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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
LESSONS FROM WISCONSIN.

Minneapolis Journal: In the pres.
ent disturbed and exceedingly sore
state of republican politics in Wiscon.
sin it is easy to find and to become
imbued with the most conflicting ill
pressions of men and events, accord
ing to environment and the point of
| view. The La Toilette following re-
gard themselves as 1ictors over a
thoroughly reckless and corrupt COM
bination to defeat political progress
and reform in that state. On the 9TH
er hand the stalwarts regard La Fol
lette enthusiasts as unbalanced and
somewhat historical, as the newly
risen froth, en- top at present but soon
to be dissipated. Governor La Fol
lette, himself, some of them regard as
a demagogue and some as a hair
Drained political emotionalist. Some
go SO far as to- question his sincerity
and integrity, though most of them re-
gard him as a man whose heart is
better balanced than his reason
But leaving time to make a true
estimate of the iron-willec governor,
the fact remains that his present tri-
umph is creditable to the re;uhli-
cans of Wisconsin and this may he
said without rejecting ~unpleasan:ly
on his opponents.
After all, La Toilette owes his sue
cess to the fact that the people be-
lieve him. believe he is honest,
straightforward, faithful and consci-
entious. Whether he is such or not
is immaterial in consideration Of this
phase of his career. To be or to seem
to be come to the same thing when
we are considering the impulses and
purposes that dominated the people
of Wisconsin. They think they have
found a strong and reliable man and
they have given him great honors i'll
the face of tremendous and persistent
opposition. 1t is creditable to the peo-
pie of any community when they hon
or a man that they believe serves them
we'll and honestly.
The success of La Toilette in Wis
consin is comparable to the success
of Theodore Roosevelt in the nation.
Roosevelt is loved by the people not
fer great talents or for snowy quail
tiles, but because the people believe
that he is conscientious and firmly
honest. If a mar who wins the heart
of the people because they believe
in him is afterwards found to be de.
ficient in the quality attributed to
him. he will fall from power, but his
personal humiliation in no way dc
tracts from the commentator due to
the choice of the people.
Such personal successes are having
their effects on parties. Parties and
! politicians are beginning to recognize
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
TEHY ADMIT THEIR GUILT.
connine Brothers Plead Guilty te
Charge Of Stealing Cattle.

Great Falls, July 20.-Attorney Sam
Stephenson received a telephone mes
sage yesterday from Attorney w. G
Downing, who left for Fort Benton
Tuesday to- represent the stock 1850
citation in the prosecution of the Con
nine brothers, who own a ranch at the
junction of the Judith and Missouri
rivers, on a charge of cattle stealing
that after the jury had been almost
drawn the two men had changed their
plea of not guilty to n of guilty and
would receive their sentences Mon
day.
Shortly after their arrest the men
were charged with attempting to
break Jail and on Tuesday morning
last they were placed en- trial for this
offense. 1t was the intention, if they
were convicted, to allow the cattle
stealing charge to be dismissed. How.
ever, the jury, after being out a con
siderable length of time, were unable
to agree and were discharged. Then
the trial for cattle stealing was taken
up and the jury was more than half
drawn when the men called a halt
by asking leave of court to change
their plea to guilty. This was accord,
ed them and the jury was dismissed
The outcome of the trial, it is stat
ed, will be a source of satisfaction to
the stock association and a large num-
Der of cattlemen in the vicinity where
the brothers lived. For. several years
the men have been suspected of cattle
stealing and it has been common gos-
sip about the neighborhood. How
ever, there was never the evidence
to convict forthcoming and not until
the present arrest were they ever
placed on trial. ~
The skins of several animals. which
it was known they had butchered,
were found sunken in the river near
their place.
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THE TROUBLES OF TRUSTS.

