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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE
FIREMAN RESCUE GUESTS
FROM UPPER FLOORS.
One Man Jumps From Third Story
Window to Certain
Death.

Chicago, Oct. l4-One man lost MS
life and score or more OF guests OF
the Garden City hotel. 46 to 4S Sher-
man street, were rescued from upper
floors by firemen in a treacherous
blaze in that hotel tonight.
The dead man is Levi Whitman, =
resident of Indiana, whose body was
found after the fire had been extin-
guished in a court in the rear of the
building. Whitman leaped from the
third story window in an effort TO.
escape. The hotel was filled with
guests, many of whom had retired for
the night.
The flames spread with such rapid
ity that those on the upper floors
were entirely cut off.
Loss to hotel was small.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15


Constantonople Oct. 14-It trans
pires that the Turkish commander had
completed the disposition Of troops
to surround Miss Ellen M. Stones
captors, Saturday last. Spencer Ed
die, secretary of the United States
legation, however, received informa-
ton that further activity would re-
suit in the death of Miss Stone and
at O'Clock Saturday morning he
repaired to the residence of TewfilS
Passa and demanded the immediate
retirement Of the Turkish troops. This
was carried out and the Bulgarian
forces followed suit. Mr.. Eddie's plan
has the unanimous approval of the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
VENEZUELA WANTS PEACE.
BUT ASKS FOR EXPLANATION
OF INVASION.
Awaits Colomb1a's Action mean
time Guarding Frontier
Against Invasion.

La Guayra, Venezuela, Oct. ii
General Cipriano Castro, president Of
Venezuela, made the following state
ment today regarding the Venezuelan
Colombian situation to the Associat-
ed Press:
Il earnestly desire peace between
Colombia and Venezuela, but consid-
er that by reason of the Venezuelan
memorandum and our request, COM
municated automatically through DR..
Rico COLOMBIAN minister to Vene-
zuela) for an explanation of the in
vasion of Tachira in July by Colon
bian troops, Venezuela has taken the
first step toward a peaceful settle
ment.
1T would be against the national
dignity and honor of Venezuela to
take another step in this direction un-
til an explanatory answer has been
received. The invasion of Tachira
was the first openly aggressive act in
this trouble. 1t was the act of Co
lombia; and therefore she should to-
day follow up our initiative toward
a peaceful settlement.
'No, do not consider Colombia's
acceptance of the offer Of the United
States to extend their good offices,
and to mediate between the countries,
which has been reported in the press
here, as conciliatory answer TO our
diplomatic request through DR.. Rico.
If Colombia would officially notify
Venezuela that she had accepted the
United States as mediator, Venezuela
could and would gladly consider the
advisability of addressing the United
States as representative of Colombia
in regard to a peaceful settlement.
''While awaiting Colombia's answer
we most decidedly cannot, directly or
indirectly, approach Colombia again
| in conciliatory manner. Meantime
we gaurd our frontier against inva-
sion."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
|SCHLEY'S SIDE
| BEING HEARD.
FIRST WITNESS WAS CUBAN
PILOT NUNEZ.
CAPTAIN FRANCIS A. COOK
Capt. OF Flagship Brooklln Covers
Entire Campaign After Span
ish Fleet.
CAPTAIN FRANCIS A. COOK

