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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
ARMY AND REINFORCEMENT
BILLS CONSIDERED.
SHARP DEBATE AT TIMES
Discussion in Senate Given Wide
Range - Frankness Marks
House Proceedings.

Washington, Jan. 4-For five hours
today the senate discussed the army
reorganization bill. The debate took
a wide range at times, but was con
fined principally to quotations. from
reports showing the necessity Of the
increase in the regular army provided
for in the pending measure. The
Philippine question was threshed over
at great length but, few really new
points were advanced.
It was urged by the supporters of
the bill that the situation in the Phil
ippines demanded an increase Of the
army as proposed.
This was controverted by the oppo-
sition senator's, who, while they were
willing in a way to provide for such a
temporary force as might be needful,
were vigorously opposed to the crea-
ton of a permanent standing army Of
100, 900 men.
Speeches were made by Carter of
Montana, Teller of Colorado, Hoar of
Massachusetts, Stewart of Nevada and
Caffery Of Louisiana.
sE&@ SAO w. u1lC 011d4 pCSU OOAAO4uAO VI CAAS
session was between Carter and Well
ington Of Maryland, and in the course
of it the Alaskan boundary dispute
was brought forward prominently, the
Maryland senator charging that the
president had relinquished sovereignty
over territory, title to which he
maintained, was vested clearly in the
United States.
Hoar advanced a proposition to
create a commission to be composed of
all shades of political opinion to inves-
tigate the entire Philippine question
and report its findings to congress in
order that a basis might be formed for
intelligent action.
Some slight progress was made to-
wards completion of the pending meas
ure.
In the House.
The house today had another spirit
ed struggle over the Olmsted resolu-
tion to investigate the abridgement OF
the suffrage i'll certain southern states
with a view to a reapp%ortion1nent
upon the actual basis Of suffrage. II
was finally referred to the census com
mittee, where the opposition desired it
to go originally.
Some of the republican leaders were
not in sympathy with the resolution.
Olmsted tried to get Hopkins to agree
that the committee would consider the
resolution within a week. The chair.
man of the census committee declined
to make any pledge to that effect.
Debate upon the resolution was
marked by exceeding frankness.
Some of the southern member.
avewed that the, attempt to enfran'
chise the negro had been a lamentable
failure and the action of certain states
in legally eliminating the blacks al
factors as the polls, they said, was il
the interest of civilization and pro
gress. McDermott of New Jersey as.
serted that every state in the unio1
either added to Or subtracted from
constitutional requirements of voter
and challenged any member to show
on the contrary M that did not.
After the resolution had been thu
disposed of the reapportionment bill
was taken up and debated by Hopkin
of Illinois and Shafreth of Colorado
An attempt to agree upon a time 70
the final vote on the bill failed, al
though it is the general impression
that the debate will conclude earl.
next week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
ON BOTH ROADS
Great Northern and Northern
Pacific Reduce Fares
Next Month.

st. Paul, Jan. 1.-The Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern this afternoon
announced that the local passenger
rates in Montana and Idaho will on
February 1 be reduced from 4 to 8
cents per mile, making a uniform rate
of 8 cents per mile over the entire
mileage of both systems.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
RECROss THE ORANGE.

Capetown, Jan. 4 = Two hundred
Beers have r%e-crossed the Orange river,
going north. Two Russian command
ants, Petrowsk and Duplooy, were
killed in the fighting at Utrecht De-
cember 25.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
ENGLAND WILL ACCEPT.

London, Jan. 4-The feeling is
growing in diplomatic circles that
England wilt ultimately accept the
senate amendments to the Hay-Paun-
cefote treaty and that no concessions
will be made by the United States.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-01-08
LOST HIS HEAD.
Chinese Governor Executed by Order of
Empress.

Paris, Jan. 5-The foreign Office is
advised from Shanghai, under date of
January 8, that advices from Sian Flu
confirm the reports of the execution
of Yu Hysien, former governor of
Shan 81, guilty of massacring about
SO missionaries, who he had invited to
accept his protection, December 10,
by order of the dowager empress.
Prince Tuan is still at Ninghia.
Three are 30, 600 Chinese regulars at
Sian Flu. The court has made no
preparations to return.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
DONNELLY.

