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The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-08

A dozen of the wealthiest
capitalists in the country men
who weld absolute control over
immense business enterprises
will tell the readers of The Sat-
urpay Evening Post February 16)
why they remain in the race which
they have already won.
Each of them writes frankly
whether he makes money for its
sake. for the sheer joy of work
ing, or to gain the power with
which vast capital invests itself.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-08
The. Library Entertainment.


The Library committee is under
special obligations to the good
people of Southern Pines who
furnished such an excellent pro-
gram for their entertainment, and
also the public for a liberal pa
tronage-$1450 clear of expense
being the sum realized, and which
will be used for new books.
The different ones on the pro-
gram seemed to have special en-
thusiasm, and with united etfolt
gave all present more than the
worth of their money And while
we do not have room in this notice
to make separate mention it is our
desire to have them understand
that every number was we'll re-
ceived, and that their efforts were
appreciated.
PROGRAM.
l. Orchestra-A. J. Sweeney,
Mr.. Crocher, A. j. Thomas, Geo.
Hutchinson, Miss Edna Hutch
inson.
2. Quartet-Mrs. E. Leavitt, Miss
McEldowney, j. L. Jones, E. G.
Couch.
3. Piano solo-Miss Eastman.
4. Recltation-Miss Lauflnan.
5. Vocal solo-Dr. Harry Redan.
6. Piano Duet-Mrs Nichol.
Miss Hutchinson.
7. Dr.. Redan--Sleight of hand.
s. Orchestra.
8. Recitation-Miss Laufman.
10. Piano solo Miss Nichol.
! IL. Vocal solo Miss Butler.
II. Orchestra.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-08


The following appoint
ments have been announced
for the Seaboard Air Line,
becoming effective Feb L:
J. G. Horton, eastern passen-
ger agent, New York City;
w. III. Doll and O. HI. Kron,
travelling passenger agents,
New York City; George z.
Phillips, passenger agent,
Washington, D. G.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-02-08
TWO SQUARES !! J!

TWO SQUARES /!
4So the most valuable lots in South
ern Pines.
Just in the market.
Located on Railroad street near the
depot.
Call on us and get your first pick.
JUNGE & BECK,
Real Estate & Insurance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
IT THEM.

While the war in South Africa has
probably not attained the prominence
as a staggerer of humanity predicted
for it at the beginning by Dom Paul,
it must be admitted that it has dealt
a tolerably hard blow to that portion
of humanity represented by the two
contestants. On the n side a people
have been deprived of their country
nation that has boosted of it's irwin
cibility and ability to overcome in a
moment. as it were, whatever resis-
lance the other might offer has suf-
fereu a shock to it's national pride
and exchequer from the combined eff
fects OF which it will require a long
time to recover.
According to the official figures CIV
en- out by the war Office the British
government since the war began has
lost ia officers and 14,264 men killed
in action or died from wounds; while
four officers and 314 enlisted men
have been i%nvalided home and sub
sequently died. To this large list of
fatalities there must also be added
the 2,493 non-commissioned officers
and men who have been discharged
from the service as unfit to longer
perform duty. Then there remain
the thousands who will probably re-
tire from the service shattered in
health and most of whom it is but
reasonable TO suppose will become
pensioners, and the cost to Create Brit
ain of the annexed territory and it's
mines of gold and diamonds will
mount to a pretty steep sum-.
When Sir Alfred Miner made his
famous remark that the objections
of a few Beers to the acquisition of a
mountain of gold should not be per-
mitted to act as a barrier to the pos
session of that mountain he probably
had no idea what the cost would be
before the Beers could be put where
their objection would no longer
amount to anything. And then the
var is not yet over, as the gentlemen
of Downing street give every evil
dence of realizing by the preparations
they are making to carry it on fur
Their,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

