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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-25

". w DilUO, w. M.
II. Ii. Bilbo, Secretary.
ROYAL ARCH CHAPTER.
w. w. Mitchell, II. P.
o. f. Wolf, L. i. M.
Meets every second Saturday at 2
o'clock p. m.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Pine Tree Lodge No. 96.
II. K. Rouse, c. C.
j. r. Oliphant, V. G.
w. +. Scott, p.
f. Howard, NJ. at A.
6. w. Bilbo, M. of w.
w. A. Guillemet, |. G..
j. w. Ford, O. G.
G. II. Hyde and w. A. Guillemet,
Trustees. Meets every Friday night
at s o'clock.
CITY DIRECTORY.
Mayor G Derby.
Treasurer j Scarborough.
Clerk-R L Ratliff.
Marshal-R. G. johnson.
Board of Adermen--W E King, Sr.,
II f Allen, Ii Caver, N Batson, w
7 Scott.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Chancery and Circuit Clerk, N. Batson !,
Sheriff, j. A. Moody Treasurer, w.
w. Mitchell; Assessor, W. T. Scott;
superintendent of Education, L..
Solly Smith; Surveyor, E. G. Wood
ard.
Chancery Court, Second District
Chancellor, Stone Deavours. Regu-
lar terms, first Monday in January
and July, six days.
Circuit Court, Second District-Judge
T. A. Wood. Regular terms, third
Monday in April and October. Wal
ter A. White, District Attorney.
Supervisors-Be l, j. s. Moody; Beat
2, p. f. Williams, Pres't.; Beat 3, A.
B. I.adner; Beat 4, g. w. Amacker, ,
Beat 5, NJ. G. Blackwell.
CHURCHES.
Methodist B. S. Rayner, pastor.
Services first and third Sundays in
each month. Sunday school 8 80 d.
m. Prayermeeting Wednesday
night.
Baptist Church-Rev. w. B. HolcOmb,
pastor. Services second and fourth
Sabbaths. Sunday school 10 a. m.
Prayermeetng Tuesday night.
Presby byterian Church-Rev. ii. W..
Wallace, pastor. Services third Sab
bath in each month. Sunday school
1Oa.m. Prayermeeting Friday night.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1901-07-25

INC NtW NCHtUTIt.
The following schedulestook effect sun
day, May, II, 1900:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
NATIONS SUSPENSE ENDED.

At last a great man has spoken and
by doing so has ended the agony of
suspense and uncertainty under which
a long-waiting and patient nation has
been staggering. William Jennings
Bryan says he will not be a candidate
fol a third nomination by the demo.
cratic party. While the announce.
ment is not as qualified and positive
as 1t might be, or as some probably
would like it to be, still it is welcome
as having broken the silence on an
important subject which has been how.
ering over the central part of Nebras.
ka for some months. It will be no.
tlced that Mr.. Bryan says he could
only be induced to again take I'D the
burden of running the losers end of a
race under certain conditions. but
happily, as he himself admits. those
conditions are not likely to arise.
Aside from the relief the declina.
ton, made before he had anything to
decline, must be to the other demo.
Gratis who are aspiring to occupy the
position which Mr.. Bryan so ably
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

