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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
ANTS At OUTS.

The anti-imperialists of the more
pronounced kind who have been en-
gagged in warning on the government
ever since the Philippine occupation
are now seeking diversion by fighting
among themselves. The trouble has
arisen over a book published by
Colonel Edward Atkinson, who may
be properly classed as belonging to
the aggressive wing of the i%nsurrecto
army at home. The title of his work
is THE Cost of War and Warfare
From 1898 to 1902" In the book he
uses language calculated to show the
ants as being active counsellors of
their allies in the islands, as they
are advised to surrender and lay
down their arms, trusting to the hon
or of the American people to restore
to them their rights of independence"
The Hon. George S. Boutwell, OBJ
jects to that passage and has stated
his objection to Atkinson in a per-
sonal note. He says:
That phrase seems to include sin
the statement the anti-imperialist lea
CUES. As far as l have knowledge
the leagues have not taken any &C.
ton in regard to the course to be pur
sued by the inhabitants of the Phil.
ippine islands. AS far as I have
knowledge it has been the custom of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
MARKING THE BALLOTS.
Circle Is Eliminated by New
Law.

At the last session of the legislature
the election law was amended so as
to remove the circle which formerly
marked the heads Of the different
columns. Concerning the method Of
voting as adopted the law says:
ION receipt of his ballot the elector
must forthwith, without leaving the
polling place, and within the guarded
rail provided, and alone, retire to one
of the places, booths or compartments,
If such are provided, and prepare his
ballot. He shall prepare his ballot
by marking an X before the name of
the person or persons for whom he
intends to vote; in case of a ballot
containing a constitutional amend
ment or other question submitted to
the vote of the people, by marking
an x opposite the answer to the ques-
ton or amendment submitted.
The elector may write in the blank
spaces or paste over any other name
the name of any person for when he
wishes to vote. No elector is at lib
erty to use or bring into the polling
place any official or sample ballot.
After preparing his ballot the elector
must hold it so the face Of
the ballot will be concealed, and so
the Endorsements stamped thereon
may be seen. He must then vote
forthwith and before leaving the poll
ing place."
Then comes the provisions that
when a voter cannot read or write,
or is blind; or is physically incapable,
he may call an officer Of election to
mark his ballot.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
ITS LA8oRs BEGUN.
Session Of international Mining Con-
gress Opens at Butte.

Butte, Sept. 1.-Out of Difference
to the Labor day celebration, the In
ternational mining congress took an
adjournment today from 10 O'Clock,
the time announced for the morning
session, to 2 o'clock this afternoon.
A committee from the labor organize
tons Of the city waited on the presi-
dent Of the congress and secured this
concession.
When the congress assembled this
afternoon there were 200 delegates
present. Many more are arriving on
every train. Governor ]. X. Toole
made an address Of welcome on be-
half of the state, Mayor w. H. Davey
on behalf Of the city of Butte, and
fomer Governor J.. e: Richards on be-
half of the Business Mems associa-
ton Of Butte.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
CAN'T GO TOO SOON.

Philadelphia Record: Apparently
the western hemisphere does not tip
up as the Astors. Van Aliens and
Davises leave for more agreeable
quarters. They think this country
is not fit to live in" and the great
majority of their fellow,citizens think
they are not fit to live in the country.
Where there is such substantial har-
mony of contempt the Atlantic is
none too wide an expanse of separa-
ton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
WILL VOTE LATER.

