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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03

A CELLAk FUN FOHCIu0 '
Of using the house cellar, as no odor or
dampness will arise, not even az much
as from the potato bin. Never peel the
dark grown rhubarb for table use, az
it grows SO crisp and tender that there
is no necessity for it, and by SO doing
one loses much of thes flavor and.rare
coloring of the sauce or other relishes.
Set the roots closely together, leaving
occasional narrow passageways for con
vienence in gathering. The roots may
be dug out at any time and may be set
in the cellar as late as the middle of
February. They will stand from four to
six weeks of heavy forcing after begin
ming to pull, depending on the vigor Of
the roots. When the stalks begin to
grow weak or spindling. the roots should
be removed from the cellar, piled up
with sufficient covering to prevent too
much freezing and thawing, and left
until the season will permit of trans
planting. They can then be divided
with a spade into three or four parts
and reset in rich ground four to five
feet apart, each way. where, with thor
ough culture and plenty of manure,
they should be left to make root, and
they will be ready for forcing again in
from two to three years. The rhubarb
from these roots should not be gathered
in summer Merely pull out the seed
stalks, and let all the tops go back on to
the ground.
In regard to making a ''cellar' for
this purpose, the writer presents the ac-
companying illustration and explana-
ton: The cellar is 12 by so feet and
holds between 500 and 600 plants, set
either side about five feet wide, with a
passageway of about two feet in the
center running the entire length. The
ground was excavated about two feet in
depth and boarded up about a foot
above the ground. The roof is of sufi-
Gent pitch to shed water, giving a
height to the cellar of three feet at sides
and about seven feet in center. The roof
is of boards running ~lengthwise and COW
cred eight inches with manure. The
through an outer door leading into an
entry way about 6 by 10 feet for the
storage of wood, etc. An inner door
leads into the main cellar, entirely ex-
Guiding light and frost. A small box
stove is used for heating, setting back
about one-third the distance through
the cellar. The pipe extends back to a
fue at the rear end. When sufficient
manure is at hand to cover the cellar to
a depth Of 10 inches or two feet, little
other heat will be required.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03

bottom board straight. Hang a plumb
bob on the perpendicular board and
make a black line in the center at right
angles to til , bottom of the lower board.
Alevel OF an incline is then shown at a
glance when the device is placed in tho
ditch.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03
a Homemade Level.

The cut from The Farm Journal
shows an easy way to decide whether
the bottom of a ditch is level or inclined
without getting down into it with
straightedge and spirit level.
Nail a long and short board at exact
II right angles and have the edge of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03

From a quarry Of soft redstone in
southern Minnesota, the only stone
probably Of its kind in the world, the
Indians for centuries obtained materials
for the pipes, which were probably arti-
cles Of commerce, as they are found in
Indian raves from the gulf to Canada.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03

Sometimes it is necessary to drive
through a wire fence at certain places.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03
DO YOU
KNOW
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow.
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class, Of printing on short
notice. .,.......
We employ only frst-class
workmen, and consequently
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-03-03

The plan OF an
Iowa Homestead
writer for pro-
viding a tempo
Srary gate is to
drive staples into
the post where
the wire is, n
ohovo or1 arn
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
COUNT IS COMPLETE
Contest in Kentucky May be
Settled Today.
COMMISSIONERS MAY DECIDE THE CASE
Not tho slightest Indication OF roubl
Thus Tar-Attorney General Grlggs
Tskcs up the Trust Problem
The situation In General.

The state board of election commits
sioners at Frankfort, KY, has finished
its work and Is sitting as a contesting
board to hear arguments in the case of
eleven contested counties. The first
fight will conn up on whether or not
the board has the right to go behind
the certified returns filed with the sec
rotary of state by the different coun-
ties. Upon the issue of the argument
on this point will rest the name of the
next governor Of the great state of Ken
lucky. On the face of the returns now
on file with the secretary Of state, Mr..
Taylor has a plurarity of casa. II
there is to be no ''going behind" the
returns the board will have no option
but to issue the certificate Of election
to Taylor.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Farmer Loses by Fire.

