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The Conservative, 1901-05-02
FLOYD'S MONUMENT.

A few weeks ago The CONSERVATIVE
told how Charles w. Pierce, the veteran
surveyor, came, in 1858, to the grave
of Sergeant Floyd: how he found
there wooden cross instead of the
cedar post which Captains Lewis and
Clark said they erected in August, 1904;
and how he repaired it and left it again
in solitude.
Mr.. Pierce was not the first to pay
this attention to the soldier. j. F.
Nicollet, who passed the spot in 1889,
says this of it in his journal:
"We stopped at the foot of the bluff
on which is Floyd's grave my men re-
placed the signal, blown down by the
winds, which marks the spot and
hallows the memory of the brave
sergeant"
It will be noticed that the professors
word "signal" throws no light on the
curious point raised by Mr.. Pierce's
narrative as to the form of the memor-
ial which marked the place for so long.
The loquacious Catlin, in his dateless
travels, passed this way, probably in
1888; he climbed the hill and wept freely
over the grave, "where," he says, "now
stands cedar post, bearing the initials
of his name" Catlin's plate 118 repre-
sents the hill, and shows, on it's summit,
a slender object which may be a cedar
post, leaning dangerously out Of the per-
pendicular. We may believe this to be
an accurate picture of the spot, which
the artist says he visited several times
moreover, he takes it very seriously.
Stranger! adieu," says he, addressing
the sergeant "With streaming eyes 1
leave thee again, and thy fairyland, to
peaceful solitude. My pencil has faith
fully traced thy beautiful habitation
and long shall live in the world, and
familiar, the name of 'Floyd's Grave."
A. T. r.
The Conservative, 1901-05-02

took to that trade as naturally as duck
takes to water. There were thousands
of her people who engaged in the "sum
of all vallainies," as John Wesley de-
nominated the slave trade, but not the
ownership of slaves. Massachusetts,
money and Massachusetts, ships invaded
the barracoons and the coasts of the
African mainland, and thousands of
"boys and girls from twelve to fourteen
years of age" were brought to New
England for use there, or for sale to the
fathers of the present rebels in the
South.
New England people were the "man-
stealers" for the colonies of Britain,
and for the states which now comprise
rebellious Dixie.
There was money in the business
there was gain, there was pelf; and, up
to the year 1908, when the vile trade
was abolished, no one ever heard of
Massachusetts, man denouncing this
trade in human beings. When her old
slave ships were worn out, and she could
turn an honest penny at some other
traffic, she became suddenly' conscien-
tious, and has continued to kick up
fuss generally with those who own the
negroes which she sold to them.
Her conscience (Which seems to be an
India rubber one) has been drawn into
many shapes OH this vastly mischievous
subject.
Captain Ellery seems to have sharp
eye to business, and he gives the graft
flying announcement that "all the slaves
have had the smallpox" To show the
vast philanthropy of Massachusetts,
she, always full of religious sentiment
he proposed to take New England rum
as pay. This rum he would sell or trade
on his next voyage, to pay for new
batch of darkies, adding to his profits
on both species of property. 1t was
sharp dicker, to be sure, and eminently
worthy of some people who don't live
quite thousand miles from Boston.
Massachusetts, fetters were placed upon
the limbs of the slave, and "New
England rum" debased the soul of the
captive.
Lord save the world from hypocrisy
and ransom those who deserve the con-
tempt of man and the dire judgments
of Heaven!
The Conservative, 1901-05-02
Che Conservative.

