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The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

Rejane, the actress. is trying to
protect her name against the aggres
sion of dressmaking establishment
that calls itself Nine. Rejane." She
has written to the newspapers and
may take the matter into the courts.
The question OF proprietorship will be
a puzzling one, for though none Of the
dressmaking partners has name at
all like Rejane, the actress herself
also assumed the name, as she was le-
gally Gabrielle Reju before she be-
came Nine. Porei
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

A Paris correspondent says that
Maisons- -Lafiitte has been the scene OF
terrible tragedy. which has caused
tntense excitement in the neighbor-
hood. VI. Muret. an old man OF nearly
1s. some time ago took a girl of l6,
named Georgette Brunei. into his
service In fit of jealousy NJ. Muret
took pickaxe and. after having bat
tered out her brains hanged himself
ever the body of his victim
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

Some Porto Ricans. who have lived
in Baltimore more than a year. have
sought to become voters, on the
ground that they are citizens of the
OF the board of supervisors OF cleo
tions, to whom the question was sub
mitted has delivered an exhaustive
opinion, holding that they are Ameri-
can citizens and must be permitted to
register and exercise the franchise
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

According TO the eighty-fourth an
nual report of the American Bible So
tai issues for the year at home and
abroad amounted to l.406,S0l copies;
OF these 2.497 were distributed out
side of the United States. More than
one-half Of the issues were manufac-
tured at the Bible house, New York.
and OF the rest large part was
printed in China, Japan, Syria and
Turkey.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26
want. a1ains wreek Remove

Washington, d. c., Oct 23.--Gcnernl
Leonard Wood, governor general of Gu
ba, saw Secretary Long to-day and rec
commended that steps be taken to re-
move the wreck Of the battleship Maine,
from Havana harbor, as 1t occupies .
great deal of space which could be
utilized to advantage. He said he
thought the wreck would have to be
taken up piecemeal, instead Of being
raised as a whole.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

The need OF educational and mission
work in Cuba is emphasized by the re-
suits Of the recent census. According
10 that census only IS per cent Of the
iLha hitants can read and write. while
OF the children OF school age only
A5Uu, 35 per cent of the Inhabitants
liTiug In marital relations are unmar-
rieo,
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26
No Ners Of Pee.y steamer.

st. Johns, N. f., Oct. 23.-The latest
fishing craft returning from northern
set In near Hudson bay. Ice is form
ing and the whole region will soon be
frozen up, making 1t impossible for the
Windward to get south this year.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

This is the season OF the year when
you can get what you don't want real
Iy cheap.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

When cats wash their faces it's 4
sign OF bad weather When women use
washes for their compilations its a
sign that the beauty Of the day is
gone.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

Photographs are seldom true to ma
ture. No one ever saw small boy
as clean as he appears in picture.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26
INTERESTING ARMY
HEALTH STATISTICS

Washington. Oct 19.-The report of
Surgeon General Sternberg. U. s. A.,
states that the force Of the medical de-
partment contains 1902 officers.
A report from the chief surgeon of
the Philippines, dated August Is, 1900,
1s given, showing percentage OF BAT
sick for the command, the total
strength of the army In the Philippines
Mt that time being G0,554. The sick
were divided as follows:
Sick in quarters, 1,261: sick In regi-
mental hospitals. 1, ,119; sick in military
hospitals in department, 1,241; sick In
Manila hospitals. 1,5Oe; total sick, 5,129.
The surgeon general thinks that In
time of peace. and doing only garrison
duty, the sick rate of the army in the
Philippine islands would be no higher
than 1t ordinarily Is in the southern
United States. [Tl
As to the controverted subject of in
sanity, the report says:
In the army, regulars and volun-
teers. during the calendar years 1898
and 1899, there was reported on the
month reports of sick and wounded
347 cases Of insanity and 202 of these
cases, or 5S.2 per cent. were committed
to the government hospital for the in
sane. One hundred and thirty-fve
cases, or G6.7 per cent. of the commit.
ments, recovered In an average period
OF 80 months, thirteen were improved.
SIX died and fOrty-eight remained un.
Improved. Ninety-six of the BAT cases
were reported on the monthly reports
OF troops serving In the Pacific islands.
and thirty-twO Of these, or 1913 per
cent. were sent to the government hos.
pital for the insane. Seventeen cases.
or 53.1 per cent. Of those committed.
recovered In IN average period of 80
months, two were improved, two died
and eleven remaine3tot improved"
The Holly chieftain., 1900-10-26

The Union Pacific 1cut-of1 between
Green river and Bryan has been com.
pleted and trains are now running.
The last outfit of contractors has been
transferred to other work on Sherman
hill. The cutoff reduces the mileage
and number Of steep grades.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
LOTS OF SMALLPOX.
Butte and Other Citiee Have It but Bill
ings Is Free at Present.

