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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
MRS. SOFFEL INDICTED.
Grand Jury Returns True Bill Against
Wife Of Ex-Warden.

Pittsburg, March Establishments
in three cases against Mrs. Catherine
Soffel, wife of eX-Warden Peter K.
Soffel, growing out of the escape OF
the Biddle brothers from Jail, on Jan
uary 80, were considered by the grand
jury today, and three bills returned.
Should Mrs. Soffel be convicted upon
the three charges the maximum ag-
gregate sentence that could be impos-
ed upon her would be 16 years in pris-
on and a fine of $4,000.
The first charge is for aiding Grim
lnals to escape. The other charges
are separate indictments for felonious
assault and battery upon Charles
Reynolds and James G. McGary, Jail
guards. Reynolds was shot by one of
the Biddles, and McGary was thrown
over or jumped over a railing from
the cell tier and was seriously hurt,
on the night of the escape. 1t will
probably be a month before Mrs. Sof-
fel is brought to trial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
ONE-THlRD OF MEN IN BATTLE
KILLED..
THE FIGHT At AQUA DuLCE
Colombian Government Troops to Be
Sent to Santiago and
Veraguas.

Panama, March ia representa-
tive of the Associated Press has had
an interview with a man who spoke
with government General Castro Feb
ruary 10. The person in question
was told that government troops
would leave for Santiago and Vera
guas, drinking water being scarce at
Aqua Dulce. General Ortiz had al
and Of 900 who remained to defend the
town many We're sick becauce of foul
drinking water. When revolutionary
General Herrera attacked Aqua Dulce.
February 20. the only source Of water
for government troops consisted Of
two weels which had been hastily dug
and which were not sufficient to sup
ply the soldiers. According to this
informant General Castro was forced
to retire from Aqua Dulce with from
400 to 500 soldiers suffering from
thirst, although General Herrera, in
his official report Of the engagement
says General Castro had but about 200
followers in organized form.
The revolutionists had Is colonies
and majors and II officers of lower
rank killed during the Aqua Dulce en-
gagement. The number Of revolu-
tionary soldiers killed is not specified
in General Herrera's report. He only
says that considering the position of
the government troops the revolu-
tionary losses were not high in pro-
estimated at not less than 1900 men
or about 33 per cent of the number
engaged.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
TO A
Prospector and Miner Found Dead In
His Cabin.

Garrison, March 13.-John Crum, an
regions, was found dead in his cabin
in Willow creek, about one mile from
Garrison, this afternoon by some men
from surrounding ranches, who re-
ported to Coroner Smith. The cor
oner Immediately took charge of the
body. Mr.. Crum was last seen alive
about one month ago when purchas-
ing some supplies, and it is thought
that he had been dead for some time.
as his body was badly mutilated by
the nibbling of rats, and showed evi-
dences of modification. When found
the body lay in bed alongside of a
large rock, probably heated by him
and placed by his side to keep him
warm during the cold snap a few
weeks ago. A shotgun loaded and
cooked, also lay by his side. At the
coroner's inquest a verdict of "died
OF starvation" was found, which seems
very likely, the sole amount of eat
ables and money found in his cabin
being a cupful of coffee and Is cetns.
MI. Crum came to this section about
10 years ago. and for some time work
ed as a section hand for the Northern
Pacific railway and filled other like
positions until one fall a few years
ago while hunting he was attacked
by four bears, and after a desperate
struggle succeeded in killing all four
From that time on it is generally be-
lieved by those who knew him that he
had not been exactly sound mentally,
as he retired to the secluded spots in
the mountains and lived upon almost
nothing, devoting his time to pros
pecting and mining. It is thought
that he located some pretty good
claims, but where, no one knows.
1t is not known whether he has n
relatives living. as nothing was found
upon his body Or in his cabin giving
any clew. The body will be taken to
Deer Lodge tomorrow for burial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
SHOOT and THROW BRICKS
STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS ATTACK
A CAR.
One Soldier Wounded In Thumb and
Other Hit BY Flying Glass
and Missiles.

