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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
AN ALLEGED CONFESSION
Officers Find Statement P%urporting
to Have Been Left by
Dead Man.

Helena, Feb. 23-The mystery sur
rounding the death of Captain Oliver
Dotson, one of the men who laid out
the city of Denver, and was a famous
Black Hills character, whose dead
body was found in his cabin in Wash
ingon gulch, 35 miles west of Helena,
remains unsolved and the tragedy
PROMISES to develop into one of the
most remarkable stories of crime ever
heard in this region.
The officers who returned today
from Washington guloh report the
finding of an alleged confession signed,
by Captain Dotson, in which he de-
clares that his son, Clinton Dotson,
his grandson, Oliver Benson, and Elias
Persinger, the latter a youth from
Missouri, are innocent of the murder
of Eugene Cullinane, which occurred
in August, 1899, and for which the
younger Dotson is now serving a 80
year sentence and the other two 10
year terms IN the p~enitentiary.
Dotson in the confession states that
he was about to commit suicide and
that he made the confession in tho
AOpOO VI A4OO1IH 1AAOOOAU .a
The officers believe the confession
to be a clever forgery, but say they
cannot prove this until persons ia
miliar with Dotson's hand writing can
be found.
To all appearances Dotson had COM
mittted suicide. A rife had been
rugged up against the wall and Dotson
had apparently stood in front of it and
pulled the trigger with a string. He
was shot through the head.
Some time ago the warden Of the
~penitentiary learned that a convict,
who was released in December last,
had declared that he would kill Dot
son and that he would leave on the
body a confession purporting to ex-
onerate the three in prison. 1t is
claimed that Clinton Dotson promised
to divide $40, 900 he claimed to have
buried somewhere in Wyoming with
the convict if he would kill his father
and secure his pardon. This convict
was seen near Washington gulch last
Sunday and cannot now be found.
The alleged confession of Dotson
duplicates Edward Cachelin in the
murder of Cullinane. Cachline is
now county commissioner at Spearfish,
S. D. He was a friend of the younger
Dotson, and spent money in defending
all three of the men convicted.
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nlent. We have SO agreed and the
question is, whether in a spasm of ap-
prehension or under subordination to
criticism that British opinion may
have influence on us, we permit that
government to compel the president
to abandon these agreements. They
are honorable, just, lawful and incon-
ceivably valuable, and once abandoned
we cannot expect peaceful resumplon
of Them" .@r.r y
Morgan also takes the position that
the president has already outlined the
position of the United States toward
the Clayton-Bulw treaty by negotiat-
ing protocols with Costa Rico and
Nicaragua. 1T is quite as clear" he
says, ''that the president in making
these agreements in the name of the
United States deiantly disregarded
any claim of right that Great Britain
could assert to the effect that her
consent was necessary to such action
on his part as. president. And, equal
" the right Of congress to disregard
any claim of Great Britain to prevent
acquisition of such rights from Costa
Rico and Nicaragua, and to appropri-
ate money for that distinct purpose.
Beyond question he bound himself
ms president and AS a plenipotentiary
to those agreements, and if they vio-
late the rights of Great Britain or give
her just %offense, congress is also bound
either to undo the wrong and atone
for it and repudiate and impeach what
the president has done, or sustain his
action
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
FATAL WEDDING TOUR.

Chicago. Feb. 22-While on a we'd
ding tour, John Hislop, chief engineer
of the White Pass & Yukon railroad,
a resident of Skagway, Alaska, met
death today beneath a Rock Island
suburban train. A few minutes before
he had been visiting with his bride at
the home of his brother-in law, F. M.
Young, of 708 Princeton emu
Hislop was about 40 years old. He
arrived in Chicago Thursday afternoon
with his bride of three weeks.
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ton of the house later, and, therefore,
he would defer fuller statement.

