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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
KNIGHTS PARADE.
Competitive Drills Occupy Attention
Of Uniformed Rank, X. p.

Competitive Drills Occupy Attention
Of Uniformed Rank, X. p.
San Francisco, Aug. l4.-At 9
o'clock this morning Major General
Carnahan and a strong detachment
of the Uniform Rank, Knights Of
,Pythias, crossed the bay to partici-
pate in the parade of the order at
Oakland. Several thousand men were
in line and the streets along the line
of march were crowded with specta-
tors. In this city the morning hours
were devoted chiefly to business by
the knights and their ladies. The SUI.
preme lodge and supreme tribunal
of the order, the imperial palace of
the Knights of Khorassan and the Su-
preme Temple Of Rathbone Sisters
continued their sessions and transact
ed considerable business.
There was also competitive drills
between the companies Of the Uni
form Rank at the Preside and in the
Mechanics pavilion.
During the afternoon there We're
free exhibits at the Mark Hopkins
institute of art and excur-
sions to points of interest in the
neighborhood Of San Francisco. By
night all the delayed knights from
the east had arrived in this city and
will participate in the closing events
of the conclave.
The principal cases before the su
preme tribune are that of John A.
Hinsey and William D. Kennedy,
charged with the misuse Of the SUI
preme lodge funds, while all were
officials of the endowment rank of
the order.
The National Pythian Editorial as
ISOLATION has elected the following of
icers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, William l.. Stahl, Pythian Her
aid, Kansas City; vice president, A.
R. Riddle of Hot Springs; secretary,
H. H. Curtis, Michigan Knighthood,
Charlotte, Mich; treasurer, A. Pol
land, Knight, Columbus, Ohio; execu-
tive committee, Frederick E. Wheat
on. Pythian Advocate, Minneapolis;
j. G. H. Cuclfng Pythian Recorder.
Chicago. =
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19

Mrs. Tallerday came when D. NJ.
Myers, a motorman OF a Wallace and
Center avenue electric car, told the
police that he had een the laundry
wagon where Mrs. Tallerday describ-
ed 1t between 3 and 4 o'clock on the
morning Of the day when Miss Mitch
ellis body was found.
This, the police believe, proves that
she was murdered in the Bartholin
house. Thompson has become almost
a physical wreck under the "sweat
box" treatment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
GOLF HIS
Naval Officer Neglects His Duties and
Is Ordered to Sea.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE fascina.
tions of golf have proved, the undo
ing of a naval officer who was practi-
cally certain of a good long stay
ashore until the game got its hold
on him. This officer is assigned to
inspection duty under one of the naval
bureaus, and the chief of the bureau
has recommended to the acting sec
rotary of the navy that he be detach-
ed and sent to sea.
The reason for the recommendation
is that the officer is too much interest.
ed in golf to be able to devote
enough attention to his official duties.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
THREE MEN SEEN WHERE BODY
WAS FOUND.
ANOTHER ARREST is MADE
John ciaffey Supposed to Know Some.
thing About Killing Of Min.
ME Mitchell.