Washington, Oct. 14-Today in the
Schley court Of inquiry Judge Advo-
cate Lemley concluded the presenta-
tion of testimony for the government
and the first of Admiral Schley's wit
nesses was introduced.
Captain Francis A. Cook, who COM
manded Admiral (then commodore)
Schley's flagship, the Brooklyn, dur
ing the Santiago campaign, and who
acted, though unoficially, in the ca
pacity of chief of staff for the commo-
dore, was on the witness stand the
greater part of the day. He was fol-
lowed by Lieutenant Commander VIM.
F. Pullman, who was senior watch
officer on the New Orleans during the
Spanish war, and former Lieutenant
| Joseph Beal, who as an officer on the
Harvard translated the cipher dis
| patches between Commodore Schley
and the navy department carried by
that vessel.
Among these dispatches was that
sent by Commodore Schley, May %,
expressing his regret at not having
been able to obey the orders of the
department and explaining the reason
why he could not do so. There are
some verbal discrepancies between
the original draft of this dispatch and
the official print of it, and these Mr..
Beals explained. Lieutenant Beal
was the last of the government wit
nesses, although Captain Lemley ex-
planned that he would reserve the
right to call others if occasion should
demand that he do so.
He had no sooner retired than the
first witness for Admiral Schley was
called This proved to be the Cuban
pilot Eduardo Nunez, who told Schley
on May %, 1898, that he did not be-
lieve the Spanish fleet under Cervera
was in the harbor at Santiago.
Captain Cooks testimony was re-
view of the entire campaign after
Cervera's fleet, beginning with the de-
parture of the flying squadron from
Key West on May 10 and concluding
with the battle off Santiago July g.
He said that at first it had been be-
/ lieved by both Sampson and Schley
that the Spanish fleet was in the har.
bor at Cienfuegos and that no informa.
| tion to the contrary had been convey
ed to Commodore Schley until the
arrival of Captain McCalla on May
"a; that it was Commodore Schley's
expectation to meet the. Spaniards in
/ the open sea and his constant care
was to have coal enough for such an
\ emergency. He gave particulars con
i cerning the retrogade movement an6
\ explained the Brooklyn's loop, in con
Il nection with graphic account of the
engagement of July 3. Asked for ar
opinion as to Admiral Schley's bear
: ing as commanding officer, he said
'I always regarded him as an en-
Enthusiastically brave and patriotic Of
\ 1icer."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
CHALLENGED THE PANEL
CHARGE OFFICERS OF COURT
WITH PACKING JURY
And Jurymen With Political Bias
in the Case of Caleb
Powers.

Georgetown, KY, Oct. 14-After the
jury was completed this afternoon in
the trial of ex-Secretary of State
Caleb Powers as accessory to the MUIR
der of Governor Goebel the defense
challenged the whole jury, charging
it with political bais and the officers
of the court with packing the jury for
the purpose of conviction. Both sides
presented afidavits and arguments,
after which Judge Cantrill overruled
the motion of the defense to disquali-
fy the jury and also demurrer to the
indictment to which the defense took
exception.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
INDIAN AGENT REMOVED.
Result of Charges Filed at Interior
Department.

Washington, Oct. 14-John w.
Harding, agent for the Yankton, S.
D., Indian reservation has been re-
moved to take effect on the arrival
of special agent who has been order
result of a number of charges filed at
the interior department, alleging,
among other things, violations Of the
department regulations. No perma.
nent successor has yet been selected
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
BILLINGS COUNTY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5
members of the diplomats corps who
are convinced that any effort to re-
lease Miss Stone by force will in
evitably result in her murder.
Miss Stone stiII Alive.

Washington, Oct. 14-All that can
be gained from the state department
officials respecting the case of Miss
Stone, the missionary who is held by
brigands in Bulgaria, is that she is
alive and that efforts are continuing
for her release. The officials while
declining to indicate the nature of
the measures they are pursuing to
this end, still have hops Of uptimate
success.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
Reward Withdrawn.

Omaha, Oct. 14-Cudahy today
withdrew the $4,000 reward for
Grove and the city council will prob
ABLY take similar action regarding the
offer of $1,000 when it meets tomor-
row night. Cudahy saws the offer is
withdrawn only conditionally.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
ATTIRE BACK TAXES.
Large Amount Claimed to Be Due
From Estate of John sheman.

