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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

The ANNOUNCEMENTS made IN this
issue that Billings people are to have
n free mail delivery viii be welcome
70 every resident Of tbs town, II
was predicted u yaar ago that the
town would take on sufficient pOpDla.
ton within y ysar 10 warrant tho gov.
erDment IN establishing u free delivery
system and now that IL Nv definitely
announced by tbs postal authorities 10
take effect on July ! " shows tbst Bill
iDas " even no longer recognized by
the government ~ u city Of thu second
class,
The carrier service ~ 90 into effect
M the beginning Of tbo nest govern
meut fiscal year Will add 10 the postal
service NJ Billings NJ least two Hddi-
tioDnl emplgyel II will also relieve
the present p~ostofiee foroo Of mneb of
the work In the distribution Of the
mails md thereby tighten The burdens
Of Postmaster Habeoek md his f0pop OF
Office n%ssisinDts,
HDt aside from The eoDyeDteBees
afforded the people by che FREQ delivery
system " Will nlso bo u splendid gIyer-
tisomont for tbs town Hllings VIII
bo tho only town IN the opstern part OF
Tho slnlo tbnt VIII hnyo tho service NJ
mil curriers' and will be one Of viz
towns IN the state IN which people me
thus recognized by The government
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
OusTgVCTIOs IN yuE sEsAyE,

The ipoItin gf lbe seuRte Nv limbo ~
rotain Mr CLARK IN bis sept Nv y son
ntor from MoptpHH until Well along
into tle neSt session 0t congress,
AlrRndy notice has bpop giyop by seye'
mi moMbprs " fhat august body I'M
they do not propose 10 allow tho CLARK
easo ~ bo disposed 0f witbopt debpte
md thnt they VIII moi only dobate the
question Of Nv CIMk's right 10 y sopt,
bNt thNt They viii emil foP The roading
~ nll Tho Testimony lpkop before Tho
senate 0ommittoO on privileges md
elections, The mDntOIs who hpyn
Nlpaady announced themselves 10 talk
np0u Tho side favorable 70 sonMtor
ClOrk aro Stewart OF NeyndD, Allan Of
Nobrsskn and Mason of Illinois Vhe
two OIst named No noted l0na'wiDdod
spoakore, Thoy hayo thN lppg capacity
10 entertain tho senate ppon almost
my sphjaot fm Two wonks Nv u strotoh
md tho molO announcements What those
two Observation-Disclosures IN tho sonptp hay0
been hookod on thp ClmIk side shows
oonolnsiyoly that tho ppogrpnmp NJ
tho plark people IN thN sonatp ~ 10
delay Tho Npal y0to IN tho ropOrt NJ tho
committee, IN tho m0Dntlm0 Tho TWO
wings NJ thN democracy IN Montana arn
being organiaOd GOp bnttlp' Vho hoayy
Guns NJ Tho Anno0nda nooplo and thp
CLARK forces aI0 hOing m0pnrod f0r
notion willis NJ the aamp tins tho No.
pnhlioans Iomnin iptornalpd spectators
mud VIII likely In Tim opd M thp
viNtora w tho fnll plONioNa,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

IL has been passed by that body 1t IN
certain 10 again meet the approval OF
the senate and will become u law AZ
IN early date.
The bill with save 10 the settlers
already located within The eeded strip
Of tho Grow Indian reservation aud
those who contemplate locating there IN
the future, several hundred thousand
dollars. II IN a measure that has been
strongly advocated by the republican
party Ia congress just ~ the first
homestead law WINS advocated by that
pariy and whatever credit of relief ~
given by the settlers Will naturally 10
30 tho republican party,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

the mouth Of A small stream aud claim
all of the water.
Edward Nelson of Merrill, Mon.
tana, nsked tho attorney general this
question;
Where a settler nj tho mouth OF u
stream Inns 1lad Il water right first. ana
IL takes all the water In the stream,
aud where the stream IN fifteen miles
long, what right have tho subsequent
settlers To the water mud under wbnt
conditions can they 1850 it2 also where
tho water right has not been made use
Of for . DnDber OF yenfs ~ II thereby
lossPo
Replying 90 MI, Nelson tho attorney
general says}
II ana OF the opinion that the prior
appropriation OF waler secures superior
rights 10 this waters ef the stranm IN
against subsequent looatora further up.
This ~ especially true II tho sub
sequsDt settlers d6stro 10 use the water
for irrigation purposes, Tho common
Inv role which prevails IN countries
where water IN not used for irrigation
purposes " tbat every nbntttDg lAnd
0wDsr oaD usD thu waters III y stream
for domestic purposes, This Dss n MI
incident 10 tho ownership 81 Tho land,
md the water eaD b. lilsewisa used to
wnter entlle,
"ID thu arid land belt wbafo water
IN used for brighton purposes thu inls
of the common Inv bns been ubnDsad,
The inle which provides for the appro'
AZ - l 49, N.-l L..
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
INL IMLL n NlLL

