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The weekly examiner., 1901-05-25
Rank Announced by Trains.

At the coronation of Edward VII. an official order will regulate the length of the train to be worn by each noble lady. The train of a duchess must be three yards long; that of marchioness 21s; countess, two yards; a viscountess, 1h yards; while baron is limited to one yard.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-25
Wonderful Indfnna Matron.

Mrs. Anna Douglass, of Clinton county, Ind, is the ancestor of 212 descendants. She is the mother of ten children. the grandmother of 47. the great-grandmother of 125, and the -great-grandmother of 30. She has just celebrated the, one hun dredth anniversary of her birth.
The weekly examiner., 1901-05-25
Calls His Wife .sMiserxv

An expressive nickname is used by a St. Louis man when he addresses his wife. He calls her Misery, be- cause she likes company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
cHlcAGoANs MAKE MERRY.
Celebrate Re-EstabIishment Of Long
Disused Lake Route.

Chicago, June 14.-Twenty-five
years ago the steamer Nyack, belong
ing to the Erie railway, sailed out of
Chicago harbor for Buffalo.
That was the last regular passenger
steamer between Lake Erie and Lake
Michigan until the Northland, belong
ing to the Great Northern railway,
steamed into Chicago today. The
event of the re-establishment of the
once famous lake route between Buff
falo and Chicago was celebrated by
an excursion given under the aus
pieces of the Chicago Press club to
Waukegan during the afternoon. Some
700 guests boarded the Nerthland
when she steamed out of the harbor
at 8 o'clock. On the trip northward
United States Senator VIM. 3. Mason
Robert J. Burdett, Opie Reid and a
number Of others made speeches on
the significance of the passenger traf-
flo on the Great Lakes which has
brought forth such steamers as the
Northland and Northwest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

on Friday evening, only n vas
found. How many other fatalities re-
suited from the accident is a mystery.
Six persons are still reported to be
missing.
The dead: Jere v. Wright, note
teller of the Oriental bank of this
city, residing at New Brighton, s. /.
The missing are: General Chas.
G. Bartlett, 63 years, Of Harry Park
Livingston, IS. l.; General Bartlett
is librarian of the circuit court build
ing. He left his Office at 4:30
o'clock Friday afternoon with his
sister-in-law, placed her on q a and
then went to a store in Nassau street.
Was expected home at Z O'Clock but
did not get there, his friends are
positive he was on the ferry boat.
Juan Aberi Benitez, % years old,
single, of Richmond, S. L.; A. G.. Clark
of Brooklyn, is thought to have gone
to Staten Island to keep an engage
ment. Has not got home.
Mr.. Impoff, commissary sergeant
United States army of Governors
Island, was on his way to Staten
Island, having left the barracks in
time to catch the i'll fated boat.
Beaumont Stevens, Of Newdorp, S.
l. Divers went through the ferry
boat today but found only the body
of Wright.
It is impossible to tell whether any
other persons were drowned and
their bodies washed out into the river.
Mr.. Wright's body was found floating
against the railing of the cabin.
Half a dozen horses and wagons
were taken out of the sunken vessel
during the night and today there
were wrecking crews working, aided
by divers. The boat vas being part
ly broken up by the tide but she will
be raised tomorrow or Monday and it
is said she can be repaired. In the
court proceedings when Magistrate
Crane held Captains Griffin, of the
Mauch Chunk, and Johnson, of the
Mortified, he denounced the running
of old boats and endangering the lives
of hundreds of people.
The two captains were held in ~.
500 bail each for examination June
Is, and were bailed. Each claims
he was not to blame for the accident
and Captain Griffin stated that he
sent word to the Staten Island ferry
authorities at different times
boats were run out Of their slips toe
quickly.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
SPECTATORS INJURED
G~randstand Collapses Causing Ser
ious Injury to Many
Persons.

