The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-12-29

United States Fish Commissioner
James A. Henshall. superintendent Of
the hatoheries at Bohemian, Mont, says:
1--WE distributed 500, 900 trout Of differ
emit species the past season in the differ
ent streams OF Montana. Washington,
Oregon and Idaho, the species inolud-
ing the native brook trout, the Steel
head. the Grayling and the Rainbow.
so that the streams are now in pretty
fair shape as regards their fish popula-
ton. We have three egg collecting sub
stations. viz. at Henry's lake, Red
Rock lake and neal Anaconda. All
the eggs from the ~sub-stations are sent
for Matching to the Bozenian hatclberies,
which have now been in successful ope-
ration for the last three years.
BY a wreck on the Northern Pacific
Monday morning about 8 O'Clock, six
miles east of Bearmouth. four men
were killed and several injured, more
or less seriously. The dead are Engi-
neer X. B. Rheim, Fireman g. A.
Dickson and two unknown tramps who
we're stealing a ride on the vest bound
train. The injured are Brakeman Wal
lace Mix, who was seriously soalded
and bruised; Engineer j. W.. Beebe and
Conductor L. A. Yake. Other train
men were injured, but not seriously.
The cause of the wreck was the night
operator at Bonita, who fell asleep at
his post and allowed the freight train
from the west to pass when it should
have been held on the siding. The
operator took to the mountains, but
sent word to the railroad officials that
he would give himself up if promised
protection by the authorities, fearing he
would be lynched.
Tho health conditions of the cattle
Of Montana, according to the annual
report Of State Veterinarian NJ. r.
Knowles to the state board Of live stock
commissioners, We're considerably bet
or during the twelve months ending
Nov. 80 last than for the same period
in the previous yeur. The last legisla.
ture having increased the appropria-
tion for the Office, the state veterinar.
ian has been able to more thoroughly
perform his work in every part Of the
state, and that he has been busy the
report demonstrates. He reports having
some cases Of pink eye among cattle,
but he says that as the animals SO
afflicted generally recover and very
few become permanently blind, it ia
hardly necessary to give the cases any
special attention. As a result of fol.
lowing the state veterinarians recon-
mendations in regard to blackleg he re-
ports less p%revalency of the disease than
in the previous year.
John Johnson, a Finlander, shot and
killed his brother. Jacob, in a wood
camp four miles west Of Philipsburg
the 2lst inst. Johns brother. Herman,
accompanied him to the sheriff's Office
when he gave himself up. Johnson
said that he committed the deed in self
defense. johnson told the sheriff that
his brother Jacob had been in Philips.
burg and had returned to the camp late
bad temper. He swore he would kill
John, and arming himself with a
broadax proceeded to chop his way into
the cabin. John told him that if he
would come in and go to bed it would
be all right, but if he did not let up
with the ak he would shoot. Jacob
continued to chop and was making
good heauway when John got the rifle
and fred through the door. The chop
ping ceased and when John and Her.
man opened the door to investigate
they found their brother lying there,
mortally wounded. They carried him
inside and placed him on the bed,
where he loon after expired.