Mansfield, Ohio, Oct. 14-Charles
w. Fritz, auditor of Richland county,
has placed on the tax duplicate.
against w. S. Kerr and M. M. Parker
as executors of the estate of the late
Senator John Sheman, $263,92S Of
back taxes. The amount is said to
cover bonds of which no return was
made. Treasurer Brumfield will like
ly bring suit to collect the amount.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
ABOUT czoLeosz.

Warden OF Prison Says Few words
Concerning Assassin.
Auburn, N. Y, Oct. Absolutely
nothing new with Czolgosz," was
Warden Mead's reply to the queary
of an Associated Press reporter to-
day. The condemned assassin has
not asked for any spiritual advisor
whatsoever. The death warrant has
not been read to him as yet He has
not given the least intimation that
he would like to make way with him,
self, contrary reports notwithstand
ing. OF course he will not be given
the slightest opportunity for this
purpose"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
RIOT IN IRELAND.
John o'DonneII Dragged From Plat
When He Tried to Speak.

London, Oct. 14-John O'Donnell,
(nationalist) attempted to address his
constituent today in Killmaine, coun-
ty of Mayo, the scene of the recent
evictions. He was dragged off the
platform five times by the crowd and
finally after fierce struggle was
taken to the barracks. One hundred
and fifty police were present at the
meeting. The crowd hurled stones
and several persons we're injured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-15
MINE EXPLOSION.
Miner Loaded Hole With Too Much
FsoWe.cr.

Tunnelton, ". Va, Oct. 1A-By an
explosion in a mine here today 13
miners were burned, five probably
fatally The accident was caused by
a miner loading hole with too much
powder. =
The following are probably fatally
burned: William H Haney, Peter
Spiker, Chester Bucklew, Earnest
Cross, Frank Dodge. The eight other
miners were painfully burned, but
will recover.
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He Must Have Been the s'BIaek skeep. .

He Must Have Been sbe s'BIaek Skeep -
James Kelly. Negro, was hanged at
Charleston, 8. c., Friday for the
murder OF Willis Bonneau. a miser,
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ather, an old man bent with age and
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RACE LITERATURE.

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03
OVER SIXTEEN HUNDRED
SONS OF Toll pAUADED
Greatest Demonstration BY Organized Labor Ever
Witnessed In Utah.
Column Was Mile and Half Long and Was Viewed By
$4,000 People


wealth parade
excene1
organizations
for this total does include Poloem frenen and bands 49, 49,
son m a5oor N fhe fa es sbe~ne he aor of connng
outdoor and
The floats t. eu each in accurate
VIII and lathe nat turned as | fy EN- as surely as the best one in
at l9cn The mems
and driven
himself aste hcgshead all
o trer kind.
STREETS JA1INED.
ton @ Dc E S a s 6 9 f forging g sfIn@ S s s6a
under damned with people whose restless
dodng ann hundred order
lane vide enough for the parade to ass through The column first made
north continued Temple
quicksteps
OF he
the dm9nraton When the head Of the reached the
a pass
point and wasnt an erestng fe9tu to
A st Of minutes H the the column proceeded
railway
Main streets but the blockade raised the lad
At the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03
CHUN'S APOLOGY WILL BE
NlADE WITH DIGNITY.
Chinese Embassy viii Neither Bow Nor Bump
Their Heads Before the Kaiser.

the kaiser for so graciously removing
the difficulty connected with the audi
ence, which viii probably occur
Wednesday or Thursday.
The fact that Count Won Buelow has
at last succeeded in surmounting the
Chup difficulty has created considerable
satisfaction in the public mind. Prince
Chun win now apologize without any
humiliating fornlalities. It is asserted
that all the members of the government
were as much surprised as was the pub
lie at the attempt to revive the obse-
lete custom of Kotowing. Count Won
Buelow has returned to Nordenay TO
finish his interrupted holiday.
1t is understood that the newly APP
pointed Chinese minister to Germany,
who is a member of the expiatory mis-
sion, was most energetic in. opposing
prostration, declaring that if he sub
| mitted to such a ceremony he would
forfeit the right to be treated as an
equal by the other members of the dip
lOmatic corps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03
TURKISH AMBASSADOR OR.
DERED FROf1 FRANCE.
Relations Between Two Nations Growing More
Strained Warships to Be Sent