ton of the house later, and, therefore,
he would defer fuller statement.
Replying tn Redmond, nationalist,
Brolerick admitted that Lord Roberts
had previously commended General
Colville, but subsequent events had
necessitated his removal from the
army.
Replying to Dillon, Irish national
list, Broderick said he had received a
telegram from Sir Alfred Miner con-
firming the accounts of ill treatment
Of natives by Beers at Calvinia. Mil
ner said he had absolutely no doubt
but that the Beers murdered a man
named Esau, that he was flogged and
afterwards shot.
Lord Cranborne, parliamentary secre-
tary for foreign Office, assured Red
mond that the emperor of Germany
had not offered to arbitrate the ques-
ton of terminating the war in Soush
Africa.
Replying to a question on the cost
of the war Sir Michael Hicks Beach,
chancellor of the exchecquer, said that
thus'fa a 81, 500, 900 pounds in bonds
had been issued and the weekly issue
was from 1000, 900 to 1880, 900
pounds.
Broderick impaired the information
that the Beers in the field had recently
been estimated at from 10, 600 to 2O,-
600. In January there were 16, 600
Boer prisoners and this number had
since increased.
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MORGAN FILES MINORITY REPORT
Declares Ratification of Hay-Pauncefote Treaty Not
Precedent Condition to Construction
of Nicaraguan Canal.

Washington, Feb. Ex-senator Nor
gan. Of the committee on foreign re-
lations, has made a minority report
upon the resolutions declaring that
ratification of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty is not a condition precedent to
construction of the Nicaraguan canal
and that the United States should
proceed with the work, regardless of
the existence of the Clayton-Bulwer
agreement.
The committee made an adverse re-
port upon the resolution a few days
ago, and Senator Morgan controverts
the wisdom of that action. He init
mates that the adverse report was
made to conform to the view Of the
president. On this point he says:
"Tha resolutions have my hearty ap-
prevail and I cannot admit that the
president has any rightsto direct con-
gress as to the time when it is expedi-
emit to express approval of his solemn
act of making these agreements with
Nicaragua and Costa Rico.
"This claim was made in committee
and his views Is to the %expediency OF
action were stated as the grounds OF
the objection to the resolutions. From
this view of the duty of the senate
wholly dissent"
In another connection he says on the
same point: I'VE are bound to agree
with Costa Rico and Nicaragua rs te
the terms on which canal privileges
will be extended to the United States
il this subject is to be settled by agree
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
SERIOUSLY AFFECTS MANY.
Butte Mining Litigation Throws Thous.
ands Out of Work.

Butte, Feb. 22-The mining litiga-
tion going on between the Amalgamat-
ed Copper company and F. A. Heinze
nov threatens to close down the Bos-
ton g. Montana smeluers at Great
Falls, thus throwing idle several
thousand men. On a claim of owner.
ship of q fourth interest in the Com
manohe mine, one of the largest pro-
ducers of the Boston & Montana
group, Heinze has secured an injunc-
tion and work in the mine has been
stopped. Curtailment of the ore pro-
duction leaves the smelter with but
little stock to run on and it was an
nounced today that the smelter would
have to suspend.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
EDICTS R N

Pekin, Feb. 22-The foreign min
listers this morning received a message
from the Chinese peace commission
ers, saying the edicts regarding the
punishments, the cessation of exami-
nations and the responsibility of the
viceroys and governors have been
signed, but the text has not yet ar
rived. Owing to the Chinese new
year celebration many of the tele-
graph offices are closed until next
week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
ALASKA BLIZZARD VICTIMS,

Minneapolis, Feb. pa special to
the Times from Tacoma says: Terrific
storms have practically stopped travel
from Skagway into the interior of
Alaska. Two unknown frozen were
discovered last week in a snow drift
neal BENEFIT, on the Atlin trail. In a
blizzard at Sitka Matthew Fox was
frozen to death within sight of his
cabin. His wife was imprisoned Is
days with no food but canned corn.
When the storm abated she began
search and found his body. Steamers
from Lynn canal report the worst
weather they ever experienced.
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BRUTE FOUND GUILTY.

West Superior, Wis, Feb. 22-Wil-
liam Clabetts. who brutally killed his
wife about three months ago by hit
ting heron the head with an axe and
then setting fire to his house to de-
stroy traces Of his crime, was found
guilty by a jury tonight, after being
out 100 hours. The case has been on
trial. over three weeks. The same
jury first passed on Clabetts' sanity.
The wife killed was his fourth.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
GRUwELL SWITCHES.
Casts Vote for the Father of His
Country.

