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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
OTHER POWERS MAY OBJECT
To Action of Germany, England and Italy
Regarding Venezuela.

is to have The Hague arbitration
tribunal pass on them. But just how
the Venezuelan question is to get be-
fore The Hague court in the event of
Mr.. Bowen's failure to adjust the diff
ferences is not quite clear. 1t is in
conceivable to the administration
that there should be a renewal of hos
tilities on the Venezuelan coast and
more putting on of the screws" no
matter how Mr.. Bowen's work shall
turn out.
The Hague tribunal ONE naturally
into sight as a port of safety. But to
place a case before the tribunal re-
quires the laying down of certain
basic proposit ons Ut matters to be
arbitrated, and an agreement on the
limitations to be placed on the arbitra-
ton, and it is difficult to conjecture
how all hands can be brought togeth-
er on the complex and difficult prob
lens involved in an arbitration pro-
tOcol.
For instance, one point, which
would undoubtedly be very difficult to
agree on would be the results of the
present blockade, whether or not Ven
ezuela might not properly regard the
damages inflicted on her as offsets to
the claims of the powers. Mr.. Bowen,
already looking ahead, has prepared
a long list of such injuries inflicted
upon Venezuela and this list grows
with every days continuance of the
blockade, but from the tone of the
representatives of the allies here, it
is quite certain that they would re-
sist to the utmost the presentation
of any such offsets.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
A. DISPLAY OF GERMAN NERVE

New York, Jan. 30.-It is reported
that several German army and naval
officers passengers on the steamer
Moltke, which has arrived here on a
cruise through the West Indies, says
the Tribune's Havana correspondent,
made extensive s%oundings in Havana
harbor near Santa Clara battery, gar
risoned by American troops. 1t is
said they also took photographs of
the Notifications. In view of the at
titHde of Germany in Venezuela, this
is regarded as significant.
A report that Minister Squires had
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

tons of the Germans was denied by
the minister, who says he has heard
only rumors The Moltke sailed yes
terday for Nassau and will arrive in
New York on February 1. The Ger
man officials aboard the Moltke were
sent on the cruise by the German
government, and, it is understood,
have been making soundings secretly
all over the West Indies.
Cajizote, the most dangerous ban
dit in Cuba, has been captured after a
desperate fight, in a suburb of this
city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

usual pacific mean of settlement.
The view is strongly held here that
the United States, France and Bel
GUM are in effect in a pacific alli-
ance las they did not resort to force
against Venezuela. 1t is insisted that
the present attitude of the allies tends
not only to prejudice the rights of the
pacific allies, but also establishes the
war is preferable to efforts to main
tain peace.
The second principle of the French
position is that the French Venezu-
elan settlement is in the form of a
treaty which entities it to interna-
tional recognition. This was formal
ly executed prior to the adoption of
froce by the allies, and while Vene-
zuela retained full independence in
the exercise of her sovereign right to
make a treaty. Therefore, it is main
tanned that this %antedates rights arts
ing from a resort to force. 1t is not
insisted, however, that this prior
treaty settlement entities France to
priority in the division of the Gus
toms receipts, as the officials hold
that all the powers having claims
should receive equal treatment. 1t
was at first supposed that Great
Britain, Germany and Italy favored
this view, and that the opposition
came from the personal attitude of
their representatives. But the latest
advices indicate the sympathetic at
titude of the British ambassador At
Washington, Sir Michael Herbert, the
German charge, Count Won Quadt,
and the Italian ambassador, Signor
Desplanches, who are restricted by
their instructions. Full recognition
is given of the evident fairness Of
Minister Bowen.
The position Of the French officials
in regard to the claims of the powers
is one of dignified firmness, but there
is no suggestion of a threat or of the
possibility of serious eventualities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

