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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
CAUGHT COLORED MAN STEAL
ING CHICKENS.
MORE TROUBLE EXPECTED
Law Abiding Citizens Ask Governor
to Offer Reward for Apprehen-
sion Of Murderers.

Paducah, KY, March 2O.-Great ex-
citement prevails at Madrid Bend, KY,
40 miles below Hickman, on the Ten
nessee line. Two negroes were killed
by white men and three horribly and
probably fatally beaten. Elijah Drake,
colored, it is claimed, was caught
stealing chickens and was attacked
by enraged whites, being driven into
the Mississippi river and shot dead.
The body floated to shore and the
white men made another negro tie "a
rope around the neck and pull him out
to deep water.
The white men then attacked four
other negroes living in the neighbor-
hood, who it is claimed were implicat-
ed. The negroes showed fight and in
the melee that followed Jim Stewart,
colored. was shot and instantly killed.
The other three negroes whose names
are not known were then almost beat
en- to death.
There is much fear of further trou-
BILE and the law abiding citizens have
asked the governor to offer a reward
for the apprehension and punishment
of the murderers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
friendly relations with the executive
occurred when the president oficially

friendly relations with the executive
occurred when the president officially
concurred in the recommendation Of
Secretary Root that General Miles
plan for the paciication Of the Philip
pines be not adopted. This plan con-
templated the selection of half a dozen
Cubans and half a dozen Porto Ricans
who should accompany General Miles
to the Philippines. These men would
be given an opportunity to talk with
the Fflipinos regarding the beneficial
results of American rule in their is
land. After a short stay in the archi-
pelago, General Miles proposed to in
duce several prominent Filipinos to
come to the United States and study
American institutions.
This plan had brought successful
results in treating with Indians, and
General Miles was confident that it
would be equally advantageous in end
ing the Filipino instruction. It is
authoritatively stated that there was
no personal animosity on the part Of
the president and Secretary Root in
disappearing General Miles recon-
mendation.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
WHAT MILES PROPOSED.
Details Of His Rejected Plan to End
Philippine Rebellion.

Washington, March 2O.-Sincerely
as the friends of the president and
Lieutenant General Miles regret it,
a gulf separates the executive and
commanding general of the army as
wide as that which existed during the
Mckinley administration.
When President Roosevelt assumed
office it was expected that General
Miles would receive the recognition
which had not been given him by Mr..
Mckinley. The relations of the two
officials were cordial, and as a result
of the presidents efforts, General
Miles received greater consideration
from the secretary of a This hap
Ply condition continued until the pres
ident directed Secretary Root to ad-
minister a sharp reprimand to General
Miles for the latter's indiscreet inter-
view on the Schley controversy. That
reprimand caused General Miles i'm
mediately to sever all relations with
Mr.. Root, and he has not to this day
placed his foot inside the secretary's
home or office.
! The final blow to General Miles
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
OF PyTH|AS MEET
RESPLENDENT WITH GOLD LACE
TRAININGS.
Many Thousand Members of the Or
der Attend Gathering at
Chicago.

Chicago, March 2O.-Knighthood
Powered in Chicago today with all the
pomp and panoply that mark the
brotherhood of chivalry and secret
VOWS. 1t was the day that had been
set apart as one of jubilee for all
Knights of Phythias in the supreme
domain and many thousand members
were in abundance.
They poured into the city from
dawn until dusk, adorned with badges
or Respondent in trappings of gold
lace and swords. Prodigal of hand
shaking and CHEEKY greeting, they
thronged the corridors of every ap-
pointed rendezvous, marched through
the streets behind a score of bands
and finally assembled at the Coliseum
in such numbers that thousands were
turned away. Those that were barred
from the hall of conclaves gathered
elsewhere.
The formal programme of exercises
at the Coliseum begun with the rit-
ualistic bestowal of new honors upon
the candidate of the Milwaukee team,
Governor Lafollette, who was escort
ed into the crowded hall amid cheers.
These rites were followed by music
from the band and a quartette. Among
the notable present was Tracy r..
Bangs of Grand Forks.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
naming two shots, as he was running
away from Oakley at the time.
Made Threats.

