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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
JAPS MAKING FEINTS.
st. Petersburg Thinks Enemy Will
Not Advance on Hai-Cheng.

ST. PETERSBURG, June II, 2:15 pm
The view of the general staff is that as
the Japanese column which, reached Stu
Yen was not followed by either of the
main armies, in southern Manchuria the
Japa nese have no present intention or
advancing on Hai-Cheng. but have sent
forward a force as feint, to menace and
discourage as much as possible the dis
patch of a heavy Russian force down the
Lao Tung peninsula.
Neither does the general staff believe
that the enemy's column at Saimatsza,
even should 1T go so far north as Djiand--
iian. is of a serious character, the opinion
being that Gen. Kuroki continues to
dangle before Gen. Kuropatkin's eyes a
double objective. but that he Is not yet
strong enough to risk a real advance.
This belief is based on calculations that
the enemy has not more than 10000 men
all told in southern Manchurfa, and that
only in the event of the Japanese attain
ing strength greatly in excess of these
figures will they be capable Of a genuine
forward movement. .
No fresh news has been received in re-
gard to the situation around Port Arthur.
Private adViceS from LiaO-Yang indf-
cate that the Russian force at Vafandian
is prepared to retire northward if seri-
ously threatened
Newspapers on Situation.
The Russky Invalid, in concluding an
article on the military situation in the far
east, inclined to the belief that fighting
has already occurred in front of Port Ar
thur and that the Japanese sustained
reverse.
The Viedomosti, Of which Prince Oukh
tomsky. who is now sojourning in the
United States, is the editor, has received
a second warning for 'gratuitously dis
turbing public opinion" by printing a re-
port that some Moscow merchants had
subscribed to a Japanese loan. A third
warning will result in the suspension of
the publication of the paper.
The Novoe Fremya, discussing the re-
port that the submarine boat Protector
had been shipped from Newport News,
Va, for Japan, expresses the hope that
the United States government will make
detailed explanation of why the boat
was allowed to leave the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
STAYED AWAY FROM BALL.
Russian Embassy Begs Excuses TO
Absence From British Function,

Absence From British Function.
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
NEW YORK. June IA cablegram from
London says: The Russian ambassador and
the entire staff of the Russian embassy
begged ito be excused from attending "a
state ball given at Buckingham palace last
night, on account of the anxiety through
which their country Is passing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-11
Circulation of The Evening STAR

SATURDAY. June T. 1904. l,24O
MONDAY June 6, 1904. ................. s4,2Os
TUESDAY, June 7, 1904. Observation-Disclosures. 34,O2s
WEDNESDAY, June 8. 1904 ............. 34,185
THURSDAY, June 8. 1904. .............. 34,OS7
FRIDAY, June 10, 1904. Observation-Disclosures. 33,857
Total. Observation-Disclosures. .21I,6a8
Daily average. Observation-Disclosures. 85,2S1
The Western news., 1904-10-26
LANDS THROWN OPEN F..
Portions of Withdrawal Strip and
Como Reserve Taken Out of
Forest Reserve.

Last Thursdays papers brought the
news that the Como reserve and the
Withdrawal strip" had been thrown
open to settlement and which occa-
stoned some excitement locally. Many
residents hereabouts des,rous of secur-
ing lumber claims got busy looking
up the matter.
A little investigation disclosed that
Congressman Joe Dixon, whose paper,
the Missoulian, had promptly accorded
him credit for another opening" had
handed the people another pan of
SKINNED milk"
The land described in the official
communication from the general land
office consists of some patented claims
and large tracts of 'stump land" from
which the timber was stolen long ago.
Very little land of any account and it
The Western news., 1904-10-26

am answerable only to God and Gov
ernor Peabody, If the taxpayers
don't like It they can 20 to hell.
During the republican national
convention in Chicago this year, one
of the wealthy mine owners of Colo
RADIO gave banquet in honor of Gov
ernor Peabody, and at that banquet
were republican senators. congress-
men and state governors among
them being Former Senator Tom
Carter and Congressman Joe Dixon.
The republicans of Montana say
in their platform that they don't like
Pssbodyism; but the republican
national convention does not say
anything about it.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
MILITARlSM IN COLORADO.