A. H. Taisey visited Herman last Satur-
day evening to attend the organizing of
an A. o. q. w. lodge at the place.
N. f. Finnegan and DR.. Vaughan, of
Morris were D0nnelly visitors Monday.
Ed. Hartung accompanied by couple
of ladies friends visited with Mr.. Frank
Atwood and family IL ST Friday evening,
Mr.. G. Grove arrived in town last week
apd4ook possession of his fern in sec. 6
of Pepperton.
Riley Hills drove to GraceyAte last
Saturday.
Mrs. Albert Hil1a spent the past week in
Minneapolis visiting friends and relatives
Mr.. Paul Kanooth did business in Della
no1ast Saturday.
Miss Hattie Atwood visited relatives
and friends in Yankee ride the past week.
Mr.. J. Ers1ey of Tintah arrived in town
last Wednesday. Mr.. Ers1ey intends to
locate here, he has leased the Halversan
building and will put in a restaurant and
a first class barber show and wishes to re-
ceive his share of the public patronage.
slim JIKf'
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
A Giant Cactus Grove.

Among the numerous varieties OF
Arizona cactus none is so remarkable
as the sahuaro, or giant cactus, which
is peculiar to the southwest and grows
to the proportions Of a great tree, at
tanning in some instances a height of
go feet. A forest Of these prickly mon
sters is so unlike anything occurring at
any other point of the globe as to be
almost indescribable Rising like great
duted columns. the largest end point
ing to the sky, with not bud or
branch of any description, the effect is
grotesque, but, on desert, gratifying.
Arriving in Phenix from any direc-
ton, one leaves mighty desert and is
Immediately enveloped in a wealth of
verdure and flowers. He meets every
where the fora peculiar to the tropics.
In private grounds and public parks
the stately palm and the spreading
canopy Of the umbrella tree greet the
eye, while the dropping frondlike TO-
liage Of the pepper tree lends it's soft
ness to the scene. Alongside these
flourish the olive and the almond, the
eucalyptus and the oleander, all uncon-
scious that they are performing some
thing wonderful- transforming re-
oent desert into garden of Eden
Los Angeles Herald.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
HANCOCK.


The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, which sprung into existence last
week elected the following officers; Mrs.
E, A. butcher, President; Mrs. ]. r. Buell.
ly, v. Pres; Mrs. G. c. Thorpe, Sec; Mrs.
Dickinson, Treas. Its first meeting was
held with the President, Tuesday after
noon and will be held each second Tues
day in the future. Hancock is no longer
without living,active protection against
her saloons.
The Eastern Stars held social in their
hall last Thursday night.
The play "C1aim 96'' given by the Royal
| .Neighbors and Woodman Friday night,
was assuccess in every way, altho, the
character of the play was not the most
e1evating sort, the actors handled it very
we'll, less of the "woodeness' of ameteurs
in general being shown than usual. On
the whole, everyone who took part proved
himself worthy of better play, We hope
| the Dramatic club has come to stay aud
| will continue it's work.
Ameeting was held by the officers of
| the Sunday School and the plan arranged
for the proper observation of Easter.
The regular evening service hour last
Sabbath was devoted to the reading of
She1don's latest serial, a temperance
story entitled "Who Killed Joe's Baby?"
by the pastor. The subject of the morn
ing discourse tomorrow will be Child Gull
ture, which should draw a full house. In
the evening Mr.. H1mrod will fill the pull
pit.
Miss Caswe1l, of Morris, an aunt of o.
C,'s came Saturday for few weeks visit
with Mrs. Henry Warburton.
Through the efforts of A. T. Walker
lodge of the Order of United Workmen
was organized this week with a member
ship of about thirty-1ve. Its meetings
for the present will be held in the Office of
E, A. butcher until hall can be secured.
il, McLaury was visitor from Shell
don this week.
Mrs. J. E. Erickson came home Monday
night from Minneapolis, but returned
Tuesday night to the bedside of her
daugter, Belle, who is very ill with ty-
phoid fever.
Messrs. Tap1in and Chase left Monday
for trip to the coast,
The Ladies Aid was entertained Wednes-
day afternoon by Mrs. Guy Eddy.
Miss Sadie Dudley is on the sick list
this week.
Mumps have made their appearance in |
the school and will probably go the |
rounds, creating devastation in the at |
tendance.
The pupils and teach ers of the school |
are fully prepared for Friday night and |
the entertainment is sure to be glowing
success so far as they are concerned. |
Many fears are entertained lest the storm |
should prevent fall house, but all who |
know how hard both teachers and |
scholars have worked and who have well 4
fare of the school at heart will not allow |
anything short of an old time blizzard to |
keep them from giving the recognition |
desc rived.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
IA PATRIOTIC SCHEME
sfRsaETOWN WAS IN FAVOR OF FLYING
THE FLAG PERPETUALLY.