effort to protect British interests rep
resented by the refiners. . That it does
not grant the of protection
demanded by some of the interested
ones is evident by the representa-
lions which have been made to the
chancellor of the exchequer in recent
days that a higher rate Of duty should
be applied to some of the products
that go into the manufacture of the fin
ished article. The London Mail has
the following to say concerning the
coal tax, showing that that journal
is not blind to the protective nature
of the tax on coal. and that it con-
siders it a just and proper tax:
From the economic standpoint, so
high an authority as Professor Mar
shall is convinced that the coal tax
is justifiable. Coal is a commodity
which cannot be replaced when it has
once been extracted from the earth.
The coal masters, of course, tell us
that the supply of it is inexhaustible.
But the supply which can be mined
at a profit is not inexhaustible, and it
is to this that we must look with some
anxiety.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
INTEREST is REVIVED.

The purchase of the Leyland line of
ocean steamers by J. Pierpont Nor
gan has revived interest in the sub.
sidy bill introduced in congress last
winter for the purpose of encouraging
the American merchant marine. Some
think that the move by Morgan has
killed the last remaining hope that
may have existed for the success of
the bill should it come up again next
winter. Acquisition Of ships by
Americans without a subsidy, it is
argued in certain quarters, is not cal
culated to strengthen the position of
those who have been maintaining that
government aid was necessary for
the maintenance of a merchant mar
inc owned and controlled by citizens
OF this country. Some .Aere are who
think that the move of Morgan is
only in anticipation of a change in
the nature of the bill so as to make it's
provisions apply to ships bought of for
eigners. whereas the bill submitted
was intended to benefit only ships of
American construction. Under the
navigation laws of the country yes
sells bought in Europe are not and can
not become American ships, except
by special act of c~orgress. AS he no
doubt is we'll informed in regard to
public opinion and the strong opposi-
ton which manifested itself last win
ter when the Payne-Hanna bill was
up for consideration, it is not at all
likely that Morgan bought the Eng
lish vessels in the hope lAat congress
will pass a subsidy bill and then trust
to fortune and his influence to have
the needed special legislation enacted
to make him a beneficiary of the sub
sidy.
AS some newspapers view the situa.
ton, it is more than likely that Nor
gan made the investment in order to
render his company independent of
the transportation companies plying
on the Atlantic and afford it direct
means of it's W to convey it's pro-
ducts to the markets of Europe, for it
must be understood that the steel
combine is going to be an active bid
der for the tra~e of the old world, and
having ships of it's own it's profits on
its foreign sales will be all the greater,
as the very considerable item of ocean
freight will be reduced to a mini
mum.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
PROTECTION IN ENGLAND,

Because of her dependence upon
foreign nations for SO many things in
the way of food stuffs and raw ma
terials, it is lot probable that Eng.
land will ever adopt the protective tar
if as understood and practiced in this
country, but the evidence is plain that
a new departure from the old method
will be made as far as possible. Pro-
lection as a national policy is not as
unpopular with the British government
as it was some time ago. This is
manifested in the changes made by
the chancellor of the exchequer in
making up the budget, changes which
are directly in the way of adopting
tariffs that are absolutely protective
in their effects. The export duty lev
led upon coal is a protective measure
and is SO recognized in England, al
though some of the newspapers of this
country claim it to be otherwise. Ac-
cording to figures of the British treas
ury officials the coal tax will produce
a revenue equal to one-fiftn of the
whole amount of the new taxes, or
about 81, 200, 900. While the coal
miners object to the tax, the manu-
~Tacturers and interested transporta-
ton lines demanded it on account Of
the increased cost of coal, due, they
claim, to the large exports of coal to
foreign countries and which was injur-
ing their business.
The decision of the government not
to buy any foreign beef for the use
of the army is another distinct step
in the direction of protection, as it
removes foreign competition and
leaves the business of supplying the
army with beef to the British cattle
growers and consequently keeps at
home the money which has heretofore.
been sent abroad. The army contract
Office has admitted this to an American
Official sent by the department of agri-
culture to investigate the cause of the
recent order limiting to English pro-
duction the consumption of beef by
the British army. This official was in
formed that the change was solely due
to the complains of the British farm
ers in the neighborhood of the places
where the army authorities purchase
and require delivery that they were
shut out by the foreign article.
The tax OF sugar is only another
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

