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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
SHOT AT CASTRO
Attempt to Assassinate the New
President Of Venezuela
Fails.
President Afterwards Proclaimed
by the POpulace---Caracas
Quiet.
Castro Succeeds Andrade, Who
Fled After the Revolution
Last Year.

/. CARACAS, Venezuela, March Dur
ing the carnival procession Tuesday d
Venezuelan fired two shots at President
Cipriano Castro without effect. The
president was afterwards acclaimed by
the populace. The city is quiet.
General Capriano Castro became pres
ident Of Venezuela in October last as a
result Of the successful revolution
against the president, who fled the
country. But Castro was not recognized
as president by the United States until
Nov. 20, 1899. Castro is about 36 years
old, is we'll educated and is credited
with being possessed of ample means.
He has been a strong supporter of the
Liberal party.
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hUMBLED THE SENATOR.
lie Tried to Assert Ills Independence,
but Failed Miserab1y.

The writer remembers Il good many
years ago when the late Ezekiel Clarke
vast member OF the state senate from
Johnson county. 1t is well known that
the senator or member frn.l johnson
county Is always expected to get "A
large appropriation for the state uni.
vcrsity 10 fail would be political
death Senator Clarke was anxious
to succeed and during the early part
Of the session voted for everything.
II another senator had n bill. al he
had to do was to GO and whisper in
lIzeiiel's ear. and he would vote aye"
One day. however. Ezekiel came into
the senate with hair cut and a clenn
shave. He sat upright in his sent aud
began to slaughter right ana left.
State Senator George r. Wright look.
cd acros to where the senator from
Johnson was sitting and inquired what
change had come over the senator
from Johnson county. The other SEN
ator replied that the appropriation bin
for the state university had now pass.
ed both houses. and the senator from
Johnson was going to make up for
lost time.
Clarke kept on punching heads until
the senator from Jefferson. Moses A.
McCoid. rose and solemnly introduced
a bill for an act entitled IAN net
repeating the appropriation for the
state university" A broad smile pass.
ed around the room, and everybody
except the senator from johnson saw
the joke. But the spirit Of levity pass.
ed away from Senator Clarke. He at
once assumed his humble attitude. and
the other boys voted him as usual dur
ing the remainder of the session.--Des
Moines Capital.
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THE A c o

Colonel "Bill" King of Minneapolis is
dead.
Pofessor E. R. Boyer, director of the
Chicago Institute Of Pedagogy, is dead.
Lycurgus F. Latin of Chicago, the
wealthy %gunpowder manufacturer, is
dead.
President H. H. Conner of the Central
Railroad Of Georgia is dead. He had
been ill for some time.
Mr.. Henry Duff Trail, editor Of Lit
erature and a well known English news
paper man and author, is dead.
DR.. Kelley, the inventor Of the cure
for the liquor habit which bore his
name, died suddenly in California.
Ex-Congressman Charles o. Comstock
died at his residence at Grand Rapids,
Mich, from pneumonia, aged 50 years.
Rev. Arthur Robinson, the oldest Of
Iowa's evangelists, is dead, aged 80
years. His career as III evangelist was
one Of the most remarkable in the world.
Edward O'Flaherty, the junior mem
Der OF the dry goods firm Of Mcfarland
& O'Flaherty, New York, is dead. MI.
O'Flaherty was president Of the Irish.
American club and president Of the
Irish-American league.
The cotton crop Of India this year will
leave almost nothing for export. Ac-
cording to Consul General Patterson at
Calcutta, the season has been disastrous
for cotton and the reports are discour-
aging from all quarters.
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FOREIGN NEWS.

