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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS.
W. J. Bryan and Free Silver Will Be
Dropped by the Wayside.

81 a=-4ra- ~..EH~ ~~HA-#.E.
Springfield, ILL.,, June 16.-From in
dications the democratic state con-
vention tomorrow will be enc Of the
most conservative held in this state
in many years. Many delegates are
here who have not attended a state
gathering of their party in eight or
ten years, and there is among them a
strong disposition to steer wide OF
sensationalism. It is practically GER
tain that there will be nothing in the
platform favoring w. J. Bryan or free
silver.
The convention will declare boldly
against government by injunction,
and it is expected that the platform
will contain a provision to that effect.
Samuel Alschuler has been slated
for the craftsmanship of the commit
tee on resolutions.
symptoms of a fight in the commit
tee on resolutions began to appear
today. "A number Of late arrivals de
clare themselves as opposed to omit
ting all reference to the Kansas City
platform, and they are determined thai
it shall not be done until they have
been voted down in the COMMITTEES
meeting.
No effort will be made in behalf o
| silver.
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But this excellent medicine did me
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can eat heartily and have gained Se
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petite, stomach, liver and kidney trou-
bles Electric Bitters are Q positive,
guaranteed cure. Only SOC at Chap
pie Drug Co.'s.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
OFF,
A Miles City Opinion Of Last Sundays
Rail Game

A Miles City Opinion Of Last Sundays
Ball Game.
Among those who witnessed Sun
days game Of ball was the spt rting
editor of the Yellowstone Journal.
who formed one OF the Miles City on
tingent that came up from the majes-
tic Tongue to- "see Billings 1cne up"
While he admits that Shuster's men
won because they were entitled to
win, still he cannot refrain from in
dulging in a little specializing as to
what might have occurred, If"
Here is his account of the game
In a very interesting game of hall
played at Billings yesterday, Billings
downed Red Lodge by a of 5
to 2 before one of the largest au-
diences ever gathered at the fair
grounds to witness a ball game. The
great rivalry that exists between the
towns for ball supremacy brought
plenty of Red Lodge money to the
surface, which was readily covered
by the Billings supporters and the
wherewith to fttingly celebrate the
event was made easy.
Billings won because she was en-
titled to, though there II many .'ifs'
that could be used to show where
Red Lodge might have won, the most
important of which is the great fall
ing off in hitting which all expected
to see from these heavy weights, and
for which they have always been
famous, but who yesterday were only
allowed two singles by Harker, the
Billings twirler, who by the way is
pitching fast ball this season. If Pat
Fleming's sore arm at third had been
on the bench and a man placed In
his stead that could throw across
the diamond, different results might
have been obtained. Pat was directly
responsible for two Of Billings five
runs by his bad throwing. If Perham
khad not dropped an easy out in center
field which gave Billings another run;
if the first umpire had given Rose
{the first Red Lodge man up, his base
he was undisputably entitled
ehd\sereby not disheartening the
whole Red Lodge aggregation the
"coal d'~gers" might have 0 The
game, however. as above stated was
very interesting and Of a high grAdN
for amateurs" This is the opinion
Of a Miles City visitor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
STATE RETAINS THE HIDES.
PeddIer Sol Price 10 Discharged from
Custody.

PeddIer Sol Price 10 Discharged from
Custody.
From Tuesdays Dairy Gazette.
AS a result of the preliminary ex-
animation he received yesterday at
ternoon before Judge Fraser, Sol.
Price, the peddler arrested last month
on the charge of having ~contraband
beaver skins and deer hides in his
possession, was discharged from Gus
tody, but the authorities retained the
contraband articles.
Since his arrest he has not been
idle, but proved to the satisfaction
of the state game warden and a justice
of the peace of that county that he
bought the beaver skins from a man
named Sloan Of Fergus county. Sloan
was convicted and fined. This dis
posed ct one charge, but the remaining
one, having deer skins out Of season.
still hung over him. 1t was on mis-
that he had a hearing. He testified
that he bought the hides from a Mrs.
Perrine of Fergus county and that he
did not kill the animals himself.
A man named Slomowitz, a hide
buyer, gave expert testimony in the
defendants behalf. He swore that the
hides were thosse of animals killed
last fall, and consequently in season.
thus freeing Price of the charge Of
having unreasonable hides in his pos.
session.
Attorney Firth, who appeared for
the defendant, moved for a dismissal
and the motion was granted, the
prosecution making no resistance. The
skins, however, were ordered confis'
Gated for the state.
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BILLINGS WILL GO TO RED
LODGE.
TWO BANDS ARE ENGAGED
Management Of Local Team Prepares
for an Excursion to Coal
Camp.

