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MINNEAPOLIS HIGH
AS AN ECONOMIST
This City Has Good Record in
Bureau of Corporation
Census.
BANKS SEVENTEENTH IN POPULATION LIST
Of Ten Cities Its Area Is Third
City Kept Within
Income.
By H. C. Stevens.
Washington, Aug. 8.Minneapolis is
one of the cities in the country which
is run economically, if figures con
tained in the census bulletin on "Sta
tistics of Cities Having a Population,
of Over 30,000," lust issued, are to
be believed. This bulletin covers the
year 1904, and contains tables cover
ing estimated populations, expenditures,
receipts, municipal industries (water
works, etc.), and debts and taxes
of 151 cities divided and subdivided
into minutest details. The census offi
cials give Minneapolis a population in
1904 of 230,122, ranking number seven
teen in all the cities of the country.
These nearest her in the list, above
and below, with the municipal expendi
tures of each are:
Corporate
City. Pop. 1904. Expenditure
Milwaukee 308 343 $5,315 466
New Orleans 305,132 6,404 820
Washington 298 030 tl,547,2o4
Newark 272 050 6,571602
Minneapolis 250,122 5,041.196
Jersey City 227,445 4.040,133
LouisrlUe 219.191 5,082.101
Indianapolis 204,772 2 975,610
Providence 194.027 4 222,888
St. Paul 190,231 3,860,522
Of the cities named Minneapolis
covers an area of 34,105 acres, which
is only exceeded by Washington, with
44,316 acres, and St. Paul with 35,483
acres. The city of Milwaukee covers
14,327 acres Newark, 14,481 Jersey
City, 10j443 Louisville, 15,646 In
dianapolis, 19,082, and Providence, 11,-
703.
Minneapolis Within Increase.
Washington's expenditures are re
markably high, it will be noticed, but
conditions here are exceptional, as only
one-half the expenditures are met by
local taxation, the other half by the
United States government.
Minneapolis was one city which kept
within its income, according to the
census bulletin. The corporate expendi
tures are given in the preceding para
graph. The receipts, according to the
figures given, were $5,254,736. of which
$4,509,813 came from revenues and
$744,923 from loans increasing indebt
edness.
Milwaukee's receipts were $5,663,-
453, of which $5,255,821 came from
revenues New Orleans, $5,340,747, th
revenue being $4,550,740 Washington,
$11,709,289, of which $11,343 ?80 came
from revenue Newark, $7,596,691,
revenues $5,481,752 Jersey City,
$4,192,350, all being revenues Louis
ville, $4,379,022, revenues contributing
$4,106,177: Indianapolis, $3,070,826,
revenues being $2,747,652 Providence,
$4,427,135, all revenues, and St. Paul,
$3,250,333, all revenue.
In the census bulletin the expendi
tures are classified under various heads.
It is shown that the general govern
ment of Minneapolis cost $183,766 Mil
waukeee, $226,033 New Orleans, $349,-
895 Washington, $376,996 Newark,
$277,921 Jeisey City, $232,552 Louis
ville, $154,646 Indianapolis, $63,796
Providence, $190,388, and St. Paul,
$116,397.
The cost of protecting life and prop
ertv in Minneapolis, including fire and
police, etc., was $642,254 Milwaukee,
$932,158 New Orleans, $731,633 Wash
ington, $1,537,546 Newark, $926,130
Jersey City. $695,325 Louisville, $603,-
500 Indianapolis. $550,866 Providence,
$808,926, and St. Paul, $414,536.
$174,816 for Health.
Minneapolis spent $174,816 for health
conservation and sanitation Milkaukee,
$534,770 New Orleans, $327,825 Wash
ington, $550,502 Newark, $337,732
Jersey City, $102,367 Louisville, $lbl,-
626 Indianapolis, $157,691 Providence,
$246,755, anct St. Paul, $146,762.
For highways Minneapolis spent
$588,263 Milwaukee, $592,186 New Or
leans, $414,553 Washington, $923,644
Newark, $330,248 Jersey City, $304,-
641 Louisville, $284,266 Indianapolis,
$3o2,02 Providence, $595,770, and St.
Paul, $366,715.
