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VOL. XV. RHILLINGS, YELLOWHTONE COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, OCTOBIER 6, 1899 NO. 48
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Smises In Furihin mi Demutia nsihalna
A4R INE AND WATEN
These Subjects Oooupy Most
of the Time of the City
Counoil.
NO STREET CARS YET
Actioll Isn o !rattlting' Fra'nhise Is
I lostpollledl- l illls I'htlllllorlt
Mittel- -lthl B sin s"l ,
'VTli city onunuil hold n regular seeR
sinu Tuesday evening, On) the roll call
overy tlderiuIan was found in his sent.
Tlhe usual tiresome rontiun of reading
the minutes of previous imeetings war
gorne throug iby the clerk. It being
the first r1m thly meeting, the ' al
reports of rces were Th
city attorne rendered pinion as to
the legality if the nall uoe proposing
to grant to George a franchine
for an olectr a street railway, The
opinion in substanou was to the effect
that the oouacil did not have the power
to grant the franchise according to the
ordinance, but he thought it general
ordinance could be arranged in cono
forumlty with the law. The report
mnused It sllo el to pervade the co l
chamber for time, which ken
at last by ulement, w o.oved that
the oesiions f the b ey be accepted
ita the ene qa e council. It was
seconded b .'.relle, Before being
put to a vote, Attorney W. M. Johnston
made it few remarks in favor of the
franchise, statinu that he thought the
opinion of the city attorney was most
reomarkahle and unheard of. He spoke
further, to the effect that Mr. Geurge
wanted nothing but what was right
and expected no exclusive frauclme.
Spear moved hat the ordin a re
terred back thb hcon i, to con
foer with therligin anud city attor
Iay and pre L!rI ordinance that will
hoe ioceptablFo all parties concerned
and in conuformity with the laws,
which was seconded by Snitulak.
Clement said lie would withdraw his
motion if acceptable to his second. At
this point Frlaelle arose and stated that
he was not in favor of withdrawing
the motion, itn it was hardly ft the
city attorney rfter askln, ropinion.
A vote on th first qu being called
for resulted in eingl carried, al.
though oul at three aldermen
voted aye, w'ile the others were silent.
Spear's motion to refer back war also
carried. John L). Lomekamp hadhand
ed in a communication, which he told
The Gasette peporter contja prop
omition to ve the 0 o o4nus for a
atreet railw Ij'p6Eime, but on the
counoil referil fthe ordinance back to
the committee, he requested the clerk
to hold the communication in abeyance.
The council was petitioned to extend
the water main four blocks on Thirty.
fifth street north, from Montana ave
nue. The committee recommended
that in view of the facot that there was
no houses to justify such an extension,
it only be extended two blocks, Ben
uibolft moved the recommendation be
accepted, W. B. George made a speech
favoring the ex naion as ed for in
the petition, e state flat a number
of people conte pla building on the
premises whicl r to be benefited
by the extenmion and were only waiting
to see if they could get water, Mr.
George made a very urgent appeal, but
it wan in vain, Clement and Witham
both spoke on ,the proposed etenailon.
They were n in favor sextending
water maine itil t was a demand
in order to sU plzEl protect property.
When the hou l"are built the city will
be found ready to do its duty in grant
ing extensions, but they did ot be
lieve in exten ing the n on the
prospeats of b Idings up. Friz.
elle said that _iheejrlou recommend
ed would nccoblliate all the build.
ing. at present goig up., Mr, George
:aild that if it was a matter ot economy
:hlch was kgeping the council from
'ranting tlhe titton,he woe ay the
extra rental one by for a year
in order to hlge it eT four blooks,
sonnally ieetdP orenighoft'm motion,
but the latt4 thdrew it and the pe.
tition was ally referred back to the
water committee,
A .IGew.3X wans oroerea aouroruaoea
na the aouth side of First avenue north,
from Twentyaseventh street to Thirtieth
street, While the matter of uidewalks
was up the mayor stated that there had
been oouniderable talk lately relating
to having 14.foot walks on Montana
and Minnesota avenuesn, nastead of 19$
foot, as as prnest., Oonnelly said that
it ought to be so and that it wouldltbe a
est Improvemeunt., He mnoved that
he lidewalk committle prepare a aide.
walk ordianoe, as the olty bhas none at
preent, and that 14.fool walks be al.
lowed on the avIage mentioned, .M
narried uniaaniously,
A water main wa ordered laid from
P irt avenue north, to Third avenue on
Thlrtp fourth street.
The Dillinga Wholeaale 0rooe y
ba.rn latoram matter s e an in -a
communication from Millie & Co.,
asking to be allowed to retain eight
feet at the present elevation and agree
ing to lower the balance of the walk to
the grade. It was referred to the side
walk committee to report in 15 min
utes.
Two bids were received for sidewalk
construction, from John Powers and
'. R. Binds, That of the latter was
the lowest, but they were referred to
the proper committee.
The council took a recess of 15 min
utes to allow committees to confer.