Vhe nowa NJ lhe pAHsapo W Tho
house. NJ Representatives lAst Thursday
NJ lla rrnN h0meH hill VIII IN hailed
with doliahl hy hundreds NJ settlers IN
Wills Immediate locality Vhls hill
upana Va honanda aeltlplH M aMiQNl
snFal lands IN Indian p]eaWFNHMa
Anpned W FRltlamaNtl what mmaina NJ
land available fnF amlmllafAi nnrpQ4es
M the anlnOll0 NN AnlNHf n0I AIINNdg
lakan aaMn al0Nn0N Aarps hhVe
hauA IAkph M lha Ies0I Fall0ns aud Tho
nnpprnmnnt nHanmaa lhn pNFNlpnt M
tha pnlolAaa MiN In Ihe Indiana M
aaah aattlM aatA n homestead Iige M
Gasl f0F lla land
Iau several EanIa paaI lhh hill hhH
pandlnH III NnainHa u lns
tWlua peaaad HE eeualp Win llllle az
.asltian hul pnah tlma lnllad " lho
|aWAr MHnah M a0naFeHal liaAt lAll W
0lsNina NJ eanAfHss lhf NIL WIN
ehsAae@l IN lln haHAa mud nav tllNs
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
An,NrLlsp,L I.NLlernI

Lisl Of loltopp ypmNiniDg nDoallod for
IN tho poatotlop NJ Billings, Yellow
stOno county, MoDlnnn, for lho Wook
ending APRIL 30, 1000,
Akin, HnDOj Anderson Charley !
ArmiNloOd, John w Hpllpy, H. y,
W)I Bossl, Alynlo OBJ Bonner W
Brown, Johns nppo, NV, 81
Burnt, Ono ~ bylpm, y Y
nnoA, %solya'o,n plAa.A y w.
nIdp, Jolp Mi %Jonqppp, MWll KIN,
bnll, Iprl A, hplOlpn, Vpy looI, Y,
u M DDI MpDlnlML John W.
Moss, WnllpMl Nidyl Mrs Nancy !
POKE, y, A. Robots, Bob WMdwoll,
lrvlDg /,
Persons oplllng fm paMn VIII ploNeo
gpy "ndymlleD1
u v, lnbDOok, Postmaster
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

six years and would undoubtedly have
been unanimously re-nominated by the
party to succeed himself bad he not
rendered bis resignation 10 Governor
Smith, Upon leasing the bench Judge
Hunt will become a member of a COM
mission 10 adjust Some claims pending
against this country aud beld BY the
Chilinn government, As "A member Of
this commission he was appointed last
week by the president and immediately
ppoD retiring from the bench he will
take up his new duties Ut Washington,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
A uL0nMy OUTLODN,

H0fomn0o N tho dNmolrntlO national
platform NJ four ynAIA MO furnishes
SONS highly Interesting r0pdinR mAtIor
n tlis Iimn And tho nyprNa0 dNm0,
cratic pOltiNlNn w0ndnrH whore IN N
NJ hIpr no nsnin roads Tho isspNH np0n
whore tho unity mAdo thO IaAt aNppglo
l0V IhN presidency
w That platform wn nnd ''lhH mOnpy
question W paramount ~ MI others u
lhNt sold m0NomOFnIIlsm tins locked
lNEl thp propnpFlW NJ M industrial
po0plo IN lhN pnWlgAlH NJ hard rimnsI' u
Tint lha value NJ tho h0Nnp mnpkei M
our American farmers mud artisans N
greatly mdnN0d NY fhA ylpiAna mONpr
INVg system which depFpaFNH tim miQaH
N lhelI WAdAolA hnl0w the p0at NJ m0-
dnRIlAN and thus dnpllges th0m nj thn
mpANH NJ @pnFehnplna thn RFndapt M oar
h0MN mNnnrNNtnmlI'
Wlfh MIl lifgnN WFaAlnR IN lnAnde
fF0N lh0 NhlfNga pllIF0rm deHlmar
tlNn N l0N gNAFH as0 and Rains IN 4
pNHltldn NJ Hnl lhR lNNA f0f iha eastern
dNn0pFNta NJ lha k0Naas ON n0nVeur
Flon Ihp oHIl00k I'm thn doW0pIapg ma
A0nla AuEINlNa hui \ MlRlt W0apeNl
fNl tho future
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
TUESDAY, MAY y, 1900.
REPUBLICAN STATE GOsyEsTIOs,
unlnnn. Mont, Mnreh ". 1900.

