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KILLING OF JAPANESE
SPY BRINGS PROTEST
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SSA&NN.EEa%
notifying the Chinese authorities be-
fore arresting the captain. He ex-
plains further that the resistance Of
the prisoner was unforeseen and that
his consequent shooting could not be
avoided. The Chinese government il
not satisfied with this explanation and
considers that It's authority has been
ignored. The incident has created 1
great deal Of feeling on both sides.
The Japanese say that China does
not show evidence Of q proper. under
standing Of the case;; that as y NUM-
Der OF high mandarins are involved.
1t was out of consideration of these
o%flcials. az well as for the military In
terests Of Japan and the preservation
Of good relations with China, that ia
pan desired to dispose OF the case as
rapidly as possible. s
China is proud OF her modern met
ropolitan police force and she is jeal-
GUS Of the police powers exercised by
the foreign states, in the region OF the
capitol. This condition mas prevailed
since the boxer wal II 1901. The Chi
nese government ID especially fearful
of the activity OF the Japanese in this
connection, as there. are not less than
5000 Japanese in Pekin. This fric-
ton, has been Increased BY the fact
that the Japanese newspaper publish
ed here has refused to conform to the
press regulations.
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eRYAN's SPEECH OF ACCEPT
ANcE.

Unusually the utterances OF MT.
Bryan are scholarly, brilliant with elo-
quence and beautifully painted, in
words susceptible OF but one interpre.
tation.
In his speech Of acceptance. which
appears In another column, he has
deserted the pedestal he has so long
occupied. Instead of a dignifed ad-
dress, which we had every reason to
expect, he has farangued the people,
much as q street conner orator would.
by attacking the motives of his op.
ponent.
To comment on his speech is not
necessary-and indeed, quite impossi
bic, for the very good reason that he
states that he will issue another let
ter of acceptance, in which he Will
go into the matter more fully. Also
he states that he will discuss the is
sues separately.
Then, Tor the most part, he in
dulges in polite billingsgate, II the
expression is allowable, put questions
his position. as we'll as the motives
Of the rank and file o. the Republt
can party. In doing this Mr.. Bryan
overlooks entirely the 1act that the
only possible manner in which he car
be elected is to convince enough Re
publicans Of the truth OF his argu
ment, to induce them to cast thei,
vote for him. and not for Taft hence
he couples bad Judgment to his at
tack. and repels. rather than attracts
the very element he seeks to win to
his cause.
He opens his speech with IN .apcl
ogy, in which he states that he stands
not alone for the things that the
Democratic platform pledges, but "a
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old and unmarried. He was IN auto
mobile machinist. II vas evident that
the son had nsver awakened.
Has Z son III Montana.
Clark A. Duffy, another son, resides
In Thompson. Mont. The full name Of
the father IL Henry ]. DUFFY. 1t was
stated BY the attending surgeons that
the old man would recover from Hi
wounds. He is undoubtedly insane.
Duffy not only purchased q lot In
the cemetery for tho burial Of his vic.
tims. but had headstones erected to1
three graves.
Three plain t~ombstones were put
in place ON the lot at his order bear.
ing the names: Henry ]. Duffy.
Erred "A. Duffy" Zaidah LaCom."
There were himself, his son and
daughter. The g~ravestones for hid
children were placed on each side Of
the one erected for himself. DUFFY
paid 500 for the headstones and was
in q great hurry to have them
erected.
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John cH,NAMAN's Guy TRICK.

