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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-22
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The tax ferret bill came up 81, third
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The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1901-02-22

MoRAIDo not: insure ID the
Gordon Agency until you have
paid your old account At
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
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PROBLEM IN FINANCE.

Omaha Bee:-There are some pecu-s
liarities about the financing of theE
present day combinations which ares
not altogether clear to the investor|
who stops to think. Take the talked-|
of Great Northern-Northern Pacific
Burlington consolidation, for instance.l
The Great Northern pays Z per CENT
dividend. The Northern Pacific 1Sys|
4 per zen on the preferred stock and
3 per cent on the common. The Burr
lington dividend is 6 per cent. All of
the old bonded debt of the three coml
panies is to stand and the stock of thel
burlington is to be traded for 3k peri
cent trust bonds at the rate of $225|
in bonds for each 500 in stock, AMI
equivalent of a small traction less than
s per cent. Just where the investors
in the stocks of the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific r to reap any,
benefit from the practical increase af(
2 per cent in the Burlington owners
dividends is hard to see-buts the prnsf
moters will doubtless make ml,lionsH
out of the speculation incident to tAeI
deal. ~ \
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

or elsewhere. But aside
from this, no leniency should be shown
those who have c%onspired to cheat
and defraud the government. They
are a disgrace to the service which
they represent, and the administra-
ton owes it to the people to expose
and punish them so that it may not be
said that influence or standing have
weight with the authorities when it
comes to the punishment Of men who
occupy exalted positions and who
have taken advantage Of those posi-
tions to peculate and defraud. The
honor of the army and Of the nation
are involved in the scandals, and
speedy and severe justice should be
melted to all who are proven guilty Of
completely in the steals. The flag
should not oe stained by being al
lowed to float over thieves and en-
b~ezzlers, and the charge must not be
made against it that 1t shields anV
protects them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
PUNISH II GUILTY.

Although General Macarthur main
tains that the press reports of the
frauds in the commissary department
are greatly exaggerated, the fact, new
ertheless, remains that dishonesty has
been discovered there. The admins
tration must insist that the fullest in
vestigation OF the matter be made and
the guilty ones punished to the extent
they deserve. The government at this
time stands in a peculiar position to
the natives, and for the sake OF the
good impression it will create, the
authorities must enforce the laws and
punish the guilty. The Filipinos must
be taught lat the United States does
not stand for dishonesty and corrup-
ton in Official llle, but, that wherever
its authority extends, there honesty
and justice will prevail, ae it in the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
REcLAIMING ARID LANDS.

Salt Lake Tribune: The San Fran
cisco Call makes the suggestion, which
some Of the eastern press is approx
ing, that the arid ranges owned by
the government be leased and the
rental applied to the distribution of
available water, and one learned jour-
nal says, "the stockgrazer can we'll
afford to pay for the use of. the pub
lie property on which his herds are
pastured free of expense, the more
especially as he m into direct
competition with stockgrowers who
own land and who are heavily taxed
on their investment for the support
of the government"
Most of the lanus are already leased,
but it takes from sixteen to thirty
acres of this arid land to support a
big steer through the summer, he tax
ing his chances of dying of exposure
and starvation in the winter. How
much do our eastern friends think
the stockgrowers could afford to pay
per acre on a lease OF LlaL KIM. anu
how many acres would it take tow
money enough to turn a stregA
build a reservoir? If the COVE" III
would turn the streams and build THAI
reservoirs, then it might ask a rental
for land that would pay something. It
seems impossible for u eastern
friends to realize that lands in the
arid west are not just as valuable
as were the bottom lands in Illinois.
Those were given away or sold to the
settlers for $1.25 an acre; but our
economical friends in the east are
awfully afraid that the government
will not realize from S. to $12.50 for
it's desert. At the same time they in
sist that for the government to spend
a million dollars on a stream in the
east that would not float a swan is
entirely legitimate, but OF use water
Ito convert the desert into fruitful
fields is simply a wholesale robbery
of the entire east. When it comes to
generosity, our eastern friends are
ready to repeat the words of the great
novelist, "We is all poor critters
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
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REPUDlATED.

