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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
CONSTANT SURPRISE
Cardinal Gibbons Says Health of
Pope Is Something Miracu-
lous-Memory Good.

London, July 16-Cardinal Gibbons
was entertained at a dinner tonight
at the Brazilian legation and several
distinguished peer and diplomatists
were present. To a representative
of the Associated Press he said: II
have to meet Cardinal Vaughan who
will return to London tomorrow and
spend several days with him. l shall
devote the next few weeks to rest in
England and Ireland. | had a delight
full time in Rome, where the appar-
emily miraculous health and strength
of the pope are a subject of constant
surprise. The interest displayed by
the pope in the United States is as
intense as ever and he is thankful to
know that the progress Of the church
in the United States keeps pace with
Americas commercial development,
He %astonished every one by his
powers of memory and his familiarity
| with every detail of American life
II have been myself in many coun
tries in Europe and have returned tc
the United States each time more
convinced of the wonderful resource
in store for us if we maintain the re
ligious, educational and commercial.
progress so we'll begun. So far as
the Philippines are concerned there
are many problems, including dispo
sition of church property, which the
holy see is anxious to have solved
on the basis of fairness which char
acterizes American policy generally.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
The Attendance Opening Day the
Largest in the History Of
the Organization.

Cripple Greek, Colo. July 16-The
18th annual meeting of the Transmits
sissippi Commercial congress opened
today with the largest attendance
and the largest membership in the
history of the organization. Out of
1000 delegates 1900 in their
seats today. The morning session did
no business but adjourned on account
of a telegram received from several
hundred delegates who were unable
to arrive on time. The afternoon ses
sion was called to order by President
Walter Gresham OF Galveston, Tex
Rev. Schofield offered prayer.
Addresses of welcome were deliver
ed by Mayor Shane Of Cripple Creel
and Mayor Franklin of Victor ant
Governor Norman Of Colorado. Re
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
HILL NAMED AS ONE
Morgan Announces Partial List Of
New Northern Pacific
Directors.

New York, July III. Pierpont
Morgan announced this afternoon
that James j. Hill, 3. H. Hartman,
H. McTombly, VIM. Rockefeller and
Samuel Rea will be elected to the
directorate of Northern Pacific rail
way company, to fill vacancies to be
created.
The announcement was made by ].
P. Morgan in a formal letter address
& Co, E. H. Hartman and. James J
Hill in which Mr.. Morgan says he
submits the names given above in
accordance with a memorandum is
sued under which the composition OF
the board was to be left to him. He
suggests that the new directors as
sumo their duties as soon as named
Later in the day hte memorandum
| referred to as of May 81 in Mr.. Nor
gan's letter was given out. 1t reads
"An understanding has been reached
between the Northen Pacific and the
| Union Pacific interests under which
the composition of the Northern Pa
cific board will be left in the hands
of j. P. Morgan, certain names hav
ing already been suggested, not nov
to be made public, which will be es
pecially recognized as representative
of the common interests 1t is expect
ed that harmony will result under tn
plan proposed by all interests involv
ed. 1t is agreed that the foregoinl
shall be given out for publication a
expressing the ageement of the par
ties"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
TRAP SHOOTING
Good Scores Made in the Prelim
mary Handicap at Interstate
Park, Long Island.

New York, Juy 17-Elijah D. Full
ford of Utica, N. Y, outshot a field
of 7S contestants in the preliminary
handicap at 100 targets per man at
Interstate Park, L. L., and won the
event with a cash prize of $73 and a
silver trophy valued at $50. He broke
95 out of 100 targets and shot from
the Is yard markh. His closest OPP
poneIks were JOS. Hoffman of New
Germantown and D. Swain. Of Gardi-
ner, Mass, each Of whom broke 80
targets from the II yard mark. The
next best score was 81, made by r.
A. Ayman of Pascog, R. L., who stood
at 10 yards. The association added
500 to the purse made of entry fees,
which was 81 each and the money
was divided between the 16 highest
scorers. Sawin and Hoffman shot off
the tie and the former won second
honors by breaking "A out of SO tar
gets, Hoffmon smashing 40 out of a
similar number. None of the back
numbers such as Crosby and Banks
showed up to the average made in
England recently but they were heav
lily handicapped as they stood at %
81 and 20 yards from the traps. To
morrow the big event of the tourna
ment will be begun. It is the grand
American handicap at 100 birds pc
man $40 entrance with 5000 addet
with special silver trophy to winner
There were Il entries set for thi
contest but there viii! probably be
dozen more tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
A FEMALE kIDNAPER
Steals Her Nephew Because of
Uncomfortable Love for
the Boy.

