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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

If Uncle Sam has a conscience it
must have worked overtime during
the last few days of last week, when
the ceremonial visit at Kiel was on.
The demand made upon. the pocket
books of the men whom he sem there
to entertain the. kaiser and his long
following of men in gaudy uniforms
must have induced visions of the bank.
ruptcy court to the poor fellows who
represented a rich, but extremely
niggardly old man. If it is considered
proper that the nation as we'll as
the individuals composing it shall
pay respect to social amenities and
conventionalities the nation, and not
it's representatives, should foot the
bill" The men who command Ameri.
can warships are paid for keeping
them in order and to fight if neces.
sary. To require them to spend their
salaries in the entertainment of kings
and emperors and their suites is a
species of imposition hardly becoming
to SO rich and powerful a nation as
this.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30
NEED OF REVISION.

New York Tribune: The wisdom
of President Roosevelt's suggestion in
his annual message of last December,
that the land laws be amended to
preserve the public domain for the
use of actual settlers, becomes more
and more apparent as we learn OF the
| abuses which exist through the fail
ure of congress to act upon his ad-
vice. Senator Gibson of Montana es-
Inmates that in the fiscal year now
closing $500, 900 acres of land have
been taken up in his state alone un-
der desert land and homestead filings;
yet there has been practically no in
crease in the agricultural population
of Montana. All this land has been
taken up by spectators, much OF it
in anticipation of national Irrigation
enterprises, which would make desert
lands extremely valuable. Senator
Gibson points out that in the Great
Falls land office, one of the seven in
Montana, in the nine months ending
April 80, entries were made for 842
desert land and 76S homestead claims.
In addition to such claims, about $780,
900 acres more were taken in the
state under the timber and stone act
and forest reserve scrip. He says:
AT this rate of land grabbing, for it
can be designated as nothing else, all
the desirable lands of Montana will
be taken up in a very short time, and
the great national work of retaining
and settling the farm lands will be
at an end, so far as this state, is con-
cerned."
This is just the situation which the
president sought to deal with when
he said:
$50 far as they are available for
agriculture and to whatever extent
they may be reclaimed under the
/, national irrigation law, the remain
ing public lands should be held rigid
~ for the home builder, the settler
who lives upon his land, and for nc
one else. In their actual use the
desert land law, the timber and stone
law and the Communication clause Of
the homestead law have been so per
verified from the intention with which
they were enacted as to permit the
acquisition of large areas of public
domain for other than actual settlers
and the consequent prevention Of
settlement"
No doubt the conditions described
t by Senator Gibson exist in other state!
where there are lands which promise
Z, to become valuable through nationa
irrigation. The receipt during tn,
. last year of $1,000, 900 for the irriga
ton fund from the sale of public lam
would indicate a general land buyin!
movement quite out of proportion t.
the growth of population in the re
gions where the lands are located
Such a movement threatens entirel,
to defeat the original purpose of ma
tional irrigation schemes. Owing t
the failure of congress to act so a
q to save for actual settlers the Ian,
to be irrigated, the country may 500
be forced to face the question Q
. changing the plans entirely or spenG
Ing millions of dollars merely to er
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30
That Throbbing Headache

Would quickly leave you, If you used
DR.. Kings Lew Life Pills. Thousands
of sufferers have proved their match
less merit for sick and nervous head
aches. They make pure blood and
build up your health. Only 25 cents,
money back If not cured. Sold by
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

The deeper the investigation into
the affairs of the postal department
goes the more apparent does it be-
come that many men of influence are
always willing to indorse fellows for
government positions whom they
would not have in their own employ.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30
Fourth Of July Excursion Rates.

