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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-03
Rornances in History
of Notable
kentuckiano.

posed and was accepted, the marriage
following soon after. A Washington
dispatch says that after the debut Of
| Miss Lucille Blackburn young attache
OF the Spanish embassy. whose wife
| has since died, became her avowed and
ardent worshiper She married Mr..
Lane, however, whose tragic death
made her a widow some time ago. Ro-
mances in the Blackburn family have
not alone been confined to the present
generation. Senator Blackburn's ia
ther, DIR. E. M. Blackburn, was the
owner of famous bluegrass farm, ON
which were foaled horses known to ev-
cry turfman the world over. He was
the father of nine stalwart sons and
three daughters. His friends and
ne1ghbors were the Steels and the Blu
fords. But, as has been recorded of
friends and neighbors since Bible
times, differences arose. In one of
them DR.. Blackburn lost an eye as q
lrlOute to the superior fistic skill of old
Abe Buford in debate over division
fences. The other dispute was more
deadly in its nature, his third son fall
Ing before the pistol of young Captain
Steel in duel brought about by the
heat of political campaign. He left
a widow, to whom many paid court.
but the successful sutton of them all
was his younger brother, James. OF
the three sisters two were married to
the same man-General Thomas Flour
noy of Arkansas. The elder sister died
shortly after his marriage to her, and
then General Flournoy pleaded his
suit with the equal success with the
younger. The third sister married
Judge Morris of Chicago, who was
known during the civil war as Coop
perhead,'' and was imprisoned for his
outspoken sympathy with the South
ern cause and for aiding prisoners to
escape. All the brothers married, and
several of them set the example which
Senator Blackburn is now following
that Of marrying the second time. The
people in the mountains near Rock
castle tell the story of a Blackburn
who came among them to pusue his
pet study of geology. He found there
a mountain maid who taught him the
lesson that he had never learned be.
fore. His eyes told him that she was
beautiful, his heart that she was good.
He argued that in everything but the
place of her birth she was the superior
of all other women, lacking but part
of their advantages to outshine them
all. He married her, intending to take
her back with him to his own world,
but her influence proved the stronger.
He settled down to the life among her
own people, and until the day of his
death, years later, was one of them in
dress, action, and thought, lost to am
bition, and content to live within the
narrow horizon shut in by the noun!
tains.-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-03
Kenfucky's Historic
Idols Slowly
Failing.

nothing else will take him to a race
track he should be bound and gagged
and carried out to one and made to
lose all his money on the long shots,
Exchange.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-03

The Grifon. the first sailing vessel
on the great lakes. passed through
Detroit river In 1879.
Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-03
A picturesque Italian violinist.

the evident genius of the young Italian,
who was playing his violin on the
street. Always attracted by music she
stopped to listen and was struck by
the combination Of poverty and genius
in the handsome young fellow.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
SEABOARD AND T. r. RYAN AGREE
END OF THE LONG LITIGATION AN
NOUNCED-DANIEL s. LAMONT
TEE ARBITRATOR.

