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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Sudden Change.

Helena, Dec ga storm struck
Helena, this forenoon with sudden
ness that was startling. An appar-
emily calm warm morning was soon
transformed into a bowling blizzard.
The snow descended rapidly while
the wind ragged The storm lasted al
most an hour and afterwards there
was a high wind. During the storm
the wind attained velocity of As
miles an hour. The storm came from
the northwest and was general over
western and central Montana.
From Fort Benton comes reports OF
the worst storm known in years. Big
windows of the court house were
blown in and other minor damages
were done.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
GOVERNOR ROGERS DEAD
LAST ILLNESS WAS OF SHORT
DURATION.
Washington's Chief Executive Sue.
cumbs to Complication Of
Lung Troubles.

Olympia, Wash, Dec. 26.-Governor
John R. Rogers died at 8 o'clock to-
night.
Governor John r. Rogers was taken
sick Friday evening with cold which
developed into pneumonia. On Sun
day his condition was such as to alarm
his friends, but on Monday afternoon
the governor was much better and it
was thought that the danger had been
passed. A consultation of physicians
was held, and developed the fact that
the patient was progressing as we'll
as could be expected.
Tuesday it was announced that the
governor was suffering from lobar
pneumonia. The disease was then
located in the middle lobe of the right
lung. It was impossible to say until
Wednesday was passed whether the
disease would spread. Favorable
symptoms continued but early today
the governor was suddenly taken
worse, dying at o'clock tonight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
FRIGHTENED WoRsHIPERs JUMP
THROUGH WINDOWS.
PREACHER STAYS IN PULPIT
Six Men Fatally Wounded In the Melee
and Many Slightly
Hurt. Il

Piketon, o., Dec. .26-Six men were
fatally wounded in general fight at a
small country church at Pike postoffice
last night and a panic took place
among the worshippers. A series Of
religious meetings was in progress at
the church, and the building was filled
when Charles and Orrin Day appeared,
slightly intoxicated, and announced
that they had ''come to clean out the
Leggs,' a family with which the Days
had had frequent quarrels.
A general fight resulted in the
church and around it. Terrified women
and children sought safety from re-
volvers and knives by jumping out of
the windows. Only the minister, Mr..
Rowe, remained.
At the close of the fight six men lay
fatally hurt. Orrin and Charley Day,
Wesley Legg, Joseph Williams, John
Currant and Lebanon Williams. Ply
sicians were called from Piketon and
Idaho to attend the wounded men and
the sheriff was notified Many others
were slightly injured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27

Salt Lake. Dec. 26.-Sleet and snow
storms accompanied by wind, which at
some points almost reached the veloc-
eitysof a hurricane, have played havoc
with train and telegraph service from
the northwest.
In the mountains west of Missoula,
Mont, the snow and sleet was blind
ing. The storm is still raging in the
mountains, all trains are more or less
delayed, while. the telegraph service
is completely prostrated. Spokane,
Wash, so far as telegraphic. service is
concerned, is completely cut off from
the outside world.
At Butte, the storm came from the
west out of,a clear sky, the snow, driv-
en- by fierce wind, being so thick
that it was impossible to see across
the streets. Apparently the storm ex-
tends clear through to the coast. Seat
tie, Tacoma and other points reported
terrific wind and marine disasters are
feared. The storm appears to be grad
ually working south.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
MILLION ACRES WITHDRAWN
Land in Northwestern Montana to Be
Forest Reserve.

Kalispell, Dec. 26-The land office
of Kalispell has received letter from
the interior department instructing
the register and receiver to withdraw
from settlement all of the land north
and west of the Kootenai river in Mon
tana. It preserves the rights of all
actual settlers who had settled before
the date of the order, which is Decem-
Der 18, 1901. The whole of the Yakt
bottom and the mountains surround
ing are covered by the order. The
area of land withdrawn from settle
ment is more than 100000 acres, and
all but about 276,48O acres is within
the state of Montana The remainder
is in Idaho. When the surveys are
made and adjusted it will be known as
the Kootenai forest reserve of Mon
tana and Idaho.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
INDIANS ON THE WARPATH.
Pawnees Assume Threatening Atti-
tude Towards Settlers.