New York Press: Because Presi-
dent Roosevelt has announced the is
sue OF the day--the trust ssue-
and because he pledges himself tn
try to be true to what is his concep-
ton Of his duty, ITO give to each
man his rights; to safeguard each
man in his rights" are the American
people trooping out to catch his words
and to ponder their meaning. They
burn with eagerness now to hear the
chief of the republican party and the
head Of the nation talk on the ques.
tion-the trust question-on which
later they intend to vote!
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
RATES AND EARNINGS.

st. Paul Dispatch: The effort to
cause q cascade Of flowers to follow
the announcement Of a rate reduction
by the merger railroad has been SO
palpable as to have attracted an in
terest, or Q curiosity, that made the
reduction itself sink to secondary i'm
portance. The reduction Of the grain
rates is welcome, small as it is, but
d cut in the tariff that would make
itself felt by the farmer Of the north
west would be worth even the boquet-
tossing now In progress. It could
scarcely be expected that the farmer
would indulge in any special jubila-
ton when, at the same time, Presi-
dent Hill announces that within the
current railway year the merger roads
would pile up the enormous earnings
of $15O,000, 900, and President Mellen
says the cuts in rates would amount
to a saving of $500, 900 in that time,
and that not the farmer, but the mid
dleman, would reap the benefit. It
could be as little expected that the
northwestern shipper would fly into
e%cstasies of gratitude over a reduc-
ton that he feels is not only his due,
just and true, but a concession wrung
from the great railroad trust at the
swords point of q public sentiment
great and growing greater. None bet.
ter than that shipper can trace the
want Of proportion between the
descending rate card and the ascend
ing earnings-twenty millions added
to the earnings, eight hundred thou
sands taken off the receipts. No in
significant rate reduction can hide
the significance Of this disparity nor
disguise the fact that a state rail-
way commission that had done it's full
duty would ere this have proved that
even the reduced rates could never
be successfully defended in a court
of law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1902.
As THE RECORD A N

Notwithstanding that the record is
against them, the democratic editors
continue to charge the republican par.
ty with being responsible for the ex.
istence of the trusts and the absence
of any national law intended to con
troll them. They attempt to deceive
their readers by holding that the ma
jority of congress is so bound up and
do~anything u%nfriendly to them. They
set up the absurd claim that the re-
publican majority in congress, instead
Of affording relief to the people, is
endeavoring only to further aid and
abet those combinations by the pas
sage of laws giving them still great
err strength and making their hold on
the country all the firmer. 4
Of course, such charges are ridicu-
lousy false and do not deceive those
who are familiar with current leg
islative history or events. The only
legislation in restraint of the trusts
and monopolies that finds place on
the statutes of the United States was
placed there by a republican congress
and introduced by a republican.
While this law may be defective as
applicable to existing conditions, that
defect, if it be there, is because of
the changed conditions. At the time
of the enactment of the Sherman law
trusts as they now obtain had nc ex-
istence and it was believed that the
law covered all phases of the ques-
ton with which it dealt. 1t was sup
posed to be what was then needed and
despite democratic opposition was
enacted. Having been passed it was
enforced by the republican admins
tration and found to be effective, in
the face of the prediction by an emf
nent democratic congressman that it
would derange the course of trade be-
tween the several states.
BY 1900 conditions had so changed
that it was considered necessary that
new laws should be passed to deal
with the question and in order that
congress might have all the power
needed, the republicans introduced a
measure for amending the constitu-
ton proposing that Congress shall
have power to define, regulate, con-
troll, prohibit, or dissolve trusts, mo-
nopolies, or combinations, whether
existing in the form Of a corporation
or otherwise" Attached was the u.s.
ual provision giving congress author
ity to enforce the amendment by APP
propriate legislation.
This was certainly an opportunity
for the most ardent trust annihilator
to get what he wanted, but because
it had originated on the republican
side the democrats opposed it solidly
and because of their opposition it
failed to receive the required two
thirds vote and was lost. Still the
democrats will say that the republi-
can party is owned by the trusts and
that no relief may be expected as long
as it remains in control of congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
HUNTING u HUNTER.

New York Mail and Express: Elk
plorer Baldwin is now ordered north
to search for the ship that started in
search for him. The House-that-Jack-
built procedure Of these polar wild
goose chases warrants the assumption
that we shall hear q little later of an
expedition to search for the searcher
of the searcher.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
Is NOT WHOLLY BAD.

