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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
FATAL FIRE IN BOSTON NEWS
PAPER OFFICE.
GET THIRTY" FROM DEATH
Three Proof Readers Cut Off
from Escape Perish by
Suffocation.

Boston, March 15-Three lives sac
rificed, nearly a dozen, more or less in
jured and many Thousand dollars dam,
age Is the result of a fire in the Dahl,
Advertiser sand Record seven story,
granite front building in Newspaper
row tonight.
The dead are: James Richardson,
ST., proof reader of Cambridge; Waite,
Luscombe, proof reader of Salem
Judson Cramp, proof reader of Cam.
bridge.
How the fire started is not known.
but it was first seen in the press room
and it spread to the elevator we'll and
darted to the top so rapidly that be-
fore h occupants of the two upper
floors were aware the building was on
fire their rooms were filed with flames
and smoke. In the editorial room; on
the sixth floor, there were but five
men. All had to run for their lives.
On the upper floor, occupied by the
composing room, were Is compositors
and proof readers, whose situation was
most critical. Panic stricken they
rushed for the windows leading to the
fire escapes and all but three of them
succeeded in gaining the roof of the
adjoining building.
Long ladders were raised as quickly
as the net work of electric wires over
the street would permit, but before
the ladders could be placed in position
the men had dropped through a sky
light in the building and reached
places of safety.
Except in the press room in the
basement, there was practically no
fire in the building below the fifth
story. No n was in the press room
at the time the fire started, except the
fireman, who had not been seen up to
a late hour.
1t took three hours to drown out the
fire.
The three victims, all proof readers,
were suffocated before they had time
to reach the fire escapes. Those who
found the bodies were compelled to
jump several feet to the roof of the
adjoining building and in this way
quite a number of them sustained in
%ju1ies.
AS o o as it was seen that the re-
sources Of the Advertiser and Record
for issuing editions Of their papers
regularly were destroyed, offers of as
sistance were received from the pro-
prietors of all the other newspapers in
the city. Managing Editor Under
wood says that it is impossible to esti-
mate the loss until the actual damage
to presses is ascertained.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
LATEST GOULD SCHEME
Prepare to Make Missouri Pacific
Greatest System in
Southwest.

Chicago, March 15-The Times
Herald tomorrow will say: Events
of the past few weesk have made it
certain that the Missouri Pacific is
shortly to be made the greatest system
of the southwest. With the Missouri
Pacific as a nucleus, a system will be
built up and placed under one man
agement, extending from Buffalo to
New Orleans, Ell Paso and Salt Lake
City.
Such is the plan which is being
worked out by the Gould family and it
is equal to the boldest scheme pro-
jected by the late Jay Gould. The
latest evidence in this respect is that
the Goulds have acquired control of
the Denver & Rio Grande and will
soon have the Rio Grande Western.
1t is also understood that the Missouri
Pacific now has control Of the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas, which extends
from st. Louis, via Parsons and Dal-
las, to Galveston, and that the Frisco,
leading from st. Louis to southwest
Oklahoma, will soon be acquired bv
the Goulds. By these purchases the
Missouri Pacific will not only extend
it's western limits to Ogden, but will
occupy mountain passes to the extent
that it will make it difficult for other
roads to secure ingress on a profitable
footing.
The Missouri Pacific is in close re-
lations with the Union Pacific and
other properties under the syndicate.
and will, therefore, be in position to
work harmoniously west of Salt Lake
City and Ell Paso. The Goulds' pres
emit trip of inspection of railway prop
critics is said to be the concluding
preparation for unification of this
great southern system. This combi-
nation would make a system consist
ing of Is, 816 miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
AT LES
Too Sloan On Favorite Wins California
Derby.