| 'OGruCk Une edSU (OInOky I1lll) lOTk Ol
the Kans, or La Touche de la Cote
Bucanieus. The explanation that the
stream meant was the Smoky Hill, is
DIR. Coues' own; the variation in the
spelling of the French-like title comes
from his original He followed the
American edition of 1910, the first issued
and the only one that passed under the
authors own hand, while the Denver
edition followed the second, which ap-
peared across the Atlantic. This Eng
lish edition, however, had the benefit
Of careful and competent editing at the
hands of DR.. Thomas Rees; an advan-
tage which that of the author himself
did not enjoy for Captain or Lieuten-
ant or General Pike was soldier, and
no scholar. His French, of which he
was quite lavish throughout his travels,
was not of the best, though he had
with him grammar of the language,
in the study of which he passed the
time while he waited for the Spanish to
come and catch him on their territory
in 1907; so that it is quite possible
either that he mis-spelled the expression
that he had in mind, or that he over
looked the printers misinterpretation of
his MS, supposing that he went over
the proof sheets of the 1910 edition.
DR.. Rees' emendation, which was prob
ably purely conjectural, since the
Atlantic lay between him and his
author, has the merit of being good
French, but seems not to have made the
puzzle any clearer to DIR. Coues, nor to
have obtained his approval. He offers
an explanation of his own "the name
in the text, La Touche de la Cote Bu-
canieus, possibly stands" he says" for
La Fourche de la Cote du Kansas, i. e.,
that fork of the Kansas which runs
along the dividing ridge or coteau,
which is perfectly true of the Smoky
Hill FORK
This is most reasonable guess but
one which would account for the
modern name of the stream, while at
the same time adher1ng as closely to
the text as either of these, would be
still better one and have one to offer,
which, if it be not passable as final
explanation, seems to me at any rate
too singular a coincidence to be over
looked
In Keating's account of Major Longs
expedition up the Mississippi in 1898,
the following passage occurs, Oh page
1914 of the first volume: "Our guide in.
formed us that the hill marked on the
maps as the Smoky-hill (Montagne qui
bouccane of the French), lay at long
days march (about 30 niles, in
north-easterly course from our noon
encampment. This hill has received
from the Indians the anDellatiOn of Mn
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
D%lsTuReERs FINED.
Two coIored Men Arrested - Ward
Started the Trouble.

Two coIored Men Arrested - Ward
Started the Trouble.
Chief of Police Warner caused the
arrest of G. H. Ward and Harry Elsa,
both colored, yesterday morning on
the charge of disturbing the peace.
The men were each fined SO and
costs by Police Magistrate Mann.
Ward is the man who had his hand
badly cut Wednesday night by a knife
welded by Elsa. From eye witnesses
Of the affair it was learned that Ward,
who recently conducted a restaurant
on the south side, made several Wis
its to his former place of business
and always started trouble. Wednes-
day evening he returned and Elsa,
believing that Ward had a revolver
hidden on his person, picked up a
butcher knife to protect himself.
Ward started toward him and at
tempted to take possession of the
knife, when he received the cut.
Neither man would make a complaint
against the other, SO the chief Of po-
lice took matters into his hands.
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CURIOUS MlsHAP.
Queer Accident That Will Cause
Death Of Two Persons.

Pittsburg, June pa peculiar ac-
cident today at futile creek, a suburb
of Pittsburg, will result in two deaths.
Mrs. VIM: Ferguson undertook to
soften a can Of furniture polish ON.
the kitchen stove. To facilitate mat
tiers she added half a pint of turpen-
tine. In a second the can was ablaze
and Mrs. Ferguson in her effort to
save the house caught up the flaming
can and threw it out Of the window
and struch q three-year-old son Of w.
McWilliams, who was playing on the
porch. The child's cloths caught fire
and Mrs. Ferguson rushed to his as
sistance. Both were burned so badly
that it is doubtful If their lives can
be saved.
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bury arrested him in o,Grady's ga.

bury arrested him in O'Grady's sa-
loon also.
The case a given to the jury at
about Z o'clock. After celebrating
about two hours the jury returned
with a verdict of mot guilty" and the
accused were discharged from Gus
tody.
The next criminal case to be heard
is that of State vs.. Geo. Smith, burg
larry in the second degree. The
Gazette learns that Smith intends to
enter a plea of guilty this morning
and throw himself upon the mercy
of the court.
John Holm, charged with grand
larceny, raj arraigned and an attor-
ney appointed for the defense. He
was given until today to plead. Bail
was fixed at $3.50.
In the case Of g. A. Miller rs. the
Northern Pacific Railroad company,
an action for damages, plaintiffs mo-
ton for leave to file an amended COM
plant and defendants objection were
argued and submitted to the court.
Decision vas reserved.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
ITALIAN IMMIGRANTS.
Scheme Of Santa Fe Road for Set
Ting Southwest.

Chicago, June 2O-The Record-Her-1
aid tomorrow will say:
The management of the Santa Fe|
railway has begun to carry out a
vast colonization plan which will re-
suit in bringing many thousand Ital-
ians to this country and in locating
them on lands in southern California,
Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and
Texas. A special effort is to be made
to colonize the San joaquin valley,
which is one of the most fertile graz
ing regions in the west.
It is said to be the intention Of the
company to extend its colonization
plans to other countries in Europe|
after the Italian agency becomes
h%ourishing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
IN the MARTs OF a
Record Showing Days Commercial
and Financial Fluctuations.
Live Stock.