The Great Falls Tribune, although
intensely democratic, is not so strong.
~ partisan as to be wholly beyond
hope. It is honest enough occasional.
" to give the government credit for
q little good, vide the following con
corning the recently created Belt
Mountain Forest Reserve:
In the pursuit Of the policy of saw
Ing the timber on the mountains of
the country In order that the moisture
may be conserved, the government
has reached the smaller tracts Of tim
bered mountain country. So It comes
that a reserve has now been Great
ed including a goodly portion of the
Little Belt mountains.
There has probably been no timber
reserve created in the country which
has not aroused opposition, and we
may expect the same regarding this
Belt reserve. Undoubtedly the inter
ests of some men will be injuriously
affected by the stopping of all timber
cutting on this tract, and that is to be
regretted. But it must be kept in
mind that the interests of all are par
amount to the interests of the indi.
vidual, and there can not be the slight
est doubt that the future of Montana
is made much surer by the preserva.
ton OF the forests Of her hills.
The Tribune does not know definite.
ly whether any land is included in
this reserve which could just as well
have been left out to be used for agri-
cultural land, but from it's following
of the lines on the map it appear
that the lines of the reserve run too
close to Utica, and take in some good
agricultural land there, upon which
there is no timber. There is also some
agricultural land on Dry Wolf creek
that seems to be inside the lines.
But II. this is the case, the govern.
ment canu undoubtedly rectify the mis-
take In the future. Its purpose has
lately been declared to be to omit all
agricultural land, and if In this in
stance it has not done that, all that
will be necessary to do is to show that
such is the case.
AS we say, there may be one or two
local interests that will suffer by the
prevention Of all timber cutting on
this tract, but there can be no aues-
tion that If we are to have a great
and prosperous state we must have no
cutting down Of the water supply, and
the timber on our mountains can not
be cut down without cutting down
that supply.
The government should continue
this policy of reserves until all our
mountain timber is protected, and the
tract should not be considered too
small even though it be but a few sec
tions or a few townships.
OF course this should be done so
as to interfere as little as possible
with the interests of people on these
tracts, or about them, even though
the interests be but temporary. But
temporary interests, even if a hard
ship is worked, must not be allowed to
spoil the possibilities for the future.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
THE TEST.

I, Baltimore American: AS a supreme
test of the intrepidity Of our navy it
would be a good idea to surround a
golf link with Notifications, install
the whole army as a guard and in
form the golf-playing naval officers
that this was the only spot where they
might whack the elusive bali over
the bunker.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
THE CRAZY ~DoukHosoRs.

Minneapolis Journal: Before the
Americans discovered Canada, which
was about A. D., 1900. the citizens, or
rather, subjects, of that country were
greatly disturbed because of their
fewness. When Sir Wilfrid Laurier
came into power in 1897 he made
haste to increase the number of. his
people. He didn't care much about
the quality, what he wanted was num-
bers. So there were brought to Man
itoba from Russian persecution 5000
Doukhobors, fanatical religionists of
q distorted Mennonite or Quaker type.
Since settling in Manitoba they
have become even fanatical than
when they arrived. Their religious
dementia, for such it is, has reached
such a stage now that they are a
great annoyance as well as concern
to their neighbors. Canada would
probably pay twice as much to get
rid of them as it paid five years ago
to get them. The influx of better set
tiers since Americans found out the
good of western Canada makes a few
thousand settlers Of an inferior type
of no value to the country.
1t was known whenat the Doukhobors
came thatethey were opposed to mil
itary service and it was promised that
such service would not be required OF
them. Since landing in Manitoba they
have becometvegetarians. Nobody OBJ
Jected to that, but the outgrowths of
their vegetarianism are fantastic.
From refusing to kill any animal or
use animal flesh for food they passed
on to the rejection of all animal pro-
ducts, not only for food but for cloth
ing, and then to the conclusion that
man has no right to exercise domin-
ion over any of Gods creatures.
T%hereupon they relieved animals of
burden, horses and oxen, of their la
bors and freed them from slavery. |
turning them out to seek their own
living and follow their own ways in
the hills.
The work that had been done by
draught animals, the men, and even
the women, took upon themselves.
Plows are drawn by from twelve to
fourteen men, men drag wagons load
ed with produce to town. The poor
people live on bread and water and
such wild fruits and roots as they
can gather. They will not ever wear
leather shoes, but make their foot
covering of binding Irvine. Their
farms are neglected and their fine cat
tie will not survive the cold and
storms of the coming winter.
Realizing that the climate of Can
ada is not adapted to-thex mode of
life they wish to move and are look
ing for a location if the United states,
but nobody wants them.
This wretched failure of what was
once thought a promising colonization
scheme shows the dangers to which
countries that are making special ef-
forts to encourage immigration are
subject. The wiser policy is to be
content with immigration work among
only desirable people, as a few Of
them are worth many of the others,
Canada is already realizing that the!
real problem in immigration is to
keep out rather than get in. It his be-
come tired of taking people the Unit
ed States rejects and is about to dis
criminiate as carefully as we do as
to personal fitness of immigrants.
1
OF A WEED
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
SOME MORE