The Northern Pacific will sell round
trip excursion tickets to points on
their line within a distance of 200
miles at one fare and one-third for
the round trip. Tickets on sale July
3 and 4, return limit July 6.
17-2 NJ. L. HOYT, Agent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

If Karageorgevich does really de-
sire the respect and friendship of the
majority of the nations of the world
and at the same time do the world
a genuine service he should lose no
time in taking steps indicating an
earnest intention of Furnishing the as
sassins of Alexander and Draga. He
need not go any further than to mere
iy make a move in that direction.
The %assassins will do the rest. They
have declared, upon their honor as
murderers, that if any attempt is
made to punish them they will COM
init suicide in a body.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

Although he has agreed to act in
the capacity of an agent for them in
the transmission of their appeal to
the car President Roosevelt does not
bind himself that the reply the Ameri-
can Jews will receive will be abso-
lutely to their liking. Furthermore,
he will not guarantee delivery of the
note into the hands of the mar to
whom it is addressed. The ways OF
the men at the head of the govern
ment of Russia are such that he
knows we'll the likelihood of the ap.
peal becoming lost somewhere be.
tween the front door and the throne
room. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

N. B. Flat, house, sign and fresco
painter. Wall paper for sale. tt
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

Sales of wool for the week on the
Boston market aggregated 2,477,0 DOC
pounds. This included 100000 pounds
OF territory, which sold at from ID
to 10 cents. "-4~.
The wool market is not yet active,
but at the same time a confident feel.
ing prevails in the trade, and prices
are firmly held, says the American
Wool and Cotton Reporter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-06-30

z".=." territories. M
The demand for territorial woods
has not been quite as good the past
week as it was the previous week, and
the volume of business put through is
decidedly smaller. Holders of old
Montana woods still find them slow OF
sale, and prices at the seaboard are
certainly no higher, whatever may be
the condition of the market in the in
terror. In the latter section the mar
kets are quieter, and they are quieter,
not because SO much of the new clip
has passed out of first hands, for
there is hardly a territory where
there is not still a considerable
| amount of wool remaining, but be-
cause of the fact that buyers and
sellers are apart in their ideas as to
values.
Some new woods have been sold
the past week within the range OF
our quotations-wools of light shrink
age-costing clean, 48@5Oc, for fine
medium, 5O@52c for fine, and 52@55c
for fine staple. Medium woods have
sold at 45@46, clean. While prices
cannot be quoted any higher, they
are firm and manufacturers find il
impossible to secure concessions from
holders. At Reno, Nevada, growers
are asking lac. In this market Ne
yadas are held in some instances al
prices which would mean a clean
cost of Coo. No sales have yet been
made at such a price, however.
In Montana growers. are asking IL
@18c, and in some instances, 19c
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12

Whether a man was a whig or dem
oCgat in the old times depended on the
newspaper h took. As great = man as
u. Miller, who was an old linc whiC
had a contempt for Thos. Jefferson. be-
cause ne was per-se the founder of the
democratic party. Jefferson must have
been very great man" said |. for
he wrote the declaration OF indcpend-
ence." And what is that" said the
GOCtc", "but a series OF ungrammatical
plattudcs that any schCol-boy might
have written. The first sentence is
ridiculous. for it says decent respect
for the opinions OF mankind. a decent
'espect, Who ever aeard of an in
respect for and leave out the decent. !"
and lie sacrificed the whole document
from whig standpoint.
We'll | was Illuminating abont thiS
while reading Percy Greggs high-ton-
ed but merciless criticism of Harriet
BeecheS Stoves "Uncle Toms Cabin. ."
Gregg had soiourned in the South dur
ing slavery times and knew the book
was lie when 1t was written. and that
ii was written to inflamc the Northern
mind and preCipitate collision. That
Beecher family was smart unprinci-
pied and malignant III was Henry
Ward BeCCher who melted old John
Brown to his reckless deeds and daring
end who declared from hts pulpit thai
Sh9rp's rifles were better missionaries
than Bibles. and that 10 shoot at a
slave holder and miss him was n sin
against heaven. 1t was that same
Beecher who, while preacher Sc
duced the wife OF one OF his members
and broke up the family, and after
weeks OF mock trial got Il whitewash-
ing verdict from q packed committee.
Bat | was Illuminating about the far
reaching influence and effect of that
book and how it fired the Northern
heart and the English heart against us.
and how it was a lie and wholly mis-
represented our people, and how the
Lord cursed Shemiah, one of the pro-
phets. because he made the people be
lic"e a lie. ana how ST John said no
one should enter heaven who loveth or
maketh lie. and SO | was wondering
where the Beechers are now.-Bill Arp.
in Atlanta Constitution.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
AT The North.