On reconvening the sidewalk committee
recommended allowing Millis & Co. to
retain a fl-foot raised platform. Con
nelly moved the report be adopted.
Mr. Millis was present and addressed
the council in favor of at least allow.
ing him a 7-foot platform instead of 6,.
Witham moved amendment to the mo
tion, to read 7 foot instead of 6, and
that the city reserve the right to have
the platform removed at its option.
Carried.
The petition of.A. North for a street
railway franchise was laid over to
await the action of the committee hav
ing in hand that ot W. B. George.
A petition for anu extension of sewer
on Third avenue north was referred to
sewer committee,
Yegen Bros. presented a plat of
Yegen's proposed Second addition and
the same was referred to the committee
on improvements and city property.
The following bills were allowed in
a batch, after which the council ad
journed:
R, Cook, labor on streets ...... $ 8 00
Jacob Kenzie, labor on streets. . 2 00
Thos, MDermott, labor on sewer 2 00
Billings Gasette, printing. .... 61 50
,H A, VanHorne, typewriting.., 1 00
Wm. Cox, labor on streets. .... 2 00
Marvin Mann, labor on streets.. 9 00
Rillings Water Power Co.,, else.
trio lights, power and water
for street sprinkler for Sept.. 259 2
McCormick Mer. Co., sardines
and melons for soldiers ...... 35 45
Alex Smith, work ........... 24 00
J. B. Herford, office rent and
money advanced ........... 16 00
Nina J. Brown, typewriting.... 4 80
H. S. Evans, office rent........ 5 00
Winm, Mullins, hauling garbage., 2 50
J. 0, MoKune, sandwiches for
soldiers.. . ........... 14 25
A. A. Morris, office rent....... 15 00
Alex Smith, street work....... 16 00
Weo, Soule, repairs and time on
sewer. ..................28 87
0. Whitney, cleaning sewer .,, 2 50
M. O. Connell, work on streets. 1 00
A. S. Gass, street sprinkling... 70 00
Chas Link, street work........ 2 00
HE 1 POPULAR.
Colonewr Kesler Tells What His Men
Think or Chaplain Stull.
Uolonel Kessler of the First Montana
regiment was interviewed by an Inter
Mountain reporter at San Francisco
ano during the course of his remarks
said:
Chaplain Stull is one of the most
popular men in the regiment, and the
soldiers swear by him. His teabching
and example were of the best. His
ministrations were gratefully received.
He shared in all the dangers of the bat
tlefield and was a splendid type of the
Christian soldier. He preached the
gospel of chearfulness and hope and en
couraged every man to do his duty.
A G00D COMEDY.
"Mistakes Will Happent" at the Operts
House Wedn(esday Night.
It was it strong oompany that pro.
duced the above.nained comedy at the
opera house Wednesday night, the parts
being well taken and the acting of an
order that could not help but please.
The play is full of ludicrous situations,
most of them very true to real life, and
the audience thoroughly enjoyed the
performance. A)1 of Jacob Litt's plays
are good and the Billings people who
missed "Mistakes Will Happen" last
evening should make it a point to hear
"In Old Kentucky," another produc.
tion of Mr. .itt's which will appear at
the opera house soon.
UlRAI)IN(1 COMMENCHI).
A Wyomling PIlaper eplorts on Hllrlilngton
Extelnslotn Work.
The Big Horn County Rustler of
Basin, Wyo., has the following to say
regarding the proposed Burlington ex
tension:
"And now comes the report that
grading for the Burlington line of rail
road has been commended in Pryor gap,
and that it is headed straight for the
basin, present calculation sayeth some
where on the 8tinkingwater."
UDATH OF MaI. COUOVHLIN.
Was an Invalid for Four Yarm--Funeral
Rell Vesterday.
a :rx., Ulllen Coughlin died at her
Tome on South Thirtieth street Wed
nesday afternoon at 4:85 o'clock. The
deceased had been an invalid for about
four years, during which time she had
not left the hbouse The funeral was
held rolm the late residence yesterday
afternoon, being conducted by Rev,
Pgther Van Clarenbeeok. even obhll
dren are left to mourn her death, IAv
of whom are living in Billings, a
daughter in lawiton, Idaho, and a son
in It., Paul,
|WASlINGTON LEV1EH
Admiral Dewey Will Act as Ad
viser-in-Ohief on Philip
pine Matters.
A HITCH IN PRIZE CASE
Of the North Atlaltic Squadron,
I)Dwey Likely to Comne West
with the President.
