portsmouth
or Sandy Hook.
Submarine warfare, however, is as
yet untried, and we are inclined to
believe that the submarine boat will
continue to be more of, a terror to
the enemy more of a moral force, than
a destroying agent for many years to
come.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
CHARGEABLE TO CZOLGCSZ.

Reflex results following the assass-
ination of President Mckinley are dis
covered by the war department in the
increased activity Of the insurgents
in the Philippines. Among the offio-
ials OF that department Of the gov
eminent the belief prevails that the
one has led to the other. In their
opinion it is easy to trace the con-
nection between the two. They say
that the news of the assassination
has reached the insurrectos and they
]tegration Of the government; that it
has lost its~poWers and matters are in
achaotic, anarchic condition, of which
they need but take advantage to yet
prove successful in their war against
the United States.
In their ignorance of the
in which government is conducted in
this country they are entertaining a
baseless hope and this they will in
time discover, for the work of estab-
fishing order in the islands and to
set up law and enforce peace will con-
linue. But, as an eastern newspaper
commenting on the matter says, the
incident shows the stimulus to crime
and disorder which a tragic
incident like that at Buffalo imparts
to- the world disturbing anarchic ele-
ment. The execution of the assassin
may have the effect of dispelling the
illusion which the natives are now
%harboring, as it will prove to them
that the government of the United
States is still supreme and hat the
efforts of one wretched, misguided
creature shall not prevail against it
or stop the march of method and or
der and throw existing institutions
intended to conserve the happiness
and security of a nation into chaos
and hooking impotency. While the
knowledge of this affords comfort and
the slight reverse with which the
arms of the nation has met in the is.
lands will in no wise effect the ulti-
mate. results, yet the knowledge that
the crime of n man should directly
and indirectly be the cause of so
much suffering and loss of life is sad
to contemplate. Another cause of
serious, earnest though which forces
itself upon the mind is the fact that
by the act of a perverted and fiendish
individual a goodly portion of a ma
ton of people supposedly several de-
grees above the ignorance of savages
should form wrong conceptions and
impel them to undertake that which
their more intelligent leaders long ago
recognized as impossible of achiev-
ment and continue a struggle which
can only mean disaster to themselves.
Not only will it bring disaster and sor
row to those Immediately concerned,
but it will delay the time for which
all reasonable, well-meaning people
are hoping-the time when peace shall
reign and when bloodshed and strife
shall cease and the government which
seeks solely to improve the conditions
of those who are opposing it shall be
permitted to i%naugurate the area of
happiness and prosperity which it
seeks to establish among them.
Thus the crime of one man is cap
able of interfering with a movement
intended for the material and moral
welfare of a nation and make ense-
less and useless sacrifices of life and
property without even the slight rec
ompense of maintaining a sentiment,
or vindicating a principle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04

anarchist. To attempt SO to pervert
it would. be to mutilate the constitu-
ton of the United States and the con
situations of the individual states, and
to establish a condition Of affairs in
which no citizen would be adequately
protected in the enjoyment of his life
his liberty and his pursuit of happi-
ness.
It is plain, then, that society can
get no edaquate help from the civil
law in protecting itself against the an
archist wild beast. For it must be
apparent to even the narrowest mind
that to take a man like Czolgosz, to
let his accomplices go free, and to
condemn him alone to a mere resi-
dence of 10 years in a public prison,
where he will be better fed than he
has ever been housed, clothed and
fed before in his life, is an absolute
travesty on justice which must tempt
other atrocious creatures of his kind
to strike even as he has struck.
1t is in the face of this ~predicament
of civilization that every sensible man
must turn to the only legal code that
civilized society has devised to meet
terly fails-namely, the military code.
This code is quite as just within it's
own lines as is the civil code. 1t has
been building upon traditions and GUS
toms and habits of civilization for
centuries. 1t is fixed. 1t is impartial.
It is exactly calculated to fit the eX-
traordinary crimes which anarchism
is practicing outside Of the pale and
reach of civil law in every civilized
country on the globe.
Not only is military law sure, but
it is swift. 1t would leave the anar-
chist no time to enjoy the notoriety
which better men than he havesought
under penalty of death. 1t would not
single out the man who struck the
blow and leave untouched the men
who nerved his resolution and inspir-
ed his purpose.
Military law would reach into and
around the group of con%spirators and
abettors of the crime, would drag
them forth as the mutineers against
society that they were, and would
mete out to them the same even-hand-
ed, inviolable, %unavertible justice that
it would mete out to the assassin
himself.
Military law would not only exter-
inmate the de%ath-dealing anarchist
himself, but it would not only deter
the anarchist assassin from dealing
his blow but would make the mere
plot to deal it impossible within the
bound Of civilization.
If the people of the United States,
if the legislature of the United States,
and if the congress of the United
States desire to strike the death blow
to the creed and to the propaganda of
the deed which reach forth today to
intimidate the government of the I'm
tied States, to battle the administra-
tors of that government in blood, and
eventually to subvert that government
and devastate the land with a reign of
terror, this is the plain way, the easy
way, the civilized way, and, in fact,
the only way, to do it, unless the con
stitutional guarantees which safeguard
us all are to be sacrificed to a petty
fiction and our whole system of gov
eminent is to be imperiled for the
sake of a few rabid creatures prowl-
ing around beyond it's pale.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
THE CITY
Report for September Showing Condi-
ton of Various Funds. B.