Guthrie, Okla, Dec. 26.-The Paw
nee Indians are on the warpath. An
immense buffalo bull was so injured
in transferring from the Santa Fe
stock yards to Pawnee Bills ranch
south of town that he had to be killed.
The meat was given by Major Lille
to the Indians for buffalo dance. Ihe
Indians have been dancing and pow
wowing ever since. They claim the
vast herds of buffaloes are coming
back to this country and many OF the
Indians have notified the white lessees
to yacate their ranches at once, as
they wish to lay the fences low SO
that the buffalo will have full sway OF
the country.
The white people in the remote parts
of the reservation are coming into
Pawnee- and report the Indians are act
ing in threatening manner towards
them. Pawnee Bill has placed mount
ed guards around his buffalo ranch, as
the Indians are camping in the timber
west of there and in sight of the herd
and from their suspicious actions he
thinks they intend to liberate the herd
and perhaps kill the animals. The
| United States Indian agent at that
| point has been notified and has made
report to the commissioners OF In
dian affairs at Washington.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CHEAP GAS.
California Professor Tries His Hand
at Invention.

California Professor Tries His Hand
at Invention.
San Francisco Dec. 26-Eastern
capitalists are interested in the San
Francisco Coke and Gas company,
which has made contract with the
San Francisco Gas and Electric COM
pany to provide gas at 351a cents per
thousand cubic feet. The contract is
for eight years. The gas is to be made
under the Lowe oven coke gas process,
an invention of Professor Lowe, who
discovered the Lowe water gas pro-
cess. A feature of the new process is
that the soft Goals of the Pacific coast
can be used with steam and petroleum
to produce coke at less cost than at
present and at the same time leave
gas as by-product.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
MAY BE HELD FOR MURDER.
Kid Currys Victims Are In Pre-
carious Condition.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. 26.-Pinker-
ton Detective Lowell Spence, who
came here from Chicago to identify
Logan, alias Curry, who is still in the
city, states that it is likely that the
engineer and firemen OF the train from
which the Montana bank bills were
stolen will be brought here to further
identify Logan.
The condition of Patrolman Sailor
and Dinwiddie, whom Logan shot, is
now very critical and it appears very
improbable that the bandit will ever
be taken west, but that he will be tried
for murder here. 1t is now thought
that neither of the men can recover
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Gov. SHAW WILL ACCEPT
PRESIDENT TELEGRAPHS THE
NEW SECRETARY.
Expressing Pleasure at His Decision
to Take the Offered Cabinet
Position.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 26.-Governor
Shaw tonight received the following
message from President Roosevelt, the
first he has received direct from the
president regarding his appointments:
"To Governor Shaw: I am delighted
that you have consented to accept
portfolio of secretary of the treasury.
Have written. (Signed) Theordore
Roosevelt"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CHARGES DISMISSED.
Court Failed to Sustain Charges
Against Devery.

New York, Dec. 26.-Justice Hol-
brook handed down an order in the
court of special sessions today dis
missing the charges of oppression
brought against Deputy Police Com
mission Devery. The charges were
made at the instance of discharged
patrolman, named O'Neill, who alleged
that Devery refused to hear witnesses
summoned by O'Neill when he was
called upon to answer complaint
that he, O'Neill, had drawn a revolver
without cause in making daylight
arrest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Grover Cleveland Accepts.

New York, Dec. 26.-Ex-President
Cleveland has formally accepted the
appointment to- the industrial depart
ment of Civic Federation, created at
the recent peace conference of capital
livered today to Chairman Strauss of
the conference. Mr.. Strauss says ev-
cry man named on the general COM
mittee has slgnified general accept
ance of the trust and work.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Italian Tornado.

Rome, Dec. ga tornado swept
over Naples today, causing consider
able damage. A woman was killed
and 36 persons were injured. Many
buildings in the surrounding country
were demolished and considerable
amount of railroad property was de-
stroyed. The troops were called upon
to assist in clearing away the debris.
The tornado and the subsequent
floods caused the loss of several lives.
A cemetery at Naples was washed
away.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CASUALTIES NOT REPORTED.
Garrison at Zeefontaine Attacked BY
General DeWet.

