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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-11
ment and the lessons learned from
| those who have gone before

ment and the lessons learned from
those who have gone before.
An American, named Ziegler, many
times over a millionaire, is the finan
cial hacker of the expedition, bu1
his enthusiasm and interest are moi
great enough to prompt him to per
sonally accompany it. He leaves thai
to others to whom life seems less in
wiling, and is satisfied with the glory
n honor %accruing from having his
name coupled with the affair as being
the one whose generosity made il
possible. So confident is Ziegler and
those associated with him of the sue.
cess of the expedition that they have
set an approximate date for the ar:
rival of the party at the point of des-
tination. They think in about a year
they will be able to utilize the pole
as a staff to which to fasten the stars
and stripes for polar bears and wal
ruses to gaze at and possibly bring
back some of the pole as evidence of
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their success and as an addition to
Mr.. Ziegler's collection of bric:a-brac.
Meanwhile some other ambitious ex-
plorer will probably begin prepare
tions for a relief expedition, for that
is about the usual history Of such ven
lures. The original never succeeds.
but it affords a splendid opportunity
for some other fellow to gain leeting
glory and fame as a rescuer and un-
selfish hero. Should the present ex-
petition prove the exception and real
ly find the pole it will prove a sad
blow to many an ambitious man who
is aching to add mis- name to the list
OF arctic explorers, for once having
been found no inducement would ex-
lst for future expeditions of that sort.
there is little llkellnoou OF such
thing transporting and polar .expeai-
tons will probably continue for many
years to come a popular fad with men
ike Ziegler and those who are will
ing to risk their lives in the frozen
north for the sake Of the notoriety
to be had and incidentally what gain
may attach to it.
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army posts, that the canteen is a ne
cessity. Secretary Root will aid the
senators in their fight by furnishing
them with all the documentary evi:
dence in his possession, showing
what has been the result of the re.
peal Of the canteen law.
The secretary has received from
every post commander in the United
States reports of arrests, assertions,
absence from post without leave and
acts of ~lawlessness growing out of the
patronizing of saloons located out
side of army posts. He will be pre-
pared to make the most of this in
formation public in a few weeks.
The senators expect that the old
fight against the canteen will be
waged with the usual bitterness by
the temperance people, but expect to
be so well fortified with evidence
showing the disastrous results which
have followed the adoption of the
existing law that they will be able
to successfully overcome by fact and
reason something that has no more
tangible existence than a mere senti-
ment,. and a sentiment, which, as
events have gone to prove, is not cal
culated to result in much practical
good, whatever good it may have to
recommend it in theory.
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Tuesday, June H., 1901.

port thereon not later than June "a.
The viewers appointed, on the 8th
day of April, 1901, upon the petition
of p. G. Summers and others, this
day presented their report; it was
ordered that said report be heard on
the oath day Of June at 10 o'clock, a.
M, and the clerk was instructed to
post the required notices of said
hearing. <
The viewers appointed, on the 9Th
day of April, 1901 upon the road Pc
tition of Robert Leavens and others,
this day presented their report; it
was ordered that said report be
heard on the oath day of June at II
o'clock a. M, and the clerk was in
structed to post the required notices
of said hearing.
The petition of s. K. Deverill and
others, dated May 81, 1901, for the
following change in county road was
presented:
ITO vacate the present county
road from the southeast corner sec.
ton eight (8) township two (2),
south, range tw%enty-four (24), east,
running thence due south to the
south side of Northern Pacific
railway tracks, to where it in
tersects with the county road rum
ming parallel with on south side of
Northern Pacific tracks, and your Pc
titioners further request you to es-
.tablish a county road commencing at
a point about 1,O95 feet due east of
southeast corne of section eight (S),
town two (2), south, range twenty
four (24) east, on present county
road, thence running in a southerly
direction to a point on Northern Pa
cifc tracks sixty feet west of West
Wye switch as now laid and con.
structed, thence in a southerly di-
rection intersecting and ending on
county road running parallel with
and on south side Of Northern Pa
ciic Railway company's tracks.
The following persons were ap-
pointed viewers on said proposed
change of county road: A. A. Nor
ris, county surveyor, E. E. Lightfoot
and p. H. Holman. 1t was ordered
that said viewers shall meet at the
place of commencement of said road
at 10 O'Clock a. M, June 20, 1901,
then and Their to view said proposed
change of county road and make re.
port thereon not later than Septem-
Der 2, 1901.
The board adjourned until June Z,
at 10 a. m.
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BARRING OF LAWSON,