The long and stubbornly contested litigation BE-
tween Thomas F. Ryan. % this city. and the Sea-
board Air Line management has az last been
aehni'ely brought 70 an end. as appears from the
following ofic!al statement issued yesterday:
The matters IN direrenoe between the seaboard
stockholder which have been in lit.Eation for RE
last three wears have been adjusted and settled IN
mont Under the terms Of he award ross. -, ~
Colonel Lamont M RYAN has disposed ~ hfs e--
ure holeing 81 stock 70 John skelton Williams
70 withdraw Immediately his several suits which
have been pending for some years r. various
iams's plans OF consolidation and rnanagerent of
The properties involved.
The terms upon which Mr.. Ryan disposed Of hts
holdings could nor be ssoertsined yesterday
Baltimore. Feb. Is-The Williams -sfiddenao-,
syndicate. which controls the seaboard Air Line
Railway Company, has acquired Thomas p Ryan's
holdings IN the Seaboard and Roanoke and the
Raleigh and Castor railroads
settlement was made to-day n New-yerk
where John Shelton Williams president OF the Sea
hoard AR Line Railway Company. paid 20 Mr.
Ryan The amount fixed by Daniel s Lamont ex-
Secretary of War, who was selected 70 arhitrate
fhe differences between Sir. Ryan and the Sea-
board syndicate. M Ryan then delivered 20 NJ
amounting q about tEenty-seven hundred shares.
and IN haleigh and CASTOR, amounting 10 about
There VIII be a meeting OF the Board OF Directors
~ the Seaooard Air Line At the company's New
YORK once, No. & Liberty-st., tomorrow. al which
details OF the settlement with Mr.. Ryan will be
submitted. At this meeting arranEenents vii
probably be completed for turning over 10 the
snd issuing n exchange for them stocks ana bonds
n he seaboard Air Line Railway Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
NEW READING BONDS.
,ss,-rp TO PROVIDE PART OF COST OF
SECURING JERSEY CENTRAL CONTROL.

,ss7-rD TO PROVIDE PART OF COST OF
SECURING JERSEY CENTRAL CONTROL.
p Morgan & co. offer subject 20 sale. s2s 600 90
,sev Central collateral per cent fifty year gold
s,,ss OF the Reading Company. interest payable
80 and October ]. and beginning on April :
-, The bonds are offered al - per cent and in-
-, They are issued 10 provide part OF the cost
- ne Reading Company OF l4-,O00 shares OF 500
..cb of the capital stock o. the Central Railroad
Conpany O: New-Jersey. being majority of such
.,rital stock The balance of the OF such
s,o,k has been provided by the Reading Company
s-orn other resources.
These bonds II Is explained IN a letter addressed
,oI P. Morgan & Co. by J. s Harris. president OF
me Reading Company, are the direct absolute
obfratlon OF the Reading Company. and ara s.
cured by a collateral trust indenture pledrinr All
=, the Jas 90 shares already mentioned OF The caDi
AL stock OF the Central Railroad OF Nevy-Jersev
end IN addition, the whole of the capital stock
t2OO shares) of the Perkiomen Railroad Companv
heng the whole of SIS capital stock less lO0 shares
,eserved 10 qualify directors and also soa sbares
~ the capital stock OF the Port Reading Railroad
Company.
The collateral trus- indenture is 70 be dated Apri
a. isn. and VIII be executed 10 the Pennsvlvania
Company for insurances on lives and granting an
nuitiss as trustee. II viii provide for The tsspa
from time 10 time OF bonds. not exceeding IN an
ss0N.0N of which s23 coo 900 are now orered for
sale. The remaining s22oo0.0o be issued only
FOR the purpose or acquiring additional shares OF
the stock OF the Central Railroad Of NeN-Jersey
The bonds of the present issue are 10 De
on six months previous notice on any interest date
after April l. ls6 at los ana interest
President Harris presents figures showing tha,
the proportion OF net earnings OF the Central Rst
road ot New-Jersey alone. distributabe 10 rba
yiA5N.oD OF Its capital stock pledged under -
collateral trust indenture (ou OF the total ss,a ~
s-7.05 so OF such stock) would De more rhs, .rez
osHt 10 provide for the interest upon the 5000 OC
of bonds now issued. without calling upon The
Reading Company al all He adds:
The Reaoing and Jersey Central systems do No,
come into competition but supplement- each ot5er
al al common points. II is cOnfdenflv eNnscrs5
mat large economies can be Accomplished rhronSb
closer Interchange of traffic and of "a cil,ries Ss
tween the Two properties and al ne ssrna .,S,.
that the gross earnings OF both NAV be subSfsT-
tally increased ~- - 0~'9'----
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
THE PENNSYLVANIA's PENSION SYSTEM.
REPORT OF THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN
ITS FIRST YEAR