Washington, Jan. 3O.-No answer
has yet come from the allied powers
to Mr.. Bowen's last proposition. The
British ambassador sent a long cable
gram to Lord L~ansdowne yesterday.
stating what might be expected in
case Great Britain and her two allies
insisted on the preferential treat.
ment for the blockading powers. The
lished, but it informed the foreign
office that Minister Bowen, in the event
of a refusal of his proposition, would
call on the representatives of the 9th
er claimant powers in Washington
and state to them that VeneZleua
was being forced by the tripal alliance
to yield to a plan which would affect
seriously the interests of France, Bel
GUM. Norway and Sweden, Spain,
Denmark, Holland and the United
States.
When this step is taken it is expect
ed that France will make representa-
tons at one to London, Berlin and
Rome, protesting against any inter.
ference with the previous arrange
ment she had made with Venezuela
for the settlement with the claimant
nations.
There is reason to believe that the
French government has already sound
ed the United States government to
learn how much in common there may
be in their interests in Venezuela.
1t is said that there is a strong re-
semblance between the claims of the
two nations, perhaps enough to link
them together in resistance to any
policy on the part of the allies which
would tend to destroy or impair those
interests. For instance, the United
States, through a regular tribunal,
has secured judgment against Vene-
zuela for a considerable sum of mon
cy WIlCu SSucLuSld las UCCu paying
in installments.
Recently these payments have been
delayed and as the money comes in
large part from the Venezuelan GUS
toms the United States may have
very good legal right to protest
against any conduct on the part of the
allies which will prevent it's debtor
from meeting it's obligations to the
United States.
France, by treaty and negotiations,
has secured what amounts to a judg-
ment against Venezuela, and the
claims that her debtor must not be
destroyed or Venezuela's means of
meeting her payments to France i'm
paired, as will be the case by the
adoption of the preferential treatment
demanded by the allies. These con
siderations are tending to draw
France and the United States togeth-
er in a policy that is likely to take
issue with that of the allies.
If Mr.. Bowen cannot adjust the
claims with the allies, the purpose
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
ADJOURNED OVER SUNDAY.
Count of Silver Bow Returns Go on
Without interruption.
Especial to The Gazette.

Helena, Jan. 31.-The legislature
adjourned last evening until next
Monday. In the meantime the work
of counting the Silver Bow county
ballots will continue. The count is
not progressing very rapidly and 1T
will take at least a week. or 10 days
more for the clerks to complete the
work assigned them.
A good many people here are firm
ly convinced that delay in the contest
in the house is the program OF the
Heinze forces and that in their ef-
forts to defeat the scheme Of the Clark
democrats, who are the contestants,
the Heinze people are quietly being
assisted by some republicans.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
MOB VIOLENCE {.
A Voice in Louisiana Raised Against
1T is critical"

~ vOICC III eVU.Stdud GN0uSS0 H9QuIloe
New Orleans, Jan. 30.-In a stirring
charge to the grand jury of Natchit-
oches parish, the district judge has
called for the indictment or impeach-
ment of all justices of the peace and
other officials who have failed to sup
press mob violence within their jur-
isdiction.
"The white people of this state"
said the judge in his charge, now ex-
ercise all the powers of government.
We cannot turn these helpless people
over to the tender mercies of ire.
sponsible mobs without mourning the
contempt of all enlightened people
and the wrath of a righteous God"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

Helena, Jan. 31.-The appropriation
committee of the house has decided
not to allow the claims of sheriffs
against the state for mileage which
have been rejected by the state board
for lack CT funds to meet these claims.
The sheriffs of all the counties in the
state have been piling up big claims
for the transportation of prisoners
and many members of the legislature
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
BILLINGS HAS SIGNAL HONOR
CONFERRED UPON 1T.
GATHERING OF MANY LODGES
Valiant Knights and High Officers
Will Meet Here Next
Saturday.
Saturdays Daily Gazette.

NAS ~ DNAA 0oAOVLOs
Local Pythians are looking forward
to next Saturday, February z, with
p~leasurable anticipation, for on that
day will occur an event that will mark
an epoch in the history of the order in
eastern Montana. They have been
notified that they have been selected
for a signal honor by the officers of
the grand lodge of the state, Billings
having been named as the place at
which to hold a reunion of all the
lodges east of the mountains, and
some of the most distinguished mem
bers Of the fraternity will be here.
Those who have promised to be in
attendance are, Samuel r. White.
Butte, grand chancellor of the grand
lodge; R. D. Steele, Bozeman, past
grand chancellor; George R. Milburn,
Helena; grand p~relate; Jacob Loeb,
Helena, grand keeper of records and
seal; E. H. Talcott, Livingston, grand
master Of the e%xchequer, and Colonel
James DUANE, Anaconda, commander of
the Uniform rank. In addition to
the officers there will also be dele
cations from Helena, Butte, Anaconda,
Bozeman, Livingston, Aldrich, Big
Timber, Miles City, Forsyth and Red
Lodge.
Butte has sent word that a team,
composed of Is men, to illustrate the
work of comforting the different ranks
will accompany it's delegation and
will have charge of the floor. To give
the team ample opportunity to show
what it can do, three candidates have
been retained for the occasion, one
for each rank, and the limitations
promise to be conducted in right
knightly form.
The visitors from the west are ex-
pected to arrive at s o'clock in the
morning and will be met by the mem
bers of the local lodge and escorted
to their castle hall, where a formal
address of welcome will be delivered
by the mayor. After that they will
be taken in hand by their hosts and
a drive about the city will follow
and they will be entertained in diff
ferent ways until evening. At night
a regular lodge session will be held,
at which the ranks will be conferred.
A banquet will close the meeting.
Some of the older members OF the
local lodge are expecting to have the
pleasure of meeting their first past
chancellor, George A.. Roberts, who
was one Of the charter members and
a most excellent knight. For several
years he has been a resident of Horr
and since then has not visited the
city. He has been prevailed upon to
be present and take part in the cere-
monial and social exercises.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
EXPLOSION ON THE PURITAN.

