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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
OHIO GIRL KIDNAPPED NINE
YEARS AGO.
FOUND and RESuED
BY Her Father Who Had At One
Time Given Her Up AS
Dead,

Charlottesville, Ind, Oct. 21.-Nine
years ago the ten year cd daughter
Of Peter Bell, a miller living 1T Saint
Mary's, Mercer county, Ohio. failed to
return from school. Although the canal
was firmly frozen, the belief became
general that she had been drowned.
Her father, however, refused to be-
lieve the story and spent his meagre
savings searching for her. Months
passed without a word of the girls
whereabouts, and finally He'll also be-
came convinced that the girl had been
drowned.
Last August a band of gypsies
camped near Bells mill and one of
them, out of revenge, told Bell that
his child had been abducted by a gang
Of gypsies that had camped near the
place nine years ago. He said he had
come all the way from Mexico, Mis-
souri, to inform the father of the
whereabouts of his long lost chilli.
Bell at inc made preparations to
go in search Of the girl, and with
Mrs. Bell and their other daughter,
started for Indianapolis by wagon.
There they sold the wagon and be-
gan their journey On foot. They walk
ed to Peoria, ILL.,, from there to keo-
kuk, Iowa, and finally traced the band
of gypsies to Carthage.
Arriving at Carthage last Saturday,
the Bells found Lee and his band in
camp. When the leader was confront
ed by the father of the girl and the To-
cal officers he attempted a gun play,
but an officer covered him and he gave
up the girl. The young woman says
she has Zen compelled to beg food and
clothing for the entire band of gypsies
who have at all times treated her
cruelty. The camp was composed of
about 20 people and they roved all
over the middle west. Mr.. Bell in
tends to have the gypsies indicted and
extradited to Mercer county, Ohio, for
trial. Bell has spent every cent he
has in the search for his long lost
daughter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
PR|TzE FAvOR|TE
CHINA HUNTING FOR SUCCESSOR
TO THE EMPEROR.

Pekin, Oct. PA new heir to the
throne will be appointed when the
dowager empress meets Prince Ching
and several of the viceroys at Kali
Nan, where they will be a general dis
cussion of the affairs of the empire.
This news is believed to be authentic
as it was received from high Chinese
officials. The present heir has proved
to be dissipated and uncomfortable.
Moreover his fathers status as a ban
ished prince makes his succession con-
trary to Chinese traditions.
The candidate of the empress is
said to be Petite, a nephew of Prince
Tuan, who is intellectually weak. He
participated in the Boxer aggressions,
personally leading an attack on the
French cathedral. The reform fac
ton disapproved of the selection and
suggests that the princess oppose it if
the empress wishes to carry it out.
Prince Ching started about Novem-
Der from here to act as a grand mar
shall of the court on it's journey from
Kai-Feng. The heir to the throne is
Pu-Chun, son of Prince Tuan. He was
born in 1884. In 1885 Prince Chuan
who had become one of the most pow
erful of the advisors of the dowager
empress, obtained the honor Of hav-
ing his son named by the emperor and
a short time afterwards Pu-Chun was
selected as heir of the widow of one
of the wealthiest Manchu princess. In
the autumn of 1898, when the emperor
was deprived of all but nominal pow
er, it was announced that Pu-Chun
had been selected as heir apparent to
the throne. 1t was announced in
November last that Prince Tuan had
fed to Kan-Su. He is a Manchu Of
pure descent and the grandson of the
Emperor Taouk-Wang who died in
1850 and a nephew of the Emperor
Hien-Fung who died in 1861. Prince
Tuan's father, Prince Tun "a the
most likely heir to the throne after
Taouk-Wang's death, but his success
sion was set aside for some reason
which has not been made public.
About the middle of this year,
Prince Tuan was said to be fomenting
an i~nsurrection in western Mongolia.
| He was last reported to be at Ulumski,
in Turkestan, to which part of the
world he has been banished as a re-
suit of the part which he took in the
Boxer uprising.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
AMONG THE FIRST.
Pioneer Revisits Scene of Some Stir.
ring Events.

