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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
TRANSFER OF LUNATICS.

An Even Hundred Taken From st. Peter
to Anoka.
ST.. PAUL, March 15.-At 8 o'clock a,
m. a special train passed through the
Union depot with an unusual contin.
gent Of passengers. There were an
wen hundred patients from the state
insane hospital at st. Peter, being trans
ferred to the hospital at Anoka. All Of
the patients were men, chronic de-
mentia cases in general, and with no
violently insane among them. Next
month q similar transfer will be made
from Rochester to the new asylum at
Hastings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
British Public Confident That
Roberts Should Now Be at
Bl0emfOntein.
Another Surlnise Is That There
Has Been More Severe
Fighting.
6~alisbury's Attitude on Peace
Proposals Is Generally
Approved.

LONDON, March ia few hours
should bring important dispatches from
Lord Roberts. No word has come from
Bloemfontein, although sharp fighting
IN believed to have occurred since the
commander.in-chief was last heard of.
London confidently expects the ocoupa-
tion Of the Orange Free State capital
has occurred as previously forecasted.
In tho meanwhile attention turns to
Mafeking. That hamlet Of the plains
can scarcely hold out much longer. The
news Of Colonel Plumer's approach has
given substance to the rumors Of Its re-
lief, but those best informed are inclined
to think the relief ID more likely to be.
come accomplished by Colonel Peak.
mans column from Kimberley.
Private advices have set forth tina,
Colonel Plumer had almost given up
hope Of accomplishing anything more
than Harvesting the Beers, though since
they were written, 1t Is possible that the
diminished numbers Of tho investing
force may have rendered Plumer's task
more feasible.
Judgidg from the lack Of news, every
thing IL quiet in Natal, while from
Herschel comes the statement that the
total collapse Of the insurgent o~olonists
10 imminent.
General Cronje, according to a Cape
Town special, sails for st. Helena March
10, accompanied by all, the Paardeberg
prisoners.
Cecil Rhodes Is suffering from catarrh
Of the stomach and In unable to sail for
England.
Natal dispatches recount the greatest
satisfaction IL felt there at Lord Sails.
bury's reply to the Boer presidents
peace overtures.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg,
published In the second edition Of The
Times, says:
"The reply, especially the last para,
graph, relating to independence, has
been received I'm Natal with a feeling
Of great relief, and IN dispelling all
doubts"
A private dispatch from Johannes.
burg has been received In London dated
Saturday, March 10, o%ontradioting the
reports that the mines are flooded and
all the machinery broken, and asserting
that all liz well.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
NEWS OF NOTED PERSONS,


Lieutenant Gilmore, SO long q pris,
oner Of the Nlipinos, has arrived at
San Francisco,
Congressman drosveaor of Ohio, who
has been suffering from n grippe, il
slightly better,
Dir. LleWlyn p, Barker, associate pro,
fessor Of pathology Of the the Johns
Hopkins medical school, has accepted
the chair OF anatomy and neurology at
the University of Chicago,
Archbishop John Keaae Ia said TO ba
the probable successor at Archbishop
Hennessey OF Dubuque, II IL also stated
there will b. two new Catholic sees In
Iowa, with Sioux City and pes Moinss
as 400 cities,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
A Fiendlsh Attack.

An attack was lately made IN G. r.
Collier OF Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly
proved fatal. It came through his kid
neys. His back got SO lame he could not
stoop without great pain. nor sit in a
remedy helped him until he tried Flee
trio Bitters which effected such a won
derful change that he writes he feels like
a new man. This marvellous medicine
cures backache and kidney trouble, puri-
fies the blood and builds IN your health.
Only SOC at Chapple Drug Store.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
Each Successive Witness in the
C9ur d'Alene Investigation
Tells Of Cruelty
Undergone by the Miners at the
Hands Of the Troops-.Some
Spirited Exchanges
Between Committee Members Re-
lating to Conduct Of the
Investigation.

