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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07

plosion of gas tonight at the intersec-
ton of Twenty-second street and
Archer avenue.
The Dead.
Otto Troste1, IS years Old, butcher.
Mrs. Otto Trostel, 35 years of age.
Otto Trostel, Jr., 2 years old.
Lena Trostel, Z years old.
Annie Trostel, 9 years old.
Mamie Trostel, II years old.
Fred Trostel, butcher, nephew CT
Otto Trostel, % years old.
Sophia Knight, domestic in Trostel
family.
Mary Rosenthal, 32 years old.
Mrs. M. Kauffert
Edward Kauffert, IA years old
Mamie Kauffert, 4 years old.
Andrew Kolb.
Only one body has been recovered.
Two other explosions Of gas fol
lowed so quickly that it was hard to
distinguish them. The first to ex-
plode was the main at Twenty-second
street and Archer Then the
man-hole half a block south on Archer
emu was throuwn into the air by
a loud explosion. The flames leaped
and roared from the hole. Fire spread
below the street and smaller man
holes were blown into the air.
The flames from the first gas main
shot high into the street and comnaun-
icated with the aid of the wind with
the Trostel butcher shop. The build
ing was a three story frame structure
and it had been weakened and nearly
wrecked by the shock. 1t is supposed
that the occupants of the building
were knocked unconscious or were too
panic stricken to rush from the place.
The flames caught the weather
worn timbers. The dry and rotten
wood was food for the fire and in an
instant the flames had enveloped the
structure. With a roar the building
collapsed. and it's occupants with one
exception, were carried with it to the
basement.
The adjoining building, a two story
structure, fared up next and was soon
wrapped in flames, and then another
structure caught fire. 1t seemed that
the whole block would be wiped out
before the fire department could
bring the blaze under control.
The fire wall Of a brick building at
the corner of Archer avenue and
Twenty-second street held the fire in
that direction. On the west of the
burning buildings were two small one
story cottages. They were a few feet
from the burning building and that
gave the firemen an opportunity of
heading off the fire.
Window glass throughout the neigh
borhoOd was broken and bottles and
glassware in the dwellings and stores
were thrown to the floor and broken.
Many persons in buildings near the
explosions were knocked down.
Among the dead are supposed to be
three children of the Trostel family
whose bodies have not yet been re.
covered. 1t is not known positively
that they were in the house at the
time but search of the neighborhood
has not shown any trace of them
There we're six children in the family
and there is little doubt that all OF
the eight members of the family were
killed. The other three people, who
are said to be dead are supposed tC
be customers who were in the meat
market at the time of the explosion
The direct cause of the explosion is
not known, but all indications show
that it was due to escaping gas in the
basement of the Trostel house.
The explosion came without an in
stants warning. There was a dazzl
ing flash, deafening roar and cloud O
dust and shattered timbers where the
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07

ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE will
cure YOUR couch. Sold by Chapple
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07

Calling cards at Gazette once.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07

Trustees.
Lee Mantle, president; Chas.
Schatzlein. viee-president; Frank w.
Haskins, treasurer; A. B. Clements,
secretary; Charles R. Leonard, +.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, James H.
Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local a" ent-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07

Pays 5 per cent on Savings depOs'
it's. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 FER cent on time certificates
of deposit, not subject to check.
ing and loan plan with definite time
of maturity and definite payments.
Loans money on real estate to be
repaid on monthly installments run
ming from one to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-02-07
WRECKS BUILDINGS AND KILLS
INMATES.
FIRE FINISHES THE WORK
Leaky Main Causes Frightful Acct
dent at Chicago-Whole
Family Killed.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Thirteen lives
were lost, many people Slightly injur-
ed, two buildings at 372 and 374 Twen-
.ty-second street were wrecked and
$4,000 damages was done by an ex-
plosion of gas tonight at the intersec-
ton of Twenty-second street and
Archer avenue.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
MORE TROUBLE FOR LEE.
COMPLAINANT MAKES AFFIDAVIT THAT
THE MARSHAL CLUBBED HIM

