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Tuesday, May 2, 1905.

Just the same, Milwaukee prefersthat its fame shall continue to restor its original foundation.

Having given abundant evidence oftheir skill as navigators, Messrs. Ro-jestvensky and Togo will now kindlyoblige the grandstand by a display otsome other qualitese.

Instead of proving to be the trumnpcard of which so much was heard,the prosecution in the Nan Pattersoncase learned when it led PawnbrokerStern that it had been holding a thir-teener.

At last account the First National-bank of Milwaukee was exhibitingMonte Carloan unbreakableness andalso resembling that other famousfinancial institution in holding its.customers strictly to the limit.

Having retained Elihu Root anl-Joseph H. Choate as his counsel,young Mr. Hyde' will probably findother use for his hundred thousanddollar salary as vice president of theEquitable than in the entertainmentof ambassadors and the maintenanceof pleasure resorts for his own, pritvate beneSt.

SNotwithstanding that he may regretthe attitude assumed by that eminentpolitical renegade, President Roose-velt will probably attempt to worryalong without the support and en-dorsement of the distinguished "Char-ley" Towne, erstwhile Minnesota re-publican, then silverite, next populistand now New York democrat of theTammany genus.

In view of what has already hap-hened and what is likely to occur inthe near future, Russia is displayingcommendable foresight in counselingwith Charles M. Schwab concerningthe construction of a new navy. Nich-olas is also to be complimented onhis display of rare judgment in ask-ing the advice of a man of Mr.Schwab's distinction and eminence inthat particular field.

Doctor Osler is now advocating fu-sion of the allopathic and hemeopa-thic schools of medicine. Manifesta-tions of such democratic proclivitieswill probably excuse him in the mindsof many for his advocacy of forcibleremoval of all men beyond threescore. In these days any democrat isexcusable for not wishing to live lon-ger than the time the doctor saysshould be the limit.

After calmly considering the mat-ter in that frame of mind which dis-tance and time have brought about,Colonel Cody 'has about arrived at theconclusion that an appeal from thedecision rendered in his suit for di-vorce might not have a tendency toadd greater lustre to the name of"Buffalo Bill." In fact, he really be-lieves that too push the matter mightnecessitate the vigorous use of Sa-polio.

Although not attracting quite somuch attention as the diversion af-forded by Russia and Japan, the per-formance going on in the realms ofthe sultan of Turkey is not exactlya Sunday school picnic and were itnot for the greater pretensions of therival entertainment would probably bedeemed of sufficient importance bytelegraph editors to entitle it to an oc-casional head extending the width ofat least two columns.

Even though the Union Pacific hasdemonstrated the value of a gasolinepropelled engine as a motive powerthe obituaries of the steam locomotivewhich have been appearing in thedaily papers since the trial trip of thenew fangled contrivance seem to bepremature. The day may be comingwhen the modified automobile willdisplace the old "iron horse," but itis still far distant and before itsdawning many another locomotivewill be built, end its usefulness anabe consigned to the scrap heap.

Ready consent will undoubtedly begiven by the governments invited tosead delegates to Victor Emanuel'sinterational farmnm' congress to behld at Rome next month, but it isae ,to say r9lgt here that amongeebo 'ent at the epense of the dif-

ipparam na tb opercentase ofuM brgae wll U ) bp eceedingly

small. The agriculturalists who willtake part in the deliberations will befound to hail from the urban commu-nities where the cultivation of votesis the chief form of agriculture.

Scattered throughout eastern Mon-tana are a number of public spiritedand enterprising gentlemen who arewondering how long the proposedstate league will manage to observeits self-imposed rule of "no salaries"for the players. All of them still har-bor vivid recollections of experiencewith similar leagues in years gone by.Should their. memory ever show in-dications of forgetfulness in that re-gard, the existence of sundry instru-ments showing banking relationswould instantly revive memories any-thing but pleasant.