o. P. Hanna, a resident of Sheridan.
Wyo., was a visitor in the city Sunday,
spending the day among friends.
Although a man who has just pass
ed the mark Of middle age, Mr.. Hanna
has had a somewhat remarkable car
eer as n of the few men who first
attempted to open the way for white
settlement in eastern Montana and
northern Wyoming. In the early
seventies he resided in the Gallatin
valley. Bozeman was then located
on the extreme eastern line of white
settlement in Montana. Beyond Boze-
man white men had but little know
ledge of the country lying between
the mountains and the Missouri river.
1t was the home Of the Sioux and
other war-like tribes Of Indians and
these held %undisputed sway.
From time to time reports Of fabu-
lous gold deposits in the creeks trib-
utary to the Big Horn range Of noun
tains reached the ears of the set
tiers of the Gallatin country and
numerous attempts we're made to
organize expeditions to explore the
unknown land. Finally in February,
1874, a party which promised to be a
body of 500 men materalized at Boze-
man, but when the time for starting
on the journey arrived only 145 con-
scented to risk their lives in what sub
sequently proved such a perilous I'M
dertaking. The subject of starting
with such a small body of men was
discussed for several days, but the
party finally concluded to undertake
the task, provided it was furnished
with two small from Fort
Ellis. These were secured from the
commanding officer of the fort and
February 10, the expedition moved
out of Bozeman with the blessings Of
it's friends and hope for the party's
safe return with a confirmation OF
the report of the rich gold deposits
in the region about to be explored.
Nothing Of note occurred to the ex-
petition in the first two hundred
miles of it's journey down the Yellow
stone. The expedition went as far
as the mouth of the Big Horn river
and then moved to Porcupine creek
in search of gold. A little prospecting
there convinced the miners with the
party that no gold was to be found
there. The Yellowstone was crossed
and the caravan moved up the stream
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22

now known as Rosebud river. Here
for the first time signs Of Indians
were discovered and picket lines were
more firmly established for the pro-
lection of the wagon train. The ex-
petition SION learned that it was in
the heart of the Indian country and
if it vel escaped it would be only
through superior fighting. The
thought of gold was abandoned and
gave way to consideration of means
to get back to Bozeman. Though still
fully determined, the determination
was of a different sort. Instead of
being bent upon making a conquest
of fortune, the explorers now lent all
their energies and thoughts in the d.
rection of overcoming the copper-hued
enemies by whom they found them
selves confronted.
The country swarmed with Indians
and the redskins were searching for
gore. They pressed the fighting and
contested the further advance of the
expedition. Every man in that little
party of Adventures knew that it
would be almost a miracle if one of
them escaped to return to Bozeman
to tell what had happened. The In
dians charged and re-charged the
train. The wagons were pressed into
service, forming a circle which the
brave little band Of white men made
many a desperate struggle for supre-
macy. And the cannon from Fort
Ellis! Well they proved to be the one
thing which saved the entire expedi-
ton from utter annihiliation.
After" a lapse of nearly three months
the exploring party reached Bozeman
once more It brought back no gold,
but a knowledge and experience in
delibly stamped on the memory Of ev-
cry man of the expedition. The tro-
phies of the trip we're scores of In
dian scalps, ears, fingers and other
trinkets to bear testimony of the ex-
ceedingly warm time the expedition
had in the Yellowstone country, al
though the journey was made at a
season of the year when camp fires
were necessary to the comfort of the
men.
Several hundred Indians passed
owe to the happy hunting grounds as
a result of that pilgrimage of these
hardy Gallatin men to the Yellow
stone country. Remarkable as it may
seem but one man of that party lost
his life on the journey.
Mr.. Hanna is one Of the few men
who are now residents Of the country
which enthusiasts attemptedto explore
prior to the massacre of General Gus
ter and his command on the Little
Horn, two years later. It is with no
little satisfaction that he now surveys
the we'll built cities and towns in
this region and notes the high state
of civilization on every hand in COM
parison with the conditions prevailing
here just 81 years ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
BANK TELLER AND BookkEEP.
Err SEND BACK PLUMBER.
MEN NOT EXPECTED BACK
Lawyers Representing the Men Bar
gain For the Return .of Stolen
Stocks and Bonds.