Charities and corrections cost $99,787
in Minneapolis, $19,097 in Milwaukee,
$144,o48 in Newt Orleans. $923,938
Washingtone, $221,859 in Newark, $49,-
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in
Jer3
$181,24 7 in Louisin
ville, $66,535 in Indianapolis, $105,728
in Providence and $50,623 in St. Paul.
Minneapolis is liberal in providing
education for its future men and wom
en, the expenditure on that account ag
Eregating $1,047,983 as against $984,-
53 in Milwaukee, $531,482 in New Or
leans, $1,641,390 in Washington, $1,-
195,611 in Newark, $662,063 in Jersey
City, $560,597 in Louisville, $741,915 in
Indianapolis. $840,776 in Providence
and $657,026 St. Paul.
Recreation Costs $84,536.
Recreation for the people cost the
elty of Minneapolis $84,536 Milwau
kee, *R1 ?!SK' 'Mo-Etr f\rliorio fc/1t TOT
$81,555 New Orleans', $43,737
Washington, $171,490 Newark, $27,-
079 Jersey City, $16,714 Louisville,
$82,084 Indianapolis. $71,789 Provi
dence, $60,111, and St. Paul, $107,479.
Minneapolis owns two of what the
census office classes as municipal indus
tries, the waterworks and market house.
All the other cities named here also
own the city waterworks and Milwau
kee, New Orleans, Washington, New
ark, Jersey City and Louisville own
docks and wharves and New Orleans
and Louisville own cemeteries and
crematories.
The total debt of Minneapolis at the
close of 1904 was $10,153,710, or $40.60
per capita. Debts of other cities men
tioned here were as follows: Milwau
kee, $9,069,541, per capita $29.41 New
Orleans, $18,853,419, per capita $61.79
Washington, $14,295,160, per capita
$47.96 Newark, $24,475,200, per cap
ita $89.67 Jersey City, $19,324,354,
per capita $84.96 Louisville, $10,170,-
985, per capita $46.40 Indianapolis,
$4,768,838, per capita $23.29 Provi
dence, and
#50.77.
An interesting table shows the rate
of interest paid by the various cities
on their bonds. Minneapolis' bonded
debt is a little over $9,000,000, and of
that amount $800,000 bears 3 per cent
Interest, $6,500,000 4 per cent, and
$2,400,000 4% per cent. Milwaukee.
$18,235,334, per capita $93.98,
St. Paul, $9,657,843, per capita
Continued on 2d. Page, 2d Column.
PAUL O. STENSLAND.
President of the Failed Milwaukee Ave
nue State Bank of Chicago, and Now a
Fugitive from Justice.
HIRES ATTORNEYS
TO DEFEND HIS DOG
Kansas City Physician May Carry
Pet's Case to Supreme
Court.
Journal Special Service.
Kansas City, Aug. 8.Dr. J. A. Hor
igan is demonstrating to the civic au
thorities that a man can be as loyal to
his dog as a dog to its master. He has
engaged the best legal talent to de
fend his pet and says expense matters
naught in the fight he is determined to
make.
While all the dogcatchers and a
score of policemen were searching the
city for his little water spaniel. Dr.
Horigan, with his attorneys, began le
gal proceedings which may not end un
til the supreme conn has decided
whether the dog will live or die.
Dr. Hoiigan went to .jail yesterday
and paid a fine of $100 willingly rather
than give up the dog, which was sen
tenced to be shot for snapping at the
8-year-old daughter of T. A. Robinson.
He was released from custody after
spending several hours in the lockup.
Judge Kyle gave the physician's attor
neys five days in which to file a brief
showing cause why the dog should not
die.
They can *t shoot the dog until they
find it, said Dr. Hoiigan, "and they
won't find it if I can help it. until I've
had a decision from the highest court
in the country on the sentence."
T. A. Robinson, father of the girl
who was bitten, is just as determined,
on the other hand, that the dog must
be killed. I was he who swore out
the warrant which brought Dr. Horigan
into court.
ORPHAN GIRL OF 12
FORGES CHECK FOR $60
Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Aug. 8.Margaret Lang
enfeldt, an orphan aged 12, has been ar
rested for forging a check for $60. She
has confessed. She worked for the
plaintiff. Jacob Dudenhoefer, and was
trying to sell five checks wsich she
stole. She copied a check yesterday
and says she though it would pass when
tho real one failed.
