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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09
HOME WOOL MARKET.

While it cannot be said that they
are aiming to accomplish the anne re-
suits sought by the combination form
ing throughout the country and which
have become known as Communities
of interests" yet the organizations
forming by the sheepmen of the state
have objects in view that may be
said to be analagous-the promotion
of their interests and the betterment
Of their financial condition. In organi-
zation there is strength and in union
lies success, and the wool growers
intend to profit by the experience
of others and take advantage of the
examples before them.
One of the great drawbacks to at
tanning the highest degree of success
with which the producer has always
had to contend in the event of a slump
in the market and lowering of prices
to a point where it was against his
interest to sell has been the absence
of a system of storage of which he
could take advantage and enable him
to retain control Of his clip and per-
nit it's retention until such time as
the market should offer better adj
vantages and permit him to close out
at what he considered fair and reason
able prices. 1t is true that many
have i'll the past consigned their wool
to eastern commission firms and brok
e1s, but this has demanded re1ova
Of the product from the territory il
which it was produced and its deliv
t cry at the doors of those to whom
he had to look for it's eventual dis
position. The disadvantages of sucl
S a system, are many and obvious. FRS
f of all the owner is not able to be pres
ent on the field and must be conten
2 with taking the word of his broke
as to prices and the a~dvisaIility o
selling at a certain time designate,
d by the middle man. Next, the WOO
is stored convenient Of access to tn
h prospective buyer and by reason O
e the advantage this gives him he is il
a position to gain much knoWledg
of benefit to him, such as the probabl
e financial condition of the consignol
the amount of the advance he ma
have received and the possible NOR
e gage that may be keeping his eli
down so that the winds sWeepin
from Boston bay or from Lake Micf
It igan cannot blow it away. Using thi
e information for his benefit, he abide
e his time and when he thinks the proI
err moment arrives makes his bid an
is tolerably certain of it's acceptance
S Should it happen that the wool store
n in his city is free from incumbranc
n he pursues other tactics: He follow
e the method of buying usually desis
s mated as from hand to mouth an
thus keeps down prices to the min.
mnm. From any point of view tina
e may be applied the buyer has tn
better of the producer.
G Now all this can he remedied an
g the positions made to change. N
reason exists why the old condition
should be permitted to longer obtain
s The wool growers of the state are nov
all in a fairly prosperous financia
condition and but few, il any Of then
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09
Captured BY Beers.

London, Aug. 8-Lord Kitchener re-
ports from Pretoria that a post of
25 men belonging to S~teinacker's,
horse on Saby river has been surpris-
ed and captured by the Beers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09

TILMAN'S BITTERNESS.
Pitchfork Tilman delivered a har-
angue to the people of Marinette,
Wis, last Sunday and undertook to
give his views on the race problem as
it exists in the south. He lauded the
shotgun policy of disfranchisement
practiced IN his own and other south
ern states and while with hypocritical
fervency declared his. thankfu1ness
that slavery had been wiped out as
one of the institutions of the land,
condemned Booker T. Washington for
the work that famous negro leader is
doing for his race. Ti}man declared
it was wrong for Washington or any
one else to strive to advance the negro.
along educational and industrial lines.
and denied that all men are created
equal and endowed with the same.
ina1ienable rights before the Creator.
He said it was an outrage on the
white %artizans and laborers of the,
south to attempt to place the negro
in a position where he could com
pete with them ON a plane of intellect
ual equality and said such efforts.
would result in intensifying race. hat
red and race prejudice in the south.
| While pretending gratefulness over
the abolition of slavery, Tilman den
les the black man the right to vote
and also the right to better his social
and economic condition and in reality
demands that he shall for all time he
kept in a position of s~ubseviency to
the whites of the south, regardless of
the fact that under the Law and the
constitution he is guaranteed the
same rights and privileges accorded
the white man Pretending to believe
in the adjustment of slavery. yet
Tilnan advocates a doctrine and pol.
icy that would result in making the
negro's condition n no better than
actual slavery and forever keeT
him in the ruts of ignorance and
superstition into which he was forced
by the men who at one time consid
cred him as q mere chattle and not
as a human being. endowed with the
attributes that distinguish man from
: the beast.
Misrepresentation and untruth a.
well as partizan prejudice and bite
(,o+pDl Give 40 r+nrszna thn -ova5 nnii
, tican's remarks to his northern aud
fence. He declared that when tn
/ slaves were liberated there wer'
more Christians among the 4,000,0 0
! from whom the shackles were re
moved than there are today amoni
' the 5000, 900 blacks of the south. TIL
: reverse is the truth, and Tilmal
D knows it, although to bolster up hi
argument of abuse and v~ituperation n
: will not admit the truth.
But further comment would be need
less. Everybody knows Tilman an
also the depth of his prejudice an
/ hatred for all who do not subscrib
J. to his views of murder and force t
keep the black man of the soutl
3 in a condition of AFFECT serv.
5 tude and compel him to be cor
: tent with being a mere beas
of burden for the men who are forum
: ate enough to have white skins, re
t CARELESS of the fact that the negr
may be the intellectual superior o
many of them. But his prejudice |
! not confined to the negro alone. !
crops out in every other direction il
which the party and men Of whom h
is a fair exponent meet with opposi
ton. He is a reactionary and q fire
l brand and SO long Al the south l
! content with the leadership Of sucl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09
IN THE MARTs OF TRADE.
Record Showing Days CommercialF
and Financial Fluctuations.
New York Money.