Chicago, July 16-Detective Keefe
of Evanston left today for northern
Wisconsin, carrying a warrant for the
arrest of Florence Eli, said to have
kidnapped Frank Rogers, her 13-year-
old nephew. The officer, however, is
only following a clew.
Miss Eli, who is 81 years of age.
is said by James Rogers, the boys
father, to have an affection for the
lad amounting to a mania. The
Rogers family is well to do and live
in Evanston. Mrs. Rogers has been
Frustrated since the disappearance OF
her son.
Relatives of the boy are basing
their hopes on the clew which has
been found in the northern part OF
Wisconsin and from which the police
are hourly expecting information. A
notification came last night announc-
ing that a woman and boy answering
the description of Miss Florence Eli
and Frank Rogers were at a summer
resort in that part of the state. The
exact nature of this information
neither the family nor the police will
divulge. They will not give the name
of the town. 1t is said, however, thai
the clew came in the form of a tele
gram sen by a person who had seen
the newspaper accounts of the disap
pearance.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
BOLD ATTEMPT TO LOOT OHIO
BANK.
THIEVES TAKE THEIR Time
Stand OFF Citizens for an Hour
While Working on Strong
Box.

Alexandria, O., July ia daring
attempt to loot the Resuler & Ash
brooke bank was made today by a
gang of six or eve men. Nothing
was secured, however, and standing
off a crowd of citizens at whom they
fired repeatedly for an nour, the rob-
bers escaped in stolen buggies.
A loud explosion about 1 a. m.
awoke Cashier Buxton, who has apart
ments over the bank. Other persons
living near by fastened to the scene
It was found that the outer door of
the bank had been forced open and
that six or seven men were at work
on the strong box inside the vault.
The outer door of the vault had been
torn to pieces with a charge Of dyna-
mite.
Several shots were fired into the
bank, but only served to draw a we'll
directed reply from the robbers, who
continued their efforts to open the
inner vault, for nearly an hour. Mean.
time the citizens were debating plans
to effect a capture. Suddenly, shoot.
ing right and left, the robbers rushed
from the building, ran through side
streets, leaped into buggies, which
had been conveniently placed, and
made their escape.
An examination of the vault show
ed that little of value had been secur
led. A package of $1,000 which haG
been left over night in the outer vault
was found among the debris.
A sheriff's posse Immediately tool
up the chase, but the robbers secur
ed a good start and have not beer
o~verhauled.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
HOLD BIG CLAIMS.
cIarks Bring Heavy Suit Against Cor.
bett Estate.

Hara .aH~
st. Paul, July 16-A Pioneer Press
special from Butte says: Senator
Clark and his son, Charles w. Clark,
have filed claims aggregating $4,000
against the estate Of the late Frank
E. Corbett, late speaker of the house
of representatives and one of Clark's
active agents in his senatorial cam
paign.
For some of the money represented
by the claims, notes are held and the
balance is represented by cancelled
checks.
Mrs. Corbett AS administrix, re
jected the claims and alleges that the
money was advanced to Corbett only
to be disbursed in Clark's interests.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
To Collect Bad Debt.

New York, July 1.-THE Times will
say tomorrow that one Of the large
trust companies Of this country has
decided to make an effort to collect
or compromise the bonds issued by
the southern states during the re-
construction period following the civil
war and since repudiated in whole or
in part by those states.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
Toistoi Seriously Ill.

London, July 16-M. Tchierkoff.
who is Count Tolstoi's representative
in c, est Britain, has received = tel
egram asserting that the famous Rus
sian is dangerously ill with fever, &C
companied by geat weakness and that
his state Is very serious.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
Packing Plant Burns.