t1Dm tuesdays Dally GdZetLe.
Next Sunday the Billings baseball
team is going up to Red Lodge to give
the coal miners an opportunity to play
even, If they can.
But the representation from this
city will not be confined to the team.
Not on your life. There is going to be
an excursion and it is expected that
several hundred persons will avail
themselves of the chance to have a
days outing and to see another game
OF ball such as is seldom to be seen
in any of the smaller towns. The band
will be taken along also, as nothing so
inspires players and "rooters" as
music and the man who furnishes the
wind for the .'umpah" is expected to
do his very best and give the one who
blows the cornet a run for the honors.
This was decided upon at a meeting
of the ubsSmanasers,N held last night.
The different ofnfers Submitted their
first reports and all were approved.
\ 1t was agreed that in view of the
manner in which Red Lodge did the
handsome thing by Billings lest Sun
daA it would be only neiehborly
courtesy to play the return game with
all the attendant frills possible. The
manager was authorized to makeNa
deposit Of $3.50 with th~ekagent Of the
Northern Pacific as a guarantee and
to enter into negotiations for an ex
cursion train, the deposit being made
for the purpose of assuring that
amount at least, as the company de-
clines to run excursions under other
conditions. The rate Of fare which
will be charged for the round. trip has
not yet been ascertained, but it is ex-
pected that word will be received from
st. Paul today.
AS the music by the band will not
be for the home team alone, 1t has
been planned to take along a band
whose performance will be strictly FOL
the benefit of Billings and no one else
It's music will be restricted to- vocal
performances and no doubt it's mum
bers'' will be noticeable more for their
yehemence and enthusiastic earnest
ness than for their merits as finished
musical productions. The band vii
contain 60 members, each OF whom
has been selected with special regard
as to his qualifications for producing
noise calculated to encourage the
home team and disconcert the enemy
The uniform the band will wear vii
be no less striking than it's perform
ance. To each member will be glvel
a sheet on which is painted, in large
red letters the legend Billings Root
err" Between their ghcstly raimen
and their efforts as howlers 1t Is ex
pected that Red Lodge will be pre-
pared to take to the woods long be
fore the game is anywhere near finish
ed.
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Letter Presses FOR Sale.
Two good letter presses for sale at q
bargain.
d-sw-tf Gazette Omce
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
INSURGENTS IN N
Claim That It Must Be the House Bill
or No Legislation.

-EH N& -h4H#O .FEHEE =
Washington, June lit will be the
house bill or no legislation is the opin-
ion of the insurgent senators today
as a result Of their conference at Sen
afor Elkins' home. They hope for no
legislation, but claim they have
enough votes to pass the house bill
after amending it SO as to make clear
that the c~ountervailing duty is not
to be disturbed save as to Cuba.
The administration senators talk
quite as confidently as the insurgents
and it is difficult to know what the
result will be. The significant thing
today is the apparent rightly of the
insurgent organization notwithstand-
ing the presidents message. Senator,
Cullom thinks that If the insurgents
hold out there will be no legislation at
this session unless the president is
authorized to negotiate a reciprocity
treaty with Cuba. To this the insur-
gents will agree. The objection to
such a plan is that it cannot be per-
fected soon enough. A reciprocity
treaty would not be ready for submits
sion to the senate until next winter.
The conference of the republican
senators on the Cuban question may
be postponed at the request of Senator
Hanna, who has gone to Cleveland to
his daughters wedding.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
CHIEF CALHOUN ASKS TO BE RE.
LiEvED.
HIS RESIGNATION
Council Declines to Accept and Matter
Goes Over Until Next
Regular Meeting.
ON Thursdays Daily Gazette.