Norfolk, Va, March 13.--Strike
sympathizers threw bricks and Their
fired a pistol shot into a street car at
the line of city limits tonight. Private
Haily CT Company NJ. Emporia, Va.
was wounded in the right thumb, and
the same shot caused a large piece Of
glass to strike Sergeant Carr, Com
pany l, Franklin, Va, and cut his face
severely, necessitating the attention
OF. a physician. At the same time the
shot was fired several bricks were
thrown into the car and Private Bur-
CESS, Company l, was struck on the
right knee and painfully injured.
The car was stopped and the
soldiers chased several persons who
were running away. Several shots
were fired and two men in the crowd
stopped. They were K. F. Ruth and
John Oliver. The men were searched
but no weapons were found. They
were taken to the car barns and kept
under guard all night. They will be
brought to Norfolk in the morning for
a hearing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
OPENED WRONG CAN.
Dope Story Of Removal Of Burlington
Local Shops,

The breaking up of the Missouri
and the plastic condition of the inter
vening stretches of gumbo have com
PEELED the Yellowstone Journal to
suspend, temporarily, construction of
the western extension of the "Mil-
waukee," with Milesville as the OBJ
%jective point, and it is applying it's
constructive energy in another direc-
ton. Why The Journal has decided
upon the step it does not care to make
public, but it says the Burlington
shops in this city are to be removed
to Huntley, where a tract of land has
been purchased for their accommo-
dalton.
Inquiry at this end Of the road fail
ed to develop anything in the way of
confirmation of the Journals intended
move. General Agent Segur was seer
concerning the matter last evening
and declared that he had not been no.
tilted of any intended change and
was surprised when informed that
the shops were to be moved. While
it is true that the operating depart
ments Of railroads often decide upon
enterprises of great pith and mo-
ment' without taking the traffic de-
partments into their confidence, in
view Of the peculiar position occupied
by Mr.. Segur as the only and RESPONSE
BILE representative of the road at the
point where the shops are at present
located it was but natural to suppose
that he had been told something
about the move, if for no other pur-
than to instruct him to have the
cars at hand on which to
load the machinery, and exc the build
ings probably. But he claimed
to possess no more knowledge of the
proposed move than did the inter
rogatory scribe who questioned him
He did venture the opinion that "some-
body got into the wrong dope can"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
MR.. HANNA sPolLs POINT OF
BERRY's ARGUMENT.
JENKINS HAS A THEORY
Gentleman From WISCONSIN Asserts
That Cuba is Under Sovereignty
Of United States.

Washington, March 13.-After the
passage of a considerable number of
~unobjected to bills today, the senate
resumed consideration Of the ship
subsidy measure.
Mr.. Berry of Arkansas. a member
of the committee on commerce, which
reported the bill. made a vigorous arg
ument in opposition to it. He charged
that it would foster trusts ami mo-
nopolies in the shipping industry and
that already J. Pierpont Morgan and
his associates are forming a syndi-
cate for the control of the shipping on
the Atlantic. In this connection he
became involved in a colloquy with
Hanna of Ohio, who maintained that
the ships acquired by Morgan, from
foreign countries, could not partici-
pate in the subsidies provided by the
pending measure.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Insane From Too Much Drink.