+. l.. Meter, one of York county's
largest land owners and farmers, liv-
ing near Nero, suffered loss by fire on
wheat stacks burning to the amount
Of aboul $500. The German Mutual
Insurance company has asked Mr.. Me-
teer to wait for his pay until they can
get judgment against Chris Worker
line, owner of a threshing machine.
The insurance company make oath that
it IA the fault of Worl;entine that
the stacks caught fire from the thrcsh-
ing engine, and that Workcntine should
pay the loss. Tho case will be tried
before a justice court at McCool, and
no doubt will be carried up to higher
courts, where n decision of great in
terest to threshing machine men and
insurance companies will be rendered.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
KILLING OF THE KHALlFI
ue Gathers His Emlrs Around Him and
Calmly Await Death.

He Gathers His Emlrs Around Him and
Calmly Awaits Death.
Officers from the Soudan who have
arrived at Carlo say that when General
Wingatc's force overlook the khalifs
the latter tried to outfank the Anglo
Egyptians, but failed. Seeing hi,
position was hopeless the khalifa told
his cmirs to stay with him and die. lie
then spread n shcepskin on the grount
and sat down on it, with the emirs on
either side of him. The khalifa was
found shot through the head, heart,
arms and legs, and the emirs were
lying dead beside him. The member,
of his bodyguard were all dead in front
of them.
General Wingate's force swept over
them without recognizing the khalifa
and his cmirs, but they were identified
later. The khalifa is described a. OF
medium height, strong and stout, OF
light brown color and wearing q long
grey beard.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
MUST MUTilATE STAMPS
Some New Requirements for the Cancel
iation OF Revenues.

eome new requirements Tor the cancel
iation OF Revenues.
The commissioner of internal reve-
que has issued a circular amending
regulations as to cancellations of docu-
mentary and proprietary stamps, pro-
viding that ''in all classes where docu-
mcntary stamps of the denomination
OF 10 cents or any larger denomination
shall be used for denoting any tax
imposed by the act of June 10, 1898,
the person using Of afixing the same
shall, in addition to writing or stamp
ing thereon with inle, the initials OF
his name and the date when affixed,
mutilatc the stamp by cutting three
parallel ineision lengthwise through
the stamp, beginning not more than
y inch from one end thereof, and en-
ending to within onc.fourth of an inch
Of the other end.
Where such stamp Is cancelled by
cutting or perforating in any manner
authorized by existing regulations, as
aforesaid. the mutilation herein pro-
vided viii not be required.
This provision shall take effect and
I've in force on and after December It,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The natural gas supplyof Crawfords-
vile, Ind, has failed.
Maj. Frank G. Armstrong, surgeon
in the regular army, is dead at Manila.
London papers comment freely on
the presidents message; generally fa-
vorably.
The movement to advance wages in
the cotton mill centers has become gen
eral throughout the New England
States.
The torpedo boat DESTROYER Bailey
was launched at New York.
Near Cleveland, Tenn, James Now
ry, a farmer, killed his wife and him
self.
o. ID. Saunders, a Kentucky school
teacher, was stabbed to death by ono
of his pupils.
Congressman Cannon succeeds Con-
gresham Grosvenor as republican eau.
Gus chairman.
At Assumption, H., Amos Finley
committed suicide by blowing his head
Off with dynamite.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
LOOK FOR A SIEGE
Enplishmen Forced to Admit
Beers Can Fight.
BAD NEWS (ONfS FROM THE CAPE
Native Dutch Tear Down and Tram
pie the Proclamation OF Gcnerai
Hcivers Buiier-Ths Appoint
ment OF Hay Popular.