UnInDHl WDUIu WHTVN ,Ibi wv,
In accordance with plTiy ileAkr lbd by IllIee'
zion Of Tho Republican Btafe Central ,eoDl1lttan,
b republican state convention " hereby nhlleu "
WhnrsIay,,May N, 1900. for ille pDrpose 0f select.
M VIZ laleyatas' Spd sis pltofDete dnlaagt.,s -
afieDJ the National lsepnblloan uogg ya aa.}, aa 40
~ June, jjvU, and fT fbs tgugsleitpn 81 such
other business ~ may eone before the eonyep"
ton ua., ....,d ~ anal
p61iiienl affiliations, who beIjeyo IN The prfDei.
nlas IN fhn republican pDrty npd nDdoIsn, ~ pol-
iajae, npa cordially invited under t1ls esll W n,r'
Weipale IN the pnriy primaries ma We aops'p'
ton, L.. .,,,,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

IlG ffAlpnNiIm NJ AaRaaINta iaallm
Hum IN II MealW M lhn MHnlann
o6nrl INHI WrpA aaHln In lia
nNlnN N u 4ufNiN N npnF M lla
lfleOae N Nv Hum throughout Nm
HtAle dndRe liBnI VIII elaalpd IN
lsab M \ republican lap llp lapln NJ
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08

Professor Nathan " LOoDpp1 VIII po
tho president NJ tbn new slnIn school ~
mines 10 DO established IN Bplte post
fnlb M LDonm1 WIS Oh0eon nv \
mnotbDg Of lbn bODgd " trustees hold
Inst 'wDDk, Ho WINS chosen out VI NJ
tpon applicants Professor Leonard ~
Tho fDtlpr OF Hon Dhmloe w. bponNpd
0f BDttD,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
aVpfNlnh hiGnvar

IIim AuWfuninlm M Nallf snrnIfa
NieIn tsninn subsequent InlHlalat
The fmmGla M Montana wI0 me-
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ina Will mIhanH In lnlplHalnn IN \ No.
elAl0n Wa Ml0llny AllintAl lina lall
dpledl especially N lhAs Arn l0eNlpd w
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
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The foll0wiDHyDlos bayn, boeD adoplnd by no
party for llp A6WrnmeDi, Df lDn nDpgnnllnni i,
hp' nJaalei Iii lTn dODy0DtlOD, and. In ll0 ayDnt ~
tha inttuyp1 IN Il det6pata w nliHuI,, llp nlthrpnt0
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be- fpDpIlianIa and r~oaldeple ~ tho county
when 'Aes f%'p''s'9' y, woolnAs, nbntmpp,
y, u, MIFlEn, beOrpfhrg,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-05-08
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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09
Sangulne France.

PARIS, July S.-The French consul at
Canton telegraphs that according to the
information that he has received through
Ii Hung Chang the situation at Peking
had not materially changed up to July l..
News of general massacre Of Europeans
was circulated in Canton, July s, but it
was denied by telegram received by
one Of the consuls.
The French consul at Canton added in
his dispatch that it has been stated at
that place that General Yung Lu has tel
egraphed to the viceroy at Canton to con-
slider as null and void all so-called imper-
ial DEGREES promulgated since June II.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09
A Pittsburg Blaze.