Helena, Feb. 22-George Washing
ton got mi vote for the short term
senatorship in the legislature today.
Otherwise there was 10 change from
yesterday.
Senator Gruwell of Yellowstone
county, when his name was called,
raised a round Of applause in COM
memoration of the birthday of the
great American by recording his vote
for Honorable George Washington"
After the joint ballot both houses adj
journed for the day, out Of respect for
the father of his country.
The vote today was: Mantle, SO;
Frank "a; Coburn, 2; Toole, L; Wash
ington, 1; MacGinnis "a; Cooper, g.;
Conrad, 2; Clancy, l.. It required Al
votes to elect today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
FIGHTING IN ALGIERs.

Paris, Feb. 22-During an attack at
4:30 last Monday morning upon the
French garrison of 100 men at Tu1i-
mon, Algiers, by !, 1000 native tribes
men, six officers and 10 men were
killed and 81 men wounded. The ma
tiyes we're repulsed with 100 killed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
THEIR GREAT VITALITY.
Entombed Negro Coal Miners Are Taken
Out Alive,

Tuscaloosa, Ala, Feb. 23-After So
hours underground, for the greater
part of the time in water, 10 Of the 13
negroes caught IN the asylum mines
by a sudden thrush of water, were res
cued alive today. When they reached
light they were nearly blind and ex-
hausted. The other three probably
will be rescued within a few hours.
The flooding of the mine was caused
by the miners cutting into an aban-
doned portion, which was full of
water.
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KILLED BY TRAIN.

Sharon, Pa, Feb. 22-Fiye Italian
laborers were caught on the bridge by
a fast freight this morning and killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
FAIL TO AGREE.

New York, Feb. a2-The jury in
the Kennedy case this afternoon report
ed it's inability to agree.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26
BULGARIANs FIGHT TURKS.

Constantinople, Feb. 22-Fighting
has occurred between a large body of
Bulgarian agitators and a force of
Turkish troops at a village near
Ghevegheliw, Macedonia. Six Bull
ga1ians were killed and three taken
prisoners. Several of the Turkish
troops were wounded.
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POSTPONED.

Berlin, Feb. 22-Disatches from
Pekin state that Waldersee has post
poned his expedition, as China has
conceded to the demands Of the powers
for punishment of guilty officials.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26

MARQUIS MARRIEs ACTRESS.
London, Feb. 22-The marquis of
Headfort is reported to have married
Rosa Root, a member of the Florida"
company, at the Lyric theatre.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-26

Horses same as cattle on left hip.
Ranges-Big Bend Of Musselshell and Alkss
creek. p. @. Mnssolshell. Mont
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06

Tbs suttor Of ia Dssrf Land" tells
. soadsriaI story sbons . yoass Toro
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06

There are no roses 10 the bed Of the
clowD. ssid George Z.mmert, one OF the
fanny men Of the kinsiins circas. 10 .
Chicago Inter O,ssn msn.
When / frst vent toto The business |
VS. . handsome youus fellow. straight -
90 srrov, snd 10 splendid physical COO
dilion, Ba, I've been knocksI sroond 20
much With stcfi, u slabs and slsp.sticks
t1st I'm we'll nigh on the verge Of curve
tars OF the spine
| broke isto circus life BY false pre-
tebses / ssptsd to become performer
90 told the nsnsasr Of lntle. ons-rina
sho. that | ~ss al sii-round tish.srs
srsisi.
O.n yoa do iesp from the top OF ths
teutf be ssktd.
| wssso spIicas 10 ] 10 lhs, told him
| csuid. bot bad no idea be uss going
to pu. me st ihs: bisin.ss Oh the iarp,
Yoa'rs jasl The msn ws'rs looking ior
says be. Can you 20 TO work ie-sistti
/ had soae TOO far 10 bsck cat. 90 |
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06
The Origin Of Woman.