Lowell, Mass, Oct. 21.-The finan-
cial troubles which had caused great
suspense to the officers of the Mer-
chants National bank for three days in
consequence of the disappearance of
it's teller, Albert G. Smith, and it's
bookkeeper, Lewis H. Swift, practic-
ally were smoothed out today. The
bank has lost about $115, 900. The d.
rectors officially state this and at the
same time say that they have had re-
turned valuable securities"
The bank loss, it is understood, is
made up of two items, first, the steal
ings of the two men during the past
two years, as shown now by the books
and, secondly, that part of the cash
included in the loot retained by Smith
and Swift as the price of their bar
gain to return the securities. The Sc
curities returned are valued at $780,
900.
These "has-been securities as de-
scribed by one director were returned
in carpet bags and represented bonds,
notes and other negotiatiable papers
and big punches Of money, all sup
posed to have been taken from the
bank vault just prior to the time the
men disappeared on Thursday night.
Interest for the moment centers in
the pursuit of Smith and Swift and to-
night it was understood hat United
States officers had found, neal this
city, the mems hiding place. Immed-
late arrest was expected without re-
gard to probable inaction of the bank
directors.
1t is generally believed that the men
were in Boston until this morning and
that they are now some distance
away. Smith had correspondence
with Montreal parties and it is
thought he has gone there.
Loot from the bank vaults was re-
turned in carpet bags delivered at the
bank very early this morning after
the bank directors had been in con
ference at the hotel with lawyers
John G. Burke of this city and Chas.
". Bartlett of Boston, representing
the men. What agreement was made
by which the bank got back the great
er part Of the plumber will not be
stated, but the happiness of the bank
officers, expressed without reserve, in
dicates the seriousness of the situa-
ton prior to the agreement. Lawyer
Burke when asked if his clients would
be in danger of prosecution said:
Il know nothing which would indi-
cate that the young men will be pros
ecuted."
The bank for three days has been
beseiged by customers, but in every
case their accounts were found to be
correct. This makes it impossible
without an official statement to ascer-
tain wherein the men were short in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
Looking Over Spokane.

Spokane, Oct. 21.-J. Pierpont Nor
gan and President Mellen of the
Northern Pacific and other distingu-
ished visitors spent the morning view
ing Spokane and started east at II
o'clock by special train on the North
ern Pacific.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
ROBBERS COT
ONLY STAMPS
STILL THE AMOUNT OF THEIR
HAUL WAS LARGE.
CARE FULLY PLANNED JOB
BY Which the Government Looses
Seventy-Five Thousand
Dollars.
CARE FULLY PLANNED JOB

Chicago, Oct. 21.-A sensational
robbery which netted the perpetrators
$74,610 in stamps, was discovered
here this morning when the wholesale
stamp department of the p~ostofice
was opened for business. A rapid in
vestigation developed the fact that the
burglars had crawled under the floor
ing for about 300 feet, bored a hole
in the bottom of the vault, secured
the stamps and escaped, removing
their booty in a wagon. The work of
forcing an entrance to the vault had
evidently been going forward with the
greatest patience for many days. 1t
is believed, however, that the inten-
ton of the thieves had been to enter
the cashiers vault in which there was
$4,000 in money and stamps valued
at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The bottom of the vault is of steel,
half an inch thick. In tbfs 81 holes
were bored until a space of eighteen
inches square-just enough to allow
the entrance of a mans body-had
been SO weakened that it was posi-
BILE to take out the whole plate with
little difficulty. A dry goods box stood
owe the hole thus made and conceal
ed the work of the robbers while it
was in progress. When discovered the
finger marks of one of the burglars
were still d~iscernable on the dust of
the box, which he had pushed to one
side.
So carefully had the job been plan
ned that men working in other parts
of the building had not the slightest
inkling of the daring robbery being
worked almost under their noses. The
robbers drove up to the southeast cor
ner of the p~ostof1ce building in a
wagon the tracks of which could be
seen plainly today. The building is
a temporary affair and the men had
only to open a little door to admit
themselves underneath the flooring.
To reach the vault it was necessary
to crawl about 800 feet over odds
and ends of boards which Uttered the
way. The route evidently had been
carefully studied, for a detective who
went under today without knowledge
of the locations became lost and was
nearly overcome by the foul odors be-
fore assistance reached him. Hav-
ing secured their plumber the robbers
lowered it into the wagon, drove
across a vacant lot and turned into
Wabash avenue in front of the Art
building. Of the $74,61O in stamps
taken. $4,712 were in postage due"
stamps and $1,000 in special delivery
stamps. So the convertible stamps
amounted to $67,S2S, but of these
s4,S2S were Pan-American stamps of
eight and ten cent denominations. It
is the largest stamp robbery ever
known.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
LEFT LARGE FAMILY.
Pennsylvania Man That Weighed 493
Pounds-Hls Sons Are Giants.