- ~SAOys
San Francisco. March 16-About
1000 people were present at the OPEN
ing of the Ingleside track today and
fine sport was witnessed. The Cali
fornia derby, the feature of a good
programme, was taken by Joe Fey,
favorite, ridden by Tod Sloan. The
Schorr colt beat a good field of three
year-olds after one Of the hardest con-
tests of the season. The stake was
valued at So, 575. Joe Frey was al
ways favorite at 6 and Z to 5, and even
money, while Canmore was a strong
second choice.
The field was sent away to a good
start and Articulate went to the front
at once. He led until the first stretch,
when Joe Frey, who had moved up
from fifth place, assumed command.
O'Connor, on Brutal, who was inter
fered with at the start, also made his
move and challenged Sloan. A fur
ious drive resulted, Sloan landing Joe
Frey winner by half a length. Brutal
beat Canmore three lengths. Time
2:074 marked a good performance,
as a strong wind was blowing. It was
announced that racing would be re-
sumed at Tanforan Monday and it was
understood Mayor Phelan had vetoed
the ordinance allowing Ingleside to
open. Weather fair; track fast.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
CRESCENT CITY DERBY SUR
PRISES TALENT.
GREAT RIDING BY COCHRAN
Good Judgment Enables Him to
Beat Strong Field on
an Unknown.

New Orleans, March 16-The 81, OOO
Crescent City derby was a horse race
from end to end and though at the
finish victory rested with an outsider,
the result was very popular. The
Morris colt, choice, was scratched dur
ing the morning and this eliminated
an important factor. Wild Pirate,
generally at 6 to 5, and Varro, who
was backed from 2 to l to 8 to 2, di-
vided the betting honors. Tom
Stevens pair, Picador aDd Siddons,
were coupled at fives and receded to
skies, while Henry Clay Rye's price
was as good as 10 at times. Betting
was extremely liberal and so much
money anne in on Fessenden's colt
that his price was cut to eight,
though it eventually went back to ten.
Hanswurst vas %friendless at 80 to /.
The parade to the post was watched
with absorbing interest. At the post
six horses wheeled in bunch and with
all Strengthened, and Starter Fitzger-
aid sprung the barrier instantly, send
ing them off to a beautiful start. In
the first furlong Cochran took Henry
Clay Rye to the front and at the quar-
ter opened up a gap Of a length, Varro
second and the favorite, Wild Pirate,
third, and coming fast. Down the
half-mile Cochran took his mount
back to third place and for the next
quarter there was a hot contest be-
tween Wild Pirate and Var1o, each
leading in turn. Turning into the
stretch, Caywood was forced to ride
Varro hard, while Van Dusen looked
forward confidently to the end.
Cochran, who had nursed his horse
also carefully, while the leaders were
racing themselves into exhaustion,
swung into the middle of the track as
they turned and wore Wild Pirate
down in the run home. winning by a
length, Varro was third, a length
away.
Henry Clay Rye is the third son of
Imp. Cankata, who won the local
classic. Cochran's handling of the
horse elected the highest praise.
1t was the closing day of the Ores
cent City Jockey club meeting, the
new Louisiana Jockey clubs spring
meeting opening Monday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
WILL NOT BE DEPORTED.

Washington, March 15-The Rus
sian authorities have taken steps to
dispose Of the reports to the effect that
Russian sailors sent here to man the
Varaig and other Russian ships under
construction probably will be sent to
Siberia in case they are recaptured
after attepmting to desert. It has
been made clear to the officers Of the
ship that no such punishment was
contemplated and that at the most the
penalty to be inflicted would be of a
disciplinary character, probably a
few weeks Imprisonment Oh a diet of
black bread.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
GRANDSTAND R

Washington, March 15-An alarm
of fire turned in from the white house
at Z O'Clock tonight, for flames dis
covered in the inaugural reviewing
grandstand at the northwest corner of
the grounds surrounding the mansion,
caused considerable excitement in that
section of the city. The white house,
Pennsylvania avenue, and the state,
war and navy department buildings
were brilliantly illuminated for a brief
time. before the fire was extinguished.
Damage nominal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
"CALAMITY JANE"
DR.. Frank Powell Makes Inquiries as to
Her Whereabouts.