PIrrsBuRc, July - Pittsburg's down
town section was visited by another dis
astrous ere Saturday, the second within
a week. Four men are dead and six
others are in hospitals suffering from in
juries which may prove fatal. All of the
victims were firemen. The dead:
F. Grifit, st. Clair Crawford, Max Bat
terbaugh, John Lewis.
The injured: Captain Dan Campbell,
Stewart Burns. Edward Kcarney, William
Erb, George Mum, William Derile.
The FIRE had its origin in the basement
Of Evans & Co. s glassware establishment
on Fifth avenue, between Wood and Mar
ket streets. The dense smoke from burn
| ing excelsior and other material used IN
| packing chinaware baffied the firemen fol
long time, but after fighting for more
than an hour they got the upper hant
though the building was delnged viii
water.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09

LONDON, July S.-A dispatch from
Tientsin. dated July s. says:
"Since early morning the Chinese have
heavily bombarded the foreign settle
ments. Admiral Seymour has ordered
the women and children conveyed to
Taku at the earliest possible moment"
LONDON, July S.-The consuls at
Shanghai reported the legations safe on
July 4th and that the Chinese had ceased
their attacks. The only fear felt, ac-
cording to the reports of the consuls, was
regarding the food supply.
LONDON, July 9. The foreign consuls
at Shanghai met on July 7 and officially
announced that the legations at Peking
were safe on July 4.
The foregoing statement, read with
General Warren's dispatch to the foreign
Office Sunday, makes it possible to believe
that the legations will hold out for a
number Of days yet. Having fought to
a standstill the first outbursts Of fanatical
fury, it is believed that something may
intervene to save them.
This news, after the sinister rumors of
the last ten days. is enough upon which
to build hope.
The Shanghai corresp ondent of the
Express, telegraphing on Sunday at $40
p. m, throws doubt upon Consul War
ren's information. He says:
"Tao Tai Sehng now admits that there
was an error in his communication to
General Warren. The date Of the cour-
ier's arrival at Chin Flu Was July 5. which
does not apply to his departure from Pc
king. The courier could not have left
Peking later than June 2S. as 1t takes five
days to make the journey, The date Of
the massacre as given by Chinese reports
was the goth of June or July l."
Tientsin is still hard pressed. Chi.
nese force numbering from 10000 to Ioo,.
900 men, as estimated by inclusive recon
naissances, floods the country round
about Tientsin, communications between
which place and Taku is apparently pos
sible by river only.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09
Too Many Tails.

LINCOLN, July 7.-Ths question
whether w. J. Bryan is to have one or
two running mates is expected to be set
tied at conference that will be held at
his home tomorrow with Charles A.
Towne ans other democratic and populist
leaders. Mr.. Towne was expected to
reach Lincoln today, but up to late
hour had not arrived. Mr.. Bryan said
tonight that Mr. Towne would be here
about midnight or in the morning. With
him are George Fred Williams Of Massa-
chusetts and Willis j. Abbot. Whether
Mr.. Towne will remain until Tuesday,
when the vice presidential candidate and
Chairman Jones are to be here. is moi
known, but the presumption is that he
will.
Senator Blackburn is also expected that
day to take part in the democratic ratifi
cation. The day following the three flu
sion parties in Nebraska hold their state
nominating conventions and the demo
cratic leaders will be urged to remain and
address the delegates.
Mr.. Bryan was very much provoked t
read today fcticious interview with hi
I5-year-old daughter Ruth, who was at
tending the convention at Kansas City
The pnrported interview is a lengthy on
and covers personal and public questions
Mr.. Bryan said that occasionally he wa
misrepresented himself, as other publi
men are, but he thought the children
ought to be spared. The interview, Mi
Bryan said. was entirely without founda
tion.
Congressman Sulzer was one Of to
nights arrivals from Kansas City. H
called on Mr.. Bryan.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09
Reported Alive.

Jardiene, Mathes & Co. of Shanghai
have telegraphed to their London house
as follows:
SHANGHAI, July 1.-THE British le-
CATION was standing July 2. There are
reassuring reports regarding the lives Of
Europeans.
LONDON July 8.--There is one ray Of
hope regarding the fate Of the legations
at Peking in yesterdays dispatches from
Washington and messages from other
sources indicating that the legations were
still standing on July 5, and that recent
attacks by the boxers had been slight.
News from other points was distinctly
! lidisquieting. A report from Chefoo. dated
July !, says the Catholic bishops, two
priests and two nuns have been murdered.
/ Areport from Monkden, dated July S
says the Danish Mission at Hin Yum was
surrounded by Boxers.
According to report it would be posi-
bic to hold out only two days. A party
of cossacks, residents Of Moukdesa, and
the British consul had started for the re
lief Of those besieged at the Danish mis-
sion.
i The situation at Tientsin on July 5 j
said to have been most serious, Japan
+ ese aud Russian forces are reported &
havo been hnrrying there from Taku. bu
according to some accounts mutual dis
/ trust exists between the allies.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-09
AN INDIAN ABBAToIRS.