New York, Aug. S-Money on call
closed steady at 2@2h per cent; last
loan IA per cent.
Prime mercantile paper 4k@5 per
cent.
Bar silver 5Ss.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09
S r TEN POUNDS.
Fight Pulled OFT on a River Sand
Bar.

Leavenworth, Kas, Aug. S-This af-
terlaoon the deputy sheriff notified the
managers Of the prize fight scheduled
to come off at Korman's park, that the
fight could not be held. Arrangements
were then made to pull off the fight
on a sand bar on the river bank where
a ring was formed and a battle fought
between Joe Curtin of Chicago and
Pat Farley of Boston. Early was
knocked out in the tenth round. About
10000 men witnessed the fight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-08-09
Weather.

Washington, August 8-Montana:
Fair Friday and Saturday; westerly
winds.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Her Fathers "0race. "

A Monte Vista preacher was
called upon to say grace" at the
table the other day while visiting
a parishoner After he got
through the little girl of the fam
lily blurted out: THAT isn't the
kind of grace papa says some
times" What does he say, my
little girl?" inquired the minister.
He sometimes says My God,
what support" Her father at
once had tit of coughing. and
the preacher nearly choked on Il
hot potato, while the mother
flashed ali kinds of steelly light
ming out of her blue eyes at the
little innocent Alamosa Courier.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
NEARLY HALF Of
THE RANSOM RAISED
Bandits Have Postponed The
Execution Two Weeks.
INTENSE INTEREST IS FELT

Sofia, Bulgaria, Oct. 9 Intense
interest still prevails here concern
ing the fate of Miss Stone. the
American missionary. 1t is un-
derstood that the bandits have
agreed to postpone the execution
of the woman two weeks, pending
the raising of the ransom. How
ever there has been no news of
her since September 26 The cou-
stabulary is searching for the ban
dts in the hills
Up to noon $4,000 of the $ll0,,
600 necessary for obtaining her
release has been raised by sub
scription in America.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Sent Up For Live.

Logan. Utah. Oct. Sin the
district court to-day Judge Hart
sentenced Abe Majors, popularity
known rs "the boy murderer" to
life Imprisonment for the killing
of Capt Brown. chief of the Og-
den police, some three years ago.
Majors, who is barely out of his
teens, was convicted of the crime
and sentenced to be shot in 1899,
but the supreme court granted him
new trial, which WAS concluded
Saturday last,
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
KAISER WILL CHALLENGE.
Emperor William Covets the
American Yacht Cup.

New York, Oct 9 Much inter
est has been excited in Berlin by
the rumor that it is the empe or's
Intention to challenge for the
American cup. says the Berlin cor
respondent to the World.
The kaiser is persuaded that
with yacht of medium class he
can do nothing, and the German
ship builders are working on the
problem of getting up something
that will beat the American craft.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
THE NEW CHICAGO.
Celebration OF Anniversary OF the
Great Fire.