ty from punishment If detected. Gu
men to wilfully endanger the health
Of many persons if by doing SO gain
of a .pecuniary nature may be had,
may be relied upon to cause
them to have little regard for
their promise to do so no more
and they should not be placed
upon honor, for if that is done the
chances are many that they will.allow
themselves to lapse and repeat their
offense the first time they consider it
safe to incur the risk. Aside from
this, there is now a law on the stat
utes of the state calculated to insure
the health of every community that
cares to avail itself of the safeguards
erected by the legislature for that
purpose and 1t is the duty of the prop
err authorities to take the necessary
steps for the enforcement of that law.
AS The Gazette understands the sit
uation it is the province of the city,
administration to take the initiative
in the matter and for the sake of the
safety and welfare of the people it
sincerely hopes that the new mayor
and city council will, among their first
official acts, take. c~ognizance of the
abuses that have been procticed here
in the past against all laws of hygiene
and cleanliness, not to say anything
about decency, and create a health
district which shall be under the
charge and supervision of
competent to enforce the law by max
ing the proper examinations of all
meats, milk and other articles of food
coming within the application of the
law. A man competent end reliable
may be secured for a reasonable sal
airy and the doubts and fears that now
attach to almost every mouthful of
food of certain kinds consumed in the
city will give way to confidence and
good digestion will indeed wait upon
appetite. The season Of year is fast
approaching when the danger of con-
tamination will be the greatest and
the utmost care and cleanliness must
be exercised to prevent contagion and
sickness. If Mr.. George and the coun-
Gil will heed the petition here .ad-
dressed to them they will earn and re-
ceive the gratitude of every person
in the city that eats meat and vege-
tables and into whose daily food milk
enters IN one form or another.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

filed on two consecutive occasions,
the announcement comes at a time
when the public wanted something
new to talk about and the editorial
writer's a new subject to discuss. The
Chinese situation has been discussed
and written about from almost every
possible point of view, the situation
in. the Philippines has resolved itself
into such shape as to be almost no
situation, while the Cuban question
bids fair to speedily solve itself, for
the dinners and other good things
which the recalcitrant delegates are
getting at Washington are bound to
have their effect. Consequently, there
is almost absolutely nothing just at
present to furnish themes for learned
expressions of opinion and the ground
work for arguments in the back rooms
of cigar stores and druggists empori-
ums. Being a newspaper man, Mr..
Bryan knew just when to project his
declination; when it would be the
most valuable as a news Item and
when it would receive the most atten-
ton. But for his training as a jour.
nalist he might have made his state
ment at a time when the press and
public were busily engaged with some
of the o absorbing questions which
have been engrossing the nations at
tention and occupying the minds of it's
brightest men. Coming at this time,
when there is but little to discuss or
quarrel about, it is bound to be the
success Mr.. Bryan hoped it would be
when he liberated it and his name for
some time to come will again be prom
inent and occupy it's usual place il
the public prints. When the novelty
OF the thing shall have worn off and
Mr.. Bryan see some other name more
conspicuously displayed IN print than
his own he may be relied upon to
spring something new to again call
attention to himseA. m
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
order that the Cubans might see the

order that the Cubans might see the
advantages to them of close political
and economic relations with the Unit
Gu States. The spokesman and his as
sociates were again made to under
stand that they were making a re-
quest which the president could no
more grant than he could the first.
He Told them that they must first pro-
coed and form their government and
then they would be in position where
they could enter into negotiations
with the United States. as to trade re-
lations. Political questions must be
settled first before economic questions
could be considered. The delegates
were insistent, but, the president was
firm and again told them that he
could not see how economic questions
could be settled before Cuba had a
government competent to treat with
this nation.
The members of the delegation,
when first they landed, gave it out
that they did not desire free trade
with the United States, stating that
they. recognized the necessity of reve-
nues for the maintenance Of their
government and also .nat those reve-
nues would have to be raised by the
imposition of customs duties. What
they did desire was a specially de-
vised system of tariff duties between
the two countries, making rates as low
as practicable and to the mutual ad-
vantage of the two nations. Since
then it has come to light that they
want a large reduction on sugar and
tobacco imported from Cuba into this
country. OF course. the administra-
ton was %powerless to grant a reduc-
ton or enter into any traffic arrange,
ment between the two countries. This,
however, the delegates did not seem
to understand or know and they have
learned that much if no more concern
ing the functions of the different
branches Of government and when
they again take their seats in the con-
vention will be abe to speak in
telligently concerning the legisla-
tive and administrative branches Of
a republican form of government and
define their respective duties and
powers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
NEED OF AN INSPECTOR.