The house Of commons at it's second
reading rejected the Irish evicted ten
ants bill 232 to 1856.
Minister Merry reports to the state
department. that Costa Rica and Nicara-
qua are IN the verge of war.
The German canal bill will be sacri-
feed in order that the naval programme
of the emperor may be carried out.
Ambassador White says that America
may adopt retaliatory measures against
Germany Oh account Of the meat in
spection law.
The Neuste N%achrichten states hat a
supplementary vote will be asked to
provide funcs for a cable to Kiaou Chou,
which will be joined to the American
Philippine cable.
The reciprocal convention with the
United States has been approved by the
Jamaica legislature. Only the official
representatives were present. The peo-
PIES representatives refused to take part
in the legislation.
In the French senate, sitting as a high
court, Deputy Marcel abert, who has
been or trial charged with melting SOL
diers to INSTRUMENTATION at the time Of
the funeral Of President Faure, was
sentenced to five years Punishment.
John Fowler, United States consul at
Chez Fou, province Of Shantung, re-
ports that 1000 armed natives have
gathered on the line Of survey for the
new German railway to await the ar
rival Of German troops. The natives
are determined to resist the construc-
ton of the road.
The British naval estimates for 1900
1901 amount to e27, 522, 800, an increase
Of G92S, 100, providing for an increase Of
22O officers and 1000 men for new ships.
It is proposed to build 2 new battleships,
6 first class armored cruisers, l second
class cruiser, 2 twin screw sloops, 2 gun
boats and 2 torpedo boats.
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PHILIPPINE NEWS.

The instruction in the Philippines is
again practically ended.
The president has announced four of
the five members of the new Philippines
commission, as follows: Judge Taft Of
Ohio, Luke E. Wright Of Tennessee, H.
@. Idle of Vermont and and Professor
Dean Worcester Of Michigan. The fifth
member will be announced later. It is
generally believed he will be Bernard
Moses of California.
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SPORTING NEWS.

Joe Walcott, the Barbados negro,
whipped Joe Choynski in I rounds of
what was to have been a % round fight.
Charles A. Painter of Pittsburg won
the amateur pigeon shooting champion
ship on the grounds of the Cataract Gun
club near Garden City, L. I.
The proposed Henley trip by the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania crew has been
abandoned, the rowing committee hav-
ing finally decided that such a trip
would be impossible.
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live stock Prices ut Chicago.

CATTLE-Market active 1U@l5c higher
Sales ranged at $5.OO0G.O0 for good to
prime steers; $4.O0M4.SO for poor to me.
dunn SO. OO04.6 60 for COWS and heifers;
49, 0M4.75 for stockers and feeders; "a %
as Jfur Texas fed beeves.
HOGS--Market slow; DC lower.
Sales ranged at $4.60@4.90 for mixed
and butchers; "a. 1904. 9Ol4 Tor good to
choice heavy; 81 60M4.7 10 for rough heavy;
81. 5O@4.SO for light; bulk Of sales, S4.65
ga seq.
SHEEP-Market firm: active.
Sales ranged at S4 75M5.s5 for sheep;
$5.Oo@7.25 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, ID, 100; hogs, 30, 900;
sheep, 1900.
Grain and Provision Prices ut Chicago.
WHEAT-May, o5es@6534c; July. 664
@662sc.
CORN--February, 339sc; May, 35@35T;
July, 35L.c; eptember, 353sc,
OATS February, .2c; May 23Mc;
July, 22l4@!33se,
POltiN-tebruary $40. Asa May. slo,6a:
July, $40. %.
FLAX-Cash. Northwestern. Sl.6O;
Southwestern. $3.50; May, si.5D Sop.
ternber, IL. l3, October, lilo.
BUTTER-Creameries ls@ps3c; dairies,
16LaM2lc.
POULTRY-Dresscd, turkeys, p9 loo;
Chickens, 7a1shc; ducks, OlsW loo.
EGGS-krc5h, l3Qs l3Lae.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
ACCUSED OF SEDITION.
Mullan, Ida, Editor Testiiies In the Min
Riot investigation.

Mullan, Ida, Editor Testifies In the Mine
Riot Investigation.
WASHINGTON, March AT the in
vestigation OF the curse of the United
States military forces in connection
with the Occur d'Alene, Idaho, mining
troubles before the house committee on
military affairs, WILDER H. Stewart,
publisher Of a paper at Mullan, Ida. a
town near the scene of the rioting, testi-
fed at considerable length. He said
his paper had no official connection
with the miners and he had no part in
the riots at the time Of the blowing up
OF the mill. Subsequently, however,
he was arrested without warrant, at his
office, by State Auditor Bartlett Sim
clair, and all army officer. Mr.. Sinclair
stated to witness that he was accused
of publishing seditious matter. A spe-
cial train took him to Wallace, and
after a night III jail, he was put in the
"bull PEN" The officer who arrested
him wore the uniform of the United
States army and was in charge of the
military forces.
The general treatment of the men in
the "pen" was revolving, he said, to an
American citizen. They were fire.
quently insulted. MI. Stewart did not
conclude his testimony.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02