naming two shots, as he was running
away from Oakley at the time.
Made Threats.
Oscar Vanaman, one of the states
witnesses, gave testimony decidedly
damaging to the defendant. He said
that a few days before the shooting
Wyman had told him that he intended
to whip Oakley If he had to do it with
a gun. The witness also said that the
day after the shooting he and Wy
man had talked about the affair and
Wyman had told him that he had aim
ed to shoot Oakley through the heart
but the gun was rusty and pulled off
hard and he had missed his aim.
Cause Of Trouble.
Several other witnesses were ex-
amined, but their testimony was I'M
important, having relation to the Ia
ture Of the ground on which the diff
ficulty occurred and as to the condi-
ton of the regular road with refer
,ence to being passable for teams at
the time of the shooting. The row
between Oakley and Wyman was the
result of a neighborhood quarrel orig
mating in Oakley's attempts to drive
across Wyman's field because the
former claimed that the regular road
was impossible for teams as heavily
loaded as the one he was driving at
the time. Oakley had made use Of
the defendants premises before for
that purpose and apparently no OBJ
lection had been made until after the
breaking of Wyman's fence, which
Oakley declared was the result of an
accident, but which Wyman claimed
had been done Intentionally by Oak
ley.
The Verdict.
The arguments by counsel and the
courts charge to the jury were COM
pleted late in the afternoon. The
Judge instructing the jury to send for
him if a verdict was reached before
II p. m. At about 10 o'clock a verdict
was agreed On and the judge and at
torneys were sent for and when they
arrived the jury came into court and
handed in their verdict. It found the
defendants guilty of assault in the
second degree and fixed the penalty at
one year in the state penitentiary.
The prisoner was remanded to the
custody of the sheriff to await judg-
ment of the court. Judge Loud fixed
March % as the time for pronounc-
ing sentence on the prisoner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
WATER WILL BE SCARCE.
Director Glass Says the Shows Have
Been Light.

seen Light.
Helena, March 2O-Unless the
spring brings more snow or rain than
the past winter there is prospect Of a
deficiency in water supply in Montana
this year Section Director Glass to-
day issued the second of his snow bull
letins. This shows on the whole a
shortage in the amount of snow that
has fallen in Montana in comparison
with other winters. The bulletin gives
a detailed report from all owe the
state. In reviewing conditions Di-
rector Glass says:
"The snowfall during the month of
February did not increase the amount
of storage nov in the mountains of
Montana. The greatest amount of
snow fell during the storm period from
February 6 to the 18th. and also on
the 9th and 28th. During the first 10
days of February the weather was
cold, and every stateion recorded tenn
peratures at zero or below. This cold
period was followed by decidedly
warmer weather on the 10th, and the
high winds i've the state on the 18th
caused the snow to melt very rapidly;
in one instance five inches of snow
melted in m day at Augusta. The
warm weather continued until all of
the snow that had fallen during the
month had disappeared from the val
leys and foothills. The snow on cult
waited grounds. when it melted, was alb
sorbed entirely by the ground, but in
the foothills it ran off into the streams,
in some instances freezing in the ra-
vines at night.
"The snow conditions are about the
same as on January 81. namely. a
marked deficiency over the water
sheds of Clark's Fork of the Columbia
river and it's tributaries in western
Montana, with the exception of some
portions of the Bitter Root range,
where it is about normal. The eastern
slope of the Rocky mountains has a
deficiency in snow from the northern
boundary to the Yellowstone park,
with few exceptions. The only ranges
that have an excess of snow are the
Big and Little Belts, Crazy and the
Snowy mountains .3a 4jtI=
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
BOER T
Congressional cauc
Pass Resolutions.


Washington, March 19.-The demo-
Gratis of the house at a caucus held
tonight unanimously adopted resoln.
tons declaring that congress should
express the sympathy of the Ameri-
can people for the struggling Boer
republics and pledging themselves to
use their utmost %endeavors to force
the committee to report resolutions ex-
pressive of such sympathy if only that
congress may have an opportunity to
act.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
New General Manager.

Philadelphia, March 19.-President
Baer of the Central railroad of New
Jersey today announced the appoint
ment of w. G. Besler to be general
manager of the company. Mr.. Besler
was for many years in the service of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road and was six years superintendent
of the st. Louis division of that road.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
House..