Events which have TRANSFERRED since
then seemingly are bearing out The
Gazette in it's comments made on P.
Donohoe, the architect, who is crit
the contractors building the
state capitol, and charging them with
not conforming their work to the
specifications. The Butte newspapers
arriving yesterday contain copies of
dispatches which passed between
Governor Toole ana H. l.. Frank, pres
ident of the contracting company, in
regard to the report of Donohoe.
Mr.. Frank wired to the governor,
who happened to be at Cincinnati last
Wednesday, asking him it he had
authorized Donohoe to make an exam
ination OF the building and report upon
it. The reply was as brief as i. was
pointed, and simply stated that the
governor had given no such order or
authority to any person. With the
governor was G. Z. Bell, a member or
the firm that drew the plans and
specifications for the building, and
he took iC upon himself to send a per-
sonal message to Mr.. Frank assuring
him that the governor was highly in
dignant and that there was nc truth
in Donohoe S published letter.
The reply OF the governor substan-
tiates the charge of The Gazette that
Donohoe is a meddler and self-appOint-
ed critic of work done by others, and
also justities the remarks Of Mr..
Frank that he is a man whom it is
useless to dignity with replies to his
charges, as he is not possessed of the
authority or standing of a man from
whom charges OF wrong doing are to
be considered. truth, however, de.
manus the statement that in one
particular MI. FRANK did not live
up to the specifications. Instead
OF providing imitation stone in
one place where the specifica
tons calleu for that kind or mater
ial, he furnished genuine marble, al
a cost to himself Of about $4,000, the
capitol commissioners thinking the
state could not afford the expense o.
the more costly material. He did this
after he found that he would lose
large amount on his contract before
the building was completed and ready
to be turned over to the state. L
Mr.. Donohoe had this instance il
mind he probably made a correct re
port when he alleged that the speci
fications were not Icing complied
with by Mr.. Frank and his associates
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
LATEST IN TRUSTS.

Not long ago the newspapers of
the east contained accounts of a pro-
posed evangelical combine to regulate
the supply of evangelists of recog-
nized standing and extensive reputa-
tions in order that a larger amount
might be derived for the endowment
Of some religious institution. The
names of those prominent in the
manner in which it was expected to
make the new combination successful.
Now, on top of this m the news
that some of the people Of the Episco-
pal church, the ritualists, are formu-
lating a plan by which they hope to
form a consolidation of their church
papers so that the interests of the rit-
ualists may be better promoted. AS
yet the matter is in embryo, but the
promoters are confident of success,
and hope that when they are through
they will have accomplished a CONSOLE
dalton, not only of the publications of
this country which are representative
of their side of the great church, but
also those of England, and issue them
all under one supervision. Thus it will
be seen that not only do the trusts
threaten the material and earthly
comfort and welfare of mortals, but
are beginning to creep into places and
spheres where they even promise to
make the road to salvation extreme
ly difficult and almost as much of a
luxury as are some of the things con-
trolled by the combinations deallng
in wares calculated tt make terrestrial
existence. most bearable and pleas
anter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

as they think they are having the best
of it, he continued his resistance, but
as soon as he was cornered he surren-
dered abjectly and completely, trust
ing to the kindness of his masters
to deal leniently with him. This the
government will do, and Aguinaldo
will sink from the high pedestal on
which he has posed to the %obscurity
to which he belongs.
But the talk Of force being applied
to make him issue his manifesto is alb
surd. He was whipped and he knew it
and was glad to quit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

A very large portion of the good
people of Montana must have done
something to ruffle the usually placid
and eve temper OF the Anaconda
Standard, m it takes a mean way
of evening the score. 1t actually has
taken to advocating extension Of the
official tenure of congressman, and
wants their terms heightened to six
years. the Standard probably has by
this time recovered it's good nature
and now regrets that it ever allowed
it's temper to get the better of it's
judgment. Just think or the kind of
mar hat Montana usual4y sends TO
congress being elected for six years!
Wouldn't that rasp you?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
TUESDAY, APRIL %, 1901
WHAT COMPETITION DOES.

Those of The Gazette's readers who
are also subscribers to Butte neWspa-
pers must occasionally wish them
selves residents of that city, especially
if they read the advertisements of the
meat markets appearing in the col
umns of the Butte publications. While
Butte is admittedly the highest priced
place on the continent, and while the
butchers there are located, one might
say. hundreds of miles from the source
of their supplies, yet they advertise
meats of all kinds at prices which to
the people Of this city must seem like
bargain sale announcements. The high
est priced meats they advertise sell
for Is cents a pound, choice porter
house and loin steaks. Prime rib roast
beef they sell at 1917 cents, while the
more inferior cuts are proportionately
cheap. 1t must not be thought that
these meats are of the leftover kind,
job-lots picked up mere and there, or
obtained from poor and sickly ami
mails that are sold for any price rath-
er than have them die on the hands
of their owners. The fact is in a ma
jority of cases the meat is shipped
from Kansas City, and other large
packing house centers, and is the very
best that can be bought, for the peo-
pie of Butte are fond of good living,
whatever else their shortcomings may
be. Another advantage they have is
that the shops at which they do their
trading are kept in a modern and
clearly manner, and present an invit,
ing and healthful appearance. No
other kind would receive patronage.
Although in the heart of the larg'
est and best beef raising locality in
the world, Billings is unfortunate in
not having the same facilities for OBJ
tanning that commodity that towns
much smaller and less fortunately sit
uated have, while it's people are com
PEELED to pay the highest prices of any
in the state. Why these conditions
should obtain is not easily understood
unless the meat eaters of the city have
so accustomed themselves to them
that they have become hardened and
care for nothing better. 1t is possible
that some day there will be a change
when they will wonder how it was
that they were content SO long under
the old way.
1t is probably fair to remark in this
connection that other cities Of the
size of Billings have a number OF
shops at which to buy their meats
and that competition compels the bet
ter service and lower prices prevail
ing there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
THEIR IDOL D]lsGRAcED.