Red Lodge, March 13-Tom Harvey,
a bachelor ranchman and cattleman
of Roberts, II miles north of Red
Lodge, was brought to this city this
afternoon and examined as to his
sanity. He was %adjHdged insane and
ordered committed to the state asy-
lum. The patient has been in three
different asylums, his last experience
being seven years ago, when he was
sent to Warm Springs, where he was
confined IS months, and then releas-
ed as cured Of mental malady. All his
insane attacks have been brought on
by excessive drinking.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
FLockMAsTERs SAID TO BE
GREATLY ALARMED,
BROUGHT IN FROM OREGON
Sheep Grazing On Grow Reservation
Held Directly Responsible for
Infection.
According to a dispatch sent You

According to a dispatch sent sout
from Red Lodge to various state pa,
pers the sheepmen of Carbon county
are greatly alarmed at a threaten cor
dition OF their f1ocks. The claim is
made than an outbreak of scab OF
more than ordinary proportions and
severity has occurred, and it IS
Furthermore claimed that the disease
is directly traceable to infected Ore
gon sheep shipped into the state last
fall and ranged On the Crow reserva-
ton. Tt is also alleged that several
Wyoming locks were s~ecretely grazed
on the reservation and there came in
contact with the infection.
In some manner, the dispatch con-
tinues, a band of sheep on the Clark
Fork, owned by Solberg Bros. of Red
Lodge. became infected and two weeks
ago the band was quarantined by
Sheep Inspector Clark and his depu-
ty, James Corson. Last week, it is
alleged, it came to the knowledge of
the inspectors that the Solbergs had
broken quarantine and driven the
sheep to Red Lodge creek. injecting
the ranges en- route and directly ex-
posing John Wilson's flock and the
invalids of H. E. Newkirk.
DR.. Knowles, state veterinarian,
was informed of the facts and sent
his deputy, DR.. Mcclure, to Red Lodge
to make an investigation and take the
needed precautionary steps to pre-
vent a further spread of the disease,
and eradicate it if possible by dip
ping and quarantining. The doctor ar
rived at Red Lodge last week and
was met by the inspector and they
proceeded to C1ark's Fork. In addi-
ton to looking after the matter which
had directly brought him to Red
Lodge the doctor, it is said, was also
directed to investigate the reported
driving across the boundary line with
out a permit of bands of sheep be-
longing to E. G. Waters and G.. w.
Robertson.
While at Red Lodge Inspector Clark
said that the scab in the county came
from Oregon sheep on the reservation
and that the Selbergs would be pro-
ceeded against for violating the state
stock laws in breaking a regularly
ordered and established quarantine.
He and his deputies, he said, would
be occupied during the remainder of
the month in enforcing dipping and
the regulations pertaining to quaran-
timing. Eight bands of sheep had
been found which would require i'm
mediate dipping.
Although the matter was a serious
one and the outlook necessarily grave.
the inspector said he was hopeful
that he would succeed in stamping out
the disease and stop it's further spread.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Live Stock,

Live 0IOINs
Chicago. March 13.-Cattle: Re
ceipts $500, including 275 westerns.
Heavy steers slow, others steady to
strong. Good to prime steers, $4,000
Cos; poor to medium, $4.25@6.3O;
stockers and feeders, 50. 5O@5.25;
COWS, $1.4O@5.5O; heifers, s2.5O@
$50; Gamers, $1.4O@2.4O; bulls, $3.50
@4.90; calves, $3@6.5o; Texas fed
steers. $4.75@5 80.
Hogs-Strong to 5 cents higher,
closing dull. Mixed and butchers.
s6@6.50; good to choice heavy, $40
$50; rough heavy, $6.10@6.3O; light,
SCOOPS; bulk of sales, $6.1O@6.45.
Sheep-Receipts 5000. Sheep and
lambs active and strong. Good to
choice wethers. sA.5005.25; fair to
choice mixed, $3.75@4.5O; western
sheep and yearlings, $4.6O@5.90; ma
tive lambs, $4,000; western lambs,
s5.25@6.5O.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
House,.