Philadelphia, Feb. ia resume % the work
~ the Pension Department of the Pennsylvania
Railroad for the first year of its operation inei-
Gates IT'S benefit 70 the 5000 employees OF the
company east OF Ptttsburg and Erie. The report
says IN part:
There authorized 70 be paid IN pension al
iowances during the year the sum of S24sOls 81
which expenditure was borne entirely by the ac-
eociated companies in addition 10 the cost OF opera
tiOn OF the department.
The retiremeuts during the year numbered l,-s2
o. WHOM 1-ss were 20 years Old or over. and lfS
between e. and O. wears old OF the latter s. were
retired their oRn request on the recommerca-
t0n Of their employing officers; the remainder, ta
in number. purely upon the recommendation OF
Their employing officers one hundred ana two
pensioners died curing the year, IS OF whom we're
~ the % year or over class and of the % 70 az
Nelr claes.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
no coNrRoL c1NcINNATI RAILwAYs.

To ~ IN'FI@ It-t-9-
Columbus. Ohio, Feb. ls-The Cincinnati Traction
Company has been incorporated with a capital
stock OF 100000 II organized 10 lease and
operate the entire street railway system Of Gin
cinnatf now controlled by the Consolidated COM
pany. The corporators are Randall Morgan.
Philadelphia. ". 9. MCGOWAN. Philadelphia; Jacob
e Schmidlapp. William T Irving. and Charles T.
Prior OF Cincinnati For the first year the new
company Is 10 pay the ConsOldated 5i4 per cent
on its ca pital stock 5z per cent the second wear
-. ner e1r the third year, per cent the fourth
YEAR and per cent each year thereafter during
lease.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
TIE FUTURE OF BURLINGTON.

rEPoRr THAT IT May REPLACE THE ST. PAUL
r THE MORGAN HILL PLANS
The continued strength OF Burlington vas ac-
counted for yesterday by some usually well in
formed Observers the theory that the Morgan
Hiu interests had abandoned the idea OF the much
discussed st Paul deal" and would instead seek
10 lease or otherwise control the Burlington road
instead. operating II In close artlauon with the
Northern Paesnc and the Great Northern. The
Burlington. like the -. Paul, mas direct line be-
tween Chicago and 81 Paul and Minneapolis, anc II
also connects with the Northern Pacnc al Biilngs'
Mont
los Angeles. Cal. Feb. ls.-~rhe Herald says;
The san Pedro Los Angeles and salt Lake Rail-
road vii Join hands with the Burlington road al
SAL, Lake. The Burlington viii begin an extension
20 Salt Lake City for the purpose OF meeting the
Western road, az soon az spring Weathtr ll nus l.ss
grading The road has three tcrTnlndtioi'7
West az Denver, in Colorado and tWo IN
Ny0miug The published rumor that the Harflrnan .
syndicate Is making Overtures Tor the purchase ol
senator Clark proposed Los Angeles ana Sa-t
lake Railroad IS enphatically denied by T. ~
Gihhon vice-presdeut of the new hne.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
W r. TRUEsDALE REELECTED

The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of the
nelau-are Iacxau-anna and Western Railroad
Company vas held yesterday. William II. Trues-
dale was reelected president. and the retiring
Board ~ Managers was also reelected. The Board
WIl meet on Thursday OF next week. when the out
going executive officers other than the president
win probably be chosen 10 serve another year.
The annual statement of the company the year
100 U-in N Is understood also lie made public "a
that
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
FOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

4, ,erttion in involuntary bankruptcy has been
sles against James Brown. builder. OF No i2s West
Ninetv-third-st. He has been in the building trade
since lSSS He hled = voluntary petition in bank
,.r.cv on June l6 1893 with liabilities OF s8sl iss
ana reoefved = discharge on March q. $50. He
rher began the ersctiou of two siK story apartment
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

The CITY Council last evening. II provides for six
tickets for . cents for twelve years. and seven
tickets for the remaining thirteen. universal
transfers and percentage % the gross receipts
for the city. as follows: Two per cent for eight
years per cent for five Per cent for FIVE and
per cent for the last FIVE years.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS RATES.