Chicago, Aug. lathe police OBJ
tanned their first clew of value in
the Bartholin case tonight and de-
velopments that will go far in solv-
ing the mystery r expected within
"a hours.
Inspector Hunt late tonight found a
woman who declared that at daybreak
on the morning following the night
on which Minnie Mitchell disappeared,
in company with William Bartholin,
she saw Oscar Thompson, the driver
for a laundry company, and who is
now held in custody by the police;
John Claffy, and a man wearing a Pan
anna hat and a dark sack coat, at the
corne CT Seventy-fourth and State
streets, where Minnie Mitchell's body
was found. They were going back
and forward in the weeds and acting
in a suspicious manner
While the police have always on
tended that Thompson, who was a
boarder in the house Of Mrs. Bartho-
lin, had knowledge of her death, they
had not suspected that he was in any
way connected with the murder of
Minnie Mitchell.
The woman, however, was positive
in her statement that she saw
Thompson and Claffy, in company
with a third man, at the time and
place mentioned. She knew both of
them and declared that there was
nc chance of her being mistaken. A
description OF third man, as far as
it describes anybody, is a descrip-
ton Of Bartholin, the night he was
last seen with the Mitchell girl.
Officers were at once sent in search
Of Claffy and he was taken into Gus
tody without difficulty. The police
will talk to him later.
Thompson was then called into the
Office of the inspector and informed
that he had been seen with Claffy and
Bartholin on the morning following
the night of the killing of the Mitchell
girl. The information had a marked
effect on Thompson and he seemed
for a minute to be On the point of a
collapse. He rallied, however, and
declared that he was not there and
knew nothing Of the case in any way.
He was pressed hard, but he would
not alter his statement, although he
was much worried. After the inter-
view Inspector Hunt declared that he
was more than ever impressed that
Thompson had guilty knowledge of
the murder of Mrs. Bartholin. and
that before long he would weaken and
tell what he knew.
The woman tonight was confronted
with Thompson, and while he was
forced to admit that he knew her
and that she knew him, he denied her
story. The woman declared that the
light colored cap which Thompson
attempted to throw away was the one
he wore at the time she saw him un-
der the electric light.
When asked why he threw that
cap away to- ear the n he had on
when he was arrested, he hesitated
and then said:
"Give me until tomorrow. | will
talk with you then
The time plea was taken as an indi-
cation that Thompson's wall of stolid-
ity was breaking down at last, by the
strong evidence he had been con-
fronted with. and the police think
he will confess that he shared in the
murders.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
ENDORSED BY ADMIRAL DEWEY
AND CAPT. sIcseEE.
the COMING ENGINE OF WAR
Remarkable Achievements Of Sub
Marines Of the French Type at
Sham Battle in Mediterranean.

Washington, Aug. Alt was gem.
orally believed that in the coming
naval evolutions that the superiority
OF american submarine boats over
the French type would be demonstrate
ed, but from present appearances,
owing to the recent accident to the
Holland, which prevents her from TAX
ing part in the m%aneuvers, such a test
who believe in the submarine boat
as a formidable naval weapon, are
greatly interested n the result of the
sham battle last week off Hyeres, on
the French Mediterranean coast, when
the submarine boats Zede' and Gym
note were sent out from the harbor to
attack the feet representing the enc
my. Travelling at a distance of ten
feet below the surface, they reached
the fleet and torpedOed three battle
ships, the crews of which were I'M
aware of the presence of the subma-
rines until the "torpedoing" was done.
This feat, in the opinion OF naval
experts favoring submarines, demon
strates the Importance of considering
them as valuable adjuncts to the sea
power of any nation. France, the first
country to maintain this stand, leads
the navies of the world in the num-
Der of her submarine boats. M. de
Lannesan, who was minister of ma
rine in the Waldeck-Rosseau cabinet,
regards the submarine boat as a more
formidable instrument of combat than
the torpedo boat. Before resigning
office, he insisted that beth from the
military and economic point of view,
the French naval forces should com
prise two kinds Of submarine boats, a
small size, destined for defensive &C
ton within a limited distance of the
shore, and a large size, capable of cal
rying offensive operations even as
far as the enemy's boats. He congrat-
ulated the French navy as being the
only n possessing a considerable
| number of submarine craft. England,
aver on the alert against her hered-
literary enemy across the channel, was
not slow in reckoning with such a con
dition, and has now a small number
of submarines in commission, with 10
additional ones in process of construc-
ton, all of the American type. Such
distinguished men in the American
navy as Admiral Dewey, Capt. Vain
wright and Capt. Sigsbee, highly ap-
prove of submarine boats for harbor
defense. In discussing this subject
today, Capt. Sigsbee. who as chief
intelligence officer of the navy and
ton, is well informed in such mat
tiers, declared himself, as in the past,
in favor Of submarine boats. He was
disposed to dismiss the accident on
the Holland as of little consequence,
arguing that too much significance
was given to the presence of gasoline
on such boats, as a constant source
of menace to the safety of the crews.
There is a certain percentage of
danger in all engines of war;" argued
the captain, "and antagonism to sub
marines based solely on the use of
gasoline in the engines is too trivial
an argument to be discussed. Vessels
of this character, in my opinion, have
not yet reached a high state of per-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
odelI Dimes With President.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. A.-Gov-
ernor Odell of New York was the
guest of President Roosevelt at lunch
con today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-19
SEEKS AMERICAN CREWS.
saiIormen Approached in Regard to
Serving in South American Navy.