That Montana is to have another
siege of smallpox this winter is very
evident. Butte already has had IS
cases, some Of which were fatal, and
the health officers claim they are una
BILE to cope with the disease. Helena,
Great Falls, Kalispel and others towns
of the western part Of the state are
also battling with it. Last winter
when nearly every town of any size in
the state was troubled with the dis
ease Billings had a number Of cases.
but it was wiped out here without a
death. II
This city has already had a case
this winter, but at the present time
there is no sign of the disease. This
case was wherein a miner or laborer
had been sent here while ill with the
disease, coming from Bridger. He
was said to have been sent to Bridger
from Bate for election purposes, and
probably had the disease before he left
the Smoky City. The case cost the
county something like 5000, when in
fact it should have been borne by
Carbon county.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
LIES. CRITICALLY WOUNDED
AT MIssOULA.
WIFE DOES The SHOOTING
Resents Being Driven from Home
for Visiting Variety Theatre
With Other Man.

Minneapolis, Dec. s-A special to
the Times from Butte, Mont, says
that James Shields, a nephew of the
late Marcus DAILY, was shot and
dangerously wounded at Missoula this
morning by his wife.
Mrs. Shields left her home Friday,
ostensibly to visit her parents at
Bonner, but last night her husband
found her in a wine box at a cheap
variety theatre. She was in the com-
pany of a hack driver named George
Willet. Shields attempted to shoot
Willet, but was disarmed.
Later in the evening Mrs. Shields
went home under the protection of all
officer, but her husband threw her out
of the house. This morning she pur-
chased a revolver and called at the
store where Shields was employed and
called him outside. They had a few
words and she turned to walk away,
and as she did SO fired back over her
head, the shot striking her husband
in the spine.
She was arrested and he was taken
to the hospital, where he lies in a crit
ical condition. ~
Mrs. Shields says she went to the
theatre to spy on her husband.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
TO WOLVES.
A Plan Recommended to Destroy the
Animals.

- Animals.
At the recent meeting of the state
board of stock commissioners, Dr.. M.
E. Knowles, state veterinarian, pre-
sented a plan which he recommended
as a solution of the problem of the de-
struction of wolves, which cause more
loss to cattle raisers than any other
pest. The suggestion of DR.. Knowles
is to secure an appropriation from the
legislature to pay for the digging out
of wolf pups in the spring and to in
oculate the pups with dog distemper
and mango, and then turn them loose.
Wolves are known to be peculiarly sus-
ceptible to these diseases, and if a
large number of infected pups were
turned loose, they would spread them
all over the country and kill off the
pests much quicker than could be
done by any other means, he believes.
To the suggestion that the sheep
dogs might get the distempe1, DR..
Knowles replied that they could be in
oculated, against it at a cost of fifty
cents each, and it was also asserted
that dogs do not come into close
enough contact with wolves to con-
tract the mango. DR.. Knowles in
tends to offer the same suggestion re-
lnting to the innocnlation of wolf
pups to the sheep commissioners at
their next meeting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
WHO PAYS THE TAX.
Figures Showing What the Tax Payers
of Billing Do in the Matter.

It may not be known to the tax
payers Of Billings that they pay over
two-fifths of all the taxes Of state,
county and city that are assessed this
year in the county, although the as
sessed valuation Of the city is less than
one-third that of the county. This
fact is CLEANED from the books in the
Office of the county treasurer.
The total assessed valuation of the
county and city is SIS, 215, $40, while
that of the city is 81, 697, 492. The
total tax collected this year is $140,-
900. OF this amount the taxpayers of
the city of Billings pay a city tax
amounting to 1876, 477.69 in regular
and extraordinary taxes, and in addi-
tion to this the sum Of $31, 403. so in
state and county tax, OR in other words
the taxpayers of Billings pay $57, 881
Of the $40, 600 Of taxes paid to the tax
collector this year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
DECEIVED THE JUDGES.
Cattle on the Hoof Turn Out
Poorly Dressed.