Chicago, June 2O-Cattle: Re
ceipts $500, including 400 Texans.
Good to choice steers, strong; others
slow. Butchers stock steady. Texas
firm. Good to prime steers, $3.50 @
$500; poor to medium, $3.50 q $3.50;
stockers and feeders, $3.50 q $3.50;
cows, $2.75 o $3.50; heifers, $2.75 q
$40; Gamers, So @ $2.70; bulls,
choice steady, others slow, $3.50 q
$3.50; calves shade easier, $3.50 @
$3.50; Texas grass steers, $3.50 q
$50.
Sheep Receipts 10000. Spring
lambs up to $3.50. Good to choice
wethers $3.50 q $4.25; fair to choice
mixed. $3.50 q 81; western sheep,
81 q $4.25; yearlings, 1920 q $3.50;
native lambs, 81 q $5.25; western
lambs, IS q $5.25.
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0
Robbers Are Discharged
District Court News.

Alleged Robbers Are Discharged
District Court News.
District court convened again yes:
terday after a weeks adjournment.
The session promises to be a lengthy
one, there being eight criminal cases
to be tried.
The jury summons were returned,
and the sherin's deputies reported
that they were unable to find M. F.
Trogdon, s. G. Hood, II. G.. Rosean,
H. G. Hoppe and Hosea Connick. The
following were excused on their own
motion: Chas. Gaedke, G. T. Thomas,
John Mcintyre, John Rehwaldt, P.
Mccormick, Alex Goss, J.. B. Elliott,
"A. H. Barth, w. A. Allen and w. B.
George.
The following vel retained: e.
B. Robinson, A. j. Wilkinson, A. Nc
Cormick, w. s. Bayerd, John Nc
Curdy, ". G. Williams, L. /. Ham
mond, D. A. Ramp, John M. Moots,
w. d. White, F. D. Mccormick, Nick
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MUST PAY UP.

subscriptions to The Gazette must
be paid at once. We have notified
all subscribers by mail as to their in
d%ebtedness to the paper and we mean
to Have the accounts paid.
The Gazette positively refuses to
carry subscription accounts, and we
trust that those who find themselves
thus indebted will arrange for a
prompt settlement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
ROBERT E Lee
REARRESTED
TAKEN TO HELENA BY MAR
sHAL WALL.
SAM CARvIN ARRESTED ALSO
Charged With Completely in the
Lee Case-Lee's Bonds
men.
SAM CARVIN ARRESTEDALSO

Deputy United States Marshal M.
H. Wall Of Helena was in the city yes.
terday, the purpose of his visit being
to arrest and take to the state cap
ital Robert E. Lee, against whom an
Indictment has been returned by the
federal grand jury for cattle stealing.
Mi. Wall left this morning for Hell.
ena, accompanied by Mr.. Lee.
Before leaving Lee secured a bond
in the sum of $1,000 with l.. H. Fen.
ske. ". A. Vale, w. B. Ten Eyck and
Andy Chapman as sureties. This
bond will be presented to the court
at once and If approved MI. Lee will
be permitted to go until the time OF
his trial, which will be set by the
court.
The case is one well known to the
Gazette readers and hardly needs
repetition. Lee was arrested In the
early part of March. charged with
having stolen several hundred head
of cattle belonging to the Grow In.
dams, driving them from the reser.
walton to his range in the Garvin
basin, in Wyoming, and then alter.
ing the brands on the animals. He
had his preliminary hearing in this
city about the middle Of March be.
fore United States Commissioner A.
Fraser, and was bound over to the
United States court. He gave a bond
in the sum of $4,000 with several
prominent citizens as surety. Only
the fore part of this week was an in.
dictment returned against him by the
federal grand jury, which met at
Helena.
Marshall Wall also brought with
him a warrant for the arrest Of Sam
uel Garvin, a we'll known resident OF
Billings, who is charged with com
plicity in the Lee case. Mr.. Garvin
was not in the city yesterday, having
gone to Park City. He was telephon
ed that he was wanted in Billings
and arrived last night at 1920 O'Clock
and as he stepped from the train was
placed under arrest by, Marshal Wall
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
Lawlessness In Texas.