WASHINGTON, March 15.-Feeling ran
high at the Occur d'Alene investigation
before the house committee on military
affairs and there were several spirited
exchanges between Chairman Hull and
Representative Lentz. George Cornell
was on the stand relating his experience
during imprisonment, which differed
only in detail from those of other wit.
nesses. One Of his recitals was as to an
old soldier, who because of brutality Of
the negro soldiers toward HIM, took off
his Grand Army button from his coat
and with tears in his eyes, threw it
away. Cornell said he made q memo.
randum Of the affair, but the book was
taken from him, and he saw it after.
ward in the possession of Bartlett Sin
clair, the governors representative DUR
ing the troubles.
Mr.. Sinclair, who was present, arose
and declared there vas no such soldier
as had been described. "
Mr.. Lentx Protests.
Mr.. Lentz protested against state.
ments not under oath. He also gave
notice that he would call on Mr.. Sin.
clair to produce all his books, to locate
this alleged soldier entry. Chairman
Hull here interposed to remind Mr..
Lentz that he was not the entire com.
mittee, and was not in a position in.
dividually to order the production Of
books. This was the province Of the
committee, and without such action,
Mr.. Lentz' notices amounted to nothing.
Mr.. Ientz stated that this was the
usual notice that books referred to in
testimony would be called for. He
asked that the committee request, and
without objection this was done. MI.
Lentz also moved that the committee
call for all rolls, the record, ETC., show
ing the names Of those held in the 'sbull
pen," the charges against them, etc.
The committee went into executive SEES
sion to pass upon the motion.
Retainer From Steu nenberx.
At the executive session, the commit
tee voted 6 to 8 against calling for the
presentation OF the rolls,
records, ETC., Of the "bull PEN" It was
agreed, however, that General Merriam
and Others be requested to present any
such papers when they were heard.
When the open session was resumed,
the testimony was 0 0 interrupted by
another exciting controversy. One of
the attorneys present in behalf of the
State Of Idaho, occupied n seat near the
head Of the table, and Mr.. Lentz re.
ferred to the outside "coaching'' which
was going Oh. He also questioned the
attorney as to whom he represented, by
whom he was retained and what re.
had been paid. The answer was
Governor Steunenberg had given a
$3.50 check as retainer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
What's Your Face Worth?

Sometimes n fortune, but never, If you
have a sallow complexion, a iaundiced
look, moth patches and blotches on the
skin--all signs of Liver Trouble. But
pr, Kings New Life Pills give Clear
Skin, Rosy Cheeks. Rich Complexion.
Only 70 cents at Chapple Drug Store.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16

Mrs. Harriet Evans, Hlnsdale, ILL.,,
writes, Il never fail to relieve my chill
dren from Group at once by using One
Minute Cough Cure. I would not feel
safe without it." Quickly cures coughs,
colds, grippe and all throat and lung dis
eases. Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
VIII Give More Time.

PARIS, March l5.--The French gov
eminent has not yet received a request
from Washington to extend the time
for the ratification Of the commercial
treaty, but ia willing that more time
Shall DO taken If Americans wish it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
JAMEsON's OPPORTUNITY,
His Work Mt I4ndysmith did Much IN II
store Him to Favor.

~wT-w
His Work at L-ndySmith Did Much IN TIE
store Him to Favor.
LONDON, March 15.-A dispatch tt
| The Tribune from London says: DIR
Jameson was down with enterie fever
and critically i'll when Ladysmith wa
relieved. A private dispatch received
here by a prominent South African
states that he has rallied and Ia likely
to recover. DIR. Jameson was anxious
TO have a military command In the
campaign, but an the leader Of the raid
no was excluded from the service fol
political reasons and was not welcomed
when he arrived ut Iadysmith a few
days before the investment Of the town,
Ills opportunity came. When the gar.
Tison was feyer-strieken no reverted to
medical practice and did 10 mems
work In caring for the fever patients
and the wounded soldiers.
ENJOYS Are High Ofsieials.
The peace ENJOYS who have arrived
at Lourenzo Marques are high officials
In the two republics. Mr.. Wolmeras ID
4 member Of the Roer executive council
and u blind follower Of President
Kruger, who has Implicit confidence In
his fidelity, While nearer 40 than 80
years old, he fought az q youth in the
first war Of independence, and was bit
terly HOSTILE to the outlanders and re.
fermers, The South Africans describe
INN US Nh astute and crafty man. who
has learned all he knows about politics
from Mr., Kruger, MI, Fischer has been
state secretary Of the Free State and
has exerted q strong influence owe tho
Dutch leaders In Cape Colony. He had
the reputation of being q strong adyo.
cate at peace q year ago, but President
eteyn carried him into the war and has
been faithfully served by him.
The ministers, having the moral sup
port of the united nation, are inditfer-
|ent to the appeals which the Dutch are
making for foreign intervention,
whether In Europe or America. They
rontidently expect Lord Roberts to go
From Rloemfontein to Pretoria and are
tesolute In fighting the battle of the
United Empire, They will regard the
Intervention Of any European power az
kn unfriendly not, precisely as the
hMapioans would have done at the close
II tho war with Spain when the British
foyernment refused to meddlel in what
lid not concern 1t,
There Ia evidently the hope ON the
art of one or two European powers that
nave been approached through their
oRsuls at Pretoria that the American
5QyeFnmeat, which was under special
bligations to the British foreign office
Nring the war with Spain, would make
serioRs mistake In it'd polioy at the
resent crisis, hut there are no signs
aat the state department has any In,
button Of thrustiag its service ApaA q
pritish government which Ia satisaed
nth tho present work Of Lord Raherts
= capable and efficient diplomatist,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16

