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wagons, hauling what little produce they
may nave for sale, and carrying back to
their farms -four and other necessities
The Doukhoborsti are clad exclusively in
cotton clothes and wear rubber boots or
shoes knit or woven with binder twine,
which they buy for the purpose. Their
food consists of bread and water and such
vegetables as they grow, and wild berries
and herbs which they gather. Their farms
are neglected and their stock, of which
they had much, is running wild in the hills
where 1t will all die during the winter. or
be appropriated by those who are not OF
their religious faith, and who will at least
give the stock shelter.
With the advent of cold weather starva-
ton and disease must certainly follow, and
they appear to know this, for they have
been in correspondence with authorities in
southern California, Nevada, Arizona and
Australia, with view to emigration to
warmer climate where the conditions would
enable them to subsist on the soil without
trespassing on the possessions Of the ami
NAL kingdom. 1t is needless to say that no
one wants them, so they are still in Mani
toba. an elephant on the hands Of the gov
ernment that brought them from Russia
few years ago to develop the prairie land OF
the west
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fr = IS
AMERICAN HEIRS TO $4,000, 900.
Povie Estate, in Which New Yorkers
Are Interested.

The New York World of today says:
The Dutch government has consented to
the division of the Povie estate in The
Hague, valued at -st4 600 600, among nine
heirs who liveH In America. Five Of the
heirs live in Brooklyn, two in the borough
OF Queens and the other two in the west.
The heirs are gathering in New York now,
and they expect that the property will be
handed over to them in few weeks.
The settlement OF the estate is the out
come Of a contest inaugurated by the
American heirs about twenty years ago.
The Dutch government was at first adverse
to handing the money over to the Ameri-
can heirs. but they proved their case.
Two of the heirs are Mrs. Catherine
Downs and Mrs. Sarah Velsor of Chester
Park, in the borough Of Queens. Mrs
Downs Is the wife of the caretaker of the
Methodist Church at Ozone Park, L, l..
and Mrs Velsor is the wife Of printer.
The Brooklyn heirs are Mrs. Ida Johnson
OF No. III Huron street. Mrs. Emma Mof-
fatt, No. so Moffat street; Mrs Augusta
Grifiths, No. III Bergen street; John A.
Wilkinson, No. 316 Greenpoint avenue, and
William Wilkayson Of Bradford street and
Sutter avenue in east New York The west
ern heirs are Cooke Buell. Of Chicago and
Mrs. Louis TryoH Of Quincy, Ill.
The property Is to be divided share and
share alike and with accrued interest each
expects about 81 100000.
Evening star., 1902-09-01
CONNECTICUT HERMIT DEAD.
Strange Actions Of Samuel Middle
brook at Greenfield Hill.

