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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
CAPT. sTREETER is CONVICTED.
With Two Companions He Must suf'
fer for Killing Kirk.

Chicago, Dec. 4-The jury in the
Streeter case rendered a verdict this
morning. 1t finds Capt. George We'll
lington Streeter, Henry Hoeldtke and
William McManners guilty of man
slaughter and fixes their punishment
at Imprisonment in the penitentiary.
The jury recommends clemency in the
case of Hoeldtke.
The three defendants were accused
of the murder of John S. Kirk, a
Waterman for Henry w. Cooper. To
Kirk was entrusted the interests of
the lake shore property owners,
whose land adjoins the renowned dis
trict of Lake Michigan. Kirk was
shot in a fight between the Cooper
and Streeter forces on February II.
The three men were tried last July
for the murder of Kirk, but the jury
disagreed after many hours of DELHI
Grafton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
ELECTION CONTESTS FILED.
Rosebud County sofficiaIs Will Have
to Fiuht to Hold Places.

Rosebud County Officials Will Have
to Fight to Hold Places.
Forsyth, Dec. 4.-Election contests
have been filed against j. S. Hopkins,
state senator, and Charles Bailey,
county clerk. Others will follow. 1t
is expected every democrat to whom
has been issued a certificate of cleo
ton in Rosebud county by virtue Of
the late election will have a contest
on his hands.
The reasons alleged by the contest
ants are that men were brought into
the county under contract to vote the
democratic ticket, and that enough
men so imported did vote that ticket
to overcome the will of the bona fide
voters of the county; also that money
in large sums was expended in the
purchase of votes.
A contest has also been filed against
Fred L. Gibson, republican county at.
torney-elect, on the grounds OF an at
tempted bribery of Matt NJ. Thornton
of Forsyth. Thornton was a mem
| Der of the executive committee of the
| republican county central committee,
and it is not known why it was
thought necessary for the chairman
of the committee to offer him a bride
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Saved at Graves Brink.

81 know I would long ago have been
in my grave" writes Mrs. s. H. New
som of Decatur, Ala, eff it had not
years l suffered untold agony from the
worst forms of indigestion, water
brash, stomach and bowel dyspepsia.
a world of good. Since using it l
can eat heartily and have gained 35
pounds" For Indigestion. loss of ap-
bles Electric Bitters are a positive,
guaranteed cure. Only SOC at Chap
pie Drug Co.'s. y
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
GETS RIGHT OF WAY.
No Obstacle Now to Construction Of
Montana Railroad.

montana hdiIrOdu.
Lewistown, Dec. 4.-The Montana
Railroad company has been given a
franchise for a right of way through
Lewistown, and there now is no legal
obstacle in the way Of the road being
built into this city. At a recent coun-
Gil meeting a copy of a franchise ordi-
nance was submitted by R. A. Har-
low, president of the road. This ordl-
nance was rejected by the council,
and the city attorney drew up an ordi-
nance containing the concessions
which the city felt it could grant.
This was not satisfactory to the rail
road. Mr.. Harlow yesterday tele-
phoned from Helena another ordi-
nance which contained some modi-
~ications of the original. At last
nights council meeting this ordinance
was adopted by unanimous vote.
The proposed route of the Montana
railroad through Lewistown will be
along Eighth avenue. Practically the
only opposition to granting the right
of way came from residents upon that
street.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
LA N IN BUTTE.
Woman Accused With J. w. Kelly
Won't Talk Of Case.

VOnI ain VI S0SCs
Butte, Dec. Ruth La Bonita, who
is accused with J. w. Kelly of the
murder of DR.. H. A. Cayley, arrived
in the city this afternoon in company
with Sheriff Furey. Her arrival in
the city was without incident. She
was hurried to the court house and
given a place in the woman's ward.
She conversed freely with reporters,
but on the advice of counsel said
she had no other statement to make
than that given at San Francisco.
She spoke of having a pleasant jour-
ney and talked freely of her expert
ences in California. She was at the
same boarding house with men who
had been in Butte during the summer
and heard her case freely discussed
at the house, but nobody was aware
that she was the chief character in
the case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
MONEY OFFERED FOR CAPTURE
OF CURRY IN DISPUTE.
COMPANIES ARE PUZZLED
Express and Railroad People Willing
to Pay When They Know Who Is
Entitled to Receive.