Two Men in the Fire Room Are Seri-
ously Scalded.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. 30.-News was
received from the navy yard here to-
day of the explosion of a steam cask
Puritan. lying off Old Point Comfort.
Two members of the fire room force
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Gargen Gets 1t.

Denver, Jan. 30.-The announce
ment was made last night of the ap-
pointment of A. A. Gargan as assist
ant superintendent of the third dis
trict of the western division of the
Western Union Telegraph company
with Headquarters at Denver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
WILL REPORT AGAINST
PAYING SHERIFFS' CLAIMS
Especial to The Gazette

he Gazette.l
contend that these bills should be met
by the counties in which the claims
originate.
1t is believed if the sheriffs are
obliged to have their expense bills
scrutinized by the county commits
sioners of their respective counties
that the items for the transportation
Of prisoners to the state p~enitentiary
will be materially reduced.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

were seriously burned. One of the
men who was badly scalded by es-
Gaping steam was brought to the naval
hospital here this morning. None of
the particulars of the accident has
yet been given out.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

See shoemaker under Yegen Bros
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. est
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

Madrid, Jan. 30.-The Cuban min
lister to Spain, Senior Marchan. pre-
sented his credentials 20 the king yes
terday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
THE SHOT THAT KILLED G0EBEL

present, and one other, whose name
he gave.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Wanted.

War1ed.
To buy bounty CLAIMS. At onc
front room over W. B. Ten Eyck's
Montana emu
9Stf DIR. CLIFF LINDSEY.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

st. Paul Dispatch: d. Benja-
min Andrews escapes from free
silverism by the geological route.
He was misled by a celebrated
geologist of Europe, to believe
that there wasn't gold enough in
the world. Who was the
geologist? Was it that Austrian
PROFESSIONALISM was his name,
Souse?-who invented the idea
that the Almighty had put into
the earth a fixed ratio of silver
and gold, sixteen Of the former
to one of the latter, upon whose
dogma much dependence was
put by u own silverphiles?
Any path out of an impasse an.
swers, but one might think that a
man of Andrews ability and
education would not have been
misled by any such absurd
notion. He should have sensed
the economic fact that men are
discarding silver for gold, just as
they are discarding gold for it's
paper representatives, simply in
obedience to that law of motion
that seeks out the line of least
| resistance
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

Governor Taft has called down
upon himself nothing but praise
from American press for his last
report, given out by the War
Department. That the Philip.
pine civil government is in the
hands of a man whose only
concern is the best accomplish
ment in the task committed to
him has already become the
settled conviction of the people
of the United States.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

A telegram from Pierre an
nounces the appointment of John
G. Perkins, of Sisseton, as com.
missioner of insurance, to sue.
coed H. G. Shober, whose term
of office expires next month
The governor has made an ex.
cellent appointment and Johns
Milbank friends extend hearty
congratulations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

Anyone would think from
reading last weeks Review that
the editor of that paper was both
mayor and city council of the
city of Milbank, from the number
of boquets which the editor
throws at himself when speaking
of the street work which the city
is doing SO a~cceptably. The
whole thing resolves itself into
the important fact hat the editor
has been again endorsed-in fact
he is always endorsed when there
lis any good sense used-and he
proceeds to cover himself with
flowers which he himself has
thrown, and strut up and down
before the gaze of an admiring
pablo, like that other famous
character who once upon a time
"put in his thumb and pulled out
a plum and cried what a big boy
am l." The fulsome praise
which the editor heaps upon
himself week after week would
be disgusting if it were not so
ridiculous that it eXcites the
merriment of the community.
The only time when the editor is
not thoroughly and heartily in
love with himself and with his
own accomplishments is when he
speaks of the late city admins
tration, and to simply think of
ex- Mayor Saunders always
brings a big lump into his
throat. A couple of weeks ago
the editor INDUCED in a half
column of this self laudation for
having maintained the custom
while he was mayor of making
both city papers official. The
fun of the thing is apparent when
it is known that the editor was
the first. mayor to violate the
custom, and when elected for his
last term he cut off the HERALD
ADVANCE without any compunc-
ton whatever, and set an ex-
ample which Mayor Saunders
supposed he was OBJ liSed to
follow, so that if the latter had
any bad habits along the line
complained of he certainly
learned them from our friend,
and should not be hardly dealt
with for following the example
of such an illustrious character.
Not only Saunders, but Mayor
Carter Harrison of Chicago, as
we learn from the Review, has
sought the counsel and instruc-
ton of a former mayor of Mil
bank on the referendum and
other important municipal mat
tiers in the past, and we certainly
think that Mayor Bouck and the
aldermen will miss the Oppor-
tunity of their official lives if
they fail to drink deep and long
from the fountain of wisdom that
has been opened and is freely
offered them.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