San Antonio, Texas. June 20-Since
the present serious condition Of af-
fairs in southwest Texas between
bandits and authorities began, six
men have been killed, three Amer
lean officers and three Mexicans, six
wounded, all Mexicans, one being a
woman, and nine captured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
PETITION is DENIED.
Court Declines to Enjoin Opening j
Indian Lands.

Washington, June 2O-Justice Brad
ley in the equity court today denied
the application Of Lone Wolf and
other Indians for an injunction|
against the secretary OF the interior
to restrain him from opening the
Kiowa, Commanche and Apache lands
In Oklahoma to settlement.
+. Without going into the facts Of the
case, the court held that the question
was purely a political one, with which
the court had no power to deal.
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From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Mrs. Ed. Crawford Of Livingston II
visiting in the city.

Mrs. Ed. Crawford Of Livingston is
visiting in the city.
Mrs. ]. W. Johnston of Gebo is
visiting in the city.
Andy Chapman is down from his
Carbon county ranch.
Austin North returned yesterday
from a business trip to Des Moines.
A cloud burst occupied near Reeds
Point, west Of Pilljzgs, Tuesday night,
but no damage@ property is report.
ed.
Mrs. M. H. TompKins and daughter,
Miss Martha, returned last night from
a few days visit to the formers
brother, near Absorakee.
Mrs. James Chapple and little
daughter left yesterday for q few
days visit to the formers sister, Mrs.
J. H. Johnston, Of Miles City.
Ben Radcliffe, who ranges his
sheep In Carbon county, came to the
city last night to visit his family.
His wool clip has begun to arrive.
VIM. T. stratton, a former resi-
dent Of this city. but who now makes
his home at the state capital. is her
on business and incidentally renew
ing acquaintances.
Bishop John B. Brondel came down
from Red Lodge last evening. He
will leave this forenoon for Living
ston and other points west and thence
to his home In Helena.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
KILLED BY
Fatal Electrical Storm Passes oveJ
Indiana.

indianapolis, Ind, June 2O-Threa
persons were killed and several inI
jured by lightning during a severd
electrical storm which passed ovei
Indiana last night. The dead are:
BERT HATHAWAY, Idaville, Ind
GRACE LARKIN, Is year old
daughter of Harvey Larkin, Riley
Ind.
IRA SMITH, Youngstown, Ind.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21
LOCAL NOTES.

From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Sheriff Hubbard went to Deer
Lodge yesterday with John Leonard
who was sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment In the penitentiary for
forgery.
w. B. Calhoun will leave ina few
days for the Sunlight, mining district,
where he will remain for the next
two or three months prospecting his
mining claims.
Mrs. j. w. Farrell Of Orleans, Neb.,
was in the city last evening on her
way home from a visit to Gebo. She
was accompanied this far by MI. and
Mrs. James Holland Of Gebo.
L. L. Moffett will shortly begin worl
on an addition to his telephone line
In Carbon county, building q branch
into the country from Bridger for a
distance Of about ave miles.
Forrest and Cecilia Bayerd, chill
dren Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Bayerd,
returned yesterday from Granite,
where they have been visiting for the
past two months with an aunt.
G. B. Williams, the representative
of jeremiah Williams & Co,wool
buyers Of Boston, has returned to the
city and will stay here for the next
few weeks buying clips for his firm.
One Of the largest sales Of high
grade range horses is being conduct
ed at Forsyth this week by Fletcher
Bros, Of Minneapolis. Many stock
men from over the state are in at.
tendance.
E. M. Hungerford apa son, Lyle,
returned yesterday from q trip
through the p6rtfern part Of Wyo-
ming to Cody looking over and max
ing repairsSon the Red Lodge and
Wyoming telephone line.
Two representatives Of Luce &
Manning of Boston are in Miles City
soliciting cdnsignp<ents Of wool and
are said to beHetting a number Of
clips. Ma9y/wool growers believe
that this Win be a year of consign-
ment.
M. F. Jones, who has had charge Of
the large establishment Of John D.
Losekamp for the past year, expects
to leave about July 1 for San Fran
cisco, where he has a position await
ing him in a dry goods establishment,
C. G. Bever, who has been with the
Billings Mercantile company for the
past is months, will succeed Mr..
Jones.
The prize dance given at Central
Music hall last night by Prof. L. st.
Jean proved a very pleasant social
occasion and was largely attended.
Mrs. 6. L. Harris took the prize for
the best lady wadtzer and Fritz
Reither forA the best gentlemen
waltzer. In the French minuet Miss
Norman took the ladies' prize and w.
H. Mcdonald the gentleman's.
w. M. Tuohy OF Butte, connected
with the Amalgamated as manager Of
the company's outside affairs, was in
the city yesterday on his way home
from q visit to Carbonate, where he
Inspected the coal mines belonging
to the company. He spoke somewhat
d~iscouragingly as to the Immediate
future Of the mines, but said that, it
was not intended to finally abandon
them without doing more develop.
ment work, so as to definitely ascer-
tain their value.
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Storm In Indiana.