Trusts have troubles of their own.
They are not only those made by out
siders. the grumbling of the multi
tude, the roaring of the press, the
activity of prosecuting officers, the
dire threats of throttle by politicians,
nor eve the promised strangulation
by prospective legislation. All these
they have calmly met, laughed at and
survived for several years and, to all
outward appearances, waxed fat upon
them. It is the troubles in their
midst that gives them more uneasi-
ness. In some of them these cankers
of the soul have come to a head. The
promises of the promoter-who has
silently stolen away-have not ma
terialized. Emptied pocketbooks yawn
for the promised dividends that do not
come. Stockholders have seen their
investment melt away or shrink shock
ingly in market value. ~Disgruntled
stockholders are clamoring for reor-
%ganization.
Amalgamated Copper, capitalized at
$155, 100000 and whose stock sold
last year for 100, is quoted at 60.
American Distillers, that had millions
in it for investors, sells at "a prefer
red, Az common. Linseed goes at
%, Leather at II, Car at II, preferred
| So; Rubber at 55, International Paper
at 20 and so on through the list. Most
striking of all is Steel; most signif-
cant, also. This corporation of cor.
! porations adopted the policy Of pub
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
NEW L,NE OF 0 A
The Interstate Railway Company Il
incorporated at Pierre.

Pierre, S. D., July 20.-Transpcrta-
ton facilities for the most part of
South Dakota hitherto without rail
roads are promised by the Interstate
Railway company which filed articles
of incorporation at Pierre, s. D., yes
terday.
1t is proposed to construct a line
from Galveston, Texas, to Duluth,
Mimi, with a South Dakota branch
from Brookings to the Missouri river,
near the line dividing the two Da.
kotas.
At present the haul from this sec
ton of the country to the southern
coast or to the northern boundaries of
the United States is a long and ex.
pensive one.
It is to gain relief from this burden
and at the same time have a direct
route from the north to the south,
touching this portion of the United
States, that the new road is project.
ed.
There has been more or less talk of
such a road for several years, but it
was not until a month OF two ago that
steps were taken to bring about the
formation Of a company.
The Interstate Railway company is
composed of men who r leaders in
the business and financial world. and
has a capital stock of $4,000, 900, near
ly, if not quite all of which will be
paid in in the near future, according
to a man connected with the new com
pany.
Headquarters will be at Canton
this state, and the lines to be built will
tap some of the richest farming lands
in this section of the country. But
there are more ends to the project
than this one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22

Quick, reliable shoe repairing. Post
office basement. TAFT
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
BETTER DROP IT.

st. Paul Dispatch: If reciprocity
be a handmaiden of protection, then
protection has shown that her serv-
ices are not wanted. The Dingley
maiden is of a different breed from
the Mckinley maid, which did some
service in the household of protection.
The two were built on different lines.
The Mckinley handmade used the free
list; the Dingley woman uses the
dutiable list. McKinley's plan author
lied the president to take from the
free and transfer to the dutiable list,
with specified taxes, sundry articles
when the president was assured that
fair treatment was not accorded ex
ports Of this country. Several treaties
were negotiated under that plan, and
in one case, that of Hayti, the presi-
dent proclaimed taxes on exports.
The Dingley plan went on the theory
Of reducing taxes in consideration of
equivalent reductions by other coun-
tries. The two maidens made all the
difference between being congenial
and unsatisfactory to Madam Protec-
ton. The n reduced no tax on i'm
ports, hence decreased nothing Of pro-
lection; the other authorized a, cut of
one-ifth.
The Dingley handmaiden has not
been idle or unwilling to work. She
has done her best to please her self
willed mistress. She has got a dozen
different governments to agree to re-
duce their taxes on our exports, and,
in return, she proposed to reduce ours
on specified articles one-fifth. Bit
when her work came into the senate
the anne one, by the way, which en-
gagged her and set her at work, the
senate would have nothing of them,
acting under instructions of the hand
maiden's mistress. Why? Because
each one of them reduced taxation on
some article in which each senator
in keeping up the tax. The two years
Of limitation have elapsed, and the
handmaiden's work slumbers in SEN
atorial pigeonholes. Meanwhile, in
spite of this treatment of the damsel,
conventions continue to pirate about
her virtues and their love for her and
how Madam Protection couldn't get
along without her. Even after the
president brought all his influence to
bear to get the handmaiden's little
Cuban work accepted and failed. we
had our own state convention lauding
her as an indispensable adjunct of the
protective household.
In view of these facts and in all seri-
BUSINESS, hadn't we republicans better
drop reciprocity? Won't the voters.
after a while, get the notion into their
heads that we are only fooling them?
Is it good policy for a party to advo-
cate a policy it does not put into
practice when it can?
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
WEALTH.
Assessments Show an Increase Of
Nearly a Million Dollars.

