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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Seeking Oil in Polk County.

Moscow, Texas, February 2o.-The indI
cations for oil and gas are very good in
and around this town. Experts from the
Pennsylvania oil fields have made thor.
ough examination and pronounced the in.
dicatlons highly satisfactory, both as to oil,
as well as gas, " WI
me agents of several different oil com.
panies are here working industriously r.
secure leases on all adjacent lands,
a., me citizens are fully alive 10 the nues.
IiOn ana responsive TO the speedy devel.
indications. " 'nose OH
IL is believed that drilling win begin
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
D. A. &. Election.

washington February 2s.-The Daughters
OF the American Revolution assembled to.
day to complete the work of their tenth
congress and adjourn, Another vote was
cast for the tenth vice president general.
the corresponding secretary general and
Officers on Thursday having resulted In a
deadlock.
On rhe second ballot Mrs r. s. Hatcher
% Indiana was elcctcS CORES pondlng score
tary general and Eliza Holster of Virginia
historian general
The election OF the remaining vice presi-
dent general was left 10 the board of man
agemcnt.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
CANADIANS GOING HOME.
They Were Given Rousina Cheers When
Oepartnu

pepaFunu.
London, February % Most Of The mem.
bers of the Strathcona Horse. which ar.
rived here from South Africa last week
left London early today and later en-.
barked at Liverpool upon the British steam.
or Numdian for their homeward tourney
The troopers We're accompanied Ia tba st,.
Ton by baud OF pipcrs OF the scotch
guards. The large crowds which witnessed
lheir departure and the ronslns cheers
whieh followed showed the popularity Of
the Canadians The colors presented hy
the King was carried by snhaltern Iord
Strathcona and Mount ROYAL the duke III
PEOPLE We're present at the station to nd
the troopers farewell. About 1OO Of mo
Canadians will remain in London for de
transaction OF private business, The lord
mayor OF Liverpool entertained the troor
erst at the town hall with a luncheon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
DOMESTIC.

A deal is on to consolidate a number
Of large trust companies
One hundred and twcnty-elght lives
were lost in the sinking of the steam
shin City OF Rio de Janelro, at san
Francisco.
A passenger train ran into sleigh
full Of people at Goshen, Ind; three
were Killed and several injured.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
CoNGRF IS.

The senate pissed the ST. Louis
worlds fair bin and a bill appropriating
s2oo'oO0 for a government exhibit at
the Charleston exposition; the fortGca-
tlou bill was taken up.
The house appointed committee OF
five to investigate the pay OF It's en-.
ployes, under resolution offered by
Congressman Bailey.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
FAMINE IN RUSSIA.

Vens OF Thousands Are Famshinn in
Several Of the Provinces.
pondon' February % The Daily Fx
pfess publishes the following from It's
Odessa correspondent,
Several OF the Russian provinces are
syn suffering acutely from famine. In tho
governments of kherson and Bessarahla
tens OF thousands are furnishing. Amid
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esooooooeoeeeessosasssesesoe.

the additional hardship of the severe win
ter hunger and typhus is spreading also
The condftSon Of the pleasantly fn TIL
famine district Of Southwestern RusriaH Is
equally lamentnble, but it is worst az all
in the Northern and East Volga provinces
where the people for two months have
been isolated and are now dying OF sheer
starvation.
As in previous famnes, the absence Of
sufficient rolling stock prevents distribu
tion Of stored grain TO the famine dis
trlcts
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
RAILROAD.

Presidents Hays of the Southern Pa
clic and Gouldfof the Gould lines are
expected In Houston very soon
There is to he an important meeting
of the Southwestern passenger bureau
at st. Louis February %
Edwin Goud is making tour of the
Cotton Belt system in Texas.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
A Noisy Session.

Vienna, February % The withdrawal in
the reichsrath today of some of the inter
pellations in connection with Catholicism
led to noisy demonstration on the part OF
the pun-Germans. and counter demons rh
lions from tho ceunists, Herr Wolf led
the manifestations. chanting tho refrain
Away With Rome"
The uprcar continued for some time INA
house eventually went into secret session.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24

kept him practically confined to barracbs
but, It is said, he managed to slip OF
thursday, when the marriage Is alleged TO
have taken place.
MISS Boote played small part In Tho
Messenger Boy at the Gaiety theater amt
the United States as chorus girl in The
Runaway Girl"
The marquis of Hedgeford today telo
grahned 10 the Associated Press as foil 1ws:
Windsor Kindly contrdict the report
OF my being married."
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
CYCLONE SWEET ISLANDS.