A London, December 4 dispatch says;
The week opens without Il word OF
news such as the British public is anx-
iously awaiting. With n larger army
In the field than the country ever be-
tore modified. IL can only be said that
the loss OF $500 men, cntailed before
the cncmy's borders have been crossed
II n serious matter, and while there Is
no feeling Of dependency as to the
eventual result of the war, 1t Is regret
fully admitted on all sides that the
strength Of the Boer resistance has
been woefully moderated.
II is now seen that the attempt to
hold n useless position ut Mafeking
was a serious tactical mistake, as was
also the endeavor TO keep the large
civil population Ia Kimberly.
South African news Is now six days
In arrears. The censorship does not
permit details Of the Moddcr river bat
tie TO be transmitted. Some vague
statements have been published in the
Capetown papers, and according to
tho g the Beers numbered 5000 men
anu were On DOtH DuuhS VI
the stream, although mostly on the
northern bank. The British, accord
Ing to the papers, drove the enemy
across the river, compelling them to
retreat and established themselves on
10Th banks. These details, however.
arc too mcagrc to enable an accurate
idea OF the engagement to be formed.
A dispatch has reached London IN
%nouncing that Lord Mcthuen il again
in the field, and IL is also said that
Count Gleichcn. who was wounded in
the fighting at Modder river, was
struck by n bullet In the neck.
Serious news comes from the north
rrn sections Of Cape Colony. The whole
border district between Colesburg and
Burghersdrop has declared for the
Beers. In Venterstadt alone more than
1000 have joined the rebellion. The
farmers have formed u communicating
committee and talk confidently Of q
triumphant march oil Capctown. Gen.
cral Buffers proclamation has been
torn down and trampled upon, and the
Ioyalists arc hidden to hurry to Cape.
town TO prepare coffee for the rebels,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
FATALITIES IN A COLLISION
Passenger and Freight Como Together
In New Mexico.


A rear-end collision between a south.
bound Los Angeles passenger train n
u loo nj freight occurred near lsleta,
twelve miles south OF Albuquerque,
N. NJ, wit fatal results.
The names Of the injured so far as
known are:
G. Hutchinson of Winslow, A. t.,
badly crushed; will die.
Head Brakeman Pinney OF freight
train, caught between cars, chest and
legs badly pinched.
Conductor Davcrn, face badly cut and
bruised otherwise.
A lady passenger whose name can.
not know be a~scertained, received in.
juries that required immediate medi'
cal attendance.
II Is believed that many passengers
were cut and bruised and received
other injuries. Full details arc not at
hand.
A wrccking outfit with surgeons has
gone to the scene of the wreck.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
nurLett Get. Down TO business.

Congressman BurSett OF the Firsi
Nebraska district has got down to nc
tive work Mt Washington, his frs
move being to arrange for u full set o
public documents FOR the city librar,
OF Lincoln. In this he has had splen
did success and the library will have
the best collection OF this sort In thu
west. Mr.. Burlsett also visited tn,
pension departments and arranged u
10 oyer the claims em~anating from hi
district In order to be able to hurry NJ
all the worthy ones. He Is already
looked upon as one of the most active
of the new members.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Short ScsxiCn of SENATE.

Appropriate tribute to the memory
OF the late Vice President Hobart was
paid by the senate Monday at its first
session of the Fifty-sixth csngress.
The session lasted only thirty three
minutes and only the most formal and
necessary business was transacted. At
ter the adoption Of the usual routine
resolutions and the administration to
the new members Of the oath Of Office,
Senator Sewell of New Jersey pre-
sented fitting resolutions upon the
death Of the vice president, the reso-
lutions were ordered to be communi-
Gated to the house of representatives,
and the session, on motion of Mr.. Keanc
of New Jersey, was suspended.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
HOME FOR CUBAN ORPHANS
win Dcar the Name of First VITO Of
kenator Thurston.