.zE8laR Perkins, Postmaster of Jericho.
Tells How Dissension MARRIED the
discussion of the Proposition and
-aEOsv the Project Ended.
copyright, 1900 by G. B. hewis.1
1t was Enos Hopkins who got the
ssiflea that Jericho should prove her pa
ess.1riDtism to the world at large by dis
Ealayin the American flag for seven
days a week. He got the idea one
Sunday mornin as he lay in bed, and
dse Rugged it to his soul and chuckled
aOVer it for week before he said any
thing to Twin soul. Everybody knew
by his actions that somethin was up,
but they couldn't fgger out exactly
what it was. At length, when Sat-
urday night came, and there was the
usual crowd at the postofice, he shot
of his gun. He had his speech all pre-
pared. He told how the American flag
sTas first flung to the breeze-how
men cheered for liberty as they saw
ff-flow it had given freedom to a con-
tiDent and brought happiness to mill
Lions. Men had fought cheerin for
that flag, and men had died blessin it.
He wanted it h'isted in Jericho at sun
rise every day in the year, and he
wanted children to cry for it and men
and women to venerate it. Monday
WAS wash day in Jericho, and front
yards and back yards made a beaut1-
dnl SHOWN Of sheets and shirts and
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16

over my Ss0CSTy! asked Dan Skinner
as he wiped the tears of emotion from
his eyes.
"Or with h'istin it over my coal
yardY said Darius Waterman, who
calculated to chip in 10 cents and no
more.
Then everybody bobbed up and de-
manded to be heard. Every man pres
ent wanted that flag IN front Of his
house or place of business and no.
where else, and purity soon they was
shakin their fists and sayin they'd be
burned If they wouldn't have it there
or refuse to contribute a red cent.
There was lively row on in two min
its, with no more weepin over patriot
ism. AS the row grew hotter Abijah
NRvlson turned to Joel Hardman and
said he was glad his dog had bit the
ear off that hog and that he'd like to
serve Joel the same way. Deacon
Spooner ratified on the stovepipe with
his cane until he quieted the racket,
and then he said:
"Feller patriots, but have we no pub
lie speerit among us?'
"We have!" yelled the crowd.
''Then let US exhibit it. Bein my
cooper shop is the highest buildin in
town and bein the American flag has
got to flip-fap in the breeze to be seen
and venerated, unselfishly offer to
put up pole and take charge Of the
flag" ---@, asGsssiR~
$50 do Ip' shouts every man in the
crowd.
Then Squar Joslyn made a speech.
He told how million men had died for
that flag; how it's stars and bars had
made tyrants tremble; how a young
nation had worshiped it and made all
the world respect it. He wound up after
ten minits by offerin to float it from
his boss barn, but only Kisses and
groans follered. There was signs that
three or four patriots would soon be
punchin each others head when Lish
Billings strolled in in that careless way
Of his. Deacon Spooner pounded and
ratified till he got order and then said:
II want to hear from Lish Billings
on this matter. Mebbe he can suggest
somethin. Lish, what place in Jericho
would you say4the American flag ought
to float from?"
"How many stars are there on the
American fagE' cahnly asks Fish.
Nobody could tell.
swell, how many stripesY
Nobody could tell
"'Pears to me-" saidaLish as he start.
ed to wander out ag'in-" pears to me
that as none Of you. can tell the differ
ence between the American flag and a
tablecloth you'd better hang up an old
army blanket most anywhere and let
it go at that"
And at the end of five minits more
there wasn't patriot left in the post
Office, and nothfh more has ever been
said about buyih public flag.
M. QUAD.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portioned of the ear
There is only one way to cure Deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflan1ed con
dition CT the mucous lining of the Eusta.
chain tube. When this tube gets in,
famed you have rumb1ing sound OF
imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely
closed deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken out anb this
tube restored to it's normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
ton OF the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free,
F. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
~ Sold by Druggist, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN.
Interesting Anecdotes of the Pa,
nous English Composer.
TIE STORY OF "THB lost CHORD

