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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
A AND PLAYERS.

In private life Miss D'Arville is Mrs.
Ernest Willard Crelin. Her husband
is 81 very, wealthy man.
Edna May is to have the principal
part in the new opera to be written by
Leslie Stuart and Paul Nj. Potter.
Samuel Marion. formerly connected
with a number Of the famous Hoyt
farces. is announced as q new vaude-
vile recruit.
Marie Bates. the leading lady with
Wartield in eThe Anctioneer." is now
playing her fourth season under David
RelaSco's management.
Blanche Hall. a very clever young
actress who was last seen in Lovers
Lane" has been engaged 10 play the
leading ole in Sweet Glover"
Willie Collier is running along smooth.
~ with his new comedy. ''The Diplo.
mat" in New York. where he will like.
~ last out the slowly dying season.
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Rich Soil For Potatoes.

The potato is a gross feeder and will
respond readily to liberal feeding. Keep
the Soil full of humus or decaying veg
etable matter. Oftentimes II dressing of
coarse manure or green crop plowed
under or stubble and root system Of a
previous grass or clover crop may not
Of itself contain so much plant food,
but the mechanical effect upon the
soil. the breaking down of rocky and
inert elements Of nutrition in process
Of decomposition that have hitherto
been locked up in an irresponsible and
unsatisfactory soil. is oftentimes the
making of Il crop of potatoes. and then.
while the potato does not want a wet
soil. it does need a great deal Of mois-
ture during the latter period of growth,
and a good supply of humus will give
the soil q very much larger capacity
for the storage of this moisture.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
HIS STORY DIsBELIEvEp.
Police Think zee Ii Was Shot in
Chinese Row.

Police Think Yee Ii Was Shot in
Chinese Row.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
The police are beginning to think
that instead of having been attacked
by highwaymen, as he alleys, Yee
Ii, the Chinaman shot Friday night,
is suffering from a wound inflicted by
some of his own countrymen.
Several persons have been found
who declare that they heard an uproar
and loud talking among the inmates
Of the laundry back of which the
shooting occurred and that the shots
were fired while the commotion ap-
peared at it's height. What gives
color to the superstition that Ii was
shot in a ROY is the fact that he was
found Immediately in the e a of the
laundry and that none of those in
side would come out or answer to
the knocks of the whitemen who were
the first to appear and render assist
ance to him. It was only after a Ian
tern had been procured and several
persons had gathered about the
wounded man that any of the China
men offered to come out and bring a
lamp.
Ii is said to be getting along nice
ly and his recovery. is now almost
certain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
BILLINGS &
First Meeting Of Stockholders and
Election Of OFFICERS.

First Meeting Of Stockholders and
Election of OFFICERS.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.
In accordance with the law a meet
ing of the stockholders of the recent
ly organized Billings & Northern
Railroad company was held in this
city this morning at 6 o'clock. Those
in attendance ere G. w. Loomis,
chief clerk of General Manager
Holdrege of the Burlington & Mis-
souri,, H. B. Allen, assistant auditor
of the same company and H. B. Segur,
general agent in this city.
Because of the early hour at which
the meeting was held and the fact
that Immediately after adjournment
all who attended left the city, it was
impossible to ascertain what was
done, except that Mr.. Holdrege was
elected president of the company. 1t
is understood, however, that the board
consists of the same gentlemen who
named as directors in the arti-
cles of Incorporation filed with the
county clerk and recorder several
weeks ago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13

European tourists and others destin-
ed to eastern points, will find the
low rates applying over the Nickel
Plate road to New York, New Eng
land and other eastern destinations,
specially attractive. The eastern
terminals via this line are only from
to ten minutes from all ocean
steamship docks, and the service az
forded is first-class. Three trains
daily from Chicago. Uniformed color
ed porters are in charge of day
coaches, whose duties require that
proper care shall always be given to
keeping cars clean and attending to
the wants of passengers en- route.
Meals served in dining cars at prices
that are reasonable and within reach
of all. Details %cheerfully furnished
on application to John Y. Callahan.
General Agent. IL Adams street.. Chi
cago. Chicago city ticket Office, II
Adams street. d-sw
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BY A v
Survivors Of Town Of lie Prechsur
Nearly Roasted Before Rescued.

