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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
NEEDS THE GOLD
TREASURY OFFICIALS SEE NO
CAUSE FOR ALARM.
Natural Conditions Have Brought
About Movement and Same Causes
Will Stop Out Flow.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Treasury Of
icials feel no apprehension whatever
on account of expectations of gold.
Secretary Gage today said that he
would not make at this time any state
ment in regard to the matter but it
is known that he regards the ship
:nents as a natural movement in view
c. the demand for money in Europe,
AMI he believes there is nothing in
the situation to cause the least uneas-
mess. On the contrary, treasury of:
icials say that the business affairs
of Europe within the last few years
have become so intimately connected
with our own that a MONETARY string
ency, or disturbance of any character,
there should be deplored and if pos
sible relieved for the common good.
At this thine there is an unusual de-
mand for money in several European
financial centers, and it is to be eX'
pected, it is said, that United tSates
investors would take advantage OF the
| increased rates and ship their funds
to the best market. The officials dc
not believe, however, that the ship
ments will assume large proportions
especially as any considerable with
drawals would so increase rates a
home as to make foreign shipment:
Improbable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
BANK FORCED TO SUSPEND
MISUNDERSTANDING STARTS RUN
ON INSTITUTION.
Which Compelled 1t to Close Doors
and Ask for appointment
Of Receiver.

Tacoma, Wash; Nov. 19.-The Met
ropolitan bank, P. v. Caesar, presi-
dent, closed it's doors today after
standing against a u all day yester-
day. The run began as the result of
a misunderstanding. the small depos-
itors believing that a suit filed Friday
against the receiver of the Metropoli-
tan Savings bank, which failed five
days ago, had something to do with
the present Metropolitan bank. About
$40, 900 was withdrawn yesterday and
today the bank applied for a receiver.
Dwight Phelps was appointed with a
bond of 100000.
The fact that the School Childrens'
Savings account, amounting to $12,
J 900, was in the bank, helped to spread
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

Cabinet Listen to Reading of Docu-
ment and Discuss Main Features.
Washington, Nov. 19.-The' cabinet
meeting today lasted about two and a
half hours. The whole time was spent
in the reading of the presidents mes
sage and in commenting upon it's var
ious features. The message is long
and is said to be vigorous in tone, in
that respect at least, quite q char
acteristic of President Roosevelt. No
other business was transacted. !.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
MANY ACCIDENTS CAUSED BY IN
ABILITY TO SEE.
WERE NUMEROUS
Passengers on Elevated and Suburban
Trains Suffer Most
Seriously.

SlllSdSO, ANoN, LC' uSAoS NO
caused numerous collisions between
trains early today. In these collisions
two men were killed, two were SO bad
ly injured that they probably will die
and Is others were seriously hurt.
Scores of others, the police say, were
injured in minor accidents due to the
fog, but as they were able to assist
themselves no official reports were
made. Every ambulance in the city
was kept busy from $3.50 to 1880 a.
m. carrying off the injured to homes
or hospitals. The more serious &C
cidents occurred on the Metropolitan
and the Lake street elevated reads.
There were two collisions on the Lake
street 81" and between suburban
trains on the Rock Island and Lake
Shore roads. Collisions of general
vehicles and surface cars were fire.
quent, but while a great number of
people were injured py them, the dam
age was chiefly to the colliding OBJ
jects.
The. fog at an early hour this orn
ing was so thick that people standing
tinguish street cars passing within a
| few feet of them, and motormen kept
their gongs changing a constant var
ing.
The collision on the Metropolitan
was between trains going the. same
way as was the case in other acct
dents. Botn trains were crowded,
many passengers standing on the rear
platforms, on the first train, these
were almost the only one to suffer.
The motorman slowed up going
around the curves and while waiting
for a signal to increase speed, the
Humboldt Park express train crashed
into the rear. That was almost the
only warning the passengers or the
real platform had of the approaching
express.
The accident on the Lake street ele-
waited was similar. The people injur.
ed were standing on the rear platform
with the exception of Mann, who was
motorman on the real train. He said
he did not see the train ahead until
too late.
The other accidents in their es
sential details were the same, but ow
ing to the fact that orders had beer
sent out to run at a reduced speed
no one was seriously hurt. The real
end collisions between the Lake Shore
and the Rock Island suburban train:
occurred at Thirty-third street. Thu
Rock Island engines ~cowcatcher ant
the real platform of the last car wer'
smashed, but both trains were able tt
proceed, traffic all over the city wa
delayed.
. Later in the day news or anothe
collision which had occurred on tn
! Metropolitan reached the public. Tn
train on which Otto Leinhert was COZ
v ductOr was OVefIak3H NY dHoIHe
train. L.einhe7; nerocially stayed O
the rear platform frantically waivin
a signal lantern, while the passenger
who had been with him before fled IL
g side. His efforts were vain. He wa
crushed and died at the hospital SCI
4 eral hours later. In all there wer
o:oo ool1;o;orc on olnuofo1 roads
Inc coiilslohs Oh eleVa'eu io"ue'
-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
RECIPROCITY is DISCUSSED
DELEGATES OF MANUFACTURING
INDUSTRIES MEET.
Speeches Were Strongly Tinctured
With Pure High Tariff
Sentiment.

