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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
TREADWELL MINES THE SCENE
OF A CONFEDERATION.
MINERS IN GREAT DANGER
Underground Workers 1t Is Thought
All Gained Safety Through
Old Workings.

Seattle, Feb. 1S.-The great Tread
well mines on Douglass island were
assaulted by fire on Tuesday, February
II, and a large loss of life was pre-
vented by the almost superhuman at
tempts of everybody who could reach
the scene to stay the porgress of the
flames. The steamer Dirigo, reaching
port this morning, brought accounts
of the fire.
The Alaskan American congresses
building was entirely destroyed. Thir-
ty-eight thousand dollars worth of
stamps and mill plates, and a 100
stamp mill. with the engine room were
saved.
More than 100 miners were in the
lower workings and in imminent
danger of death.
H, G.. Hall, superintendent of the
Mexican compressor, discovered the
flames coming out of the corner of
the huge structure. The flames gain
ed Roadway rapidly, and before even
be brought into service the entire in
terror of the building was a mass of
flames. From the congresses the fire
spread to the hoist and tramway, and
before warning could be sent to the
men down in the mines, the shaft
house was on fire and the lower end
of the 120 stamp mill was buring
fiercely.
The fremen confined their efforts
to the mill adjacent to the compressor
building and though their clothing fire.
and faces were badly blistered, they
finally got the fire under control, after
several buildings had been destroyed.
In the meantime the flames in the
shaft had been burning rapidly and
Cowan Barkist, one of the men working
on the 300 foot level was the first to
gain knowledge of the fire above. He
shouted a warning to the miners on
the 44O foot level. After some delay
an old gallery communicating between
the new and the old works was dis
covered and after a hard struggle. in
the smoke and gas laden levels. the
men reached the bottom of the pit in
safety.
In the meantime with the help of adj
ditional fire apparatus from Douglass,
the fire had been confined to the com
presser building, shaft, shaft house
and a nearby mill building. These
we're destroyed. When the Dirigo left
fer the south she was not certain all
the men in the mine had escaped, but
the mine officials believe they are
safe.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS.
Nebraska Postmaster Kills Himself
After His Office is inspected.

Hastings. Neb., Feb. iS.-Louis B.
Partridge, for six years postmaster at
Kenesaw, this county, committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head.
His act, it is apparent, vas due to the
discovery of a shortage in his &C.
counts. This morning an inspector
and confronted the postmaster with
what he asserted was a defalcation of
81, 800. Partridge made no e%xplana-
ton or defense. but went directly to
his home and shot himself. He was
one of the prominent men of the coun-
ty and has held many elective Offices.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
Letter Suppressed.

Helena, Feb. 1S.-At the inquest
Coroner Ben c. Brooke said that he
had in his possession an anonymous
letter which he had found in Coles
pockets. He stated that he had learn
ed that Mr.. and Mrs. Cole. had had
some trouble over the letter, which
had followed and then came the
shooting. The coroner would not pro-
duce the letter, saying that he did not
regard it as proper evidence before
the jury. 1t is stated that the letter
vas from a young man and was eve
intended for the eyes of Mr.. Cole.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
END Theft TROUBLES AND LIVE
WITH GUNS.
JACK WAITE SHOT HIMSELF
Ex-PugIist Became ~Despondent on
Account of Recent Heavy
Losses.

Helena, Mont, Feb. 1S.-"Jack"
Waite committed suicide this morning
by shooting. He had been drinking
during the night and leaving his COM
panions "a moment, stepped into one
of the boxes of a Main street saloon
and shot himself in the right temple,
death resulting an hour later. Waite
was well known throughout the north
west, and especially in sporting cir
cles, having promoted many athletic
events at Spokane, Butte and Helena.
Waite served four years as deputy
United States marshal during Cleve-
lands last term. At one time he was
the champion pugilist of the north
. west. but has not followed that pro-
fession for is years. Dependency
and heavy loss are the cause for the
suicidp ...
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
MORGAN r COAL.
Rumors Of Organization Of conti-
mental Coal Company.