The constitutions of the United
States and of the states guarantee
the right of trial by jury, the right to
be tried under specific indictment,
the right to have charges preferred
SO that they can be answered, and the
right of counsel for every person
charged with crime.
If men commit crime IN Montana,
they are charged by indictment with
violating certain sections of the GRIM
inal code; they are allowed to have
legal advice and lawyer to make
the defense, are tried by jury and al
lowed to go free if the jury return a
verdict of s'not guilty as charged !"
That is the law in Colorado as 1t is in
all the other states Of the union.
But because great corporations,
which have constantly meddled in
Colorado politics, demanded that the
constitution and laws be ignored,
Governor Peabody obeyed the cor
porations. The state courts were
open and the United States courts
were open; but Peabody set aside
the constitution aud laws and put the
courts out of business with his mil
tia, at the demand of the corpora
tions.
! Peabody's defiance of law cost the
taxpayers of Colorado the enormous
sum of SS42,O96. Who will pay the
bulk of that large sum? The mine own
ers are taxed on one quarter of their
output, but the farmers are taxed on
their whole product. So, in proper
ton to their wealth, the farmers vii
pay most of that sum of $S42,O96.
When the Denver Times and th,
Denver Post asked General Shel mar
Bell to explain certain items in hi!
military bills, he said:
! 81 have no apologies to make.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
A NATIVE rlONTANIAN

GORMLEY A NATIVE nONTANIAN.
For the first time in the history of
Montana her people have the privi-
lege of voting for native born son
of the state for representative in con-
gress. Not only is it the high priv
ilege of the voters of this state tc
cast their votes for a native born
Montanian, but in voting for A. G.
Gormley, of Cascade county, they
will be voting for one of the bright
est lawyers in the state, matchless
orator, clear headed, comprehen-
sive business man and above
all things, that noble work of
God, an honest man. MIR. Gormley
has worked himself to the front by
industry and persistence and by fol
lowing an upright course. Incapable
of intrigue, his opponents always
know where to find him and in no
instance has he ever been charged
with double dealing. Earnest in his
advocacy of the cause of the people,
he has never finched from duty
never lodged an issue, and never
failed to stand by his statements.
Further than this he has been open
and above board on all public ques-
tlons And today there is nowhere
in the northwest a more upright or
honorable, or more outspoken ex-
ponent of the peoples interests,
ready at all times to leave each and
every question Of moment to the peo-
pie of which he is one. Closer to
the common people perhaps than the
majority of public men in the state,
he stands for the right because he
thinks he is right and nothing can
swerve him. He is not under any
corporate influence whatever, but
stands against monopoly and money
rule and for the breadwinners, the
farmers, the people of Montana
| Rocky Mountain Husbandman.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
STATESMAN MEYER.

Is senator W. F. Meyer, of Carbon,
candidate for reelection, any worse
since his indecent assault on a young
woman at Red Lodge than he was
before? Not bit. This is his Sec
and offense of the same kind. But
those are rot his only offenses.
During two sessions of the legisla-
ture Meyer has openly acted as a
col operation agent, voting always
against the people of Montana
Whenever corporation has had any
dirty work it wanted done, Meyer
was ready to do it. He and senator
Maddox killed the railroad commits
sion bill, after Meyer had said in the
senate that he would vote for 1t.
Meyer was one of the corporation
dCUOIucyS WIZ VOtou lot bl0 lTSJ duu
most notoriously unconstitutional
Fair Trial. bill. He was one of
the republicans who voted against
the initiative and referendum amend
ment. He never voted for the peo-
pie if the interests of a corporation
we're at stake.
The republican party of Montana
is responsible for Meyer. Knowing
the character of the man, his party
honored him by making him perma.
nent chairman of the republican
state convention at Billings. He is
close to Tom Carter and William
Lindsay. Let those men take the
consequences for Meyers disreput-
able acts.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
PUT THEFT ALL OUT.