The decision of the New York zach,
club not to permit Independence te
sail In the trial ace preliminary tc
the races for Americas cur. ends what
hope the people of the country ma,
have entertained that the Boston craft
would be given IN opportunity tt
show her qualities and thus insure
selection of the best boat to defend
the cup. 1t was hoped that a member
OF the New York Yacht club would
avail himself of the privilege to char
ter the yacht and sail her under the
colors of the club, but the prejudice
which seemingly exists against Law.
son is sc great that even this will not
now be done and for all the world
will ever know when the final races
are sailed it is not certain that the
best boat in America is pitted against
the foreigner. Should Upton succeed
in winning the trophy the sorrow
which will prevail on this side of
the ocean will probably not be as
great as the gentlemen composing
the New York Yacht club may imag-
agine. Their treatment of Lawson
has been such as to arouse the ire
of the American people and they will
care little whether the cup remains
on this side or goes over to England.
The cup C have been robbed of
their International interest, as it is
simply a matter between the New
York Yacht club and Sir Thomas Lip
ton in which the nation has but Mt
tie concern. Had Lawson been
accorded fair and co%nsiderate
treatment and had he been given an
opportunity to demonstrate the mer-
it's of his boat by being permitted to
sail her in the preliminary races the
people would be satisfied and would
have continued to manifest the same
interest and enthusiasm in the races
as they have in the past and their
wishes would all have been with the
boat finally selected as defender. AS
the case 10Y stands the races, when
sailed, will be regarded pretty much
the same as a horse race in which
some American has entered against
an Englishman. The amount of sor-
row or joy, at either defeat or vic
tory, will be about as great as would
be felt were an American horse to
lose or win an English race; no great
er or no less.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-11

And now come the flies. Protect
yourself from these pests. We can
furnish you screen doors, your choice
from a large variety, from the cheap
est up to the artistic ones, finished in
oil. Come and e them. Thompson
McGregor Lumber Co. 234-5--15-2
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SPARE US THE SHAME.

According to New York advices
the state and nation are to be en-.
%tertained with a revival of the Clark
senatorial controversy just as soon
as congress next winter.
AS usual, those responsible for the
threatened new outbreak claim to be
fortified with testimony of all sorts
and to have the support of a number
of senators who will insist upon a
complete investigation. The reports
may be true, but the fact that such
men al O'Farrell and Knapp are said
to be the moving spirits in the mat
ter robs it of much weight and inter-
est it might otherwise. have. The
threats of those two are not new and
the promises and mysterious hints
they are throwing out have all been
heard in the past. In fact as long ago
as last fall Knapp was having him
self interviewed all the way from
Montana to Washington and thence
to New York, and IN each interview
made more bloodcurdling promises of
what he would do and what would
happen when he arrived at the nation
al capital and got through seeing
some of the senators. Notwithstand-
ing all his boasts and threats, Mr..
Clark was worn in and is now legal
ly an accredited senator from Mon
tana. 1t is barely possible that he is
now situated so that he can make
good and that he and O'Farrell have
something up their sleeves of which
the people know nothing, but in view
of their past talk and failure to &C
complish anything the public will as
sumo Missouri tactics and ask to be
shown.
No one conversant with that affair
doubts that some shrewd political
work was done last fall which result
ed in manipulating the so-called Ia
Dor convention and labor party in the
interest of Clark and those then afili-
ated with him, but to prove that it
was done in such a manner as to in
validate his election is IN entirely diff
ferent proposition. No doubt money
was employed to defeat Chandler in
New Hampshire, but to establish a
connecting link between the Montana
senator and that money may prove a
task hard of accomplishment to even
such expert detectives and purifiers
of public morality as Messrs. Oar
rell and Knapp. The worst feature
OF the entire mess is that Montana is
again promised such an advertising
as it was hoped it would never more
receive. The good name of the state
of it's people suffered enough a
few years ago through the unenviable
notoriety which was then thrust upon
them and it was to be hoped that the
would be kind enough to spare
them further humility in the same
direction. Still, it is a democratic
row and if the members of that par
ty are willing to again have the pc
culiar tactics of their party aired to
the world and wish to further empha-
size the fact that only by doubtful
and dishonest methods can they win
N the state, theirs is the disgrace
and theirs must De the penalty. The
republicans, while much as they
leplore that such things can be, will
stand aside and be merely spectators
% a row that does not concern them,
only so far as they, with the rest of
he people of the state, must feel the
shame and disgrace that a renewal of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-11
Fifth Day.