special to the New York Tribune from
Danbury, Conn, says: The death of Sam
uel Middlebrook, an aged and wealthy re-
cluse, who lived the life OF a hermit in AN
! old house at Greenfield HILL removes one az
the best-known character. I'm this mart "a
Connecticut. When his wife died thirty-two
years ago, Middlebrook closed the anart-
ments she had occupied. shut the doors OF
his home against nearly all comers fortife1
the place to repulse the invasions of no.si-
BILE robbers and began his solitary life It
is said that no piece Of new furniture had
entered the place since 1850
Those who have examined the house sIncs
the death OF the recluse have found eyi-
dences that 1t was strangely but strongly
fortified. Pointing directly at the ore door
ne used he kept a shotgun loaded Strinss
running to the door were fastened To az
triggers, and II meant almost certain deeIh
TO any one who attempted to enter m.
mouse when this gun was In position. Er
tending to the apartment used as a hsd
room were other cords, by which he could
discharge the weapon at will in case In
Iruoers escaped the first trap set for them.
Inc windows of the house were ali guard
ed oy barrels of rocks and scrap Iron sus-
pended above them in such q manner that
tneir contents would be precipitated uoon
the robber who might attempt TO enter by
that means Fear of robbers inspired NV
the fact that he kept large sums OF monsy
In the house. led the man to take these pre-
cautions
Since Middlebrook's death the house hs.
been searched and notes and deeds Of yslns
brought to light One note was found hih-
Gen behind loose brick IN the o!d-fash-
ioned chimney. The win win soon be pro
oated. 1t contains a beQuest of So 900 10 the
Greenfield Hill Congregational Church and
one OF $1,000 to the American Home Nio-
sinaary Society.
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the various societies throughout the country
indicates that the race will not be pulled
on without vigorous opposition from those
societies. The Omaha promoters OF the
race, however, declare that the affair will
occur as scheduled, and that but one horse
viii be used throughout the distance
Pastors of several Omaha churches took
the matter up today, and discussed II dur
Ing their sermons, the opposition TO the
Church, where the father of H s. Mann,
secretary Of the Nebraska Humane So
c1ety, is pastor. Advices from Deadwood
tonight say that the horses are being put
into training; and 1t is expected that an
average speed of seventy-fve miles day
Will be maintained, although toward the
hnlsh 1t is probable that ninety or more miles
Will be made. Secretary Mann of the hu-
name society, says President Haines OF the
national society, will probably seek to in
duce President Roosevelt to put a stop To
the race by an expression Of disapproval.
The President has wired Representatives
Henry r. Gibson and w. P. Brownlow that
he will be in Knoxville September at
pm, following his trip to CHATTANOOGA,
The message was sent from Charlotte, We
and says:
Presidents plans contemplate reaching
Knoxville Monday, September s, pm.,
leaving at z pm. Personnel OF party not
yet completed, but will probably number
twenty-five, all of whom should be in
at Presidents disposal for trip to Chatts-
nooga, Knoxville is only other stop that
can be made in Tennessee. Please wire az
earliest possible moment details Of provis-
ional program, which should include drive
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, Secretary.
Evening star., 1902-09-01
GUEST OF DIR. W. SEWARD WEBB.
President Roosevelt Spent Last Night
at Shelburne Farms.

A dispatch from Burlington, VT, last
night says: After having spent the night at
the country residence of Secretary Shaw, on
Lake Champlain, President Roosevelt today
was conveyed In the steam yacht Elfreda
to the Shelburne farms, the home Of Dr.
w. Seward Webb, where he will remain
over night. His arrival at Thompsons
Point late last night was made the occasion
for great demonstration, fully 1900 people
having gathered 10 extend him a fitting
welcome. There was an elaborate display
Of red light and fireworks the latter in
cluding some beautiful set pieces while
numerous small craft on the lake, which
had been gathered especially for the event
footed their whistles fired salutes, and>fn
other ways shared in the tumultuous re-
ception- Ascending the steps of the Shaw
residence, the President in brief address
thanked the assemblage for having turned
out IN such numbers TO greet him. At the
conclusion Of his remarks he was vocifer-
ousiy cheered, and the crowd dispersed
Those of the party who did not accom-
rany the President to Thompson's Point
were today entertained by a committee Of
100 representing the business men of Bur-
ilngton. A special steamer had been char
tered and they were taken for a fifty-mile
sail on Lake Champlain. After a brief stop
at Valcours to take on Representative Jo-
seph H. Sibley, who wished to join in the
entertainment of the visitors, the beat con-
landing at the dock of the Champlain Hotel
where luncheon was served. following which
a drive was taken around the grounds.
On their return here about O'clock the
party was given a trolley ride about the
city and out to Fort Ethan Allen, several
miles distant Tomorrow morning the
President will return to Burlington, and at
10 o'clock continue his Journey
A dispatch from Omaha, Neb. yesterday
says: A storm of protest has been aroused
by the announcement that a coterie of
Roosevelt's former rough riders are pre-
pairing for horse race of 600 miles from
Deadwood, 8. d., to Omaha, the winner to i
have the honor Of first pressing Pres dent
Roosevelts s hand. besides winning a purs
Of 81 600. The receipt by the officers OF the
NebraSka Humane Society Of letters from
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: REMARKABLE SECT
TURN THEIR ANIMALS OUT TO
GOODS HILL"
"Doukhoborsti" Colonists in Manitoba
Will Not Use Them in
Farm Work.

