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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
A Chicago candy commission man
has confessed to having forty-two wives
scattered throughout the world.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
At the Grand,

Tuesday, Oct. 24.-E Hardt, San
Francisco; ] Murphy, Helena; F W
Kreidler, Miles City; J T Smith, Jo
Wing, Livingston; E L Martin, Grass
Range; R Kingball, Red Lodge; q
Bench, C%oatsville; E Rarig, Milwau.
kee;. Mrs. J Sullivan, Mrs. H Peters,
New York; Elmer Ganneson. Casper
J P Moore, Red Lodge; J o Mulville,
. B Wilson, St. Paul; A F Garture,
Butte; H S johnson, Nebraska; H G
Egeston, St. Louis; J A Story, Gren-
field; Miss Nelly Fox, Miss Jockey
Fox, Red Lodge; D W Daily, Pittsburg !;
M B Cooper, Gain; A B Marhews, St.
Paul; Mrs. Morse, Slopton ] F Daily,
L Himins. Chicago.
Wednesdays II Hay, Butte: G H
King, San Francisco; S J Blatt, Phila-
delphia; F D Robinson. st. Louis; G
M Miles, Miles City; Jos. Sims, La
vina; Mrs. d G White and children,
Lewiston; H d Bower. St. Paul; Z
Hardt, S. F.: B j Fins, G f Beck, W
0 Snider, Cody; A J Sayer. st. Paul;
A 0 Harrison, St. Joe; J M Fox, Red
Lodge H Lehfeldt, Lavina G A jeff
ray, Duluth; A Mueller, Helena: A N
Healy, j D Black, Valley City; Fl L
Miller, Glendive.
Thursday.-W FoersoheIler, Butte;
N j Wing. Livingstone; E H Johnson,
Miles City; ] L De Hart, Big Timber;
} K Painter, Sunlight: T Eloloil, Lin
coin; N R Vessel, Helena; M J John
son, Mountain Side; j W Anderson,
W H Mccormick; ] H Heckert, Red
j P Smith, Chicago; F J M Ghane
and wife, Omaha; O W Merrill, Lin
coin; Mrs. J U Edwards, G G Hunt,
l1ebo; Guy Moore and son, Rockfort;
H l. Miller, Glendive.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
The Cockatoo's Nutcracker Bit,

There is a wonderful cockatoo In one
Of the islands Of the Indian ocean. near
New Guinea. 1t is as large as Il full
grown pheasant, and it is of n jet black
color. The bird is remarkable for It's
immensely strong bill and the clever
manner in which it Is used. The bill
is as hard us steel, and the upper part
has a deep notch.
Now. the fnvorite food Of this coclin.
too is the canary nut: but there is won.
derful ingenuity required to get at 1t,
FOR the nut is something like Il Brazil
nut. but 1t Is ten times us hard. In
fact. 1t requires the blow Of Il heavy
hammer to crack it. 1t Is quite smooth
and somewhat triangular in shape. +
Nature appears to have given the
possessor of the wonderful bill some
intelligence to direct its powers. for
the %cockatoo takes II of the nuts
edgewise in it's bill and by a carving
motion of lis sharp lower beak makes
a small notch on it. This done. the
third takes hold of the nut with it's
claws. and, biting Off n piece OF leaf.
retains it in the deep notch of the up.
per part of the bill. Then the nut is
seized between the upper and lower
parts of the bill and Is prevented slip.
ping by the peculiar texture Of the
leaf. A sharp nip or 90 breaks off a
tiny piece of the shell OF the nut. The
bird then seizes the nut in It's claws
and pokes the long sharp point of It's
bill into the hole and picks ont the
kernel bit by bi~t.-Savannah News.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
ORDINANCE NO.. 12l,