Chicago, Oct 9 The various
departments of the city excepting
the fire and police are closed to-
day to cele brate the new Chicago
this being the anniversary of the
great fire thirty years ago.
A magnificent banquet at the
Auditorium given by the Mar.
quette club will be feature of the
celebration. General Otis and
William Allen White. of Kansas
will be the principal speakers. A
thousand guests will be served.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09

summer watching and buying
all the really desirable mer-
chandise aud now is your
chance to reap the benefit OF
our efforts. Every department
is filed with new fall goods,
and we are anxious to show you.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
BOYS ON STRIKE.
Carriers in Glass Works Demand
Increase in Wages,

Massilon, Ohio, Oct 9-The car
rying boys in the glass factories
struck here this morning All the
plants are closed down and 500
men are out of employment.
The boys have been getting
sixty cents day and they demand
seventy five cents The managers
say this demand is inconsistent
with the wages paid at other fac
tories, and that they will close up
before they will give in to the
bows.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Will Not Fight Trust.

Sugar City, Colo. Oct 9 The
beet sugar makers of this state
will not fight the trust. which cut
the price of its sugar To three
cents n pound They will store
their product until the trust gets
tired of its cut price
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
PugiIistic Interest.

San Francisco, Oct. = There is
unusual interest and betting here
over the twenty round bout to be
fought between Rufe Turner.
champion light weight of the
Pacific coast, and Jack O'Brien. of
New York. The fight is to occur
at Stockton.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Admiral Schley's Birthday.

Washington, Oct 9-Admiral
Schley came into court as usual
this morning, although today he is
81 years of age. He now passes
under the law from the active to
the retired list Bristol of the
Texas continued his evidence this
morning. but it is technical and
uninteresting
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
On Vengeance Bent.

Manila, Oct. 9 General Smith
today sailed with detachment OF
the 7th infantry for the island OF
Samar to revenge the slaughter oi
company G of the 9th infantry
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Race Against Time.

New York, Oct . The Wander
bilt coaching party expects to
break the coaching record today
to Philadelphia and return They
started at I o'clock expecting to
reach Philadelphia at 3 and get
back to New York at 1890.
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Big Day at Exposition.

Buffalo, Oct. 8 This is ban
ner day at the Exposition, being
New York state day Governor
O'Dell and staff arrived at 10
o'clock. Many national notables
are also present
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09
Hosiery

Mems black hose excellent value
worth zoe our price l0c
worth 25c. our price l212c
Ladies' full regular black hose,
worth 20c, our price 121sc
Ladies full regular black hose,
worth 3oc, our price 20c
Ladies' full regular black hose,
worth 3oc, our price 25c
SPECIAL 1.-The best black ribbed
child's hose ever shown for l5c.
You are paving 25c for no better
Outing Flannels, heavy l2lac
grade at l0c
The Florence daily tribune., 1901-10-09

Happiness depends very much
on the condition of the liver and
kidneys. The ills of life make but
little impression on those whose
digestion is good. You can regu-
late your liver and kidneys with
Herbine and enjoy health and
bouyancy of spirits. Price 30
cents. Cafky & Brown
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
ALE CLAMOR
FOR REVENGE
CERTIFICATE HOLDERS IN RE-
DEMPTIoN CO., AFTER PREsI-
DENT MoReAN-oTHER
ALABAMA NEWS.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 20.-Many Of
the certificate holders in the Continental
Security Redemption company, now In
the hands of a receiver, are clamoring for
revenge and the preliminary hearing of
President George w. Morgan, who was ar
rested in Georgia last week and brought
back here on charges of embezzlement and
making false entries, is being attended by
a large number Of people.
Some very interesting evidence is being
strong attorneys and every step Is being
fought desperately. The new turn taken
in the case by the issuance Of warrants
from a United States commissioners court
charging the use of mails for fraudulent
purposes, one of which was served last
afternoon on w. l.. Dodd, who was secre-
tary of the Birmingham Debenture COM
pany, which concern was absorbed by the
Continental Security Redemption compa-
ny, has added to the sensation. Dodd
made bond easily for his appearance be-
fore Commissioner Cornish on next Mon
day morning One OF the allegations Is
that the certificates of the debenture com
pany were similar to lottery tickets.
Dodd's attorneys deny all the allegations.
Other warrants Of this kind will probably
be served in a day or two on other de-
PENDANTS Many of the men who held GER
tifcates in the Security Redemption COM
pany and the concerns which were abb
sorbed having banded together to pros
ecute officers of the concerns interested.
Many people In Georgia are bond or GER
tifcate holders, a Georgia concern having
been absorbed among others.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
BODYIS SEARCHED FOR
WITH SUBMARINE LIGHT