Wichita, July 16-Fire today de-
stroyed the packing plant of Jacob
Dold & Sons. Four large buildings
were destroyed and 100000 pounds
of meat in process Of preparation
Four men were injured by a falling
derrick. Loss $1,000, 900; insurance
$500, 900.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
what Two Cents viii DO.

It will bring relief to sufferers from
asthma or consumption, even in the
worst cases. This is about what one
dose Of Foley's Honey and Tar costs.
Isn't it worth q trial? Sold by Holmes
& Calhoun.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
His Hope Realized.

st. Paul, July ia special to the
Pioneer Press from Luverne, MINI.
says: Unbalanced mentally by the
intense heat and Respondent over
crop prospects, Andrew Putnam com
mitted suidcide today by drinking
carbolic acid. He was alone at the
time, his wife and children being ii
the harvest field. They returned be
fore he died and heard his last words
'L hope I'll never have to work il
the harvest field again."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19

Carpet and rug weaving. Mrs. VIM.
Rose, corner Thirty-afth street ana
Fifth avenue south. SS-S.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-07-19
Experience i. the Best Teacher.

Use Acker's English Remedy in
any case Of coughs, colds OF Group.
Should It fail to give immediate relief
money refunded. Is cts. and SO cts.
For sale by Chapple Drug Co.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
The Steel Strike.

Pfl'TSBuRG. Sept. l1.-Afrairs OF
the steel strike show little improve
ment this morning. The tie-up al
Mckeesport continues and no attempt
was made to start the big tube mili
Thousands of strikers are around the
works and are succeeding In keeping
away the men inclined to go to work
The fires have been drawn at the
National Rolling mills and there is
less work now being done there than
at any time since the strike began.
The blow is a severe one to the cor
poration, and the men are quite hope
tul.
There is talk here today of Presi-
dent Snatfer bringing the strike to a
speedy close by satisfactory settle
ment with the steel trust, but this
report Is getting to be so common that
n.,le reliance is placed in the story.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
DENVER JESSE JAMES GANG"
Eight Lads Arrested on the Charge
of Murder.

DENVER, Sept. l1.-Eight boys,
ranging from ~ to 1S years OF age
have been arrested charged with the
murder OF Homer richards, week
ago. 1he richards boy, who was II
years old. was herding cattle, when
1t is alleged the band OF eight boys
fell upon him, and after cruel torture
he was put to death with bullet in
his brain.
The boys when arrested were in
possession of great many 5-cent nov
els and cigarettes. They admitted
that tney had organized what they
called a Jesse James" gang but deny
having any knowledge of the death OF
the RICHARDS boy. They admit. howey-
err that members of the gang mad
frequently quarreled with the Rich
ards lad.
The prisoners are undergoing a rig
id examination this afternoon and IT
is thought probable they VIII confess.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
GOVERNS THE OUTPUT
Laundry Machinery Factories Of the
Country Are Combined.

CHICAGO. Sept. ll.-Laundry ma
cnine manufacturing plants OF the
Uniteu States, controlling W per cent
OF the output oil the laundry machin-
cry of this country. have just been
consolidated under one head with q
capitalization of $l6,oO0.OOO. Or this
IS. 900, 900 is in Z per cent cumulative
preferred stock. The new company
has been incorporated under the laws
OF the state OF New Jersey under the
name of the American Laundry Ma
chinery Manufacturing Co.
Chicago Is to be the headquarters
of the concern, and the three big
plants taken into the combine in this
city VIII Immediately be consolidated
into one. which IS to be the largest
of the KIND IN the world. and viii
handle the greater part OF the domes
tic anu all the export business.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
DOES THE
PROUD ACT
Cleveland Reception to G. A.
R. Veterans Takes
the Cake.
Three Hundred Thousand
Visitors Attending the
Encampnent.