A special to the New York Times from
Yorktown, Manitoba, says: Strange fancies
sometimes take possession Of religious
sects, but the strangest Of all is proba-
bly, the distressing mania that has en-
thralled 5000 Russian Doukhoborsti, who
have located In western Manitoba. In the
Swan river district the government is ap-
prehensive for the remarkable craze that
has taken possession Of those colonists
visit to the community showed that the
sights, scenes and the horror depicted were
almost beyond conception.
1t Is We'll known that the Doukhoborsti
are adverse to shedding blood. This is the
reason they emigrated from Russia, and
1t is also the reason why the Canadian gov
ernment exempted them from military duty
as inducement for their location on the
prairie lands of the west. AS to what they
should eat, this was purely personal mat
ter, but, as it appears, it was one of the
features that was overlooked by the gov
ernment that will cause immense trouble.
In this country man may eat what he
chooses, and il his religion dictates that
he shall conform to vegetable diet such
beliefs are respected. All might have been
well had this state of affairs been confined
to vegetarianism, but the Doukhoborsti re-
ig1on does not appear to be a finished
product. 1t has been constantly UNDERGO
ing changes. From the belief that it was
Sin to eat meat, 1t seems a long lump
to reach the conclusion that it is wrong to
eat animal products but these people have
now given up eating milk, butter cheese
eggs, &C, and the cows oxen, goats and
fowl are increasing and multiplying. and
waxing fat, while the people are on the
verge of starvation.
Having reached this absurd position #
was out step to another and more ridicu-
lous one. II it were wrong to eat the flesh
OF animals the same line Of reasoning mads
IT comparatively easy to condemn the use
OF leather harness made from the hides of
Gods creatures, and then followed the cor.
demnation Of woolen clothing because WOO,
grows on the bodies Of sheep, which also
belonged to the Lord. The next stem was
stiil more sweeping In it's effect on their
economic condition. 1t was wrong to make
servants OF any of the lower animals to
use them Tor beasts of burden or for anv
other purpose. '
Ihey had the courage Of their convictions
ano at once turned out their horses. cattle
ana sheep, driving them to Gods Hin"
20 forage for themselves, placing all the
burdens OF farm life on their own sboni-
ders. For all drawing purposes. such as
hauling heavy loads on wagons. men taIs
the place OF horses and oxen Twelve or
fourteen men hitched to plow suffice for
tnis purpose, and 1t is the only method en-
pioyed by them in the cultivation of the
SOIL. women, even, are employed in this
manner, though when coming into town
men only are seen hauling the wagons and
buggtes. Every day in the streets of York.
town dozens Of men may be seen drawing
Evening star., 1902-09-01

ber Of appointments are also made in the
Indian service from the trained nurse and
matron examinations"
The number Of applications for examina-
ton was 80, 552, an average Of 1145 per
week. The chief examiner states that dur
Ing the year the examining division, as
sisted by experts detailed from the differ
ent departments for that purpose prepared
examinations under $50 distinct titles" that
213 of the examinations included specific
tests of either professional, scientific, tech
nical or general education, and 337 were
registration examinations, which have been
heretofore described. The examinations
held during the year required the prepara-
tion of 365 different sets of tests There
are now 1853 local civil service boards
throughout the country, so that as a rule
no one is compelled to travel any great dis
tance in order to be examined.
Commissions Work in Arrears.
Attention is called in the report to the
fact that although, during the past seven
or eight years. the number of classified po-
sitions has increased from a little over
10000 to more than 100000, and the number
of Appointments per year from about 1000
to about 10000, no additional employees have
been provided by Congress to meet this
enormous increase. This difficulty is only
partially met by the detail of employees
from other departments, for the chief ex-
aminer states:
with the present limited approprfa tons
1t has been impossible to conduct the ex-
amining work Of the commission in a salts
factory manner, and great delays have been
unavoidable"
Evening star., 1902-09-01
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM
Facts About Work of Com
mission During One Year.
MANY EXAMINATIONS
OPPORTUNITIES TO SECURE Gov
ERNMENT PLACES.
Women Have but Little Chance to En-
ter Departments-Stenog
and Typewriters Needed.
MANY EXAMINATIONS