Charles Lake. a life guard. was
drowned at Atlantic City.
Frank Hcinc. gypsy. killed his
VIE and wounded her companion at
park near Philadelphia.
Twelve people were killed and two
hundred seriously injured by the cci-
li,rse of part OF the grand stand at
Philadelphia, Saturday.
Stocks in Wall street broke badly.
United States steel Corporation and
virginia Carolina Chemical being
among those that fell farthest.
a recently imported elephant he
longing to Frank c. Bostock ran
amuck at Concy Island and two mon
were badly hurt
Eighty stocks made new low marks
on the exchange and the failures of
Sharp Bryan and Uurlburt. Hatch
* Co.. OF New York. were announced.
Bar Harbor is believed To be the OBJ
1ectivc point of the attacking fleet in
the war game"
Mrs. Grace Smell Coffin Walker.
layman of Chicago. is said to be pc
titioning for her fifth divorce.
An explosion during n storm in the
NCrld's Fair buildings in St. Louis
Killed and injured large number of
persons.
William Hamilton. n white farmer.
was lynched at Asotin. Wash. for the
brutal murder of 13-year.old Mabel
Richards.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Governor Yates r ceives Negroes

Springfield. ILL.,, Special.-Governor
and Mrs. Richard Yates. assisted by
Auditor OF Public Accounts McCul-
Tough, Assistant Secretary of State
Clanahan and several secretaries of de-
partments and local officers OF the Il
linois National Guard. gave reception
10 the officers of the Eighth Infantry.
/. n. c.. the negro regiment now in
camp of instruction at Camp Lincoln.
a the Executive Mansion. During the
evening. the regimental band. station
ed on the lawn in front of the man
sion's principal entrance gave a con-
cert, which was listened to by an en-
thusiastic audience of citizens, mostly
colored.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
At The National Capital.

General Miles says he is not cand;-
Uate for Commandcr-in-Chicf of the
Grand Army OF the Republic.
1t is stated that President Roosevelt
suggested the general features OF the
81 providing civil government for
TIC Mo~os.
The United states European SQUAD
ron has been orde.ed to sail from Lis
bon for some quiet Mediterranean
pcGts.' preparatory to target practice
next month.
OF the S57.Oi6 immigrants who ar
rived in the United States in the last
nscal year only 1l5.2Sl went to the
states west Of the Mississippi river.
Congressman l.itaucr issued a
statement in answer to Secretary of
war Root concernig the glove con.
tract with the Government
Senator Hanna declared tho Civic
tederation had within two years
brought about the settlement Of over
100 strikes
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Miscellaneous rIatters.

Charles NJ. Schwab resigned a.
president OF the United States Stee
Corporation and William +. Corey was
elected to succeed him.
Col. w. J. Bryan denounced ex
President Cleveland as "bunkc
steerer" at Urbana. Ohio. where hehad
conference with Mayor Tom l.
Johnson.
Phil" May. well-known humorous
artist. died in London.
Whitaker Wright. the promoter
was released on $3.50 900 bail in Lon
don.
Andrew Carnegie announces that he
will donate $500. 900 to Dunfermline
Scotland, his birthplace
Cardinal Oregla was rcappointed
camerlengo. and it is believed Cardi
nal Agliardi will be chosen Papal
Secretary Of State.
Pope PiuA' X. received body OF
American pilgrims before those of any
other country.
Lieut.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles. com.
manding the army. was placed on the
retired list last Saturday.
Representative Rhea. Of Kentucky
proposes that each State be free TO
deal with the race problem without
intel ference by Congress.
Col. Henry Lippincott will not he
promoted TO the grade OF brigadier.
general in the army. President Roose
vslt has directed that his name be
withdrawn.
The stock OF the Evansville and
Terre Haute Railway was transferred
L. Rock Island interests.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
The Inland WaterNaY.

Norfolk. Special.-The inland water
way board, consisting of three army
engineers. Col. G. ]. Allen. of Wash
ington; Lieutenant Colonel Quinn. o.
Savannah, and Captain T.. e. Winslow
of Norfolk. met here to consider re
ports received from Norfolk and othel
Southern cities, upon the feasibility
and advisability OF the construction
by the United States government o.
an inland water way between Norfoll
and Beaufort. y. c. The beard formu
lated report to the chief engineer
but nothing regarding the nature o
the report was made public.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Legislator Assaulted.