CLlsVELAND, Sept. ll.-There are
nearly 100000 people here in attend
ance upon the Grand Army encamp-
ment most of whom Witnessed the
Dig parade today, although a cold, dis
agreeable rain set in early. Bond
street was early alive with the multi
tude, and when the parade started at
10 O'Clock, although 1t was six miles
long, the first part mad finished before
the last OF the line had lett the start
ing point.
1t was "a very fine and impressive
spectacle. The ONO delegation, at
the last OF the line, was received with
tremendous cheering. Inc crowds on
the reviewing stand greeted the vet
Grams with waving banners and cries
OF Bravo
The ovation rendered the time-worn
heroes cannot be pictured in words.
1t was genuine. enthusiastic. patriot
ic and continuous. The ONO city IS
said to have given the 35th encamp-
ment of the &. A. r. the finest recep-
tion in the history OF the organiza-
tion.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
ROW IN A
DRUG STORE
Bottles Furnish Implements Of
Of Warfare as Well as
Destruction
And All Because the Proprietor
Inserted an Offensive
Advertisement.

OMAHA, Sept. l1.-rhe following
unique advertisement which appear.
ed in the local papers today caused a
rough house" In the West Brook
drug store on PARK avenue.
'Manted-A registered drug clerk
who does not wear red shoe strings
or part his hair In the middle"
young clerk who had rendered his
resignation to take erect the first OF
the month was hit hard by this roast
and was the recipient oil all kinds OF
Jokes and Joshes at the breakfast ia.
bic TINS morning.
After breakfast he went to the drug
store and demanded ms time. The
proprietor refused to give II to him
unless he finished the month out
THIS started night and when the po
lice reached the scene bottles OF all
descriptions We're going AT a rapid
rate through the show cases and plate
glass front. Both proprietor and
clerk were arrested.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
An lnsinuation.
(Louisville Times

ti+ouioNliic lmeSJs
Really, some of these street ped
dlers who make a house-to-house can
vass In the interest OF their goods
should be gagged. A pretty girl was
calling on a married friend one Gay re-
Gently. ana she sat in the cool, shady
front nall with the street door open,
and as they chatted away woman
soap peddler came up the walk.
Great goodness" sighed the hos
tess, I'm bothered to death by agents
and peddlers. They come at all
hours, and II / SIT down here to Keep
cool and rest, they come stalking in
to sell me something"
Soap, ladles?" began the female
caller. temptingly holding out some
bars of, mottled pink, blue and green
dirt removers. Nice, cheap toilet
soap, the best in town, three cakes for
dime"
lently. / don't want any soap.
buy from the druggist
But TINS is the cheapest and finest
out persisted the peddler, you can I
get 1t IN the drug stores"
sAil the same / am satisfied witt
what / have replied the lady harsh
ny. 81 aon want your soap"
You uon't. hey?' sneered the wo
man, as she glared at her, "faith, you
you 40 and she strutted on leaving
the hostess blue with rage and tn,
girl visitor with embarrassment.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
PLAN e,ooo-AcRE PEACH FARM
Michigan Grower and Chicago Firm
Will Invest In Texas.

ST. JOSEPH, Mich, Sept. ll.-Rol-
land NORTH, of tins city, famed as
being the largest peach grower in the
north, having made n fortune out of
his orchards east OF this city, VIII soon
enter INTO partnership with W. NJ.
Baker a. Co. South Water street com
mission merchants OF Chicago. The
new company intends to purchase In
the neighborhood of 5000 acres OF
land in Texas, and under the personal
supervision of Mr.. morrill,. the entire
tract Will be set to peaches. making
the largest peach orchard in the world
being 900 acres larger than the IA
nous Hale orchard In Georgia. The
climate is well adapted to the rails
ing OF peaches, and it is believed one
crop VIII pay for the land.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
Almost Certain That Our Be-
loved President Will
Recover.
Mrs. Mckinley is Also Show
ing Marked Improve
ment.