A Missouri judge has rendered a de.
cision thar labor unions have the legal
right to boycott.
The Frick Coke company has filed its
promised bill i'll equity against the, Car
negie company. Fraud is alleged,
The Missouri supreme court has de.
clared the department store law, passed
by the last legislature, unconstitutional
and void, being class legislation.
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showing Him How,

You young scoundrel!" said the IN.
;her. SELLING his dlsobedlent son by the
hair I'm show you how to treat your
mother"
And he nt once proceeded to show
Young hopeful the way by hanging him
across the ears two or three times ana
then shaking him until his hair began
TO fall out.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
Sioux City Live Stock,

CATTLE-Market active, strong.
Sales ranged at $4.OO@4. rs for beeves;
8 .OO@4.W Tor COWS, bulls and mixed
s 3.5O@4. 40 for stockers and feeders; $3. 80
CA " for calves and yearlings.
HOGS Market weak; &c lower. Range
of prices, 81 .6O@4. 70.
Receipts: Cattle, 1900; hogs, 1900.
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MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

The Minnesota Humane society held
its annual meeting at St. Paul.
The Iowa Wesleyan university is en-.
%deavoring to raise an endowment fund
Of $500 600 among the Methodists of
Iowa.
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MARKET QUOTATIONS.
Price of Wheat at Du1uth,

WHEAT-Cash, No. l hard, 63Ac; No.
l Northern, 6419c; No. 2 Northern, 61Ac;
No. 3, 5sAc. TO .Arrive-No. hard, 654c;
No. Northern, 64Ac; May, 65I; July,
66Mc.
FLAX-To Arrive, $1.53Ac; May, Sl.55;
September, 81. 1917.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02

John Dir, Poseyville, Ind, says, II
never used anything. az good as One
Minute Cough Cure. We are never with.
out it," Quickly breaks up coughs and
colds. Cures all throat andlung troubles,
It's use will prevent consumption, Pleas.
ant to take. Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
Dew.

TEACHER How 10 you account for the
%3heAlomenon of drwf
BOY Wei, you soc, the earth res
wolves on lis axis every "a hours. and
pNconsouuenrp Of this tremendous pace
&rspires freely London Tit.Blta
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
CRIMINAL NEWS,

Near Horse Creek, Ala, some farmers
became involved in "A free fight, as a re-
suit of a lawsuit over land. Jack Boyd,
= bystander, and Sylvester Hinson, one
Of the principals, We're killed. Walter
Stevens was severely wounded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
Tell Ynnr slater

A beautiful complexion is an impossibili.
ty without good pure blood, the sert
that only exists IN connection with good
digestion, u healthy liver and bowels,
Karl's Glover Root Tea acts directly on
the bowels, liver and kidneys kee ping
them in perfect health. Price % ets
and 80 cts. Sold by Chapple Drug Go,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-03-02
A STORM THE CAUSE.
Rear End Collision on the Missouri Pacific
a Result of the Blizzard.

a Result of the Blizzard.
KANSAS City, March 1.-The blizzard
prevailing throughout Western Mis-
souri, was the direct cause Of a train
wreck on the main line of the Missouri
Pacific road in which at least two per-
SONS and possibly more were killed and
at least a dozen others We're badly hurt.
All the injured were brought to Uni
versity hospital, this city.
The locomotive Of the first train was
dispatched to Independence for sur.
geons and after returning with these
came on to Kansas City with the pas
sengers from the two trains.
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Grain Prices at Minneapol

WHEAT-In store, No. 1 Northern.
February, 62Ac; May, YH@83Ac; July,
645sc. On Track-No. l Northern, CSC
No. 2, Gle.
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Fourteen Inches of Snow.