Fortunately for the railroad build-ing members of Montana's editorialfamily a new project is launched atan opportune time. Extension of the"Milwaukee" and other eastern roadshas become tiresome and monotonous,beside giving but little promise ofeventual completion. Just when itseemed that but little more would bedone this summer, along comes theColorado Southern and casts its optictoward the north, with Canada as theultimate goal. As it is actually forcedto cross Montana a revival of con-struction work in sanctums may nowbe looked for.

As an answer to those who are in-clined to list him with the back num-bers and particularly to those who in-timate that he has long been eligibleto Osler's chloroform class, GroverCleveland has written an article foran eastern magazine attackingwomen's clubs. As the periodical inwhich his contribution appears circu-lates almost exclusively among wo-men, it must be accepted as indicatinghat the lone fisherman still considers

himself among those endowed with agood deal of vitality and of ampleability to take care of himself in al-most any kind of a row.

Had Castro continued alone, 'thatbear hunt in Colorado might have beenpermitted to extend the full limit oftime fixed for it at the beginning, butwith the strong probability of an alli-ance with Sherman Bell to be reckon-ed on, President Roosevelt conclud-ed to hasten his departure from thewilds of Colorado and take himselfback to Washington. The danger thatthe first overt act on the part of thezweibund might imply nothing elsethan the capture and deportation ofthe president himself was too great tobe ignored, for it must be rememberedthat General Bell is still in Colorado.

While no longer exactly a youth,George Gould has shown himself not tobe wholly hardened by the accumula-tion of years that rests upon hisshoulder and his connection with themanagement of railroaas. He has re-signed froih the directorate of theUnion Pacific for a reason that muststrike as strange some of the menwho make playthings of transconti-nental railroads--conviction that itwould not be right to remain on theboard of one road while at the sametime holding large interests in a com-peting road. A few more such actson his part, and he will find himselfin danger of being expelled from thebrotherhood.

Already many among those whowere the most enthusiastic in theirdevotion to the principle of municipalownership of public utilities as pro-posed by the democrats in the recentChicago campaign are beginning todoubt, whether, after all, the thing inits concrete form is half as alluringas it apppeared in the abstract. Theyare learning that a vast differenceexists between a proclamation of in-tention and the actual accomplish-ment of the intention. The differencein this instance is represented by soastounding a number of dollars thateven Chicago's "I will" is manifestingsymptoms of chilled nether extremi-ties, and nothing more has been donethan institution of the merest prelim-inaries.

Why surprise should be expressedat the continued indications by Mr.Bryan of a desire to embrace social-ism is really remarkable. A gentle-man of his distinction as a politicalacrobat and perpetual desire to holdoffice is likely to do anything if hethinks thereby to increase his follow-ing and thereby his chances of land-ing the coveted persimmon. But, asan eastern newspaper, in its commentson the matter, rightfully declares, itis not so much a question of whatMr. Bryan may do with democracy asit is what the senatorial junta willmay do with Roosevelt. "If it crusheshim, and with him the hopes of thepeople, it will come dangerously nearmaking Mr. Bryan's socialist partya political success," It says.

Many had almost forgotten them,but the announcement hat PresidentRoosevelt would recommend to con-gross the rellnquishment eof the unupaid part of the United 8ta$s' lndem-nlty claim against China has brought

back to memory some of the chargescontained in the bills submitted bymissionaries who claimed to have sus-tained personal losses because of thedestruction of private property duringthe boxer troubles. Not a few of theitems were of a kind hardly to belooked for in bills purporting to rep-resent the belongings of humble work-ers in the Lord's vineyard, for theycertified to the possession of luxuriesand valuables not usually supposed toform a part of the impedimenta ofpersons traveling about In foreignlands for the sole purpose of sowingthe seed. Close scrutiny was made ofthem and then followed a vigorousapplication of the blue pencil, whichnaturally reduced the proportions ofthe claims. Protests were made, butwhen it was found that they were un-availing acquiescence was given, andit was generally believed that every-thing was listed at full value, evento the shoes and stockings enumerat-ed in some instances.

A USEFUL VANDERBILT.