-I4-
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 18.-Reports
are current in local coal and railroad
circles of the organization of a ma
tional' company by the Morgan syndi-
cate to acquire Is independent coal
Central railroad. The new company
is to be known as the Continental
Coal company, it is said, and the cap
i..alization will be SIS, 900, 900. The new
combine will include all the mining
property III the Hooking and Sunday
creek valleys with the exception of
the new Pittsburg and Glendale mines
which have been acquired by the
Pittsburg combine.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
KILLED IN TEXAS.
Montana Man Supposed to Have Been
Murdered for His Money.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 1S.-News reach
ed this city today Of the murder of a
miner by the burning of his cabin at
Jari1la, SO miles north of Ell Paso. His
name is Dan Shea. He has a wife and
several children living in Montana.
When the charred body was found the
remains OF the cabin were still smok-
ing. One man has been. placed under
arrest. 1t is thought the crime was
instigated by robbers and that Shea
was first killed and the cabin after
wards set on fire to cover up all traces
Of the assassins' work. Shea was
about his shack.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
QUARRELED OVER LETTER.
Harold NJ. Cole Shoots His Wife Then
Kills Himself.

Helena Herald: IN a 1T of jealous
rage, Harold Morris Cole, chief chem
ist and assistant superintendent of
the works Of TIE American Smelling
& Refining company at East Hele:..,
shot his wife Sunday night at their
home, 10 South Benton avenue, and
then killed himself. Mrs. Cole was
shot twice, one bullet passing through
her head, and the other entering her
left breast over her heart. She is in
no immediate danger. the attending
physician believes she will recover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole were alone when
the tragedy occurred and the exact
nature Of the trouble leading up to it
ma never be known. An unsigned
letter addressed to Mrs. Cole, and
taken by the coroner, with other let
tiers from the dead mans pockets, is
believed to have been the cause of
a quarrel, which led to the tragedy.
Coroner Brooke will not make public
the letter. but it is understood to have
been from a young nan who processes
an interest in Mrs. Cole and who Is
said to have reminded her of a prom
Use he claimed she had made to him.
The letter, Coroner Brooke said to-
day, will probably not be introduced
as evidence before the coroner's jury,
which will investigate the tragedy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
FOUGHT DESPERATE BATTLE.
John Kent Stabbed Five Times and
Then Disarms Assaiiant.

Helena Herald: News was fseeivi
Burke borthers' sheep ranch. near
Hogan, in which John Kent, after
having been stabbed five times by
Thomas Devine, disarmed his assail-
ant, forced him to beg for mercy, and
then let him go, leaving the badly
wounded man lying on the floor of his
hours later.
kent's most severe wound Is across
the small Of the back, and is two and
a half inches deep and ten inches IN
length, and elsewhere on his body are
four stab wounds, none of much con-
sequence.
Kent and Devine are employees Of
Burke brothers. They engaged in a
dispute concerning some trivial mat
ter and Devine called Kent a liar. The
latter threw a stone at him and then
Devine rushed upon Kent, who was
Sitting down, and struck at him with
a butcher knife. Kent rose to ward
off the blow and turned sidewise, and
as he did so Devine struck him in the
back with the knife, inflicting the
most severe wound. The men Crap
pied, end in the scuffe that followed
Kent vas cut four more times. He
fell TO the floor weak and sick, and as
he lay there Devine rushed at him
again. Kent hurriedly rose, and,
Selling a chair. struck Devine's arm
and knocked the knife from his grasp
and himself secured it.
Devine begged piteously for mercy,
and Kent, too weak to give an effec-
tive blow. did not strike him but
asked him to go for help. Devine
promised to do SO and left, but Motif
ed no n of the occurrence and Kent
was not found until several hours
later. He lost much blood and is in
a serious condition.
Devine has disappeared and is prob
ably a long distance from the scene Of
| the encounter, as he could reach the
railway within a few miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
SPANISH STRIKE RIOTS.
Troops Fire on MODS at Barcelona
and Surrounding Villages.