More trouble threatens City Marshal William
H. Lee the story of whose arrest for contempt
OF court told exclusively in The Tribune
yesterday morning A complaint filed
with Mayor Low yesterday against Marshal
Lee. who is before the Mayor charges,
and is also to appear before Justice Crane, in
Brooklyn, Friday for alleged contempt.
The new complainant against Marshal Lee is
Philip Weinfeld Of No. 20 Suffok-st Vein
fields affidavit says that June Marshal Lee
and Adolph TiteIbaum a prominent East Side
instalment dealer. went to Weinfeld's office to
collect a judgment against him. What ensued
at Wenfelds store is described in the affidavit
as follows:
/ was not in when they called. but arrived
about half hour later, and met in the
hall of my apartments by Lee and Titelbaum.
When / asked what was up, was pushed into
nv room by both of them. and Marshal Lee
era bbed me by the throat and pulled from his
pocket club and used the same on my person.
and demanded of me all my property that l
had in my pockets. and upon refusal to comply
with his request he searched my pockets forci-
bly, and took box of jewelry, receipts and let
ters.
/ wish to lodge this complaint with you so that
proper action may be taken in this matter. If
necessary can produce two or three witnesses
who were present at the time of the occurrence
Tuesday June % has been set for the hear
ing on this complaint before the Mayor
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19

conditions satisfactory to mnerS Tnfrtory m and
souri, Kansas Arkansas and in1iah from these sec
tons will vote for a strike +io, AT last
The fact that the cali for the convention on az af a
has been issued indicates that there is GanssI "a %
general strike according to thoSe "lIo tsaI III
GERS IT is understood have opposed general strike
order They are unwling Ieemenf gIeSS between the
miners operators Of Indiana lliinGS, & C e d. d.
the bituminous field OF Pennsyivana, IIlt ~ ~ ~
tricts AT whose demand the national convention AT
last has been called voted nearlE d 49, IL was
only at the solicitation of the national % ofeTs @ a"'
they agreed to delay fling d te eeI een n and the call
issued as the constitution of the miners osaIdZ% @
ton requires. is evidence in the minds OF & many any,
that the negotiations which 1t hoped w0uid enc
the strike have failed, and that the oy iIers in
the bituminous fields to gain their demands e' III
It is not likely. however that genera, strike
will be agreed to by the convention "llluuo "urt
it is believed will stand together TO oppose suCn
movement. They are thought to be oTgaIilIbe ft 15
hackers of the general strike viii come danger danger
ously near to controlling the conventlon-lI ateu;
tbev will not have more than enough Yotes-ls not
disputed by the promoters of the plan. .o :, chic
city refused to talk of ths probable outcome %, OF
the convention The situation IS grVG; tat this is
the opinion of the other national officers.
Columbus Ohio June 1s.-The executive board of
the Ohio Mine Workers to-day adopted reS"
Iutions asking President Mitchell to call general
convention Of the union. It is stated on unqueS-
tionable authority that this action is for the pur
pose of opposing strike to assist the anthraclte
miners in their fight The Ohio miners prefer 10
take their chances in convention rather thah
permit the national board 10 declare strike
Ohio operators have been assured that no strike
will be declared II is pointed ont that Ohio miners
ana operators are working under contracts It's It IS
Workers Association is opposed to strike. ana
convention The Ohio miners prefer to pay 30 cents
ton all the coal they mine for the 6enent OF
the anthracite men, rather than break their con-
tracts
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
SAYS STRIKE WOULD END UNION
NExRF,R OF RITUMINOUs FIRM THINKS EN-
PLOYERS CANNOT RECOGNIZE a BODY
READY TO BREAK IT'S AGREEMENT.

The representatives of soft coal mining compa-
nies in Pennsylvania which have their main offices
in this city kept touch with their agents in the
soft coal fields yesterday account of the de-
cision of President Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers to call the general convention OF the bi-
luminous men in Indianapolis. Some Of them We're
a little anxious over the situation. but We're un-
willing TO believe that their employees would Vio-
late their agreement with the operators by voting
on a sympathetic strike. 1t learned that in the
mean time conventions Of local unions of soft coal
miners in the United Mine Workers We're being
called.
President William L. Sweet of the Empire Coal
Company which has soft coal mines in Pennsyl-
yaria. said:
have received a dispatch stating that the miners
Mine Workers have called special convention Tor
tomorrow. l have not been told the object OF the
conven ..on, but in the mean time we have can
celled orders until We know what Is gong to
take place
Mr.. Sweet said that while it possible, and.
in fact probable. that the local convention was TO
take into consideration the coming national con-
vention, he did believe the bituminous miners
labor unions any more likely TO break
contracts than individuals.
Several other representatives of mining com
| panies We're not sanguine- They SAID there Vas
predicting what union might do IN the pIeseft !
| case. r. Peae, of the bituminous mining Ilrn or
| Peale. Peacock & Kerr, which operates IN the
| Clearfeld district of Pennsylvania, ana mas an
| agreement with its men which does not expire
| until next April, said:
of their they will defeat the real object
| for which the anthracite miners struck, and that
I recognize a union which is ready to violate an
agreement if it is considered eXpedient to do So
| decide to strike. and break their agreement. it
| will be end of their union
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
pENNED UNDER AUTOMOBILE.
HENRY SIEGELS MACHINE UPSETS AND
CATCHES DRIVER WHEN TURNED
TOO SUDDENLY