Fort de France, Island of Marti-
nique, May 11.-Advices, received here
today from the vicinity of st. Pierre
(ten miles from here) contain further
details of the terrible volcanic up
heaval which resulted in the utter
destruction of that town and the death
Of nearly all its inhabitants.
About s o'clock on Thursday morn
ing a shower of fire reached down on
st. Pierre and the coast from LIE Car
bet, which had a population of 5000,
to LIE Prechsur, which had a popula-
ton of 1000, burning up everything
in its path.
Throughout Thursday the heat in
the vicinity OF st. Pierre was SO in
tense and the stream of flowing lava
was so unremitting that 1t was i'm
possible to approach the town during
the early part of the day. AS even
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
AT HIS OLD BUSINESS.
J. w. Collins Appointed Stock De-
tective for Western Counties.

tective for Western Counties.
A proposition was submitted to the
county commissioners of Silver Bow
county on Saturday for the appoint
'ment Of a stock inspector jointly with
Powell and Deer Lodge counties. It
was stated in a communication that
the two latter counties had secured
the appointment of ]. w. Collins, as
special deputy sheriff to perform
duty as a cattle inspector. He is to be
paid $50 a month by each of those
counties for his services, and it is
proposed to have the officer look out
for the interests of Silver Bow coun-
ty in a similar direction for an addi-
tional $50 monthly.
The duties of the officer are pro
posed to consist of looking out for
cases of cattle and horse stealing.
and to collect evidence against Of
fenders.-Butte Miner.
Mr.. Collins was until recently stock
inspector and detective in Yellow
stone county and resided at Billings.
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Soil ror RI

Rhnbarb needs a deep and very fer.
tile soil. and it is useless to expect to
grow it in a thin. dry soil unless under
irrigation. not that it needs wei ground
by any means. but q soil retentive OF
moisture and rather inclined to clay.
though good rhubarb can he grown in
quitea sandy soil if it BE- we'll manured.
No amount Of fertilizer will take the
place of stable manure with this plant.
The organic matter in the anu max
ing the soil more %retentive Of moisture,
makes it indispensable when large and
Gucculent stalks are desired.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
HAS e
Bellezona Gile Seeking Legal Separa.
ton From Jesse.

From Mondays Daily Gazette.
A complaint vas filed in the district
court today by c. L. Harris, plaintiffs
attorney, in which Bellezona Gile is
suing for a divorce from Jesse Gile.
It is alleged that plaintiff and de-
PENDANT were i~ntermarried at Co,am.
bus, Yellowstone county. this state,
October %. 1894, and that they have
continued to be husband and wife up
to the time of filing the complaint.
AS a cause of action it is charged that
the defendant willfully and in total
disregard of his marriage vows, and
without good cause n %provocation
abandoned plaintiff on or about De-
cember 16, 1900, and ever since has
remained absent and lived apart and
separate from plaintiff. All this, the
continues, has been against
the wishes and consent of plaintiff.
It is furthermore charged that he has
during I'll this time failed and re
fused to provide her with the neces-
sarfes of Nfe and does at present SO
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DESTRUCTION
or PoMPAu
Continued From First Page.

and water famine is threatened. The
government is feeding number of sui.
ferers. ~ E,c.
Great physical changes have taken
place i'm the neighborhood of Sou
friere. Several districts have not yet
been heard from and the scene Of the
eruption is unapproachable.
Every hour brings sadder news. The
nurses and doctors are overworked.
1t is impossible to give full details
at present. AS a result of the disaster
on the island all business has been
suspended for three days.. The pub
lie mind is still unsettled, fearing
further disaster. {,
Among the deaths are whole fam
lilies, whose corpses are in several
places still lying unburied. The dead
will be inferred in trenches.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
HINTS FOR FARMERS
Fertili.ers For Alfalfa.