The Missoulian, which is not sup
porting the republican platform hint
for the initiative and referendum and
a direct primary law, can't see more
than two corporations in Montana,
and says that both corporations will
go out of politics If you refuse to vote
for them and their candidates"
Corporations don't go into politics
because the people vote for corpora
ton candidates, and until we have IN
this state primary nomination law,
corporations will at times control pri-
maries, get some of their agents ap-
pointed and thus the people are
cheated.
Corporations don't meddle in legis-
lation because people vote for corpor-
alton agents, and they won't quit
their meddling in legislation until
the voters of Montana adopt an in
itiative and referendum amendment
to the state constitution.
The Missoulian's plan is for the
people to wait until the corporations
go out of politics voluntarily. The
democratic plan is to pass a direct
primary nomination law and shut the
corporations out of the primaries and
prevent their meddling in nomina
tions; and adopt an initiative and ref
erendum amendment SO as to prevent
corporation meddling in legislation
The Missoulian's plan for making
the corporations get out of politics
amounts to this:
A man is troubled by rowing cow
that get into his garden The Mis-
soulian says to him:
"lf you don't plant anything il
your garden the cows will stay out
If we wait for the corporations T.
get out of politics voluntarily, we vii
The Western news., 1904-10-26

DO YOU WANT THESE REFORMS =?
The Hon. Thomas Henry Carter,
perpetual candidate for United States
sen nator, and the Hon. William Lind
say, republican candidate for govern
or, are stumping the state together
and are vigorously wagging Identical
ly the same brand of whiskers in be-
half of their respective candidates.,
instead of in advocacy of the repub-
lican state platform.
While they profess to stand on a
platform that declares, ''We cordially
indorse the passage of prudent,
safely guarded initiative and referen-
dunn l.ws," "a well-considered and
adequate fellow servant law" "a law
for railroad commission safely
guarded etc, neither William nor
Thomas nor the republican press are
saying much about it.
Privately, Mr. Lindsay, who has a
sheep ranch near Glendive, will ad-
NIT that the cardinal tenets of his
faith are "high wool and low wages"
while your Uncle Thomas Henry will
coyly admit that he Is after that SEN
atorship.
In striking contrast with the repub-
lican state platform is the democratic
state conventions declaration of
principles, with its specific demands
and straight forward pledges.
Read both platforms-the republi-
can platform framed bv Carter, Lind
say, Dixon, ct al, and the democratic
platform that was drawn by Govern
or Toole. Read them closely and
carefully and we'll.
Then if you desire these reforms
for which there certainly is impera.
tive need in Montana, you are bound
to admit that there is but one way tc
get them and that is by voting fol
Governor Toole, democratic state of.
ficers to sustain him, and a democrat,
ic Legislature. You will never ge,
them from, Lindsay, Dixon and {
Tom Carter legislature.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

leave the door open for them to get
IN again at any time. If we leave
the door open for then: to buy legis-
lators and legislation, they will buy
them when they want them. Close
that door with the initiative and ref
erendum. Lock it with the initiative
and referendum, for no corporation
key will fit that lock.
Don't wait for the COWS that are
destroying your garden to eat all
they want, but put them out and keep
them cut with strong fence.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

If it was proper for President
Roosevelt to use his friendly offices
to get the anthracite coal miners and
che coal barons of Pennsylvania to-
gether, why would it not have been
eminently proper for him to have
used his friendly offices to the same
end in Colorado, where the Rookie
TELLER interests are stamping union
labor out of existence?
The Western news., 1904-10-26

Among other reasons why Mr..
Austin q. Gormley should be elected
to represent this state in congress is
the important one that the next house
is certain to be democratic and thus
Mr.. Gormley will be in a position to
do more for the state than his oppo-
nent.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