An ordinance providing for licensing
certain industries, and amending ordi.
nance No. 81, entitled concerning
licenses, and sections ii. 22 and 25
thereof:
Be It Ordained BY the City Council Of
the City Of Billings:
Sec. /. That section ii Of ordinance
No. 81, entitled Concerning Lioenses''
be, and the snme IL hereby amended se
as to read as follows:
Sec. ID. Every travelling merchant
having no fixed plaza Of business, every
peddler Of hawker vending goods,
wares or merchandise in this city must
pay u license Of fifty $3.50. 00) dollars
per year, and every such travelling,
peddler or hawker vending goods,
wares or merchandise with q wagon
shall pay a license Of eighty $3.50. 00)
dollars per year, provided that no
license shall be required from any ped
der carrying for sale only agricultural
products raised by himself.
Sec. .. That section % Of said ordi-
nance No. Oh be, and the same Ia here.
by amended 80 "a to read az follows;
Sec. ~. That the proprietor Of every
shooting gallery, bowling alley or like
places OF amusement for which no
license Is otherwise provided IN this or.
dinanoe. shall pay a license OF forty
Gao. 00) dollars per annum.
SEQ. 3. That SEQ. 25 Of said ordi-
nance No. 81 be-, and the same Ia here.
by amended 30 az to read az follows:
SEQ. 26. It shall DO unlawful for
any person or persons, association or
company to conduct any entertainment
or exhibition Of any kind for ~pecuniary
croft, IN this city, without first obtain
ing from the CITY treasurer IL license
therefor, for which license the city
treasurer shall demand and collect as
follows: First, for every exhibition to
which u rate OF admission 10 charged,
two md u half dollars per day. Seo-
ond, For every street exhibition and
every prize lottery, gift distribution,
wheel Of fortune or similar device for
like purposes, five dollars per day.
Third, for every theatrical exhibitions
opera or concert, minstrel or slight Of
hand, jugglery or legerdemain perform
anoe, and all other public entertain
ments or exhibitions not hereinbefore
mentioned to which a tee OF admission
IL charged, II dollar per day, Provid-
cd that no license shall DO required for
my entertainment given to the citizens
of this city for which no fec of ndmis-
sion Is collected Except exhibitions for
purposes Of profit or advertisement, or
to attract customers) nor shall any
license be required for any play, enter.
tainment or exhibition given for chart.
purposes, or for procuring funds
for Libraries, churches or like benefits.
Adopted by tho city council, and up
proved by the mayor this 10th day Of
October, A. ID. 1890.
Approved: q. YEGEN, Mayor.
j. b. Herford, City Clerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
~Staxgered Them.

There's no art to tell how many Ian.
guages a tongue can speak by looking
it's owner in the face. An American
woman al met recently In a narrow
hallway Of the American embassy by
four young attaches Of foreign lega-
tons. They stepped aside to let her
pass and, thinking she did not under.
stand French. made a few audible OBJ.
servations.
Look at her yellow dress. It's very
pretty" said No. 1.
Eyes, but she has on white gloves"
answered No. 2.
"She has good teeth" said No. 8.
"And an enormous mouth" added
No. 4.
"And she understands French per.
fectly," said the owner Of the enor.
mouth, turning suddenly upon
them, land would like to say that her
ears are even bigger than her mouth"
This In French and with such an air of
giving personal information to nobody
in particular that it was quite as II
she had been kindly helping strangers
to information cut Of a guide book.
I do not think l have ever seen four
ltmper looking young men. They had
just enough presence of mind to fee
the premises.-St. Louis Globe Demo.
crat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
A Letter of Advice.

A son OF Erin appeared at the money
order window of a %postottice and said
that he wanted to "sind some money
to ould Oireland."
"Fill out this blank" said the clerk,
handing the applicant II Of the
blanks used on such occasions.
"An phwat is that?' asked Jerry.
Its a blank that every applicant
for a money order must fill out. a kind
ey order"
can phwat has a letther Of advice
got to do wild me sindin tin dollars to
me ould motherY" .
"a letter of advice to the postmaster
where the money is to be paid must
always 60 with a money order"
Jerry went away from the window,
grumbling and mystified.
After half an hour Of painful effort
at a high desk provided for the public
at one end of the room Jerry returned
to the window and handed in this "let-
ter of advice to the postmaster at
Ballycarney:
Dear Moike-Oi'm tould OF must
give yeZ a bit av advice before you'll
be able to pay me ould mother the two
pounds Dim sindin along with this. So.
Moike, OF would advise veg to come to
Ameriky an get a job at kaping post
office, for it's illigant postotfices they
has here, an Olive no doubt the pay is
tin tonnes phwat it is wild yez. So now
be sure an pay me ould mother the
two pounds, for Owe done as the law
says and stint yez a letther of advice"
Companion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
ORDINANCE NO.. 1879.

An ordinance DECLARING the desire Of
the city Of Billings to purchase the
plant, franchise and water supply Of
the Billings Water Power company.
and notifying the said company Of such
desire.
Be " Ordained BY the City Council Of
the City Of Hillinasi
Sec. l. That II IL hereby declared
to DO the desire Of tho city Of Billings
to purchase the plant. franchise and
water supply Of the Billings Water
company under andsby virtue Of
tho laws Of tho state Of Montana, and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
WifelY CONFEDERATION.