11SSPS WI "hSSS ~
and Surrounding Villages.
Barcelona, Feb. 1S.-Rloiing was re-
newed here this evening and crowds
of strikers parade the streets doing
extensive damage. The troops charg-
ed them repeatedly but only succeed
ed in dispensing them on opening fire.
The strikers then assembled in large
numbers in the outskirts of the city
1t is feared they mediate an attack
upon the factories. Troops have pro-
ceeded to the factories to be in readi-
ness for an emergency.
A serious collision between the
troops and the strikers occurred to-
day at San Martin, a village in the
suburbs. Here the troops fired on
the mob, killing three and wounding
six.
At Badalena. the mob attacked the
gendarmes and the cavalry who were
protecting the street cars, and a seri-
Gus melee followed in which six per-
sons were killed and three wounded.
At Sabadell, also in the suburbs,
the strikers burned the Octroi tax Of
flee and a convent.
Troops have been sent to Sabadell
and other places to suppress the dis
orders.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
UNION TRANSFERS BALk.
Refuse to Haul Coal to Helena Steam
Laundries.

The Helena Transfers union has
decided that no union men could here
after haul coal for the two steam
laundries of Helena. 1t is stated that
the proprietors of the l%aundries re-
fuse to permit their drivers to join
the Transfers union and also threat
ened to discharge their employees if
they Joined a proposed union of laun-
dry workers. The coal dealers were
Informed of the action Of the union,
and they in turn notified the proprie-
tors of the laundries that they would
sell them coal but could not deliver
it.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
Observation-Disclosures
orders.

New York, Feb. 1S.-Miss Alice
Morton, daughter of the ex-vice pres
ident, and Winthrop Rutherford were
married in Grace Episcopal church
today, Rev. Huntington officiating.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
United States Steel Dividend.

New York, Feb. Isl. p. Morgan &
900 today to the members of the syn
dictate formed to u%nderwrite the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. The div
idend represents 5 per cent on the
5000, OOO, 900 for which the syndicate
was liable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
Quick, reliable shoe repairing. Post
office basement. Taft
Music.

Music furnished for All occasions.
Orders taken for sheet and orchestra
music. Music arranged from the
voice. w. ]. Carter, violin teacher,
residence 312 North 25th street,
Box 535. 81-26
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
Tolstoj Suffers Relapse.

London, Feb. 1S.-The Moscow cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says
that Count Tolstoi has suffered a re-
lapse; that his fever has returned and
that his heart is weak.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21
POWER FOR BUTTE.
Missouri River Power Company's Line
Completed.

Completed.
Helena. Feb. 1S.-Tne largest and
longest transmission of electric power
in the world has just been completed
by the Missouri River Power COM
pany, transmitting power from it's
dam and plant at the MISSOURI river
to Butte. The length of this line is
IS miles, crossing the main range of
the Rocky Mountains at an altitude of
1900 feet and a spur of the main
range of almost equal height. At
present this line conveys 10000 horse
power, but it is intended to double the
power by the construction of another
dam.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21

ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE will
cure your cough. Sold by Chapple
!rug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-21

For sixty years the NETWORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE has
been q national weekly newspaper, read ost entire ~ By farm
ers aud ma enjoyed the confidence and support of the Ameri-
finn ~" "J oHhAAoA pNoAACd-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
OREGON WIND.