JOHN cHlNAMAN's sly TRICK.
China has intercepted another ship
load OF fire arms. sent by thrifty Jap
anese merchants. to the rebels Of the,
Flowery Kingdom. A short time z
she stopped q similar shipment, and
Japan made her pay damages-insist-
ed. BY buster. on her right to foment
trouble n civil strife. China, big.
overgrown and indolent. paid the
money.
Then the people Of China started a
boycott on Japanese goods and busi-
ness houses that has ruined the trade
of that country with the mainland Of
Asia.
The stopping Of the second ship is
probably q shrewd move on the part OF
China to ascertain whether Japan
wants some more of the same kind OF
medicine.
II so. China win pay another In.
demnity-and make the boycott more
effective.
These indemnities come easy-and
the Japanese citizen throws his hat in
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81 gN III -.
well for the things the makers OF the
platform failetssto incorporate n tnat
ponderous document.
Until MI. Nj. Bryan delivers his
second speech OF acceptance--the for
NAL notification that he will accept
the nomination.. and then takes up
each plank separately. We really VAL
not know exactly where he stands.
In other words. Mr.. Bryan has ac-
gcepted the nomination, and the plat
form, but he reserves the right to
make amendments to meet either the
lebb o. now Of the tide Of public
opinion.
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An indignant Democrat has called
the attention of the Gazette to q mis-
take with reference to its criticism
bearing on the effects Of the Wilson
tariff.
In the first place, 1t is explained
that we did not understand the taritl
in its operation, or the causes thai
brought about the difference IN price
The statement that wool went down
to 5 cents per pound is misleading
he says. in that the figure quoted ,s
wrong. Also, he adds, we are in error
when we state that sheep sold as low
as 81 per head.
The Gazette has no object in mis-
representing any condition, politically
or otherwise, and this policy has
prompted 1t to investigate the state
ment Of our Democratic friend.
We find that we were in@error when
we stated that wool went down to 8
cents per pound, and we gladly EN-.
brace this opportunity to make the
correction. As a matter of fact, wool
went down to 6 cents a pound, and
had 1t not been for our friend we
should have entirely overlooked the
fact.
Also, we erred when we stated that
sheep sold as low as 81 per head.
As matter of fact, there was no mar
ket for sheep. There was a time,
when We were obtaining the full bene-
fit of the Wilson bill. that one had
only to offer a man a drove of sheep
to insult him.
AS to the charge that we are ignor-
ant of the benefits that flowed IRON
that remarkable Democratic docu-
ment, we plead guilty It is enough
to know that there was q cruel diff
erence. II any good came out of it
to the sheep men, or the people OF
the valley. we have never heard OF
It. All we know 8 that the bill pro
duced a panic here the like Of which
was never known before or since.
We know that wool sold down as
low as 6 cents a pound-a few days
ago It brought - cents here in Bill
lings, and unless the ears of our Demo.
cratic friend are longer than they ap-
pear to be, We fancy that even he
would rather accept the price OF to-
day, than that offered at the time the
Wilson bill was protecting the Brit
ish wool grower, at the expense OF
the sheepmen Of the Yellowstone val.
ley.
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fME84gr snN.aHl ENe ~
A Portland photographer with more
thrift than sense, lost faith In the
banks last fall, and Drew all his
money. $4,000, placed 1t in a tobacco
pouch and hid 1t under the floor OF
his studio. At least he could get his
money when he wanted 1t, and knowl.
edge Of this made him grin like a
mountain rat. "A few days ago the
building owe the floor took fire. The
house burned down and the money
burned up. Now. every time he pass
es 9 head Of green cheese he tips his
hat, out Of respect to the superior
character Of brains he feels certain
It contains.
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the Catholic name in their greed. We
earnestly suggest that Catholic or
carnations which exclude saloonkeep-
ers from membership and which for
bid the use of liquor at their meet
ings should moi tolerate the formation
Of clubs within their membership,
which despise the letter and spirit of
these laws which have been made by
their organizations for the honor Of
the Catholic name"
The following cablegram was 70
ceived from Rome In answer 70 a mes.
sage sent by the convention:
Bishop OF Hartford:
Holy Father thanks the CONVEX.
ton for their congratulations. willing
" blesses all members.
(Signed.)
Cardinal Merry Del VAL
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EASTERN MONTANA STILL ON
THE MAP,

Eastern Montana objects to occu-
pyng the position Of a cipher after a
figure.
At the present time this section OF
the state occupies a place in the
ranks. One county in central Mon
|tana, with population equal only to
the town Of Billings, is represented
by three men in official state posi-
tions. Eastern Montana-all of it
has not n representative in a state
office. We understand that the
three men from Gallatin county are
candidates for reelection.
Silver Bow-a Democratic commu
nity-has a number OF Republican
representatives in state offices.
The communities that aid in rolling
up the majorities seem to cut little.
figure.
But this year, the people have
come to the conclusion that Eastern
Montana 10 on the political. as we'll.
~ the geographical map. They win
ask, and follow up the requect with
q demand, that this section Of the
state be given a representative. He
need not come from Billings, or from
Yellowstone county. So long as he
from the eastern portion Of
the state it will be ali right. And
when we say the eastern portion, we
do not mean from Livingston or
Bozeman-we mean not west OF
Billings.
II the politicians fail to see the sig
n1ficance OF these statements. we
would advise them to purchase glass.
eyes. and improve their sense OF
sight, as well as justice.
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FIRST WITH THE NEW5.