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. A big
squabble over the rewards offered by
the Great Northern Express COM
pany, governors of states, individuals,
railroads and other companies for the
capture and conviction of kid"
Curry is already on, and will not be
ended before the matters in ccntro-
versy are disposed Of by the supreme
court. The rewards offered for
Logan's capture and the capture and
conviction of his companions are said
to total more than $4,000. In Knox
vile alone there are at least a score
of rival claimants, including Police
mel Dinwiddle and Saylcr, the two
policemen whom Curry shot in a sa-
loon in the slum district of that city:
Curry was captured on Sunday at
ternoon, December Is, 1901, near JEFF
ferson City, by a posse of citizens
headed by w. B. Carey, a merchant.
He had been pointed out to Carey by
a negro. Carey's party claims to have
taken Curry a prisoner, but their
claim is disputed by John Roaton and
| others, who claim that they did all
of the work.
The police in this city were at once
notified of the capture, and a posse
headed by Lieutenant Mcintyre went
for Curry, who was turned over to
them. Lieutenant Mcintyre and every
one of his party claim a share in the
reward and have combined with Roa'
tons party to make good their claim.
w. S. Roberts, the local attorney
of the Great Northern Express com
pany, has advised the company to
turn over the reward to the chancery
court of this county, and this may be
done. The company has refused t.
make any settlement so long as the
matter is in dispute. A portion of the
reward was paid to six Of the st
Louis policemen, who arrested Der
Fitzpatrick, one of Curry's pals, who is
now serving a sentence. They divided
$1,666 between them.
The transcript in Curry's case has
been completed and his attorneys
will leave tomorrow for Cincinnati tc
make the appeal. Judge Clark has
allowed Curry to remain here unit
Friday, and his attorneys hope tc
have this time heightened Indefinitely
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supposed to have persisted in the
waters of the bay have been recover
ed.
CARS MUST BE DlsiNFEcTED.
All Roads Doing Business in New
York Were Notified.

Albany. N. Y, Dec. 5.-5tate SUI
n~crintendent of Agriculture Weiting
taGay notified all roads doing business
in this state that there is an out
break among the animals in the states
II New Hampshire, Vermont, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut of a foot and mouth disease, AMI
orders them to cause all cars in which
any animals have been transported
since August 1 to be thoroughly dis
infected before further use. Forty
special inspectors will be on the state
borders tomorrow to enforce the or
der.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
is SERIOUS.
New Cases of Foot and Mouth Disease
BEING Found.

Washington, Dec. 4.-Dr. Salmon,
chief of the bureau of animal industry,
who is in New England doing the
work of stamping out the foot and
mouth epidemic, reports in a tele-
gram to Acting Secretary of Agri-
culture Moore that the situation is
very serious and that there are about
5000 cattle in the herds known to
be affected. New cases are constant
Nv being found. Extensive outbreaks
of the disease have occurred in Yer
mont, but DR.. Salmon believes the sit
uation can be handled by slaughter
ing and d%isinfecting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09

Proposals for Team Hire.-Seal-
U. S.. Engineers Office, Yellowstone
Park. Wyo.. until after receipt of reg
ular mail on December II, 1902, and
then publicly opened, for furnishing.
teams, ETC., for road work in Yellow
stone Park during years 1903 to 1905,
application. H. H. ~Chittenden, Cap.
tain Engineers. 57-4
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
Still Lie Under the Waves.

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-No attempt
has been made as yet to recover the
bodies of any of the workmen who
were killed in the explosion on board
the steamer Progresso yesterday. The
wrecked hull of the vessel remains
half submerged alongside the dock
but apparently no attempt will be
made to survey the wreck this morn
ing or to recover the bodies, which
are almost sure to be found in her
shattered engine room.
None Of the bodies of those who are
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
Foils a Deadly Attack.

"My wife was so i'll that good ply
sicians were unable to help her"
writes NJ. M. Austin of Winchester,
Ind, "but was completely cured by
DIR. Kings New Life Pills" They
work wonders in stomach and liver
troubles. Cure constipation, sick head
ache. Csc at Chapple Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
New Hampshire Guaranteed.