10 secure the original witch hazel
salve. ask for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, well known rs a certain cure for
piles and skin diseases. Beware OF
worthless counterfeits. They are dan
gerous. Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
You Try 1t.

II Shiloh's Co.gh and Consumption
Cure, which is sold for the small price Of
70 cts, 30 cts. and Sl.00. does not cure
your money. Sold for over fifty years
cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
Whole Of Peru Now TRANQUIL,

LIMA, Peru, March l5.-In a sharp
fight between the government troops
ind the reyolutionists Lear Moyabamba
en- Feb. .6, Colonel Viscarra, the last Of
the insnrgent leaders to hold out, was
killed. The whole Of Peru is now tran
gull
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
Local Apliah All Killed,

GQLuARus, O., March lh,-Tha Clark
|eal option bill was defeated In the
(hate by q vote Of IL 10 Ia, The bill
Foyided for ward aud eisy local option
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16

It's a long life, but devotion to the true interests and
prosperity Of the American people has won for it new
friends as the years rolled by and the original mem
mirers are loyal and stcadfast today, with faith in it's
teachings and confidence in the information which it
brings to their homes and fresidcs. As a natural con
sequence it enjoys in its old age all the vitality and
vigor of its youth, strengthened and ripened by the ex
periences of over half a century. 1t has lived on it's
merits, and on the cordial support of progressive
Americans. 1t is
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-16
Omaha hank the Winner.

OMAHA, March l5.-The Omaha Ma
tional bank won its case in the action
brought by the state to ecove $201, 900,
the amount Of q warrant sold through
the bank by ex-Ireasurer BARLEY,
which was held not to have been nego.
table, the proceeds Of which he elm.
bezzled. .
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
W ANT 10 CROSS MAINE CENTRAL

Waterviue, October 29-At a hearing
before the States Board Of Railroad Com
missioners IN this city today on a peti-
ton OF the management OF the Franklin,
Somerset and Kenne bee Railroad compa
ny for right to cross the tracks of the
Maine Central h railroad at Oakland, the
petition was den led and the commission
or ruled that the petitioners had no
standing in court. The ruling is based
en- the non.fulfilment, according to the
evidence, OF q section of the acts of 1899.
This condition specified that II the
Franklin, Somerset and Kennebec rail-
road company should pay all notes and
debts prior to December 1, 1890, the con-
dit1ons OF the original charter, granted
in 1897, should be extended two years.
Seth NJ Carter Of Lewiston appeared for
the Maine Central railroad company, and
contested the authority of the franklin,
Somerset and Kennebec railroad compa-
ny, claiming 1t had o life as a corpora
tion Mayor PhilbroOk OF this city ap-
peared for the petitioners and asked for
further consideration by the commission
ers at a meeting to be held November IL.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
MINERS REFUSE 10 REsUME,
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Scranton, Pa October 29.-Over 5000
mine employees in the LackaWanna Valley
refused to return to work this morning
because the companies for " hich they had
mined coal failed to comply with the
terms OF the Scranton miners' conven-
ton. The companies affected are the On
taTio and Western Railroad company s
ten mines, employing 1000 men; the
Forest Mining company at Archibald,
employing 800 men, who have been on
strike since last January; the Green
Ridge Coal company, employing 400 men
and the CLARK Tunnel Coal company, en-
ploying 1OO men. At all the other mines
there was a complete resumption.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
Crime Occurred at Lake
Onawa II Years Ago.
Hall Completely Lost to View
After the Crime.