| A translation which has jast been made
OF q Sanscrit work gives the following
story OF the origin OF woman.
10 the beginning, when Twashtri (tht
Hindoo Valcsn) came TO the creation oil
woman he found that he had exhausted
his materials in the making Of man, and
had no solid elements left.
10 this dilemms. siier profound msdita
ton. be did ss follows:
BE took the rotnndity OF the moon,
and the curves OF creepers. and the
clipeing OF tsndris. and the rembling oil
grass, aud the slenderness Of the reed, and
the bloom Of the fowers, and the light
ness Of leaves, and the elsnces Of deer,
and the joyous gsye,y Of sunbesms, and
the weeping Of clouds, and the fcklsness
OF The winds. and tho timidity OF the hare
and the vanity OF the pescock. and the
soItness OF the psrrot's bosom, and the
hsrdness OF adamsnt, and the sweetness
OF honey, and the cruelty Of the tiger, and
the warm glow OF Gre. and the coldness
Of snow, and the clustering Of j.ys-and
compounding oil these together be made
woman snd gave her TO man.
Bat after one week msn came to him
and said:
Lord, this cresture thou hast given me
makes life miserable. She chssters inoes
sanity, and takes sll my time up, and
criss about nothing, end Is always idle.
so have come to give her back again,
30 Twsahtri took her back. sud after
one week man came again and said:
Lord. fud my life Il very lonely
since gave you back thst creature, !
remem Der how she used TO dsncs and sing
to me ana look ut mo out OF the corner of
her eyes, and play with me and cling to
me,
50 Twssbiri gave her back, and again
mao came after three days and SAID;
Lord, do no. kIow how II 10, bat after
sll have come 10 the conclusion she is
more Of . trouble thsp . pleasure to me,
80 please take ber back sasin, Bot
Tssshtri ssid: Be on. you must mansss
how yon can. The man ssid: csn po.
live With her, Twsshtfi replied: Neither
c.n you live without bsr,
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l hsa no uisss 10 ey. Then ! csms
tsroast the pirss iete the bosl, std
here sm 10 sisy tail my wings sros
sssin. Tue, ere besianirs 10 sros
nov. Az R,dis pesres ever bsf shoulder
willis eonld soc Tiny rsinbov sinss ias'
coming ost, Then be nw ayips
through the widow. asi . iew, thea
more ssd more sun fairies They eslbsi
cd afoand R.dis, aud helped her ~
though che we're vounded bird. Cone,
they said, ws want yor 10 work snd play
vith us. Wen help Jon. Never mind
II your wiuss are small. they'll grow.
Willie shet his eyes Tor . moment, snd
whso be opened them the nornius sun
was shining through his window. bu, be
could see no fairies.
The maid remarked with sarp risa ths,
w illis did not cry when bis face was
washed the next mornius. Indeed be
did not notice even the sosp 10 his eyes.
90 anxious VAS be 10 keep them open and
not miss The suo fairy. should she sppesr
90 the ws,sr. Hs thousht he caught .
glimpse Of her several times 10 the sosp
bubbles, bat be ws not quite sure.
When Willis's mana came home he
told her OF the san fairy's visit, Oh,
msmms, be said. ! forgot TO ssk her whs,
the sky is made OF. Nov. you tell me.
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O,e OF the southern bishops enjoys tel
ing the following story on his daughter
ssys the Detroit Free Press. Htrone y
imbued With her fathers doctrine shs
had erown up . strict Episoopslisn and
had never attended . revival or camp.
meeting 10 her lie, although, Is heI
younger brother remarked, The woods
ore foil OF them.
When the was about l6 she went Ia
visit 90 old friend OF her mothers, 10
New York, and her hostess. alter much
persuasion. prevailed on her to go Ia
hesr Tom Harrison, the famous boy evan
gelist.
But. Mrs. Barnett. she bad 6nslly oh
ieoted, suppose be should speak to me.
I'd be so frightened that l shouldn't
know what to cay.
Why, Virginia. her hostess had replied
the church will be 90 crowded that moth
Jog is more unlikely than that be should
single out either one OF ue,
The sirl's fears were reslissd.
As the great preacher left the pulpit
aud psssei down the aisle, exbortiug 8
hrst this oae. and then that one. be
paused st the pew where the bishops
dsua hter was seated.
Ny dear O. lid, he sald, earnestly, are
you Chri,tian2
No. no, sir, she replied. I'm sn Epis
eopslian,
With stwinkle in his eye the evsnge
list passed on without another word.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06
Presented Himself to b. Hanged,