City Treasurer Kelly has balanced
his accounts for the montb>of Septem-
Der and finds that while Some of them
are rather low, 9sj1the condition of
all public tre9@slpfes in the state at
this time o fNear, every fund has a
balance to its credit. AS taxes will
soon be paid the amounts o small
will all soon be back to the normal
and the city will be in, possession
of it's usual wealth.
The balances on hand at the close
of business September 80 were as fol
lows
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04
AN OFFERING TO LOVE-.

With fitting ceremony a monument
Of a brothers love was dedicated in
this city, yesterday. Not does it take
the form of towering shaft or polished
column, rearing its dizzy height sky
ward, an object of curiosity, appealing
only to the eye and interesting only
to the curious as they wander about
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-04

Dealers in Foreign and Domestic Exchange
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
MAIL CHANGE ON WINTHROP ROUTE.
Congressman BurIcigh Secures an Important
Change Near cobbossee.

Ever since tic hoX delivery was eS-
tablished on the Winthrop stage line
from Augusta. there has been some
controversy relative to which was tie
post road between East Winthrop and
Winthrop Center. which is called
Baileyville. Congressman Bur!eigh has
interested himself 10 obtain tie be It
possible service for all concern d.
and. under an order from TIL st
office department.. the route has new
been extended so that the box delivery
after oct 4th will be on the South
road beside the pond on the way from
Augusta. and returning via Dudley
corner on the return trip from Win
throp by the Narrows road.
This is a great Improvement over
the former service. and now gives q
practically rural delivery To the peo-
ple through all that part of Winltr p
and Manchester.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24

lied that he suggested the drinking of
the cider at the home of witness
brother to Farnham. Witness did not
become intoxicated.
The evidence of Fred A. Purirton as
given at the coroners jury hearing
was read by Counsel Baker as tending
to impeach the evidence as given at
this trial.
Walter s. Carter of Ha!lowell. test!-
fled that he had known Payson for six
or seven years. Saw Payson on Mon
day. July i. about $50 p. NJ. sitting
on wharf. Witness. Harry l.. Doug
lass and Payson went on boating
trip.
Harry l.. Douglass of HalloweIl. cor
roborated the testimony of the previ
Gus witness, Mr.. Carter.
George A. Heath of Hallowell. tes Ill
fed that he was a member of the tire
department of that city and that. on
the evening of July l. a meeting Of the
department was held. After tn. meet
ing Payson came in and played "A game
of cards With witness and Frank I'M
biso. Ale was drunk by Payson on this
evening.
Frank S. Imbimbo corroborated the
testimony Of the previous witness. Mr.
Heath.
Adjournment was made until $50
O'Clock Tuesday morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
New Fur Catalogue

The Fl. G.. Barker 60. Of Gardiner
may well feel proud of its artistic
fur catalogue which has just issued
from The Journal press. This Illus
trated booklet Of some 90 pages con-
tairs 16 Illustrations which are suS-
gestiye. interesting and valuable TO
all who contemplate the purchase OF
new furs. or the making over OF old
garments. The enterprise Of this well
and favorably known fur house IS
fully attested by tie issuing Of this
extensive and beautiful new catalogue
which is free TO all it's present and
Would-bc customers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24

cant. II. Q. Perry of Fort Fairfield
ana Andrew Smith of Philadelph ,,
We're callers at the State House. yes
terlaN.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
List Of Unclaimed Letters.

The following is a list Of the letters
remaining unclaimed at the Angus. a
postoftice. Sept. p:
Women-Dewitt. Miss Elizabeth
Doom. Miss Florence: Harris. Mis-
Lucy a.: King. Miss Mary; Sawtelle,
MIS-. Nellie Fl: Weber. Else.
Men-Atwood. 7. r.; Durham, q. f 4;
Crowley. Charlie M: Davis. John;
FClger. p. NJ: Hitchcock. y. ) Hoyt,
CHARLES L.. Huff. II. Clifford; Lunt.
George III. Lucas. Robert; Lyons.
Arthur g.. Miller, W. H.: Morris
Jcso: Patrick. +. \. & Co; Tallouse
Louis: Trask, Geo; Young. \. \.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
Cor cert Tonight.