The civil service commissions has just
completed its 18th annual report, which
reviews its work during the fiscal year
ended June 8. 1901.
The report opens with the statement that
470I5 persons were examined during the
year, OF whom 81 .02s were examined for the
departmental service. This service does
not include merely the departments at
Washington, but all the federal classified
services outside Of Washington, with the
exception of the postal, customs, internal
revenue and government printing sery-
Ices. Thus, the railway mail and In
dian services are divisions Of the depart-
mental service. Nearly p eco persons were
examined for the post Office service or q
little over thousand less than the num-
Der examined for the departmental service.
About 50 per cent, or 80. .739. of those TAX
Ing examinations passed and IA $50 failed
Compared with the year previous this rep
resented an increase Of Zip in the number
OF persons examined, a decrease of Dos
In the number who passed, and an increase
OF $40 IN the number who failed.
Total Appointments Made.
The total number OF persons receiving an
pointment, excluding the Philippine serv-
ice and the municipal service OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia. neither of which is sub
ject to the provisions of the civil service
act. was 9.s70, distributed as follows: De-
partmental service Excluding the railway
mail and Indian services), 1898; railway
mail service. sic; Indian service, 276; post
offfce service, 4,2Ss; custom house service
3O2; government printing service. 172: in
ternal revenue service, So. Two-thirds of
the appointments in the departmental sery-
Ice proper and nearly one-half of the ap-
pointments IN the Indian service were of
persons who had passed non-educational
examinations. These examinations. which
are sometimes termed registration or ex-
perfence examinations, are mainly based
upon a consideration Of the length and
quality of the experience and the physical
fitness Of applicants. They are usually
held for positions requiring a knowi-
edge Of one of the mechanical trades
or skilled manual occupations. In
quiry IL made by means Of certificates
Evening star., 1902-09-01
Badly Hurt by a Fall.

George McWilliams of 80 Myrtle street
fell from the second story of his house yes
terday morning early and Is now patient
In dangerous condition at the Casualty
Hospital
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New Furniture.

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We have eneavod
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cause we are just around
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The general furniture and
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
THIS FROM TACOMA.
Railroads Decide to Divide Montana
Wool Output.

From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
1t will be remembered that The Ga
zette a short time ago republished an
article from a st. Paul newspaper in
which a man from Montana was quot
ed as saying that the energetic efforts
put forth in former seasons by repre-
sentatives of the three railroad lines
in Montana to secure their share OF
the wool output of the state would find
no repetition in the future; that an
understanding had been arrived at be-
tween the different roads by which
each was to take whatever came to it,
as the receipts ultimately would all
find their way into the same pocket.
This statement was denied by railroad
men, but for some reason the denial
does not seem to be taken very seri.
ously, as the following dispatch sent
out from Tacoma would Indicate:
"The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern railways have agreed upon
an equal division Of Montana's WOO
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
COAL OIL FOR NNDuNc
EXPLOSION IGNITED SERVANT
GIRLS CLOTHING.
Ran Into Street Where Flames Were
Extinguished by Neighbrs-Died
in Hospital Later.

st. Paul, April 11.-Mary Franzwa,
II years old, was fatally burned last
evening at the home Of E.. W. Wilson,
1172 Ross street, where she was en-
ployed as a servant. She used kero-
sene to hurry up a fire in the kitchen
stove and the explosion that followed
ignited her clothing. She rushed, a
mass of flames, into the street, where
the wind famed the blaze, and her
whole body was frightfully burned be-
fore assistance reached her. With
great difficulty the fire was extinguish-
ed with colthing and carpets thrown
about her by neighbors.
She died at IL o'clock last night at
the city hospital.
Mrs. Wilson, the girls employer, was
away at the time to see q physician,
and Mary Franzwa was alone in the
house with three little children, the
oldest a boy of four and one-half years
She showed a heroic consideration
for the safety of her infant charges
for the first thing she said to the PEG
pie who tried to rescue her was:
"For Gods sake, go in and save the
little children"
Happily, the children were out Of
harms way.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15

output this year and will not compete
for that profitable traffic. This report
from Helena and Great Falls confirJhs
the statements made by local railroad
men that hereafter there will be no
more hustling for business on the part
of either system where m road or
the other must get it. Thus, in spite
of the declarations of the promoters
of Hills railroad merger that the two
systems are as independent as ever.
the fact remains that competition is
being strangled everywhere in Mon
tana, Washington and North Dakota,
where no other system cuts in.
ut has been customary for each
railroad as well as the Burlington to
send men into Montana every spring
to aid the agents Of the railroads there
in securing as much of the wool bust
ness as possible. In past years the
Northern Pacific obtained the greatest
share of the wool traffic. the balance
being divided between the Burling.
ton and the Great Northern. This
year, supposedly by Hills orders, the
roads will wait for the business to
come to them, knowing that it cannot
get away, and will take their time to
carry it east"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
WITH POOR RESULT.
w. n. clanton Sues I. F. Draper for
Breach of Contract.