Boston, Dec. A United States
quarantine against New Hampshire
was ordered today on recommenda-
ton of DR.. d. E. Salmon Of the ma
tional agricultural department, be-
cause of the discovery of the outbreak
of the foot and mouth disease in
Salem.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
e. B. Hastings Ranch, one mile
south of Canyon Creek on Big Ditch.
The Bio Ditch Company.

49,
south of Canyon Creek on Big Ditch.
The Big Ditch Company.
Notice is hereby given that at a
meeting of the trustees of the High
Line Ditch company, held on the 10Th
day of November, 1902, an assess
ment Of 5 per cent per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the
corporation, payable on or before the
End day of January, 1903, to the secre.
try, at his ranch, or by mail at Bill.
ings, Montana.
Any stock upon which the assess
ment shall remain unpaid on the said
End day of January, 1903, will be de-
l%inquent and advertised for sale at
public auction, and unless payment
is made before will be sold on the
goth day of January, 1908, to pay the
delinquent assessment, together with
costs of advertising and expenses OF
sale.
e. B. HASTINGS, Secretary.
First Publication Dec. 2, loot
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
McCarty Knocked Out.

Butte, Dec. 4.-Mose Lafontise to-
night knocked out Jerry McCarty in
| the fifth round.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09
POWERS GRANTED NEW TRIAL.
Had Been Given Life Sentence in
Goebel Murder Case.

GoebeI Murder Case
Frankfort, KY, Dec. 4.-The appel
late court today awarded a new trial
to Caleb Powers, convicted in the
Goebel murder conspiracy case and
sentenced to life Imprisonment.
The opinion by Judge O'Reag grant
ing Powers a new trial is based main
ly upon the refusal of Judge Cantrill
to vacate the bench on afidavits filed
by the defense charging the court
with being prejudiced against the de-
PENDANT.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09

First Assistant Engineer 0pdIhS,
Joseph Reed, Charles Glenn and
Howard Dove, of the crew of the Pro-
gresso, we're shipped only this morn
ing. The disaster occurred at 1924
o'clock, while 40 mechanics of the
iron works and 20 employees OF the
ship we're on board. Below decks the
mechanics were busy completing the
work of changing the vessel from a
coal burning coal carrier to an oil
burning oil carrier, when suddenly
one of the oil tanks blew up. Men
were hurled against the steel wall
and a sheet of fame came sweeping
into their faces. On the upper deck,
men were hurled into the air or
thrown into the water. Three sailors,
engaged in washing paint outside the
pilot house, disappeared as a cloud of
black smoke came up from the ship
and were seen no more.
Following the explosion the ship
sagged in the center, showing that the
fire had broken her in two. In the
office of the iron works 20 feet away,
every. window was shattered and fly
ing glass cut the faces and hands OF
man. of the officials and clerks.
AS they rushed out into the open,
survivors who were able to help them.
selves were leaping from the ship.
A great crowd Of mechanics came
rushing out of the works. AS soon as
the panic subsidized, these men set to
work with a will to rescue the men
from the burning vessel. A stream OF
burning oil running from the tanks,
spread out until the ship lay on
waves of fire. Flames crept under the
wharf and soon the timbers were blaz-
ing, adding to the difficulty of the
work of rescue. AS the ship was
built of steel, the fire was nearly all
below decks.
There were IA oil tanks, containing
| about 400 barrels of oil in all, and de-
spite the efforts of the fire depart
ment, this continued to burn fiercely
for hours after the explosion.
The loss of the Fulton company by
the wrecking of the building and
/ burning of the wharf will exceed $780,
| 900. 1t is estimated that the Pro-
gresso was worth about SITS, 900. The
explosion shook all buildings at Har-
Dor View and the shock was felt a
mile away. In a few instances Win
dows were broken several blocks
away from the seen
Superintendent Spiers of the Full
ton Iron works tonight stated that he
believed three or four names could
be added to the list of IL victims
when all of the workmen are check
ed up. He declared that he total
number of victims will not be known
until tomorrow, when the mechanics
and laborers will report for work.
| An effort was made today to call the
roll, but it was abandoned as use
less, many of the men having gone
away from the works after the earli'
err excitement had subsidized.
Tonight a tugboat is p%atrolling the
neighborhood of the disaster with the
hope of finding the bodies of victims
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-12-09

ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE win
cure -ovr cough. I by Chapple
Drug @.
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of them>came to Chicago to attend the
cry room or place in which a cot
could be erected, it is said, guests
| were accommodated.
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r. B. HASTINGS, Secretary.
First Publication Dec. 2, 19O2.-4t
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-03
Uncle Toms Cabin.