Washington, March 13.-The house
today closed general debate on the
p%ostofice appropriation bill and com
pleted consideration of IL of the 81
pages of the bill. No amendments
were adopted.
The principal portion of the general
debate was devoted to discussion of
appropriations for several mail facil-
tiles.
Jenkins of Wisconsin presented a
detailed statement of his reasons for
his theory that Cuba is now under the
sovereignty of the United States,
which sovereignty he contends cannot
be alieniated without an act of con-
gress. Jenkins views attracted con-
siderable attention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
MISSOULA STRIKE.
Committee of Men Now In St. Paul
to Arbitrate.

st. Paul, March 13.-Arbitration of
Northern Pacific's trouble with it's
Montana employees will take place in
st. Paul. Adjustment committee rep
resenting the Trainmen's Brotherhood
has been in the city since Tuesday,
in conference with headquarters Of
ficials. but has reached no agreement
The committee is authorized to act for
the switchnren on the Rocky Noun
tain division Of the line and expects
to finish its work tomorrow. Its mem
bers are! F. Smith, George Dewitt,
Edward White, T. fitzgerald and ].
Lynch, all from Montana points.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Russia Makes ApoIouv,

Washington, March 13.-It is stat
ed that the trouble growing out of the
collision between Russian soldiers and
American sailors of the United States
steamship Vicksburg at Newchwang
has been settled satisfactorily through
the apologies of the Russian com
mandant at that port to Captain Der.
ry, commander of the Vicksburg.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
New Mail Route.

Washington, March 13.-Representa-
tive Edwards called at the p~ostofice
department today and again urged the
establishment of a mail route, from
White Sulphur Springs to the new
postotfice at Gile. Biweekly service
proposals were called for and a con-
tract to be let for the service, which
will begin July I next.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Il Wool.

Boston, March 1.-THE wool trade
here is still quiet and what with the
freshets Of the past week, together
with a threatened strike in the big
mills the developments Of the past
week have been rather inimical to an
active wool market. There has been
no weakness in prices on what wool
has been sold.
The available offerings in territory
woods lack that choice selection which
could be found in these woods prior to
the heavy purchases of the past six
months, which cut so deeply into the
supplies of the country. Fine woods
have become we'll reduced in stock as
we'll as fine medium of good staples
and these woods command full figures.
Choice lots OF fine territories are
quoted at 4S cents, secured, while good
staple lots command so cents. Fine
medium territories are quoted on the
basis of A and As cents secured.
Fleece woods are quiet with prices
holding anne as last week. Ohio de-
laine at 2Sc, but 29hc is the general
asking figure. No. 1 Ohio Csc, and
Xxx and above are quoted at 27hc.
There is little doing in Australian
woods, available offerings being very
light,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Wheat,

Chicago. March 13.-March 73%c;
May 5R @75Rc; July 76c; Septem'
Der 75hc.
Minneapolis, March 13.-May 73c;
July 74Ac; on track No. 1 hard 75Ac;
No. 1 northern 73Ac; No. 2 northern
72Ac.
Duluth, March 13.-No. 1 hard, cash
and to arrive 76hc; No. 1 northern.
cash and to arrive 73kc; May 4hc;
July 75%c; No. 2 northern 73kc; No.
3 spring 69c.
Manitoba. March 13:-No. / north
ern. cash 71kc; May 72Ac; No. 2
northern 68Ac.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Early Morning Fire.

O'Clock this morning destroyed the
Easton avenue sheds of the st. Louis
Transit company, together with 70
cars. The loss is estimated at $685.
900, fully insured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Favorable Report.

Washington, March 13.-The house
committee on public lands today or
dered a favorable report on the bill
authorizing a transfer from the inter-
Tor to the agricultural department for
est reserves when their boundaries
are permanently established and also
authorizing the president to establish
portions of forests reserves as game
and fish preserves.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
ABLE TO
Condition Of Rev. De Witt Ta!maqe
Improved,

'HSsS"
New Orleans, March 13.-Rev. De
Witt Talmage is resting quietly at st.
Charles hotel, greatly improved, and
will be able to continue his journey on
to Washington tomorrow morning. He
arrived last night from the City of
Mexico, accompanied by his wife and
daughter and DR.. Lawrence Shields,
chief surgeon of the American hos
pital of the City of Mexico. Mrs. Tai
mage and Or. Shields were bombared
with letters an dtelegrams from all
parts of the world, asking as to the
condition of the doctors health. The
doctor was not able to arise from his
bed o e anyone.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Becomes Part of Daily Estate,

Great Falls, Mont, March 1.-THE
First National bank, which has been
in charge of a bank examiner since
Cashier Matteson was charged with
embezzlement, today passed into the
control of the estate of the late Mar
Gus DAILY, and will hereafter be oper-
ated in that interest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Popuiace Excited.