DDLDTH HOTEL SCENE
OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Special to The Journal.
Duluth, Minn., Aug. 8.H. A. Fran
cis, a commercial traveler, attempted to
commit suicide by stabbing himself
with a jackknife in his room at the
Spalding hotel shortly before midnight
last night. He was taken to St. Mary's
hospital and an examination showed
deep gashes on his chest. No cut
touched a vital spot and he is still
alive altho in a very critical condition
from lass of blood.
Francis registered from Milwaukee,
and traveled for the firm of W. B.
Saunders & Co. of Philadelphia, selling
medical books. His other lives in Phil
adelphia, but so far as known he has
oother relatives.
He is not believed to be a drinking
man, but for a week has been brood
ing over some trouble. He was subject
to fits of melancholy.
COOLER IK NEW YORK
DEATHS IN PHILADELPHIA
New York, Aug. 8.There was a de
cided improvement today in the
weather in which New York sweltered
the first three days of the week. Clouds
obscured the sun and fresh breezes
cooled the atmosphere. At noon the
ieath of one person was reported as a
result of the heat. Five cases of pros
tration were reported.
Philadelphia, Pa., Aug. 8.There was
little relief today from the intense heat
and humidity from which this city has
suffered since last Saturday. Two addi
tional deaths occurred early in the day
and the prostrations were numerous.
IRISH JOAN GRANTED
SEPARATION DEGREE
Paris, Aug. 8.The civil tribunaL of
the Seine today confirmed its decree
granting Mrs. Maud Gonne MacPride,
(known as the "Irish Joan of Are") a
-judicial separation frpm her husband,
Ma.ior MacBride, but the tribunal re*
fused to grant her an absolute divorce
on the ground of her Irish nationality.
Mrs. MacBride was awarded the .cus
tody of her child. The major's cross
bill was overruled. .Major MacBride
seived in the Irish brigade of the Boer
army during the South. African waJ,^
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WILDCAT SCHEMES
BLAMED FOR WRECK
Borrowing on Fictitious Securi
ties Charged to President of
Chicago Bank.
Forgeries Represent $1,003,000
Stolen Is RumorStensland
Fled witl* Woman.
Journal Special Service.
Chicago, Aug. 8.A state of affairs
more startling and shocking than has
been hinted previously an. connection
with the collapse of the Milwaukee
avenue state bank was revealed when
it became apparent that thru barefaced
forgery President Paul -O. Stensland
had plundered his own bank syste
matically thru a period of jeers.
The question arose whether Cashier HENRV'w HERINQ
Henry W. Hering profited to any large
extent by this plundering. His friends
say he did not tho acknowledging that
he may have had knowledge of what
Stensland was doing.
Over Million Taken.
At any rate, there was discovered in
President Stensland's own safety de
posit box a series of memoranda de
iailimg how the bank was looted.
The amount thus taken from the
savings of 22,000 poor families, as set
down in Stensland's handwriting, is
$1,003,000. The money went to support
Stensland 'a real estate speculations,
his co operative building and busi
ness and his fine household in Irving
Park.
According to the police some of it
went latterly for luxuries for a certain
woman or women friends of Stens
land 's.
Woman With Stensland?
That Stensland is gone, never to re
turn, unless in the custody of officers,
is now the firm belief of the police
and thousands of depositors. That he
has gone with a woman with whom he
was friendly ever since the death of
his wife is also accepted as an estab
lished fact.
His companion, who is said to have
secured $68,000 out of the looted bank,
is said to be a musical critic, church
organist and a divorced woman.
Not the slightest clue has been dis
covered as to the whereabouts of Her
ing, and he and the missing president
are thought by the police to have gone
to a rendezvous in Canada.
Wildcat Financiering.
Philadelphia, Aug. 8.It became
known today that five^ marines are in
double irons on board the United States
receiving ship Lancaster at the League
Island navy yard and ten sailors are
under arrest as the result of a mutiny
on Monday night in which two of the
mutineers were badly injured.
A boating party, consisting of Pri-
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BLAZING SUICIDE'S
FIRE KILLS THREE
Husband and Sister Fatally
Burned Trying $o Save De
mented Woman.
South Bend, Ind., Aug. 8.Dr. E. H.