Helena, July 2O.-Regardless of the
depreciation in the taxable property
Ct Silver Bow county, it is expected
that the valuation of all the property
in the state, exclusive of the rail-
roads, will show a substantial gain
over last year. Every county asses
sor has been heard from, with the ex-
ception of the custer county official,
whose report will probably be avail
able when the state board of equaliza-
ton hold its first meeting tomorrow.
The figures On file with the board
show that the valuation of the real
and personal property of the state this
year, exclusive of the railroads, and
not including Custer county, amounts
to $147, 917, $50. Last year Custer
county's assessment was $~4,139,53O.
1t is fair to presume that the assessor
will not decrease 1t this year. II last
years valuation of the county is add
ed to the total Of the other counties,
the total valuation of the state this
year will amount to $152, 057,110. This
is an increase Of $755,188 over last
year. If the assessor of Custer coun-
ty very materially, even then it is ex-
pected that the whole state will show
a gain of half a million, despite the
large falling off in Silver Bows. valu-
alton.
Quick, reliable shoe repairing. Post
office basement. TAFT /
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
AN TIME.

That the matter may not be over
looked, The Gazette again takes this
opportunity to call the attention Of
business men of the community that
at the date set for the annual meet
ing of the Central Montana Wool
Growers association in the city an ax-
cellent time is presented to call up
that wooden mill project. Men rep
%resenting millions of dollars in sheep
investments throughout the state will
attend that meeting. Business per-
kindred subjects will have their at
tention and the idea of a wooden mill,
if presented by a delegation of reputa-
BILE business men of the city, would
not be received with disfavor by the
association. In fact there are a score
or more sheep owners in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the city who have al
ready expressed themselves favor
ably in the matter of giving financial
~ 0uNA oil uuuCl JdhlIE,
and if the scheme was taken up and
presented in tangible form by the
business men cf the city this newspa-
per firmly believes that something
would. be accomplished in the direc-
ton of establishing a wooden manu-
featuring plant.
Even on a small scale, it has been
demonstrated here in the Yellowstone
valley that the manufacture of wooden
need only cite the case at Big Tim
Der, where a year or more ago a
plant was established upon a limited
scale and with very limited capital.
From careful inquiry it is learned
that the Big Timber plant has been
q success from the first day the looms
were started. That which has been
done in a neighboring community can
be done here, and with far less effort,
as Billings has scores of men with
ample capital, an advantage which
Big Timber did not possess when
the wooden mill project was planned
for that town.
If it is intended that the city shall
take some steps toward establishing
permanent pay-rolls within it's gates,
The Gazette believes that now is the
time to take action in that direc.
ton. Commercial interests in the
city have suffered by reason of one or
more branch railways cutting out
trade which formerly found it's way to
the city. Much of the commercial
business formerly controlled by the
city is lost forever. To hold the town
to the Importance, which it has gain
ed by long and persistent effort, steps
to build up in a manufacturing way
must be inaugurated or our growth
will be slow and uncertain for some
years to come.
To start the ball rolling in the right
direction the business men of the
city owe it to themselves and the com
munity as well by making one CRANE
and united effort in the way of bring
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-22
Tuesday, July 20, 1902.