While In federal Switzerland the
referendum is obligatory for all laws,
it is the optional referendum that is
proposed for Montana; no act of the
legislature is to be referred to the
people unless the referendum is de-
manded by per cent of the voters.
Under the optional referendum it
might not be necessary to refer a law
once in ten years, but the voters
would still have the veto power when
corrupt or unwise legislature en-
acted pernicious law.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

consisting of small, isolated patches,
is affected.
The communication from the gen.
eral land Office follows:
by order of Oct. IA. 1904. the acting
secretary of the interior released the
following described public lands from
the temporary Withdrawals made ON
Feb. 3, 1892, for the proposed Lake
Como forest reserve, and July IA, 1879,
for the proposed addition to the Bitter
Root forest reserve, and restored said
lands to settlement, but provided that
the lands SO released from withdrawal
and restored to settlement shall not
become subject to entry, tling or
selection under the public land laws
until after 90 days notice by such
publication as this Office may prescribe:
I'm township l north, range 10 west,
as follows: East half of sections S. 8.
II, % and 80.
''ln township 2 north, range 21 west.
as follows: Northwest quarter and
east half of section 3, all of section Is.
south half of section 26, northwest
quarter and south half of section n.
southeast quarter of section %, south
half of section 80 and all of sections
"a, IS and SO.
I'm township 3 north. range 21 west,
as follows: West half of section 4.
south halt of northwest quarter and
southwest quarter of section S, south
east quarter of northeast quarter and
east half of southeast quarter of Sec
tion 6. northeast quarter of northeast
quarter of section %. and northeast
quarter of section 80.
"In township north, range 21 west,
as follows: All Of section S, southeast
quarter of section 6, east half Of Sec
| tion z, all Of section 8, west half of
section 16, northwest quarter of Sec
tion II, northeast quarter of section
18, west half of sections 21 and %.
north half of section % and west half
of section 80.
"In township north, range 81 west,
as follows: East half of sections S
and 8, all of sections II and 20 and
northeast quarter of section %.
'In township 8 north, range 81 west,
as follows: All of sections % and 80.
''In township 10 north, range 21
west. as follows: All of sections %
and 80.
"All in principal meridian, Nom
tana.
"Inmediately post upon your rec
ords the fact that said lands are re-
leased from withdrawal and restored
to settlement on Oct. IA, 1904. You
will be fully instructed at an early
date regarding the required publica-
ton Of the date upon which the lands
will become subject to entry, filing
and selection.
"W. A. RICHARDS,
| t'Commissioner.o
The Western news., 1904-10-26
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET

For Representatives
WILLIAM A. GROW
of Hamilton.
J. w. HICKMAN
of Victor.
For County Attorney
X. LEE McCULLOCH
of Hamilton.
For Sheriff
JOSHUA POND
of Hamilton.
For Assessor
GEO. w. JOHNSON, I
of Stevensville.
For Treasurer
HARVEY L. CARTER
of Corvallis
For County Clerk and Recorder
DEAN STANLEY
of Corvallis.
For Clerk of the Distric, Court
ROBERT M'LAUGHLIN
of Corvallis.
For Superintendent of Schools
MISS MABEL CORLEY
Of Steyensville.
or Public Administrator
J.J. SOUTHWICK
of Hamilton.
For Surveyor
MALCOLM d. kIPPEN
of Hamilton.
For Coroner
c. r. BELL
of Hamilton.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET

Presidential Electors
PAUL. a. FUSZ
of Granite
EDWARD CARDWELL
of Jefferson
PATRICK ]. CARNEY
of Madison.
For Congressman
A. c. GORMLEY
OF Cascade.
For Governor
JOSEPH *. TOOLE
of Lewis and Clarke.
For Lieutenant Governor
EDWIN NORRIS
of Beaverhead.
For Chief Justice
d. F. SMITH
of Flathcad.
For Clerk of Supreme Court
FINLAY MCRAE
of Lewis and Clarke.
For Auditor
PHI. C. GOODWIN
of Silver Bow.
For Secretary of State
MILES ROMNEY
OF Ravalli.
For Treasurer
d. G. BROWNE
of Chouteau.
For Attorney General
CHAS. H. HALL
of Missoula.
For Supt. of Public instruction
J. NJ. KAY
of Carbon.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

titles affected by Joe's title-validating
bill. For instance, why not be frank
about it and give a complete list of
the timber and stone entries-those
that really needed validating?
The Western news., 1904-10-26

Last week The Western News
rounded out it's fourteenth year.
Here goes for Vol. XIV, free and in
dependent newspaper devoted heart
and soul to the best interests of the
whole people.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

MIR. Harlan, Joe Dixon's Missou-
liam and other stool pigeons, while
about it, should publish complete,
not simply partial" list of the
The Western news., 1904-10-26
Broke into His House.
"Con,n,issioner.''