KEoKUK, Ia, March Fourteen
inches Of snow has fallen and business
is paralyzed. All passenger trains are
belated and freights are abandoned.
This is a record breaking snow storm
for KeOkuk.
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Live Stock Prices at st, Paul.

sTVF "0G 10Cn n p I u
HOGS-Market 1Oc lower than Sat-
urday. Quality good. Range Of prices,
e4.67%@4.75.
CATTLE-Market for butcher cattle
steady; half fat steers lower; stockers
quiet.
Sales ranged at 50. O0@3. 80 for stockers;
e2.5O@3.9O for COWS; s.. S0@3. 30 for heifers;
%. 25@4.OO for bulls; s 5.OO@6.25 for calves;
So. 45@4. 60 for steers.
SHEEP-Sheep and lambs steady.
Sales ranged at $3.OO@3.5 so for sheep;
S5. 75@6. 80 for lambs.
Receipts: Cattle, 200; calves, 25; hogs,
800: sheep, $50.
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win Try to Raise 100000.

WASHINGTON, March Miss Susan
b. Anthony has undertaken to raise
an endowment fund for the National
Suffrage association, her aim being to
secure not less than 500 900, to BIO
placed in the hands Of 81 trustees, who
shall use 1t as they see fit in behalf Of
the propaganda for equal political rights
for women.
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CHICAGO TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
Heavy Snow Storm Prevails Throughout
the Corn Belt.

Heavy Snow Storm Prevails Throughout
the Corn Belt.
CHICAGO, March Local traffic is
blocked in all parts Of the city by the
snow storm, and trains are delayed. The
snow fall is the greatest since the win
ter Of 1898, averaging nearly 7 inches i'll
the Middle Western states. 1t was
stated that the conditions give no prom
Use of immediate abatement of the
storm.
The greatest snow fall, according to
the weather map, is in Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Southern Michigan,
Northern Indiana, Southeastern Iowa,
and Southeastern Wisconsin. Railroads
running through these states reported
trains from half an hour to five hours
late. The Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Kansas City train was reported
five hours late at Galesburg, and max.
ing progress only with the aid of snow
plows. All the roads sent out thei1
plows during the night.
In Chicago traffic was carried on with
the greatest diticulty-the streets being
blocked by great drifts of snow. A
mile Of cable cars were tied up on the
North Side line for hours and in Other
portions Of the city the snow blockade
was so effective that many people were
compelled to wade through the snow to
their places of business.
Reports received from various cities
in Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana
indicate that the storm is general down
the Mississippi valley, although the
the snow line does not extend very far
south Of st. Louis. Heavy sleet storms
are reported south of st. Louis and Cen.
tralia, Ills, with much damage to tele.
graph and telephone wires, while SO.
we're wind and electrical storms are re.
ported from points in Northern Missis.
sippi as far south as Independence, La.
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,DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve Ia un,
equallea for piles, injuries and skin d,s-
eases. II ~ the original Witch Hazel
salve, Beware of all e%eanterfeits, Chap
pie Drug Co,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
Attention, F Fusionists!

Your Committee for Pennington County offer
word Of caution and warning to Peoples Party
voters throughout the county at this time
Ito vote for Senator Pettigrew, mark Cross ( to
the left Of the of Edmund Smith for senator and
Thomas Grggs and Daniel r. Morris for representatives
These appear both the Democratic and Peoples
Party tickets The voter may mark these either
ticket but they be marked both this would
nvalidate the vote and it will not be counted To
straight ticket mark the Cross the circle the TOP
but DO NOT mark both tickets Take your choice OF the Dem
Peoples Party tickets and in marking
ONE.
2On the official ballot will appear list Of candidates
under the head of Populst Ticket These candidates
candidates nominated with the aid
of the Republican party and their placed the official
ballot by Republican officials to aid them in defeating
Fusion forces in South Dakota. Do TICKET
HEADED PoPuL1sr TICKET" It is political trick fraud
and intended only to deceive. Vote either the ticket
headed PEOPLES PARTY TICKET the one headed DEM
ocRATIc TICKET, and then your will Let
confuse these vital points you wish your vote
represent your convictions
Many efforts have been made to confuse Fusion voters
throughout the state this and Committee insists
that follow the instructions given above They legal
official and explicit.
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Beginning to Hedge,