Boston, October 29.-The arrest last
Friday of a man giving his name as Ed
win F. BIaney, for threatening his wife,
developed today into a more serious
charge against him brought by his wife
and Blaney is now being held to await
the arrival OF Maine officers who desire
him IN that state to answer to a charge
of murder, committed some eleven years
ago. Blaney was taken into custody last
Friday on the complaint of his wife who
claimed that be had threatened her life.
The man when arrested was in a very
nervous state, SO much so, in fact, that it
was thought best to send him to the hos
pital to regain his normal condition
While there his wife sought the officers
and stated to them that Blaney was a
murderer. having killed a man in log
ging camp In Maine almost a dozen years
ago. When the officers learned of this,
Blaney was taken from the hospital
where he had practically recovered and
locked up in station 10 at Roxbury, the
Maine authorities being notified In the
meantime. Blaney refused to say any
thing about the murder charge except
that he knew nothing OF the case and
that he might have killed dozen men
during his lie. The Maine officers are
expected in the morning.
Blaney's mamie is supposed to be Edwin
X. Hall, who killed Alexander McKenney
at Onawa stream eleven years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Oct 20, taken at 8
p. m, meridian time, the observation for
this section being given in this order:
Temperature, direction of wind, state OF
weather:
Boston, 54 degrees, SW. cldy; New
York, GO degrees, 8, clear; Philadei-
phia, GO degrees, w clear
Washington, "a degrees, w, clear; Albany,
20 degrees, S. clear; Buffalo, IS
degrees S, cldy; Detroit, 62 degrees,
SW, rain; Chicago, 81 degrees, Sc, rain;
St. Paul, 54 degrees, NV, cloudy East
port, 48 degrees, S, clear; Huron
OAK, 4S degrees, Sc. clear; Bismarck,
46 degrees, Sc, cldy; Jacksonville, Il
degrees, NE, clear.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
One of Most Terrible Disasters
Ever Occurring in City.
No Bodies Vet Recovered---sevem Story
Building Literally Lifted I'm Air.

New York, October 29. AS the result of
a small fire, several successive explosions
Of chemicals occurred IN the drug store at
Warren and Greenwich streets today and
blew down a dozen buildings and badly
damaged a score OF others. Tue loss OF
life is not known, but from all sources
of Information it is gathered that there
are perhaps the bodies OF 80 in the ruins
though because of the hot debris and the
difficulty OF moving it., no body had been
removed up 80 midnight. The disaster
was one OF the most terrible that has
ever occurred in this city and rivals the
Windsor hotel fire in It's appalling results
though in loss of property it will be
worse. Chief Croker of the fire depart
ment said tonight that the loss to proper
ty is fully 1,0OO,O0O.
The extent Of the tremendous catastro
phe was more widespread than the city
has known for long time. Buildings
fell in on themselves OF toppled over on
others; iron girder1 were thrown yards
away, smashing through great walls,
whole structures fell into the streets in
piles. People walking through the
streets were knocked down and danger
ously injured by the heavy timbers, glass
and steel; horses were thrown down,
wagons, windows, store fronts and all
sorts of property for blocks in every di-
rsstion were wrecked and damaged.
Thirty-hve people are reported missing
aud 100 men, women and children are on
the list of the injured.
Search for bodies is going on and will
be continued all night. Chief Croker
said tonight that no nremen had perished
in the flames, all his men having been
accounted for.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30

