The Economist
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alternative: [The Nelson Economist]
is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2015-01-09
issued: 1903-07-18
description: The Nelson Economist was published in Nelson, in the Central Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia, and ran from July 1897 to July 1906. The Economist was published by D. M. Carley, and edited by C. Dell-Smith. In August 1898, The Economist absorbed a paper called The Nation. In July 1903, the title of the paper was changed from The Nelson Economist to The Economist.
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note: T / A.. .-���, lyyyAA-^yA af A-A ir <^"T * * j / A J..? sf �� �� / v - ��� z'-A, ymm VOLUME VII. KELSON, B. C, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1903. NUMBEB 1 t Mo rganatic IVJLarnages POLITICAL GOSSIP The announcement is made thut tlie "United States Government will deal strictly -with army officers wli o have married Filipino girl and abandoned them. Commenting on this the Kansas City Journal alludes to the similar treatment of Indian girls by white men in the early settlement of the West���a state of affairs that was not confined to Uncle Sam's territory by any means, but applied to the Canadian North- West and British Columbia also, where there arc to-day hundreds of half breed descendant? of white men'who mado their mark in the connnurcu at id -politics of the country. Says the paper referred to: "There is nothing particularly now in the revelations with respect to the 'morganatie' marriages by American army officers. Before the Civil War it was almost the customary thing fur officers stationed in Washington or Oregon Territory to consort with-Indian girls. AtTacomaor Seattle the visitor often has pointed out to liitn half breeds who bear the name of some ofthe most distinguished Civil War generals, and who are known to be sons or daughters of these officers. It is explained that when these officers were young lieutenants tbey were stationed in the wilds of the ��� North-Wot, far from the society of womeu of their own kind; that they iieeded housekeepers; that it was the custom of the region for white men to consort with Indian maidens; that, according to Indian standards, there was nothing wrong about it, and that from every standpoint it was advantageous to the girl taken for a temporary wife. At the little little town of Puyallup, ten miles from Tacotna, there are two fine-looking men who bear tlie nan e of the general who for a long time was at the head of the quartermaster's department uf the United tStatss army. These men are the sons of tlie general, lie namicd their …
note: Print Run: 1897-1903 Frequency: Weekly Titled "The Nelson Economist" from 1897-07-14 to 1903-07-11. Titled "The Economist" from 1903-07-18 to 1906-02-17.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0184528
language: English
lat: -117.295833
long: 49.493333
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : D.M. Carley
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text