The republicans begin to see the
handwriting on the wall. They did
their utmost to make their Teddy
Roosevelt blowout set the fusionists
on the run, but failed. The coming
fusion rally at Deadwood on Novem-
ber Bird will knock the Roosevelt
demonstration silly and the Sulus
are hedging, as the following Dead
wood special shows. It says:
"The fusionists are planning to
have two grand rallies yet before
election. The 6rst will be the night
Of November 3 in this city, and the
other at Lead the night before elec.
ton. The demonstration will prob
ably beslarger than that Of the re-
publicans on Roosevelt day for the
reason that Lead and Deadwood will
assist each other in lending men for
the parade, Roosevelt day was di.
vided between the two cities. the
governor arriving late in the even
ing and leaving in three hours, ad-
dressing audiences In both cities.
There was no chance for concen-
tration ofmarching forces in either
CITY,.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
be reelected to the national senate.
Shame on the laborinRmen, the

be reelected to the national senate.
Shame on the laboringmen, the
farmer or the small producer who
will turn his back upon the one man
who has fought for his rights as few
men have, and rally to the support
of Mark Hanna and his crowd, who
never miss an opportunity to plund-
er the common people through trusts
and oeher corrupt combines!
TurneSenator Pettigrew down if
you like, but before you do it ask
yourself, sole.nnly and seriously,
what will become of you when the
voice Of such men as Pettigrew are
no longer heard in the senate In
your defense, and your interests are
left to the tender mercies OF such
scoundrels ss Mark Hanna and the
gang Of human vultures who domin-
ate the republican party today. ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02

fusion ticket, and especially see that
you vote for Chas. p. little for coun-
ty treasurer and Geo. w. Palmer
for com missioner, for on the com.
missioner board and treasurer rests
the bulk Of the whole thing" an
swered Smith. "An administration
that will reduce the county's ex-
penses almost one.half, pay cash for
everything, bring warrants from SO
cents on the dollar to 80 cents and
pay off over 10000 Of the county
debt in little over three years is
good enough for me.
Me, too,' replied Jones, as he
hit his team . lick and logged on
down the road. s'Good day. y
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-11-02
S. E.YouaG BACKS Dox n.
Refused 10 Hold Joint Debate with
A. Ross on Monday Night and Run

On September 19, Prof. Ross was
billed TO speak at Bjorgan school
house, and upon his arrival was ask
ed to divide time with Hon. S. E..
Youngln joint debate Mr.. Ross
then challenged Mr.. Young to joint
debate in this city, but the county
committee said that Mr.. Young's
time belonged to the state commit
1.-THE and his assignments were in 9TH
er- parts OF. the state than this. A
challenge to the state committee re-
ceived no response.
Monday night Mr.. Ross asked
| for a division OF time with Mr..
Young at the Berg school house and
| it was refused. Mr.. Young said
Mr.. Ross might talk, if any one
would listen to him, after be, Young,
was through. He then proceeded to
talk, AS he himself said: much longer
than he intended to- almost till II
O'Clock but the crowd, much to the
chargin Of the chairman and speak
Ter, didn't go when dismissed, but
sat for an hour while Mr.. Ross show
ed up the trust;q uestion in its true
light and history, and proceeded to
prove by supreme court decisions
aud such eminent republicans as
Lincoln, Seward, Boutwell, aud
Others. including Mr.. Roosevelt, that
the position af the republican party
on the question of imperialism is
contrary to the institutions of our
government and the principles held
by the republican party itself. His
speech bore immediate fruit, and
Mr.. Ross hopes to follow it with a
further showing up Of the imperial
question and the financial bill of
March IA, 1900, before the campaign
ends. He also asked Mr.. Young, as
the state committee had assigned
him to this. county, to hold joint de-
bates for the next week, but receiv-
4 ed no answer. Sioux Falls Press.
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Commission Proceedings.
Rapid citg, s. D. oct. 3. 1900.

Rapid City, s. D. Oct. 1900
Board met in regular session. All
members and the county auditor press
ent Minutes Of July %, September 8
and 4, 1900, read and upon motion APP
proved. Upon motion the salary bills
Of the treasurer, deputy treasurer, reg
lister Of deeds and deputy register Of
deeds q psid monthly BY auditors.
Orders were approved as follows:
w. II. LaBee. Treasurer, salary 70,
July, August, and September, treas
urer's salary. es75. 90. chas. F. Title,
deputy treadurer, for July, August,
and September, $4,000.
F. N. Lockhart, reglster Of deeds,
salary for July, Auenst, and septsm
3ber, register of deeds, salary fund
t3oo. 90.