Minneapolis Journal: CorneliusVanderbilt, the millionaire inventor,has been given letters patent on animproved locomotive boiler, which itis claimed will make a great savingin fuel to the railroads. Mechanicsare at work at the Rogers locomotiveworks turning out locomotives withthe Vanderbilt generating appliance.Important railroads have agreed togive it a trial. Tnis is the second orthird time that young Vanderbilt hasmade a successful appearance at thepatent office.

Cornelius Vanderbilt is the eldestson of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt,and should have inherited the majorpoftion of his father's vast estate andthe headship of the house, but becauseof his independence in marrying thewoman he loved against the wishes ofhfs father, he was passed over, andthe Vanderbilt cash and honors wentto his younger brother, Alfred. Cor-nelius fell heir to a million or two,and his independence, which wasworth more to him. While AlfredVanderbilt was perfecting himself inthe ways of society, and in the speed-tng of automobiles over the personsof pedestrians, Cornelius has beenworking in railroad shops, tappingwheels, greasing engines and learningall about their construction. As a re-sult he is an inventor and a usefulcitizen. He bids fair to become aVanderbilt who would never think ofsaying "the public be d----a" andwho will never be damned by! thepublic.

THE NATIONAL POLICY.

Omaha Bee: When the governmentassumed control of the Panama rail-road it was stated to be the intentionnot to change the policy under whichthat highway across the isthmus hadbeen operated. For years a mopopolyhad 'been maintained, to which tBe Pa-c:iic Steamship company was aiparty,the effect of which was to materiallyinterfere with trade between theUnited States and the South and Cen-tral American countries on the Pa-cific. This was pointed out a shorttime ago in a communication to Sec-retary Taft from the representativesin Washington of the southern coun-tries concerned They pointed outwith particularity in what. respectsour trade had been injured by themonopoly, and the consequent exac-tions, showing among other facts thatit was cheaper for the South and Cen-tral American countries to ship their1iroducts to New York by way of Euro-pean ports than to send them acrossthe isthmus.

Necessarily this condition was in-imical to our traue with the southerncountries and it became a very impor-tant question as to what the govern-ment of the United States would dowhen it took Control of the Panamarailroad. Would the old policy bemaintained or modified was a ques-tion in which a very considerablennmber of American merchants andmranufacturers, as well as businessmen in the southern Pacific coastcountries, tooK a very lively interestIt was also a matter of no little con-cern to the trans-continental railroadalines. At first it was given out thatthere would be no change of policy,that the old order would be continuedunder the control of the government.It now transpires that this was a mis-take. In a published letter of Secre-tary Taft the assurance is given thatthe monopoly which has existed willnot be continued, that there is to beno discrimination whatever as be-tween the several steamship compa-nies in handling their business acrossthe isthmus, and that "the policy ofthe government in managing the ca-nal railroad is to charge such ratesas will pay for the carriage of thegoods across the isthmus a reasonablereturn on the investment of the gov-ernment and nothing more."

The statement of Secretary Taft.which is ,of course, conclusive, is re-assuring, and yet it is what mightreasonably have been expected, Itwas incredible that the government,as at first stated, Intended to'maiatalna polley which was clearly shown tobe detrimental to our commeree with

some of the most important countriesto the south. In order to do that itwould be necessary for the govern-ment to become a party to a steam-ship monopoly which has been ableto not only shut out competition, buthas imposed most unwarrantable ex-actions upon the isthmian traffic.Such a course on the part of the gov-ernment would have been a nationalreproach. The policy of the govern-ment in regard to the Panama rail-road will be "to make just rates andprevent discrimination." This is man-ifestly the proper course and will havegeneral approval.

FOR ECONOMY'S SAKE.

Minneapolis Journal: PresidentRoosevelt, in his last annual message,uttered a wholesome varning againstthe tendency to disregard strictly bus-iness principles in the matter of gov-ernmental expenditures, suggestingthat "the cost of doing governmentbusiness should be regulated with thesame rigid scrutiny as the cost of do-ing a private business."