;, Chicago, June ia temporary
grand stand at Sixty-eighth street and
Stewart avenue, built for the purpose
OF accommodating the spectators OF
the annual field day sports of the Chi
cago normal school, collapsed today,
injuring rs persons, mostly women
and children. Several were hurt seri-
ously, but it is thought non will die.
A partial list of those injured fol
lows: Mrs. B. Heimler, spine in
jured; Mrs. J. o. Wallace, cut about
limbs; Mrs. R. Coleman, internal in
%juries; Mrs. T. Fisher, spine injured
and head cut; Annie Criorcy, 10 years
old, leg broken.
The stand, which was 100 feet long
and seven tiers high, was crowded.
The programme of the day was fairly
under way when, on account of the
general stamping of feet in recogni-
ton Of some meritorious athletic ac-
complishment, the supports gave way,
precipitating the spectators 20 the
ground, several feet below. Several
hundred persons were buried under
the timbers.
The field events came to an abrupt
ending and the participants Joined in
the work of rescue. The injured were
removed to the normal school nearby
which was converted into a temporary
hospital, with more than a score of
physicians and surgeons in atten-
dance, Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
BIG COME DOWN..
Novel Ending of Attorneys Suit for
Heavy Fee.

Chicago, June 15.-Attorney Deth-
lef Hansen's suit against Mrs. Minnie
w. w. Ketchum for $4,000, which has
been on trial in Judge Tuthill's. court,
was settled out of court this after
noon at a conference of the lawyers
conducting the trial. Hansen claimed
the money as attorney fees alleged to
have been earned before and after
the death of Mrs. Ketchum's husband.
The claim was resisted on the ground
that the charge was excessive and
the subsequent litigation has been of
a most acrimonious nature.
Yesterday the court proceedings
were adjourned till Tuesday and con-
sequently when court resumes the
case will be dismissed. It is said MI.
Hansen has agreed to drop the $780,
900, the defendant to pay the costs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
FUNERAL INTERRUPTED
Explosion at Furnace Stops Pro.
cession Demolisbing Hearse
and Carriages.

Pittsburg, June IA most peculiar
and distressing accident occurred to-
day during the progress of the funeral
of Mrs. Bridget McDonough. Asthe pro
cession was going along Second ave-
nue. neal Elisa furnace an explosion
occurred at the furnace, throwing
molten metal and Stag high in the
air. The funeral carriages were
caught in the midst of the falling deb
ris and the hearse, together with two
of the carriages, were almost totally
wrecked. Four drivers were badly
cut and burned. They are: George
Oliver, Joseph Payton, Martin Siefert,
Michael Cray.
Oliver is seriously hurt. The car
riage in which two daughters of Mrs.
McDonough were riding vas set afire,
but the occupants escaped. The
hearse suffered the worst of any OF
the vehicles. It's glass sides were
broken in and the roof crushed, leav-
ing practically nothing but the bed
and wheels intact. The horses at
tached to the carriages were pelted
with falling Stag and were prevent
| ed from stampeding only by the
prompt action of the furnacemen an
others on the scene. After much trou.
BILE and delay the wrecked funeral
was started again on it's way to the
cemetery.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
BECOMES LINK OF UNION PA
CIFIc SYSTEM.
WILL END RATE WARS
Stock Will Be Taken Over on
Plans Similar to Burling-
ton Deal.