The newspapers and individuals
who have been holding A%guinaldo up
to the admiration of the world as a
second Washington, and lauding him
for his patriotism and heroic devotion
to country, since his manifesto has
been made public feel just a trife
cheap and much like the ma who has
been gold bricked. 1t is safe to say
that had Washington been captured
by the BRUSH he never would have
issued such a manifesto, and if asked
to do it, would probably have told his
captors that he would see them fur
Their, and as for taking the oath of
allegiance-but such a thing is too
absurd to even be thought of, much
less to be discussed. After calling at
tention to the irresistible force that
has been employed against him and
his countrymen, and also taking par.
ticular care to attract the gaze of the
grand stand to his W unhappy fate,
he begins TO say that he has been
made to understand the things which
heretofore were unknown to him, and
tells how glad he is at last to be able tc
render his country a lasting and best
favor by ADVISING submission to the
Americans, the same as he is yielding
submission. The simple fact is thai
Aguinaldo has neither physical MOI
moral courage, and is mighty glad thai
he is given the opportunity to get ou'
of a nasty scrape gracefully and east
ly. The talk that is now made con
corning force being employed to cause
MIN to issue his manifesto is tn,
sheerest nonsense. Although not al
educated or overly intelligent man
AguinaIdo has n enough to under
stand and realize that he landed fac
to face, with a hard proposition, AM
TO save his own precious neck, which
he considered in danger, he gladl!
ayailed himself of the chance to ge
out and submitted. II he were tn
hero or patriot the antis have been TO
several years trying to make him ap
pear, he would have ,defed the Ameri
cans and bAde them do their worst
IKE III. men Who fighG only so lonl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

can Federation Of Women of Brook
Ign, allied to the International Typo
graphical union, who wrote to him
asking that he put the union label on
the pages of his paper SO that all
might see it was gotten out by a fair"
labor. The great commoner replied
that while he believed in labor unions
and his work was all done by union
employees, he did not think it best to
use the union label, 'as the paper is
advocating principles which are be-
lieved to be beneficial to the majority
of people-outside the labor union as
we'll as inside"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
OF PUBLIC

The Gazette sincerely hopes that
the commercial committee of the
Billings club will not become discour-
aged in it's self imposed task of secur-
ing a proper and thorough test of the
sandstone which nature has depos-
tied in such generous abundance i'll
the immediate vicinity of the city. The
possibilities which the success of the
move %portends and their bearings on
the welfare and prosperity of the city
are so many and so evident that refer
ence to them is simply supererogation.
Local use of the stone has demonstrate
ed it's superiority as building material
and if the proposed test shall estab-
fish ats existence in the quantity in
dictated by the surface groupings no
reason exists why the q%uarrying and
forwarding Of building stone shall not
become a great and helpful industry of
.le city. AS The Gazette understands
matters there are those who stand pre-
pared to induce the necessary capital
to invest in the enterprise if home cap
ital does not care to undertake the
proposition of opening and operating
the quarries. An authority no less re-
sponsible and reliable than Mr.. Soss,
of the company which has the contract
for building the state capitol, and a
gentleman evidently well informed on
such subjects, says there is an rel in
creasing demand for good building
stone. and that if it is demonstrated
that the stone here is of the desired
quality and exists in quantities large
enough to justify the expenditure, nc
trouble need be expected in securing
the cooperation of men with ample
mean and experience to open up the
largest quarries if the west.
1t is to be hoped for the sake of the
future that none whom the committee
approach for financial aid to carry to
a successful termination the tests
about to be lnaugurated will refuse
to contribute. The amount required
is not large and by everybody giving
a little it can be speedily and easily
raised and the cost to individuals will
be comparatively nothing. while the
good that may come to all will be
great.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

the same condition Of unpreparedness
we were when we challenged Spain to
a conclusion OF force, The Spectator
kindly states in it's article that it
wants to war; America and awaken
it from it's delusion of perfect and con
tinued safety, for when the alliance
against America comes it will be fully
armed and full grown.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23
UpRIsAL AGAiNSTeTAMMANY