Terry's Uncle Toms Cabin Co.,
delighted an immense audience on
last Friday evening. This CON-
pany advertise one of the best
shows on the road. and they with
out doubt have it. The parade
formed on North street. at. about
l2:45 a. NJ, marching around the
square, east on East Main street,
north on Line street and west on
North street. The parade was of
excellent quality, one of the best
features being the band, which
was the finest heard here fora long
time. In the evening the band
delighted large crowd with a
concert. Uncle Toms Cabin is so
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-03
we'll known that a description g

we'll known that description of:
the several parts is unnecessary,
but to say that each part was given
a first-class rendition, and the best
ever seen in Knoxville, is not say.
ing too much. Terry's Uncle
TOMS Cabin Go. is composed of
ladies and gentlemen whom it is q
pleasure to meet, and we hope we.
may again have the pleasure of:
welcoming them to our city.-The'
Knox Republican, Knoxville, Ill,
At opera house, Jan. 9Th. Seats
on sale at Hodgkinson's drug
store.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-03

Just what you have been waiting
for-an opportunity to visit friend
and relatives in Eastern Canada
Those excursion tickets, via the
Great Northern are good for three
months, with stop-over privileges.
See local Agent Kipp.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1902-01-03
IT NATIONAL BANK

Capital, 100000. Surplus, 100000.
|. O. WHJPPLE, President. H. E. BAIRD Vice Preside
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27

the long-Iookcd-fur cars which were
shipped from Jersey City several
weeks ago arrived over the Burling-
ton after being lost in Chicago for
several days. Two coaches arrived
which are superior to anything that
has been seen i'm that line i'm the three
cities. and they are all as elaborate
as the officials have sai1 they would
he. The finish is first class in every
detail but the cost of each car is not
given by the owners. The exterior *
finished i'm pretty maroon color. trim
med i'm silver and cream. The name
of the road is painted in silver letters
on either side and they resemble a
railroad coach i'm outline. The in
terror is in carved polished oak pan
els and birdseye maple. with fixtures
of brass. Each car is 40 feet long and
5 feet wide on the interior. The cars
have two compartments. a smoking
room and the regular passenger com
partment. The passenger compart-
ment has sixteen seats. the same style
as railroad coach and has a seating
capacity of - persons. The smoker
has the seats arranged along the
side and will seat twelve comfortably
and with standing room can easily
put 100 persons on each ear without
much Inconvenience. The ears are
lighted with eighteen incandescent
lights and have very broad windows.
Each seat is provided with push but
ton for ringing for Il stop and bell
ropes go through the center of. the
car. The seats are made of rattan.
The vestibules are wide and roomy.
The cars were built by the John
Stephenson company. of Troy, y. ].
The cars Will be taken off the fiat cars
Immediately and put on the trucks as
soon as possible and Mr.. Hale stated
today that he had expected that ears
would be in operation i'm As hours.
but the opening will probably he next
Thursday or Friday, according as
EngineerMapledora can make ar
engagements. Saturday "a gang of men
was put To work cleaning off the
track along the route, All connec-
tons have been made and the switch
board has been installed i'm the Peo-
ple's Power house and the feed wire
has been tapped at suitable places.
Mr.. Hale stated that two more cars
are on the way and they win also be
used as soon as they arrive. One car
is built ON the same principle as the
first ones, nut smaller, and having |
only one truck. while the ether is the |
same in dimensions as the two new
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27
Six Million Boxes a Year.

In 1895, none; in 1900, 100000
boxes; that's Cascarets Candy Ca
thartic's jump into popularity. The
people have cast their verdict. Best
medicine for the bowels in the world.
All druggists, Ioc.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27
Americas Famous beauties.