win Bear tho Name of First VITO of
senator Thurston.
A movement for the raising of funds
for a memorial orphan asylum for Gu
ban children which shall bear the name
OF Mrs. Thurston, the first wife of Sem
ator John NJ. Thurston and who died
shortly after a trip she made Cuba,
was started In Che Madison Avenue
Presbyterian church. New York, under
the auspices Of the Thurston Memorial
association.
The name of the proposed home is to
he "Thc Thurston Home for Orphans
and Homeless Children In Cuba" and
General Vandervoort OF Nebraska, one
OF the managers of the Cuban Mail
steamship company, has offered a tract
OF ground for the institution.
The collection was devoted to the
fund, and contribution slips were han
ded around upon which "a large number
of the members of tho church pledged
themselves TO large amounts.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Four steamers from Santos, Brazil,
with coffee, are detained Mt Quaran-
tine, N. v, having come from a bu-
bonic plague port.
Private l.. d. Merritt, Third artillery
committed suicide at San Francisco by
shooting. He enlisted last April at In
dianapolis.
Owing to the attitude of the Peru
Wan chamber of deputies the members
Of the cabinet have rendered their
designations to the president.
A peculiar malady Is attacking the
cattle in the vicinity of Morgan, MINI.
They are seized with abnormal bloat-
ing and die within an hour.
Charles u. Dressed, deputy United
States revenu collector, committed sui
eide ut Lesluer, Mimi, by shooting.
He had become involved in his accounts
with the government.
Melvin l.. Fuller, who ran the Alas
ka Commercial and Mining Company,
| was held to the federal grand jupry at
Chicago on the charge of using the
| mails 10 defraud. He Is charged with
dipping relatives of dead persons.
A pension of $40 a month has been
granted to the widow of Captain
| Nichols, who died in Manila bay as a
result of overheating himself during
action against the insurgents.
Sunday the family of Willis Fox, of
| Mitchell, Ind, were poisoned by eating
bologna sausage. One child is dead
and other members of the famil y are in
a critical condition.
Webster Davis, assistant secretary OF
the interior. sails from New York
Wednesday for a three months trip to
South Africa. He will spend a portion
of the time in the Transvaal.
Arrangements are about completed
for the Masonic celebration at Wash
ington, d. c., OF the centennial OF tho
death of worshipful George Washing
ton on December !.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Mr.. ROBERTS OUT
Member From Utah Not Per-
mitted to Take Oath.
liz YIELDS WITHOUT A PROTEST


Enormous crowds witnessed the
opening scenes in the house Monday.
The principal interest centered in the
disposition Of the case of Mr.. Roberts,
the Mormon representative from Utah.
Those who anticipated q sensational
denouement were disappointed. The
program outlined by the republican
leaders at their conference on Friday
night vas partially carried out. The
objection to the administration Of the
oath TO Mr.. Roberts was entered by
Mr.. Taylor Of Ohio, as predicted, and
he stepped aside without protest, ex-
cept to ask IL by doing so he waived
any Of his rights. To this the speaker
responded in the negative.
There was not q protest from n
quarter against the objection to the
administration Of the oath to Mr.. Rob-
erts, the only voice raised be sides that
Of Mr.. Taylor being that Of Mr.. Nc
Rae Of Arkansas, who joined Mr.. Tay-
lor with his protest. Mr.. Taylor Of
fcred his resolution to refer the Ease to
a special committee, but by mutual
arrangement the consideration of the
resolution was postponed until Tues
day in order that the routine business
in connection with the organization
might be transacted.
Although Mr.. Roberts was not sworn
in Monday, he secured a seat, this, how
ever, was by an accident pure an d
simple. In the seat.drawing lottery no
provision had been made for Mr..
Roberts, but when the drawing was
completed two others, as we'll as him
self, had not been provided with seats,
and the speaker asked and secured
from the house general permission for
those members who had not drawn
seats to make such selection rs they
could. Under this authority Mr..
Roberts got q seat in an obscure por.
ton Of the hall. His daughter sat in
the gallery and watched the proceed
ings from beginning to end.
The election OF Speaker Henderson
and his induction into Office, the APP
pointment of the usual committees to
wait upon the president, the seat
drawing contest, with the usual anus
ing features, went off without a hitch.
The only other feature out Of the
ordinary was the adoption Of the Reed
rules for the present congress.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
CONGRESS is ASSEMBLING
It Is Getting Ready 10 start an Eventual
aud stirring Session.

aud stirring Session.
The opening week OF the session In
the house promises to be filed with
stirring events, says n December Z,
Washington dispatch. AT the very
threshold of the session will come h
contest over the admission of Repre-
scntative-elect Roberts Of Utah, and
later In the week, the house will
plunge into an important and possibly
a protractcd debate upon the financial
bill which was prepared by the repub-
lican leaders last spring at Atlantic
City. The Roberts Ease has attracted
the attention of the whole country.
The republicans have adopted n course
which IL designed to keep Roberts
from taking his seat. Mr.. Taylor of
Ohio will make objections to the oath
being administered to him until the
charges against him arc investigated.
There Is opposition to this, however.
The announcement OF Vice President
Hobart's death will be made probably
Immediately after the Roberts case Is
disposed Of. and the house will adj
journ out OF respect to his memory.
The drawing Of seats and the reading
Of the presidents message will occupy
Tuesday.
While the session promiscsto be upon
the whole n busy one in the senate the
first week will probably be marked by
considerable lethargy. On Monday
(today) the new senators will be sworn
in, but beyond this nothing will be
done. The senate will adjourn out OF
respect to the memory Of the late Vice
President Hobart. Tuesday little will
be done beyond the receipt of the pres
idcnt's message, the present purpose
being to adjourn Immediately after the
reading Of the document. Wednesday
and Thursday will be devoted largely
To the introduction of bills. There will
probably be no session Friday or Sat
urday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Nebraskans Fare Well.