BUFFALO, Sept. ll.-rhings are
day at the MIDurn residence. A gen.
eral feeling of elation prevails. and
one would imagine the house merely
She home of distinguished and com
Portable convalescent.
The doctors all gathered at y O'Clock
to hold conference and examine the
patient. Two of the physicians hat:
Remained with the patient all night
and had carefully dressed the wounds.
an incident followed by the very best
results.
AT half past the following bulie.
tin was prepared and signed by al
the doctors and by Mr.. Cortelyou, the
presidents private secretary. The
bulletin reads:
rhe president rested comfortably
during the night. A decided bene-
hit has followed the dressing of the
wound made during the night. HIS
stomach tolerates beet juice well, ana
1t is taken with great satisfaction.
His condition this morning is excel
lent. Pulse. ll6; temperature, 1907.
After the issuance OF the bulletin,
the doctors had an informal consul
tation. and left the house shortly al.
ter 10.
DR.. Rixey and DR.. Roosevelt are par
ticulariy well satisfied with the pro-
gress OF affairs. Doctor Minter who
remained at the house all night said
he felt much more confidence in tie
condition of the patient since the op-
GRAFTON had been performed, but the
recovery OF the president would Re
very SLOW he said. The president
Will do very well II he is able to leave
J Buffalo within six weeks or two
months" concluded DR.. Minter.
. Streams OF callers visited the Mil
burn residence all morning, and the
cards of hundreds of distinguished
people were lett.
Mrs. Mckinley's condition contin-
ues to improve, and she IS physically
better at present than she has been
for some time. She remained with
the president an hour this morning.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12
TO PARIS BY RAILROAD.
M. L. de LobeI Outlines His Plan for
Great Transcontinentai Line.

TACOMA, wash, Sept. I'm. l..
de Lobei, the originator OF the great
railroad scheme by which he proposes
to span Bering Straits and link tnc
continentsof Europe, Asia and Amer
lea, has returned to Dawson where
he has given out the first exhaustive
and authorized interview upon the
subject In which he says:
read paper recently at a meet
ing OF tnanciers in Paris, and gave
them the facts about the richness OF
Alaska. My hearers became very
much interested In the subject. and by
the bankers who were present | was
asked why this country and France
could not be connected by transpor-
tatIon line. 1he result was that /
had conference with the bankers anu
they agreed to pledge $2O.OO0.O00 Tor
the advancement and building OF a
railroad from vladivostock TO Circle
CITY. The amount was subsequently
Increased to $50 1000 900. substantially
the subscription OF the Bank or
France.
After due consideration II was de-
termined that the capitalization should
be Tor the sum OF $2OO.OO0,0OO. Ok
this amount we nope to raise $60.00n.-
900 in America. That or even $lO,-
OOO, 900 would place me in position
to go to france and Russia and say
that America had raised SO much mon
ey for :he road and 1t means the
cooperation or the two latter coun-
tries in financial way. with q pro
1 h, .oofu 4
| viii guarantee that France Will rur-
nish the balance. whatever 1t may bo.
I'm America J. Pierpont Morgan
may finance the scheme. and yet It
| may be John ID. Rockefeller. Mr..
Rockefeller has offered me 100000
0O0for a scheme of this character, and
| thus you may see that the American
backing is IN good hands.
| '"rne whole financing OF the COM
pany Will be in the hands OF a French
noDIeman OF great prominence and
popularity. He Will zeal with the
nnanciers and with the pupiic.I Will
look after the scientific and technic-
nal matters preparatory to construc-
ton"
| The plan for the route OF the trans
| AlaskaE Siberian road mas not yet
taken dennite form. but in a general
way N. de Louel says that the span
OF Bering Straits Will be made by the
use OF immense terry boats capable or
carrying the largest train. Through
the central channel OF the straits ne
says there is a strong current that Is
never entirely closed. For the safe
ty OF the ferry 1T VIII be necessary to
maintain an immense cable or per-
haps to bridge the channel for use in
the winter time.
the road would connect with the
Russian government line at Vladivo-
stock and end at Circle CITY. W
the completion OF the Canadian line
to Dawson the link from Circle TO
Lawson would be tilled in.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-12

two masked men entered and order
ed hands up" Instead of throwing
up his hands, the bar tender started
to scutfte with ehe robbers. The pro-
prietor was sitting in the rear of the
saloon, out thinking 1t was some OF
the bar-tenders friends, paid no at
tention to the scuii1ing. Suddenly a
shot rang out and the bartender fell
to the floor dead. DetIar ran to the
front door and shot one OF the robbers,
the other one escaping.
The widest excitement prevails.
posse is now searching for the miss
ing hold-up. The dead robber is uni
IDENTIFIED. Mencheis was married
man.