GWWAMfE #kEWTtwE 55E"H-M -fssarHM "tNNNW TSHH
The only paper. that had 2 complete
account OF wreck at, Clendive was
the Gazette.
Every one who was injured. with
their name and address. together
with a complete account Of the Injury
sustained, appeared in this paper yes
terday, Fl .
a little investigation will make it
plain that no other paper coming into
Billings had. the complete story. nor
was the account in any other paper
perpared with the same ~exactness for
detail.
When it comes to getting the news,
and getting 1t first, rely on the Ga,
zette.
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UNEMPLOYED ARE FOR BRYAN.

ONEMPlOYED ARE FOR BRYAN.
A press dispatch tells us that the
unemployed are for Bryan. In view
Of the fact that from all sides comes
the cry for nor men, and that q
man ii idle through choice and not
as a matter Of necessity. the state
ment s significant.
We repeat-the unemployed are for
Bryah-the men who shun labor are
tl;c ul,employed--and they are fer
Bryan.
This IL probably explained by the
fact that the only men who have
the time to real his u1terances, are
the class who liant Of predatory
wealth. and the war Of the classes.
The men who work have no time
for such nonsense.
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HAND ASSASSINS
STAB MAN TO DEATH
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bills and a gold watch were LETT. An.
tonic Delmarto, a cousin of Barilla.
is held awaiting an investigation.
From several letters found IN the
dead mans pockets is seems that Ba.
rilla was a victim Of a Black Hand
plot. The police assert that the same
band that hacked a man to pieces
several months go and dumped the
dimembered body wrapped In oilcloth
near the scene Of last nights killing,
is responsible for Barilla,s death.
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b LAMBS.

S0eAhING he
When the Captains Of Industry de
eide 1t 10 time to shear the lambs
they do moi 60 down into the field
and round up the drove. Not they
a few sharp buying orders, and stocks
advance.
Through various sources, and from
different points the information is
conveyed to the INDEPENDENTLY
the speculative portion, that now is
q good time to buy such and such a
stock-it's going up" q.
AS more money can be made on
margins-if the market stays up
than On outright purchases, the man
who invests his all on one fling is sus-
pended over a furnace by a very s.,n.
der thread.
When the required amount has been
c~olected--in m~argins----the azores ID
gentlemen dump q sarge amount II
personal stock into tho pit, which they
wash from one to the other, and the
result Is a rapid decline in prices.
The fellow who bought on margin IS
asked to advance lhe difference be-
tween the amount lie paid, and the
q point to which TIE stock has de
clined.
Failure to do this 9 that his
option on the stock is forfeited. This
interesting operation IL known -
'shearing the Lambs.""
When Captain Kidd stopped q few
ships on the high seas. and touched
up the skipper for the treasure
aboard, he was called a pirate. and
was hunted down BY the combined
navies Of the world.
He surrendered, at his home in New
York, and was hanged.
Yet in the conduct of his s-hbusi-
ness he gave the other fellow q
chance to run for his iife--or stand
#G@SS M@&%WS@&S a9N III W@T 3uZ .Ng
and fight for his treasure---while the
Wall street contingent first olnd the
victim hand and foot before grinding
him d~ownSunder aheayy boot heel.
The highwaymen Of the Street are
not hanged-not even arrested. They
are honored.
Brazen as Kidd was. the modern
plunderer has dishonored his name.
For 1t is q fact not generally known,
that the New York Stock Exchange
is built on the identical spot OF ground
On which Captain Kids family resi-
dence stood.
We ask in all seriousness-ls this
not rubbing It IN on the memory Of
the famous old buccaneer?
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a8 Ys & gSAa 5g%&AR
a PLOT AGAINST AMERICA.