S---S r-ES 0|A.II LaH n
rapparenrtIyy' unarrned. d horseback.
Fired one shot in the air with the in
tent to turn them back. Witness tcs-
titled that Mogan did not fire the
first shot. Phelps had made threats
against witness.
On cross-examination by County At
torney Caswell witness said that he
and Mogan rested" down by the
creek from 10 O'Clock in the morning
until 4 In the Afternoon, when the ca
pitulation took place. The party had
come running toward him until they
got behind the little hill and h g
stopped there and dismounted and
pulled their rifles. Witness saw then
do this from where he sat on the now
ing machine.
Harry Mogan testified that he t1rst
saws the party riding toward Hannah
at Davis. Saw two men up a draw
about 200 yards from-where Hannah
was. One had a rifle in his hand and
was crawling up on a ridge toward
Hannah. The other was standing
holding two saddle horses. With field
glasses witness recognized the man
crawling along as Charley Phelps.
About that time the man holding the
horses saw witness and signalled the
ether men and the latter started back
for his horse. Witness got on his
horse and started toward Hannah.
These two men started towards wit.
ness and hOllered to the party behind
them to come on and they all started
towards witness. When witness got
up in sight of Hannah he hollered to
him to look out. Then the party rode
up the little ridge and jumped off their
horses. When Davis went down to-
ward them they fired a shot. Then
witness heard two shots come from
Humans direction. The party went
into the brush then and after a few
minutes they fired three more shots.
On cross-examination witness testi-
fed that he fired no shots that day.
Humans daughter Julia, a little
girl of Z, who stayed behind rocks al
most all day and was a witness of the
battle, testified that Strong fired the
first shot and that Morris fired from
the top of one of the hills. Papa
fired two Shots" witness said, "after
Strong fired" She said she stayed up
among the rocks nearly all day. On
cross-examination being asked how
she knew that Strong shot, she said
that he only had a ~six-shooter and it
was a s~ix-shooter that was fired. II
was right behind papa when he shot.
Morris shot at papa with a rifle. He
shot three times"
Joseph Davis was the last witness
and he testified to the details of the
fight, much as given by Hannah.
The half-breed, Charles Phelps, was
on the reservation and refused to
come in and testify at the preliminary
hearing.
The case was called up in the dis
trict court last Monday and Hannah
and Mogan a%rraigned. They pleaded
not guilty and upon application of
their attorneys, Fox & Fox, and with
the consent of County Attorney Cas-
well, the trial was put over to the next
term of court. Judge Henry increas-
ed the bond in each case to $500 and
the amount was furnished by Mr.. Han
nan.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23

drinking water, and were ready TO
continue the voyage.
with sturdy generosity did lob
again attempt to make me sail on
with them as their future king, and
as steadfastly did / make refusal;
and at last ! stood alone on the
bank among the gnawed bones of
their feast, with my weapons to bear
me company. and he and his men and
the women stood in the little old
ship, ready to drop down the river
with the current.
at least" said Tob "we'll carry
your memory with us. and make it
big in the Tin islands for everlast-
ing"
Forget me-" I said; 81 am nothing.
I am merely an incident that has
come in your way. But if you want
to carry some memory with you that
shall endure, preserve the cult of the
most high gods as il was taught 10
you when you were children in Allan
It's. And afterwards. when your col
ony grows in power. aud has come to
sufficient magnificence, You may send
to the old country for a priest
1--WE want no priest. except one we
shall make ourselves. and that will be
me. And as for he old gods-wcll
] have laid my ideas before the fell
lows here. and they agree TO this:
We are done with those old gods for
always. They seem worn out. If one
may judge from their present lac!; Of
usefulness in Atlantis; and, anyway,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23

there will be no room FOR them on
the Tin islands.
Let ne plead with YOU" I said.
"This must not be-
The hip was drifting rapidly away
with The current. and they were
hosting sail. roh had TO shout TO
make himself heard. Aye, but it
Shall be. For |. too. am a strong man
after my kind. and have ordered il
50. And if you want the name Of our
hero that some day shall he god. you
wear il on yourself. Dcucalion snail
be god for our children"
Solitary stood at the brink Of the
forest. looking after them and mus
ing sadly. Tob, despite his lowly sta
ton, was a man ! cared for more
than many. Like all scamen. ! knew
that he paid his devotionS TO one OF
the obscurer gods, but till then | had
supposed him dcvout in his Worship.
His new ayowal came TO me as a dc.,-
olating shock. II a man like TOb
could forSakr all the older gods TO
set up on high some poor mortal who
bad mOmentari'y CAUGHT his fancy,
what could be expected from the
mere thoughtleSs mob when swayed
by such a brilliant tongue as Pho
renice's? 1t seemed as if was to
begin my exile with a new drcariness
added TO all the otner adverse pros
poets Of Atlantis.
But then behind me I heard the
rustic of some great beast that had
scented me, and was coming TO at
tack through the thici,et, and so |
had other matters TO think upon. !
had 10 let Tob and his ship 90 over
the Tim Of the horizon unmatched.
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-01-23
CHAPTER XII.