London, Dec. 26:-The following dis
patch has been received from Lord
Kitchener dated Johannesburg: Gen
eral Rumble reports that the night of
December "a Colonel Forman's COM
pany at Zeefontaine consisting of three
companies of yeomanry and two guns
was successfully rushed by a strong
commando under DeWet. 1t is feared
that the casualties were heavy. Two
regiments of light horse are pursuing
the Beers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
SPURIOUS MAsoNs.
Grand Master Of State Of New York
Issues Warning.

Albany, N. Y, Dec. 26.-Grand Mas
ter Chas. w. Mead of the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons of the
state of New York, addressed letter
today to the lodges within his juris-
diction warning them against clandes-
tin and spurious lodges, which he
learns are about to be established in
the Jurisdiction. He therefore coun-
sells the craft to exercise great care
in the admission of visitors.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
HAND TO HAND FIGHT.
Twenty-Five American Soldiers Killed
FiIipinos.

Washington, Dec. 26.-The war de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Manila from Chaffee, that Com
pany F, Twenty-first Infantry, had a
desperate hand to hand encounter
within gorge six miles south of San
Jose. Batangas, December 23. Twenty
two of the company were killed. Pat
rick Connolly and Private Carney were
wounded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION.
Mileage for Year Larger Than for
Eleven Years.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Figures prepar-
ed by the Railway Age show that rail
road building in the United States in
1901 has been greater than it had been
for II years previous, the total ap-
proximately 5,O56 miles of line.
The construction for the year added
to the total mileage previously con
structed brings the total mileage OF
the country to approximately 199,37C
miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CONDUCTOR KING KILLED.
Blown From Train BY High Wind and
Dashed Against Rocks.

OaSn6O against FNOCNS.
Missoula, Mont, Dec. 26.-Conductor
Charles King was killed last night just
across the line in Idaho. Conductor
King, who had charge of a freigt train,
was blown from his train by the fierce
wind of storm raging while trying to
reach the caboose. King had been
helping brakeman, and had started
to the rear OF the train when the dis
aster occurred. Kings mangled body
was found at the bottom of deep
gorge, having been blown from the
train while almost in the center of a
trestle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Will Study Old Morse.

Copenhagen, Dec. 26.-Professor
Tinglestad, recently appointed profes-
sor of Scandinavian languages and
literature at the University of North
Dakota, is in Copenhagen, for the pur.
pose of studying Old Morse and other
branches in his line Of work, at the
University of Copenhagen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CRUSHED BY STEEL CRANE
THREE MEN kILLED-FoUR SER.
IoUsLY INJURED.
Was Carrying Only Two-thirds of Load
for Which IL Was Guar
anteed.

Chicago, Dec 26.-Three men were
instantly killed and four injured by the
falling of steel crane at the Ameri-
can Bridge Works this afternoon.
The Killed.
JOHN SWAN.
JOHN TRAVER.
ALBERT ROCK.
The Injured.
John Doyle.
Charles Warren.
Mathew Hogan.
Patrick Murphy.
All the injured with the exception of
Murphy are seriously hurt.
Thirty men were working in the
vicinity of the crane at the time of
the accident and many of these had
narrow escapes. Swan, Traver and
Rock were caught beneath the huge
mass of steel and each was crushed
so badly as to be almost unrecogniza-
BILE. The crane was guaranteed to
hold 80 tons, but was carrying only
20 tons at the time of it's collapse. No
cause is assigned for the accident, ex-
cept a possible flaw in one of the
chains of the crane.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
CUBAN POLITICS.
Threats of What Will Be Done When
Republic is Formed.

Havana, Dec. 26.-Newspapers quote
General Maximo Gomez as threatening
to have Civil Governor Recio of Puerto
Principe province expelled from Office
when he returns to Havana for hav-
ing permitted demonstrations against
Gomez in the course of his political
tour of that province.
The same papers also say that Gen.
eral Gomez has threatened to "string
up a few others when the Cuban re
public is formed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27

High winds are reported from
Utah points today and every indica-
ton points to severe blizzard in the
inter-mountain region.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Damaged BY High Water

Rome, Dec. 26-The river Arno has
overflowed its banks and the waters
have caused considerable damage at
Florence and Pisa.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
WRECKED ON CEDAR ISLAND.
Gasoline Yacht Aboard of Which Were
the Edison Party.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 26.-It was re-
ported from Beufort, S. c., today that
the gasoline yacht Onananiche, in
which the two sons of Thomas A. Edi-
son, the inventor, and the wife of one
Of them, with several friends, recent
ly passed through Norfolk en- route to
Florida waters, has been wrecked on
Cedar island, near Beufort No par
>ticulars came with the report.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
GIVES UP CAMPAIGN.
General Maso Leaves Havana for His
Home.