SnOTL LIldl ulIUOk I4O INV AS9uAS
lions has satisfied Chief Of Police Cal
houn that there are other positions he
would rather fill than the n he is
now holding. Acting on this conclu-
sion he last night rendered his resig-
nation to the city council with the
request that it be- accepted immediate
". This the council declined to do
and on motion the matter was laid on
the table for two weeks, or the next
regular meeting of the council.
Having refused to accept his resig-
nation, the chief then asked the coun-
Gil to grant him a. vacation OF "
weeks. This also was declined and
consequently despite himself he is
still wearing the star Of office and
performing active duty.
No reason was given by Mr. Cal
houn for wishing to retire and In an
swer to questions by some of the al
dermen he merely replied that he
wished to quit and whatever reasons
he might have were private to HIM
self.
Although Mr.. Calhoun's resignation
came as a surprise to the council and
many others, to some Of his friends
it has been known for a number OF
days that he was no longer satisfied
and they were not entirely ~unprepared
for the denoument. To The Gazette
he stated this morning that he could
no longer consistently continue In
! .he position from which he asks to
be relieved. Although the ordinances
prescribe his duties and confer certain
authority upon him, Mr.. Calhoun SAT-
the recent action of the council in es-
tablishing a police committee had
practically shorn him of all author
ity and discretion and instead of being
the real head Of the force he found
himself so only nominally. The com
mission had delegated to inself about
all the control Of the police matters
and taken out of his hands many mat
tiers supervision of which he consid.
cred particularly within the power and
jurisdiction of the chief. While ne
did not object to the committee pres
cribing rules and regulations for the
government and conducct of the force,
from chief to patrolman, he believed
beyond that the committee should not
attempt to go, especially when It
comes to enforcing the law in respect
to certain persons and elements.
Put into condensed form, Mr.. Cal
houn said that it was his opinion
that whosoever was appointed chie1
should be permitted to perform the
duties of the office and to exercise
his Judgment in the discharge of those
duties. When it was found that the
incumbent was direlict in this regar1
he should be discharged, but so long
as it was decided to have a chief the
man filling the potion should be allow
ed to be chief in fact as we'll as
name. He had found that it was the
evident intention to so curtail the
powers and authority Of the chief tina
in reality he was no longer anything
more than a mere figurehead, wearing
the badge and drawing the salary o
v the position. For this reason he hat
Noncluded to resign.
M ri zl
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
FIRST CLIP IS SOLD.
Wool Season in Local Market Fairly
Opened. y

Wool Season in Local Market Fairly
Opened. u
From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
The first clip of the a OF l9O2
to be sold on the local market chang
ed hands yesterday afternoon. Joseph
Wing, representing Dewey, Gould &
Co, bought at private sale the clip OF
BENJAMIN Radcliffe, aggregating about
10000 pounds, for which he paid 1871
cents a pound.
Although Mr.. Radcliffe's sheep are
now in Carbon county, during the
past year they ranged in northern
Wyoming, consequently the wool must
he classified as having been produc-
ed in that state, and hence not worth
as much as the Montana product be-
cause Of the greater amount Of dirt
it carries.
Considerable diversity of opinion
seems to- exist among the few buyers
who have been in the city recently as
to the prices which may be expected
to obtain during the season. Some
have been heard to express them
selves as believing that the growers
are allowing themselves to expect toe
much and therefore will be disap.
pointed, while others we're just as Ger
tain that the range viii be consider
ably higher than last year and it is
not at all improbable that as high as
is cents will be paid for the best
grades of Montana wool.
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Warning.