Denslow, husband, and Miss Eugenia
Balfour, sister of the demented woman
who saturated her clothing with gaso
lene Monday night and set fire to it are
dead as a result of frightful burns they
received while trying to save the life
of the burning woman.
After saturating her clothing with
gasolene, Mrs. Denslow threw a panful of
the liquid on her husband, and when he
endeavored to smother the flames envel
oping his wife he was instantly a mass
of fire. Mrs. Befaslow was burned to a
crisp. 3
WOMAN SENTENCED TO DIE.
Stockton, Cal., Aug. 8.Mrs. Emma Lee Dnx
has been bentenced to be hanged Oct. 19 for the
murder of Albert H. McVlcar, a miner with
whom she had been living. The case will be
appealed.
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MUTINY O N US. SHIP 5 IN IRONS
Score of Drunken Marines Fight an Hour with Loyal Men of the Lancaster
Two Rebels Are Badly Injured.
vates Burnett, Kenzy, Haggerty, Alder
son, Erbe and Nowland left the navy
yard. They went to Glouster, it is al
leged, and sold their uniforms. With
the money thus obtained beer was pur
chased, and when the men returned they
had two half-barrels of beer in the
boat. This they smuggled into camp,
and about a score were soon under the
influence of the intoxicant.
"While in this condition the men at-
WE ALL KNOW HOWHR. BRifAN PEELS..*,.
Mr. BryanNow, isrl't that too badt %i|^\r^
PEASANTS BEAT
DOUMA MEMBER
He Could Not Satisfactorily Ex
plain Failure to Obtain Land
and Liberty.
Grand'Duke to Command Czar'5
ArmyPremier Still at
Work on Cabinet.
f- Kiev, Russia, Aug. 8.The peasants
of Gravoff have beaten almost to death
M. Stefanduk, a member of the out
lawed parliament, because he could not
explain to their satisfaction why he re
turned home, not obtaining the land and
liberty he had promised them.
Doke to,Command Army.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 8.Notwith-
standing'the improvement in the situa
tion produced by' the collapse of the
strike, the Novoe Vremya today an
nounces" that "it is still the intention
of the emperor to place Grand Duke
Nicholas Nicholaievitoh in immediate
command of the whole army, concen
trating the direct authority over the
troops composing each separate corps
and division in his hands.
The paper says the announcement of
his appointment may be expected in a
few days and adds that this will not
make the grand duke a dictator, as the
administrative functions will remain
in the hands of the minister of war.
A. Rudiger, minister of war, is un
derstood to have protested vigorously
against the step, and this led to the
report that he would be succeeded by
General Trepoff, but it appears now
that General Rudiger will probably* re*
main in office.
Czar Pays Medium $25,000.
The Bourse Gazette announces that
Papus, the spiritualist, who is said to
have had great influence over the em
peror, has gone abroad for medical
treatment as his nervous syBtem is shat
tered by the press revelations. Accord
ing to one paper Papus gave fifty se
ances to the emperor, receiving $25,000
as compensation.
STOLYPLNT HAS A FLAN
Premier Means to Give People Some
thing More than Promises.
St. Petersburg, Aug. 8.Premier
Stolypin has gone to Peterhoff to secure
the emperor's approval of the appoint
ments of Prince Vassilchikoff as minis
ter of agriculture M. Fillossofoff as
minister of commerce, and M. Iswotsky,
brother Of the foreign minister, as pro
curator general of the holy synod.
Prince Vassilchikoff is a marshal of
the nobility of Novgorod. M. Filosso
off was controller of th^st empire under
Continued on 2d Page, 1st Column.
tempted to leave the yard and when
halted attacked the corporal. The alarm
whistle was sounded and the men of
the Lancaster quickly responded. A
general fight ensued during which sev
eral shots were nred. Burnett, one of
the ringleaders, had his throat cut and
Kenzy's right arm was fractured.
After nearly an hour of fighting the
mutineers were subdued and the prin
cipals arrested.
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O'BRIEN HAS A LOOK
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JOB D. O'BRIEN,
President of the American Baseball At*
soclatlon. Now Investigating Here.
PRES. O'BRIEN
IN MINNEAPOLIS
Head of American Association Is
Investigating the Recent Um
pire Scandal.