Chicago, Dec. S-"Big Hooker"
the winner Of the grand sweepstakes,
as the best steer in the fat class, was a
signal failure in the dressed carcass
contest today. The decision of the
judges on the hoof was entirely re-
versed. "Hooker's" percentage of
tallow was enormous and he was de-
clared by n of the judges to be q
"sorry carcass"
A feature of the decisions was the
almost uniform reversal Of the de-
cisions of those who judged cattle on
foot. One steer not considered ripe
enough by the judges was adjudged
too fat to take a carcass contest.
Jerry" owned by w. J. Miller OF
Metz, Ia, won the first prize in the 2
year Odds and under 3 class.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
a Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
trouble as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss Of appetite, poison in
the blood, backache, nervousness, head
ache and tired, listless, rundown feeling.
But there's no need to feel like that. J.
w. Gardner, of Idaville, Ind, says: "Elec-
trio Bitters are just the thing for q man
when he don't care whether he lives or
dies. It gave me new strength and good
appetite. I can now eat anything and
have a new lease on life." Only so cents,
at Chapple's Drug Store. Every bottle
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
TOD MAY NOT RIDE.

San Francisco, Dec. president
'Thos. q. Williams of the California
Jockey club, today sent a %cablegram
to England, regarding the status of
the a 8 Of Jockey Todd Sloan. eff
the reports from London to the effect
that Sloan will be refused a license by
the English Jockey club next year
are true," Williams said, 81 will not
allow him to ride at the Oakland
track. The California Jockey club
recognizes all decisions ruling off
owners, trainers and Jockeys"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
FooLHARDY FEAT.
Results in Instant Death to Its
Performer.

Performer.
New York, Dec. 81. b. Stark, IS
years of age, met a tragic death today
at the Twenty-second regiment
armory.
Stark with a team of others was
participating in athletic contests being
conducted for the benefit of the armory.
His part was to ride a bicycle up an
incline $50 feet long and 35 feet high
at the end, and dropping the bicycle
at the end, to jump into a tank of
water IS feet away. The tank was
fitted with a copper inset six feet deep
and in which the water was three feet
deep. The tank proper stood nine
feet high. M
The circus opened Friday night and
the act was at that time performed
successfully by Henry Ferrell, Stark's
partner. A matinee was given this
afternoon and a large crowd assem-
bled to witness the various feats.
Shortly before 5 O'Clock Stark mount
ed his bicycle and pedalled it rapidly
up the incline. Just before reaching
the end of the incline and at the
proper place he jumped from his seat
and then jumped towards the tank,
the bicycle meantime falling into a
net. Instead of falling directly into
the center Of the tank, Stark struck
the further edge of it head first and
then fell into the tank apparently life
less.
Men of the regiment quickly jumped
in and got Stark out of the water,
but death had already resulted. His
head was was crushed in. A. A.
Duchenai, manager Of the sports, was
arrested on the technical charge of
homicide and later paroled. He said
that when Stark appeared at the
armory in the afternoon he appeared
to be very and spoke of i'll
health.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
LARGE SUMS
FOR CATTLE
s ALE !, MADE IA AT STOCK
8. EXHIBITION.
--
WHERE BLOOD COUNTS
Remarkably High Prices Paid for
Many Animals-Sheep Al
SO Make Record.