NORFOLK, Va, Dec. 2O.-At Elizabeth
City, N. c., today as a last resort sub
marine lighting apparatus was employed
to find the body of 1S-year-old Nell Crop
sey, who has been missing from her home
one month tonight.
The apparatus was sent by Lawyer An
drew G. Cropsey, of New York, uncle of
the missing girl, who gave instruction
that the river be searched from end to
end. .-as rH
Justice Cropsey, father of the girl, still
believes that she is alive and that she has
been abducted at the instigation Of James
Wilcox, former sutton Of Miss Cropsey.
Wilcox says that Justice Cropsey false
ly accuses him and he swears he does not
know, the whereabouts of the girl, al
though he was last with her.
Wilcox is awaiting the grand jury's ac-
ton on a charge Of abducting the girl
The. case has attracted widespread at
tention. z
A New York detective who was working
on the mystery, has given 1t up, saying
that In 40 years experience he never
handled such a puzzling affair.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
CARGO OF COAL SINKS
IN THE OHIO RIVER

LOUISVILLE. KY. Dec. 1.-The steam
err Joe B. williams. belonging TO the Mo-
nongahela Coal and Coke company, of
Rittsburg. met with an accident in the
Ohio river near Carrolltop, KY, just be-
fore daylight yesterday, which re-
suited in the loss of 175.OOO bushels Of coal
as well as seriously injuring the machin-
cry of the boat.
The Williams was on her way from
Pittsburg to New Orleans with a large
tow boat Of coal and when she reached
a point on the river near Carrollton her
machinery became unmanageable and she
ran into the Kentucky bank. Seven of
her barges containing 5000 bushels of coal
each were sunk and the greater portion
OF her tow was scattered. o..
The steamer Hattie Brown, which was
passing, went to her assistance and the
scattered barges were recovered and the
Williams was taken In tow.
A number of the crew who were at
work trying to save the coal suffered
severely from the cold, several Of them
being badly frozen.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
nFEMALE" BARBER +
WAS NOT A WOMAN
ARTHUR L. CARVER MASQUERADE
ED FOR THIRTY YEARS IN HIS
NATIVE VILLAGE.

BOSTON, Dec. 2.-Tho trite saying that
truth IS stranger than fiction" was new
er better exemplified than in the case OF
Arthur L. Carver, Of North Haven, Ne,
saws a special to the New York Times,
who for 80 years has paraded before the
public as a woman under the name OF
Lillian @. Carver The case OF Miss Car
ver'' was brought 10 the attention OF the
public this morning by the publication Of
q dispatch from Rockland, Me-, saying
that the person who was supposed 10 be
lillian Carver. OF North Haven, Me-, for
the past 30 years is In reality Arthur j.
Carver. This mornings dispatch states
that Miss Carver for a number Of years
conducted a candy store and barber s
shop. Miss Carver was an expert bar
Der and was quite popular with the per-
manent residents and the growing sum
naer colony OF North Haven. and was well
and favorably known. Her barber shop
was a popular resort OF the village gosslps
and Miss Carver Is said to have had a
prosperous business. Her" soft white
hands were much admired<oy the patrons
OF her barber shop. and many tales are
told OF village SWANS who tried TO capture
the female barber with their winning
smiles.
s'she' never refused a tip from the
village folks, the rich Bostonians or the
New Workers who make North Haven
their summer home. Miss Carver dis
pensed soda to the young ladies OF the
village and passed out the candy to tho
school children for many years. taking
their pennies In return. bat nobody ever
suspected that "she" was he.
In the morning dispatch from Rockland
Is made public sworn statement signed
by Mr.. Carver, his parents and the Rev.
Lyman r. Sweet. pastor OF the Blaney
Memorial Baptist church, 81 Richmond
street, Dorchester. and is as follows:
Having been known IN North Haven,
Ne, Cmy birthplace and home for 30
years., as a female by the name Of Lillian
@. Carver. do hereby publicly declare
that I have been masquerading. and for
more than ten years against my wishes.
Force OF habit, filial regard and dread Of
the necessary sensation attendant upon
such a step have prevented me from doing
my duty, which now. as Christian, I'M
dertake to do. My real name is Arthur
Leslie Carver. am a man. and since
September. this year OsOD, have dressed
and have been known as SUCH"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
w. E. Small & Co.'S Cotton Letter.