to enforce the law and rid the city of
gambling they can come very near
doing SO. What is more. they hold a
big club over the city authorities, for
if it can be proved that the latter
have entered into such an unlawful
understanding or agreement with
the gambling fraternity every official
a party to it can be punished, as the
law makes provisions for just such
conditions.
The law was enacted for the purpose
of s~uppressing gambling ana not to be
distorted into local option, licensing
the evil.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
THE A

Up at Helena things are not run
ming as smoothly between the city
authorities and those who look after
the affairs of the county in which the
state capital is located as they might.
In fact, there is a considerable diver
gence of opinion between the two sets
OF officers. 1t all comes about over
the in which the city officials
sought to deal with the gambling evil.
They are charged with having prac-
tically made the new law operate so
as to be in effect one of local option.
According to the dispatches they
entered into al agreement with the
gamblers by which the proprietors of
Joints" were to be arrested once each
month and deposit a cash bond of
500 for their appearance in court,
1t being understood that no appear
nee was to be made and that the
bond was to be forfeited. Only once
did this arrangement work. The
county authorities received wind Of
the agreement and they stubbornly de-
cided that the enforcement of a state
law vas a matter in which they were
interested and proceeded to act &C.
cordingly. Instead of allowing the
city authorities to have a monopoly
Of the thing. they, too, began to make
arrests and declare that every gambler
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

The M%ontanans. or at least some
Of them, who have gone to Alaska to
better their -ortunes and assist in the
spread of civilization are drawing a
good deal of attention to themselves,
whatever they may be accomplishing
in other directions. First one of them
holding an official position under the
government is accused of bribery and
promptly resigns, and now another, a
former judge of the state bench, is
under sentence for contempt of a fed
eral court and an officer is on the way
to bring him back for the purpose of
introducing him to the interior of a
California Jail where Alex Mckenzie,
the North Dakotan is now undergoing.
punishment for contempt of the same
court and in the same case. Judge
Dubose, the gentleman adjudged
guilty Of contempt, did not have even
the small satisfaction afforded Nc
KenZie. The latter went through the
form of a hearing before he was sen
tencea, while Dubose was tried, con
victed and sentenced while away
among the icebergs and seals, and
will probably be greatly surprised
when the man with the warrant and
commitment taps him on the shoulder.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
PROMISES WELL.

The inaugural address of Mayor
George is commendable for it's brew.
ty and the excellent recommendations
to the council which it contains. The
changes and improvements recon-
mended by his honor are all along
lines that everybody can endorse who
is interested in the city's growth and
prosperity, and it is to be hoped that
he council can see it's way clear to
act on all of them. The necessity
of a new city hall has been apparent
for a long time and of the many i'm
provements required none, perhaps,
is quite so urgent. The city has out
grown the old, ramshackle affair
across the track and it should be sold
and a new and modern structure erect
ed to take it's place. The improve
ment is n which The Gazette has
been urging for months past.
The recommendation in reference
to the appointment of a food inspec-
tor under the state law is an
other to which The Gazette heartily
subscribes and hopes that the council
will act upon i. at once.
The recommendation. as to the en-
forcement of the laws, city and state,
is one that probably proved a surprise
to some people, as it was believed
in some quarters that Mayor George
was inclined to favor a wide OPEN
policy in reference to some of the le-
gal enactions applying to public morals
and order. For the sake of the good
name OF the city it is hoped that the
mayor will see to it that his recon-
mendations in this regard will be act
ed upon and that all of the officers
whom he appointed for the purpose of
enforcing the laws will do their duty
fully and without fear or favor. If
some of the laws are obnoxious the
proper way to secure their revocation
is to enforce them strictly. The Gaz-
cite gives Mayor George credit for
being sincere and believes that he
will carry out every promise made
by him last Monday night and will
exact prompt obedience and a strict
discharge of duty from all whom he
favored by making them his agents
and deputies for the maintenance of
law and order. AS to the appointees,
The Gazette considers them all good
men and believes that the mayor re-
posed trust and confidence where the
future will justify him and attest his
good and judgment. 1t hopes
that tlme will in nc wise cause a
change in the very good opinion which
the public has formed OF the new adj
m~lnlstration, an opinion based upon
the opening acts of that administra-
ton. The people should by deed and
action assist the mayor and council
IN their e%ndeavors to attain the posi-
ton in the ranks of municipalities of
the state to which the mayor by his
advice and promise seeks to advance
1t, so that Billings may in the future.
as u has been in the past be the lead
ing city of Eastern Montana and the
pride of the entire state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
FRIEND OF THE cREEs