Chicago, Dec. This evening at
the Transit house the officials of the
Exposition association gave a banquet
to the 40 regular judges. The party
adjourned to the amphitheatre in time
to witness the most magnificent and
spectacular scene of the entire exposi-
tion, the~splendid parade of prize win
ming horses in harness.
The two days. sale Of Aberdeen
Angus cattle was closed today, 100 an
finals having been sold for an average
of $340 each. The highest priced bull
was Woodlawn, calved April g., 1899,
and sold by B. r. Pierce of Creston,
Ills, to L. McWharter of Aldo, ILL.,,
for $1,205. The highest priced COW
was Alkaline of Meadowbrook, calved
December %, 1898, and sold by D..
Bradfute & Son of Cedarville, Ohio,
to W. G. Maxwell of Melrose, Iowa,
for 81, 600. The two days. Shorthorn
sale was also closed today. Ninety
six animals brought $50, 265, a general
average of 1886 per head. The highest
priced bull was Star of the North,
calved March 3, 1897, and sold by
Isaac Forbes &. Son Of Henry, ILL.,, to
J.. D. Cole Of Newburn, Tenn, for
81, 300. The highest priced COW was
Beatrice, calved January l, 1898, and
sold by e. E. Clark Of St. Cloud,
Mimi, to E. S. Donahy of Kellogg,
Iowa, for 1905.
In the two days, sales Of Galloway
cattle, 100 animals were sold for $27,-
895, an average of $278 each.
The highest price bull was imported
Duid of Castle Milk, sold by Alec
Montague, of Castle Milk, Scotland, to
O. H. Swigart of Champagne, Ills,
for 81, 200. The highest priced COW
Eunice of Wolvertree, sold by
Edward Paul, Dundee, Mimi, to E.W.
Thrall, Eureka, Kans., for SITS.
George M. Kallam & Son, of Rich
mond, Kans., sold on the regular mar
ket today 20 head of Galloway year
lings, weighing on an average 1902
pounds, for SIS per 100 pounds, topping
the market for cattle today on the reg
ular market and being a remarkably
high price for young feeding steers.
A pen of five prize Shropshire lamb
wethers, owned by G.. Howard Davi-
son, Of Millbrook, N. Y, we're sold
today to Armour & Co. at 10 cents
per pound, which is the highest price
ever paid for lamb wethers of any
breed. They averaged 100 pounds
each.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
MINER O CALL.
Fifteen Narrowly Escape Desth by
Suff0cation.

Butte, Mont, Dec. Fifteen min
ers employed in the Belle mine, one Of
the Anaconda properties, had narrow
escape from death this afternoon by
~suffocation. A fire had been burning
in the mine for several weeks. Six
men, who had been at work, failed to
come to the surface. The fifteen res
cuers were overcome by gas and all
were rescued with great difficulty.
"A similar fire has been burning in
the st. Lawrence mine, another Ana
conda property, for more than 10
wears, .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
SMALL STRIKE AT CARBoNApO.
Mule Drivers Ask for a Fifteen Cent
Raise but Are Refused.

Raise but Are Refused.
A small strike occurred at Carbon
ado a couple of days ago. The mule
drivers in the coal mine thought they
had a grievance and they proceeded to
air it by demanding So per day for
their labor. They had been receiving
So. 85, but thought this too small. The
company was asked to either give
them So per day, or 81. IS and furnish
their oil. This the company refused
to do and five of the even drivers
walked out.
The drivers in the Carobnado mine
have more to contend with than in
any of the other mines, in that they
are compelled to wear rubber boots
and walk in water all of the time
while at work. This is one Of the
reasons why they thought they should
have an increase in wages. Henry
Burrell, the we'll known coal operat-
or, is manager of the mine, while
Thos. Graham is his superintendent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
Paid Dear for His Leg.

b. d. Blanton OF Thackerville, Tex,
in two years paid over $4,000 to doc
tors TO cure g running sore on his leg.
Then they wanted to cut it off, but he
cured il with one box of Bucklen's Ar
MICA Galve. Guaranteed cure for Piles. 25
cts : box. Sold by Chabple Drug Co.,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
THIEF CONFESSES.

Keokuk, Iowa, Dec. 8-Harry Tay.
lor. son of a prominent family and
messenger on the Adams express run
from here to Des Moines, was indict-
ed and jailed today on his confession
of the robbery of the safe of the ex-
press company here of 81, 900 on night
of September "a,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BUILDING.
A Fine Business Block-Dry Goods De-
partment Opens Tomorrow.