S. LIE Quinn of Cavendish, Vt,
was robbed of his customary health
by invasion of chronic constipation.
When DR.. Kings New Life Pills
broke into his house, his trouble was
arrested and now he's entirely cured.
They're guaranteed to cure. 25c at
Hamilton Drug Go.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

In the light of Colorado's expert
ence, can Montana afford to expert :
ment with VIM. Lindsay as govern.
or? Lindsay who was picked for
that high Office by Tom Carter, the
henchman of the corporations.
The Western news., 1904-10-26

While ''doing things,' Congress-
man Joseph NJ. Dixon should have
thrown in a st,imp-puller with each
quarter section in the withdrawal
strip that was thrown open to settle
ment last week.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
Congressman Joe Dixon's |

Congressman Joe Dixon's latest
"grand opening appears to be one
of those "well considered' and ''safe.
ly guarded" propositions. En-
braced in the entire Is, 700 acres, con
sisting of portions of the Como re.
serve and the withdrawal strip" that
skirts the western rim of the Bitter
Root valley, thrown open to settle.
ment last week, there probably isn't
100 acres of standing timber. The
land lies chiefly on the mountain
sides and is absolutely worthless--ba
rem stump wastes in the main. The
timber that once covered it was
stolen by the A. G. M. 90. years ago
Wherever there happened to be any
standing timber it was carefully elm
mated from last weeks withdrawa
and remains in the forest reserve, as
in sections five and SIX just west O
Hamilton, for example. Perhaps
Mr.. Dixon threw open the STUMP
wastes in the expectation that pll
grims might locate them and h
would be given an opportunity to de
some more title validating!
The Western news., 1904-10-26

Weeks ago when Corporation At
torney Joe Dixon, through his cor
poration newspaper, the Missoulian,
began singing mud at Governor r
Toole-he started something.
The Western news., 1904-10-26
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1904.
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL TICKET

For President
ALTON B. PARKER
Of New York
For Vice President
HENRY G.. DAVIS
OF West Virginia
The Western news., 1904-10-26
Ward Township

Ward Township
For Justice of the Peace
FRANK L. BURNS
For c. nstable
JAMES M. HIGGINS
Corvallis Township
For Justice of the Peace
M. D. FULKERSON
For Constable
S. M. AULT
Stevens Township
For Justices of the Peace
JOHN WILLIAMS
GEORGE READ
For Consta bles
JOHNSON DAUGHERTY
WALTER JERNIGAN
The Western news., 1904-10-26
OFFICIAL PAPER or aAvALL, COUNTY.
TO Advertisers.

To Advertisers.
The Western News absolutely guarantees
is advertisers an actual bona fide paid Cir
culation within Ravalli county two times
greater than that of any other newspaper
published in the known world. Advertising
ontracts will be made subject to this guar
utee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-08
PIPE LINE Is READY.
Connecting Link Between Kansas Oil
Fields and Market

Humboldt, Kan, Oct. S.-The con-
Meeting link between the Kansas oil
fields and the markets of the world
has been completed. The last foot of
the great pipe line from Humboldt to
the refinery at Kansas City was buried
last evening, and within a few days
oil will be run through the line.
The pumping station at Humboldt
which will be the feeder of the line, is
complete with the exception of the 600
horsepower pump, which will not be
placed in position for sixty days owing
to delay in shipment from the factory.
In the meantime smaller pumps have
been installed, and with these water
is now being forced through the line.
If present calculations are verified
this sh ould reach the Sugar creek re-
finery at about o'clock today. At z
o'clock Monday morning the first
water was forced in the line. being
taken from Coal creek, where the
Standard Oil company has built dam
holding the water in a lake nearly two
miles in length. Thirty-six thousand
barrels will be required to fill the line.
Ahead of this great volume of water
is being forced a Scraper, which will
clean the line of all distractions.
When the water reaches the refinery
the gates will be closed and forced
pressure put on the line to test it.
This pressure will be 10000 pounds
to the square inch and will develop
any flaws in laying the line. AS soon
as the test is completed oil will be