Washington, March 1S.-The gener-
al debate on the river and harbor ap-
preparation bill was enlivened today
by Mr.. Hepburn of Iowa, who made
his annual onslaught on the measure.
Contrary to his usual custom Mr.. Hep
burn found several things in the bill
to commend, although some of his
criticisms were quite severe. The
others speakers today were Messrs.
Ball of Texas and Lawrence of Mas
~sachusetts, both members of the COM
mittee, and Messrs. White of Ken
lucky and Thompson and Burnett of
Alabama, who spoke in favor of i'm
provements of interest to their dis
trict. Mr.. Ball commended that his
committee was more economical in
proportion to the interests served
than any committee of the house.
Representative Hill of Connecticut
has introduced a bill for the coinage
of silver bullion in the treasury pur-
chased under the act of July IA. 1892,
into subsidiary silver coin.
Washington, March 19.-The house
today made fair progress with the riv-
er and harbor bill. After the close
of general debate 81 pages of the bill
were disposed of. No amendments
were disposed of. The general de-
bate was featureless.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
THE NATIONS
LEGISLATORS
SENATE DEBATES BILL 70 PRO.
TEcT PRESIDENT.
RIVERS AND HARB0RS
Occupy the Attention Of the Members
of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives.
RIVERS AND HARBoRS

Washington, March 18.-For three
hours today the senate had under con
s%ideration the bill providing for the
protection of the president Of the
United States and for the punishment
by United States courts of those who
commit assault on him. Mr.. Bacon of
Georgia opposed the bill, and Mr.. Hoar
of Massachusetts and Mr.. Mason of
Illinois supported it.
Mr.. Bacon's argument followed the
lines Of his speech delivered 10 days
ago.
Mr.. Hoar's speech was largely legal
and constitutional. He maintained
the right of the government to pro-
tect itself against assaults upon it's
sovereignty through the president.
Mr.. Mason made an attack upon
anarchy and it's methods and incident
ally sharply criticised the amendment
to the bill offered by Bacon. He de-
nounced it as opening the door to
special pleadings for the benefit of as
sassins of presidents.
This drew Mr.. Bacon's fire. He con-
sidered Mr.. Mason's criticism a per-
sonal reflection on himself and re-
sented it. An explanation by the Illi-
nois senator cleared the atmosphere.
Earlier in the day a lively debate
was precipitated by an effort Of Mr..
Rawlins of Utah to have printed a
document, some Philippine CORE
spondence. Eventually the matter
was ordered printed as requested.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21

~y
SALT LAKE,
and nll points east. south n west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS FOLLOW
No. ~. Passenger, daily, Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City. St. 10
seph, Atchison, Omaha. Lin
coin. Denver, California. Col
Orado and Texas points.
Leave I:50 =. na
points. Arrive. l:55 s.nn
No. ~. Freight. daily, Sheridan and
Intermediate points. Leave. 1890 am.
No. -. Freight, daily. from, Sheridan
and intermediat" points.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair
cars tseats free) on through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States or Can.
ada.
For information. maps, tables, and
tickets call on or address j. L. Har.
rington, agent, H. B. Segur, general
agent. Billings. Mont, or ]. Francis,
general passenger~agent. Omaha. Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-21
RAILWAY COLLISION,
Freight Runs Into Caboose of a Work
Train.

Niles, Ohio, March ia west
bound Pennsylvania freight train
crashed into a work train caboose to-
day containing eight Hungarians, in
juring all of them, two of whom will
die. The wreck caught fire, destroy
ing the caboose. The engineer and
fireman of the freight escaped by
jumping. u d pFgA@ swan
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
ENFORCING THE LAWS.
When a Woman Is and When She Is
Not a Good Citizen.

Saturday Evening Post.
In the matter of personal rights nothing
uproarious or unsexing need be advocated.
A little consideration of the matter and a
little quiet and persistent effort in ones
own immediate circle of friends is all
that is necessary. The American woman
uses tact with men as naturally as she
breathes. That is the reason she gets
everything she wants.
First, be sure of the law on the matter.
Never write letter or utter a public pro-
test until you are sure you are within
your rights as bounded by the laws of your
State. You will be amazed at the excel
lence of your laws and ordinances and the
criminal laxness of their enforcement.
Most of the things which harass you
and annoy you could be done away with If
you only knew how well you are protected
by law. But not enforced you say? Well,
whose fault is II but yours? You have in
fuence- Use it. See to it that deafening
noises and foul odors and unhealthful prac-
tices are stopped.
But, before you attempt to cast out the
mote from the public eye, reflect little for
fear the beam of selfshness is in your own
eye. Are you mafntaing public nuisance
Do you practice on your piano before other
people are up and after they have gone 10
bed? Is your husband learning to play the
flute? Are your children allowed to run
wild and whoop and yell, regardless of the
woman who is writing a book in the apart
ment above you? Do you keep a dog. and
does he bark with sheer dog spirits and the
delight of living, and do you encourage him
in it, regardless of teh poor spinster within
hearing who hates ours?
If you do any of these things you are not
a good citizen. If your husband does them
and you do not try to influence him to de-
sist. you are not good citizen. If you
are not training your boys and girls in
thoughtfulness and consideration TO their
neighbors and friends: if you do not train
them to stand up for their rights and to
demand that when good laws are enacted
they shall be enforced by the weight of a
persevering public opinion you are lack
ing both as mother and as good citizen:
you are not doing your duty TO your child
ren or TO your country or TO yourself
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
HONEST AND BAD MANNERS.
The Two Things Do Not Necessarily
Go Together.
New York Tribune.