big electric automobile owned by Henry
Siecel uuset last night while going at a hleh
rate Of speed in the Boston Post Road between
Mamaroneck and Larchmont, and William Gore
ham the driver. was thrown underneath the
machine and seriously injured. He is now IN
the New Rochelle Hospital Goreham had just
taken Mr. and Mrs. Segel from the railway sta
ton to their home. at Orienta Point. and was
on the way To Larchmont. alone To have the
machirc recharEcd. While going at a high
speed he saw a carriage approaching and in at
tempting To Z" to the other side of the road
syyerved the vehicle too suddenly, and 1t turned
completely over. pinuinE him underneath.
The occupants of the carriage. WIo were
women were unable To bulge the heavy auto
mobile and release the motorman. so they drove
about the neighborhOod and collected several
farmers who, after much delay. turned the ma
chine over. Goreham was taken out unconscious
and sent i'm an ambulance to the NeW-RoCheile
Hospital The physicians there found that ne
was badly bruised and had received internal in
iuries but they think that he Will live The
wrecked automobile was guarded last night by
watchmcn employed hy Mr.. Stegel
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
HARRLlLAN'S DRIVER CAUGHT
RANKER WILL GO TO COURT TO EX-
PLAIN FAST AUTOMOBILE RIDE.

racauee or fast driving of automobile through
White Plains and its suburbs. Augustus La Prince
tho French driver of Oliver Hartman. jr. was
arrested Yesterday. Had the driver obeyed the
summons of Policeman Colligan, whom the ChieI Oh
Police had stationed in Westchester-ave.. mile
out Of the village to arrest the driver. William r.
Vanderbilt and Mr. Hartman would have both been
taken to the police court with La Prince
For weeks complaints have been lodged AT mead
ouarters in White Plains against wealthy autono-
bile owners living in the suburbs OF the village.
holding them responsible for many accidents anu
rrnavays Nine complaints have been made to
Chief Of Police Carpenter against MI harfiiHaii
French driver alone At 5 a m. Coligan was await
ing the coming Of Mr.. Harrimans autornoolle III
Westchester-ave The officer cloud OF dust
q quarter of a mile away and knew il was caused
by the approach OF Mr. Harrimans automoole'
The automobile came along like whrlwind- Inc
officer waving a warrant which he had in his hand
called out the driver to stop Coiigan says MI
Hartman was running the machine sitting beside
him was William X Vanderbilt while the rear seat t
was occupied by La Prince ana man "ioit nom, me ne
policeman did not know. Inc HlaCH4itt IL Silu ~
bay- been going at speed Of thirty-hve mics an
hour CoIIigan says the machine passed MN IKE d
shot and almost as quickly loSt 10 VIC" III q
ChfeS CARPENTER hurried to Westchester-ave, and
,,bar rho f'renchman returned after leaving Mr
ton the two officers. standing in the road win
dra au clubs arrested him 1t took some time lor
and ccSticuatons that he was under arrest he
was 9rraigned before Police Justice Duuning, VINO
the fne TO wait further examination lo-day;
Assurances we're given that Mr.. Hartman would
aup.ar il court then answer to any charges mat
IN Eht be preferred against aim La rlice III SO4tS
admitted that the machine travelling al sReed
% least twenty miles an hour when tne OH oIlCfr
tried 20 stop it. The maxi ium speed allowed is
80 mil
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
SOFT coal WITHOUT SMOKE.
SINGLE SHONELFUL METHOD OF STOk
ING SAID TO BE BIG SUCCESS