While LAc AldJOllly u Iue uSWSpd-
pers of the state are demanding the
removal of the renegade Cree Indians,
the Great Falls Leader takes occasion
to put in a good word for them and
says they are a badly abused and lit
tie understood lot Of mortals, and can
not understand the reason for the
prejudice against them that seems to
exist all over the state. The Leader
admits that they are not on terms Of
familiarity with the lavatory and prob
ably do not know that such a thing as
soap has a part in the make up of
civilized existence, but that, accord
ing to the Leader, should not make
them the target of the abuse which is
continually aimed at them The Lead
er also admits that they manifest a
fondness for the contents of swill bar
rels that may not be to the liking of
the fastidious scrlpes who are inveigh-
ing against Sthem. and have a regard
for the bric-a-brac that is usually to
be found in the alleys that might
cause them to be ruled off an art COM
mittee, but for all that it says they
are not as bad as painted. In fact,
the Leader seems to think that be-
cause of those weaknesses they should
be encouraged to remain, for it says
that as scayengers they cannot be i'm
proved upon, besides they charge
nothing for their services. Their
main offense is selling COW horns to
tourists. for genuine relics of the ex-
tinct monarch of the prairies, but
even this is not so henious a crime in
the eyes of the Leader, which re-
marks with rare candor that they are
not the only one who work the guile
less pilgrim and credulous tenderfoot.
The Leader is authority for the state
ment that they do not steal horses
and do not carry disease with them, at
least it says they have not infected
Great Falls with any malady or all
ment. "-
The suspicion may be wrong and
The Gazette may misunderstood the
motives of the Leader, but it does
look as though the article referred to
is intended as a plea for the retention
OF one of the institutions of Great Falls
which lends picturesqueness to the
place and causes it to be long remem-
bered by the tourists and %tenderfeet
pass through there as the only |
genuine western town seer on their
travels across the continent. If the
Leader will guarantee the rest of the
state against visits from the preda-
tory aides and gentlemen whose
champion it has constituted itself and
give a good and sufficient bond that
1t will not permit them to stray away |
from the Great Falls reservation, the
protests against their being allowed
to emain in Montana may be with
But until something of this
sort is done the chances are that the
newspapers and people Of the other
parts of the state will continue to call
on the general government to escort
them once more across the frontier
and turn them over the Canadian
authorities with the request to keep
the scavengers and art connoisseurs
at home.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

gates representing no party and. no
principle. He said:
The republican party has settled no
issues. Every year carries it further
from right principles and into more
dangerous paths. All friends of free
government and equal rights must
fight together against the common enc
my until the country is recovered
from plutocratic tendencies. Posteri-
'ty must be saved from the retribution
which always follows wrong doing,
whether committed by individuals,
parties or nations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
CAMPAIGN OF 1884.