Breach Of Contract.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
Suit on breach OF contract has been
entered in the district court by W
H. Clanton against 1. F. Draper to re-
cover the sum of $116 and costs of &C.
ton. The plaintiff alleges as a cause
of action that October Is, 1900, de-
PENDANT entered into a contract with
him for the keeping, are and pastur-
ing Of 35 bucks, and that plaintiff did
so keep, care and pasture the bucks,
for which service $3.50 is a reasona-
BILE compensation and that he has
never been paid that amount, but only
a portion thereof, namely $34. There
fore he prays for judgment in the
amount due him as a balance.
The defendant is no longer a resi-
dent of this county and a writ of at,
tachment was issued and sent to the
sheriff of Fergus county for service
Either the defendant could not BIZ
found or the sheriff did not exercise
due diligence, as no return has as
yet been made, although the lega
time has t%ranspired.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
WILL THEY DO IT?
Suggestion That EIks Manage Fourth
OF July Celebration.

or July Celebration.
From Fridays Daily Gazette.
Inasmucn that the celebration of
the Fourth of July last year resulted
in a failure as far as arrangement
was concerned, it has been suggested
that the local lodge of Elks take the
matter in hand this year. Such a
plan has been decided upon in sew
eral neighboring towns with every
prospect that a programme will be ar
ranged and carried into effect salts
factory to all.
It will be remembered that several
thousand dollars were donated by the
citizens of the city last year with
which TO make the day M Of enter
tainment. The money so raised was,
with the exception of that for the
fireworks in the evening, expended in
an unsatisfactory manner. To avoid
a repetition of last years performance,
a gentleman who is interested in
sports has suggested that the matter
of arranging the features for the day
and the collection of funds to carry
out a programme be left with the
antlered crowd.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-04-15
THEIR FIRST PORT.
filings Sailors Steer Safely Into
Butte Harbor.

NEg%NEEIt} tGH -Ns Ys - HHNtHEW MRUN
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
stick close to your desk and never
go to sea
And you'll be a ruler in the queens
navee."
The advice of Gilbert & Sullivan in
the opera sPinafore'' may seem a lit.
tie ridiculous, but it's humor is sur
passed by the arrival nf two COW
punchers this morning from Billings
who have passed the examination for
Uncle Sans navy and will leave for
Mare Island in the morning.
With 13 others the cowboys came
in to join The other recruits this morn
ing and are staying at the Southern
hotel enjoying their last experience
in the haunts of the l%andlubbers be-
fore they take to the ocean blue to
learn how to shoot straight, keep
clean and tie a bovine knot with their
teeth.
Not one Of the boys has rel seen a
boat of any description and not a few
of them have ever seen a sheet of
water bigger than the Yellowstone
that dashes in muddy wavelets
through the sagebrush hills near Bill
ings, says the Inter Mountain.
who's in charge Of your asked a
reporter of the boys this morning.
0nI&, 0oo Apnranfice
Il 1t was little Dick Murphy, the only
apprentice in the gang, who answered
and there was a little of the spirit of
the sailor in the lads eyes when
he replied:
"We're in charge of ourselves just
now but there's a red-headed guy wot
calls himself a petty officer who's go
ing to take us to Frisco"
That's right, kid" said n of the
| cowpunchers. "Call him a redheaded
guy now while you have a chance;
pretty soon you'll be touching your
cap every time you see him."
"All right said the coming Dewey.
and he gave a military salute to show
he knew how.
Eight of the boys enlisted as lands
men for training, five for coal passers
one as mess attendant and one as an
apprentice.
eff you get into a fight you'll have
to show the enemy what Montana boys
can do,' said one Of the crowd thai
stood talking to the embryo sailors.
Answer Sufficient.
1--WE came from Billings, where mer
die in their boots," said one youngster
who looked as if he would fight if the
occasion required it.