Havana, Dec. 26.-General Barto-
lone Maso, candidate of the demo
cratic party for the presidency of Cuba
left here this forenoon for his home at
Manzanillo. He has given up the cam
paign.. The demonstration yesterday
evening as we'll as that held at the
railroad station this morning brought
out large crowd.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
COOL HEADS PREVENT OUT
BREAK OF RACE RIOT.
INTERFERED IN NEGRO ROW
Man and Negro
Wounded.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec. 26.-In a
general fight between white men and
negroes at Childersburg yesterday at
ternoon, white man and his son were
killed, while white boy and one negro
were wounded. The negroes are now
in Jail at Talladega.
The Dead.
J. BIRD, middle aged white man.
REUBEN BIRD, his son, aged Is.
The Wounded.
Tom Holley, a negro, probably fatal
ly.
Geo. Bird, white, shot in the leg.
The trouble grew out of craI
game, the negroes quarreled over the
winnings. Tom Holley shot at one o.
the party when j. Bird white man
came up and advised the negroes t.
stop fighting. Holley becoming anger
ed at the interference, fired on Bird
mortally wounding him. Birds two
sons ruSleQ TO MS sue, anu one VI
them shot the negro, Holley, inf1ictint
a fatal wound.
By this time the negroes were firing
on both the boys and they began tt
seek shelter. Reuben Bird went to hi:
father, who was dying, and was or
dered by George Woods, a negro, tt
run. The boy begged to remain b!
his father but on failure to move, wa
shot dead. Charner Woods, father o
George Woods, then shot the eide
Bird again. George Bird was shot il
the legs while escaping.
A large crowd of whites quickl,
gathered and surrounding the negroe
captured them all and took them, t.
Talladega.
For while it seemed as if rae
riot would result, but the quick actiol
of conservative citizens prevented al
out break.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
Weather..

Washington, Dec. 26.-Montana:
Fair in east; snow in western portion;
colder Friday. Saturday fair; west
! winds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
MANY MADE HAPPY.
Custom of Christmas Giving Generally
Observed.

New York, Dec. 26.-According to
the daily. papers, never before in the
history of the holiday festivities has
Christmas giving been so universal
in this city and vicinity. 1t is estimat-
ed that large business houses and cor
porations alone distributed over $15,-
100000 among their employees.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
WILL DROP CONTROVERSY.
General Miles Will Accept Situation
With Good Grace.

With Good Grace.
Washington, Dec. 26.-Lieutenant
General Miles resumed his duties in
command of the army at his office in
the war department today. 1t is said
that he has decided to accept the sit
uation with the best possible grace,
and will say or do nothing to continue
the controversy. So far as known the
incident will cause no decided change
in his prearranged plans, official or
social, for the future.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
SKATERS DROWNED.
Four Boys Break Through Ice on
Lahave river.

Bridgewater, Dec. 26;-Four boys
who went skating on Lahave river
yesterday broke through the ice and
were drowned together. They were
Perry and Meryill Rhodenhauser,
brothers, IA and 12 years old, Curry
Hubley, aged II, whose birthday an
niversary it was, and George Bachman,
aged 10.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27

King Will Open Parliament.
London, Dec. 26.-It has been def
initely decided that King Edward shall
personally open parliament.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
PoNTlFIcIAL MISSION.
One Will Be Sent to Attend Corona.
ton.

Rome Dec 26.-It has been decided
to send a pontiflcial mission to the
coronation of King Edward. This mis-
sion will be organized on lines similar
to the one which attended the Victor
ian jubilee. The head of the mission
has not yet been chosen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-12-27
BLIZZARD is RAGING
IN WESTERN MONTANA
BUTTE AND M1ssouLA REPORT BL1ND1NG STORM OF sLEET
AND SNOW.
511aE1 STORM APPEARS TO Be WORKING SOUTHWARK

Through Coast Where
High Prevail Marine Disasters
Feared.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
An Old Mans Crop.