One Of the finest business blocks in
the city is that of the Donovan-McCor-
mick company fronting on Montana
avenue. This building has just been
transformed into a splendid and COM
modious double business room with a
second store. The front is almost
entirely of plate glass and from the
standpoint of a window-dresser it is a
veritable paradise, for it gives oppor-
tunity to display goods such al but
few stores have.
The lower floor is taken up entirely
with two Of the departments-dry
goods and clothing. To the left as one
enters the building is the dry goods
department., which is without doubt
one of the finest and most complete in
this section of Montana and com
pares favorab]y with those in cities
much larger than Billings.
A PERSONS attention is first struck
at the dainty arrangement and beautl-
full displays that greets the eye on
every side. On both sides of the room,
running almost the entire length Of
the building, are high shelves filled
with all the latest creations in every
thing that pertains to dry goods Of the
latest styles and beautiful colorings.'
This department., which will be for
mally opened to the public tomorrow,
is under the able management of Mr..
James J. McEvoy, a thorough dry
goods salesman. Associated with
him are several capable and obliging
clerks. To the people Of Billings and
country is extended a cordial invita-
ton to be present at the opening to-
morrow.
On the north side of the building
is to be found the clothing and gents
furnishing department., under the
management of Mr.. Cassimer Prud-
homme, a popular salesman, who is SO
we'll known to the buying public.
Here is one of the best selected stocks
that has aver been brought to Bill
ings and it is displayed to good adj
vantage. Mans heart a be satisfied
to the extent Of his pocketbook, be it
large or small.
At the real of the north side will be
located the Office of this progressive
mercantile establishment, with an en-
trance from North Twenty-eighth
street, where all business will be
transacted without any interruption
whatever to the other departments.
The second floor will be given
entirely to the furniture and queens
ware departments, which are to be in
charge of Mr.. George Settler, who has
been at the head of the Billings Fur
niture & Carpet company, which stock
was purchased by the Denovan-McCor-
mick company. This stock is being
removed to the new location.
The Donovan-M cC ormick company
has arranged to nov it's grocery and
hardware departments to the building
formerly occupied by the Billings
Furniture & Carpet company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
CAN'T FIND JUNTA.

London, Dec. In response to Sec
rotary Hays representation. the for
eign Office has replied that the author
tiles at Hong Kong have been unable
to discover a Filipino junta there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
THE REINS

London, Dec. 7-Epmeror Nicholas,
according to the St. Petersburg CORES
pondent of the Times. is again attend
ing to state business.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1900-12-11
For Sale or Trade

The Columbus restaurant. Rents the
year around. Clear title. Address
Daniel Nice, Columbus, or Ed CAVITY,
Billings, Montana. 57-9
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-23
KALISPELL BRIEFS.

The Anaconda Standard of October
goth says: One of the finest fruit OK
hibits at the recent Spokane fair, was
made up entirely of Montana products.
consisting of apples, grapes and other
fruits and Vegetables, raised in Flat
head county. and which was given a
number of rewards for quality, beauty
and perfection, will be displayed at the
city offices of the Great Northern.
Your attention is called to Merigold's
ad. on third page.
Tickle your palate and tone your stom-
ach with Celery Gin Tonic.
Broderick e. Walker are headquarters
for cameras and photo supplies.
Farms for rent, sale or exchange for
city property at Bush & Frost's.
We are constantly shipping men east
for railroad work. Bush & Frost.
E. A. Walker has on hand few heavy
work teams and drivers for SALE Sin
clair's stable, Kalispell.
Notice the work done on Collars and
Cuffs by "Our New Sharper" at the Kali
ispell Steam Laundry.
Gentle and safe family driving horses
good turn-outs and saddle horses al
Gravelle's stable, 3O2 Third street and
Second avenue west.
A speciality made of the finest domes
tic and imported WHISTLES and brandies
for family and medicinal use. Every
thing exactly as represented. Kalispel
Liquor & Tobacco Co.
Timber and agricultural claims located
SIS to S25 each according to location.
@. @. MARsTON,
Flathead Co, Marston, Mont.
If you don't know where to find me, &c
to the Kalispell Hotel, No. 20 Main St
Leave your order and will do the rest
Great Northern Employment Office. j
Benham, proprietor.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-10-23
AN UNUSUAL DAY.
United States Land Office as Busy as
the Busiest.


Saturday was a red letter day at
the United States land Office in this
CITY. Over one Thousand and sixty
acres of timber land were sold to ten
diffrent parties and twelve patents
received for that number of locators
who had submitted proof OF occupancy
Patents are awaiting the following at
the Office of the United States com
missioner: E. w. Bucksen, August
Williamson, Mellisa Bowdish, Frank
M. Leonard, Gus Swanson, John A..
Staffany, John N. Walter and VIM. T..
Elliot, Daniel l.. MUIR, Cuisine ID. De.
Staffany, Jno. w. Walter, and VIM.
Erwin Robinson.
Those who mde purchases of timber
land were: George F. Stannard, "a
acres ;Orvil Denney. 1873 acres; John
W. White, Charles Pomeroy, Estella
G. Pomeroy, Michael Driscoll and Ed
win J. PrObert, 100 acres cash; Belle
Probert, $50 acres and VIM. A. Ross
163 acres. Most of the land is located
near Nyack.
There was enc final homestead proof
made. Thomas O'Connor NADIA state
ment that he had occupied a parcel of
land in sec 1.tp % n, r 20 w,-16O
acres, the time required by law.