The big building of Tarrant & Co.,
makers Of medicinal specialties, stand
ing at the northwest corner of Greenwich
and Warren streets, and filed with
chemicals. took IRE in some way that
may never be known, at about a quarter
after twelve o'clock this afternoon. An
alarm was turned in and soon afterwards
a secOEd and third alarm. One fire COM
pany from station 62 had just arrived
when a terrific explosion occurred and
threw the entire engine crew down the
stairway. The explosion had filled the
street in front with a shower of falling
glass and small debris, which sent the
crowd which was already gathering on
the opposite sidewalks fleeing for safety
and threw the engine horses into a panic
Engineer ROckSDerry was unfastaning
the horses and Fireman Brown of the
company was turning the safety valve of
the engine when the explosion Occurre d
and covered them with a shower OF glass.
Both were injured as was another fire.
man belonging to the company.
Captain Devanny of the company from
station o., ordered his crew back into the
building again. They were nearing
the door way for the second time when
there came another explosion more terri
bic than the hrst, and the whole crew
was hurled across Green nWioh street,
Uevanny being SO badly injured that he
was sent to Hudson street hospital.
In the meantime the other engines
that responded to the alarm had collected
and the tiremen were busy rescuing peo-
pie from surrounding buildings. They
took many girls down the only fire escape
upon the building and more persons had
been carried down the escapes of the
restaurant next door and the buildings
adjoining on Warren street. yihe second
explosion occurred about five minutes
after the first From the accounts of
Witnesses the building seemed to leap
into the air and in moment MASSES of
ing into the streets. The force Of the
explosion tore away the walls of the big
commission store houses fronting on
Washington street and caused them to
COLLAPSE in a mass of mbers, boxes ana
barrels from which the flames which
burst out from the Tarrant building like
th9 belohing of q cannon, at once broke
forth Across Warren street to the OppO.
site buildings, the flames leaped, setting
them all atire at once, the force of the
explosion demOlishing windows and all
wooden structure about the house. In a
moment Warren street was chOked up
with a mass of debris and the whole was
aflame. The great explosion was followed
by half dozen more scarcely less IN.
tense, and by a countless number of small
Ter ones.
By this time the fire apparatus was ar
riv1ng fr0m every direction Deputy
Chief Ahearn came about two minutes
after the second series Of explosions and
he at once ordered a fifth alarm sent out
followed by q general call for ambulanCes.
Ths explosion ana fire together had now
assumed the proportions OF q great catas-
trophe and it was at first thought that
hundreds OF lives had been lost. ThrOngs
Of people were rushing about in the near
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30

The crime for which Edwin e. Hall has
been wanted for over a decade was COM
mitted on the shore Of OnaWa stream, just
below the pond by that name in PisOata-
quis county. The Canadian Pacific rail-
road crosses the stream at this point
Halls victim, Alexander Mckenney
was employed by the Q. p. as a sort Of
section man and lived alone in a cabin
near the bridge. Hall was a man Of
good family. but of naturally morose
disposition which wasn't improved any
by his drinking habits. He lived in the
woods most Of the time and had a camp
on Onawa and also on Long pond a few
miles above.
The murder was not discovered until
a few days after it occurred. Not hearing
from McKenney some railroad men went
to his camp from Henderson and found
his lifeless body lying on the cabin
floor with a bullet hole in his head.
Some small article belonging to Hall
was found on the cabin floor and later
his rifle was discovered at the bottom Of
the stream near the camp, McKenney
had been paid a short time before he was
killed and as no money was found in the
place 1t is supposed the motive was rob
berry. So far as the officers know Hall
was never seen by anyone who recognized
him after that, Indeed no great effort was
made to find him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
OFFICE OF
N. T. WORTHLEY, JR.,
~ ~ CONGRESS ST.
MO : MENT SQUARE.

Worthley is making his regu-
Ia OCCASIONAL visit to the famous
s sool at Mt. Hermon, Mass,
~ .ded by the late Dwight L
~,dy, where he has been called
to care for the eyes of the stu
dents.
The fact that he was invited to
attend the work at this school, 200
miles away, is an indication of
the excellence of his reputation
for careful and conscientious work
upon the eyes of students and
school children.
He wlll return on MONDAY.
OCT. s0th, and may be con
suited after that date at his Port
land Office as above.
EYES EXAMINED FREE.
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-10-30
LoCAL WEArHER REPORr.

Portland Oct. 90, 1900. The local
weather bureau records the following:
s a. m.-Barometer. 80 1O7; thermome.
ter, 90; dew point, 40; rel. humidity, 81 4,
direction Of the wind, Me- velocity Of
the wind, g state Of weather, cloudy.
8 p. rl.-Barometer. 29.9S1; thermome-
ter. 4S; dew point, 4S; rel. humidity, 100;
direction of the wind, SW; velocity of
the wind, It; state of weather, fOggy.
Maximum temperature, o.; minimum
temperature, 4S; mean temperature. 52
maximum wind velocity, 9 NE precipi-
tatiOn-4 hours, O.