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Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-11-14
THE TEXAS SUBMERGED
BATTLESHIP QUIETLY SANK AT
BROOKLYN NAVY YARD.
Engines and Machinery Damaged by
the Flood of Muddy Water
Diver Sent Down.

New York, Nov. 9.-The United States
battleship Texas, to which number Of
accidents have occurred since she was
launched, lies alongside Cobb dock, in
the Brooklyn navy yard, submerged about
five feet below the water line.
Eearly today the main junction valve
OF, the starboard side, near midship, about
Il feet below the water line, was stove IN
from the force Of the water. The engine
rooms were quickly flooded with dirty,
black, muddy water, and the ship soon
began to settle.
Captain Glass called the officers and
crew to quarters, and did everything pos
stble to minimize the ships injuries. At
the time the accident occurred there was
only about two feet Of water under the
ship, and she soon rested on the muddy
bottom. This was at low water, but at
high water this afternoon there was be
tween five and six feet of water above
the line Al the stern end, and about Is
inches less at the bow.
Wrecking tugs were Immediately sum
mCned, and three We're soon alongside.
pumping the water out of the engine and
boiler rooms, While d diver was sent
down to ascertain the extent Of the dam
age
Captain Glass, Lieutenant Kelly, Engi-
neer Moore and other officers could not
be induced TO talk about the accident,
and all Inquiries We're referred to Com
modore Sicard, commander of the yard.
He said:
Il know very little as yet about the
accident. The ship is resting easily On
the muddy bottom, and we have no ap-
prehension Of any further damage to her
The principal damage she will sustain
will be from the dirty water which will
temporarily injure the engines and ma
cLinery. We can not estimate the amount
of damage, nor the exact cause Of the ac-
cident until the diver makes a report,
possibly not until the ship is raised. She
viii come up easily as soon as the leak
IS stopped.
iHoat Again.
New York, Nov. 9.-CCmmander West tele-
graphed the Associated Press at 1O:3O tonight
that the battIeship Texas was afloat at the
Brooklyn navy yard, and would be pumped out
by midnight ana docked On Tuesday.
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CASE OF MRS. WALTER M. CASTLE
Ambassador Dayard's Actions Have
Been Entirely Unofficial.

Lor don, Nov. 9.-Ambassador Bayard,
in an interview today with representa-
tive of the Associated Press regarding
the case of Mrs. Walter M. Castle of San
Francisco, now in WormWood Scrubs
prison, undergoing sentence for shoplift-
ing, said he had been precluded from do
ing anything official with the home office
in the matter, as his relations were con-
fined to the foreign Office, everything else
being Of a personal nature. Continuing,
Bayard said: II received d long letter
from Mr. Castle Saturday, which 1 in
closed to Sir Matthew White Ridley, home
secretary. He is kind and considerate
and sure to do what is right, although l
have not yet received his answer. The
off cias have shown consideration in the
entire matter, and I look for the speedy
release Of Mrs. Castle"
Mr.. Castle, in an interview today, said:
II went to the home Office Saturday. Per-
mission was Immediately granted me to
visit my wife. She was very hysterical,
but knew me and seemed to realize the
sole her by reading many cable messages
from San Francisco friends. The doctor
admitted she was in a highly nervous
state I have no information as to when
she will be released"
London, Nov. 9-Mrs. Walter M. Castle
of San Francisco will be removed from
Wormwood Scrubs prison tomorrow.
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FARMERS IN SESSION
REPRESENTATIVE MEN IN THE
CAUSE OF AGRICULTURE.
Wealth Producers of the Nation De-
manL Legislation Which Will
Give Fair Play.

Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-The sixteenth IN
nual session of the Farmers National
Congress began at 1890 in Indiana hail.
There were about 10 persons present. La
ter slttlngs are expected to show d larger
attendance. The members present We're
representative men and leaders in the
cause Of agriculture Congress was called
to order by President b. f. Clayton Of
lndianola, Iowa. Mayor Taggart deliver
ed the address of welcome. A response
was made by Secretary J. NJ Stahl of
Chicago.
I'VE came here said the secretary, TO
labor for the farmer and yet we do not
forget the men in mine shop or banks.
we realize the dependence of all indus
tries, and that when the Industries of
cities languish our agricultural indus
tries fail
Of the farmers of Indiana. He said: I'VE
are looking forward to this congress with
a great deal of anxiety. We farmers find
ourselves in very straitened condi-
ton. We find many farms plastered over
with mortgages
l.. S. Coffin of Iowa said that the state
was more largely agricultural than al
most any other, and very small per
centage of Iowa farms We're mortgagetl.
Governor Matthews welcomed the con
gress on behalf of the state
President Clayton delivered the annual
address,
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THE IDAHO LEGISLATIVE CONTROL,
Peoples Party i'm the Lead and Pre-
pairing for Contests.