Chicago, June 15.-The Tribune to-
morrow will say: e. H. Hartman
was the central figure in two move
ments begun yesterday which are ex-
pected to effect every railroad run
ming into the west from Chicago and
st. Paul. What was held to be the
first step toward a composite agree
ment between the great roads run
ming west from these cities, was per-
fected at a conference held here be-
tween Hartman and the head officials
of the companies concerned. By its
terms an iron clad agreement to end
rate wars and other complications, is
expected to be spread over all the
roads in the northern group, includ-
ing the Northern Pacific and Bur-
lington, Milwaukee & st. Paul and
Northwestern and Great Northern
lines. To the southwest the Santa
Fe will operate hand in hand with
the Southern Pacific. It will be the
community Of interests" plan and
provides that the Pacific mail and
Oxidental steamship lines, controlled
by the Southern Pacific, shall take
care of Santa Fe's trans-Paciic bus
mess.
The other move directed by Har-
riman was practically a provision for
the transfer of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul to a Hartman syndi-
cate and turning of their line into a
link of the Union Pacific system.
This plan vas arranged at a secret
conference held at the Auditorium
Annex attended by many railway men
and a number of bankers. Little
doubt is entertained but that the syn
| dictate has acquired control Of the
Milwaukee & st. Paul on practically
the same lines as those upon which j.
J.. Hill secured the control of the Bur-
lingtOn.
Stock of the st. Paul road will be
taken over by the Union Pacific at
the October meeting. 1t is reported
that stockholders of the former line
will be offered 5000 of 4 per cent
bonds for every $500 worth of stock
and that the bonds will be guaranteed
by the Union Pacific, Southern Pa
cifc and Missouri Pacific and Goulds,
who are said to be parties to the
transaction. Certain large stock
holders of st. Paul 1T is said, have
sold or agreed to sell stock amount
ing to about $25, 100000 par value.
Peter Geddes is said to be directly
concerned in this deal along with
James Henry Smith and William
Rockefeller, all Of whom are direc-
tors The deal will be financed by the
National City bank of New York.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
RESULT OF NEGLECT.
Former Volunteer officer Explains
Apparent Shortage in Accounts.

Former Volunteer Officer Explains
Apparent Shortage in Accounts.
sandusky, O., June 15.-Lieutenant
r. D. Chase, formerly of the Sixth
Ohio infantry against whom the gov
eminent recently instituted proceed
ings to recover about $4,000, repre-
senting commissary supplies said to
have been converted to his use, while
he was acting commissary officer in
Cuba, states that the apparent short
age is due to the fault of the exam
lining officers. He says that just be-
fore the Sixth left Cienfuegos he had
his accounts squared up, everything
for which he was responsible being
accounted for, but that when the reg
iment was mustered out at Augusta
the proper officers failed to check up
his accounts.
Chase says he turned over the &C
counts to the inspecting officer more
than eight months ago and supposed
that they were settled by that officer.
He now finds that the accounts are al
the regimental headquarters. never
having been turned over OF the com
missary general at Washington.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
ROCKEFELLER ATTENDS ANNI-
vERSARY CELEBRATION.
ACCOMPANIED BY HIS WIFE
Listens to Class Day Song by
Studsnts Entitled
"John D."

Chicago, June 15.-John D. Rookie
Teller is in Chicago to join with pres
ident Harper and the faculty and
students in the celebration Of the Chi
cago university's tenth birthday. Mr.
Rockefeller intends to take a some
what silent part in the festivities and
is expected to deliver no public ad-
dress until convocation day, the final
day of the jubilee. Shortly after Z
o'clock the distinguished guest ar
rived On the university grounds and
with Mrs. Rockefeller, who accompa-
MED him on his trip from the aest,
and repaired to the home of President
Harper. He addressed a gathering of
co~-educators, who besieged him at the
entrance of the presidents home and
then returned inside. Mr.. Rockefel-
Ter made four appearances on the first
day of his stay, the first of which
was at the class day exercises of the
graduating class on the campus. Then
he attended the baseball game and
was a guest at the alumni dinner in
the evening and witnessed the sec
ond presentation of "As You Like It,"
performed by the students on the
university campus. Arm in arm with
President Harper, Mr.. Rockefeller
walked about the grounds to and
from the various places of festivity.
The seniors alluded to the Standard
Oil magnate's income of $4,000 a
day at the beginning of the class day
exercises, when they sang their song
entitled "John D." The subject of
the production was present and heard
the following lines:
"John D. Rockefeller, wonderful
man is he, gives all his spare change
to the u. of c."
Mr.. Rockefeller %eveidently had not
seen it in that light before for his
face took on a puzzled expression.
Then it relaxed into a quiet smile and
from that he burst into hearty laugh
ter as the song proceeded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
MAKE new RECORDS
Junior Athletes Change Marks in
Several Lines Of Field
Sports.