Look with horror on skin erup-
lions, blotches, sores, pimples. They
don't have them, nor viii anyone,
who uses Bucklen's Arnica Salve. II
glorifies the face. Eczema or salt
rheum vanish before it. 1t cures
sore lips, chapped hands, clrilblains.
InfaIlible for piles. 25 cents, at Hartz
& Ullemeyer's drug store.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27

Articles of Incorporation were filed
just before the closing of the Office
of the county recorder Saturday af-
ternoon by Messrs. ID. II. Truckenmil-
Ter. William j. Pugh and Joseph Dow.
the incOrporators of the National
Manufacturing company. whose flu
ture headquarters viii be in Scott
county, and presumably at the new
suburb of Bettendorf. According to
the articles filed the new concern Will
be capitalized at $4,000. consisting of
500 shares at 500 per share. The OBJ
ject of the new company is the manu-
featuring of and the wholesale and
retail business in patented articles.
The first directors of the new corpor-
alton are Messrs. ID. II. Truckenmiller,
William j. Pugh and Joseph Dow, all
of this city. The officers are given in
the articles filed as follows: Presi-
dent and manager. ID. II. Truckenmil-
Ter; vice president and auditor, w. j.
Pugh; secretary and treasurer. JOS
eph Dow.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27
MOLINE MENTION

At the home of the brides mother,
Mrs Canon, 2521 Fifth avenue. Gust
Nelson and Miss Maggie Canon were
married at s o'clock Friday even
| ing. The house was prettiIy deco
rated with palms and pink and white
carnations. The bride was attended
| by Miss Lille Nordstrom. her cousin.
while the best man was John Nelson.
| About twenty-five of the near rela-
tives of the bride and groom were
present at the ceremonies.
Mrs. James Feeley. POPS Fourth
avenue. found pearl the size of IL
large pea and worth upwards of 500
i'm discarded clam shell. Her hus-
band had been busy cleaning out the
cellar of his home and found i'm the
debris clam shell which he cast
aside to be carried out and thrown
away. Mrs. Feeley, who was near at
hand. out of curiosity stopped over
and picking up the shell opened it.
What was her surprise to find nesting
within it beautiful pearl of superb
or size. 1t is perfectly round and the
only flaw to its transparent color is
tiny brown spot on one side. This.
however. will not tract from it's
beauty when mounted.
Bert Skinner departed Friday even
ing for Knoxville. Tenn. where he will
serve as usher next Thursday at the
Wedding of Hiram Wiley. of Daven-
port. and Miss Iva Belle McMullen.
\ number of Davenport friends will
attend the wedding, the groom being
the son of j. s. Wiley and associated
with his father in the coal business.
MIR. and Mrs. George Ninton enter
tanned party of young people Fri
dav evening at cards for Miss Mary
Lawrence. of Ventura, Cal. who is
visiting her brother, w. \. Lawrence.
At four tables the merry party waged
the contest of the games and when
the battle was over Miss Irene Will
son cut with Mrs. Daisy Silvis for
first prize and was lucky. and Mrs
Charles Hill. Jr.. won the homeland
favor. Miss Lawrence returns to
California today.
The opening of the Moline. East Mo-
line & WATERFOWL railway will now
take place in few days, as Saturday
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27
watch the Kidneys. +"

''When they are afflicted, life is ii
danger" says DIR. Abcrncthy, the
great English physician. Folcy's
Kidney Cure makes sound kidneys.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27

Headaches. dizzy spells, bad blood.
rheumatism. Indigestion. constipa-
tion. absolutely cured if you take
Rocky Mountain lea, made by Madi7
son Medicine company. 35 cents. T.
IL. Thomas pharmacy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27

Miss Meta Kistenmacher, who was
adjudged to be of unsound mind Fri
day afternoon. has been taken to Mt.
Pleasant in charge of her sister and
Bailiff Curtis. The unfortunate lady
is p years old.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-10-27
DAVENPORT DOTS

An alarm of fire turned in from box
81 about , o'clock yesterday morning
called the department to the plant of
the Crystal Ice company. in East Dav-
export. The structure was burned
To the ground.