Bose, Idaho. Nov. 10.-Changes in the
vote on the Legislative tickets give the
people s-democratic party Al, Dubois rs,
while two are still in doubt, and the Nc
Kiniey republicans still have their vote of
one. The change in the complexion of the
legislature is caused by late returns from
Fremont county. The returns showed
that two men on the Dubois ticket ard
two on the people s-democratic ticket had
been elected. but a contest will be nau-
gurated against one of the Dubois men,
W. F. Rigby.
The people s-democratic leaders claim
they have positive evidence that Rigby is
disqualified from serving in the legisla-
ture, owing to the fact that he is not Il
resident of the state, and in support of
their contention they assert that five
months and four days prior to election
Rigby made final proof on a homestead
entry in Wyoming, establishing his resi-
dence in that state by so doing. II Rigby
is not seated, the people s-democratic
party will secure one more vote in the
leg ature-that Of c. S. Clay.
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STORY or THE THEFT OF s37 900.
Startling Confession Introduced in
Court at Louisville.

Louisville, Ky, Nov. 9.-Some sensation
III testimony was given before Judge Barr
this afternoon, which revives the story
o. the theft of a $37 ,uUy package from the
ADAMS Express Company a few years
ago.
Before the arguments in the damage
suit of Mrs. Eugenia Elrod against the
Adams Express Company were begun, the
counsel for the express company intro
duced as evidence an alleged confession
made by Mrs Minnie z. Ketcham, Chas.
Fardins wife. In this confession she
stated that her husband had told her
that Charlton Elrod got him the position
with the express company, with the IN
derstandng that they We're to steal
million dollars from the company. ketch-
am told his wife according to her confess
sion, that he was completely in Elrod
power, and that Elrod threatened to have
him returned to the Missouri penitenti-
afy for an unexpired term if he did not
do as Elrod desired him. Using this same
threat, Elrod, it is alleged, would force
Hardin to give up his salary as fast as it
waY drawn, giving him back only enough
to live on, and that in amounts of one
and two dollars at a time.
j Iindly, ACCORDING 70 MIS-. helClldiH .
statement, Elrod's creditors pressed him
toe hard and he told Hardin to take
what money he could get. Hardin came
in one morning with about $1,000 and said
that he had stolen $50, ,00O and had turned
the most of it over to Elrod. They went
to Cincinnati, where he gave Mrs. Braun,
mis- mother-in-law, $1,000, with which She
bought a house in Moreland, a suburb CT
Chicago.
They made their home there for a
while, having gotten from Elrod $4,000.
Then they Travelled over the country, and
when he was finally arrested only
small part Of it was left.
From time to time, she says, Elrod had
visited them, and had gotten back as
much Of the. money as they would give
him. According to her confession this
nagging by Elrod caused her husband to
spend the money and take to drinking.
Before he was arrested he had given MS
parents in Arkansas $2000 with which
they purchased a home
ii will be remembered that Hardin was
acquitted Of this robbery in Nashville,
where he was taken for trial. He is now
in the -,lichgan City, Ind. prison, for an
other offense.
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WAS SHOT BY A MANIAC
DIR. JAMES S. WINTERMUTE OF Ia
COMA \ VICTIM OF MURDER.
After Killing His Physician, Samuel
fucker Put n Bullet Through
His Own Brain.
Tacoma, Wash. Nov. 1O.-A revolver in