Buffalo, June 14.-Five new Ameri-
can records for junior athletes were
established on the Stadium track and
field today in a series of splendidly
contested games arranged by the AM
ateur Athletic union.
The successful men and nature and
time of performances yer as follows:
Clark M. Libel of Detroit Athletic
club, ran 100 yards IL 10 Is seconds,
cutting one-fifth second off the time
Of P. J.. Walsh Of the New York Ath-
letic club, former champion.
Howard H. Hayes, Of Detroit, ran
44O yards in 81 2-5 seconds, beating
the record Of W. G. Edwards, K. A.
c., of New York. Of So 1-5 seconds.
F. R. Moulton, the Yale sprinter,
running under the N. Y. A. G., colors
22O yards in % rs, beating the time
of A. H. Kent, P. A. O., of New York,
which was % LIS seconds.
]. j. Nuffer, of the Detroit Athletic
club, ran 220 hurdles in rs 20 seconds
which was. two-fifths seconds better
than the record of H. Arnold, Union
! Settlement Athletic club, New York.
Both Lee G. Deming, of the Ameri-
can chool of Osteopathy with Fl feet
Is inches, and with J.. Feldkimp. OF the
P. A. c., of New York, with q feet
~ inches, beat the running broad
Jump record held by R. j. McInerny
Of the P. A. c., of New York, who
went 20 feet 10 inches.
The 12O-yard hurdle, which went to
Walter Fitch Leigh of the Detroit
Athletic club was run in is 40 sec
onds, which is record time.
The 880-yards run, which was cap
tured by II. e. Hastings, OF the n. Y.
A. c., was finished within | 10 sec
onds Of the standing record and the
mile run. which went to R. L. Sand,
fodr, X. A. c., Of New York, was
close to the best running.
The. runners, including both sprint
ers and distance men, were the most
promising lot of juniors ever seen on
an American field. The honors OF the
day went to the Detroit Athletic club
whose men were foremost in record
breaking and event winning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
ONLY A RuMoR.
Combination Of All Western Railroads
Reported.

Combination OF All western RAILROADS
Reported.
New York, June 15.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say: The report was
current in Wall street yesterday that
a railway combination had been or
ganized with an aggregate capital OF
So, 600, 900, 900. The combination was
said to include st. Paul, Burlington,
Chicago & Northwestern, Great
Northern, Northern Pacific, Wiscon-
sin Central, Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific. j. P. Morgan was said
to be the financial hacker of the com
bination. According to a prominent
officer Of one Of the lines said to be
involved the story grew out of the re
ports of Union Pacifc-St. Paul deal,
by which the latter is said to have
bought a large block of stock in the
former. Little credit was given to
the report in Wall street.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
eoER REvERsEs.

General Dewet sustains Heavy Loss
es in Recent Engagement.
London, June 15.-Lord Kitchener
reports to the war Office from Pre-
toria as follows:
During the march from Krede,
General Elliott's column engaged De-
wet near Reitz. June =. After severe
fighting they captured Il loaded wag-
ons, As prisoners, So rifles, 10000
rounds Of ammunition and 1000 cat
tie. The Beers left IL killed and
three wounded. Our casualties were
three officers and II men killed and
one officer and "a men wounded"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
Towne's Company Chartered.

Austin, Tex. June 15.-The Huntley
Oil and Refining company with a cap
ital stock of $4,000, 900, was char
tered today. The company will pros
pect in rs Texas counties for oil. The
board Of directors include Charles A.
Towne, of Minnesota, and Governor
McMillin of Tennessee.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
WORKING "a Hours . Day.

There's. NO rest for those tireless
little workers-Dr. Kings New Lie
Pills. Millions are always busy, cur
ing torpid liver, janndice, bilousness,
fever and ague. They Danish sick
headache, drive out malaria. Never
grippe or weaken. Small, taste nice,
work wonders. Try them. 25c at
Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
DECLINES WITH REGRETS.
President Receives Golden Invitation
to Attend Deadwood Celebration.

Washington, June 15.-Accompa-
MED by Commissioner Herman of the
general land Office, William S. War
ner of the Black Hills Pioneer-Times
published at Deadwood, called at the
white house today and presented to
the president an invitation to attend
the quarto-centennial of the first set
Element of the Black Hills, to be held
at Deadwood from July 3 to Z. The
invitation was engraved upon a solid
gold tablet. The president declined
with regrets.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
For Sale.