The treasurer of a loan and building as
sociation in a neighboring State. who stole
tens OF thousands of dollars, the property
or men and women of moderate means.
which had been committed to his care wa 5
generally trusted and looked upon as a
model or integrity because his manners
were bad. He was so brusque and curt
and il-tempered that no one thought he
could possibly be thief. The simple and
unsuspecting people who had faith i'm him
were deluded by the notion that only
smooth, insinuating and plausible beings of
an ingratiating temperament and address
should be objects of suspicion.
But this human hedgehog has run away
with large quantities of spoils which he has
taken from the unwary and credulous.
When will the idea that churlish and surIy
custodians OF trusts and handlers of funds
are more worthy OF confidence than amia-
BILE and courteous managers OF Responsible
places pass out OF the mind OF the ayerace
citizen? A sullen and offensive cashier with
quilts like those OF the fretfuf porcupine
often makes shallow and inconsiderate 2
communities look upon him as the rugged
embodiment Of financial virtue. But good
nature Is not altogether incompatible with
honesty, and the harsh and bearlike Orsons
OF the world have no monopoly of CON
conscience. seif-respeet and fidelity.
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
Philadelphia Record.

NJ. A. Brisson tells In the Temps some
bibliomaniacs. Here is one of them A
certain well-known Frenchman, an octo-
genarian, spent most of his time in his
younger days hunting up valuable books
among the secondhand boOshops i'm the
neighborhood of the Place Saint Michel
and the Place Dauphine. He rarely came
across a find" but his fervor never
abated He was a bachelor. and for a
housekeeper had an extremely plain
woman, who, however, had caught from
her master the taste for old books. and
occasionally came home with armfuI
when she had been marketing.
One day the housekeeper appeared with
a parcel of books wrapped in paper
Among the rubbish was a small volume
bound in red morocco. What have you
paid for this?" the master gasped after
looking at the title page. Thirty sous
for the lot" the servant replied. but.
my good woman, this book alone is worth
10000 francsr' the bibliomaniac went on
and the moment after regretted the un-
wise speech. In vain did the master try
TO recall his remark. I'm give you a
hundred francs for it, he said But
monsieur said just now IL was worth 10
900" "Pil give you 5o0." mo, no." Seven
hundred and fifty" But 1T was use, and
10 make long story short, the master
married the bonne in order to obtain the
drst edition OF the "Heptameron" Q559.)
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
ReaI-Estate Notes.

Elmer Z. Record has purchased an
elghty-acre farm in Wayne township Of
John L. McMaster for $500.
M A Ryan has purchasd the property
oL 1ussie Euphrat, on North New Jersey
street, near Twentieth, for $500
oscar +. Mann yesterday purchased two
Plopertles OF Arthur s. Fosdyke for 5000.
One property is located at the corner of
cohege avenue and Twentieth street, and
the otner on College near Fifteenth street.
NICK Robertson yesterday sold his gar
ush rarm OF nine and one-half acres on
the National road west of Indianapolis to
Louis Il. Calvelage for 5000. He also sold
ms property on Ketcham street, between
aInut and Tenth streets, consisting of
'hirty lots, to Mr.. Calvelage for $4,000
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
SALES OF REAL ESTATE.