Serving in South American Navy.
San Francisco, Aug. I.-The Chron-
icle says that agents of the Colombian
government have been busy for some
weeks seeking officers and men on
this coast for it's contemplated war
ships and both in Seattle and San
Francisco overtures have been made
to ~seafaring men to enlist in the Co
lombian navy.
A former naval officer of this city
has been asked to accept the posi-
ton of the executive and navigating
officer of the Clutch, now being fitted
out at Seattle, and it has been plan
ned to recruit a number of San Fran
ciscons for the crew.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
DRANK WITH MCCULLOUGH.
And With States Attorney Donoway
and Other Prominent Men-Col.
Harry Deans Sensational Testi-
mony Has Stirred Middlebury.

Col" Harry Dean of West Cornwall,
a prominent merino sheep breeder, eX-
senator from Addison county, and a mem
Der of Gov. Pages stan, gave sensational
testimony before Judge w. l.. Stafford in
the Addison county court Tuesday. He
disclosed having bought liquor at several
placed in Middlebury, and gave list of
80 men. many of them prominent, includ-
ing States Attorney Donoway and Gen.
j. G.. Mccullough of North Bennington,
who drank with him. 1t is claimed that
Dean at one time boarded at the Allen no.
tel and when he went away he gave the
proprietor an order to Offset his bill of $50
j. Nj. Burke. insurance agent, tried later
to collect the bill Of Dean 1t is al
legged that Dean then went to the hotel
proprietor and told him that If he did
not give back the order he, Dean, would
make it hot" for him.
The result was disclosures on the three
hotels in Middlebury. Dean claimed that
he took three drinks with Gen McCul-
Tough on the day OF c. NJ. Wildess fun
eral. When the name of States Attor-
ney Donoway was mentioned by Dean as
one who had imbibed with him. DOno-
way jumped up IN rage eXclaiming
That's a damned lie" He was ad.
monished by the judge to keep quiet.
The court proceedings soon leaked out
and the town could not have been more
SIlfeu ldd NNiftllt fIuDNlOn ldhtl
place John Higgins, proprietor Of th'
Addison House. and John Simons anC
Timothy O'Bricn. his bartender, l.. Q
Allen. proprietor OF the Allen House
Edward Train, proprietor and william
Hope. clerk. al the Pierce House, i'm
medlately disappeared.
When Dean emerged from the cour
house he realized that he had stirred VI
a hornets nest. and he left town as quick
ly as possible. being driven to the LAKE
shore. where he took a boat to Grown
Point. y. Y.
During Wednesday forenoon. Sheriff
Chapman began a systematic search o
the three hotels. No liquor here found
but al the Logan House whiskey wal
| found, and the lessee, Clarence Page
was taken into custody. Two men wer,
found drinking at the bar.
There was n commotion when tn
officers appeared a the Allen House
Mrs Allen was talking to her HUSBAND
over the telephone. She told him. ''Th
boys are searching here" His reply
from the New York side of the lake was
Treat them we'll"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.

Clark NJ. Kelley and Miss Ernestne
Zwisler were married at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Edward Schopp, We'd
nesday evening at s o'clock, by Rev. j..
H. Reid. After a wedding trip extending
through the summer, Mr. and Mrs.
Kelley will make their home on West
street.
Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews left early
Tuesday morning for New York, where
they will make their home i'm the future.
Mr. Andrews has been moved from the
local plant of the. Casen company of
America to the Offices at New York. Mr..
Andrewss father and sisters will remain
here Il few days longer, closing the house,
when they will either go to New York or
return to their former home in Wellesley,
Mass.
The sixth and last organ recital OF the
season was given I'm the Congregational
church Tuesday evening by George Blake
ley. Mr.. Blakeley was assisted by T..
Carson Mason. tenor, and by EXner's or
chestra of nine pieces. The program was
greatly enjoyed by all present. A num-
Der came in from surrounding towns.
making one of the largest audiences
which Mr. Blakeley has had. Mr.. Blake
ley announces that he intends to give a
series of recitals of much the same nature
through next winter and asks for the
same hearty support which Bellows Falls
mas given MN lniS season, Much cfeul'
is due to him for furnishing almost gra-
tuitously such fine musical treats for our
people.
The 10Th annual diocesan convention
of Vermont will be held at the Episcopal
church in this village Tuesday. Wednes-
day. and Thursday of next week. Ser
vices will begin Tuesday evening at 73C
with evening prayer and sermon by Rev
Edward NJ Pike of Concord Wednesday
early morning services will be followed
by holy communion at 9. and the address
of the bishop at II. The evening service
after evening prayer. will he devoted &c
a discussion of missionary work. Thurs
day. following the communion, n business
session of the convention will be held
to be followed by n conference on va
rious life questions of the day in religion:
fields Confirmation service will close thu
convention in the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13