Pounds-His Sons Are Giants.
Bethelehem, Pa, Oct. 21.-J. Daniel
Reinhard, probably the heaviest man
in Pennsylvania died suddenly of
heart disease today at his home in
Bath, near here, aged 70 years. Mr..
Reinhard weighed 493 pounds last
Saturday. He was a stone cutter and
for half a century was director of the
Bath Union church. He was the
father of II children, II of whom are
living. Eight of his sons are of re-
markable physique, none of them
weighing less than 300 pounds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
PEACE OFFICERS cENsURED.
Grand Jury Make Report About
Helena Lynching.

st. Paul, Oct. 21.-A special to the
Pioneer Press from Helena, Mont,
says: The grand jury empanelled to
investigate the lynching Of James Ed
ward Brady. who was hanged by a
mob in this city on the morning Of
October 2, today reported that after
examining many witnesses and fully
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-10-22
Needs Rouoh Riders.

London, Oct. 21.-The Daily Express
learns that Lord Kitchener has wired
an urgent demand to the war office for
more trained mounted men.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
MISS STONE SILENT
SEARCHERS AT SEA
NO TIDINGS HAVE BEEN REcEIv-
ED FROM KIDNAPPED WOMAN
IN A FORTNIGHT.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22-From Samakov
correspondents The Journal and Adver-
tiser has obtained the following details
concerning the pursuit of the lddnapers of
Miss Stone, the American missionary:
your correspondent has just returned
to Samakov after a fortnight's vain en-
deavor to get into communication with
the brigands. At Diumeyer. the Katmen
or local governor refused to give writ
ten statement, but told your correspond
dent of the track taken by the brfgands
into Bulgarian territory.
1.-The brigands are still wandering round
that region near Gultepe and the two gov
ernments with gendarmerie. soldiers and
secret agents are trying to find them. The
four brigands who have been arrested
stout1y maintain that they are not con-
nected with the band that captured Miss
Stone. l have been summoned to appear
at Dubnitza and be examined by Turk
ish special commission. This may be a
Turkish effort to make Protestants appear
as accompiices in the Stone capture
Owing to the severe frost here, in the
mountains, all efforts to send parcels of
cloths and necessaries to Miss Stone, who
must be suffering from the cold, have been
baffled
"All attempts to communicate with the
brigands have been unsuccessful. The ban
dts are apparently afraid of treachery
and are determined not to disclose their
hiding place.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
NORTH CAROLINA COPPER.
Two Million Dollars Worth Of Copper
In Dump.

CHARLOTTE, n. c.. oct. z.-Richard
H Edmonds, editor of The Manufacture
ers' Record. stopped here over night, leav-
ing yesterday for Birmingham, where he
win meet tomorrow Mr.. ]. Stephen Jeans,
secretary OF the British Iron Trade ASSOC
citation, and several OF his colleagues who
have come to this county to study the iron
and steel interest and. its relation to SINH
lar interests in their country.
Mr.. Edmonds is enthusiastic over the re-
suits Of the copper mining in Rowan coun-
ty. North Carolina He says that enor-
nous veins of refractory copper ore ex-
tend from Halifax, Va, through this sec
ton TO northern Alabama, and that the
development of this ore means great
wealth. and that cotton will not continue
the principal source of income to the
south. Mr.. Edmonds says that he was
informed that there is now on the dumps
at the Union copper mine, in Rowan. cop
per ore which win yield 100000 worth Of
metal The editor is inclined to credit
Mr.. Walter George Newman, the promo
ter Of the Union company with the credit
for the opening OF the mines. 1t was
through his effort that nearly $780, 900
have been spent in development.
A Charlotte man, by the way, relates
the story OF an encounter with Mr.. New
man that win bear telling. On one occa-
sion he travelled with Mr.. Newman from
New YORK 70 washington. AFTER they
were comfortably settled In the smoking
room Mr.. Newman rang for the porter
and told him TO fetch his hand-satchel.
The porter brought the bag, which jingled
melodiously as he placed II on the floor
at Mr.. Newmans feet. With a weary,
blase air, AFR. Newman opened the satch-
Ell. and the Charlotte man said that the
first thing he saw was about three quarts
OF so gold pieces. In the satchel, scattered
loosely, were many bills Of large denomi-
nations. And. in fine. the Charlottean de-
clared that in less than five minutes Mr..
Newman showed to him that he carried in
the satchel and In his pockets nearly $780,
600 in cash.
The Charlotte man said that the thirst
for wealth came surging over him and he
proposed a game of setback-just to kill
time. They played for dollar a game,
and when the train reached Washington
he had lost Just exactly 20 straight games
to Newman. and was able to contribute
another so gold piece to the worthy cause
OF copper mining.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
CHICAGO POSToFFIcE LOOTED.
Daring Scheme Probably the Result of
DAYS of Patient Toll,