British Steamer Lost and Twenty-Five
OF the Crew Drowned.
MarSeilles, February 90 Special CORE.
spondence received here by the British
steamer oxus announces that cyclone
swept over the Islands OF AIauritlus and
Reunion, January IL and IS. doing great
damage. The British steamer Ksiscr I
rom hangoon, went TO pieces OF the coast
OF Nennion and twenty-five OF the ghip's
company were drowned
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
FOREIGN.

The United States embassy has nor
yet been informed as to what Great
Brltain's action will be in regard to
the Hay Paunccfotc treaty.
Threats Of a tariff war between Rus
STA and Germany form the chief topic
Of discussion at Berlin.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
A CAPITAL OF S5,OOO,OOO.
Big Company Organized to Operate in
The Beaumont Oil District.
COMPLAINT AGAINST FREIGHT RATES
They Are Not Favorable to the Upbuild-
ing OF the New East Texas Industry;
What They Are.

Beaumont, Texas, February 13.-News has
been received here that w. H. Paulhamus
of Seattle, Wash, mas organized and char.
tered company with a capital of $1,000.
eco to operate in the Beaumont oil fields.
Mr.. Paulhamus visited Beaumont shortly
after the Lucas strike and secured leases
on a considerable acreage of what is con.
sidered valuable oil land The company
VIII operate on large scale and expect
seshaye rigs in the field within very short
time.
eg COMPLAIN OF FREIGHT RATES. ''
Z Freight rates are not favorable for push
ipg the Beaumont oil into Texas markets.
fs,his is the conclusion reached by Mr. Hal
sN. Aldridge OF this city. Mr.. Aldridge
owns large rice farm near Sour Lake. a
station on the Southern Pacific twenty
anlileS west of Beaumont. He contracted
With Gulfey & Galley for oil with which Tn
optfate MS pumping plant lie to pay 50
per barrel for oil fob cars at GLADYS CITY
Upon investigation he discovered that the
freight on barrel of oil from Beaumont
10 Sour Lake would be ~ cents, m0kinr
tbe cost % cents at the point of destina.
ton. The crude oil tariff from Beaumont
ON the Texas and New Orleans for 100
pounds to points within 100 miles is as
Follows Twenty miles or less 3 cents.
40 miles, cents; 60 miles, I cents: 50
miles IA cents; 100 miles, cents.
barrel of crude OIL weighs about 35o
pounds, which, at the above rate. would
barrel. Pei
There Is talk of bringing the rates 10 the
attention of the railroad commission.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Nothing
q aSfesS Coco

And eating is simply perfunctory-
done because it must be
This is the common complaint OF
the dyspeptic.
II eating sparingly would cure dys-
pepsia, few would suffer from it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion. is to give
vigor and tone TO the stomach and the
whole digestive system.
hoods Sarsaparilla cured the niece of
Frank Fay. LOG n. ST.. South Boston. Mass.
who writes thar she had been great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years; had been with
cut appetite and had been troubled with sour
stomach and headache. She had tried many
other medicines in vain. Two bottles Of
Hoods Sarsaparila made her well.
HOODS Sa~sapas-SSsa
Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. Don't wait tIlL you are
worse. but buy a bottle today.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
COMMERCIAL.

Spot cotton closed 1921 up at Liver
pooh l-1Oc up at New York and Calves
ton and unchanged elsewhere
Wheat closed ss6t1ac, corn ssdMc ana
oats lk@hc Hp; provisions unchanged to
Zoe higher <
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Admitted to Bail.

Stephenville Texas, February %. in
hoheas corpus hearing before District
Judge oxford today Frank HIATT, charged
With the murder OF Steve Presley in 1889
was granted bail in the sum of $780, which
was given.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS
CHINA.