AGAIN TIE GODS MAKE CHANGE.
Now it would be tedious 10 tell
NOW, with a handful of highly
trained fighting men, I charged and
recharged. and finally broke up that
horde of rebels which outnumbcred
Wis by II times. IT. must be re
mcmbered that they grew. suddenly
panic-stricken in finding that of all
those who went in under 5hc city
walls by the mine on which they had
set such great store none came back,
and that the sounds Of panic which
had first broken out within the CITY
soon gave way to cries of triumph
and JOY. And ii must be carried IN
memory also that the wretchrd
rebels were without training worthy
Of the name, were for the most part
weaponcd very Nilcly, and, seeing
that their silly principles made each
the equal of his nciphbor were prac-
ideally without heads or leaders also.
SO when the panic began il spread
like d malignant murrain through
all their ragged ranks, and there
were none to rally the flying, none to
direct those of more desperate BRAY
cry who stayed and fought
My scheme Of attack was simple. |
hunted them without a halt. | and
my fellows never stopped TO play he
defensive. We turned one flank, and
charged through a center, and then
ave were marrying the other flank.
sand once more hacking our passage
Shrough the solid mass. And so by
constantly keeping them on the run,
aud in ignorance of whence would
con the next attack, panic began 10
grow among them and Torment. till
presently those in the outer lines
CONNIE need to scurry away towards
the forests and the spoiled corn
lands on the country, and those in
the inner packs were only wishful
for chance 10 follow them.
II was no feat Of arms, his break
ing mp of the rebel Lacquer, and no
practicCd soldier would wish 10
claim it as such. = was simply taxi
ing advantage of he chrnccS Of the
moment, and a. such it wat, success
ful. Given an open battle on their
own GROUND these desperate rebels
would have fought jim none could
stand, and b. sheer 'crocious mum
hrr would hive pu4i down any
4 co., Il ia
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he calling ne, but gave il no regard
mad come ont TO that hoarv mountains
top for communion with Nais alone.
and wanted none others 0 interrupt
But al length the voice ling my
name grew 100 loud 10 be neglected.
aud ! pulled myself ont OF my sweet
mu,in" with start to think that
here, for he first time since part
ing with Tob and his company, I SHOULD
see another human fcllow-bcipg.
gripped my weapon and asked who
called. The reply came clearly from
mp the slopes Of the mountain, and Z
saws man coming towards me over ne
snow. HE was old aud feeble. ia
body was bent. and his hair and beard
were white as the ground on which he
trod, and presently | recognized 2ae-
mon, He was coming towards ne WI Il
incredible speed Tor man of his years
and fcchlcness. but he .arried in his
hand the glowing symbol OF our Lord
the sun, and holy strength from this
would add largely 80 his p6vers.
He came close 10 ma .3ad made the
sign of the seven. which / returned O
him, with its completion. with due
form and ceremony, And then he So
luted me- in the manner prescribed rs
messenger appointed by the high coun-
Gil of the priests seated before tho
Ark of the Mysteries. and made huns
bic obeisancc before him.
in all things | win obey the orders
thai you put before NE, 7 said.
"Such is your duty, my brother. The
command lis that you return imre-
diately to The Sacred Mountain, SO
that if human means may Siill prevail,
You, as the most skilled general Al
lantis owns within her borders, may
still save the country from final wreck
and punishment. The woman Pho
renice persists in her nfamjcs. The
poor land RroapS under her heel And
now She has laid siege to our Sacred
Mountain itself, and sWrars hat not