Lima. Peru, March ia dispatch
from La PaZ. Bolivia, says that
trouble between the American mis-
%sionaries and the local clergy there is
exciting the popu1ace.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Relief for Jean Louis Leqare.

Washington, March 13.-The senate
passed the bill today appropriating
$4,000 for the relief Of Jean Louis
Legare of Canada, for service render
ed and money expended in securing
the return to the United States of
Sitting Bull and his band of Sioux In
dams.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
N. p. Directors Adjourn,

New York, March flowing to
the absence of a quorum of directors
no action in the Northern Pacific COM
mon dividend was taken today, the
meeting being indefinitely postponed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
We ther.

Washington. March 13.-Montana:
Snow and colder Friday; cold wave
at night in east and south portions;
north to northeast winds. Saturday
fair.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
James Wilcox indicted.

Elizabeth City, N. c., March L.
The grand jury today indicted James
Wilcox for the murder of Nellie Crop
sey. The prisoner was arraigned this
afternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
IN THE MARTs or TRADE.
Record Showing Days Commercial
and Financial Fluctuations.
New York Money.

New York Money.
New York, March 13.-Money on
call firm at 3@3M per cent; closing
bid and asked Az @5 per cent.
Prime. mercantile paper AZ @5 per
cent.
Bar silver 54kc.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-03-14
Little Hope for Cecil Rhodes,

@'He'S 'FoPS 1O' WHIT EtEIVUC5'
London, March ia private mes
sage to Cecil Rhodes friends lead to
the belief there is but slight hope
for his recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-24
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE.
Situation Closed Trifle More Hopeful
Than at Beginning.

London. November 23.-The situation
on the stock exchange closed last week
trifie more hopeful than it began, af-
ter having weathered an uncomfortable
period of depression in Americans and
Kaffirs, principally in the latter. Silver
continues to achieve low records in its
price, as result, it is said, of a deter
mined bear raid on the present Paris
operators. The uncertainty regarding the
future of the white metal is accentuated
by reports in circulation that a gold
standard will be adopted by the Straits
Settlements, and that China is likely to
ship large quantities of silver to meet
the interest on her war indemnity. The
almost total failure of the two colonial
loans, those of Natal and British Column
bia, had a depressing effect ON consols
and home rails also closed almost uni
formly lower in spite of good traffic re-
ceipts. Altogether next settling day is
not looked forward to with much salts
faction.
The money market was firm, and is
likely to continue SO until the end of the
wear.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-11-24
MANCHESTER MARKET.



Manchester, November 2S-The hard
ening in the price of cotton this week
has stiffened the stand taken by the pro-
ducers' and has hampered the operations
OF buyers; its advance. however, was
maintained chiefly owing to speculation.
Offerings from India for. fabrics were
unimportant. There was slightly i'm
proved demand for the better grades Of
shirtings, and the reports in this con-
nection were generally. encoura ging. A
fair business has been done. lately for
Calcutta and Bombay, and there were
also occasional transactions for China,
though no Improvement in the outlook in
the latter market has taken place. A
more active business was done on South
American account
Yarns were steady, and the inquiry for
that class of goods was firm though this
hardening tendency has had the effect of
impeding business. American spun quail
tiles were in good request. and in many
instances were well sold ahead. 1t is ex-
pected that the spinnings from the high
er grade of American material will be
dearer in the near future.