It has been demonstrated beyond
cavil, both by testimony and admis-
sions, that diseased meat has been
sold for human consumption in the
city in the past, and no guaranty ex-
lists that the same may not be done
in the future, for 1t must be remem-
bered the evidence is that the sales
were made because of the absence of
law prohibiting the practice and
the consequent knowledge Of immuni-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

cans really are in their dealings with
the natives. Pettigrew has now too
much money to bother himself about
the Philippines and is too busy fol-
lowing up the tips his kind friend
YIN" Hill is dropping for his benefit
to do more than emit an occasional
snarl at the government. Bryan, Of
all that noble band of American Taga-
los. will soon stand alone, a solemn,
sorrowful man, bordering on the un-
gratefulness of his fellows and be-
moaning the injustice that is permit
ted to have a place on this fair and
beauteOus earth.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
NEW TYPE OF wARsHiP.

After years of study and expert
menting the naval department Of the
government has arrived at the con-
clusion that there are other essentials
to be considered in the elements that
go to constitute a first-class warship
than the ability to sail at the highest
possible rate of speed. They have
decided that greater battery power
and greater steaming radius are of
more Importance than tremendous
sailing power With this idea in view
the new vessels now building will
have more guns and larger coal car
rying capacity, thus enabling them to
be more effective in action and to sail
greater distances without being COM
PEELED to stop and coal up, sometimes
a difficult matter of accomplishment
and often the cause of losing valuable
time, as well as an impairment of the
ships value when it's services may be
urgently needed. The rapiu and con
slant changes being wrought in the
architecture of fighting ships is pro-
ductive of so may innovations and i'm
provements that a vessel, although it
may be new, or comparatively SO, ap-
pears almost Anticipated and obsolete
by the time the next one is ready
to be launched and enter into an ac-
tive career Methods and appliances
considered perfect today are likely to
be discarded and superseded by others
entirely different tomorrow. 1t is in
this constant changing and improving
that the opponents of an increased navy
nave found their strongest arguments,
but the world>is progressing and the
nation that aspires to standing and
eminence among its powers cannot af-
ford to wait until it is thought the
very acme has been reached in all that
goes to improve and perfect a war
snip. Judging from the activity dis
prayed by the designers and builders
in inventing new things and adding to
the effectiveness OF each succeeding
ship built that time will probably
never come, for invention, no more
than progress in other channels, is
ever at a standstill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
GO HOME PLEASED.

The Cuban delegates have finished
their business at Washington and are
now on their way home. While they
failed to accomplish the object of their
visit-to secure a modification Of the
provisions of the Plat amendment
they, nevertheless, go back in a hap
by frame of mind. They have been
made to understand that the president
is bound by that amendment as much
as they are, and has no more power
to alter or modify it in the least. They
have also learned something else.
They have learned that the United
States has no desire to do aught ex-
cept what it thinks is for their best
and does not intend to make them
vassals or in any way deprive them of
liberty and independence. That they
will recommend to the body. which
sent them acceptance Of the amend
ment is certain, and the long-drawn-
out wordy war will come to a speedy
ending. The convention may now be
relied upon to take seriously in hand
the business for which it is convened
and q constitution drawn in accordance
with the provisions Of the amendment
will undoubtedly be submitted to the
United States and accepted by this
government.
Before their departure from Wash
ington, last Saturday, the delegates
made a final call at the white house
and Senior Capote, acting as spokes-
man, asked the president to do some
thing for the Cubans along an econom-
ic line, in the way of reciprocal trade
relations. He said that something Of
this kind was especially desired be-
fore the next crop was harvested, in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

Sixto Lopez having decided to go
home and investigate and ultimately
to do as Aguinaldosh has done, take the
oath of allegiance and attune his voice
to the sweet song Of peace, must give
Pettigrew. Atkinson and the other lit
tie fellows a decided pain and cause
them to wonder IL after all there is
any such thing as. pure and lasting
friendship. Even Towne is going over
to e Tor himself, and who can say
but what he will turn sure enough
amigo after he has had a talk with
his former chief and, like him, e
how fair and honorable the Ameri-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