Ivecjial ('orreaonionce o,,f The (Gazette,
Wanshington, Oct. 2, 1899.-No man
was more deeply interested in the prep.
arations for Admiral Dewey's welcome
to Washington than President MoKin.
lay, who iin addition to being an old
personal friend of the adnmirdl has a
boundless admiration for the manner
in which he performed his difficult
duties as commander of the Asiatic
squadron from the day be entered Ma
nila bay and destroyed the Spanish fleet
to the day he left for home. There is
also another reason why President Mc
Kinley is glad that Admiral Dewey is
comning to Washington. He has another
position for him to fill-that of ad
viser-ino-hief on Philippine affairs
which is an important one, although it
will carry no official title. The presi
dent has not determined upon a Philip.
pine policy, further thin to put down
the rebellion and to restore law and
order on the islands. He has absolute
confidence in Admiral Dewey's judpg
ment, and there is little doubt that his
advice will be a powerful factor in de
ciding what the Philippine policy of
the president will be after peace has
been restored; and the fact that Ad
mirl Dewey will be the presidential ad
viser will be likely to cause congress,
the members of which have the same
confidence in him that everybody feels,
to endorse whatever Philippine policy
may be fnally determined upon.
There is a. possibility that Admiral
Dewey may join the president's party
in the trip to the west, which will fol
low the Washington welcome, but as
yet is only a possibility, because Ad
miral Dewey's wishes have not been as
certained, and the president desires
him to follow his own wishes in the
matter, believing that he has fully
earned that right, although he will be
delighted, should the admiral decide to
go, as will the people of the spotion to
be visited by the party.
Quite a number of officials wont
over to New York to participate in the
welcome to D'ewey, Assistant Secretary
Allen of the navy department, being a
special representative of the secretary
of the navy. It was decided some time
ago that no member of the cabinet
should go, being deemed more fitting
that the entire cabinet should stay in
Washington with the president to re
ceive him.
The publication of a story alleging a
serious differance of opinion between
members of the board of construction
as to the speed which the battleship
authorized at the last session of con
gress should have was not warranted
by facts. There is no such difference
of opinion. On the contrary, the board
is unanimously in favor of obtaining as
great speed as possible.. Rear Admiral
Melville, who is a memblr of the
board, said on the subject: "Each
member of the board is striving to se
oure for the U. 8. navy ships that will
be superior to any yet built. Naturally
the preliminary designs, tentatively
drawn up by each member of this
board, will differ, and the problem be
fore the board will be to secure in the
designs that which it, as a body, deems
to include as many as possible of the
advantages of every proposal by any
of its members. In the matter of
speed, each member of the board seems
to desire as high a speed as possible,
consisistent with the maintenance of the
other offensive and defensive qualities
of the ship."
The Pope's appointment of Archbish
op Chappelle. of New Orleans to be
Apostolic delegate to the Philippines,
was well received in official circles, as
it is believed that the moral effect upon
the islands of putting an American at,
the head of the Catholic church will be
good, just as it has been in Cuba and
Porto Rico, to both of which Archbish
op Chappelle was appointed Apostolic
delegate more than a year ago.
The president and Mrs. McKinley
held a special reception in honor of th e
delegates, who came from all parts of
the civilized world, to the seventih
council of the Pan Presbyterian Alli
ancn, now sitting in Washington.
Owing to Chief Justice Fuller and
Justice Brewer, of the United States
supreme court, being delayed in Paris
by the British-Venezuela court of arbi
tration, of which they are members, the
prize case in which Rear Admiral
Sampson and the officers and men of
the North Atlantic squadron are inter
ested cannot be taken up by the su
preme court upon the day set, October
It, the importance of the case being
such that it is desired -that, it shall be
heard and passed upon by a full bench.
The case in question grew out of the
prizes captured by the North Atlantic
squadron during the blockade of Cuba.
The amount involved is so large that
the claims were by mutual consent of
the treasury officials and the naval
officers combined in a case to be decid
ed by the sunreme onnrt.
TO VACCINATE INDIANS.
The Agent of the Blaekfret Trying ai
pnaoocnplished Thing.
Major W. K. Logan, agent for the
Blackfeet, is preparing to attempt that
which has never been sccomplished
general vaccination of all Indians on
the reservation. He has secured over
2,000 vaccine points and will endeavor
to persuade every Indian on the reser
vation to submit to vaccination. Here
tofore the Indians, among whom small
pox is always very disastrous, have had
a great dread of being vaccinated, but
in late years, having seen so many of
the Indian children at the shobools vao
cinated, the older people are not so
greatly afraid of the operation. The
government has never been able to se
cure general vaccination on any reser
vation and Major Logan's experiment
will be interesting.
A TOUR OF INSPECTION.
Auditors of Burlington Lines Going Over
the System.
O. D. Bird and R. L. Porter of OChi
cago, auditors of freight and ticket a-o
counts of the C. B. & Q. railroad sye
tem, respectively ; H. D. Foster of St.
Joe, auditor of freight and ticket ac
counts of the Missouri river lines of the
Burlington, and T. R. Board of Keo
kuk, Iowa, auditor of the Keokuk &
Western railroad, arrived in the city
Wednesday night over the Burlialton
from the east. The officials were make
ing a tour of inspection of the system
at terminal points. They expressed
themselves as well pleased with the
business done by their road at this end.
They left the next day for Deadwood.
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