The Chinese breakdown is regarded at
London with suspicion.
Minister Conger is coming home; he
will leave affairs at Pekin in Mr.. ROCKY
hll's charge.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Discovery Of a New State.

Coburn, February 2S.-Thc new star Of
the first magnitude which WIS discovered
yesterday by Dr.. T. Anderson OF Edin.
hurgh in the constellation Perselns, was
simultaneously observed by Prof Grimnller
at the Erlanlanger observatory. Bavaria.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-02-24
Dead Body Of Pioneer Found.

Helena, Mont, February 23.-The mys-
terry surrounding the death of Captain Oil
yer Dolson one Of the men who laid out
the city of Denver and was a famous Black
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II you have n.vHth's Test Free.
VITA, por 40 a. 'sgpspsia, write Dr. SScon p..,..
I'VE Exp paid. SAND no money pr sheep: hs.tOr.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
NOT BUYING CATTLE.
Montana Cattlemen Will Wait Develop
ments of Range Condition.

L. W. Stacy of Miles City, one of
the largest cattlemen of eastern Mon
tana, stopped owe in Billings Wednes-
day, while on his way home from a
southern trip. He attended the
Cattlegrowers' meeting at Denver the
fore part of the month and reports a
most interesting exchange of ideas
among those who raise, range and feed
stock.
From Denver Mr.. Stacy went south
to Texas to look over the country
with a view to buying CATTLE with
which t. replenish his herds in Custer
county. He did not make any pu1
chases and says other Montana stock
men will do likewise, not on account
of the prices asked, but because they
wish to wait and see what the range
condition is likely to be this spring.
The stockmen are not inclined to buy
now and take the chances of a dry
summer and a hard winter, and they
believe that the price of Texas cattle
will not be any higher in a few weeks
from now.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
o OF ELECTION.

The annual city election of the City
Of Billings will be held on Monday,
April 1, 1901, for the election of one
mayor; one city treasurer; one police
judge, and one alderman from each Of
the four wards of the city.
The polling places are as follows:
First Ward-Court house.
Second Ward-C. f. Burton's. office.
Third Ward-H. M. Allen & Co.'s
office.
Fourth Ward-Fire hall.
Polls will be open from 8 a. M. to
6 p. m, of said day.
Certificates of nomination of candi-
dates to be voted for at the said annual
election Of the city of Billings must
be filed with the city clerk lot more
than 80 days or less than three days
previous to the day Of election.
Dated at Billings, Montana, March
10, 1901.
By order of the city council,
As j. B. HEREFORD,
158-1-94-5 City Clerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
OF STATE G. NJ. HAYS.

His Office a Busy Place-Has Best Stem
ographer in Montana.
Secretary of State Geo. NJ. Hays
came from Helena Wednesday for
a few days. visit. MI. Hays says his
office just % presents a very busy
appearance, for the reason that his
clerical force is getting the new laws
in shape for publication. He does
not express himself regarding the work
of the recent legislature, but is glad
that the two factions of Montana's
democracy r getting together and
believes that they will hereafter dwell
in harmony, and peace will reign SUI
preme in the ranks Of the unwashed.
He is setting great store in removing
into the new capitol hNilding. which
will take place about next September.
Mr.. Hays, who claims this city as his
residence and never permits an oppor-
tunity to pass to speak a good word
for Billings, has as stenographer in
his office, H. A. VanHorne of this city,
who is, %considered the best stenogra-
pher in, the state. Mr.. and Mrs. Hays
and daughter are the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. P. B. Moss, who are giving
a series Of parties this week in their
honor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22

to call special elections in the district
for the purpose of voting OH a PROPOSE
ton to levy "a special tax OH the prop
erty in the district. This authorize
tion is III following article Of the law:
"The board Of trustees of any dis
trlct may, prior to the 10Th day of
August of any year, when in their
Judgment it is advisable, call an cleo
ton, and submit to the qualified cleo
tors of the district the question
whether a tax shall be raised to fur
pish additional funds for the use of
the district in the procuring of title
to any rights of way, or for the open
ing of any, specific existing roads, or
for the constructing, OF perform
ing work OIL any existing road,
or for the purchase of materials, i'm
plements or machinery, or for any two
or all of these purposes; provided,
that where a tax which has been col
lected for any or all Of the purposes, as
aforesaid, shall not have been used
therefore, within two years from the
time set, such taxes so collected and
unexpended shall be turned by order
of the road trustees into the general
road fund of the district, wherein said
money was raised.
"The maximum rate of tax levied
by the board Of road trustees in any
one year, for the purposes mentioned
in this article, must not exceed 20
cents on each 500 of the taxable prop
erty of the district"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
DOING BUSINESS IN SPOKANE.
Montana Senator and Capitalists Form a
Company.