The disappearance Of the sheep hus-
bandry is quite as striking as the rise of
dairy farming. More than one-half the
farms of the state now derive their prin-
cipal income from milk which is either
sold to nearby cities for direct con-
sumption or 10 creameries for conversion
into butter and cheese. The gain in the
production of milk during the last decade
was 56.6 per cent--a surprising increase in
view of the much smaller gain in the
number of cows
There appears to be also tendency in
Vermont farming to the raising Of fruit.
The number of apple srees reported in
the last census was even smaller than
the number returned in 1890. but the num-
Der OF cherry trees was doubled during
the decade. the number ofs peach trees
more than doubled, while plum trees in
creased from 1894 to % $50. and pear trees
from 22.65 to 2S357. Dairy products
however, are receiving chief attention
and to the degree of approprati large
areas Of land formerly cultivated for IA
turage. besides taking up old pasturage
previously given up to sheep. The re-
suit is an immediate. though moderate
rise In farm values, as against n constant
tendency to decline from 1870 down tc
1890. There is every reason to expect
that Vermont agriculture will continue tc
devote itself largely TO dairying for an IN.
definite period
Farm tenancy IN Vermont is meantim,
not increasing. Owners operate as larg,
percentage of the number of farms a,
10 years ago. and nearly as large as Q
years ago. This is shown in the follow
ing table:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
In Congress.

The Senate Tuesday passed the naval
bill, carrying more than s7S000.O00. II
includes provisions for two first-class bat
tleships. two first class armored cruisers
and two gunboats, but strikes out the
House provision that one OF each shall
be built at government yards.
The House defeated the bill TO trans
fer certain forest reserves to the agri-
cultural department and to authorize the
President to establish game and fish pre-
SERVES. Mr. Cannon, whose motion Ia
strike out the enactng clause was car
red by 100 To 70. claimed that the bill
would greatly increase the cost of admin
istcring forest reserves, and that the esti-
mated receipts for the next fiscal year
were already exceeded by the appro-
priations up to the present time by over
81 .00o,0O0.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
What Is Electricity?

AT time when electricity is rapidly
Transforming the face of the globe, when
1t has already in great measure annihilat-
ed distance, and bids fair to abolish dark
ness for us. it is curious to notice how
completely ignorant the plain man" re-
mains as to the later developments of
electrical theory. Some recent cores
pondence has led me to think that a
vague notion that electricity is a fluid
which is some mysterious way flows
through a telegraph wire like water
through pipe is about as far as he has
got; and If we add to this some knowledge
of what he calls electric Shocks" we
should probably exhaust his ideas on the
subject. Yet this is not to be wondered
at Even the most instructed physicists
can do nothing but guess as to what
electricity is, and the only point on which
they agree is as to what 1t is not. There
is, in fact, a perfect consensus of opinion
among scientific writer's that 1t is not a
fluid, t. e., a continuous stream of pom
derable matter, as is a liquid or a gas
and that it is not form of energy. as
is heat. Outside this limit the scientific
imagination is at liberty to roam where
1t listeth and although 1t has used this
liberty to a considerable extent, no def
mite result has followed up to the present
time.-GLondon Academy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
School Notes.

Livermore '03 has been appointed by the
seniors as their marshal for commence
ment next week. and Burr, O4 is to act as
head waiter at the reception.
James A. Bruce of Caremont. N. H.,
Familiarity known as Jim" Bruce. n
member of the class of so. was married
Wednesday of last week to Miss Edith
Brown of South Newfane.
The dance given by the b. f. II. S, Ath-
letic association in Union han Friday
evening. barely paid for itself, not re-
ceiving the support 1t deserved by the
alumni and other people of the village.
a fine time was enjoyed by those who did
go.
Several schools OF the village have been
holding picnics in Williamss orchard dur
ing the past two weeks. This orchard is
a great blessing to the young people of
the town. 1t would be good idea for
the corporation to buy it and fit it up as
a park
The annual banquet of the alumni as
ISOLATION will be given Tuesday evening
in Union hail. the ladies OF the Uni
versalist Church catering. This will be
followed by a dance, provided a large
enough number signify their intention OF
attending to make 1t pay.
At meeting of the B. f. II. S. Athletic
association held yesterday the follow
| ing officers were elected for next year
PRESIDENT, LlNermOre, w, vice president
Moran. '04; secretary, McGreen. '03; treas
urer, Frost, '03 and manager of foot bal
team, Brosnahan. '03. Livermore was
also elected president of the C. V. l.
A. A. to succeed Northrup.
The annual sermon before the grad
uating class will be given in the opera
house Sunday evening at 100. Special
music will he provided under the direction
of George Blakeley. The members of the
High school will attend in a body
| The commencement exercises them,
selves will be in the opera house Friday
evening, as was stated last week fol
lowed by the reception in Union hall
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
WEST MINISTER.