President Joe D. O'Brien of the
American association is in the city on a
tour of investigation of the reee-at
troubles in the league whereby serious
charges were made against Umpire
Owens.
I have nothing to say for publica
tion at" this time said he. "This
ease is one of the most important aftd
has a more widespread interest and
reach than anything in years. I am
looking at the affair from all sides and
have decided that it is best not to say
a word for publication until I have com
pleted my,work and reported to the di
rectors.
"This man Bobinson is living in Min
neapolis in the flesh and is, 1 believe,
a straightforward man whose stofy will
stand all of the tests when the time
comes. I have given my reasons for
not giving his true name and am not
ready to give it out yet.
I have been up here a couple of
days and am not thru with my work
yet. It is a case which will take a lot
of work, as the national commission is
interested and it is even beyond the
American association circle now,"
ATTEMPT TO SPLIT
TEAMSTERS' UNION
Chicago, Aug. 8.^Disruption of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
was attempted today by a faction of
the delegates led by Albert Young, who
aspires to the presidency of the organ
ization. He and his followers refused
to attend the regular convention and
help a rump session in another hall. I
was a move decided upon to defeat
National President Shea in the elec
tion tomorrow.
President Shea in the convention yes
terday had shown that he controlled a
majority of the delegates and his re
election was conceded. Then at a cau
cus which lasted all morning the anti
Shea minority determined today to hold
a separate meeting and withdraw from
the Brotherhood unless Shea, character
ized by them as the "czar of the
teamsters," should agree to resign.
Meanwhile President Shea had ad
journed the regular convention and call
ing a meeting of his supporters declared
the election program tomorrow would
be carried out. He added:
"II the so-called secessionists are
"anxious to pay into the hands of the
Employers' association, who have been
trying to send the teamsters' leaders to
the penitentiary, they have chosen the
only way to accomplish that end. The
employers' association has been endeav
oring for years to do what Mr. Young
and his followers are now tryingthat
is to break up the teamsters organiza-
tion."
The proceeding or the anti-Shea fac
tion which followed the decision to
break away from the regular conven
tion, were unique in the annals of
trades union, meetings. Uickets were
appointed as in Btrike times to pa
trol the street I front of the boycotted
conclave.
CANTEEN TO FORE^
IN A. R. MEETING
Act of Congress Will Be Brought to Attention
of Veterans at Encampment I
-$
Ser-in-chiefthe
THe Antl-Snea J! action HOldS a holic stimulant, which is prescribed and
recommended by their physicians, and
to be denied it would shorten their 'Rump" Session in
Chicago.
WANT BLACK PREACHERS
OUSTED FROM AFRICA
London, Aug. 8.It is being sug
gested that a small party of American
negro preachers who have been advoca
ting the Ethopian propaganda, Africa
for the Africans," should be deported
from South Africa. The government
has not taken any action and it is a
question whether it will.
The agitation against the preachers
has'been revived by the recent trouble
at Capetown, for which they aTe held
by certain London papers to be re
sponsible. They have made no secret
of their mission to South Africa, ad
vising the natives to use their efforts to
secure black supremacy in that part of
the world.
Paris. Aug. 8.Theodore Roustan, who was
Frencn minister at Washington previous to tie
elevation of the legation to the tank ot an
mbasay. died today.
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Many Commanders See Folly
in Act Banishing
Canteen, I
Action Absolutely Criminal,
Declares Dr. Hugo i
Philler.
Special to The Journal.
Washington, Aug. 8.Staff officers
and department commanders of the Q.
A. B., by a large majority, indorse the
utterances of ''Corpora l" Tanner, com
mander-in-chief, that the passage by
congress of an act abolishing canteens
from national soldiers' homes after
next March was unwise and a blow at
real temperance, besides a restriction of
the personal liberties of the veterans
of the civil war that ought to be re*
sented.
A number of prominent officials of
the organization have written "Cor
poral" Tanner of their intention to
bring the matter before the national
encampment, which meets in less than
a week at Minneapolis. The resolutions
censuring congress and demanding that
the old soldiers be treated as able to
caTe for himself will bring on a hot
fight, as there are a number of officials
who will approve the act.