1t is not given to everybody to play
three bases at one time in the game
OF litigation, yet this is what'Mr. Faug.
Heinze did last Saturday. Simultan-
eously he had three cases in hearing,
in the state and federal courts. While
the federal court was engaged with
one of his numerous ase two state
courts district and supreme, were
hearing others. When Mr., Heinze
shall have finally gotten through with
his litigation the people of the state
and .Ae county in which the litigi-
Gus gentleman institutes the most of
his suits will have a pretty penny to
pay, for while he also pays handsome
ly, the people must bear the expense
of maintaining the courts. It is be-
aus Of his never-ending and con-
stantly increasing litigation that an
extra judge had to be provided for in
Silver Bow county. Before ms advent
into the arena of litigation two judges
were able to take care of all the bust
e 8 of the courts of that county. It
is said that the gentleman is having,
not SO much for the fun of it or for
q redress of wrongs sustained, as. for
the purpose of firing out the other
fellows and forcing them into buy
ing at his own figures the mining
property he has acquired in and
around Butte. If such is the case he
may find that the other fellows have
just as much patience and as much
money to spend for attorneys as he
has and possibly more
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
HILL N

While all the nation and many peo-
pie of foreign countries are watching
with deep interest the efforts of Hill
to form the most colossal combina-
ton of railroad properties in the
world, there are those who profess to
see in the final outcome the undoing
of the Great Northern man. They
think that Morgan just now is nearly
helpless to prevent Hills ambition
from being realized because of the
help he needs to get his billion and a
half dollar steel combine firmly and
lastingly established and consequently
does not wish to antagonize any col
lateral interests. but this once done,
they say there will be a change of
reckoning and that Hill is the one
doomed to fall. Whether this will
prove to be the case it is, of course,
impossible to say, but it is a well
known fact that in the past Hill has
been bitter against almost everything
in which Morgan is interested, and
even now is quoted as being unfriend-
ly disposed to the very concer which
will probably be the browning achieve
ment of the great financier's career in
.Ae world of money.
Representative Babcock, as is well
known, is determined to secure a
change in the tariff laws, if possible,
and especially in the direction of
placing on the free list certain ar
ticles manufactured by trusts. Among
those articles are steel, ship plates,
sugar and other commodities con
trolled by the big combinations. Re-
Gently he returned to Washington and
announced that he had secured the CO.
operation of Hill in his proposed tariff
fight against the trusts. If such is
the case, Hill is either playing a dou-
BILE game with the Wisconsin repre-
sentative, OF is Indifferent to the
wishes and desires of his financial
partner ana defies him and the power
he is credited with welding. The sit
uOLAOA oo ~. IA W. AO 40s w soy
the least, a peculiar one. If Morgan
has not forgotten or forgiven the af-
fronts of Hill in the past and is sim
ply hiding his time to even scores,
making that time conform to the inter
ests now involved, those who predict
that he will tumble his erstwhile enc
my out of the saddle may be right.
If Hill is really as dependent upon
the Wall street man as he is supposed
to be in connection with his railroad
schemes then he is certainly very i'm
prudent in openly arraying himself
with Babcock in his warfare against
the trusts. The matter. is one that
furnishes much subject for specula-
ton and surmise. Whatever the end,
the public is not greatly concerned, as
at best it will be a matter solely be-
tween the two individuals.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30