wonders.
AN INDIAN ABBATOIRS.
The students of geographical nomen-
clature insist that good taste is offended
by the recurrence Of fcommonplace names.
There are Elkhorn Springs and Elkhorn
most everything else in geographical
way all over the country. On the Grande
Ronde river however, near the Oregon
and Washington line about II miles
above the mouth of the Wenaha or Sal
mon creek there is All Elkhorn spring
that can claim the distinguished name.
This particular gushing fountain with
the commonplace name is fenced in with
elkhorns, Thousands of these spreading
antlers are woven into the most interest
ing rustic fence that was ever seen. As
far back as the oldest hunters can re-
member this spring had the neuclus OF
this remarkable fence. The Indians had
arranged the horns to compel the big
ruminants to approach the click" from
one quarter SO that they could more
readily be shot from ambush. Year after
year the horns of the victims of the wait
ing hunters were added to the fence unit
it became barricade. In later year.
the white men have constantly added Il
the fence and improved it somewhat
tastefnlly, till it is now white picket
the counterpart of which cannot be fount
in any part Of the world. The presen
day hunters take pains to add to thi
monument of the slaughter of the limo
cents. They have carried horns from
miles around and added them to the ac
cumulation.
The campers have also displayed ex
vuisite taste In the arrangement Of thu
fence till it would now be an attraction il
any city park.
i This fenced spring was, till few year
ago, veritable slaughter house. Th'
water contains salt which attracted th
game. The lazy Indian arranged a
ambush and waited for the game to com
to the range Of his deadly gun. Will
there was unlimited reserve in the gfea
mountain seclusion adjacent the linn
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of the victims was only the limit Of the
Indian hunters greed.

OF the victims was only the limit Of the
Indian hunters greed.
THE TRACK or HAII, STORM.
There is a track of hail storm from
Grand Ronde river, near Hansen's ferry,
To Asotin creek. 1t is about ten miles
wide and the evidences of devastion are
yet very impressive. The first striking
picture encountered was a wheat field
that had stood four feet high, with prom
ised yield of fifty bushels to the acre; and
in ten minutes it was ruined. The hail
cut of at least nine heads out Of every
ten and left the stalks standing. Per-
haps thousand acres of grain we're de-
stroyed in this way by this storm.
The track of the storm is across the
mountains and just west Of the main
Asotin wheat belt. The most striking
evidence of the fury of the storm Is
found on the mountains. The forest trees
were cut by the falling missiles till car
pet of boughs cover the ground for miles.
The tender small trees are bruised and
barked by the hail till they look like
they had been beaten with clubs.
Hundreds of small birds, even grouse,
especially Young ones, and chickens were
killed by the hail. Many surviving birds
were crippled, having broken wings and
legs; and others were lowering around
with the scars of the storm visible on
their bodies
This storm came about 9 o'clock at
night. The hail covered the ground till
the next day Some hailstones were
found after they had been subject to the
warm air for seven hours, which meas
ured ~ inchee in diameter.
The few small orchards which were in
the track of this storm were divested Of
nearly all fruit, and the tender growths
Of wood were injured. The gardens
were beaten down; but many kinds of
vegetables have revived, and the damage
in this line will not be great.
With the exception OF the narrow
Grand Ronde valley, this storm was con-
fined in its fury to the mountain region
and the elevated eastern border Of Asotin
fiat 1t was the first damaging hailstorm
ever reported in this region.
AsoTIN IN SUMMER TIME.
Asotin valley presents all the elements
necessary to make it future city Of resi-
sdences. The perpetual sunshine, fertile
soil and an abundance Of artificial water
come as near meeting the natural wants
of man as can be expected in the condi-
tions of any land Of homes.
The location of Asotin suggests rest
from the worlds worry. The little
mountain streams sings and dances, bn
it is not the noise of labor. II is til,
/. natural lullaby Of home. Asotin Is re
treat in the everlasting hills and Snak,
river, traffic way of commerce is at hant
but Asotin will ever be retired behind tn,
: hills, place Of rest ever away from thi
!, thoroughfare. Asotin's fruits are sweet
and flushed with more color than thosl
: of other orchar S; and the flowers refiec
Z the light and life Of perpetual sunshins
and ever merry waters.
: Asotin will i'll the near future he cit,
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