CHICAGO Oct. IA sensational rob-
berry which Melted the perpetrators S74.-
6l0 in stamps was discovered here when
the wholesale stamp department of the
postoffice was opened for business.
"A rapid investigation developed the fact
that the burglars had crawled under the
flooring for about 300 feet, bored hole in
the bottom of the vault, secured the
stamps and escaped, carrying their booty
in a wagon.
The work of forcing an entrance to the
vault had evidently been going forward
with the greatest patience for many days.
1t is believed, however, that the intention
of the thieves was to reach the cash vault
in which there was $35 900 money In cash
and stamps valued at hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars.
The bottom of the vault was OF steel,
half an inch thick. In this, ninety-seven
holes were bored until a space eighteen
inches square, just enough to allow the
entrance of mans body, had been so
weakened that 1t was possible to take
out the whole plate with little difficulty
A dry goods box stood over the hole thus
made and concealed the work of the rob-
bers while It was in progress. When dis
the burglars were still discernable on the
dust OF the box. which he had pushed to
one side.
SO carefully had the job been planned
that the men working in other parts Of
the building had not the slightest inkling
OF the daring robbery being worked al
most under their noses.
The robbers drove up to the southeast
corner of the postoffice building in a
wagon, tracks of which could be seen
plainly today. The building is a tempo
rary affair, and the men had only to open
a, little door to admit themselves under
the flooring. To reach the vault Ii was
necessary to crawl about 800 feet over
odds and ends of boards which Uttered
the way. The route evidently had been
carefully studied, for a detective who
had full knowledge of the building. be-
came lost and nearly choked by foul
odors before assistance reached him. Hav-
ing secured their plumber. the robbers
loaded 1t into the wagon. drove across
vacant lot and turned into Wabash ave-
nue. in front of the art building.
OF the $76,61q in stamps taken. AIl2
were in postage due" stamps and 2O6O
in special delivery stamps. So the con-
vertable stamps amounted to $6GSS, but
OF. these "a, sos wer Pan-American stamps
of and 10 cent denomination.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-24
WALL KILLED BY R. A. KEITH.
Well Known Citizen is Called to His
Door and Shot.

Jesse Wall, a white man living on Jones
avenue, was shot and killed by r. A.
Keith at 1885 o'clock yesterday afternoon
No explanation can be given at this
time of the shooting, but those who are
alleged to have witnessed the affair are
represented as contenjing that it wa:
somewhat of a deliberate nature.
Wall, who resided on Jones avenue, near
the bridge, was at his home, presumably
for the purpose Of taking dinner.
He was summoned to the front door and
answered the summons. When he
reached there the man who had called for
him is said to have drawn a revolver and
shot him. Wall was dead within a few
minutes after the shotoing.
The man who did the shooting is r. A
Keith, who resides at 227 E. Hunter street
He made no attempt to escape, except to
walk away from the scene of the killing
Keith has been arrested.
Wall is survived by his wife and one
child.
been the belief on the part of Keith that
the relations between Wall and Mrs
Keith were too intimate.
]. A. Lyons, a grocer on Jones avenue
who was personal friend of Wall. was
recently shown a letter by the deceased
in which Keith put him on notice that he
would shoot him on sight.
Three shots were fired by Keith, al
three of them taking effect. The men
were but a few feet apart.
Wall died without having made state
ment.
Wall is believed to have left a state
ment in his coat pocket regarding the
affair, which is now being searched fol-
by his friends.
Keith is said to have entered suit for. di
vorce against his wife.
He went TO the home of Wall this af-
ternoon accompanied by a relative as he
did not himself know the deceased.
When Wall came to the door of his home
In answer to the summons Keith is sale
to have told him that he wanted few
words of explanation from him.
To this Wall Is said to have replied thai
If Keith would wait until he got a gun hC
would explain everything. The shooting
then occurred without more words.