1--WE decided not to get that new
dress we talked Of" announced the lit
tie wife. whose husband has a big
bank account and makes large deposits
every week.
But l want it, dearie, just as much
as you do. Go ahead and order It."
mo. ! appreciate your kindness,
but I'm not the n to be extravagant
when economy Is demanded. saw
your handbook this morning, and we
are drawing out money q dozen times
where you deposit once. I'll wait till
next year."-Detroit Free Press.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

particularly of subdivision 81 of SEQ
ton 4s00 of the Political Code Of the
state of Montana, and amended by an
act OF the fifth legislative assembly Of
the state Of Montana, approved March
Sth, 1897.
SEQ. 2. That notice Of such desire /
hereby given to the snid company, and
That the city clerk bo, and Is hereby in
struoted to deliver to the secretary and
resident neent OF said company % oerti.
fed copy Of this ordinance Immediately
after its adoption.
Passed by the city council and mp
proved BY the mayor this 10th day Of
Ootobet, A. ID. 1899.
Approved: g. YEGEN, Mayor.
Attest: j. b. Herford, City CLERK.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
Nov. s was set as the day Oh which to
hear guardians report.

In the matter of the estate of Richard
Ashworth, deceased, wherein the court
set Saturday, Oct. 20, as the time for
hearing for probate Of the purported
last will and testament of said deceased,
the district clerk this morning received
from the attorneys in Helena in behalf
of P. B. Moss and Edward Ashworth,
affidavits of objections and opposition
to probate Of will in this court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
Thirty Cents a Day Will Do 1t.

You can buy as fine a piano as fingers
ever touched, and as handsome an in.
strument as aver graced a parlor on
payments Of $40 per month at the Dye
Works Rooms, next door to court house.
Come at n G. and get choice.
Orion Bros. Gen. Agents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

No hero expects people to pat him on
the back for his acts. Heroism Ii spon.
taneous, and he who stops to count the
reward loses both the opportunity and
the glory.-St. Louis Star.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
She Knew 1t.

Polite Passenger-Madam, this is the
smoking a
Old Woman (producing her pipe)-
Yes, tho't 1t be. Great convenience,
amt they Y-Ohio State journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27
The Kind He Bouwht.

Ihe Kind He HOUght.
Little Edwin-Mamma, what is liz.
uid air?
Mammal don't know. Ask your
papa. He's always going out between
the acts ITO get q little air."-Chicago
Tmes.Herald.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

When q man Ia calm In 4 shipwreck.
1t does not necessarily follow that he Is
brave. He may be seasick.-Dstroit
Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-10-27

Pays s per cent on Savings Deposits,
Interest compounded quarterly.
Pays Z per cent on Time Certificates
of Deposit, not subject to check.
Issues Savings Certificates on Build
ing and Loan Plan with definite time Of
maturity and definite payments.
Loans Money on Real Estate to be re-
paid in monthly installments running
from ONE to TEN YEARS, to suit bor-
rover.
Trustees 49, Lee Mantle, president;
Chas. Schatzlein, vice president; Fayette
Harrington, treasurer; Chas. r. Leonard,
attorney; A. B. Clements, secretary; Il.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, Frank w.
Haskins, James II. Monteath.
FRED II. FOSTER, local agent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
:Iew71ork Dailp Gribn,te
WEDNESDAY. MARCH I, 1899.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

CON,Cpr,cr 10th I-anches IN session -
o,~,,o. potb dov and night sessions were held,
=. e,,.,5a,, -i,.i Anrr(rriation bill being under
ore,6eratior roost - thA time: the bill provid-
d.. Gov q new, custon, house in this city
r,as-.d. !, executive session an unsuccessful eff
fort was made 10 secure the confirmation or
Sampson and Schley Rear Acmirals: the
nomination Of William r. Day 10 be Judge on
the With Judicial Circuit was confirmed. -
House. Sixtv-One public building bills were
nassed among them that for the NewYo rk Gus
t., House
$500 ?. q, .oo~od that tho Pone has
,,ne,,roonia and wifi not recover 60 Further
skirnoisbes with the rebels were reported from
Manila - Tho Spanish Senate rejected
counter measure - the bill providing for the
cess!on Of the Philiuplnes by vote Of lZu 10
IFS - In the session Of the Budget Com
nit,ee OF the Pechstag Baron ven BuloW de-
fncJ Gormanv's foreign policy. - The
r,-enoh senate nassed a motion to discuss sepa-
rate clauses Of The revision bill by a vote of loo
10 1o3 ---- Ra10rrs Of the Amer OF AfGhanis-
tan's death we're denied in the House Of Com
roo,s 49, General Reeves surrendered TO the
a., fcev ord prifish naval commanders at
T-.secide
-,-,,-r,-7-ro, RI. ~r,o~ Co,.arnroent has
~ - - -, ,,[- ,-ittdrov,, from Philip-
o,4e't =" on ''S W., ~ go ~ li1.es and nron-
80 ~ :, a.. 49,, ,,rotoo.ion of ire
- ~ ~ 'u' , ~ ,,, -. ,oseib,li+v of
O. ,,.h 49, -I,o Peef Covrt Of INQUIRY held
a~o+t(~ .sees,,, ~ which the canned meat pre-
rsr.6 -, various forms was placed before wit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
"cRnHNER.S 0rEST INV"