Sad Chain of E~ants Which Led Up
to the Writing of n Favorite Song.
Illustration of Su1livan's Remark
able Readiness at RehearsaIs "A
Great Feat of Composition.
Though the late Sir Arthur Sullivan'a
long compositions have won for him q
more than ample fame, it is his short
piece, '"The Lost Chord" which has
done more than anything else to aug
ment his popularity. The circum
stances of the writing of this famous
composition by the celebrated English
composer were as follows:
For the Norwich musical Of 1866 Sir
Arthur Sullivan had been asked to
write an overture. He had accepted
the commission; but, failing to hit
upon an appropriate idea, he neglected
the work until the date had approach
ed dangerously near. At length he de-
cided to give up his commission. His
father, however, persuaded him not to
relinquish it. Something is sure to &C.
cur to you," he urged, "even at the last
moment" Three days after this Sulli-
vans beloved father died. The blow
fell upon the young musician with ter.
rible effect. He sat for hours as one
dazed
Finally, on the night of the funeral,
he seized pen and began writing. By
the next morning the score for the Nor
witch festival had been finished. In
producing this work Sullivan seemed
to act almost without his own volition,
and yet the Norwich score is consider
ed one of the finest he ever produced.
It led almost directly to the production
of "The Lost Chord"
The death Of his father, to whom he
was passionately attached, filed the
composer with a profound melancholy,
which was intensified few weeks aft
erward by the desperate illness of his
brother. For weeks Sullivan sat at the
bedside while the life of another whom
he loved trembled in the balance At
this time the beautiful words Of AIDE
laide Procter's song kept repeating
themselves in his tired brain with a
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16

'~'EAvE WE NO PUBLIC sPEERIT AMONG Us?'
bowels and tablecloths, but above
siiem all would flap and flop the flag
which had covered the heroes of Bun
kpr Hill as they died in the cause of
liberty.
AS soon as the crowd had recovered
FROM its surprise and begun to cheer
Deacon Spooner said it was a mighty
strong pint and one worthy Of leadin
patriot of Jericho. He was heartily IN
favor of the idea, and he would then
and there contribute IL cents toward
the purchase of a public flag. He also
thought vote of thanks was due Enos
for his cuteness in thinkin out the idea.
"A fappin, aoppin flag h'isted to the
,balmy breeZes of Jericho would give
the town worldwide fame and probably
result in boom.
Then Hosea Saunders spoke. His
der the stars and stripes. His father
had fallen and killed himself while
climbin a fagpoie. His mother had
wrapped him in the flag of liberty
when he was born, and he had long
thought of havin group Of stars tat
tooed between his shoulders. He loved
his wife and children, and he set
heap Of value on his boss and cow but
he loved the flag Of his country more
1t was hard times, and money was
tight, but he would go without tobacco
for a month in order to contribute
shillin toward the purchase Of flag.
With his own hands, if agreeable to
all, he would hist the emblem at sun
rise and lower it at sunset durin the
rest of his natural life.
The deacon said that was also a
beautiful speech, with mighty strong
pint to it, and the feelin's of the
crowd had got so worked up over free
dom and liberty that tears stood in
many eyes. Hosea was follered by
Sduar Joslyn, Philetus Williams, Abra-
ham White and others, and there was
frequent cheerin and shakin hands.
About ten years ago Abijah Davison's
dog tore the ear off hog owned by
Joel Hardman, and the men have been
enemies ever since, but under the ex-
Ecitement and the patriotism engender-
ed by them speeches they fell into each
Others arms and became brothers
zag'in. It was finally settled that a pub
die contribution should be taken I'D to
buy a SIS flag, and then came the ques.
tion Of where II should be raised. Enos
Hopkins, who had started it all, got
mp in modest way and said he would
go to the expense Of plantin pole in
front Of his house. 1t was on high
ground, and the flag could be seen
from every house in Jericho.
I'VE shouldn't put Enos to all that
trouble" said Deacon Spooner as he
rose up. "He's done his sheer in think
ia out the plan. I'll see that the flag is
duty displayed from the roof of my
cooper shop when it arrives"
What's the matter with h'istin It 4
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1901-03-16
She 0heved..