M~ayor-Thomas l.. Bouck.
Aldermen First Ward-C. w. Martens and
W.. w. Reeve.
Aldermen Second Ward. s. Farley, George
Empson.
Aldermen Third Ward--E. johnson, <. W.
Phelan.
Treasuror--F. A. Croal.
Auditor-E. p. Dore.
Attorney-Geo. $. RiX.
Assessor-H. J. Benedict.
Marshal-Charles Sutclife.
Night Watchman-James s. Dore.
Regular meetings of city council held on the
Arst Monday of each month.
Board OF Education-Henry Schafer, president,
c. A. Erlandson, E.. Emanuel.J d.. Bnrkhardt,
Chas. Cannon, f. p. Dore. William Jennings,
s. s. Lockhart, secretary. Regular meeting last
Friday OF each month.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

During the first ninety days
of the present fiscal year 6 ,1O9,-
900 acres of government land
were filed upon. Should this
increasing ratio be maintained
between 2 5000, 600 and 10000,
600 acres will be taken from the
public domain the present fiscal
year.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

OF the amount of gold that
flowed into the u. S. treasury
last year-$SO, $50, O7O, Colorado
contributed $27, 500. 429, Califor-
MIA $17. 124941, Alaska $685.
793, Montana 81, 154, 365, South
Dakota 81, 1893, O47, Arizona 81, 159,
O39, Nevada So, 514,212, and Utah
So, 72O, $50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
For Over Sixty Years.

MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING
SYRUP has been used for chill.
dren teething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

Chicago had an attendance of
1000, 900 people at the Worlds
Fair, but st. Louis counts con-
fdently on an attendance of
40, 900, 900.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

At a recent meeting of the
state board of regents Dr.. James
Chalmers, of Illinois, was elected
president of the South Dakota
agricultural college. The new
president comes we'll equipped
for his work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
COUNTY OFFICERS.

County Judges. s. Lockhart.
County Auditor-Geo. II. Pinckney.
Register of Deeds-E, p. Brockman.
County Treasurer-Nils Forsberg.
Sherif-A. X. Crawford.
Clerk Of Courts-W. r. Rabbit.
States Attorney-Thad l.. Fuller.
County Superintendent. s. Raberge
SurveyOr-W. s. Crowl.
COroner-W. A. Kriese;.
County Commissieners-First District. Ben
MOser; Second District John Erickson; Third
District, Julius Fenner
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
Pew Implement Co.
SO. OAK.
Nice Little Love Storx
SO. OAK.

nice Little Love Story,
A dreamer and Il man of action loved
a woman.
1he dreamer said: Il shall write
verses in her praise. They will touch
her vanity. and she will love me for
them "
But the man of action said: "How
Old fashioned! l shall corner the stock
market and that will bring her"
SO the dreamer wrote verses. and be
induced a friend of his who ran a mag.
azlne to print them. And the man If
ACTON cornered something or other and
became a Millionaire.
IN the meantime the girl married y
man who inherited his money and
lived happy ever after.
nut the dreamer was SO proud Of his
verses that he didn't care. and the man
VI ACTON was so busy that he didn't
Inc only one to suffer was the man
she married.-Smart Set.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

More than 10000 American
farmers now have the benefit of
the rural free delivery, and the
amount of mail they receive has
been more than doubled since
the system was adopted.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

The story of disaster by floods
in Kansas and Missouri was
followed this week by a cloud
burst in Oregon by which
several hundred lives were lost.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

There are only 40 towns in
Russia in which Jews are per-
mitted to settle and acquire real
estate.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
The Cow Had No warnfng

A Maryland justice Of the peace in
deciding an action against a railroad
company for killing a cow near a road
crossing decided the case in favor Of
the plaintiff for the reason that 1.-The
defendant had no sign up at the cross
ing"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19

II you have built castles in the air
your work need not be lost. That Is
where they should be. Now put foun
dations under them.-ThOreau.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-06-19
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