Although congress did not see' i tocarry out this suggestion in its full in-tegrity, it did take steps to stop amethod of doing business which is notlegitimate and which, by reason ofyears of practice and use has cometo be regarded as sound in principle.This is the practice of the governmentdepartments of spending the appropri-ations for a given fiscal year beforethe year is ended and then dependingupon congress to pass a bill to makeup the deficiency. This kind of busi-nose has received a severe checkthrough a provision in the deficiencyact signed by the president lastMarch, which positively forbids thegovernment to spend in any one fiscalyear any sum in excess of the appro-priations made by congress for thatfiscal year, or to involve the govern-ment in any contract for the futurepayment of money in excess of suchappropriations, unless the contract isauthorized by law. All apprti riationsmade for contingent expenses or othergeneral purposes must, at the first ofeach fiscal year, be apportioned by al-lotments stretching Over the entireyear. Violation of these provisions.under the new arrangement, entailsupon the offender removel from officeand also punishment by fine and im-prisonment for not less than a month.

There is not a department of thegovernment, which has not been in thehabit of ordering work to be done be-yond the limits of the appropriation,and those who have been followingtheir own estimates, knowing thatthey must bring in deficiency appropri-ation measures, contemplate thestsrictly business law enacted by thelast congress with well-grounded dis-may, for the reason that it is in forcenow and has been since March 3.

If the punishment for reckless busi-ness methods is severe, it is deserved;it will no doubt be effective.

MEDALS FOR HEROES.

Spokesman-Review: Congress, atthe last session, passed an act whichwas approved by President RooseveltFebruary 23, 1905, which authorizedthe president to cause to be preparedbronze medals of honor to be bestoweduipon persons who shall, by extremedaring ,endanger their lives in savingor endeavoring to save lives from anywreck, disaster or grave accident, orin preventing or endeavoring to pre-vent such wreck, disaster or graveaccident, upon any railroad engagedin interstate commerce.

Under the provisions of that act,the interstate commerce commission

has prescribed the regulations govern-ing the award of such medals. Appli-cations for .these medals must bemade to the interstate commerce com-mission and be accompanied by affi-davits by eye witnesses of good reputeand standing, testifying of their ownknowledge.

These applicat ions will be referred

to a committee of five, consisting of

the secretary of the commission, thechief inspector of safety appliancesand two inspectors of safety appli-ances designated by the commission,and the clerk of the safety applianceexamining board. The reports of thiscommittee are to be transmitted by

the commission to the president forhis approval. These regulations rhavebeen approved by President Roose-

velt.It was a happy thought that prompt-

ed the enactment of this measure,which is calculated to serve two mer-itorious purposes-first to set the na-

tion's seal of admiration upon these

persons who endanger their own lives

to save the lives of other fellow be-

ings, and second-to afford stillgreater protection to the travelingpublic. In these times of severe

struggle for wealth and power, it is

well that deeds of heroism should

be 'brought to the attention of the

government, and, when the president

has given such deeds his official com-

mendation, that they should be her-

aided far and wide through the press.If it be true that "peace has her

victories no less renowned' tlan war,"it is equally true that peace should

honor her heroes, even theugh these

Fifty Years the Standard

BAII.NGPOWDN

Made from pure cream ofid tartar derived from grapes.

PRICE BAKING POWDER CO.. CHICAGO.

heroes may be clad in civilian garbanw should respond to duty's high callwithout the inspiration that goes withthrobbing drums and thrilling buglecalls.

LEGISLAITVE PASSES.

Great Falls Tribune: The Okla-homa legislature has adopted a billwhich provides that before being al-lowed any mileage members must cer-ify that they have not traveled on a

pass on the trip for which the mileageis allowed. As the mileage in nearlyall cases amounts to more than farewould, this is likely to materially dis-courage the use of passes. In thesame connection the Minnesota legis-lature has passed a bill which pro-vides penalties for any public servantriding on a pass.

These measures are in the right di-rection. All states should have simi-lar laws, and they should enforcethem. There should be a like enact-ment covering members of congress;and perhaps the president and otherfederal officials might be included.

It is absolutely useless to arguethat a pass has no influence on themind of the official who has been fa-vored with one. It is a favor, andmen view the givers of favors more

kindly than they do someone who hasnot thus remembered them. The nat-ural inclination with any man-if hebe the right sort of a man-is to favorthose who favor him. He may not

do this to the extent of violating hisconscience, but the chances are thathis conscience' will not be quite so

acute in distinction of the wrongs that

the people suffer at the hands of arailroad company when he has a passfrom the railway company in hispocket.

