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4$1EEN AMistoricai Alssocialtion 1 lbe ten itw ortbwe t. VOL. 26, NO. 6. DEER LODGE, MONTANA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1894. WHOLE NO. 1110. BETIhAYED ITS TRUST THEN BOB SMITH PROMPTLY QUIT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. He Was a D)lemocrat Until the Party Quit Democracy--The Crime Against Silver and the Galvanized Tariff ]ill )lore Than lie Could Consistently Standi IIon. Bob Smith, the Populist candi date for congress, was present orn the occasion of the meeting of the Cascade county Populist convention, at (Great Falls last week, and on being called on for a speech, gave an outline of Polpulist principles and his reasons for withdraw ing allegiance to the Democratic party that should, if common sense and reason count for anything, forever silence those who have taken occasion to questioln his sincerity and honesty of purpose. Fol lowing is a synopsis, in part, of his re marks as reported by the Great Falls Tribune: The great fundamental principles that lie advocated today were inscribed upon the banner of the People's party satd no one should be ashamed to advocate thlem. There was nothing save the ties of Ihome that bound meni closer together than political affiliation, yet men should learn to distinguish between a principle and a name. There was no name dearer to his heart than Democracy, for it meant gov ernment by the people for the people, but the party had departed from its ideal. Two years ago the Democracy haI° met in Chicago and declared that it believed in the coinage of gold and silver wi hout discrimination against either. Mri Pat terson, of Colorado, then asked that the word "free" be inserted in the resol!tion, but was told that the resolution "mseant free coinage." lie (Smilh) for one took them at their word and advocateij the candidates of the party. When congress met Mr. Cleveland and his friends de clared that it did not mean what it said, and Mr. Bland, Mr. Bryan and others de clared that it did. lie stood withi the latter and believed in the free coinage of silver; at a ratio of 16 to 1, without the assistance of any other nation unOder the sun. Thus believing, and knowing that both the old parties were divided i1pon the subject, he sought and found that the Populist was the only party that nwas a unit in favor of free coinage and lit had cast his lot with them. In everycoiven tion in every section thus far lield the Populist party had in uninistakable terms pronounced in favor of free coinage. lie bontrasted this with the meaningless tinancial resolutions of the state codlven tions of both parties, including tli Re publictan club resolution at I)enver, which lie read. lie facetiously referred tul the platform, especially the word "intelcoun vertible," and asked what it meant. D)id it mean changing silver into gotl? lIf it did, it meant soiethlin that the ticlltm ists had vainly tried for years. If it mLant to change a silver dollaur fori a goldd ol lar, they could have made it plaintr by simply declaring in fatvor ofL free coilage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. They had simply verified the sayilug of Talleyrand that language was made to conceal ideas. That is what the plat forms of both parties had cone, and in so doing had fooled mnany into voting ivith them. lie declared that for years the )Democrats had abused the Republicans for the demonetization of silver, and promised, if they had the power, to undo the evil. They go t into power, and in stead of redleeingi their promise they had driven the last nail into the coflln of silver. They had also promlised tariff reform, and after nearly two years ,hey had produced a bill that could truthlfully be called the McKinley bill, junior. 'lThey had also denounced trusts, yet the DImo cratic majority in the senate had teiken under its wings the most infamous o0f all the trusts, the sugar trust. In advocating silver they had declared against a gold standard or the contract to pay' all debts in gold, yet they hardly got into power before they issued fifty million dollars worth of gold bonds. If thitt vwas the way the Democracy meant to redtleeni its promises, he never wished to be a Demo crat again. A great many people say that the 1'op ulist is a flat money party, said Mr. Snith. They do not know what they are talking about. The Populists advocate the use of all the gold and silver in the land, and as that is unsufficient, they believe in the use of United States or treasury nptee in stead of national bank notes, for the rea son that the treasury note bears no inter est, while the national bank note does, the interest being paid on the bonds de posited for their redemption. In