Paris, Sept. 2.-The result of Munir
= H. turkish ambassador, coming
to Paris in spite of the rupture OF
France-Turkish relations and holding a
fete. in the most open way. at the
Turkish embassy yesterday, in honor Of
the anniversary of the Sultan's access
sion to the throne. has been that the
French government sent him, the same
afternoon, a request to leave France
Immediately, and Munir Bey departed
for Switzerland that evening.
Advices received here from Turkey
indicate a disquieting internal situa-
ton Disorders and military uprisings
are reported in Armenia, Macedonia
and the neighborhood of Mecca The
son of a high functionary was carried
off by brigands near Adrianople, who
troops sent against them.
A dispatch from Salonica says that
Nouri Bey, aide-de-camp of the sultan,
who was sent to investigate the bril-
gandage in Albania, has been killed by
Albanians- 1t is also said that the
Turkish troops at Prisrend, Albania
and Uskub are rioting because they
have not been paid
NJ ConStans, the French ambassador
20 Turkey, had another conference with
the French minister. NJ. Delcasse, to-
day. The government of France is de-
termined to compel Turkey to fulfil
I her entire obligations. Unless the sui
tan yields shortly he will find she bill
against him increased by a number OF
other outstanding claims of Frenchmen
which will add an appreciate sum tC
that now demanded.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03

Captain H0ffeuback. Hel6's band. in
fur dress military Uniform. was the
first musical organization.
The choice Of the labor organizations
FOR first honors among their numbers
was the Machinists' unior s0rhey turned
out go strong, ma-shaied by r. l.
Evans ard J. =. M-4onald. Their
float was one OF the most realistic in
the parade. or a platforms drawn by
four powerful horses was an engine
which furnished power for a lathe in
full operation. A machinist sat Ut the
lathe doing things TO a bar OF steel he
held IN mis- hands. There was a steam
whistle too. which was blown at suf-
Gcient intervals 70 insure a clear right
Of way.
FoiiOwing the float were the machin-
lists themselves, wearing ham -~"1e
badscs ans small American flags "A
sturdy. substantial looking crowd il
was. with swelling bicers and squared
shoulders. Old men and youngsters
were I'm the ranks. but they all kept
tine 20 ti.e musi- and marched as If
they were proud TO let the world know
them.
Many outside machinists were in the
lire. Fifty came rom ogden. headed
by Joseph Dcrar. Evanston sent
twenty. I'm command of ". S. Murrain.
and the Pocatello delegation consisted
Of forty-Eeven. led By Peter Mitchell.
The United Brotherhood Of Railway
Employees came next It's delegation
contained an even $50 IF about as fine
looking men as ever kept time "a
music This IS a newly organized as
ISOLATION. but its strength is by nc
means IN proportion to its youth. for Il
IS already very powerful. Yesterday
for instance. some 4so men who belone
20 this brotherhood were in the parade
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-09-03
NEW YORK PREACHER SAYS MOB
RULE MUST COME TO AN END

New York, Sept I'm his sermon
in the Calvary Baptist church last
night, Rev. Robert S. Macarthur, who
had just returned from his vacation,
spoke of the sentiment of the people
he had met on his journey regarding
lynching.
Thoughtful men, north and south. >"
said he, bitterly depiOre the occasional
rule Of mob law. This is not a sectional
question. Ohio and Kansas have been
disgraced is much as any southern
state.
toward brutality and barbarism. While
it destroys the physical life of the vic
tim, it utterly degrades and brutal
ICES its perpetrators. 1t is a reproach
to American civilization, and even to
humanity itself. There is no apology to
be made for the crime or the criminals.