A sad drowning accident occurred last
Saturday afternoon in Gageville. when
young Albert +. Fullam, who was fish
ing in SaXtons river got out too far upon
a slippery stone and lost his balance.
falling into a deep hole His mother.
who accompanied him, at once went to
the rescue. but in so doing also lost her
balance and fell into the water. When
she arose she motioned to a small boy up
on the bank TO 20 for assistance, but he
was so frightened that he did not obey
the signal. When help did arrive II was
too late to save either life. Mr.. Full
am has the sincere sympathy of the en-
tire community i'm his heavy. bcreave-
ment Mr.. Fullam and another son We're
attending the caucus at the time the ia
tality happened
John Jennison is at home for few
weeks.
II. A. Willard is confined to the house
by Illness.
Mr.. Wakeman of Boston was at Charles
Chases briefly Thursday.
George H. Walker is spending the week
in Maine on a fishing trip
Mrs. Cook of Hinsdale n. H.. is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. II. T. Bond.
Mrs George Hayes of Springfield, Mass.
is at w c. Fenn's for an extended stay.
Mrs. l.. n. Pierce Went Monday TO An
dover to visit her daughter, Mrs, Pease.
Herbert Arnold of Boston visited his
brother Arthur, and family on Wednes-
day.
Mrs. George b. Hall and daughter
Helen, spent Monday in Charlestown
N. II.
Mrs. NJ. +. Jennison was in Groton
Mass the first of the week to attend
the funeral of a relative.
Rev, and Mrs. p. +. Barnard attended
the convention of Congregational church
es held in Springfield, remaining after
ward to visit with friends a few days.
Miss Alice Lyman left Wednesday for
Cummington, Mass, where she will
spend the summer. She was accompan-
led by her sister, Miss Carrie, who will
only remain there a week.
Rehearsals have begun for the Spin
sters' Convention" which will be held or
the evening of June % at the town hall
Those desiring an evening full of mrth-
provoking incidents will do well to beai
in mind the date.
The caucus held last Saturday result
ed in the election of two Mccullough del
egates and one for Proctor, and the fol
lowing were chosen town committee fol
the ensuing year: B. T. Phelps, A. M
Shipman and j. p. Ranney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13
GRAFTON.

DIR. C. f. Waldron and family are NOV
ing to Derby Line.
Children's day will be observed at the
Congregational church. Sunday, June %.
Miss Cordelia Frost came from New
York city last week to spend some time
with her grandmother, Mrs L. S. Walker.
Mrs. L. S. Walker and Miss Frost have
been visiting in Bellows Falls while Miss
Beulah Briggs was at home in Wind
ham for a weeks vacation.
Children's day was observed at the Bap-
fist church on Sunday, June s. The
church was prettily decorated with ferns
and flowers, while birds in cages through
out the room sang sweetly all through
the services. The program prepared for
the day by the American Baptist Pub
fishing society was we'll carried out, In
the class exercises and Rotations with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-13

The old method Of renting on shares is
giving way TO the cash system, and this
Is true of agriculture in other states.
1t is worth observing that the compare
lively new state of Iowa, which was orig
inally occupied by homesteaders and
hence almost exclusively by a farm own
ing class. shows a much larger degree of
tenancy than Vermont. where the children
of farmers have so generally been NOV
ing away and where a long continued de-
probation in farm values might be pre-
sumed to have forced farms into the
hands of mortgages to a large extent
Only 65 per cent of the Iowa farms are
operated by owners. as compared with 7e
per cent 20 years ago. and as compared
with SIS per cent for Vermont