explain ing the word "fiat," he said that gold and silver as well as paper money could be called flat, for their value was fixed by legislation, and but for that the intripsic value of the metals would be deterio rated. He illustrated this by saying that if anyone took a silver dollar to the fro cer he could get its face value in goods; but hammer it out of shape, and though it still contained the same weight, it 'was valueless for the reason that the stamp of the government had been defaced. The first $60,000,000 of greenbacks issued during the war were a full legal tender for all debts. All subsequent issues were receivable for all debts except duties on imports and interest on the national debt. The first issue never went below par; the others fell as low as three to one. The war of the Revolution was fought because our forefathers refused to pay tribute to King George, but today we were paying a greater tribute to England than George ever dreamed of, and this was because we followed the English system of finance. H-Ie urged that we cut loose from the sys tem and adopt a policy of our own. Speaking of the railroads, he said the time had come when the country msust own the railroads or the railroads wbuld own the government. This was not a new question for many governments own a portion, at least, of the lines, and though rates are cheap, they are a source of rev enue. If he were in congress he would vote to foreclose the mortgages on the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific at once and let the government run them for awhile. If the government would take charge of all the roads at their cost value and charge the rates that are now being extorted, the roads would pay for themselves in fourteen years. WEATHER AND CROPS. The MIontana Signal Service Avers That Both Are Exceptionally Good. Observer J. M. Sherier of the United States signal service submits the follow ing under date of August 13: "Nearly an average amount of rain has fallen, but it was not well distributed, and while some sections have been vis ited with too much moisture, others still complain of the dry weather. Numbers of farmers who are late with their hay ing have had that crop somewnat dam aged by rain. The precipitation seems to have been unusually heavy in the vicinity of Dell, Beaverhead county, and the correspondent from that point re ports that rain fell on every day during the week. The hay crop in that vicinity was unusually heavy, but a large amount of it will not be saved in the best condi tion. In most sections, however, there has been a normal amount of heat and sunshine and the conditions have been favorable for harvesting of all kinds. "The grain harves: is well under way in the Bitter Root and Flathead countries and is just beginuing elsewhere. In the Gallatin valley winter wheat has been cut and a spllendid crop saved. A great deal of barley and wheat is lying down, but as the grain is nearly ripe, no seriouls damage is anticipated. The Gallatin oat crop is also especially fine arnd in some places most exceptional yields of that grain are expected. "A prairie fire swept the northeastern portion of )awson county and illuIense damallge was inflicted. Grass is already sc.arce in that portion of the state and sonme stoclckmlen are obtaining perlmissionl to cut over the old hay on the military reservation at Fort Buford. Cattle are being shipped and their general condi tion is good." G(reat Falls a ([l-eat IRustler. BI. C. White, of Lewistown, in a letter to thll Manufacturers' Gazette on the wool industry in the Judith biasin, says: "W\e hear that a Lowell firm is going to put in a big woolen mill at Great Falls. If it is a fact we believe it is a splendid business venture. Great Falls is a tine city, nine years old, has about 12,000 in habitants, and a water power that is only surpassed by Niagara, already utilized by one of the largest concerns in the state, employing 1,000 men. We have the wool, we have to wear tile best and heaviest woolens, andl if the firi comnes, we will stay witil them from the 'turn loose'-to use a western phrase." The Valley County Ticket. The PIopulists of Valley county have nominated the following ticket: State senator, Charles lIurd; clerk and re corder, Frank Falvey; treasurer, Frank Fryburg; sheriff, S. A. Willis; clerk of the court, ]Ed. Murphy; assessor, John Hancock; commissioners. Charles Bart lett, F. M. Fryburg and R. W. Garland. 