Billings, Montana, June z, 1901.
The board met pursuant to adj
journment at 10 o'clock a. M, there
were present J.. B. Amin, chairman.
Pat Lavelle and w. o. Parker.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The board reported upor investi-
eating the Billings and i4avina road
as changed upon the petition of ].
J. Walk and others, it was found
that the change made Ey Mr.. Walk
&C informed to the origina, survey and
that any further change would re-
qr.:re a petition in regular form.
The following quarterly reports
We're approved and filed.
Fred H. Hathhorn, county attorney.
L. L. Mann, justice of the peace.
An agreement was entered into by
and between the board and the
Northern Pacific Railway company
for a right of way for a county road
through the town of Columbus.
The clerk was directed to file the
duplicate of said agreement after
same had been properly signed by
said railwal company and returned
to this Office.
The following property was sold
y AS pSAoOAo A0A1Ou, a. puUllC
auction, they being the best and
highest bidders:
Lots 9, 10 and II in block FOG, Bill
ings, to w. F. Meyer for $98.O5; lot
II and the north half of lot IA of
the N. e. n of section 8, township
/ south, range 26 east, to Charles F.
Burton, for $1,000.
The clerk vas directed to issue the
usual uuit-claim deeds for the Dron-
erty sold.
A quit-claim deed was issued to
F. w. Lee for the following property,
to correct an error from the county
t~reasurer's Office:
Lot IA, block 81; lot IA, block SO,
and lot 10, block %, all in Park City.
The following bills were allowed
and warrants ordered drawn:
H. E. Armstrong, M. D., services
account smallpox, $25.
First National bank, supplies for
pest house, account assigned, 81.
First National bank. guard pest
house at Columbus, account assign
ed, 500.
Portus Baxter, M. D., services &C.
count smallpox, $25.
Thos. Clark, burying dead cattle,
$40.
A. S. Gass, coroner's juror, 81 so.
Yellowstone National bank, autop.
sizes, account assigned, SIS.
Yellowstone National bank, witness
insanity case, account assigned, SIS.
James E. Dickie, road viewer, So.
James Ryan, road viewer, SO.
B. F. Harris, road work, district
No. 5, $50.
A. S. Gass, road work, district No.
2, $40S.
Yellowstone National bank, coron-
er's juror, So.
F. L. Mann, justice fees, $3.50.
+. w. kreidler, transcript, 81. so.
$. Il. Salisbury, transporting pau
pers, $3.50.
J. B. Amin, per diem county COM
missioner, $50.
Pat Lavelle, per diem county COM
missioner, SIG.
w. O. Parker, per diem county
commissioner $132.8O.
The quarterly salary bills of coun-
ty officers were approved.
The board adjourned until 4 o'clock
p. M, during thhe interim will visit
the hospital.
Afternoon Session.
The board met pursuant to ad-
at 4 o'clock p. m, all men,
'ers being present.
All warrants paid to May 81 were
cancelled and same checked from
ne warrant register.
G.. E. Warner was appointed con-
for Billings township to fill
'acancy now existing In that Office.
The board adjourned until June II,
It 10 a. m.
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The viewers report upon the pc.
tition of Adolph Depping and others
presented and adopted on March z,
1901, and upon which survey was or.
dered, was again taken up; the coun-
ty surveyor having filed his report
together with the plat of said road;
and no person appearing to make OBJ
jections thereto, it was ordered that
said road a viewed, surveyed and
plated be and the same is hereby
declared a county road and ordered
open to public travel. And it was
further ordered that that portion of
the old road abandoned by reason
OF the above road is hereby vacated.
The viewers report upon the pc.
tition of Carl Sorenson, presented
and adopted on March z, 1901, and
upon which a survey was ordered,
was again taken up; the county sur
veyor having filed his report together
with the plat of said road, and no
person appearing to object thereto.
it was ordered that said road as view
surveyed and plated, be and the
same is hereby declared a county
road and the same is ordered. open
to travel.
The viewers report upon the pc
tition of James e. Dickie and others,
dated October 20, 1900, which report
was presented and laid over on the
7th day of March, 1901, was again
taken up and upon motion said re-
port was adopted and the county sur
veyor is hereby instructed to make
survey OF said road and file his re-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-11