DR.. D. Frank Powell of St. Paul,
who was known OIL the plains as the
"White Beaverton the wild and wool
ly days of the west, has written the
county commissioners Of Silver Bow
county the following letter in regard
to "Calamity Jane" who was report
ed a few weeks ago as being in the
poor house in Bozeman:
EST. Paul, Mimi, March 10, 1901
Commissioners Of Poor, Butte, Mont.
Dear Sirs: The press is giving as a
fact that Calamity Jane is now an
inmate of your poor house. Will you
kindly inform me of her condition,
health, etc.? There are many of us
old-timers of peak and plain who will
gladly join in making her life more
comfortable if she is really in dire
want. No matter what the ..holier
than thou set may think, she and such
as she made it possible for civilization
to take hold and fasten itself upon the
land of the Indian and buffalo, and
now that she is helpless the cloak of
charity should be thrown over the
unfortunate part Of her life. While I
have not communicated with her
foster brother and lifelong companion,
Colonel Cody, I know positi vely that
he will join in adding his contribution
to her comfort, and there are many
others who will do the same.
Thanking you in advance for such
information as you may give,
II am, respectfully yours,
cd. Frank Powell,
"Known on the frontier as White
Beaver
It can now be stated authoritatively
that Calamity Jane" is not in any
poor house, nor is she likely to be as
long as she is able to ~perambulate.
The space writer in Livingston, who
started the report of her being a coun-
ty charge, narrowly missed annihila
tion and the commandment he received
from the tongue Of Calamity made
him feel smaller than 80 cents. Jane
is now visiting old friends at Big
Timber, and is evidently headed for
Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
NIGHT WAS HER TERROR.

II would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize of Alexan-
dria, Ind, land could hardly get any
eleep. Ibad consumption so bad that Il
I walked a block / would cough fright
fully and spit blood, but, when all other
medicines failed, three s1.OO bottles Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and / gained So pounds" It's abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure Coughs. Colds.
La Grippe. Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Troubles. Price SOC and $1.OO.
Fri bottles free at Chapple Drug Co g
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
NEW MARK MADE.
Gross Gold Holdings in Treasury Largest
on Record.

IN Record.
Washington, March 15-The gross
gold in the treasury yesterday amount
ed to 1882, 913, 023, compared with
$4l6, 218, 400 at the same period last
year. Yesterdays figures break all
records. The increase in the gold
holdings of the department. during the
year has been $66, 6O4, 814.
At the department. it is said the
prospect is that the gold holdings will
continue to increase at the rate of
probably S., 600, 900 a month until the
new revenue law goes into effect.
The amendments to this law will re-
the treasury receipts it is thought
about $40, 000, 900 a year, but Treas-
Roberts thinks that this will only
serve to check the growth Of the gold
holdings. He does not believe that
the decrease in the receipts will
diminish the amount of gross gold.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
CARNEGIE's OFFER TO GOTHAM,

New York, March 15-Andrew
Carnegie who, since retiring as an
active figure in the steel world has
been able to devote his time exclusive
ly to his other passion, the founding
OF libraries, has made his departure
for Europe this spring memorable by
the largest offer Of that kind ever ad-
vanced. If New York will provide
sites and maintenance he has promised
to give So, 200, 900 to establish Is
branch libraries in this CITY,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
IN MOSCOW.

st. Petersburg, March 16-The riots
IN Moscow are more serious than first
supposed and a state of siege has been
established. Great excitement pre-
walls there. Similar disturbances
have broken out in other university
cities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
A BY S~UFFOCATION.

Washington, March 15-Electric
light wires started a fire in the Mer-
chants hotel early today, causing a
panic among the guests, several jump
ing from the windows. L. E. Henry
was sufocated to death and others
seriously injured,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
PURSUING HIS FAD.

st. Louis, March 15-.Andrew Car
negie, the millionaire steel ,nagnate,
has offered to donate 81, 900, 900 for
the building of a new public library
IN st. Louis. The offer is similar to
many others which Carnegie has made
to cities throughout the United States
and abroad. d.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
E HOLD COUNCIL.

Durham, March 16-The Boer COM
manders are holding a meeting at
Petersburg to discuss the position and
advisa bility of continuing the war.
1t seems certain that the inclusion of
DeWet in the form of amnesty is not
based on fact.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
SAYS HE WAS TORTURED.

II suffered such pain from corns I
could hardly walk" writes H. Robinson,
Hillsborough, Ill, "but Bucklen's Arnica
Salve completely cured them" Acts
like magic on sprains, bruises, cuts,
sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcers. Per-
feet healer of skin diseases and piles.
Cureguaranteed by Chapple Drug Co. $50
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
CARNEGIE PENSION FUND.
Arranging Details for Carrying Out Wish
es of Donor.

Pittsburg, March 15-The details
for carrying out the wishes of Andrew
Carnegie relative to the annual $780,
900 pension fund for the employees OF
the Carnegie company will be ar
ranged at a meeting of the board of
directors to be held next Tuesday. It
is estimated that the mount will be
o than sufficient for the purpose
intended. There are about SO, 900
employees in the company.
The Pennsylvania railroad company
last year expended for allowances to
z 5000 employees Of the lines east of
Pittsburg the sun of 1894, 359. 20.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
FOR SALE.