The magnificent make up and very
attractive appearance of the Baker
City Herald Is only exceeded on rare
occasions by its unreliability. AS
a marked instance of this, we notice
its issue of the Bird inst. 1t is
out with a scare head, stating that
the U. ?. is fighting the P. & I. N.
company. And as this alarming
statement has been given addition
al publicity by other Oregon pa.
pers, we remark in order to relieve
the minds of the people generally,
ard of the stock holders of the
Union Pacific company especially, we
being right here at headquarters and
on the inside, that there is no i'm
mediate cause for alarm. We have
kept close watch or the market reports
since the Herald's announcement, and
failed to note any phenomenal de-
preston in Union Pacific stocks, and
the quotation of bonds are point or
so higher, and all this in face of the
fact that influential railway Jour
nails like the Huntington Herald and
the Capital News have reproduced
the article in question AS further
confirmation of our opinion we will
state that trains are being operated
as usual on the o. s. L. and rates
transfers and the current business
seems to be proceeding as usual.
And also the local force of u. p
employees do not appear in any p,an.
ner disturbed. All these indications
suggest the bare possibility of mis-
take in regard to this conflict, vet in
these uncertain times something may
happen and then again it may not.
but we are informed that in order to
meet any possible competition from
the P. & |. N. on developments, the
Hartman system has made a rate on
all ores received from the Northwest
railway coming from the Panhandle
mines, of So. so per ton with a Sc. 90
rebate in force for two years. 1t is
thought this move will increase divi.
dends and restore confidence.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13

London, March S.-Telegrams re-
ceived here from Cape Town report the
condition of Mr.. Rhodes as much graver.
Mr.. Rhodes is suffering, according to dis
patch, from enlarged heart Relief is
afforded by periodical administration OF
oxygen.
This is evidently wrong diagno-
sis. Enlargement of the gall is cor
rect. The specific remedy that has
been very effective in similar cases is
lead, half ounce; gun powder, A drains
use hypodermically. Any Boer prac-
ntioneer In service has the tools and
can administer it properly. No
charge would be made in his case.
Cure guaranteed
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
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cognition of their claims to justice be-
fore the world. But to this, the
most brutally prosecuted people on
Gods earth, not even an expression
of sympathy would be automatically
in order. Yeti the pages of Ameri-
can history had been turned back 1875
years, they would have revealed the
record OF three ambassadors from
the struggling colonies of America,
Benjamin Franklin, Arthur Lee and
Silas Dean, petitioning the Court of
France for recognition and material
aid to free their country from the I'M
bearable rule of this same nation that
is today without any just cause and
with methods of brutality unparalleled
In modern warfare, driving christ
ian people from the homes establish
ed for more than seventy years and
hunting them to death. The recep
ton OF our ENJOYS by the French and
the governments response to our
petitions are in marked contrast to the
unsympathetic and cold formalitles
attending the reception of these men
who come from sister republic, ask
ing at least word of comfort in the
hour OF their extremity. This action
shows clearly that the stalwart prin.
clples that made US great have been
abandoned, and only policy methods
control. Blood and treasure freely
spent for alleged wars for humanity
but not a word against the most ap-
palling inhumanities of modern times
sam my brothers keeper" Shall
a voice come to us from the ground
In answer?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13

cant. 1t is known that several months
ago, Mr. Hill began floating stock
among his personal friends for not
less than $500 miles of new road
through valuable territory" This
road when built will show greater
earnings than the Oregon Railwly &
Navigation line or the Oregon Short
Line. Perhaps the traffic will be
equal to both, as new through line
to the east will be furnished for trans
continental traffic in addition to the
new business which will be developed
along the line and that arising from
the one million population which will
be attained Immediately along the line
within a short time after its COM
pletion. The financial returns from
the enterprise are demonstratable be-
yond dispute and as only 100 miles
are necessary to connect with Welser
from the north, the advent of the
Northern Pacific this far may not be
so distant. The we'll based reasons
for confidence in the rumor are in
creased from the publication in the
conservative Record Herald of Chi
cago and the Wall Street Jouanal of
New York, the leading financial and
railway journal of New York and
possibly of the world. These papers
especially the Wall street publication,
owe their standind to reliability and
the latter, having its patronage among
financial men must handle only such
matter as has a considerable weight
on the side of authenticity. Pro-
miscuous wind statements would soon
destroy the prestige of these journals.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
ROOSEVELT SAW THE BOERS.