A good and well established mil
linery business in good location.
Reason for selling, property interests
claiming undivided attention else
where. Call at the Leader or address
P. o. Box 786, Billings, Montana.
237-6-16-2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
SICK HEADACHE.

Absolutely and permanently cured by
using Moki Tea. A leasant herb drink.
Cures constipation and indigestion,
im:akes-yeu eat, sleep, work and happy.
Satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
25 cts, and so cts. Chapple Drug Go.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18
a MANAGES DEED.
Insane Man Murders Daughter and
Badly Wounds Father.

rL 0S-&
st. Paul, June 15.-A Pioneer Press
special from Blue Earth, Mimi, says:
The family of John B. P. Poirer, r
siding six miles west of this city,
were attacked this morning by Chas.
Simon, supposed to be a maniac.
Sophia Poirer, the 17-year-old daught-
er, was fatally stabbed and Mr.. Poir-
er was badly cut before he succeeded
disarming his assailant. Simon
was armed with a knife and a sharp
pointed iron rod II inches long. These
he drove through the body of the
girl.
Simon was arrested. He has
worked on the section here but was
a stranger to the family of his vic
tins.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

DYSPEPSIA CAN BE CURED. !
By using Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
One little Tablet will give immediate re-
lief or money refunded. Sold in hand
some tin boxes at % cts. Chapple Drug
Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

The Northfield, with a load of pas
sengers +v%ariously estimated at be-
tween 500 and 1900, at 6:O1 p. M,
started out of the west slip at White
hall street for st. George, Staten Isl
and, and at 5.53 p. M, Mauch Chunk
left the railroad slip at Communipaw
for Whitehall street. The latter craft
was abreast Of the barge office at
the Battery when the North1eld came
out of the slip. Exchange of whistles
between the boats was followed by a
crash. Captain Griffin apparently be-
lieved that the Staten. Island ferry
boat would be halted until he had
worked his boat into the upper slip
and on the other hand, Captain john
son supposed that he would be al
lowed to cross Mauch Chunks bows.
When the accident appeared newt
able, the. speed of the Communipaw
ferryboat was reduced as much as
possible under the circumstances but
borne along by the swift running food
tide head on, Mauch Chunk struck the
Mortified on the starboard ! d at
hoodA, forward Of the ladies' CABIN
on the main deck.
The blow RAJ a terrific one and
the force of it wrecked the steering
R0dI" dJ LA0 lOIWd1u CAO VI II AouSo
Chunk, tore up about 10 feet Of the
main deck, wrecked the deck house
on the port side and broke through the
deckrail and threw down stanchions
on the forward part of the Central
railway boat.
AS humping of ferryboats is not
unusual in this harbor the passen-
gers on the Northfield did not realize
for a minute or so the seriousness of
the collision. When, however, two
firemen ran UP on deck to save them
selves from the inflow of water and
the Mortified was being driven full
speed up East river, instead OF down
toward Staten Island and all the time
s%creeching for help, they knew that
something serious had happened.
Then commenced a panic, which con
tinued until the Mortified sunk. ~
no time was the Northfield more thai
500 feet out in the river beyond she
bulkhead line, but the tide was u
ming with the velocity Of a millrace
and had the vessel sunk out In the
stream only tugs would have Deen
able to give assistance.
Captain Abraham johnson of the
Mortified was arrested about mid
night on the charge of criminal negli
gence. He is held without bail an6
will be arraigned tomorrow.
Captain Griffin Of the Mauch Chuni
went to his home in Jersey City aftel
the accident occurred. The officer.
of the Jersey Central railroad gave
assurance that Captain Griffin woult
make his appearance in police cour
to answer to the technical charge o
manslaughter. The only person re
ported missing up to midnight wa
George H. Coppes, janitor of the Grim
inal court building.
New York, June 15.-After NOR
than "a hours search for dead bodie
in the Staten Island ferry boat North
field, after her collision with the Jel
!sey Central ferry boat Mauch Chunl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-06-18

New York, June 15.-After more
than "a hours search for dead bodies
in the Staten Island ferry boat North
field, after her collision with d Jer-
lsey Central ferry boat Mauch Chunk