J. e. O., Wilmington. o., writes:
(which Is better for seeding down al
falfa In sugar tree land twice in corn,
pure. ground bone, medium. ammonia
,1.95, 1928 phosphoric acid, OF ammonia
l.60. 1853 available phosphoric acid, 2.74
lnsoluble and S.11 potash-2W pounds
per acre?'
In u general way one a use to best
advantage to start alfalfa a fertilizer
rich in phosphoric acid. Yet potash
tells on some soils. and on some lime
tells. and on all u supply of immediate
" available nitrogen is a great help.
No II Il lay down a rule for another
mans soil; only | know of n safe
practice. and that is to apply literally
stable manure: it never fails on alfalfa.
Two hundred pounds to the acre is
far too light an application II the land
is really seriously deficient in fertility.
When men ask me to prescribe fertili-
zers for alfalfa. I feel like playing Beef
steak Mike, OH them. Mike keeps ho-
tel and restaurant in the west. He 1s
q genius to cook u steak. No one dreams
of asking for any other meat ut Mixes.
When a stranger happens in, Mike,
who ia his own cook and waiter, goes
over the familiar rigamarole. "Pork
chops, lamb chops. roasnbeef and beef
steak The stranger hesitates, then
orders pork chops. Mike stares at him
in dismay for u moment. then disap-
pears and presently sets down in front
BE- him u magnificent steak. done to q
turn. Eat tiiot!!' he commands. 1T
will be Il heap better for yer And
never thereafter does the traveller fail
to order the steak. So with alfalfa and
fertilizers: stable manure will be a
heap better for ye." 1t adds humus
as well us fertility. favors bacterial ac-
tion and makes the land more porous
and easier drained.Of excess water and
more retentive of moisture during
droughts. OF the mineral fertilizers
wood ashes are the best that ! have
ever tried. Apply literally. Lime tells
on some soils. making the differences
between success and failure.-Josepb
e. Wing in Breeders Gazette.
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refuse and fail to contribute to her.
support.
Inquiry is said to have revealed the
fact that the defendant is now and
has been for a long time q resident
of Malta, a town in the northern part
Of the state, and service will have to
be made on him there.
Those who pretend to be familiar
with the case predict a contest and
think a racy trial will follow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
UnaIaska Shaken Up.

San Francisco, May 1.-THE Alaska
Commercial company has received
from it's agent at Unalaska, Aleutian
islands, a letter, dated April 10, Civ
ing information of volcanic disturb
ances in that region. The letter says:
"Unalaska has been shaken up by
earthquakes lately and, on several oc-
casions, the ground was perceptibly
covered with fine ashes from some
volcano. Reports reach us from Uni
TAX to the effect that with every west
erly wind their village is covered
with the same kind of ashes, indicat-
ing that some western volcano is in
action" &
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
Cold Weather in London.

~ W. nv
London, May 11.-London is SILVER
ing under unparalleled May weather.
Sleet, snow and thunderstorms of ex-
traordinary violence and all the worst
features of the worst kind of January
weather have marked the merry
month. Heavy winter %overcoats, furs
and footwarmers have been taken out
again and the streets present an as
pect of bitterest winter. This state
of things has been continuous for ten
days and shows no signs of abating.
1t has added a superflous chill to the
opening of the coronation season and
is a serious set back to the laborious
efforts to galavanize it into life.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
A.be. and STRAWBERRIES.

ASDeS anu StraWDcerleSs
We have not found wood ashes best
for Strawberries except on very sour
or damp soil. The stra wberry seems
to do best on a soil that is neutral
neither very sour nor very alkaline.
The ashes contain lime. which will
make an ordinary soil too alkaline for
the strawberries to do their best. On
a very our soil the ashes would be
likely to show excellent results. From
our own experience we should use the
ashes on the grain. Do not use them
IN potatoes If you are troubled with
potato scab. The lime in the ashes
will encourage the work of the fungus
that causes this scab. Rural New
?cs!:er-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13