NEW YORK. Dec, 21.-There was a scarcity
of cables explaining LiverpooPs advance OF
3-64d. in deliveries and lid. In spots. But
explanations were quite unnecessary as II Is
evident that continued moderate tendency OF
the movement is causing considerable doubt
regarding late crop ideas abroad. and con-
sidering the general impression that foreign
spinners are pooly supplied with raw cotton
1t would not be surprising If the English mar
ket developed greater strength within a brief
period. on this side the good telling was
supplemented by increased speculative de-
mand that gradually forced prices up not
withstanding the liberal profit taking by hold
of old contracts and the closing tone is
very steady with quotations points higher.
than yesterday. Traders are generally disap-
pointed at the absence Of the customary easy
tone of prices that was expected to result from
liquidation of both spots and contracts before
the holidays. Heavy liquidation has been ac-
ceptabie, but developments have been Of such
nature as to cause a ready absorption OF all
offerings and instead OF becoming easier, prices
improved in the process.
With the expanding growth Of sentiment in
favor Of the market If receipts show no IN
creasng tendency in the near future, 1t is
sure that prices will be forced materially
higher.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
WORLDS Visible supply of Cotton.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.-Secretary Hes
ter's statement Of the worlds visible supply
OF cotton. made up from special cable and
telegraphic advices. compares the figures OF
this week with last week, last year and the
year before.
1t shows an Increase for the week just closed
OF 1876 s21 bales, against an increase Of 130 400
last year and an Increase OF 1O.4 the year
before last. ..
The total visible is g. 9s1 Sss, against 8. 1914 947
last week. $780, 24 last year and 4.299,SH the
year before last.
OF this the total OF American cotton is 3,4E6,-
SOS against 2S5 947 last week. 3276, 624 last year
and Seas, 327 the year before last, and OF all
other kinds including Brazil, India, Egypt
etc., 545, 600. against 5000 last week. 624,OO0
last year and 651, 900 the year before last.
The total worlds visible supply OF cotton
shows an increase compared with last week OF
1876 921 bales. an increase compared with last
year OF 81 ga and a decrease compared with
year before last Of 3OI 459.
OF the worlds visible supply Of cotton as
above there is now afloat and held in Great
Britain and continental Europe l. 935, co., against
7O4 900 last year 1902, 600 year before last; In
Egypt 20S, 900, against 1T4.O00 last year and
$50 90 year before last in India 149 OO0, against
24O, 900 last year and 245,OOO year before last,
and in the United States 1.705,000, against
1872 600 last year and 1872. goo year before last
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-12-23
Murphy G. Co.'s Cotton Letter.

NEW YORK. Dec. H.-The market advanced
3 to points the first hour. The advices from
Liverpool were quite satisfactory price there
showing fine advance desDite indications OF
heavy receipts estimated at over $4,000. as
against 40, 900 last year. but this is regarded
simply as Christmas cotton neither New York
nor Liverpool attaches much Importance TO
heavy receipts at this time. According to Man
chester reports trade with India was better and
the fact that no advances were at hand tend
ing to disprove small crop estimates is making
bears less tenacious in their views.
Four leading Texas towns show movement
to date for the season OF per cent under last
year and facts stubborn things comment
is unnecessary. The advance was we'll main
tanned. Local shorts covered
The Chronicle says that the weather In the
south during the week has been quite wholly
unsatisfactory. Temperature has been very low
as a rule, below at some points Rain
has been quite general and excessive in a few
districts. Picking has been interrupted where
not already completed and the movement Of
the crop to market has been interferred with.
As an evidence Of the shortness of crop we have
reports from Texas that parties in that state
are buying cotton seed hulls in New Orleans
for the purpose of feeding their stock This is
conclusive evidence that the crop is
short in Texas. and we give the report for what
II IS worth.