Tacoma, Wash. Nov. 10.-A revolver in
the hands of a deranged fiend this after
noon caused the death of DR.. James 5.
Wintermute and the extinction of his
murderer. The shooting occurred on Rail
road street, between N. Riverson's cob
bier shop and the st. George lodging
house, at 10 minutes after 10 o'clock The
doctor ana the assassin, Samuel Tucker,
We're walking together. The latter lrop-
revolver and fired, shooting DR.. Winter
mute in the back. The victim fell over
against the lodging house.
The murderer started to run down the
street, but stopped when about go feet
away, placed the pistol against his own
ne al and A second later fell to the side
walk. He was lifeless within five min
utes. The doctor was removed to the Fan
aie Paddock hospital in patrol wagon
and put on an operating table. He was
conscious to that time although it was
over an hour after the shooting.
DR.. T. F. Smith and the hospital staff
OF surgeons performed an opera ton to
reach the internal wounds and stopped
the case was hopeless. The injuries were
fatal within three minutes from the line
they We're inflicted. The doctor expired
exactly at o'clock. His death was caused
DS internal hemorrhage.
The body of the assassin was removed
to the undertaking rooms of Slayden &
Roberts. 1t will lie there until tomorrow,
when 1t will be buried. Tucker was un-
insane. He had been morose
and sullen for two weeks, and reports are
current that he had more than once
threatened the life of the doctor.
He was being treated by the latter, md
seems TO have thought he was not given
proper care. Tucker conducted a small
paint shop at 2l1S Jefferson avenue, living
here alone with his dog. Neghbors say
ne had appeared unusually strange of
IIte.
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PAID A CALL TO Mr.. M'INLEY.
Gentlemen Visited the
Canton Residence.

Canton, Ohio, Nov. 10.-Mayor. now
Governors Elect Pingree of Michigan. &C
companied by Colonel John Atkinson OF
Detroit, a Michigan elector and represen-
tative-elect, spent two hours with Presi-
lent-eIect Mckinley this afternoon, They
came to Canton evidently to talk over
Michigan affairs as connected With the
coming administration. When asked il
Michigan has any candidate for cabinet
portfolios, Mr.. Atkinson replied that
Michigan had Il great many people within
}er borders.
Another caller today was William c.
Beer OF New York manager of the Ma
tonal Surety Company. The steady
stream OF visitors continued all day.
Chief Of the Chicago speakers bureau,
William Hanna, arrived for dinner, leav
ms for home later.
It il believed Major Mckinley will leave
for Cleveland on Friday.
Every hour brings to the house remem-
brances from friends in all parts of The
country. Flowers are banked up in beau
tfuI clusters all over the house: chairs
canes horseshoes, medallions and badges.
roostnrs, eagles and all sorts of offerings
arrive from the expressman and give
some rooms in the house an appearance
Of old curiosity shops,
Depes.'s CONGRATULATIONS.
CNauncey NJ. DepeW'S congratulations
came in TN autograph letter today, the
closing sentence of which. as furnished TO
the Associated Press reads:
II feel that the country has greater
cause Tor gratitude than It any time since
lineom's second election, in both the
suits of this contest and the candidate
with whom patriotism and sound money
succeeded"
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1896-11-14
HIT A ROCK SLIDE
"EST-iOtND NORTHERN PACIFIC
PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED.
Fireman. MeSSenSer and Mail Clerk
Badly Injured. hut the Pas
>eneerS Escaped.

NIisscula. Mont, Nov. l0-WtSt bound
passenger train No. /. which left here Ut
$50 a. IN. today. was badly wrecked about
II O'Clock 1t Paradise Bluff about nla
and a half east of Paradise station some
10 miles West of Missoula The train was
Oh time and running on schedule time
When rounding a curve. Without warn
ing the engine crashed into a rock Slide
utchln@ the engine. mail. express. bag
gage. tourist sleeper and smoking cars.
Engineer George Fairohild of Aissoula
was killed outright by being buried un-
der portion of the wreck Fireman
Frank Waldfon of Missoula was badly
injured about the arms and legs. and was
cut in the head. Express Messenger W.
A. Grout and Mail Clerk Il. f.. Goodhue.
both OF Helena, are said to be badly in
iured While some reports claim that tha
mail clerk is still missing. II WAS also
claimed that eight passengers are either
killed or injured. Reports are meager.
At division headquarters the railroad
officials say the engineer was killed. the
fireman injured, but no passengers seri-
ously injured. The report of the wreck
reached division headquarters about
noon. In a short time n Nreckine train
named left for the scene, with Superia-
tendent E. j. Pearson. Master Mechanic
S. Clarkson. Superintendent of Bridges
j. A. Weed and Drs. Buckley and Spotts-
wood, together with a crew of machin-
lists car repairers and workmen. Durin2
the afternoon little titlings if amy was
obtainuble from the scene of the acei-
dent, The killed and injured are ex-
pected to arrive at Missotllu before mid
night.
4 Dangerous Point
Ihe accident Happened about SIX miles
east of where q serious freight wreck
happened August % i'm which three meI
lost their lives. The place where The
wreck happened is q dangerous point on
account of falling rock
Inquiry at the company-s hospital at
I p. IL. forces the claim hat the express
messenger. mail clerk or passengers are.
not seriously injured. The remains of
the dead engineer and injured fireman
are expected to arrive at Alissouia on a
special within two hours. Reinforcements
to clear the wreck have gone to the
scene. East bound passenger No ! is
here by morning
The dead engineer was 30 years of age.
He Was the JOY and comfort Of aged
parents, who are residents of Missoula
The injured fireman was married Il few
weeks ago, and went to housekeeping
yesterday. A special train from Helena
with mail, express and baggage ears. 10
take the place of the wrecked ones. is
on the way to the scene of the wreck
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MONTANA's SENATE is IN DOUBT
Supre macy Depends pom "a Com
StructiOn of the Law.