II you have kidney or bladder trou-
BILE and do not 9 Foley's Kidney
Cure. you will have only yourself to
blame for results, as It positively
cures all forms Of kidney and bladder
diseases. Sold by Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
THREE ARE RENDERED.
designations Are Freely Offered at
Last Nights Council MeetinA

Last Nights Council MeetinA
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette. I
There seems to have been some
thing in the air of last night which
caused men holding presumably soft"
places to ask their superiors for re-
lief and to be given the opportunity
to battle with the more strenuous
side of life. Chief Of Police Calhoun
had no sooner rendered his resigna-
ton than did Policeman Hayden sub
NIT his. Like the chief he was told
he would have to wait two weeks be-
fore action could be taken on his APP
plication for retirement to private
life.
The various city officers submitted
their reports for the month of May
and having been found correct were
accepted.
In accordance with the contract en-
tered into by the preceding council,
the street committee reported in favor
of the construction Of several addi-
tional stone crossings. The report was
accepted and action on the matter
deferred for two weeks.
Then came another resignation, that
of S. G. Reynolds, as alderman OF the
Second ward he having removed from
the city. It was accepted.
Alderman White, Mr.. Reynolds late
colleague from that ward, nominated
T. J.. Bouton to fill the vacancy. The
nomination was duly seconded and on
motion was allowed to go over until
the next regular meeting Of the coun-
Gil, two weeks hence.
Bennington presented a numerously
signed petition requesting the council
to open Twenty-fifth street across the
Northern Pacific right-of-way and
thereby afford another connecting
street between the north and south
sides. Referred to the street commit
tee.
The sprinkling fund being found to
be temporarily short, a resolution was
adopted transferring $1,000 from the
general fund to- the former.
On motion the clerk was directed
to draw a warrant for $3.50 to pay the
interest on the improvement bonds,
which will become due July l.
A hydrant was ordered placed in
the park adjoining the library.
1t having been discovered that the
city had enormously allowed and paid
certain bills presented by st. Vincent's
hospital for the care and treatment of
paupers, when the same should have
been a county charge, an order was
made instructing the clerk to present
a bill for the amount to Yellowstone
county and ask reimbursement. A
bill of DR.. Lindsey for medical and
surgical attendance given a man pick
ed up by the police was rejected, il
being held that it was a matter the
county should look after.
Several petitions for sidewalks were
lClSA1Cu I 1AC p4OPCA OOAl1AlIteSO.
Bennighoff spoke of the quality Of
of the water which has lately been
supplied tothe citizens and recommend,
ed some action in regard to the mat
ter, saying it was within the purvieW
of the council to take some action
calculated to give relief to- the patrons
4 of tho ,cnpononyy Ho olcn oo11nd affnn
ton to the public lighting service
which he declared was not all II
should be. He complained that some
OF the street lights did not burn al
night.
No action was taken ON either ques
ton and no discussion ensued, non
Of the aldermen caring to speak OF
the subjects.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20

Chronic bronchial troubles and sum-
mer coughs can be quickly relieved
and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar.
Sold by Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20
Trustees.

Lee Mantle, president: Chaa.
Schatzlein. viee-president; Frank w.
Haskins, treasurer; "A. B. Clements.
secretary; Charles R. Leonard, q.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, James II.
Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local Aeent
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-06-20

Pays 5 per cent on savings deposr
it's. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 FER cent On time certificates
of deposit, not subject to check.
Issues savings certificates on build
ing and loan plan with definite time
of maturity and definite payments.
Loans money on real estate to be
repaid on monthly installments rum
ming from one to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
NINE LABORERS PROTEST
They Are to Demand Better Treat
ment and Better Pay from the
Miners.

Mine laborers of Polish Hungarian
and Lithuanian extraction have started
a movement looking to the securing or
ment has spread is not known, but the
leaders claim that there are 10000 OF
these people in the coal regions, and
that all of them can be gotten to join.
Most of the miners, the projectors of
the movement point out, are English
speaking men, and most of the labor
ers are foreigners who can speak little
or no English The latter being anxi-
Gus to get work. submit to anything
that the miner sees fit to impose. AS
result, it is claimed the laborer not
only does not get his full share of the
earnings of a chamber. but is required
to do work that belongs to the miner.
The miner, it is contended. earns from
So. to 81 a day, for three or four hours
work. while the laborer gets only about
81 a day and must work from eight to
ten hours Some miners, it is averretl,
simply mark where the holes are to be
drilled, and after they are drilled
charge and fire them, requiring the
laborer to do the drilling. as well as his
regular work of loading and cleaning
up.
The laborers, it is said. propose to
demand equal pay with the miner, and
that the miner shall do his own work.
The miners declare that if such IA de-
mand is made, according to one of their
number, the laborers will be discharged
and the miners will do the work them
selves.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK.
Talk at Elm Park Church by Rev.
Hugh Cork, of Pittsburg, Well
Known State Worker.