instruments filed for record in the recorder
Office OF Marion county. Indiana, for the twent
four hours ending at D. m. Sept p, as fu
nished by the Indiana Title Guaranty and Los
Company. No. 127 East Market street. Both tel
phones 1905:
Charles NJ Ryder to George R; Lang
et ux, Lot 13, Smith & Logan's add.
tEast st, near lie Grande av). ).......... ST. 400.
Frank Eekert to Herbert r. Ihrie. Lot
10 and H. Jehnsons anliRs heirs. sub saS Of 6 s%6s
tral av, near Twentieth ST. )............. $500.
ux, same above. .......-....... G. 500.
sarah C. Weddle to James l.. O'Mara,
Lot s.. Wachers Cd Haughville add.
Wilmer F. Christian, tr, to Thomas C.
Day. Lot 10, Christians East Wash
ington-st add. CRural st. near Wash
MslSin e Robbins ct al. to Enos r. ''''
Ro9plns. n und 2,S int In Lot p. Haun
son heirs add (Ash st. near Twenty
Augusta Ia p. Didiein to Matilda L. See.
ris's add. (Oriole st, near Nebraska ST. 100.
Homer Hobart to August Enrich, pit e
e, sec 70. Tp 10, X 4. Center town
sherif of Marion county to Lawson NJ.
indarvey. pt =, Sec 20. TIP 10. r 4.
Martha E. Burcham to Charles F. Ristow
,. eI ux,. pt se y Sec G. TIP Is. r 3. ~,
Elizabeth Shelburne ct al. to Neldo
klingensmith. u pit e 4. Sec 5. TIP 1s.
B. and pit n W Il. same (Pike town
Nick Robertson to Louis B. Caiveiage
g. FactSrS s Sf Pa2k aGis add g. faa hsfs
>,st; between Walnut and Tenth stsl.... 1000
ct al. und 1-3 of pt W a, Sec 4, TIP
lS K 9. (Wayne township. 5000
Louis b. Calvelage ct al to Frank c.
De Witt ct TX, Lots 10 to IS, in Fac
tory Park add. CCor Ketcham and
Arthur &. Fosdyke to Oscar F. Mann. i'''
Lot II. Buffers heirs add. college
av. near Fifteenth st.) Also Lot and
pit, of Lot 2. Phillips sub of outlot "a.
Johnson's heirs add. (COr College av
G9ssie EuPhrst to NJ. 4; Ryan, Lot i7s.
near twentieth ST. view .ess $500
Anna G. Woodruff to Lillian A. Rotbart.
Lot 1ss Woodbury. Place. east drive.
Alex. G. Ayres to to Seth NJ. Richcreek. '''
Lot 3, Ayres's East washington,st ~
add. washington ST. near Rural ST.. loo
Andrew NJ. Grove to James S. Hoss.
Lots q and q: Muilaney's add 70 %.
Charles F. Boyer to Walter j. Hubbard.
pit 8 II, W Y. Outlot g. city of Indian
sPolis. Northeast cor Senate av and >. ooo
John L. Master to Elmer E. Record.
Sc \. Sec 2 TIP Is. r 2. 50 acres .,o
william c. Ruse to David s. Ruse. pt
nwE Sec "A. TIP Is. r 2. pike town.
cyrus F. Lennon to Evert Robards. ~
Cwayne townshi6 ......'...i............ 49, 2,4OO
William F, Hardy to Mary Duth ct al.
lReisner st. near Howard so.e........ 1850
Eliza NJ. Harlan to Allison w. Harlan.
pe ", s e u. Sec 16. TIP Is. s. and
pit Il. same. Center township).... 1
Henrietta c. Reyer TO Robert F. Herin.
Lot SO. Kenwood add. Senate av,-
near Thirty second ST. .................. $40
Thomas G. Lee to Anna NJ. Sanders Lot
), divers sub of Outlots 5 and 6.
Johnson's heirs add. ............. $500
Anna NJ. Sanders to Fred Cline ct ux.,
same as above. ...-.-...:::--..-..-..:-.-. $500
William j. Lowry TO William G. Ruse,
pt II, Sec q, TIP II, r 2. Also,
pts W Y. Sec "a, TIP Il, 2....... 2.4Oo
Transfers %; total consideration. .... .$lO4 437
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
Increased Activity shown.

The real-estate market for the. week
showed an increased activity, although
there were not many sales recorded as
during the previous week There were $50
transfers representing an aggegate of so57.-
S47.67. falling off compared with the pre-
ceeding week Interest in fall business
however, is becoming more apparent and
inquiries are more numerous. Yesterday
was one OF the best days in many months
the recorded deeds representing sl04. .i37.0S as
4 total consideration
The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-28
SALE OF FLAT BUILDING.
Charlie It. Boyer Sells to Walter j..
Hubbard for S3S,OOO.

Charles t. Boyer yesterday sold the
Palma and Laverne flats at the northeast
corner OF Senate avenue and North street,
to Walter j. Hubbard for $3SO00. The flats
have recently been erected. They have a
frontage OF seventy-three feet on Senate
avenue and a depth OF 140 feet. They are
three stories high and are modern in
every particular. The fats were pur-
chased as an investment