Atlanta, Special Representative c.
in the street here Saturday by j. j.
Spalding. an Atlanta Lawyer. who
struck Houston on the head twice with
a heavy cane before bystanders inter
fcIed. No serious injury was inflicted.
The attack grew out OF a charge of
lobbying made against Mr. Spaldng
by Representative Houston and fol-
lowed general investigation of
similar charges by special legislative
committee.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
RrVar in a Wreck

St Louis. Special.-Wm J. Bryan
v3s severely shaken up. but escaped
i:.jury in a small wreck ON the Soutn-
cln Railway. near Mount Vernon. III.
Sunday. While running at full speed
iae train ran into an open switch and
was delayed several hours Beyond
bruises no one was injured Mr. Bry-
an arrived here from louisville. Ky,
and continued his journey to Syca-
more. II.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Carnegie's Latest Gift.

London. By Cable.-Andrew Car
ncgie has made known his intention
to donate s2.5O0.0O0 in United States
Steel Corporation bonds to Dumferline,
Scotland, his birthplace. He stipulatcs
that the gift shall be employed in keep
Ing up the estate OF Plttencriff, which
contains the tower in which Malcom
Canmore married Princess Margaret.
and which he recently purchased as a
pleasure ground.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
From across The Sen.

The llumberts. celebrated swinGlers.
were arraigned TO- trial at Paris
Saturday.
Niceroy Curzon. OF India. announced
&c the Council that he would accept the
position second time. but would take
vacation to England in 1904
Incendiaries are reported to be firing
the oil wells at Baku. Russia. and
strikes are epidemic in Southern Rus
sia
a on-commissioned officer OF the
German Army was convicted Of bru-
tality TO soldiers and sentenced to i'm
prisonment
Refugees made homeless by the
SNufriere Volcano in st. Vincent are
reported to be sick and starving.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Textile Strike Ended.

Philadelphia. Special.-The textile
strike in this city, which was inau-
suratcd ten weeks ago was Saturday
afternoon practically declared off. 60
Jc0 OF the strikers through their exc
Hutive board deciding to return to
work on Monday. Ii is estimated that
lbout $4,000 textile strikers are still or
trike and the determination Of one
third of these to return to work. it is
believed will force the collapse of the
itlike
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Did Not S.renade President.

Oyster Bay. Special.-In driving
rain storm Wednesday afternoon. a
brass band composed of colored boys
from the Jenkins Orphanage at Char
lesion, s. c.. marched from the vii.
lago to Sycamore Hill. about three
miles, to serenado the President and
his family. The band did not reach
the Presidents residence. being turned
back to Oyster Bay by the Secret Ser
vice officer on duty.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Intcrest ~
Short Paragraphs.
Down in Dixie

Ne"oy. cashier of the Newhernc. y.
t.. bank. who stole $l31 600. is still at
ARE. $1,000 reward is offered for his
arrest.
The Jefferson Auditorium at Char
iC''esNlIic. Va. was sold by the
Hotopps 20 MIR. r. c. n Lciberg.
The body of Helen Green. the little
girl who was drowned at Winchester
Tuesday. was found at night LODGED i'm
me roots OF some trees. The funeral
was held Thursday.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
VIEWS ON LYNCHING
President Sends lis Congratulations
TO Governor Durbin
An uTIERANCE BY TIE EXECUTIVE
n. RcotcYcit Holds That LyncliirG
For ANY Crime is Subversive of All
LAW and T1ust BE Suppressed.

Oyster Bay. SpCcial-ln q letter.
The publication Of which was autho.-
lied. President Roosevelt commends
Governor Durbin. of indiana FOR the
attitude he assumed recently respect
ing lynchingr The President also en-
braces the opporuiritye tol express his
own views on lynehssSaNi mob vic
ience genera!ly. pointing out that
mob violence is merely >onc form n,
anarchy and that anarchy is the
forerunner of tyranny. The Preside
vigorously urges that the penalty for
that crime which most frequently in
duces a resort to lynching shall be
applied swiftly and surely but by due
process of the courts, so that it may
be demonstrated that the law is ade-
quatc to deal with crime by freeing
IL from every vestige of technicality
and delay President Roosevelt's let
ter III full to Governor Durbin fol
lows:
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12

A reader of The Commoner asks
whether the nation has reached the
zenith in matters OF education. There
ought to be no zenith, as that term Is
used. in matters of education. 1t
ought to be continual growth and de-
veiopment toward better things and
better methods.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1903-08-12
Col ma Active.