Rev. Hugh Cork, of Pittsburg, super
| intendent of organization and house
toulouse work for the State Sabbath
School association. addressed a gather
ing of Sunday school workers yester-
day afternoon in the Sunday school
| room of the Elm Park Methodist Epis-
cOpal church. He spoke on Sunday
school work in general. and sought to
inspire his listeners with greater en-
ersy and with a definite purpose in
their work
The Sunday school. he declared, pre-
sents today the greatest and most
fruitful field of activity for those Chris
tians who may desire to invest their
| talents for eternity. Those who are
brought into the fold of the Christian
faith during childhood, he said are in
nearly every instance the best and
truest Christians.
"Oh, the opportunities for good that
are being constantly neglected." said
he. Fifteen years ago a little chap,
who couldn't speak much English. was
wandering about near Allegheny. He
wasn't looked after to any very great
extent by his parents, and there was
no place into which he was called to
that neglected boy sent two bullets into
the body of President Mckinley, and
threw the whole country into sorrow
Perhaps the neglect of some Sunday
school worker, when that fellow was
young, was directly responsible for his
wandering away into sin and wicked
ness"
He declared that the Sunday school
iS N In ia
he sometimes thinks that for this one
reason the world might be better with
out =.
Il refer to the habit which some
Christian people have" said he, 'of
bringing their children to us TO train
for them. The Sunday school has its
place, but it is not intended to sun
plant the home. l send my children to
the Sunday school and | am glad TO do
so, but when they go TO heaven. | want
myself and my wife to receive the
major part of the credit for sending
them there. The work of the Sunday
school is simply to supplement the
work of the Christian home and to do
| for the un- Christian homes what they
| are not doing for themselves"
lie pointed out the necessity of sun
"'H 0'Hooi NoiheIS SlNlHS up lne iuea
that all wisdom and understanding is
To he found in their own denomination,
and of protiting by The experience of
workers in other churches.
our sunday schools are not doing
what they ought to do" said he, in
conclusion. We have methods and
plans enough to turn the world upside
| down, if they We're only properly ap-
piled and rightly operated. There are
too many of us doing the work with
out any definite purpose and who are
unable to give a reason for their doing
of it except that they drifted into II
and find IL hard 10 get out again. You
must have definite purpose, a definite
preparation for the accomplishment of
that purpose, and you must be able TO
definitely present the work to your
pupils"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-17

A spell of mild weather-unseason
ably warm. in fact--has come to the
relief of producers, and the most de-
structive flood in the anthracite re-
gion has ever known has resulted in
little discomfort to producers. Had
the weather for the past week been as
cold and raw as year before, there
would have been Il great howl for-coal,
and all manner of newspaper talk
about coal famine. AS matters stand,
consumers want coal only for inme-
date needs, and those who have II
little on hand wait until that is gone
before ordering more. AS result. the
demand is not strong. and jobbers and
dealers have been able to meet orders
without much trouble.
Most of the railroads have repaired
the washouts along their lines, and all
are moving coal. The Reading, the
Delaware and Hudson. and the Lacka-
wanna are about in shape, 50 far as
transportation is concerned. to get
through their usual tonnages.
AS regards the prospects of a general
strike at the mines present indications
are against it. The miners are max
ing good wages, and there is every
prospect that the companies will an
nounce Il continuation of the present
wage scale for another year. At the
same time, they will probably refuse
to grant any such drastic demands as
those made at the Mine Workers con-
vention at indianapolis. There is no
prospect of the companies announcing
their spring prices until it is seen that
there is no probability Of a strike.-En-
gineering and Mining Journal.