Marion, Ind, June 2o-Consider-
able damage was done here by a wind
and rain storm. Five men were stun
ned by lightning but not fatally in
jured.
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Weather.

Washington, June 20-Montana:
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday;
variable winds.
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New York Money,

|, New York. June 2O-Money on call
steady at az @ Az per cent; last
loan az; ruling rate 4.
Prime mercantile paper 81 o AZ
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-21

Silver certificates nominally zoe.
Bar silver $3.50.
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city yesterday afternoon. file arriv-
ed N the delayed Burlington train
from several weeks Zip to Texas,
where he purchased , large shipment
of cattle. The stock was unloaded
Tuesday at MoorcJ6ft, Wyo., and will
be driven 70 Mr. Iolt's range in Gus
ter county. Hefstated that from his
men, who 4eye at Moorcroft to e
ceive the CATTLE, he learned that the
range in Custer county is looking
very good, but that it a stand much
more rain. When he left home for
the south. some three or four weeks
ago, the condition Of the range was
anything but promising.
C. H. Ward, q colored man who has
been conducting a restaurant In the
house known as the Green Light
last evening about Z o'clock received.
q terrible cut in the left hand from a
knife welded by q colored cook form
erly employed by him. Last Tuesday
Ward disposed Of his business and on
coming back to the house late yes
terday afternoon: was attacked by the
cook. who held q large butcher knife
in his hand. He made a plunge to-
ward Ward, who, in attempting to
ward on the blow, received the force
Of 1t In his hand, the blade cutting
49,. 49,
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-26

The RI. Hon. James Bryce. a careful
observer. and Mr.. Seumaa MncManus.
the Irish writer agree that Ireland To-
day is enjoying comparative prosper
ity The people are living better their
food Is OF a higher grade. the bank de-
posits have decreased. the farm rents
are lower and the returns from work
are larger The main reason why X
does not take its place as one Of the
rich countries OF the world is Its lack
81 manufacturing II exists mainly on
its agriculture and its fisheries ire
land contains 32.3s7 square miles not
including the 1876 little Islands which
add 2l6 square miles 70 the total III
Is not quite So large as Indiana and Il
a little larger than South Carolina.
The Philippine islands are four times
the size OF an Ireland Less than I've
years ago a commission appointed bv
parliament reported that there had
been placed upon Ireland a taxation
burden which it was unable 10 bear
and that something should be done.
Thus came the new land act. which
was a mitigation. but not 8 reform. Of
the evils - Philadelphia Saturday
Evening Post.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-26

The art of properly buttoning a coat
ANY coat--is do it the other way.
That Is TO say that nine ont Of every
ten OF rs button our coats the wrong
way we commence with the topmost
button when We should commence
with the bottommost The frailest Dor
ton of coat. IN respect 70 shape-re-
tanning qualities-no matter how we'll
made-is the region OF collar and
lapels. The swaeeer merchant tailor
always cautions his customer to wear
It huitoned a few days so that the coll
lar may set properly Then. this ad-
mitted. & follows that tugs and strains
affecting this part of the garment tend
to destroy IFS symmetry. Drawing the
coat together by the topbutton and
hutionhole for the purpose OF fasten-
ing. exerts a pull an around the shoul-
ders and neck region. which. by repe-
tiuon. IN time viii give the smartest
coat a hang-dog appearance.-Chat.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-08-26

certain judge who once presided
over criminal court was famous as
one OF the most compassionate men
who ever sat upon the bench. HIS
softness Of heart. however did not pre-
vent him from doing bis duty as a
Judge A man who had been convicted
Of stealing small amount was
brought into court for sentence. He
looked very sad and hopeless. and the
court was much moved BY his contrlte
appearance Have you ever been
sentenced 10 Imprisonment the judge
asked Never. Never exclaimed the
prisoner. bursting into tears. Don't
cry. don't cry said the judge con-
soIlngiy. you're going to be- now"
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