w. A. CLARK, the multi-millionaire
senator from Butte, Mont, and other
capitalists of that city, have united
with G. E. McBroom of the Exchange
National bank of this city to form a
coal company for Spokane and also an
improvement company, says the spo-
kane Chronicle. The articles of in
corporation for both oncerns have
been filed with the county auditor.
In both the in]corrorators were the
same, being W. A. CLARK, A. Fl.
Wethey and Charles W. Clark, all Of
Butte; Walter Cooper of Bozeman and
@. E. McBroom of this city.
One corporation, called the Bridger
Improvement company, is incorporated
for 500, 900, divided into 100, 900
shares, and according to the articles
is formed for the purpose Of dealing
in lands. building factories, mills,
hotels and doing a general merchandise
business, and also for making town
improvements. The Brldger Coal
company, with mines in Bridger,
Mont, has a capital of $500, 600, with
shares off 81 each, and is formed for
doing a general coal mining business,
with headquarters in Spokane. For
both corporations the stock is all sub
sc1ibed.
T. P. Mcdonald of Bridger was i'll
Billings yesterday, returning home
from a trip to Butte and other cities
in western Montana. Mr.. Mcdonald
denied that he had resigned from the
active management of the Bridger
mines, saying that all he knew about
such a report was what he had read in
the papers throughout the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
SERIOUS INJURY.
John Chapman of Wyoming Victim of
Gas Explosion. p

The many friends and acquaintance
of Mr.. j. W. Chapman of Hart Noun
tain ranch will much regret to learn
of a serious injury which happened to
him on Monday night last. the follow
ing being the particulars, says the
Cody Enterprise. On that evening he
had as his guest MI. J.. P. Dyer and
was in the cellar with that gentleman
and entered the room where the acety-
lene gas plant is placed, with a light
ed candle. The instant he went into
the room an explosion occurred, it is
supposed from escaped gas which had
leaked from the tank. MIR. Dyer
suffered no il juries. Mr.. Chapman
received severe burns on his face and
hands and it is thought the sight of
one eye is destroyed. Medical relief
was at once sent for and everything
necessary for his relief has been done.
He was very severely burned as stated,
the most serious is the threatened de-
struction Of his sight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
NO MORE SUPERVISORS.
New Law Abollshes Those Offices in
Road Districts.

A new road law went into effect in
Montana last Friday, March IS. 1t is
provided for in senate bill II, known
as the Geiger road bill. The new law
abolishes the election of road super
visors as heretofore.
Under the Greiger law there is pro-
vision for an entirely new system of
road management, the work i'll each
district to be under the direction of
three trustees. the supervisors, as
heretofore stated, to be done away
with. It will be their duty under the
new arrangement for the county COM
missioners at the first meeting in
June next to appoint three trustees in
every road district to hold Office until
May ], 1902. The law provides that
in the opening of the operation Of the
new system the trustees are to be ap-
pointed in the manner indicated and
by the county commissioners, but SUBJ
sequently there is provision for an cleo
tion by the people. On the first Satur-
day in April, and annually thereafter,
an election of trustees is to be held in
every road district under the author
ity of the trustees.
Attorneys who have investigated
the matter have said that in the last
two years conditions have been very
uncertain and unsatisfactory in Mon
tana as regards road laws, and some
have held that practically the state
has had no road law during that time.
and the Geiger law steps in opportune-
" to bring about q harmonious system.
! The new law authorizes the trustees
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
NOT FAINT
Defeated for Office but Secures Partner
for Life.