In pamphlet Burning Soft Coal Without
Smoke Angus Sinclair declares that soft coal
can be burned on locomotives without making
much black smoke. and that the fact has been
demonstrated the Burlington Cedar Rapids
and Northern Railway. About year ago Rob-
ert Williams, the general superintendent of the
road. having received some points from Rich
ard Newsam. coal miner. started n plan for
instructing fremen and engineers in the single
shoveful' method of stocking the locomotives.
The result was the abatement of smoke or the
line With the stopping of smoke there is a
great saving of coal, and the locomotives make
"a much longer trip with supply. The fire
men have to fire up oftener but the light firing
plan is said not to entail much additional work.
The firing be done when the locomotive
is running steadily. and therefore the engineers
and fremen must work i'll harmony.
one of the engineers of the railway has writ
ten the following report:
Prior TO the time that our method of light
firing adopted, firing Ias
senger engines with three to five shovels to the
fire. At the present time firing the
same engines with one shovel of coal to a fire,
and at no time do We exceed two shoVels to Il
fire. and they are used only when starting
trains away from stations and going over heavy
grades. Under the old method of firing all pas
Senger engines obliged t0 take coal at in
termediate coaling stations, but AT the present
time the same engines are running from l''J TO
800 miles without taking coal. Taking all
things into consideration, save from two to
three and half tons Of coal on the round trip
S d. Smith, the assistant superintendent Of
the Manhattan Railway, testified Tuesday
that the frenen on the road who were using
soft coal IN the locomotives had been instruct
ed to use the coal sparingly possible and
with care. but 1t was not possible to prevent the
black smoke nuisance. Some lessons in the
single shovelful' method of stocking might
help the fremen the elevated roads to make
less smoke when they have to use soft coal.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
r r. T. HOLDING ANTHRACITE COAL.
ppEcInE,N1, C,REATSINGER SAYS THE COM
PANY IS USING ELECTRICITY AS MUCH
AS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.

Clouds of black smoke have been hlhng the
streets of Brooklyn through which elevated
trains run for several days past, and the an
novance has caused a great deal of complaint
against the fndiscriminate use of soft coal IN
engines on the elevated system.
President Greatsinger of the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit Company said yesterday that as httle
soft coal as possible was being used by the eie-
waited locomotives, and that what was used was
mixed with hard coal. This the company was
forced to do as it almost imposslble 10 get
hard coal. and it trying to hold What an
thracite it had on hand The engines were uSeu
only in the day as that the least objection,
able although il might appear otherWlSe' SlId
at night electric motor ears were used Whtii
possible This was less of nuisance, as peopie
could leave their windows open at niSht Win
out having their rooms filled with gases, as they
would he if coal were burned. Soft coal had
been used only for three days past, ana as soUl,
as it was possible to get hard coal it's use Wouiu
he discontinued.
Asked regarding a story that the company
had nine thousand tons of hard coal stored III
the East New-York yards, Mr. Greatslnger re-
piled that there was quite a chunk of II, put
not so much as that How much was there ne
did not know. Wherever possible electricity was
used because soft coal burns out the hrepahs-
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
SHIPPING VIEWS.
PORT OF NH.w-YoRK- "WEDNESDAY. JUNE Is IT,
ARRIVED

PORT OF, NF:w-YORK-w -wEDNEspNT. JUNE 10 IT,
ARRIVED
s.,.- Oceanic ,T,r, Cameron. Liverpool June H. n -
Queenstown Z: with mdss and - ann rrir & st he Br
i!gc yamer M colorado CEr, cox HUI MAY b. via s 4.
June IL with mdse 10 Sanderson & son -'''i'7
Steamer az Tuscarora ,Br,. PAYNE. London Jun,
last Philip Ruprecht Arrived a, ',rss t1 -. MAJ So in a
T6uawanda ,Br' Brown sns-s & 5,- a. 3:io
Philip Ruprecht ArriEsd az i; J7 TSaprt.h
steamer gsrssSs[ g , sia{s fse5 @ in baiIss, Ph'
hGrret 6dTa Mari 1Port Marr3 OPorto Nty -
Lisbon June > - Mchaels . Fayal q = s ,ie9-sr pa
sensers to Hasemeyer & Brunn- Arrived s' '1s
and 81 passengers to James L Ward 90 Arrived a.
h15 ga1rer al G ba%mut Risk Jobos . M3yssas5 =
AguadiIIa -. Jan June ; faeacao 40 Taa York and
Saribbean $ 60 Arrived the Bar at liz ? i "a Matan
zas -. with sugar 70 W % Munson- AfF1'su o
at : ? m Earrnseren 6xgr, Elausen SANCHEZ JgnS @ a.
with fruit to Bartram Bros. Arrived al t'7 ID"
Sfsamer amer snys ,Nor Wig G5ara June & 10 and a. ne
IT With fruit to Cuno Trading 60 FI''
& steamer Dam Ianss T2-' Antonio @ 70 June he rHSs
Fruit CO Arrived at bar At m 49,, Kew Wet
steamer Nueces. Hix Galveston June I H1Ii M 1' ~
H. steamer SaIn Waccamaw. Fickett GegrEe'ovn -
wh qm9eT to ihs fAfT er % Newport and 9;
t ar5 nsssensrrs 20 the old Dominion : 80 - p,
W.T. Sfeaner BIuefeIds Hastings Raltimors with NUS
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to william clyde & g"
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c.-,ars Green Jacket tBr'. for fhllaiep.-e- Nor-
rIttsIsyf der, Pouta Delgad1. Alamo
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LII, 'Iyr, baltimore: Excelsior VIer' F-- one
btL :-,,I,n,nt5n: Southwark tBri- Antwerp
Providence
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS
go -, - t,,sze5 steamers 81 Louis Fasso" -
{,rE for southampton: AIo!tNe ter. ~ ~prLl2
N IoIN - o. pivr1outh Cherbourg and HaInnuIE- ,Sr)
,,,riSaStsr JIne I7-Arrived. steamer fiaN''''
hosam, , Ne June Is $50 msaied steamer New
soutIls MANI V9bsm (CierI. Richter droT Bremen
York via Cherbourg o- .tbsv, Ger, Kuden-
hols' TT" NV i9~PasseL steamer PrinS Wilem, s
'shaII.. - lutte New-York via West indleS @
NIichaeIs Amsterdam ,o5 .o.r,sr Pretoria
1Ir@ Iuns IS nlArrtyed steamer tIr,surs
'heT CSrl Reesins New-IorN VIA Plymouth ior
tand proceeded , .a,-,.- caIsbria fFyrl Bridsss
Cenoa. June Il Arrived, s'eaihe' N"'-
New York for Naples - 1,,,-.., ,s-, Johnston
Tarifa June 1S-Passed, steamer i''Us-A ~
iAii Hso,,Ies for New-YOrk. -s Assnns
- Tune fs--Arrfved previously steamers fnr
@iu5IPS New-YOrk via ASicrs-
e.t,,,,,rhaI' Richmond Castle tSr,. McDo"en' "
il - Norfolk for Manila. etc y,-,,5rcx
. I,a, T,ne fs-Sailed. steamer Caracas.
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New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
JUSTICE RUSSELL'S RESTGNiTION
Ia rELEGKArm ro NE TRInrNE ]