Washington, Nov. 19.-Many of the
manufacturing industries of the Unit
ed States were represented at the
National Reciprocity convention which
began it's sessions here today.
There were 200 delegates present,
in response to. a call issued by the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
at a meeting at Detroit last June.
The convention is representative OF
all sections, and its object is to give
expression to the views of manufact-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
DROWNED.
Three Young People Go Through an
Air AoIe-

Air Hole.
Duluth, Mimi, Nov. 19.-Miss Belle
Woods, aged 25, Charles P. Vallency,
aged 26, and Stanley Mcleod, aged
"a, skated into an air hole in the ST.
Louis bay about 10 o'clock tonight
and were drowned. The three were
friends and were skating together and
did not see the hole until too late.
Efforts were made to save them by
the few persons in the vicinity, but
the icy water cramped the unfortun,
ates and they sank from sight within
a few minutes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
OF THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.
RESPOND TO MANY T0ASTs
"Memory Of William Mckinley
Drank Standing and in
Silence.

New York, Nov. 19.-The n hun
dren and thirty-third annual banquet
of the Chamber of Commerce was held
at Delmonico's this evening. Covers
for $50 were laid in the main banquet
room, which was simply, though ef-
fectively% decorated, chiefly with Amer
lean flags.
At the label of honor, presided owe
by President Morris K. Jesup, were
Ambassador Jos. H. Choate; Secre-
tary OF State John Hay, Senator John
l.. McLaurin of South Carolina, White
law Reid, Governor-elect Albert B.
Cummins of Iowa, Senator c.. M. De-
pew, Rev. DR.. Donald s. Mackay, An
drew Carnegie, Mayor-elect Seth Low,
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles,
]. Pierpont Morgan, VIM. E. Dodge,
Sampel D. Babcock, Major General
John r. Brooke, Carl Schurz, Alex
ander E. Orr, Governor Odell, Rear
Admiral Albert s. Barker and w. B.
Ridgeley. The professional and BUSH
ness circles of the city were well rep
resented in the list of the other guests.
The speechmaking was opened by
President Jesup in a few words. He
then proposed a toast to the memory
of William Mckinley. 1t was drunk
standing and in silence. President
Roosevelt's health was then toasted,
while the orchestra played and at the
next toast, that Of King edward OF
England, the British national anthem
was played.
In introducing Secretary Hay, Pres
ident Jesup proposed a toast to "Our
Diplomacy"
The secretary was warmly We1com-
ed by the guests and his speech al
various points met with great enthus'
iasm, especially when he mentioned
the name of President Mckinley. The
speech obtained rapt attention AM
the applause vas deafening when, II
his p%eroration he said: mo wanton
ness of strength will ever induce III
to drive a hard bargain with anothe'
nation because it is weak, nor will an!
fear of ignoble criticism tempt us +
insult or defy a great power because
it is strong or ever because it !
friendly
Governor Odell spoke to the toas
<'The State Of New York" and Mayor
elect Low to the toast "City of Nev
York"
Joseph H. Choate, ambassador t
the court a t st. James, was next 1I
troduced. After the applause ha
subsidized he spoke with his usual elt
uuence, dwelling mostly on the RI
cent visit of the delegates OF the Me-
York Chamber of Commerce to Lol
don. He enlarged on the sympath
that had been shown by the BIRTHS
people at the time of the death {
President Mckinley and said that M
only had the sympathy been NANTES
ed almost every hour, for days afte
= the event by royalty, but, that a
classes we're quite as sorrowful.
view of these facts, Mr.. .Choa1
thought this government justified
thinking that E%ngland's grief was 9
expression of national sympathy.
Mr. Choate was followed by Senat'
McLaurin of South Carolina wi
spoke to the toast of "The Monr'
Doctrine of the Twentieth Century
The senator's address was very W.
received and he was frequently a
plauded.
Goyernor-elect Albert B. Cummi
of Iowa followed Senator McLaurin.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
WOMAN GUN