Hon. T. J.. Porter of Miles City was
a visitor in the city Wednesday for a
few hours, while returning from a pro-
fessional trip to Big Timber. Mr..
Porter was the republican candidate
for attorney general last fall, but he
went down to defeat with all the
ticket, yet this did not cause him to
be faint hearted and so he turned
around and got married, the happy
event taking place a few weeks ago in
Pennsylvania. Speaking of the. late
legislature, Mr.. Porter said he was
glad to see that The Gazette was TAX
ing the legislature to task for accom-
plishing nothing and believed that if
there ever was a legislature that did so
little he was not aware of it. Mr.. Port
er thinks that Big Timber is a bustling
town, but thinks the place needs a
firstclass banking institution with a
capital larger than the present Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
A WIFE BEATER.

Judge Mann Gives Him a Taste of Bill
lngs Justice.
The case of Ira D. Turner, charged
with beating his wife, was heard in
Justice Mann's court yesterday. Mrs.
Turner is employed as waitress in
Savaresy's variety theatre and she
claims that her husband has been col
lecting her wages. She protested
against this and started to attend to
her own business matters. Yesterday
morning Turner demanded from his
wife that she deliver over 10 him her
wages of the night before. On her
refusing to do SO he proceeded to beat
her.
Justice Mann gave the fellow a good
taste of Billings justice by sentencing
him to 60 days i'll the county Jail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
WAS HER R R

II would cough nearly all night long"
writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize of Alexan-
dria, Ind, land could hardly get any
sleep. 1 had consumption so bad that if
I walked a block / would cough fright
fully and spit blood, but, when all other
medicines failed, three Sl.OO bottles of
DR.. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and I gained So pounds" It's abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds,
La Grippe. Bronchitis and all Throat
and Lung Troubles. Price SOC and Sl.O0'
Fri bottles free at Chapple Drug Co s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-22
w. B. GEORGE HEADS CITY
TICKET.
RESOLVE NOT TO RESOLVE
City Central Committed Selected.
Other Candidates for
City Offices.

The democratic city convention met
in the court house last night and was
called to order by T. A. Williams,
chairman of the auucu of a week
previous. The convention differed
greatly from all previous democratic
conventions in that it was harmonious
throughout.
A. G. Logan was elected temporary
chairman and W. H. Morse as temper
airy secretary. The call of the conven-
ton was read by the secretary. Some
40 delegates were present, 10 from
each of the four wards, together with
a few visitors. The unterrified had
their enthusiasm along with them,
showing itself to good advantage at
times.
The convention decided not to re-
solve, as it had nothing upon which
to resolute. t
For mayor Z. A. Williams placed in
nomination the name Of William B.
speech. j. M. Seaman moved that
the nominations be closed and that
Mr.. George be declared the nominee
by acdamation. 1t carried with a
whoop.
Being called for, Mr.. George said
that if elected he would do everything
in his power to promote the clty's in
terests.
E. o. Railsback nominated z. J..
Bouton for city treasurer. W. M.
Johnston placed in nomination James
Kelly, e~x-justice of the peace. Nom
nations we're then closed and upon a
ballot being taken it was found that
Kelly had received 26 votes and Bou-
ton 8.
Kelly was declared the nominee.
Mr.. Kelly thanked the convention for
the honor.
M. @. Morris nominated F. L. Mann
for police magistrate. Mr.. Mann was
nominated by reclamation, and on de-
mand of the convention he made a
speech thanking it for the honor of
| the nomination. ~"
The convention took a recess of 10
minutes, in order to give the dele
gates Of each ward an opportunity to
caucus for candidates for aldermen.
On reconvening the nominations were
announced as follows:
First ward-G. G. Cothron.
Second wards. F. Morse.
Third ward-B. w. Toole.
Fourth ward-A. J. Gilsdo1f.
The convention then confirmed the
nominations.
A central committee was then
selected as follows, the candidates to
be members Ok officio:
First ward-Ben Hager and A. G..
Logan.
Second ward-W. W. Johnston and
H. Terrell.
Third ward-H. K. Fish and D. P.
VanHorne.
Fourth ward-F. j. Ohland and j.
r. Conway.
The nominees of the convention are
| to select Il chairman.
The committee was empowered to
fill any or all that may &C.
cur in the nominations. The chair
man of committee was authorized to
fill any vacancies in the central COM
mittee.
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