Some time ago the Advisory Committee, of when
= "a u,r-iu,au is president. ISSUED circular let
- % nresidents OF Western railroads, asking for
f,fora alton as tc rates and The trae'c situation
as well a. for suggestions regarding methods OF
s..,.ro,-r,g Existing cOndiIions. Several answers
bs,,e been received. and tie committee VIII meet
re presidents the hrst week IN March, on which
occa sion the suggestions cohldd al tifsV ir1tsis
h. ais.Ile 50.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
nrLAnARE cONsTRUCTION cO. FALLs.

Wilmington. Del. Feb. ls.-The Delaware Con-
s,-,,ctiop Company Of this city. has passed into
,be hands OF receivers. The liabilities are about
$500 and estimated assets sSoeo- The emhar-
,s,,e,,+ Vas caused BY the loss of $500 a month
-, fhe building Of the big drvdock ar Baltimore
Tho receivers are Alvin z Moifis ana n - war
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

40 OPPOSITION TO MOBILE AND OHIO DEAL
Atlanta Ga, Feb ia special from Jackson
Miss. SAYS. The Railroad Commission to-day
sdopted resolutions declaring Il their opinion that
good purpose is 10 be subserved by insututing
PROCEEDINGS 10 prevent the Consolidation OF the
Southern Railroad and the Mobile and ohio. and
ne d fieInIssea.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
DocToR DROPS DEAD IN SIcKRoou,
HE WAS SAID TO BE A RELATIVE OF BISHOP
POTTER or SEw-YoRK-

Watertown. y. y Feb ls-Dr- Il b. Potter. %
Iafargeyille, one Of the most prominent physicians
=, ms section and a relative OF Bishop Potter. Of
,-vryort died suddenly while making call on
"a ti,nt al orleans -Four Corners last night He was
-i,rN--ore OLD
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

CITY TO HAVE INCOME FROM FRANCHISE
Cleveland Ohio. Feb. is.-An ordinance 10 extend
the franchise of the Little Consolidated Street
RAILWAY Tor twenty-five years introduced in
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
HOTELS In ENGLAND
PORTSMOUTH.

sOIrTHSEA PORTSMOUTH-
Oueen's HOtoi. Fine Marine view. Facing
Isle of wight Lovely gardens Tennis -c Ad1oins
s,t , nans PIER HOTEL under al
rection- Opposite queens residence-OsSorne
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

petition in involuntary bankruptcy has been
hled against A Spencer Beves. bond and invest
ment broker al No. 50 Broadway. II was alleged
that ne is insolvent, and February Is admit
ted his inability 10 pay his debts and willingness
be adJudged bankrupt Mr. Beves has in
business about seven years, and makes his head
quarters al No 81 Broadway IL said there
that he was formerly treasurer OF the General
Electric Company and Is treasurer OF the Marine
Engine and Machine Company 81 New-Jerssy. He
resides AZ Pelham Manor.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

European Department
American Express Co.
HAS AGENCIES IN
LONDON. PARIS.
z Waterloo Place. II Hue scribe
Love Lane lilAsKE.
IrEppoo. AZ Quaf d'OrleanA
~ .ooAs HAMBI RGs.
- o.iInes ~ II schmiede
SOU HAMPTON. lBEREMEN.
3 Canute Road. Bahnhof Str.
at which the Company is represented by an
organization exclusively employed for its business
In connection with its general business the Com
pany IS also prepared at points named. through its
ORDER AND COMMISSION BUREAU
well known in the United StateS), to
promptly and satisfactorily execute
all orders or commissions OF every
Kind entrusted to its care.
For further particulars enquire at any of the
Company's Agencies in the United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
Ew MOORE ELECTED PRESIDENT

Cleveland Ohio Feb is-The annual meeting of
- Northern Ohio Traction Company held I'm
Akron Yesterday r ". Moore Was elected pTesi-
5ert 10 succeed Henry 4. Everett
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
Norfolk Hotel BRIGHTON. ENGLAND.