In the drawing for seats in the house
the Nebraska members in congress
Jared well. The names of the fusion
members were called early. Suther-
land and Neville selected seats on the
front row, just to the right Of the CEN
ter. Robinson and Stark chose places
about four rows back, being neal
neighbors to Richardson and Bailey,
the democratic leaders. Burkett had
an early choice and took a place in the
second row from the near center.
Mercer is located farther back, also on
the left side of the chamber.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Robbed of $4,000.

The bank at Cornell, Ill, eight miles
from Pontiac, was robbed Of $4,000 in
currency. The robbers secured en-
trance through the front door of the
building and blew the large safe open
with dynamite. The force of the ex-
plosion partially wrecked the building
and left the contents Of the safe ex-
posed. Two men suspected of the
crime have been arrested and the sEer-
if is confident that the two men un-
der arrest had one or more confed-
crates.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
Kills u wildcat.

Jim Cady a Beatrice taxidcrmist |,
mounting n wildcat which was killed
n few days ago on the old Chautauqua
grounds at Crete by A. Vavra, the
owner Of tho land. The cat is as larg,
as u mountain lion. While at work OF
the grounds the other day, Vavra hat
his attention called to u spot wher,
his dogs were barking furiously ut tn,
foot of u tree, The cat was in the
limbs with its head extended through
a fork. lie secured a gun and shot &
in the head.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
STILL PURSUING THE CHIEF
Agu,naldo Said to Re In the Mountains
Eastward OF Santa Cruz.

EH'' w ~" ~ hbo
Eastward Of Santa Cruz.
An associated press dispatch from
Santa Cruz, province of South Ilicos,
forwarded by courier to San Fabian,
says that General Young, with three
troops OF the Third cavalry, and Major
Peyton c. Marsh's battalion of the
Thirty-third infantry arrived at Santa
Cruz today. The Americans left Hama
PAGAN, province of Union, this morn
ing, expecting to have a hard fight at
Tagudin, in South Ilicos province, but
they found on arriving there that 600
rebels under General Tino had evacu-
ated t~hirty-six hours before, deserving
an almost impregnable position. The
insurgents had been e~ntrenched at Ia
gudgin, on the north side Of the river,
where a hundred well disciplined
troops could have slaughtered a whole
brigade crossing the river with the men
up to their armpits in water. Z
The inhabitants of Santa Cruz and
of other towns through which the
Americans have passed say that Aguin-
aldo and his entire refugee army have
gone into the mountains eastward since
the Oregon, Samar and Callao attacked
Vigan and landed a force there.
In several towns General Young was
shown letters written by Lieutenant
Gilmore showing that he had been
kindly treated by the citizens and had
been entertained by them when he
passed through last May. Reports in
dictate that all the American prisoners,
some twenty-five or thirty, were at one
time in Benguen province, but it is
supposed now that they have been re-
moved into Lepanto province.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-12-08
THE RESOLUTION UPHELD
But Thirty In His Favor With Three
hundred and Two Against.

A Washington, December 8, special
says: After an interesting debate Of
three hours the house, by a vote of 3O2
to 30, adopted the resolution offered by
Mr.. Taylor of Ohio yesterday, for the
appointment of a committee to investi-
gate the charges against Brigham IL.
Roberts, the Mormon representative
elect from Utah. Previously the house
had rejected n substitute resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Richardson, the leader of
the minority, to allow Mr.. Roberts to
be sworn in and to send the whole
case to the judiciary committee. Mr..
Roberts took the leading part in the
struggle to unseat him. He said he
was not defending polygamy, as polyg-
amy was dead.