Helena, Mont, Nov. 10.---\ccorGing t.
the estimate of the next Montana legis-
lature, just completed, there will be in
the lower house As democrats, II popu-
lists and six republicans, besides one seat
where there is q tie and two that arc
still in doubt.
The senate will have, leaving out Fiat
head county. nine democrats. TWO popu-
lists and II republicans. Flathead's sen
ator depends upon the construction Of
the law. If it is held that odd numh"fnd
districts only should have elected sell
ators this year. then the democrats viii
lose one in Teton county, whore Il rcFub-
lican was elected to succeed a democrat.
and will gain one in RayaIli, where Il
democrat was elected to succeed ropuh-
lican. In Flathead. which is district il,
Senator w. r. Ramsdell, populist. will
hold over, instead of giving his seat 10
Lyman Loring of Ialispell, just elected
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RESOLUTIONS IN FAVOR OF SILVER
Farmers Hope for Two Kinds of
Money.

The afternoon session of the Farmers
National Congress began with the read
ing Of paper by Judge William Law
renee of Ohio. discussing measures where
by the Farmers National Congress can
become a greater political power in 1id of
non-partisan legislation He urged thor
ough organization on behalf of the farm
ers in all sections and a cooperation on
all questions of non-political importance.
He urged. incidentally. a restoration of
the wool tariff. one thing he especially
urged was Il fight TO reduce the salaries
Of county officials as means of lowering
the taxes At the conclusion of the dis
custom of Judge Lawrence's paper, JOAN
G. Offutt of Indiana offered the following
resolutions, which were immediately re-
ferred to the resolution committee:
Whereas. The products of the farmers are
measured by the amount Of redemption money
in circulation. and
Whereas, The price Of farm products is be
low the cost of production.
Resolved, That this farmers national con-
gress is in favor of the equal use of both
gold and silver coin as money of ultimate re-
Glemption and that do request the incoming
president of the United states to call confer
ence of nations that willing for the use of
both gold and silver as money with the free
and unlimited coinage of both sold and silver
in a ratio to be agreed upon.
The committee on location met tonight
ana has practically decided to recommend
ST. Paul, Mimi. as the next meeting
place.
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FOUND A DEFECT IN THE LAW
Discovery Which Will End the
Atchison Rcceivership Case.

Topeka Kan, Nov. 10.-Judge Albert
II. Horton. especially retained by the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad
company in the alien land act receiver
ship case. today made an important dis
coVerN that the act upon which the pres
ent case is based was not constitutions
ally passed. and therefore is null and
has no effect. This. it is said, will end
the receyership matter most effectualy
Judge Horton finds the fatal defect in
the house journal of 1891, which does not
record that the house adopted the bill by
yea and nay vote as the constitution
requires. 1t is said there are Is acts de-
fective the same way among the ses-
sion laws of 1891.
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n UMBER l2.
is A RICH FIELD FOR ASTRONOMERS.
Level! observatory Will BE Moved
to Mexico.