What Is the purpose Of a COroner's inquest?
Is il to elicit all possible facts concerning a
case and prepare the way for an unbiased
opinion on IT, or * it 10 build up the semblance
Of n charge against some predetermined victim
or shield somebody else from danger? Bowler
saws that 'thc duties Of the Coroner are Of the
greatest consequence to society both for the
purpose ~ bringing 10 punishment murderers
"and other offenders against the lives Of the
"ctzeDs. and Of protecting innocent persons
from criminal accusations" Anybody who
has followed tho course pursued in the Adams
case under tho direction = ihe District-Attor-
ney knows that this idea OF a Coroners duty
has not prevailed Nh Gardiner himself avows
that he started ont To build up sufficient evil
dence 10 Justify Mr.. Mollneux's arrest He was
using the Coroners Jury not 10 discover truth
impaTialiy. hut TO prosecute prejudged man.
even if ne had TO ignore. refuse and suppress
evidence that he saw pointing in the opposite
direction.
TIE code provides that the Coroner "must
summon and examine as witnesses every per
son who in his opinion. or that Of any of the
"ilry has any knowledge Of the facts This
WIS not done. This the Coroner under the
a(vice Of the Distrct-Attorney, persiStently
refused to do The testimony against Mr.. Moli-
neux consisted of two parts the Identification
Of Hickman. the letter-boX owner. and the
declaration of experts as to the writing. Mr.
Gardiner knew when he accepted Heckman's
word that witnesses We're In court ready TO
swear that Hickman mad offered for pay TO
identify either MOneuX or other persons "a
the lessee Of the box. He deliberately placed
before the Jury testimony TO an important and
even essential link in his chain which he him
self knew would he dscredited Il all the facts
were brought out When he put the writing
experts on the stand he did IL knowing that
the most eminent expert in the profession. the
one originally called in by the police. declared
absolutely that MolneuX never did the writing
on the poison package. ana that the principal
expert against Molin"uY himself eliminated
Nolineux from the case six weeks ago. This
mans evidence Mr.. Gardiner suppressed and
allowed ONLY those to testify who were willing
T. support bis prcconceived theory. And how
did they do il? Merely on the resemblance 10
the unknown writing Of one bit OF Mr. Mol-
ncnXs which WAS written. as IS admitted. I'M
der dictatlOn rs 10 position. slant and pen so
Is 10 initiate that on the poison package Six
Of thu seven experts saw no other specimen Of
his writing. while the seventh had managed
rs fabrication And these experts had the as
surance not merely 10 say that II rcsembed
the unknown writing, but positively TO declare
that both were written by the same man, How
could they tell? Are there not n million men
who might under similar conditions have pro-
duced writing Of the same character? They
might fairly say that a man could not have
written something. as his muscular movement
was such as not 10 produce it's specific char
acterstics but TO say on the evidence Of one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
MUSIC.
THE KNEIsEL QUARTET.

At It's second chamber music matinee az Men
delssohn Hall yesterday the Kneisel quartet was
listened 10 by an audience that not only reapeu
rich and generous reward for It's presence Dut ny
It's size It's rapt attention and It's liberal applause
testified once more to the esteem In wnich the
Boston players and their art are now heId py '"e
nuslc-lovers Of New-York. That they have always
had following here is true. It IS equally uue'
however that with each successive appearance
that following shows steady and gratifying IN
crease Mr.. Kneisel and his ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Roth. svecenski and Schroeder-were IN their pest
form Yesterday the audience was sympatheuc'
and the result was afternoon OF pure deHeh''
The first number the programme was Hayuh
quartet IN g minor. op. n. and II was interpreted
with a ravishng beauty Of tone, unity or feehns
and a technical finish that fairly entranceo the
hearers Also IN the andante funebre OF lschai
kowskv's quartet in E-hat minor. op ~ twrlt'eh
In memory Of Ferdinand Laub, the viohnisO' tne
four PLAYERS were heard I'm what seemed 10 De t''e
extreme limit Of soulful and sympathetic musical
expression For the nnal number. an octet IN
major Cd g. by Svendsen. written for four viohhs
two vioas and two 'cellos Mr. KneseFs regular
forces were augmented by Messrs. krant Hach
Theodorowlcz and Keller. also Of the Boston sym
phony Orchestra. The octet was played Win
splendid yerye and eloquence, and with scarcely
less precision than the quartets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01