Tuxapan. Mex. Special.-The Coli
ma volcano continues in violent
state OF activity. The eruption Satur-
day was the most severe that has ye:
boen known. Great clouds cf smoke
poured from the crater. but no ashes
fell Earthquake shocks extending
along the coast as far south as the
isthmus are reported. At some points
the shock was OSciliatory, while at
tothers they were of a trepidatcry
character. No damages or casualties
a,e renOrtod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20
BONDS.

rate period BID Ask'i-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20

., this additional 100000 of stock will oe useu
r., clearing off the expense incurred by recent pun
cbosas Of new equipment and improvements IN the
roadbed. z, No..
PERE MARQUETTE BONDS SOID.-The Pere
Marquette Railroad Company has sold to n. w.
Harris & Co. and Robert Winthrop & Co.. sSO"w
~ its AZ per cent gold bonds secured by first Hen
on the Lake Erie and Detroit River DIVISION
through the deposit OF 100000 per cent nrst NOR
gage gold bonds of the Lake Erie and Detroit
River Railway Company, constituting tne eH'in
isspe thereof The Lake Erie and Detroit River d.
vision which operates go miles OF road De'"oeH
Detroit and Port Huron, Mich, and 81 IhoIlaS'
Ontario will be the connecting link in the Fere
Maroueette trunk line from Chicago to Buftho-
AMERICAN SMELLING AND REF ISl-'"
DIVIDEND-The American Smelling and Renhlns
Companv has declared the regular quarterly INV
dend Of IL per cent on the preferred STOCK payaOe
July z The matter of dividend on the common
stock was not taken up by the board at us meet
ing Yesterday or even discussed 1t 1s expecIeu'
however that this subject will be considered AT
the next dividend meeting in September. ana the
probabilities are that IL conditions remain as they
are at present the directors will at that time oe
clare a distribution in favor of the common StooN
holders.
READINCi.-The advance in Reading was on ouS-
ing by Western houses like Harris Gates q GO anu
Wassermann Brothers. 1t was admitted 'hht tne
earnings large. but it was suggested thd' t'
recent strike had helped to keep up the price
of coal and that the large earnings from the car
riage of coal were modified extent by the
fact that it had been stored in all the company
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-20
PIG IRON MARKET.

In their weekly report of conditions in the pig
iron market, Rogers. Brown & Co. give the most
optimistic view of the situation that has been pre-
scented for two months They say:
Measured by the number and volume OF orders,
the pig iron market has decidedly improved Ne"
business coming out has doubled and trebled the
last week as compared with the six weeks pre-
cedng it. There every evidence that still turJheT
buying will follow. 1t is known that some or the
largest interests in the country are feeIng ttle
market The rank and file also are nearing tne
point where freer purchases must be made II tnelT
business is to go 1t should not be inferred from
the above that buying is back 10 its normal pro-
portions for it is The rank and file are mold
ing off and will do until there is good evidence
that the bottom of prices has been reached On
this point It is worth remarkng that no one ever
recognizes the bottom when II is reached, and that
history shows that even the shrewdest buyers lose
their advantage through incredulity. Concessions
continue to be made in the various districts qntlI
the point is about reached where many makers
prefer to close down before conceding more
Neither railroads labor. which are the chief
factors in manufacturing cost, are disposed TO
accept reductions, that, in merchant pig iron at
least, indications now favor slow curtatlment OF
output AdviCes from the country at large are at
marked variance with the sentiment at this centre
FOundries and mills full of work and, WnlIe
hesitation is noticed, due to labor troubles
and high costs. it is believed that as these causes
gradually removed. the volume OF business VIII
be larger than ever. It is now ruEr1ng above the
level of year ago. which was counted very large