1)ied friom an Old Injury. L. h. Kenna, the lad who was struck in the breast by a sky-rocket at a Fourth of July celebration in Helena in 1889, died at Great Falls last week from the effects of the wound. lie was a son of the late John Kenna, the first mayor of Helena. United States District Court. The April term of the United States district court at Helena has ended, and there will be no further sessions of that body in that city till the November term. Court for the southern district will be held in Butte next month. An Unfounded Rumor. The report that S. G. Ramsey, sheriff of Missoula county, has been appointed superintendent of the B. A. & P., which has been in circulation for some days, is explicitly denied by that gentleman. THE MINING RECORD A LOCAL AND GENERAL REVIEW OF THE LEADING INDUSTRY. The Required Notice for Assessment Sus pension-British Columbia Mining Laws. Activity in the Cceur d'Alenes-- ining a Legitimate Investment-A Bonanza. A. good many inquiries are being re ceived as to the proper form for the required notice to be filed with the clerk and recorder in compliance with the pro visions of the assessment suspension law recently passed by congress. The follow ing, it is believed, will meet the general requirements: NOTICE. To WHno IT MAY CONCERN: -Notice s8 hereby given that ..............., the undersigned, owner.. and holder., of the .............. ... ... .... ............... ..mining claim ... situated in the ............. mining district, in the county of ................State of Montana, being desirous of taking the bI.lefit of the act of congress. entitled "An act to amend section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States," re lating to mining claims, approved July 18, 184, do hereby declare that....in good faith intend to hold and work said mining claim.. W itness......hand. at... . ............... County of ..................... State of Montana, this............day of................ 1894. Signed, .... .... ............... British Columbia's Mining Lao's. The mining laws of British Columbia are quite as liberal as those of the United States. A prospector is required to take out a license, which costs hldm $5, and he pays $2.50 for recording his claim. lie is allowed to make two locations in adis trict. Claims are located 1500 feet square and no discovery is necessary before a location is made. A discovery must be made, however, within fifteen days after the date of the location. One hundred dollars must be expended on each claim every year. When $500 worth of work has been done on a clailm, a crown grant, equivalent to our patent, can be secured for about $100. After that the govern ment requires the payment of $21) a year on each claim. The government is very liberal about building roads. Credlt to Whoml Due. Some of our state exchanges, in refer ring to the bill extending the time for final proofs on lands and the suspension of work on mining claims, credit Con gressnman llartman with the authorship of these acceptable measures, says the River Press. Mr. Ifartman's record is good enough without infringing, upon the honors that are due to his associates, and in the interest of accuracy it is as well to state that these bills were origi nated in tile house by Reprcsentative Sweet, of Idlaho. After passage inl the house they were taken in chairge by Socn ator Power, and becamlie laws of thle land in due course. Activity in the Cwuur d'. (Iene. Reports from the (ceur di'Alene couln try are to the effect that that section is jogging along all right enough. Since the opening of thlie Northern P'icilic the ore lohs been going out of Canyon creek at the rate of twelve to fifteen cars daily. The Frisco nine at Gent started liup full blast last Monday week, and in order to relieve the pressure of the great accullnu lations of concentrates, principally at tlhe Frisco and Tiger mines, an extra train is brought out every other day over the CoIur d'Alene branch. It's It Legitimlate Investlent. In a thousand promising localities throughout the mining area of California are good mines that, developed, would yield a hundred tiimes the investment. Were more liien able to div\es their minds of the old superstition that th(lre is a gamble, an uncertainty and uniivcer sal risk about mining investments, it would be better for the state. Miinig is now as legitimate and certain a forim of investment to the intelligent ima of means as any other Ibusiness. -Miniing and Scientilic Press. Iich (old Find in Coloradlo. Moscow, Col., Aug. 12.