House, 8 rooms, 4 lots with stable.
Fine location. All modern improve
ments. Will exchange for sheep or
cattle. E. E. Gould, 216 North Thir-
ty-first street. 16O-26-91-6
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
D ECK TOYS.

DADI1 TOYS,
Milwaukee. March 16-The Mem
ecke Toy company's fve-story brick
structure, al to So Oneida street, was
Quilted by fire tonight, entailing a loss
estimated at from 500, 900 to $780,
900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
ADMITTED TO BAIL.
Brother of Victim Signs Alleged Muir
deress' Bond.

uSAVSo OOANs
st. Joseph. Mo-, March 15-Mrs.
Addie L. Richardson was in court to-
day to answer to the charge of murder
in the first degree, an Indictment hav-
ing been returned against her by the
grand jury OF Andrew county, sitting
at Savannah. She is charged with
the crime of killing her husband,
Frank l.. Richardson, a millionaire
merchant.
Judge Burns called the defendant
before him and heard her plea of not
guilty. Mrs. Richardson was released
on $40, 900 bond, to be signed by John
D. Richardson of Chicago and others.
She is released under the new law
making murder in the first degree
bailable. The former bond holds un-
til the new bond is signed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
DESPERATE DASH FOR LIBERTY.
Convicted Robber Makes Daring Attempt
to Escape.

convicted R0bber Makes Daring Attempt
to Escape.
Duluth, Mimi, March 15-Frank
Baker, convicted Of attempted rob-
berry, made a desperate effort to escape
from the court room this afternoon.
He rushed for the door, but was
caught and thrown down by Deputy
Sheriff Frank L. Magic. Rolling over
on the floor, Baker drew a revolver
and shot Magic in the head and hand,
probably fatally wounding him.
He then brandished his weapon and
made off, while the people were in
He was chased and cap
tured on the railway tracks several
blocks away. Baker goes by several
aliases and his real name is probably
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
WANTS INSTRUCTIONS.

Washington, March -Rockhill
has cabled for instructions upon points
recently raised about indemnity and
punishments, but he made no refer
ence to the alleged critical situation
near Tien Tsin,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
WANTED,'

Good reliable man to take chargeAin
trailing sheep. Must have good refer
ence. Address ". L. Richards & Co.,
N. ID. 16O-2-95-2
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-19
NOT REGARDED SERIOUSLY.

Washington, March 16-The Tien
Tsin report that a collision between
tho British and Russian forces is i'm
minent is not regarded seriously in
diplomatic circles most concerned.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
Signs Of the Times.

Fine stores with fine stocks are
signs of the purchasing capacity of
town. and window displays are signs
of the up-to-dateness of the merchants
Of the town. Perhaps no town of its
size can boast of as many wide awake
merchants as Honolulu. and the win
stores have improved immensely in the
last few years. The Lace House,
which is owned by NJ Brasch & Co,
is foremost in handsome window
dressings, and their windows today
show lace curtains of American manu-
facture, handsome chiffon capes. fieh-
us. fans and, in fact. many things
which the fair sex loves, are not only
a credit to Honolulu, but to any town
five or six times the size The Lace
House is situate on Hotel street, under
the Arlington Hotel.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
MEMBERS
FIRST VIEW
Art Exhibit of the
KiIOhana
League.
FINE DISPLAY
OF SCULPTURE
Mr.. Theo. Wores' Eminent Works
Appear Among the Many
Canvases Shown.