Elite Family OverloOks sea-wal prornensde ana
lawns. Fine public rooms. Perfect sanitation shaded
electric lights. LIT Delicate cuisine Choice vines
Jules Creighton. Mgr
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
EUROPEAN RAILWAYS.
THE SCENIC LINE.

The interesting picturesque from
10 South through he centre OF England. EXPRESS
TRAINS LIVERPOOL. 0CenrraD TO LONDON and PRIS-
CIPAL TOWNS. Also LIVERPOOL. CExchangel Scot
land THROUGH TICKETS 20 LONDON. PARIS and all
paris NEWEST TYPE % Rolling stock Express
Trains BAGGAGE CHECKED through from hotel. r-s:-
pier IN New York of London. Obtain
Eui4es. time tables. maps MIDLAND COM
PANYS AGENCY CMessrs. Thos Cook & Sonl 25I and
Iis5 Broadway. New York
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
Uooer NorwooI Queens Hotel.

Crystal Palace. London HesIthes, =. ~ "a
England Lovely gardens Boarding terms toi soo pr
Special large parties uaAn
service City and West End London
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

will be published on We'd
nesday, February Goth. The
first edition of 1000 copies
is already exhausted, and a
second edition Is now on the
press. The price of the
book is 81. 50. 1t contains a
beautiful photogravure por-
trait of ELIZABETH.
JOHN LANE, PSI Fifth Ave-, NY.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
INFORMATION
having reached the Publisher of

that a pirated edition of this book
is in contemplation, Mr.. JOHN
LANE begS to announce to
THE TRADE that the book
was duly copyrighted in the
United States on the day that it
was published in England, and
that any infringement of this
copyright will be vigorously con-
tested.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20

houses at Nos. "a and as West one-hundred-and-
eighteenth-sr
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-18
SbeCuIafiUe FeafHre o.
California oil Fields
1t Pays to Investigate Before Buying Too Heavily
in Western Oil Stocks

sometimes less-and often, though
not always, showing seepages of oil
or traces of bitumen in the inter
stices.
The question of location being de-
cided upon, where oil is to be found
with reasonable certainty, then
comes the matter of operation. which
here is most difficult one. The bane
of southern California, the question
of water, has first to be commended
with. Sometimes by drilling but
short distance water is encountered;
but this is an exception, and more
often water has to be hauled in tank
wagons great distance-sometimes
so miles over the desert trails
through the broiling sands, and as
high as $500 month has been paid
for sufficient water for running the
machinery and drilling purposes on
single well.
Machinery. casing and pipe, coming
from the eastern mills, is of course
high in price, and again has TO be
able TO the naked eye. These consist
in strata several miles long and usual
ly from half a mile to two miles
wide, of jagged sand or conglomerate
hauled great distances at large ex-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-18

u EGINNING north of San Francis
ID co, as far as Humboldt county.
and running in z southwesterly
direction following the coast line for
a distance exceeding 500 miles, with
an average width of 60 miles, extends
the vast oil belt that is now making
California famous and amassing
wealth for many. That it win far ex-
eeed that made in all branches of
mining in the state within the next
ten years appears altogether prob
able.
In Chicago. as well as through
out the east generally, immense
capital has been invested in the new
developments, some to good advan-
tage, more with no possible chance
of success, as will be seen hereafter.
There can be no form of specula-
ton offering greater possibilities for
large. quick and comparatively safe
returns, than that placed in legiti-
mate oil property. None, on the other
hand. which is more abused and the
gullible deprived of their hard
earned savings by an INSCRIPTIONS
class of spectators.
The number of companies organ
lied for the production of oil, incor-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-18