Flagstaff, Arz.. Nov 10.-The work here
OF the Lowell observatory was ended to-
CAV and preparations for its removal to
lie city of Mexico are being rapidly COM
pleted The observatory was established
IN Flagstaff in 1894 and work of such i'm
po1 tance was done during the next year
that Professor Lowell saw the great ad-
Vantages to be gained by a larger glass,
the one then in use being. equipped with
am 1S-uch lens. Alvin Clark & Sons on
August /. 1896 completed and set up here
Il new 24-ineh machine, With which dis
scientific men have been made.
Professors Lowell. Pickering and Doug
!sss gave their attention TO Mars and
have done much for science in settling
important questions regarding that plan
II The result of their work has made
these astronomers famous.
Several hundred drawings We're made
o. Mars. the results of which have es-
tablished the fact that it is covered with
an extensive system of canals, arranged
III an artificial manner as if the work Of
Intelligent beings. An important discovery
aren't Mercury and Venus was made by
Professor Lowell and Mr.. Drew. who took
tinoc, These two astronomers have been
al'Ie to not only make maps OF their sur
faces. but TO prove concluSvely that the
bodies rotate but once in the course of Il
revolution about the sun. One half of the
planet is therefore turned toward the
sun aud heated to an immense tempera-
ture, the other half being wrapped III
everlasting night. The markings drawn
by Lowell have settled the question OF
the rotation Of Mercury and Venus. which
mAG been partially studied by Schap-
l@rtli some years ago Mr.. Lowell's dis
coNeIy establish the fact that Mercury
bag no appreciabe atmosphere and that
Venus has an abundance of it. though
Sht possesses very few clouds. DRAWINGS
OF her markings have been forwarded by
request TO the Royal Astronomical So
civty in London
hr. I. j. J. See and Mr.. Cogshall have
used the new telescope on the southern
double stars, and it is announced today
that since August | they have discovered
III new stellar systems, besides measur
inG 100 stars recognized by previous on
%rrNatiOnS On reaching Mexico City Di.
Ssvt Will continue his sweeps for new
&chtI@ stars, opportunities for new dis
GO Feries being very good in this sout thtrn
iatitude especially rs no important work
oa the double star on the southern
heavens has been done since Sir John
i'"rscheIl $ survey, 60 years ago.
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STEEL BILLET ASSOCIATION NET.
Secret Session to Make Policy for
Future Action.

New York. Nov. 1O-The Steel Billet As
sociation, representing a capital Of $780,
O0N 600 met in a secret session in this city
today It is said a policy for the future
action and the question of prices will be
settled before the meeting adjourns. 1t
is rumored that the agreement as it aE-
fects rates. sales to middlemen and the
allotment of production as we'll, has been
broken and serious complaints have been
made by some members of the association.
This is denied by Secretary Griscom.
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WILL RELIEVE THE TREASURY.
New York Banks Contemplate the
Resumption of Specie Payments.


New York, Nov. 9.-The banks are con-
tempiating the resumption of specie pay
ments, which they suspended in Fe5ru-
ary, 1892, by refusing to supply gold for
export and for payment of government
dues That action threw the burden OF
supplying gold upon the treasury and
eventually forced the issues of bonds by
the governemnt which aroused SO much
complaint.
Since the election the metal has been
coming into the banks in such a flood
that they see their way clear to what can
be termed resumption of specie payments.
BY this action of the banks gold will be
put into circulation, and no reason what
ever will exist for boarding it. They will
also resume the task of supplying soll
for export, and thus relieve the treasury
of great strain
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| |COXEY'S PLATFORM FOR 19OO
Advocates Govern DysnerSh hi -
of Every Enterprise.

Cleveland, Nov. 1o--J. S. Coxey has a new
platform for 1909. His platform declares
for the demonetization of gold as Well ;t@
silver: state ownership Of railroads, high
ways, waterways, telegraph and teie-
phone lines; municipal ownership 9f
street cars, waterwarks. market produce
houses, electric light and gas plants; en-
ployment Of surplus labor on public work;
woman suffrage; state control Of the Id
uor traffic, and election of president by di-
rect vote of the people CoXey has called
a conference of all friends Of the tniti"-
tive and referendum ana advocates OF fhe
above principles al the Lindell hotel, s.
Louis, January u next.
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Depe..'s Concentrations.
ON RACETRACKS EAST AND WEST.
Summary Of Events at Cincinnati
and san Francisco.

Cincinnati. Nov. 1o.-Mile-Little Walter
Won. Nance second, Lucetta third; time,
I:tl,
Six furlongs-Iromo won, John McElrpy
second. Eobair third: time, 1;15.
Mile - t'no won, John Kessler second.
Manchester third; time. /: A.
Mile and - yaldsI'erelai1 Won, GNl'-
land second Sir Dixie third time, l:H.
Five ttrlongs-NelIe Baker won, Infe-
lie" second. Quiyerins third; time, lo&13,
Vt san FranciscO.
san Francisco Nov. 1o-FiVe fllrlong gs-
lGhammator won, Popinjay second. Val
,lez third; time 1:oe1l.
Mile and q sixteenth-'Ostler Joe won.
ffermanita second. Marcel third; time,
1:51lt,
Five furlonss - Quantrcl Won. Alazan
cond. JAY Wheeler third time, l04l2.
Seven furongs-R Reddington won, Sister
Mary second. Sabila third; time 1874
Six furlongs-TWo Cheers won, Road
warmer second. st. Atgnon third; time,
1:is.