While we have been pursuing the
even tenor Of u way, a plot, cum
ningly conceived and deeply laid, has
been matched against American lib
erty. Yes, indeed. It is nothing more
or less than q conspiracy to over
throw the present republican form Of
government, and substitute absolute
monarchy In Its stead.
"a Mr.. Louis "A. Gourdian, with head.
quarters in London and branches in
other European capitals, is the head
front and brains (9 Of the enter.
prise. IL
1t will be observed at the outset,
that Mr.. Gourdian is not an Amert-
can-that he is of the same feather
as the hadrbrained socialists, reform
ers, agitators and demagogues who
go up and down the United States,
beating the air and fooling the people.
Mr.. Gourdian takes himself very
seriously, which Is proper. Tor he Is
doubtless collecting funds for his mis-.
sion, and, OF course, he must live
and mighty we'll. at that, a IS the repre-.
sentative OF. a monarchy that seeks a
throne In Washington.
AS All great movements require q
motive, MI. Gourdian has one--it il
the same one the agitators and dema'
9ogues use-greater liberty for the
people. He diners from the American
denagogue in that he is homes,
enough TO admit that the ultimate
purpose Of his design is TO pass abso.
lutte power to the control 81 4 single
mind. which is precisely the goal OF
the native reformer. though he de.
niles the allegation.
AT the present time Mr.. Gourdian
a 80 busily concerned In raising funds
Tor the great reformation, which ht
says viii cost millions In treasure ant
blood, thAts he has not had much tim,
. spread the thought over the United
States. ne -, howsver. tat III.
MT rulsr Nm apsasunlnaa.
Whsn ~ heaad ut ~ breathe'
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While the Shah Of Persia is perfect
ly willing to comply with the demand
of the people,Aand reduce the number
Of his wives, from something hike
600 to one, there seems to be ruction
in the imperial harem. The. domes-
tic tempest has the civic strike beat
en- to 2 FRAGILE, All the women want
TO be s l,slheas whatever they call
her. & I, d,s
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An invitation to hold the next co..
vention IN Chicago was accepted.
The following omcers were elected:
President, Rev. James 7. Corey. st.
Louis: first vice president. Rev. y. q.
Bean. Philadelphia; second vice pres
itdent. John J. Corbett. New Haven:
third vice president. Mrs. u. M. Lake,
ST. Louis; treasurer, Rev. r. j.. O,Cal-
laghan, Chicago; secretary, Ndwia
Mulready. Rock Island, Mass.
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CONTINUED from First Page.)
pie Of the east underestimate the pos
sibilities Of Eastern Montana.
'.The produce, as regards yield. OF
the Yellowstone valley and the bench
lands is almost beyond belief and
when / go back and tell those people
about It, they will be inclined to think
I am enthusiastic and have exaggerat-
ed It q trife. yet many OF them will
take enough stock in 1t to come and
see for themselves.
1.-THE man that can't ind a suit
able home on farming land in Eastern
Montana is not looking for one and
there Is no need for him to come
west"
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MI. John W, Kern, Democratic Vice:
presidential candidate, says that Bry-.
an will be elected. II every nan does
his duty. John Is slightly mistaken
there. Bryan will be defeated-be-
ause the majority Of the men win
do their duty.
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SIDE LIGHTS ON +

Do a favor for an acquaintance or
a friend and he will usually appreci.
ate It. Kin never will.
So many people go around as
though they had a piece Of limburger
cheese under their noses.
# a woman can't remeber what
her husband said when he proposed,
it is a sign she proposed.
When the average man concludes to
get married, he makes as great a Sc.
cret out Of it as a burglary.
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the ali. and shouts that he's q whale
when ne reads the news. But grim
old China smiles at the manner In
whichAs abe Is putting the Nipponese
nose to the g%rindstone, for those lit
tie tndemnities cost not only millions
In money. but trade prestige that
years sof effort cannot recover.
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Tom Lawson is now busy explaining
to the people that he has another
good thing. Trouble with Toms good
things, the bottom always drops out OF
the market after he transfers the
title.
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Every Democrat seems to be OF
the opinion that every other Demo
crat should subscribe to the campaign
fund. Thus the rank and file are
of one mind.
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FASHIONABLE FAps.