--The excite ment over tihe recent gold find has been intensified by the discovery of rich float ore extending over a very wide territory, and maniy who have visited the field are making arranlgements to renmain perlma nently. An aissay of ore selected with a view of avoiding rich lpockety forlimations averages $700 to the ton in free golil. (,General Mihinitg Notes. From recent explorations it is believed that Peru contains the second largest petroleum area in the world. At Red Bluff, Madison county, it is reported that the sale of the Grub Stake mine is a sure thing. Chicago men are the purchasers. It is announced that the Revenue mine, in Madison county, has been sold to a Colorado syndicate who will soon take charge of the property. During the past quarter century ten tons of diamonds, selling for $300,000,000 uncut, and for $600,000,000 after cutting, have been added to the world's wealth. This quantity of stones is twice as great as the sum total of all that were known to exist before that time. The Denver Record thinks a dead line should be drawn on the finding of "the richest gold mine in the world" again for three months. It has been fouhd six times in four weeks. The Kennedy, Nevada, New Era says there is a mining notice near that town which reads: "We claim 1500 feet in a promiscus directum along the curse of this vane. This claim shall be nowen as the Blew Id Nel." An electric light plant at Fine & Pank ey's mill, in Madison county, was put in operation last week. Fifty-six incandes cent lights are used, and more will be added as occasion demands. Less than 10-horse power runs the dynamo. The North Star, on Sultan mountain, Colorado, has an almost phenomenal rec ord in the respect that it has not shut down a day in eleven years. During that time it has shipped 25,000 tons of ore and 5,000 tons of concentrates, which pro duced 2,000,000 ounces of silver, 10,000 ounces of gold and 8,000 tons of lead. The average value of the ore in gold, silver, lead and copper is $65 a ton. The Tron Mountain mine, at Pardee, sixty miles west of Missoula, is working about fifteen mnen. For several months past the company has been sinking the shaft, which is now nearly completed to the 500-foot level below the main tunnel, or 1800 feet vertical depth below the croppings. This is 100 feet below the lowest level and is expected to produce ore sulfficient to keep the 100-ton concen trator in continuous operation for two )years. The concentrator will be started this week and the force on the mine will be increased to the usual number. LABOR DAY IN BUTTE. Rev. M)yron Rteed Secured as Orator-An Elaborate Progra.l Preparlled. Labor day will be appropriately ob served in Butte this year. Rev. Myron Reed, of Colorado, has been engaged as orator of the day. Both the race track and Columbia gardens have been secured and every banud in the city has been en gaged. There will be a prize for the best appearing body of men in the pro cession. At the race track there will be a drilling match, running, jumping and bicycle races, gentlemen's road race, de livery wagon race, cowboy race, lhammnler throwing, putting the shot, pole vaulting and throwing base ball. At the Colunl bia gardens there will be wotmen's and children's cIontests for prizes, games and sports of all sorts, and daucinig. They're Aifter I'ullmian. CIiic.\io, Aug. 11.-The attorney gen eral of Illinois today filed a ipetition ask ing that the charter of the Pullman Ialace ('ar company be declared void. The petition sets forth that the charter allows the complllany to purcbase, control and cotlvey sulch property as is necessary to prosecute its business. The corpora tion lhs far exceeded its privileges, the document declares. The petition declares that the company has practically usurped the powers of a municipality, owning numerous business blocks, resitlence and factory sites, and controlling stock in other corporations that furnish power to tmatu , facturers. (sot ['Her Million Stanllps. About three months ago, Mlollie Gun derson, while selling milk to emigrants on a train at Malndan, North Dakota, met with an accident from which she lost both of her limbs. An eastern tirm offered to give her a pair of artificial lihmbs if she woult send thetm a million cancelled postage stamps. It is stated that she has at least 400,000 more stamps than required to secure the richly de served prize. They (let Light I'unit llllmet. Dr. F. Ellis and ('onductor I)owdell, the Missoula billigerents, were allowed to plead guilty of sinmple assault the other day, and .Judge Woody fined them $50 each. Tlhey took a few shollts at each other last spring as the result of alleged insults offered D)owdell's wife by 1)r. Ellis, the dentist. A Ten Million i)Decrease. The valuation of taxable property in Montana for 1894 will fall ten millions below that of 1819, or to about $114,000, 000. Values in both real estate and im provements, as well as live stock, were reduced in nearly all the counties of the state. A New Publication. Charles I). Greenfield, of Helena, has begun the publication of the Montatna Stockman and Farmer. The paper is devoted exclusively to the stockgrowing and farming interests of the state and is a publication worthy of liberal support. Progress of the New Pen. About seventy men are employed on the penitentiary contract at Billings and the greater part of the foundation is now built. The force will soon be increased. THE HOUSE GIVES IN A COMPLETE SURRENDER TO THE SENATE TARIFF AMENDMENTS. A Great Deal of Talk Indulged In, But the Resolution Carried by a Strong Ma jbrity-ltepresentative Wilson Tells All About "How the Play Camne Up." WASrxINGTON, Aug. 14.