,rue noIicy. but Il must be pursued WIN ulscie
tion Porhaps the new Triple League Wouiu I've
q GOOD thing But the question is whether us
oir is ~ annoy and perhaps attack Great hIl'-
tr or to nromote the welfare of France. Inc
coneroI holief Is that France has by TINS 'lhe
found ont that her Russian alliance Is one-sided'
all tho benefit accrulnc to Russia. She VIII 40
vo,l to make sure that in n Franco RusSo-'er-
man alliance she would not be mere cat s-paN
of her mariners The plan of such an alliance Is
not now. II was formed n score OF years ago
or more and by no less a parsonage IMAM o''o
van Hlsmarck 4 statesman whose ATTITUDE low
ord France was not always benevolent. lis
aim was TO found great German coleman EN-
pire Blu, TO do that would arouse fritish Jedi-
ousy and antagonlsm So he meant 10 use
France rs his tool He would persuade her 10
plant colonies That would bring her into con
fict with Great Britain France would not pe
able 10 stand alone in such conflict. ana WON"
no glad TO ioin Germany and Russia in an anti
British league. That combination would give
Great Britain n decisive check. and then Ter
many could 60 on with her colonial schemes
quite secure from disturbance
Tint was the willy ChanccllOr's scheme. ana
he went some way toward its execution. For II
has long been an open secret that il was AT DIS
nromptng that France entered upon her cam
paigns Of conquest IN Tonquin. Tunis ana MAD
acascar So far Bismarck succeeded But he
failed TO provoke conflict between France anu
Great Britain. The latter was Indifferent low
ard the Tonquin enterprise, only academcaiy
concerned in TunS. and although seriously All
noyed at what occurred in Madagascar She 'o'h
no formidable step and spoke no word mat
eli OF
So France has acquired n great colonial empire
but has not thus come into conflict with trent
Britain. and now. therefore, the next step III
Rismarck's scheme must he taken on other
ground. France must be persuaded to enter
triple league not for self-defence, but rather
for purposes Of aggression. We shall see Whether
she can be led TO do so, to play Into the DahdS
Of Germany for Germany's gain and for Great
Britain's annoyance, but not At all for her own
benefit To do that would be n poor display OF
OpDOrtuniSm.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-01
PERSONAL

q " : Russell the author OF "Coections and
Recollections" thus chaffs Sir William Harcourt
in The Nineteenth Century: my old friend. Sir
William Harcourt finding his services at dis
count in the State. has generously assumed the
supreme government Of the Church. He warns
the bishops fairly that n they neglect their duty
he will find a means Of making them do It. and he
visits the offences Of the clergy with rebukes
which II they not exactly weighty. are AZ Ieast
nonderous To the laity he shows less severe
cou7tcnarce. For rs. discipline Is tempered by
kindness and insults are exchanged LOT Il SORT OF
INN herring pleasan.rv Milton had THIS klnd or
thing in his mind when depicting the Joys OF our
first narents he said that one Of the most re-
spectacle members Of the animal creation
To make them mirth used on might. and wreatAed
HIS 1.-The probosci-
Well in this spirit Of innocuous mirth Sir william
has recently bestowed me the title Of Prolocutor
OF the Catholic Revival
Professor John Rogers Commons. who has held
the chair OF sociology in the University Of SYRIA
cuse since 1875. will leave the university In May.
He will establish n bureau for the investigation
and study Of questions relating to labor in wash
ington.
The Rev Dr.. Richard Harcourt. recently pastor
Of the Park Place Methodist Church. Philadelphia.
now missionary secretary OF tho Philadelphia Con-
ference IS organizing what he calls a People 8
church I'm baltimore He has leased the Lyceum
Theatre for Sundays for one year. He says no mas
not vet decided whether not he Will sever his
connection with the Methodist Episcopal Church