Polka dots adorn nearly everything,
and the newest are the large dots.
= : =
a variation Of the sash provides for
a contrasting color Of lining.
Tulle plaitings finishing the tops
Of high collars are increasing in size.
2 %,
There is a touch Of color in hinge
RE waists, but It must be delicate and
simple.
More than w rampant is the fad
for small animals for mascots and
charms.
The white linen parasol is econom-
ical because it can be easily cleaned
at home. X,
t aE Ms " B aH .@iN tat&s%8 %. G4
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Bryan did not say whether, in his
second letter Of acceptance. he in.
tends to give Gubey honorable men
ton.
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BETTER MAIL SERVICE FOR BILL
lN0S.

A number Of our local business
men are wondering why they oo no
receive their mail from Chicago ant
points east there on train No. Al
which arrives over the Burlington
road at. 1880 p. NJ, instead Of q
Northern Pacific train No. 8, which
arrives at Billings at 1:05 g N.
These trains make the same east
ern connections out Of Chicago, but
the mail is dispatched over the slow
er route and due to the time Of Their
arrival at Billings, the effect is fire
quently a delay Of "a hours, especial
" to travelling men.
This matter was taken up with the
officials of the railway mail service
on July 10th by Postmaster Prickett
but no results have been obtained
to date.
It IL time something was done.
Billings Is entitled to the best mai
service the department can give. A
short time ago two letters were 70
ceived at the local office and the
postmarks showed they YER both
mailed in Chicago at the same time,
One was received from Burlington
train Al at 1880 p. m, and waa
stamped "Missent to the wrong
route The other, properly dis
patched according to department
schemes, was received seven hours
later on Northern Pacific train No.
3. It would be much better for the
business men OF Billings II it mad all
been mdssent.
This change would meal that the
people Of Billings could receive mail
in the evening which they now have
to wait until the next day for.
It seems as though this is a matter
which calls for prompt action on the
part Of the chamber Of commerce 50
that we can get the mail service we
have every right to expect.
This matter is go far reaching,
that nearly every point Of import
ance in Montana is affected. Western
mail which arrives in. Billings on
train No. II could be dispatched west
on train No. Is and arrive in Butte
at 4 a. M, instead OF II a. M, as at
present
II this change In the dispatch of
mail for Billings can be secured. the
matter Of having 1t distributed to
box sections on the train should be
called to the attention Of the depart.
ment. This distribution would be OF
special Importance, owing to the fact
that the train arrives at 1880 p. M,
and the mail should be In the boxes
in the shortest possible time. II
this is done, the hotels, business
houses and in tact the renters OF
boxes could get their mail within a
moment after it's arrival In the office.
Other cities get these concessions
and SC can Billings If the business
men will insist upon their right to it.
II these matters are called to the at
tention OF the railway mail service
by the business men, they will re-
ceive careful consideration. Where
our mail is concerned, we want the
best there is.
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The man who lived in this section
when the Wilson bill was In eject.
needs no instruction as to the way ne
should vote.
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MURDERER USED AN AK
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from the sack and attacked the wo.
men. The elder woman cried to her
daughter to seize the child, Margaret
and run, while she turned to battle
with her insane husband. The first
blow descending struck the bone OF
the elbow. Mrs. Duffy picked up the
little child in her arms as she ran.
Without q sound or q word, he
swung the axe high In the air and cleft
his daughters skull.
The neighborhood was aroused by
the cries Of the woman and the police
were summoned. Meantime Duffy
walked calmly down the street slash.
ing at his throat with q razor. When
an officer appeared the old man at.
tackled him, but was dubbed into sub.
mission. Duffy owned considerable
property. d &,
Bought Cemetery Lots
Several weeks ago Duffy went to
the Evergreen cemetery. where he
purchased from the sexton a lot large
enough for thu burial Of four per.
sons. explaining that he wanted 1t
for himself. wife, 0 and daughter.
Three days ago he went to an under
taking establishment and purchased
7a coffin FOR himself.
He selected the coffin with great
care. insisting that 1t be IN exact
size.
Fred Duty. the son vas - years
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"A correspondent says that South
America offers us q great many
things. For example. Castro handed
us a lemon.
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The Turkish ambassador to this
country has been recalled. Wonder
II it's safe for him to go home?
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Proving the crookedness Of other
lives viii not straighten your own.