The Royal Neighbors of America
will entertain their friends at a June
dance on Thursday evening. June 10.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-15
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.

The republican county committee has
issued call for meeting Of that body
to be held on Wednesday evening to dis
cuss the coming visit of President Nc
kinley to Butte and to informally con-
slider plans for his reception. While
Helena has already progressed to far
with this matter that the committee,
and while Anaconda has practically
completed arrangements for the presi-
dents visit there, nothing at all has yet
been done by Butte. There is still plent J,
Butte will make perfect arrangements
for the notable occasion. and it is only
with a view to having the matter taken
up that the committee is called to meet
non partisan, and all citizens will most
gladly unite in Buttas welcome to the
chief magistrate of the republic and m
contributing in all possible ways to the
The committee intends merely to give
opportunity for the expression of opn-
ion as to the form the reception should
take and what sort Of a programme
should be arranged to the end that the
short time President Mckinley will re-
main here may tie utilized to the bAs.
possible advantages.
The city administration will, of course.
soon take the matter I'm and it Womb;
be appropriate for the Business Mems
association to cooperate with the au-
thorities.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-15
ENGLAND's NAVY.

Whatever extraordinary expenditures
she may have to make. England neve:
neglects her navy nor permits anything
to weaken her title as mistress of The
seas. 1t is announced the navy will cost,
during the present fiscal year 1854, 900
900. which is a net increase of about
$11 100000 over last year. Exclusive Of
the reserves and men employed at tn.
ship yards, the number of men afloat
will be increased by nearly 1000. ard
many new ships will be added to the
fleets. Besides this, the naval schools
are being practically reorganized AMI a
large sum will be expended for gun
practice at sea. All the ships carry!ns
the old muzzle loading guns will receive
new equipments and the whole navy is
to be brought to the highest standard OF
efficiency. Of the thirty-three new ships;
ordered, three are battleshps and SIX
armored cruisers SO far, England has
not been successful in developing a type
of submarine boat, and both the United
States and France lead her in tina
respect English naval authorities are
not impressed with the value of this
craft, disagreeing in the respect with our
own experts.
The Holland sub-nlarine boat however,
demonstrated in some recent practi al
tests that under certain conditions she
would prove veritable terror, and the
| type is likely to be vastly improved be-
! fore this country ever has occasion to
| utilize her in actual warfare
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-15
OUR PIONEERS.