Nashville american (dem.): II the
party %abandons Organism. what be.
comes Of Bryan? If it fatuously ad.
heres to Organism, is not Bryan the
natural and logical leader? II not the
candidate, would he not be a War
wick?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
GENESIS OF A E E

Minneapolis Journal: Steel trust
profits for this year will be $3.50, O0O,-
900. Instead of rejoicing the pro-
moters are weeping because they
didn't use the hose more freely while
making stock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
ACTIVITY IN THE WoopsHEp.

Chicago Chronicle: Colonel Wat
terson has now got around to Colonel
Bryan, and Mr.. Cleveland will exper-
fence the holy joy which comes to
the small boy who e e his seatmate
about to pass under the rod from
whose painful shadow he himself has
just emerged.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-05
WHO WILL SEE THE FINISH?

Baltimore American: It is now an
even race between the government
getting control of the trusts and max
ing the sultan of Turkey pay his
debts. :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Another carload of material to be used in
the city gas works Improvements has reached
here.
In the Corporation Court today Barry
Bulkley was appointed administrator Of the
estate of the late NJ. NJ. Wheat.
Mrs. Caroline Vogelgesang, wife of George
Vogelgesang, died suddenly in Baltimore on
Saturday. The deceased was 40 years old.
j. b. Padgett and others have sold to J. w.
Padgett house and LOT on the west side OF
Fairfax street between Cameron and Queen.
There was long docket in the Police
Court this morning. The cases were all mis-
demeanors-drunken and dsOrderly conduct
and the Mayor disposed ofeach according to
its seriousness.
Samuel Montgomery, colored, died at his
home, ll3 south Union street, yesterday. The
deceased had been soldier and pensioner.
His remains will be inferred in the National
cemetery in this city.
The oil burners now on exhibition at sos
King street by Messrs. Davis Il Co. are being
inspected with interest by housekeepers.
They can be adjusted TO cook or latr0be stoves.
Four thousand of these burners are said 10 be
in use in Washington.
A man appeared in this city last week say
ing he represented Washington house and
took orders from several persons for clothing.
He is said to have collected dollar from
each person whose name he took. One Of his
customers went to Washington and called at
the house the man said he represented where
he was told that no such man was in its EN-
ploy. The police are looking for the indi-
vidual.
White perch, rock, trout, tailors, &C.. will
be on G. L. Price & co Is honoh in market TO-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
Saturday Night Disturbances.