Lord Wolseley tells an amusing story
Of his experience With Abel Erssm us, the
Boer who bss jast come into the British
lines 10 Soatb Africs.
In 1870 Wolseley was msking cam
psien sgsinst Bskukini the chief Of The
Bspedis rear BwfziIsnd. After bs bsd
csptnred the chief and pat down The 70
belliop, be asked Sekukini how be dsred
make war sgsinst great power like Eng
land. The Kslir replied tbs, be hsd been
urged on by Erssmus.
Soon siter st Q public dinner Ut Pre-
toris, Lord Wolfeley made 9 speech, 10
which be sail that II be ever fonnd that
Erasmus had melted the chiefs 10 war he
would hsps him.
A day or two later tall. bearded Beer
sppssred ct Wolseley's oiil %. and said 10
the secretsry:
am Abel Erssmns, aud l have very
important business TO transact. ] have
heard that Sir Garnet Woiselsy hes Dc
olsred thst he will hang me whenever be
csn Icy hsnds og me, 10 have come 10
be hanged,
The sscretsry sdnitte the sdvisibility
OF oonsulting sn Garnet, who wss 10 The
next room, and II bsppered that the gen
ersl wss busy snd could not stop 10 discuss
other msttsrs, .ves 20 important ~ hang
ings. Accordingly be rstuned TO the
Boer, and pscihsd him by suggesting tbsi
the business sould and over for dsy or
two. E1nus isis ,ast be bsd disehsrg
I'd bis shsrs Of the obIIs,tioo, sod depart
I'd 10 gooi health.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1901-06-06
A Target for Lead.

The British officer. says Julian Ralph
10 IAN American with Lord Roberts, 10
likely to be high and mighty person
when you meet him dtst, bat he softens
10 time into an exceedingly good fellow.
Yet at any moment be may be expected TO
perform picturetqus action in 9 truly
British manner,
At the battle OF DresionteIn several ell
cers we're under ashower OF bullets that
came like water shot out OF . bath.
They were oil pressing their bodies
down, rs IL they would have liked to
press them into the earth. Suddenly one
very tall fellow began to rise. First he
got on his knees, then he Strengthened up
On his feet 10 bis fall stature, and stood
in that spray Of lead. the only target on
the fsld,
He iumbled for his eye-slsss, found IL,
contorted his cheek ~ . man does 10 at
suoh sn ornament into bis fsce. and thsu
drawied out;
Aw. l ssy, l wondsh where these bul
lets are coming froml
lie continued TO stand sni stare al the
kopis where the Beers lay, and presently
he drswled again, while the cir was tsttsr
cd with shot and buzzing with noise:
Aw, ! ssy, can sny Of you fellshs see
where they come from2
The other fsllahs squirmsd and wigglsd
as II they we're going to get up snd help
him look. but Rot one raised bis head or
his body al inch.
Get down. Reggie. you silly fooll said
one, You're doing what tbs Beers want.
and thst isn't playing the game.
Al that Reggie adjusted his glsss anew.
md. after one long, hard stare st the 10
visible enemy, slowly returned, 10 EN-
brace bis mother esrtb,
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boz, The Toto people. II sseus, stand
greatly Ia iesr oi lien. A perry OF M
Tive hnnisrs, rsinrains 10 single sls from
their dsys ban, alter email sn,sisre.
we're siiaeted by hsus The m.a u Tho
snd OF The line VI. saddsniy selr,d freu
behind by the lipnsss srd instantly lil
cd snd carried svsy.
The rect OF the party made ca With ell
srsea, sll bat one little boy, III, ,on q
The man who had been killed. He, suss
insly placky litile fellow that be vas.
sciuslly tanned back. sni armed with
nothing but ssmsll spear, followed tho
blooa.stsinsd track thronsh tho thietst.
A'isT lilils whlls ta cane upon tho
Hone. 10 The sc' Of devenrios bic fs,h
sr.
without moments hesitation Tho
brave little chap rushed at The huge
beast, aud the liones., becoming aware OF
his spprosch, LEI, her prey aud sprsng
upon The boy, by . msreiiui providence
the boys spear struck its btsast, and BY
the snimsls osn weight vas forced into
its body. piercing ths hesri. The great
creature rolled over stone dtas.
The boy was utterly uuhurt, R.piily
~ithdrswins his little weapon, be vent
and knslt by the msnsied remains Of his
father, and while he Was bending over
him 10 bis sorrow the male lion came
toatins through the thiekei.
The lad sprsng MP aud with slmost
superhumsn courage rushsd toward the
second lion, waving sloit his blood-stsin
cd spear and shouted: Como on, come,
onl III kill you. tool
But the lion was dissoma atsd by tho
unexpected spptosch OF the lad that he
turned tail and fed, leaving his partner
by the side OF her msusled prey The
boy then went home 10 his yillsge and
called bis friends to como and brius The
dead lioness TO the king, aud this WAS
done.