-The house caucus decided yesterday to recede and adopt the senate bill by a vote of 130 to 21. An hour before the time set for the caucus, Speaker Crisp was joined in his private office by Chairman Wilson and Representatives Turner, .McMillan and MIontgomery, the full membership of the house Democratic committee and Repre sentative Breckenridge, of Arkansas, ad visory member for the final consultation. The current of feeling among the mem bers of the house seemed to be setting strongly in favor of accepting the senate bill without further delay. At 10 o'clock Crisp and the conferees filed out of the speaker's office and took their seats in a body. At that time 153 Democrats were on the floor. Chairman Wilson took the floor imme diately after roll call. He began with a recital of the difficulties encountered. lie said each step had been pursued with an ardent desire to support with honor the desire of the house to resist what was regarded as the unreasonable'demands of the senate. He reviewed the differences in the conference on the disputed items. He took up each proposition on sugar and spoke of the vast profits to the sugar trust which would result from many of them. iHe spoke at some length, but did not indulge in the sharp criticism that was expected on the motives of the sen ate conferees. Crisp followed. ile said it was the senate bill or nothing; that as long as there was a fighting chance of securing the concessions the house demanded, he was in favor of standing out; but he was satisfied the time had come when further insistence by the house was useless. He offered a resolution instructing the house conferees to recede from disagreement and the ways and means committee to bring in free sugar, iron and coal bills. Bursts of applause greeted the reading of the resolution, but half a dozen irate DIemocrats were on their feet deumanding recognition, prominent among them be ing Borke Cockran, of New York, who delivered a vigorous speech against sur rendering to the senate. "Better no tar ill' legislation than the seniate bill," he declared. A division on the Crisp resolution was demanded, so as to have a separate vote on the first part to recede from disagree ment to the senate amenldmnents and the provisions for separalte bills. The first part was adopted by a rising vote of 130 to 21 and the second part without divi sion. The caucus then adjourned. At 2:20 p. m. the rules committee sub mitted a report for the immediate consid eration of the senate tariff bill, to be fol lowed by the separate bills for sugar, coal, iron ore, and barbed wire. Reed made a parliamentary objection to the procedure, claiming that the tariff bill was not before the house, and indicated the iReplblicans' intention to fight the bill and report in every proper way. Crisp held the resolution in order and before the house. The previous question was ordered without a division. TVils.ln Tells "How the Play amne Up.'" \'.suiNxomroa, Aug. 11i.-- Chairman Wilson, author of the Wilson bill, pre pared for the Associalted Press at tlhe close of the caucus yesterday, the follow ing statement of his views on the ta'riff situation: "I cannot see where we failed to do anything we could to bring about a better result. When 1 have done my best, according to my capacity and judg ment, I must fall back on the conscious ness of duty done. The difliculty which the country must recognize is that on the tariff question we did not have a Demo cratic senate, and whatever has been gained has been wrested from a protec tive body. I have been willing to take any, even the most desperate, chances that gave the least hope of success in getting rid of the most objectionable sen ate amendments, and would have fought to the fourth of March if I had any ground to stand upon and any following to sustain. We have been confronted by the senate with closed ranks, while we have had divisions from the beginning that have been fermented from the sen ate, and the growing impatience of the members to get back to their districts with anything that might be called a tar ifl reduction bill, has made them unwill ing to stay unless a promise be given of assured or probable victory. We could not honestly give such a promise, and a man cannot continue to battle with his army ready and eager to break away."