ted to have a place on this fair and
beauteous earth.
GUARDING STATE SECRETS.
Knowing the public to be deeply in
terested and believing it has the right
to know what. to expect of the incom-
ing city administration, The Gazette
last Thursday detailed one OF it's re-
porters to interview Mayor-elect
George on the subject of the policy
he intended to pursue and the changes
in the administrative affairs he in
tended to make. The Gazette proper
~ thought that the matter was one the
people would like to be informed upon
and al the time is lear at hand when
Mr.. George and the other newly-elect-
ed officials will take their seats, it
asked him to take the public into his
confidence and offered the use of it's
columns as a medium through which
to make such declaration of policy and
purpose as he might see fit to publish.
Instead of accepting the offer in the
same kindly spirit in which it was ten
dered, Mr.. George very decidedly and
emphatically declined to say anything
to be will have to wait and learn from
his official acts and expressions what
to expect of him. No doubt this will
prove a disappointment to the citi-
unnc &C xyN11 nc ~ ~r0roJ - l;coooo;4
ment to The Gazette. There are so
many Things on which Mr.. George
could enlighten them. For instance.
he could either deny or affirm the re-
ports that nave been current for some
time that he intended to import men
for the police force; whether he really
intends to allow slot machines and
other forms of gambling to prevail:
whether he expects to induce the
council to construct a viaduct over
the Northern Pacific tracks in the
western part Of the city and whether
he will use his official influence and
prestige to obtain a charter for an
electric street railway to run to the
western addition to the city, in which
he is popularity supposed IT, he largely
interested. He could also have en-
lightened them as to whether ne is in
favor of more stone crossings, or
whether he thinks the prea,oi city
government made a mistake in order
ing those now about to be constructed.
Then there are other matters on which
he could have spoken Interestingly and
knowingly. His refusal to impart in
formation when offered the al OPP
p%ortunity of doing so through the col
umns of a newspaper Of the standing
and circulation of The Gazette was
plainly. a mistake on the part of Mr..
George and he is very likely to realize
it before long.
OF course, The Gazette is not ig-
norant of or Indifferent to the great
weight resting upon the shoulders of
a man who is about to be installed
into the important Office of mayor of
a large and growing city, but for all
that it thinks Mr.. George should %
have refused the interview. The
Gazette is patient and can wait, but
many Of it's readers are irreverent
enough to think and believe that i'm.
pending official honors and RESPONSE
bilities are not sufficient to make
a man chosen for those honors and
responsibilities totally Indifferent to
their wishes and desires; that men
who are on the eve of entering into
public office should tell those whom
they are about to serve what they may
expect.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-30
For Sale.

For Sale.
Forty good Montana bred calves.
20 T. G. Armitage, Billings, Mont.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-03-25
HELP wANTEo-FEMALE.

Prontabie wcrk. 5isls Pike. Dougia..
neutrality-suspicious. 10 learn
BauEhmnu's Glove Fitting Dress
Cutting system. Madam Muriei
Ia the only teacher Of this system
IN the city. Easiest system taught.
pnriorH 50 and 30 Mcdonald block.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-03-25
Religious.


The University Congregational
church, oommemorsted by appro-
pirate services yesterday. the tenth
anniversary OF is founding.
The pastor. Rev. r. G. Wlaweil,
preached In the morning. taking as
his theme, New Decade of Christian
Activity" He explained that titles
had no significance. but rather werr
miEnomers. That which calls itself
church may be sect 80 narrow
and hlEotcd that a Christian could
not conform with Il u he tried ever
- hard. or. said the speaker. ~
may Be- an ethical culture society, 80
unstable In It's faith that Re would
not Try 20 get into u ~ he could.
-fhe tree Is kaowu BY - fruits
When tkls church WAS organized,
Ia years ago. e took upon ttself the
holy name % Jesus Christ Has 70
taught dogma fer dasmaH sake, gr
wisdom Ter WlsdamE FaktF Has lt
been selfish, uniating and hiHated
Then. n Eo. q has failed u5aas8blY.
Has e sought - mani'tst the fruits
u The spirif fa show ldEa 60 all
men 90 brins 5eY ta those ia sefHtw
Has q hten willing 90 sacrifice for
the coed 90 ntHaeHf Then. 20 far az
Il has manifested these qualities, u
has succeeded kfandly. WAT the
Church % Christ SHALL be in our
community dusing the coming de-
eads. rests vita rs this mafalnH. for
this e the time Tor decision. Shalt
this h. onn af u1ug rectae shah o.
be = parasite aWaur paraaifeHf or,
shall an the daeipies % christ In
this ueirhharhao4 u1its e. make "a
true church hera@a hlrrh that shall
Be the heart q aar community NE 80