Shoots Two Men Who Try to Eject
Her From Rented Farm.
C%reston, Ia, Nov. 19.-Mrs. Ed
wards, a widow living three miles west
of here, early today shot Andy Nealy,
colored,. and Herman James, white,
who she claims tried to prevent her
from occpying the leased farm where
the shooting occurred. Nealy may
die. The woman and her children had
been elected from the farm last Fri
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
A N SPEEDY ACTION.

Gov. Van SAINT Will Lose No Time IN
TackIing Railroad Combine.
St. Paul, Nov. Ex-Governor Van
SAINT has sent a special messenger into
the northern Minnesota woods to hur-
ry the attorney general back, in order
to secure speedy action against the
big railroad combination.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22
DO YOU
KNOW
The Gazette
Job Department

Turns out a better class of
work than any other printing
establishment in the Yellow.
stone valley.
We are prepared to do any
class of printing on short
notice..
We employ only frst.class
workmen, and consequently
can guarantee
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-11-22

the rumor started by the suit.
The Metropolitan's total deposits
are about $500, 900. The failure is
due entirely to the misunderstanding.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
coMMANDERY TO VOTE
ON A CHANGE OF NAME

Everts commandery IS. Knights
fem plar, at it's meeting tonight has
an important question before it for
d scision-the changing of it's name to
Roak Island commandery. The indi-
cations are that the proposition will
carry unanimously.
In recent years the local command
cry has attained high rank in Masonic
circles not only in the state but
throughout the country, and as it is
invariably spoken of as Rock Island
commsndery, its real name loses it's
identity away from home. and the
change suggests itself. The COM
mandery at present bears the name
u one of it's oldest and most honored
members. 1t is not through any loss
# reverence for him that the new
lame is proposed. 1t is simply a
iesire to have the commandery and
is home city more closely identified.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Mercury's year is only IS days, that
of Venus DO days and of Mars 6S7
days.
Cumulus, or thunder clouds. rarely
rise over two miles. Seven miles is
the outside height for any cloud.
The edge of the moon is so broken
by peaks, ridges and valleys that the
length of totality during solar eclipse
is affected by them.
The suns heat raises from the earth
81. 100000 tons of water a minute. To
do the same work artifcially n cube OF
coal 200 miles deep, wide and high
would have to be burned every second.
The archaic. wasteful beehive" oven
process of making charcoal has been
superseded in many parts of Germany
by modern methods which save all the
ammonia, gas, tar and other products
of the wood.
a human body contains some of the
small things of nature. The blood, for
example. is n colorless liquid in which
little red glObules are floating. Every
drop of it contains about a million of
the globuleS, and they are susceptible
Of division into smaller glObules still.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
KNIGHTS AT DUBUQUE
Third Degree Conferred on Eff.
teen Members From Loras
Council
MAKE TRIP ON STEAMER ]. g.
Are Royalty Entertained by Iowa
Brethren - Banquet a
Feature.
MAKE TRIP ON STEAMER ].

L1ras council, No. 532. comprising
the Knights of Columbus OF Rock Is
and, Davenport and Moline, returned
this morning from Dubuque on the
steamer j s., whence they wentSatur-
day evening to assist in comforting the
third degree on new members of the
order there. Among those receiving
the degree were about fifteen from
the tri-cities.
The visiting knights. about 20 in
all, reached Dubuque at $3.50 yester-
day morning. At the conclusion OF
the degree work last evening an
elaborate banquet was served at the
Hotel Julien, to which 200 sat down.
Capt. streckTus Good Fellow
The local knights speak in the
highest terms of the royal entertain
ment given them and particularly OF
the kindness and courtesy of Capt.
S reckfus, of the j. S, who knows
how to make you feel at home as well
as how to run q steamboat.
Capt. Tom Burke and H N. j.. Z
Doyle, member of the legislature
from a Chicago district, who assisted
in the degree work, came down on the
boat with the city crowd and are
vie sitting friends here.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
is AFTER MAJ. BLUNT
Labor Congress Takes Him to
Task for Permitting Golf
to be Played at Arsenal
DURING NATIONAL BEREAVEMENT
New Committee to Revise Con.
stitution of the Tn.City
Assembly.