The citizens committee of New
York has accomplished one good thing,
even if it's efforts in the direction of
improving the moral atmosphere of
Gotham should have only a temporary
effect. In calling attention too the
corruption and official dishonesty
made possible under the rule of Tam
many, the committee has awakend the
better element of the New York City
democracy, as is evidenced by the
meeting held last Thursday evening
for the purpose of organizing a new
democratic party that shall be free
from the evil influences and debasing
domination of the gang at present at
lne head of the city's government.
The presence o. some Of the old-time
leaders of the party and their active
participation in the events of the &C.
casion speaks we'll for the success of
the movement. The resolutions
adopted are vigorous and strong
enough to have emanated from a re-
publican gathering, and it is doubtful
whether Tammany ever received a
more scorching arraignment that it
did at the hands of the democrats
who composed the meeting. Purity
in the affairs and politics of New York
City means purity in the affairs and
politics of the stats, for about all there
is to democracy in New York state has
it's being and existence in the organi-
cation which flourishes at the mouth
of the Hudson.
The new democracy of Greater New
York will find that it has engaged in a
mighty big battle and must be pre-
pared to go against some tough and
hard propositions before it shall have
acquired sufficient strength to make
it a factor in the political affairs of
the city. Tammany may be depended
upon not to let go until it is absolutely
forced to do so, which means a long
and trying struggle, if it is ever sue
cessful. If the people of the big town
ever expect any relief from the condi-
tons prevailing there and which have
made the name of New York's munich
pal government synonymous of all
that stands for dishonesty and fraud
they must look to the republican party
for the relief and succor That re-
lief may be said to 10Y stand nearer
than it ever did. With the democratic
party cut into factions and bitterly
arrayed against each other the repub.
licans, should be able to score sue
cess at the approaching election. The
strongest weapon they have had for
years a been placed in their hands
by the democrats who assembled last
Thursday night for the purpose OF
throwing of a yoke that even they can
no longer bear without protest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

While Bryan is the good friend of
organized labor and employs only
union men in his print shop, he does
not believe in advertising the fact, as
it might interfere with his business.
This much he admitted recently in a
letter to the secretary Of the Ameri-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-04-23

=-=-
AS was to be expected, at the first
opportunity possible Minister Loomis
denied the statements concerning
President Castro he is alleged to have
made in an interview cabled from
San Juan when the minister was on
his way to the United States. No man
considered sufficiently intelligent to
be appointed to SO responsible a posi-
ton as minister to a foreign govern
ment would be so idiotic as LOOMS
a made to appear in that now fam
GUS interview, neither could it be ex-
pected that ne would deliberately
give offense to the head of a govern
eminent to which he was the accred-
tied agent, sent by a friendly power.
Mr.. Loomis may have his private opin-
ion of Castro, but it is not at all likely
that he would care to express it pub
licly in the course of an interview
with a newspaper correspondent, and
more especially not in the language
credited to him by the San Juan
scribe.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-07-27
WILLIAMSBURG DELEGATES.
This Party Reorganized by The
Election OF a Committee.

The Democrats OF Williamsburg met
Monday night and elected delegates 10
the Legislative Convention. and elected
an executive committee.
There was a large crowd in attend
anoe. Mr.. NJ. X. HarrcIl was elected
chairman OF the meeting. A resolution
was passed requiring all votes to be bN
ballot
The following were elected delegates
on the hrst ballot: 4. 7. Cloves. II. d.
Cole and X. l.. Spencer. They were al
lowed TO name their own alternateS-
The meeting expressed itself in favor
Of L. =. Stearnes for the Legislature
AID the delegates VIII vote accordingly
The election OF an executive committee
followed The new committee Is NJ. X
Harrell. Il. d. Cole, lrc-electedl L. "
Narburton, Capt. l.. ". Lane, ST., ant
| Dr.. Z. i. S0uthalL
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1901-07-27
soME srEEcH-uAKnc.

II the afternoon the crowd, or what
was left assembled around Hotel FeliK
where strong speeches were made Judge
Il 3. Warren presided. The Judge al
forded The crowd snOre PleasaTe than any
Other event O the day.
Hon J. J. Jefires, candidate for the
nomination for Attoruey-Generai, Hon.
E. c. Madison and AR. {. v. Robinson
made "A few remarks.
Judge Warren then tackled The plan Of
the Constitutional Convention 10 divide
he school fund. lie made some strong
prints il favor 81 the proposition. j
was ar entertaining speech. a feature
Of ~ hieh we're tbe gestures and attitudes
~ The distinguished speaker. lie kept
The crowd IN good humor, ard we keafC
many say tlry had never seen anything
70 equal & before.