ing approached the French cruiser
suchet, after a heroic battle with the
heat, sutfocation and sulphur fumes,
succeeded in making a dash toward
the shore, nearing the land close
enough to enable her to take OF 30
survivors Of the disaster, all Of whom
were terribly burned and m%utilated.
st. Pierre at that time was an alb
solute smoking waste, concealing 30
900 corpses, whose rapid decomposi-
ton necessitated in some cases in
stantly completing their cremation,
which was only partly accomplished
by the lava. a'
The inhabitants of Fort de France
were panic-stricken the morning Of
the disaster, when the sky suddenly
blackened until it was as dark as
midnight, the sea shrank back 80
yards and hot rain began to fall, while
gravel the size of walnuts poured
down on the town. This lasted about
Is minutes.
The $50 survivors who were brought
here yesterday from the vicinity of
st. Pierre by the French cable repair
ship Pouyer Quartiere came from the
town of LIE Prechsur, where, sur
rounded on all sides by flowing lava,
they were nearly roasted to death and
expected momentarily to be engulfed.
The work Of relief is progressing
here on the most extensive scale pos
sible, but in anticipation Of disturb
ances, the treasury building and the
warehouses are guarded by troops.
The latest reports received here
say that the lava continues to pour
down the slopes of the mountain, COM
pletely enguling the whole north side
Of the island, while fresh cervasses
are continually opening.
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Queen Is ConvaIescinu.

The Hague, May 1.-THE bulletins
issued at Castle Loo concerning the
condition of Queen Wilhelmina have
been reduced to n a day and it is
expected that they will soon cease
altogether. FL
The marked improvement in her
majesty's condition continues and the
constant attendance of her physicians
is no longed necessary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
FORD TRAGEDY COUNTERPART.
Paris Not to Be outdone by United
States for Sensations.

Paris, May 1.-THE assassination
of Paul Leicester Ford had an exact
counterpart in Paris on the same day
on which it occurred in New York.
Edward de Mortimart shot his brother
Gustave in the latter's house after a
refusal of money, committing suicide
at a small railway station three hours
afterward. The murderer was a
former army officer and the victim
a distinguished writer upon military
topics.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
Lowest Rates to Eastern Points

will always apply via the Nickel
Plate. road and it's eastern connec-
lions to all points in New York, New
England and the eastern states. Three
daily trains to Fl. Wayne, Ffndlay,
Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo. New York
and Boston. Standard equipment on
all trains. Meals served in dining
cars, on American club plan, at
prices to suit passenger, from 35c
to 81 per meal. For particulars call
on or address John Y. Calahan. Gen.
eral Agent, Ill Adamss street. Chi
cago. Depot, Fifth avenut and Har-.
rison street. d-sw
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
New York Will Aid.

New York, May ia meeting of
the chamber of commerce will be held
Wednesday, at which action will be
taken looking toward the relief of
the survivors of the calamity that
has swept st. Pierre and the surround
ing locality. Just what nature the aid
rendered will assume has not yet been
decided.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
JURY EMPANELLED FOR TRIAL
OF FIRST CAUSE.
THEIR DEFENSE IS FRAUD
Wadsworth vs.. Luderman, ct al. on
Trial-Action to Recover on
Promissory Notes.
From Mondays Daily Gazette.