Washington, March ,5.-Messrs. VOL
marens and Vessels, the Boer represen-
tatives, who came TO the United States
for the purpose of comforting with the
Secretary of State, were received bv Mr..
| Hay this morning. IL was distinctly I'M
derstood that the Beers were to be re-
ceived as private citizens and not in an
official capacity. Secretary Hay talked
to them freely with that understanding.
The Secretary of State promised to
consider their representation and do
whatever he could to ameliorate condi-
tons in Sonth Africa
Later in the day Messrs. Wolmarens
and Vessels were received by President
Roosevelt, remaining with him about
fifteen minutes. They called as citizens
and not in their official capacity of Boer
representatives. Mr.. Roosevelt listened
attentively to what they had to say and
then Informed them that this government
cannot and will not interfere in the
struggle.
Judging from the past, this was
rather more than the .sympathizino
mass of the people of the American
Republic expected. Their arrival
was inopportune, the atmosphere
was still heavy with the odor of in
cense burned in adulation to the rep.
resentative of Imperialism, and from
the walls of the banquet halls still
shone the decorations as souvenirs of
honors paid by the nation to depart.
ing royalty. All we'll enough
in its way. But out of
place and unwelcome as the
mummy at the feast, came these en-.
voys, their only gifts the record of the
woes of their country, asking from the
most powerful government on earth
founded on the rights of man, re-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The Illlman, McLaurin episode in
the Senate was only the elimination
OF a bitter personal disagreement
that should have been settled in the
back yard, after the fashion of Or
binary bar room scrappers, and then
the parties brought before the police
court and the case disposed of in
ten minutes. The political majority
In the Senate and House is to he
blamed for the gratuitous insults
calculated to aggrayate and influence
members OF the opposition TO saw
and do things that cooler conditions
would condemn. If the impolitic
utterance of the democratic mem.
pers are subjects of criticism. and
the changes rung in all possible com.
olnations for political effect so also
may the supercilious remarks of tho
majority members be construed as q
present and growing menace to con-
stltutlonal and traditional American
Ideas. ''The King can do no wrong
seems to be the predominatlng idea
Party journals seem to vie with each
other as to which can most ardentlv
advocate repulsive ideas; for in
stance the appointment of Whitelaw
Reid, as chief turnkey at the coming
coronation of an English King, is
SAD to be peculiarly appropriate for
tne reason that he is very much in
FAVOR OF substituting ga mild form
OF monarchy" for our past form Of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
OUR ONE LIGHT.

The present means of exterior H.
Elimination in Weiser are due to the
public spirit of one of our enter
prisIng saloon keepers. We dare not
be more specific for fear that others
may feel disposed to follow his ex-
ample and our present condition of
peaceful obscurity after shutdown be-
come illuminated, so that the defects
in our city thoroughfares are made
visible. If the one were mentioned
the others would become jealous and
Weiser become a blaze of glory.
Travellers coming onnight trains after
passing Nampa with its glaripg gas
oline lamps on street corners, and
Caldwell with its extravaganza dis
play of electric lights, and accus-
toned, as many are, to these dis,
tracing Improvements that attempt
to turn night into day, cannot fail to
be impressed with the sombre and
soothing effects of the pervading
darkness that envelopes our town
and the air of primitive simplicity
suggested is in marked contrast to
the unnatural inovations at places of
far less notoriety and business i'm
portance, and they are not impressed
with the advantage of our conserva-
tive ways. Our one light still contin-
ues to make the darkness visible.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13
REASONABLY CERTAIN.

Weiser commercial interests are at
this time very busy specializing upon
the probable foundation of the ru-
NOR that the Northern Pacific will
build to. Weiser and on to Califor-
mia, The best foundation it can
have is the fact that natural condi-
tons demand it and traffic possibili-
ties render 1T very unlikely that the
commercial strife of the age will per-
NIT this, the greatest unocupied rail-
road field in the nation, to remain va
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-03-13

According to consular report, the
four leading nations in shipbuilding
during 1901 were Great Britain. with
$50 vessels, aggregating 1876, 7OS
TONS the United States, with 3O3
vessels of 2S4, 063 tons, and France,
with III vessels of 232, 4O4 tons
Approximate average tonnage per
ship of Germany and England $500
France, 200, America 1900 tons.