The Olympia Band will give an open
air concert at Capitol park. This evcHinS.
The following is tie program:
March DE ut LaurcndeIE
overture. The Champion.
~ '''' southw Il!
March. ..tiarches du Corps. =,
serc2aGe. In the Shadow of the Fines.
RIPLEY
southwell
Overture. TEN. Dick ana Harry.
SPARKS
March. Prize Of Victory
Scent III
Finale. America
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
STATE HOUSE.
The Railroad Commissioners in Ses-
sion at Bangor, Yesterday.
Poachers Discovered SHINING Large Eu |
Moose in Vicinity oil Greenviiie.

TIL" board Of railroad cummiss one :
WIS in session in Bangor. yeste. day.
on a hearing on the matter Of the pc
titi"n of the PcnobscOt Central Rail
road asking the board II issue a
certificate after due notice and lie T.
ing. to be fled in the office or tn
secretary Of State setting forth the
fact that the company is nov cen
structing and has nearly completed
an extension Of its line from East
Colinth into the village Of Char lesion
a distance Of FIVE miles: that the
mortgage indebtedness of TIE railroad
is $25o,000 as evidenced By the bonds
of the company. that an amount 81
capital stock of said company is eqGal
to 81 1-3 per cent Of the mortgage
Indebtedness has been paid in, in casa
ana expended on the road in addition
to the amount of the bonded debt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24

Yesterdays Bangor Daily News
contained tie following concerning the
work Of po.,ters in the Nooscsc q
region:
\ large bull moose was killed on
Saturday by poachers in close p,Gx-
unity to tn" town Of Grocnl iIla. T. e
ease was reported to Warden Pollard
Of Foxcroft who at once began an in
vestication which. it Is hoped. will re
suit in the speedy apprehension and
punishment Of the guilty party or par
ties.
From the reports Il the case receive
in Bangor on Saturday nightit appears
that at an eaIly hour on Saturday
morning two farmers. living near
GrcenVilie. We're in the woods and
as they approached stream they saw
man or two men Ueports varied as
to whether there were enc or two) at
work on the edge of stream.
The men appeared DESTROYS Of MT
being seen, ana the manner in which
they worked excited tie Gun iOsity o.
the formers and they Investigated.
Very carefully they approached the
spot where the poacherS were at work
ana Nhen tne} reached q Nantd2"
point they discovered that the men
We're at work Skinning a big bull
moose. which lay dead on the shore.
The two farmers FASTENED to Green
Vile. where they soon found Fish and
Game Commissioner Edgar f. Ring
and Warden Pollard. whom they told
of what they had seen.
Both Mir. Ring and Warden Pollard
stoned To the place where the moose
had been killed but the poachers had
departed. taking with them the hide
and small portion of the meat Of the
animal.
The warden at once began an in
vcstigation. ana while he does not
know the names If the guilty parties.
he has good description Of them and
expects to soon be able 10 capture
them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-09-24
Probate Court.

In the probate court. Monday. the
following wills were proved, approved
and allowed
OF Nathaniel Brown. late Of Benton.
Sophrona Brown of Benton. appoint
ed executrix; Franklin y. Smith. late
Of Waterville. William S. Spaulding of
Boston. executor: Freeman Ellis. late
Of Oakland Nancy j. Ellis Of Oakland,
eXecutrix: Franklin A. Davies, late Of
Sidney. Charlotte s. Davies Of Sidney.
-xecutrix: Marion F. Eaton. late of
Vienna. Alton W. Eaton of Vienna. eX-
executor: Eta OBrien. late of Gar
diner. William A. Thurlow of Gardi-
ner, executor: Jonathan e. reynolds,
late OF Sidney. Susan d. Reynolds OF
Sidney, eXecutriX.
Administration was granted on the
following estates:
OF Lucetta Pettingill. late of Wayne.
Melintha G.. Gordon of Wayne. ap-
pointed Administrative: William ".
Henderson. late of Chelsea, J. +.
Blanchard of Chelsea. administrator:
Philip H. Carey. late of Hallowell.
James f. Carey of Hallowell a1minis-
traitor: Alden \. Clark. late of Au-
gusta. Annie A. Libby of Augusta, adj
ministratrix: Richard Grace. late OF
Chelsea. John p. Michigan of Halo
well. administrators; Mary Elizabeth
Packard. late of Winthrop. II. NJ. Pack
ard of Winthrop. administrator: Ellen
II. Fuller. late of Winthrop, Bertha \.
Cushman Of Winthrop. administrators,
Elijah Roberts. late of China. w. W.
Washburn of China, administrator de-
bonis-non with the will annexed: John
Jauuith. late of Gardiner. Herbert l..
Edwards of Gardiner. administrator:
Avis II. Mari late of Augusta. Clark
l.. Davis of Augusta. administrators