A crowd was attracted on King street,
between Fairfax and Royal, Saturday
night, by trouble between small boy
anll a Greek fruit dealer. The latter al
legged that the boy had helped himself
from bag of peanuts in front Of the
store, while the youngster averred that
he bought the nuts he had in his pos
session from dealer near the corner OF
st. Asaph street. The Greek during
the dispute with the boy is alleged to
have slapped the latter The case came
before the Mayor this morning and the
fruit dealer was fined So 80.
About midnight Saturday night dis
pute took place between two young men
in saloon and later the two met in
Market alley and engaged in fight
They were arrested and the Mayor this
morning fined them 81. 80 each.
A young man, stranger hereabouts,
was fined $40 this morning for flourish
ing pistol on north Lee street Satur-
day night.
Some excitement was caused in the
northern part Of the city Saturday night
by a eolored man who whipped his wife
in the alley bounded by Patrick, AL
fred. Oronoco and Princess streets. A
crowd gathered, but no arrest was made
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
Growing Demand for Houses.

There is still a growing demand for
suitable dwelling houses in Alexandria.
Real estate dealers have for a long
time been unable to meet the require
ments, and one gentleman engaged IN
the renting and sale of houses remarked
Saturday night to some of his friends
that he could have rented twelve houses
that day. This demand is not the re-
suit of any sudden influx, as was the
case during the civil war, but is the
outcome of a slow but healthy growth,
and is most encouraging to all who have
waited patiently for this turn in the
tide. A few houses are in process oil
construction, but those in positions to
know say one hundred suitable dwellings
could be rented by the first Of January.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
Personal.

The marriage of Miss Laura Mulhall,
daughter of Captain Mulhall, to Lieut..
E. S. Sayre, Twenty-frst United States
Infantry, occurred at 7:SO o'clock on
Saturday night in the Presbyterian
church at Ballston, Alexandria county.
Chaplain Pierce, Second Cavalry, Off
ciated.
Mrs. r. B. lawson, Of Upperville, is the
guest of Mrs. P. j. Dempsey.
Mrs. G. w. Henderson and daughter,
Kathryn, are visiting friends in Middleburg;
Mr.. Augustus Dean, who has been quite i'll
at his home on south Lee street, is able to be
about his house again.
Mr.. w. I. Lambert has returned from New
Orleans. where he went to attend the meet
ing of the American Bankers Association.
MFR. Julian Chauncey is seriously Ill at his
home in West End.
Rev. DIR. Butler Will be in Alexandria on
the 18th instant and will he glad to see his
friends at No. 926 Duke street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
Fined for Trespass.

Three men who pass most OF their
time in the neighborhood of Cameron
and Fairfax streets were arrested Satur-
dav night by Officers Belts, Knight and
Garyey charged with trespassing upon
the City Hotel property. Two OF the
individuals for some time have had no
places to call their own upon which to
Law their heads, and consequently at
night have to imprcvise sleeping quarters.
A few newspapers and bare floor gen
orally serve their purposts. One OF the
men arrested left s. collateral for his APP
pearance this morning. but failed to an
swer when the case was called. Inc
other two were fined s. each and in de-
fault of payment sent to the chain gang
for twenty days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
River Notes.

The United States dispatch boat May
flower passed by this city this morning
on her way to Washington. The May
flower arrived off Quantico early last
night where she anchored until early
this morning. The steamer was on her
return trip from Hampton Roads.
The four-masted schooner II. W. Eos
well, loaded with asphalt, passed up the
river for Washington yesterday.
The three-masted schooner III. w.
Houston, from Newberne, n. c., with
lumber to Ii. K. Field & Co., has ar
rived
The schooner Goldie c., with lumber
from H. X. Field & Co., sailed today Tor
Colonial Beach.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-11-17
Fined $3.50 Each.

Among the prisoners before the
Mayor this morning were several boys
who had been arrested by Officer Young
for disorderly conduct at night on
south Fairfax street, in the neighbor-
hood of the First Presbyterian Church.
They were fined $2.5 each. Services
are now being held nightly in that
church, and the attendants were much
annoyed last week by the disorderly
conduct of thoughtless youngsters who
swarm in the porch and around the
building. Officer Young chased a
crowd of them last night and succeeded
in capturing several with the result
| given above.