Mr.. Newliwed- SO you've been buy
ing more useless truck! We have abso-
lutely no use for those curtains. Have
/ not told you to stop buying things
just because they were cheap?
Mrs. Newliwed- Yes, my dear, and
I've obeyed you. Those curtains were
not at all cheap. Exchange.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15
This Is All True.

"Mr. II. S. sutton Cthat is translated
i'm the vernacular Maud 50, Of this
city, was the recipient last week of
a very handsome and valuable gift
from the editor Of The Sunday Globe.
Mr. Sutton went to The Globe office to
contribute the current chapters Of his
serial story, when Editor Elliott hailed
him with his characteristic bluntness
by asking him if he could find a truck
and a couple Of niggers.' Certainly
was the reply. Then. take these
things away; they're yours, added the
editor and our author.poet-printer
found himself in possession Of a hand.
some mahogany cabinet filed with a
complete set Of the latest edition OF
Britannica Encyclopedia. Mr.. Sat.
ton, in his geniality covets little else
than the friendship and good will Of
his fellows, but acknowledges that he
prizes the gift above any receieved in
the sixty odd years Of his mundane
career. In this connection it may be
well to mention that The Trades
Unionist scores scoop when the an.
nouncement is made that in the near
future there will appear in the Sunday
Globe serial bearing the name Of
Tom Baxter, Bohemian, by the author
of 'Rhoda Roland another story OF
&, ashington life being, Mr.. sutton in
forms the writer, a tale Of a political
tidal wave, Washington Trades
Unionist.
Sunday morning globe., 1901-09-15

resorting to extraordinary means to
keep him out Of. Congress- During
his whole Congressional career not one
word Of scandal or hint Of official dis
honesty or party perfdy was ever ut
tered against him. He was always at
tentive to his duties, and courteous and
obliging to those who had business
with him. He was considered one Of
the ablest men in the last Congress,
land while Richardson was the nominal
leader Of the minority, Lentz was con-
ceded to be the actual leader A ready
sandforclble debater, in many a hot
contest he made the leaders of the OPP
+ position sQuirm under his shafts of
9wit and sarcasm On every question
. he was found on the side Of the peoI
fple and against the encroachments of
incorporated capital. For three days
( he paralyzed the business Of the House
in an effort to compel the Republicans
Z to print the testimony adduced by the
{ Committee on Military Affairs in the
Coeur de Alene case. This committee
had been examining witnesses for over
three months These witnesses had
been brought to this city at great exI
pense, but because the testimony wasI
damaging to the interests Of the Rel
publican party, a Republican House
would not suffer it to be printed, all
though the plates were made and i'd
could have been done at a trifing cost
This is the sum of his offending
The plutocrats, the princes Of priv
ilege, who are growing rich beyond the
dreams Of avarice on the labor Of 9TH
ers do not want, and will not have,
such men as John J. Lentz in Con.
gress If bribery, perjury intimidation
and political debauchery can prevent
lit.
II the Post would advance the cause,
of pure politics let it investigate theI
charges preferred in Mr.. Lentz's briefI
and if they are true, assist him inI
driving the wrongdoers into the penil
tentary To attempt to ridicule andI
belittle him in his fight against one of
\ the greatest evils with which our Re
public has to contend with, is giving
aid and comfort to our nations dead
Hest foe