After the interview with Commander
in-Chief Tanner appeared in the news
papers, letters were sent to each staff
officer and departmental commander,
asking his views on the question. Of,
about thirty answers that have been
received, twenty are strong in their ap
roval of attitude of the comman
five favor the abolition of
the canteen and five are non-committal.
Coney Favors Canteen.
One of the leading candidates for
commander-in-chief at the Minneapolis
convention is H. Coney, commander
of the department of Kansas. He writes
that he concurs in the position taken by.
"Corporal" Tanner, saying:
"My close observation and experi
ence in protecting the members of our
national military home for disabled vol
unteer soldiers at Leavenworth gives
me a clearer knowledge of the benefits
and abuses of the canteen than many
who have not been in as close obser^.
vation of the effort to protect the mero
oers of that home against outside de
bauchery beyond the limits and control
of the homefplaees where the vilest of
intoxicants were sold to members of the
home.
"These demoralizing and life-destroy
ing places-^arere inspired on account of
the patronage that might be obtained
from members of the home who squan
dered their resources and because of
the restrictions of the home. I led the
battle to destroy such places. We found
that these places offered extra induce
ments to members of the home to visit
them and waylay them. We fiave a
strong law in the state of Kansas that
makes it a misdemeanor to sell stupe
fying or intoxicating drinks to mem
bers of the home, but this law, like
our prohibitory law, is disregarded and
violated by the lawless element.
Condition Demands Liquor.
"The members of the homes are
generally aged men who have formed
I habits that are practically their second
nature. Many of them, in their weak-
ta-j.1 TT-j ness and frailty, require a little alco-
days. If the canteen is abolished, these
men will find this liquor outside of the
home, and obtain the vilest decoctions,
instead of the purest beverages and
stimulant*. They cannot be prevented
from doing this, even by expelling them
from the homes. I don't take this po
sition because I desie to encourage the
use of stimulants in any form, but be
cause I believe it is practical to deal
with conditions that we cannot entirely
abrogate.''
Dr. Hugo Philler of Waukesha, Wis.,
has written a strong letter on the quesr,
tion, one to "Corporal" Tanner as wea
as one for publication.
I consider the abolition of the army
canteen as extreme folly, and the aboli
tion of the canteens at the national sol
diers' homes as absolutely criminal,
practically forcing the disabled veter
ans into dangerous and disreputable
surroundings. Action by the# nations!
encampment on this subject might tend,
to the promotion of sanity in legisla
tion in such matters in the future.
I. H. Burt, assistant adjutant gen
eral of the department of Colorado and
Wyoming, says that the position of
Corporal'' Tanner is most heartily en
dorsed by him. He says: "It is ft
shame to treat a man in such a man
ner. It makes the soldier of the regit*
lar army feel, and many times act, lute
a culprit. His manhood is taken awa^
and he loses all self-respect thereby."
A. J. Sharp, assistant adjutant gen
eral, of Kentucky, says it "is out of
reason and demands the condggination
of every comrade in the land *nd by
all the friends of the old soldier."
J. W. Ganes, department command*
of Wisconsin, at Pox Lake, writes tntfe
he favors the canteen.
Charles A. Partridge, assistant adju
tant general of Illinois, takes the op
posite view. He does not believe that
a canteen is productive of good, and re
joices that the canteen has been "cut
out."
Canteen Gone Drunkenness.
J. F. Ayars, department commander
of the Indian Territory, talks interest^
ingly. He sums it up this way:
"I lived several years at Junction
City, Kan., three mileB from Fort Biley.'
A part of the time they operated the
canteen system at -that fort. During
that time it was a rare sight to see a
drunken soldier on the streets at Junc
tion City, but when the canteen WB#
abolished the town was full of drunken
soldiers, which was a constant annoy
ance to the city authorities, as well mf.
officers at the fort. This convineed
me that the sale of beer and &%&
drinks at a military post was one ad?^
vancing step towards temperance, mor*^
ality and sobriety. The act of congress'
will not advance temperance, but in*
orease drunkenness. It will not im$
prove the morals of the soldier* but
make him more depraved, if he desire*
stimulants, by forcing him to mingle.,
with the inmates of the low dives and
brothels to obtain what the thinks he
has a right to have if he wants it."
A, J. Pisk, department commander ot
Montana I aavs always been an advo-