rom MOuudy $ Ddlly ddZeIte.
The district court reconvened for
the term this morning. By agree
ment Of the attorneys interested in
! the different causes pending it was
decided to draw such panels as may
be required from box No. 3, contain
ing the names of residents of the city.
The first matter to be considered
was the demurrer to plaintiffs com
plant in the case of Dunnigan VS..
Hood, IN action for damages and
breach of contract.
Three causes were specified in the
demurrer, which was sustained on
the first two. The first alleged that
the complaint was uncertain in that
from 1t could not be determined when
the alleged lease of the premises in
dispute was to begin, and further
more that it could not be ascertained
if the plaintiff had remained in pos
session from December 10, 1901, to
the time of the beginning of the &C.
ton, nor how much labor he had per-
formed.
The second cause alleged that two
causes of action had been improperly
Joined, one for damages for breach of
contract and the other for the specific
performance of an alleged contract.
Wadsworth VS.. Luderman ct Al.
The first case ready for trial was
that of Lucena S. Wadsworth, ad-
m~inistratrix, VS.. G. M. Luderman, ct
al. A jury was readily obtained, as
the matter proved to be one with
which apparently but very few were
familiar or had eve heard of. The
IL men selected to try the cause
were, ]. w. Appleman, D. G. Young,
A. S. Shannon, C.. M. Childs, George
Settler, J. E. Kurtz, L. Kirchies, j.
l.. Gilchrist, w. w. Bowley, P. L.
Lotus, F. B. Chapman and A. C..
Grimes
The action is brought for the re-
covery of the principal and interest
on two promissory notes alleged to
have been executed by G. M. Luder-
man and Samuel F. Stuart in favor of
Samuel H. Stuart, at Missoula, April
8. 1898, one for 5000, with interest at
the rate Of 1 per cent per month, and
the other for $3.50, same rate of inter-
est. The record of the court shows
that September 16, 1901, a judgment
by default was entered against Sam
uel F. Staurt for $1,618.75 "
Defendant Luderman alleges fraud
and claims that the notes were paid
long prior to the institution of either
of the suits against the two princi-
pals whose appear upon them.
Other Matters.
In re the guardianship of the Mas
sing minors, Daniel Whalen filed a
petition to be relieved from the bond
of the guardian, declining to longer
act as surety for him. An order was
made by the court granting the guar
dian 80 days in which to file a new
bond, the same to be approved by the
clerk of the court and upon such ap-
proval Whalen to be discharged.
1t appearing that no such men as
F. j. Walter, Herman Nescn and A..
r. Clegg reside in the city, it was or
dered that their names be withdrawn
from jury box No. 8 and the slips de-
stroyed.
For good and sufficient eason
George Soule and Alex Gass were ex-
cused from service as jurors during
the remainder of the term.
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Great Loss by Ere.

: Truckee, CAL, May 1.-THE Truckee
Lumber company's Office, box factory,
warehouse, lighthouses and 2,OOO,O 600
feet Of lumber were destroyed by fire
early this morning.
The loss will exceed 100000. "A
train of cars standing on a sidetrack
by the factory burned before they
could be removed.
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TIME TABLE.
Billings, Mont.
KANSAS CITY.
ST. LOUIS,
SAN FRANCISCO
OMAHA,
ST. JOSEPH
per month.

SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and west.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS Follow
No. II. Passenger. daily, Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City. st. JO-
seph, Atchison, Omaha, Lin
coin. Denver, California, Coll
orado and Texas points.
No. II. Passenger, daily from above -A''
points. Arrive. l:55 am
No. ~. Freight, daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. is.ave.. 1000 an.
No. -. Freight, daily. from Sheridan
and intermediate points.
Arrive ..........-. 49,. 8O0a.m
Sleeping, dining ana reclining chair
cars (seats 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 j. Francis,
general passenger agent. Omaha, Neb.
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~St0CkWelI'S s"1s.S.
- -' 26O7a Mont. Az

Phone No. III.
Help Wanted.
Waitress for Sheridan.
Experienced irrigator.
Girls for general house work, city
and ranch.
Ten laborers in city, 1925 per day.
S%heepherder wanted, $40 per month.
For Sale or Rent.
Good paying business in city, for
the right man. Only small capital re-
CURED. Good reasons for selling.
See me at once.
Lunch counter at the Oak saloon
for sale on easy terms.
One frc2t rccm, private house: sg
per month.
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ENGLISH GET SUBMARINE BOAT.
French inventor, Disguised With Ma
val Opposition.

Paris, May I'm. Goubet, inventor
officer, Disguised over the tactics of
the regular officers of the navy, who
through their alleged jealousy caused
him all sorts of trouble, has sold his
invention to an English private COM
pany specially organized to build the
vessel. Goubet received $500, 900 in
cash, retaining a third interest of the
future profits. The company will
build indiscriminately for govern
ments or private persons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-13
ALL EUROPE HAS THE sA.yERs.
France and Spain Report snowstorms
Damage to Fruit.

Paris, May 11.-France, like the
rest of Europe, is suffering with win
terry weather. This seasons meteoro-
logical annals are unique. 1t has
been raining in Paris for the last Is
days and the thermometer has thrice
fallen below the freezing point at
night. The capital has even had sew
eral evanescent snowstorms and the
rest of the country reports severe
now storms. The fruit crops are
ruined in several regions. Northern
Spain also reports snow storms.