The Members Reception, oEFirst
View of the Kilohana Art League takes
Mace this evening at the Art League
Hall. Model Block, where the members
and their invited guests will view ior
the first time the works of the exh1bi-
tors. These have kept up the tradl-
lions of the society, and the present ex-
hibition is fully up to the standard.
An interesting part of the EXHIBIT
and one heretofore much missed, is the
showing made in the sculpture de-
partment.
Mr.. Osborne, a new exhibitor SHOWS
several very clever pieces of modelling.
The most finished and lmportaht
piece is a head and breast OF Sir
VIM. Dawson, X. C. B., late principal
of McGill University, Montreal, anu
shows a strong venerable head full oi
power and intellectual force
| In strong contrast to this calm De-
nign head Is the slender statuette Oh
| spirit of the Reeds a pleasing anu
suggestive embodiment of the SUBJECT
full of grace and feeling.
! Suggestion for Fountain gives
a wider scope to the artists lmaglh-
alton. and his idea is full of movement,
with a unity IN the conception ioe @
ways found in such subjects.
Two animal sketches complete the
lexhibit of this young sculptor, OF
whose work we hope to see more in the
future.
There are several pieces of carving
land Variety of burnt work by differ
ent exhibitors
The china painting department shows
| -iafx A MI
miniatures call for special mention
The main part of the exhibition
however, is the paintings.
The entire south wall of the hall Is
, lflled with a group of portraits by Mr.
ITheodore Wores, which work the
, league was fortunate enough to ge'
Into the exhibition while MT Wores
, there on the island.
, | Those who know aught of Mr.. Wores
. work can judge of the added interes
his canyases gives to the exhibition
and all lovers of true art will appre
ciate the opportunity of seeing hi!
work.
Among the exhibitors perhaps Mr.
Hitchcock makes the largest showing
, lin point of canvases. Among his paint
, tines are number of brilliant sunny
. effects in which he seems to hav'
} grasped something of the spirit of oul
} local atmosphere.
, Mrs. Kelley, Miss Anna Parke, Mrs
, willis and Miss Clarke exhibit mum
, ber and variety of water colors.
, Among the names of the exhibitors
. in addition to those already mentioned
. are Mrs w NJ. Graham, Mrs. Cody
Miss King, Miss Nettfe King, Mrs
Hudson, Mrs. Maloney, Philip Dodg
and Lau Sheong.
The exhibition opens to the publ
, Tuesday morning, May 21st, and WI
, remain open for five weeks.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
ELKs HOLD A MEETING.
B. p. o. E. Discuss the Matter Of q
Permanent Home.

The local lodge of E1ks held an i'm
pertant meeting in Arion Hall on Sat
urday evening, when the question of
was taken up with some other mat
tiers. Several offers have been con-
sidered in connection with the pro-
posed lodgeroomS, among them prop
osition to acquire the whole of the
Model block property on Fort street.
The ground floor would be left in pos
session of the Pacific Import Compa-
n.y. the present leSSeeS, the second moor
converted into clubrooms, reception
rooms, etc, and the entire upper moor,
now tenanted by the Kilohana Art
League, turned into social hall with
the necessary connections to make
both it and Progress Hall into one big
dancing floor upon occasion. The
property, it is understood, has been OF
fered to the lodge for considerably
less than it's investment value.
The general feeling of the order lies,
however, in the direction of building
their own clubhouse, and at the meet
ing last night a judiciary committee
of three members. was appointed &c
look into the various schemes and re-
port at the next meeting.
In any event the amount found tt
| be necessary will be raised by incor-
poration, and the issuing of stock fol
| the amount needed. There is already
| a balance of $4,000 in the treasury
with more in sight which money vii
| be used to decorate the new stable
| There are still one or two of th'
original applicants for charter member
/ bership who have not yet won thei
| antlers. besides nearly fifty other ap
/ plicants The present price of in1tia
| ton is $50. and it is stated that tina
amount will be doubled before the mex
batch of baby Elks will be admitted
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-20
JAS. F. MORGAN,
AUCTIoNEER
Auction Sale
OF
FINE RESIDENCE
ON SATURDAY, JUNE l,
AT IL O'CLOCK NOON.

AT IL O'CLOCK NOON.
At my salesroom, 65 Queen street, !
will sell at public auction. by order OF
Mr.. C. w. Booth, that large residence
on Pacific Heights.
The house is only recently completed,
and contains double parlors, large hall,
dining room, large pantries, breakfast
room, extra large kitchen, patent clos
cts, up and down stairs, enamel pain.
tuh. hot and cold water throughout
house, four bedrooms with large clos
cts. linen closet, large attic with space
for three large rooms, trunk-room, etc.
etc.
Grounds are 11a acre in size, partially
terraced and laid out in trees. Tnree
hundred feet from the electric car line
and has the most unsurpassed anc
grandest view of Honolulu, the sur
rounding country, and the ocean. o,
any residence in the city.
Interested parties will be shown tht
house and grounds.