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune
Potsdam N Y. June 1S.-Supreme Court Justice
L. w Russell. of Canton. \. Y. has informally
announced his intention of resignng from the
bench the resignation take effect October l. and
a lively campaign for the appointment - the
cancy on the Supreme Court bench Is just open
ing One candidate who openly announces his in
tention is Theodore II. Swift. of Potsdam. County
Judge of ST. Lawrence County. Judge Swift is
now serving his second term County Judge. He
Is personally popular and has "a strong political
backing through hout the judicial district X is be-
lieVed that the county committee will indorse
Judge Swft's candidacy. The other probable
ddates Judge John NJ. Kellogg of the Court
OF Claims, of Ogderisburg; ex-Surrogate Vasco p.
Abbott, of Gouverneur. and ex-Distrct Attorney
Ledyard p Hale of Canton 1t is said that Frank
lin County has two candidates also-ex-Senator
John I. Gilbert and County Judge S. A Beman,
also have candidate.
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
CALL FOR THE MEETING.
INDICATIONS OF ENOUGH VOTES TO
MAKE A GENERAL STRIKE

Indianapolis. June 1s.-An official call for a ma
tioral convention of the United Mine Workers of
America was issued this afternoon from the ma
sional headquarters in this city by Secretary VIII
SON. The convention will here July II To
determine whether the soft coal miners of the
country shall go out on strike TO assist the strik
ing anthracite miners of Pennsylvania.
The basis of apportionment OF delegates the
convention is for every hundred members OF
every local union and fraction fifty. This will
make convention of thousand delegates The
voting strength of all locals IS between $500 and
2s0e OF this number the convention Will have a
voting strength Of from j 100 to- lsoo. bare ma
1ority order strike. few more than nine
hundred declare IA strike. The anthracite
regions 747 votes. and Virginia and Michigan,
which Joined in the call for the convention. have o.,
making 1S9 from the five districts which united
10 call this convention AS stated headQuar ters,
New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
GAINS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
STRIKERS SAY THAT FEW MEN WILL BE AT
WORK NEXT WEEK.

BIuefeld w Va. June lS.-The striking miners
are continuing their march, which began early on
Monday morning. Only twenty men worked in the
Southwest mines. at Pocahontas, to-day. IhlS IS
the largest operation in the field. and usually en-
rIoys more than six hundred men. The Browning
mines also located at Pocahontas, were closed
early to-day.
The marching strikers headed up Simmons creek
late this afternoon The fact that the strikers are
receiving supplies in large quantities ana are sup
posed to be well supplied with funds. would lnnl. moi
cate a long fight. Saturday viii be payday over
the entire region. and the strike leaders say ttt
only the smallest percentage OF the men Will re-
main a work after this date