MANY FRAUD ORDERS.

Get-Rich-Quicks Are Barred from the

Mails.

Washington, April 2'.-A fraud or-der was lissueu today against theHome Co-operative company, whosehome office is in Kansas City, butwhich has been doing a large business

in Minneapolis, Des Moines, Milwau-kee and other northwestern cities.

A fraud order was issued againstthis company in June, 1903, which i.unsuccessfully attacked in the courtsand then petitioned the postoffice de.partment to have the order revoked,promising to change the form of con-tracts and in other ways comply with

the departmental regulations. Thispetition was granted last year.

Lately some question arose as tothe methods of the company and post-

office inspectors were put on its trail.

It was found that the company w•s

operating under the old form of con-

tract and that the office expenseswere consuming all the revenues, thu.making it impossible for the con-

tracts ever to be carried out. Thisled to the second fraud order today.

The numerous fraud orders issued

by the postoffice department duringthe past few months mark the be-ginning of a crusade against suchinstitutions. All over the country acorps of elpert investigators is beingput into the field to look after them,and it is the hope of the postmastergeneral that in a short ttme all theseswindlers will be denied the use of

the mails. The crusade has been be-gun with the knowledge and consentof the president.

The price of a pretty face is $1-three packages of Hollister's RockyMoutntari Tea. Brings red laps, brighteyes and lovely color. 35 cents, Tea

or Tablets. Holmes & Rixon.

KEPT COPIESOF LETTERS

WOMAN TO TESTIFY REGARDING

PACKERS' METHODS.

WORKED IN PRIVATE OFFICE

Was Stenographer for Swift & Co.

and Armour & Co. at Kansas

City.

Chicago ,April 27.-Mrs. MaryMarcy, stenographer, employed in theprivate offices of bwift & Co. at Kan-sas City, for eight months, appearedin the federal building yesterday andremained closeted with District Attor-ney Morrison for nearly an hour. Shewas not taken before the grand juryto give her testimony, but as she leftthe buildings she said that she wasordered to report every morning tothe district attorney. She is closelyguarded by secret service officials.

Managers of Armour & Co. andSwift & Co. at Kansas City deny thatMrs. Marcy had any testimony thatwould be embarrassing for theirfirms.

How the Woman Worked.Leslie Marcy, Mrs. Mary Marcy's

husband, says that when his wifegathered the evidence which she isto present to the grand jury at Chi-cago, she had in mind only a series ofstories for a socialist paper. Hesays:

"Mrs. Marcy went to work for theSwifts long before the beef investiga-tion was thought of. She was in thelegal department, which the em-ployes call wue 'skin' department, be-cause of some of the methods in usethere. She used to come home andtell me about some of the business let-ters she had ,written, things she hadseen and heard, until finally, she sug-gested that she make notes for futureuse in her writings.

"Mrs. Marcy was with the Swiftsfor eight months and during that timeshe made carbon copies of several let-ters in the legal department thatwould rather embarrass the packerswhen they are used in a court. Shegot a record of prices and correspond-ence, showing that there was some-thing more than a mere understand-ing between the packers. She usedto marvel at the way in which theytreated their customers, how theykept things under cover.

Kept Many Copies."Mrs. Marcy worked for Armour's

about six months, in the office of N.H. Hand, the treasurer. She Keptcopies of many of his letters to menwho had credit with the company. Allthese papers we kept for more thantwo years, thinking, as I have said, ofwriting a story. We never told thegovernment about what we knew..

"Mrs. Marcy wrote a series of arti-cles for the International SocialistReview, published in Chicago, andprobably these attracted the secretservice men. At all events, a detec-tive came here one day and summon-ed my wife to Chicago. It is to be ex-pected that the packers will minimiseas long as possible what she hal Inher possesilon, but the governmentsecret servic thought it sueleanlyimportant to take her to Chicago."