Several meetings having elapsed
9ithout any report from the COM
mitiee delegated to so revise the con-
stitution of the Tri-City Labor con-
gress as to make it mass assembly
at yesterdays monthly session of the
delegates it was voted to provide q
new committee to perform the work
Messrs. Behnke and Troy were ap-
pointed. 1t is expo cted they will
have report in readiness at the next
meeting. Many OF the delegates are
drm in the belief that the cause of
labor in this locality would be
strengthened through opening upon
the mem bership roll to all union men
in good standing in their trade organ
izations, thus broadening the in flue' a
of the tri city body and causing each
union labor man to feel an individu al
interest, not only in the congress
but in each member belonging to it
The congress adopted resolutions
strongly condemning Msj S f Blunt
for permitting golf to be played at the
United States arsenal while President
Mckinley Law dead in Buffalo.
New Delegates.
Credentials were received from
Painters union 1Sl, United Mine
Workers of Sherrard, Leather Work
ers and Cigar Makers of Davenport.
The trustees report on the finances OF
the congress was lead, showing n
slight increase in the treasury.
Delegates of the United Mine Work
ers stated that the Loding. Hines and
Jamerson mines had refused to enter
into any agreement with the men re-
garding working conditions or wages.
Upon motion these mines were placed
upon the unfair list. The congress
statistician was instructed TO prepare
a report on labor conditions in the
three cities and vicinity for the COM
ing year.
rne Sherrard Mine Workers union
was ordered to have a delegate pres
emit at each meeting of the congress
Heretofore a delegate was on hand
from there about every third meeting
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
Apple Pie Order.

To feel in apple pie order Is a phrase
which dates back to Puritan times-to
n certain Hepzibah Merton. 1t seems
that every Saturday she was accus-
toned to bake two or three dozen ap-
pie pies, which were to last her family
through the coming week. These she
placed carefully on her pantry shelves.
labeled for each day of the week. so
that Tuesdays pies might not be con-
fused with Thursdays nor those pre-
sumably large or intended for washing
and sweeping days eaten when house
hold labors were lighter. Aunt Hep
zibah's apple pie order" was known
throughout the entire settlement and
originated the well known saying.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
Making the Blind See.

Success in desperate cases by con-
sentative treatment is the lesson often
repeated and yet never quite sufficient.
ly learned by any physician or surgeon.
The infinite ingenuity behind the heal
ing processes. the never renounced
struggle toward normality, is an ever
renewed source of wonder. All that is
needed to elicit it is confidence i'm it,
delay in doing anything radical, watch
fulness to follow up the hints to action
as they begin to show themselves.
We know of living and happy pa
tent who ten years ago had Albumin
ric retinitis from long existing Bright
disease despite what all the textbooks
say as to two years" in such cases.
Don't do the irrevocable thing until
forced to do it, is tire warning that
has saved many organs and lives.
Above all, never proceed with surgery
C'the despair of medicine'D until physi-
oIogic and medical methods have been
exhausted.
The Wiener Klinischer Wochenschrift
tells of the success Of Herr Heller. di-
rector of an asylum for the blind. in
educating the remnant of visual power
retained by n BLIND child. There was
only perception of light in a narrowed
field left. but this by education was
made to yield such indications to the
eager mind that after ii months of en-
deavor the boy has very useful vision,
can distinguish colors and forms and
even can read.
There are possibly thousands of blind
people who have renowned vision in
stead of cultivating it to a degree that
would render the blind types useless
American Medicine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
ON THE GRIDIRON.

The Rock Island high school boys
won their game at Lyons Saturday
afternoon, defeating the high school
eleven of that place by q score of Il
to o. The two teams were almost of
equal weight and the contest was q
very pretty one. O6erg made two
touch-downs in the first ilf and Harms
kicked successful goals. Ia the last
half the Lyons team took a brace and
prevented the visitors scoring. but
at no time were they in danger of
getting touchdown. In fact almost
the entire game was played in Lyons
territory. The Rock Island boys are
showing much improvement over
their work of q week ago. They are
faster behind the line and their inter-
ference is more effective The lineup
Saturday was: Clark, right end Fry,
right tackle; Schroeder, right end /;
Cameron, center; Morrison, left
guard; Hampton. left tackle; Mosen-
fielder, left end; Harms quarter back;
Snyder, right half; Chanaon, left half;
Oberg. full back.
Davenport high school won from
Clinton Saturday IL to o. The game
W. played at the Davenport ball
park
The Elm street and East Moline
elev ems met at Thirty-first street and
Eff zenith avenue yesterday afternoon
In Moline boys won to 5. They
had the advantage in weight by 20
pounds per man.
Bennett's team played a tie with
the Moline Fifth Hards at the Ath-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
- GRANTS RETREAT.A
The General Went When q PoIice9
mans Club Pointed the Way