We saw sight this week that we
did not think possible on our, upland.
-Four acres of corn that good expert 1ao
enced farmers say will yield 2O0
bushels. The minimum figures OF
every one who has seen it put it at 40
bushels per acre. it stands there right
now on land that formerly yielded
about u bushels per acre. Any doubt
ing Thomas may go and see. Time
and again we have written against the
plan of planting too much to the horse;
Plant less, manure the soil we'll and
the work will be less and the result
greater. Capt. Seigler and Charles
Davis have found this out and now
comes our venerable friend, Joseph
Riddlehover, who is nearing his three
score and ten, and yet while others cry,
"corn crop a failure" Uncle Joe bobs
up serenely and says Il have made all
the bread | want and did 1T without
any help.'' Besides he has seven acres
of cotton from which he has already
picked three 500 weight bales and is
good for two more Has quarter of
an acre in potatoes that will abun-
dainty supply him. What lesson
to our young bloods, who cry short
crop, hard times, etc. The trouble
is you over-plant yourself, let grass,
get the major part of the fertilizer, or
perhaps all of big crop, you almost
kill it in getting the grass out: we
write this, not SO much a puff for
Uncle Joe, but that it may be the best
evidence to sustain our position on in
tensive arming.-Saluda Sentinel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
CLARENDON NEWS.
Manning Times, Oct. q.

Ll41ICo3 WV -
Mrs. c. R. Earvin and daughter,
Miss Mayme, spent Tuesday in Sum-
Mr. N. G. Gonzales, editor of The
State, Columbia, spent last Saturday
in Manning.
Married last Sunday. afternoon by
Rev. W. P. Gibbons, at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. Robert
Webster of Williamsburg county and
Miss Lula Morris, Of New Zion,
daughter of Mr.. a. j. Morris.
Last Thursday, near Davis Station.
'Westley Mellette. the eleven year old
son of Mr.. E. NJ. Mellette, met with a
very sad accident in his fathers field
where they moving hay. The mules
that were hitched to the mower, be-
came frightened and ran. Westley in
stepping out of the way miscalculated
the distance and did not get out far
enough to prevent the mower blade
from striking him above the left ankle,
cutting the leg nearly in two, SO that
amputation was necessary.
The people of the Salem section will
have petition to the general assembly
asking for the repeal of the law which
imposes the right. to turn out stock
during certain months. Those wishing
the law repealed claim that it was
illegally passed, that the required
petition did not accompany the DILL,
and that the people Go not want II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-10-30
KIDNAPPED. BY GYPsIES.
The Girl is Found After Search.
ing for Her Many Years.

Charlottesville, Ind, Oct. N.-Nlne
wears ago the ten-year-old daughter of
Peter Bell, miller living at st;
Mary's,, Mercer county, Ohio, failed
to return from school. The belief was
general that she had been drowned.
Her father, however, refused to be-
lieve the story and spent his meagre
savings searching for her. He finally
became convinced, however, that the
girl was dead.
A band of gypsies camped near the
Bells mill last August, and one of
them, out of revenge, told Bell that
his child had been abducted by gang
of gypsies nine years ago. He SAID he
had come all the way from Mexico, to
inform the father of the Whereabouts
of his child.
Bell at once made preparations to go
in search of his child, and with Mrs:
Bell and their other daughter, started
for Indianapolis by wagon. There
they sold the wagon and began the
journey by foot. They walked to Pre-
toria, ILL.,, from there to Quincy to
Keokuk, Ia, and finally traced the
band of gypsies to Carthage.
Arriving there last Saturday, the
Bells found the band in camp. When
the leader was confronted by the father
of the girl and local officers, he drew
a Gun, but the officers overpowered
him and he gave up the girl. The
Young woman says she has been COM
pelled to beg food and clothing for the
entire band of gypsies, who at all
times have treated her cruelty. Mr..
Bell intends to have the gypsies indict-
ed and extradited to Mercer county
for trial. He has spent his last cent
in the search for his daughter.