least, the voting to themselves, the
directors, princely salaries, which
they earn by sitting in their sumptu-
ously furnished offices a few hours a
day and waiting for more of the
gullible to come in and deposit their
cash.
1t would be far from right to gener-
ally condemn the stock companies,
many of which have proved a VERT
able bonanza for their stockholders,
Concerning the legitimate com
panies and operators in this field,
even they, shrewd and experienced as
they are, meet with severe obstacles
in a field where the conditions are
altogether different from the eastern
fields, and obstacles never encoun-
tered there face them every day.
In one respect alone is there a
marked advantage over the eastern
territory-that of fairly certain indi-
cations for the experienced operator
to locate producing territory. The oil
belts or, properly speaking, "anti-
clinals" are well marked and defin-
rock tilted at an angle of As degrees
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-18

pense. Therefore, this cost of opera
ton, even when not meeting with ac-
cidents, is large and moreover most
uncertain, the pitch of the formation
encountered from top to bottom of
well being often such as to stick
the drilling tools and cause other
various expensive accidents. Barring
the latter, a fair average estimate of
the cost of wells in the new fields, of
n usual depth of 1900 feet, can be put
down approximately in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000, yet such well in the
east would not exceed a cost of 3d.
900.
In return for discouraging OBJ
stacles, it must be said that the wells
are usually large, producing any
where from 100 to 5000 barrels per
day, and soon paying out their great
cost if successful at all in puncturing
the 'pay streak" and the proportion
of dry holes" is insignificant as COM
pared to the east. The oldest-known
producing well in California, the old
Pico canyon well at Newhall, drilled
in 1876 in a very crude way, has
actually produced over 100000 bar
rels of oil to date, and is still good
producing well. Properly handled,
with all modern improvements, 1t is
questionable whether it would not
have proved the largest well in the
world, and its staying qualities were
remarkable.
The quality of the oil and methods
of transportation are the last impor-
tant factors to be looked into. The
first varies very much, the ordinary
fuel oil bringing an average of one
dollar a barrel, while that at Newhall
and other points brings as high as
three dollars. Fuel oil constitutes
more than three-quarters of the total
production, but more of the better
quality, with a paraffine base, is be-
ing discovered daily.
While a ready market is found for
all that can be produced-all the rail-
roads and factories finding it so eco
nomical that they are changing all
their machinery for the burning of
oil--as much cannot be said for the
methods of transportation, which
have not kept pace with the increased
DTOQuctlOI, ucCtSSaJdblDR the eTcC-
ton of considerable tankage and
sometimes shutting down of wells,
but this is being rapidly remedied. 1t
has been the object of this article to
show clearly all the possible disad-
vantages to be met with in operating
in this new territory. It is rich-rich
beyond all possible expectancy in the
oiIv Amid that has made rniIIiouS Gov
many, but IL also requires more care
and capital than any other field ever
discovered. and 1t must not be as
sumed that fortunes can be made
here out of nothing. With the far
eastern trade increasing; with oil
gradually, but surely replacing all
other fuels; with scarcely a quarter
of the productive area yet discovered,
no field offers greater possibilities
than this one, and with it all the
finest country and climate in the
United States. E. L. SARRE.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-05-18

Dust-I,aden Winds.

Ii required the patient endurance OF a
lob to travel along the sidewalks of An
napolis yesterday and dodge the flying
clouds OF dust that were whirled about
by gusts OF wind, filling the eyes with
dust and the soul with vexation. Street
sprinkling is sorely needed; better dispo-
sition sweepings from stores and houses,
also. The nuisance was not only con-
fined to dust. but included particles OF
paper of many SORTS and sizes. The
presence of the latter in large quantities
on the streets indicated laxity in the
observance OF one of the city ordinan'
ces. which requires correction. Wind
tossed sheets of paper are not only an
noying to the public, but they form a
source of danger from the fact that they
have a tendency TO frighten horses.