In a letter to the Utica IN. " OBJ
server, Dr.. George L. Miller of Omaha,
gives the following "reminiscences of
the presidential campaign of 1884:
Occasional" in one of his recent
chapters of political history in the
Observer, awards much credit to Mr..
William r. Grace in the campaign of
1884, and says what he did in New
York City to thwart the plans of Tam
many hall to elect Mr.. Blaine Saved
the state for Cleveland, although by
the narrowest of margins, only LOO"
I would not detract from the ability
of William II. Grace, nor could l ques-
Ion the value of his important SER
vices in that arduous, close and try
ing campaign. But did he really save
New York for Cleveland in 1884? Let
us see.
More than a rear before Mr.. Cleve-
land was nominated a young, able and
true man, John B. Finch, a native OF
Cortland county, New York, and chair
mar Of the national committee of the
prohibition party, came into the edi-
torial rooms of the Omaha Daily Her
aid and said: II am a democrat, but
first of all I am a prohibitionist. The
AOAC PtOoAuCAC VI IAO OAlICN oCdtCS
will be a democrat. 1t is Lne interest
of the prohibition party that the
republican party shall be defeated
in the next presidential contest, and
| know how and think | have the pow
err to do it. -"
my plan is to nominate full prohi-
bition state tickets. | will see to it
that enough votes are taken from the
republican candidate and given to st.
John to insure New York for the
democracy"
Chairman Finch had a den in the
attic Of the Fifth Avenue hotel, and a
great many other dens up the state.
He did his whole part, anu when the
ballots were counted the result was
as follows:
Cleveland .563, O48
bldlne
st. John 25,OO1
DltI1Cl ll,OOA
1t is safe to say that had Chairman
Finch ven so much as winked his ap
prevail of the withdrawal Of st. John
OF mad ne not brought remarkable
abilities as an orator and organizer to
hold the temperance vote in line for
st. John, Mr.. Blaine. and not Mr..
Cleveland would nave been president
OF the United States on the 4th of
March, 1885.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

The deadlock in the board of state
land commissioners over the appoint
ment OF an assistant state land agent
has been broken. C. A. Whipple of
Townsend has received the place and
from now on peace and good will may
ne expected to reign in the board once
more.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10

To remove all lingering doubt that
may find Judgment in the minds of GER
tain gentlemen, The Gazette takes &C.
casion to remark that a Helena court
a few days ago decided the law pro-
hibiting nickle-in-the-slot machines to
be valid. A man was arrested under
the law and pleaded guilty. The
court promptly fined him 500 and
costs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
Parade at 10 o'clock a. m.

Larger, greater and grander than
ever before with an entirely new
show, new elegantly finished CO.'S
tunes and wardrobe throughout. The
parade will be a swell affair free to
the vast crowd of people that throng
the streets. An interesting sight
never before witnessed in Billings.
After the parade remember the high
dive, free outdoor performance at the
show grounds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
Wanted.

A crew, of shearers, Is to 20 men,
will start work not later than May 20.
Have 10000 sheep to start with.
A. H. Barth, A.,
6-3 Billings, Mont.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-30
BANKER CLEws' VIEW.
The Financial Outlook as Seen From
Wall Street

New York. Sept. 2S.-The stock mar
ket seems to be under influence of a
variety of conflicting conditions. The
prosperity Of the railroads still con-
tinues and shows no signs Of abate-
ment. In ordinary times this of itself
would have afforded the market ample
support without the assistance OF the
big operators, who as a matter Of ne
cessity have been obliged to prevent
any organized bear campaign. But
monetary and crop conditions have
forced a gradual liquidation, which has
now been in progress for several
months.
While the boom was In progress the
industrials were comparatively neg
lected, and the public fortunately took
limited interest in their gyratlons.
When prosperity was at it's hight their
destiny was left TO the future, and the
day OF reckoning which every one ex-
peoted ceased TO have any terrors. the
penalties OF excessive capitalization,
the problems Of management and other
perils incidental 10 an industrial rev0-
tuition involving billions Of capital were
almost forgotten.
The money market has undergone
some change for the better Consider
able relief has been afforded by Sec