Jefferson Valley Zephyr: Montana has
her pioneers They are a deserving peo-
pie, hardy, intelligent, brave and fear
less. They overcame almost insurmount-
able difficulties to reach this mountain
land They were beset by hostile saw
ages on their line of travel: their prop
erty was destroyed and their lives were
threatened and in many instances taken
when they reached their objective point.
They trod no primrose lined path to their
mountain retreat, and they dwelt on no
floWery beds of ease when they found
it. They have dearly earned whatever
of the comforts of life they enjoy. for
they hewed their way to them. All hail
to the pioneers of Montana. AS John
Shober of Helena says: There is few
of us left, but we are still camping on
the trail" May they camp for long
time upon their trail to the unknown be-
You'd, and when they reach their ever
lasting homes may they ever rest their
weary limbs in the mansion not made
by hand. eternal in the heavens"
The pioneers of the west are the ad-
vance guard which cleared the way for
the establishment Of schools and
churches, for the building of railroads,
and were the opening wedge which part
ed the savage from the civilized and
rendered it possible for the present gen.
Grafton of men to make the desert bloom
and blossom as the rose. There are still
a few of them left. struggling over the
widening planks on the bridge of life.
They We're mighty men in the days of
the past: they are still mighty in their
battles for existence They are dropping
through the planks into eternity; they
will rise again to follow the pioneers of
a better land.
May God help them.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-15

The recent talks of Emperor William
have undoubtedly given rise to a feeling
of uneasiness throughout Germany akin
to that which was first experienced when
ing is more or less deep may be judged
from the way in which some papers,
even in Germany, refer to Williams
mental condition, apparently without
fear of being hailed up for les majesty.
In addition to that, there have
lately been some vague suggestions or
a regency, and the name of Primo.
Henry, the kaiser's brother, is mentioned
in connection herewith. This latter
fact is not easily understood, inasmuch
as the crown prince attained his ma
jority, which is reached in Germany at
saults upon William seem to have Gre
ated profound impression upon him
and the disturbing speeches to my
soldiers" are doubtless the outgrowth
of that. III is likely that when he re-
gains his equanimity, the talk of re-
gency will quickly subside, for after all,
there is no doubt of the intense patrl-
otism of the emperor and of his absolute
devotion to the empire, and the German
people have a real affection for thei:
war lord
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-15
A UNIUQE CAMPAIGN ISSUE,

The campaign now going on in Rome
of unusual Importance and presents
some novel features that are of gem
eral interest.
The present mayor of Rome is Don
Prospero. prince of the Colonnas, and
when he was elected. the clericals ex.
pected much aid from him. inasmuch as
he is brother of Don Marcantonio
Colonna. first gentleman in waiting to
the pope. The lord mayor soon took oc-
casion to shatter these hopes. however.
by delivering fervid address in favor
of a united Italy and the house. of
Savoy. The gauntlet being thrown
down. the clericals quickly forced the
contest by attempting to create crisis
on the question of the compulsory teach
ing of the catechism in founding hos
pital conducted by nuns. and in which
the dowager empress was especially In
terested. This plan failed for some real
SON. and the opposition next decided that
the six clerical assessors. forming a part
of the executive committee of the NUM-
cipal council. should resign. hoping by
this action to show that the lord mayor
did not hold the confidence of the coun-
Gil and would therefore be forced to
tender his own resignation. To their
surprise and chasrin, Don Prospe~o
merely accepted the resgna tons. filled
the vacancies by appointment and calm
ly went on as though nothing had oc-
Cured
In the present campa ign both sides
are naturally bending all their energies.
Ii is explained by the Italian and Ital-
IAN American papers that in a short time
the first prince or princess of the house
of Savoy ever born in Rome is expected
the lord mayor being, by virtue of his
position. godfather to the child The
infant, If male. Will he chriStenci
inimical to the vatican. which holds. a
all know. that his holiness is king of
Rome and that all Romans are, his
subjects. The hope. of the clericalS is.
the stCrll flies over the house of Savoy
and force the municipal government to
appoint royal commission which, in the
eyes of all Catholics. would invalidat t,
the title of the expected prince or. fa.l-
ing in that. to secure a clerical mayo"
who would, of course. refuse to stand
sponsor to any royal youngster of the
house of Savoy when christened prince
of Rome"
From the nature of the issue. it j.:
easy to understand the very unusual in
terest taken in the campaign in Rome