The General Went When q Police4
mans Club Pointed the Way
Speaking of nightsticks reminds me
Of seeing General Grant in his to my
mind greatest hour, the only time he
was ever beaten, and by policeman.
told his son, Fred Grant, of it when
he became a police commissioner in the
nineties, but / do not think he appre-
ciated 1t. He was not cast in his great
fathers mold. The occasion refer to
was after the generals second term in
the presidency. He was staying at the
Fifth Avenue hotel, when one morning
the Masonic temple was burned. The
fire line was drawn half way down the
block toward Fifth avenue, but the po-
lice were much hampered by the crowd
and were out of patience when 1, stand
ing by, saw a man in a great ulster
with head buried deep in the collar,
cigar sticking straight out, coming
down the street from the hotel.
recognized him at sight as General
Grant. The policeman who blocked
his way did not. He grabbed him by
the collar, swung him about and, hit
ting him a resounding whack across
the back with his club, yelled out:
whats the matter with you? Don't
you see the fire lines? Chase yourself
out of here and be quick about it."
The general never said a word. He
did not stop to argue the matter. He
had run up against sentinel and when
stopped went the other way. That was
all. The man had right to be there;
he had none. l was never so much an
admirer of Grant as since that day. 1t
was true greatness. A smaller man
would have made a row. stood upon his
dignity and demanded the punishment
of the policeman. AS for him, there
was probably never so badly frighten-
ed policeman when l told him whom
he had dubbed. / will warrant he did
not sleep for week, fearing all kinds
of things. No need of It. Grant prob
ably never gave him thought.-Jacob
Riis in Outlook.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
Mrs. Page Seeks Divorce.

Mrs. Florence j. Page, through her
attorney, II. S. Dixon, has filed her
petition in the Lee county circuit
court asking for a divorce from her
husband, Carl w. Page formerly of
Dixon. but now of Rock Is and and
connected with the Tri-City Bottled
Milk and Butter company, on the
grounds of cruelty. In her petition
the plaintiff alleges that for the last
four years she has been a resident of
Dixon. that July II. 1897, she was
married to Carl w Page, at Toronto.
Canada, and. until Sept. 1, 1901, they
lived together as man and wife. They
have one child, who is living with
the mother
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-14
COMMITTEE THAT WILL
CANVASS FOR RUMMAGE,

The following is the revised list of
.anvassers for the Union Mission
rummage sale to be held at the Roc
Island rink beginning Tuesday after
noon, Oct. %, and continuing during
the week:
First ward, Mrs. Gahegan and Mrs.
Z. B. McKown.
West of Eleventh street except
First ward, Mrs. w. H Gest.
Leonard.
Eleventh and Twelfth streets, Mrs.
Charles T. Dugard.
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets,
Mrs. Elizabeth Terry.
Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets.
Mrs. Joseph b. Winters and Mrs. f.
III. Kann.
Seventeenth street, Mrs. c. j.
Searle.
Eighteenth street, to be supplied.
Nineteenth street, Mrs. II. ID. Blake
more.
Twentieth street, Mrs. A. Mosen-
fielder.
Twenty first street, Mrs. W. B. Fer
yus0n.
Twenty-sccond street, Mrs. A. d.
Walker.
Twenty-third street, Mrs. II. B.
Sudlow.
Twenty-fourth street. Mrs. Writ
Taylor.
twenty fifth street, Mrs. H. A.
Weld.
Twenty-si Twenty-seventh and
Twenty-eighth streets, Miss Florence
Head.
Thirtieth street to Thlrty-eighth
stree to. Miss Alice Atkinson, Mrs. j.
K. Scott. Miss Muse, Miss Holland
and G.. H. German.
West of Thirtieth street on the
bluff, Miss Mary Long.
From Thirty eighth street east,
Miss Julia Olson. Mrs: Rev. Thulin.
Mrs. Jesperson and Mrs. K ia Brooks.
The committee is meeting with
much encouragement in its canvass
for rummage, the merchants being
especially liberal in the matter Of fur
nishing supplies.