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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
ALMOST A MuTINY At SEA.
Mate Nicholson Barely Escaped Hang.
ing by Negro Crew.

Pensacola, Fla, July "a sensa-
tional story Of mutiny and murder on
the nigh sea is told by Captain Nc
Dcnald of the American schooner
Mary Sanford, which has arrived here
from Bluefields, Nicaragua.
During the voyage A. G. Nicholson,
the mate, killed Fred Reed, a negro
West Indian seaman, because he did
not perform some duty in a manner
to suit the mate. The West Indian
companions of the victim resented the
murder of Reed and threatened to
hang Nicholson from a yard arm.
The captain, two mates and the
steward were the only white men on
the vessel, but they managed to pre-
serve order.
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First Publication July 4, 19O2.-6f
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, July /,
19O2.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before T. "A.
Williams, clerk of court, at Billings,
Montana, on August 16, 1902, viz:
KATE E. DRUM,
Homestead Entry No. 1858 for the
WkSEA, SWANEA, Lot 2, Sec. 6,
TIP. 4 N, R. % E., NJ. P. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation OF said land, viz:
William M. Murphy, of Lavlna, Mon
tana; James w. Mendenhall, of La
VIVA, Montana; John G. Beerwart, Of
Lavina, Montan; John S.. Todd, Of
Billings, Montana.
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
First Publication July 4, 19o2.-4f

First Publication July 4, 19O2.-4f
Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office, Bohemian, Mon
tana, June 26, 19O2.-A suficient con.
test affidavit having been filed in this
office by Charles p. MacGlashan. con.
testant, against homestead entry No.
1888, made January 4, 1901, for NEK
Section 30, Township 1 N, Range n
e.. M. P. M, by John A. Wellman.
contestee, in which it is alleged that
said John A. Wellman has wholly
abandoned said land; that he never
had a habitable house thereon. or q
house of any kind; that he never es-
tablished actual residence thereon:
that his abandonment of said land was
in no way due to his being absent In
the service of the army, navy or ma.
rine corps of the United States in
time Of war Said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10 o'clock q. m. on August IL, 1902,
before T. A. Williams. clerk Of the
court, at Billings, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock
a. m. on August %, 1902, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office in Bozeman, Mon
tana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed June 25, 1902,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made. it is hereby
ordered and directed that such mo-
tice be given by due and proper pub
LEGATION.
A. L. LOVE. Register.
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MANY PLAYED IN A GET-RicH.
QUICK GAME.
SYSTEM TO BEAT RACES
AlIured by Prospects Of Fortune to
Be Made on the Race
Tracks.

chicago, July ll.-HundredS or peO-
pie living in Chicago and the smaller
cities of Illinois, Indiana and Wiscon-
sin, who had been drawing wonder
full dividends from their investments
in the Al iFetzer company, an alleged
~get-rich-quick concern, which operat-
ed in horse racing pools, received cir
culars yesterday announcing that the
company had failed and their money
was gone. Heavy rains were said to
have broken the shure thing combina-
ton by which the company was to
win fortunes from bookmakers on the
race tracks.
The amounts lost by the credulous
investors in Fetzer's rosy scheme,
which, it was declared, could not
lose" reach into the hundreds of thou
sands. The towns that suffered the
worst were Hammond, Ind, and Apple.
ton, Wis. 1t vas reported that the
people of the latter town had suffer-
ed to- the extent of So $1,000, and doz-
ems of small cities r believed to
have Jared almost as badly.
.Fetzer conducted a large part of his
business through the mails. He adj
vertised extensively in the newspa-
pers and found many who were will
ing to 'play the game" Dividends of
SIS a week for each $1OO invested were
promised and were paid punctually up
to last week. Fetzer said he had a
system of playing the races that could
n2t be beaten and the success of the
early investors convinced the doubt
ing ones that his system was all right.
The information Of the SNAP" spread
rapidly and Fetzer's, business increas-
ed accordingly. No one though that
dividends of 26O per cen were i'm
probable when they read the long
shots that won races on the Chicago
tracks.
Fetzer attributes the downfall of
his business to the rainy weather, and
said he had been unsuccessful in pick
ing murders" His system of bet
ting, which was to make every one
rich by the end of the summer, went
to pieces with each succeeding thunder
shower, and the circular contained
the doleful information that the com
pany had lost it's own capital as we'll
as the money intrusted to it. A large
number of those who contributed their
money are not willing to accept this
announcement as correct, and they are
making efforts to get Fetzer into trou-
BILE for violating the postal regula-
tons.
The clients of the concern in Apple
ton included a number of well known
business men and people of all
classes. They lost from $25 to 5000
each. A poor widow who had put in
all her savings is now penniless and
was obliged to seek aid from the city
authorities. It is said the victims
have no means of redress.
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First Publication June ID, 1902.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June 9,
1902.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support Of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before T.
A. Williams, clerk of court at Billings,
Montana, on July 10, 1902, viz:
JOEL W. HALLOWELL.
Homestead Entry No. 1908 for the
NhNEA, sEANEA, Sec. IL, TIP. 2
S., R. % E., M. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Charles King, of Laurel, Montana;
S. Boyd, of Laurel, Mon
tana; William L. Allard, of Laurel,
Montana; Charles D. Camp, of Laurel,
Montana.
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
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First Publication June 20, 1902.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June Is,
1902.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
T. A. Williams, clerk of court at Bill
ings, Montana, on July rs, 1902, viz:
THOMAS ROMAN,
Homestead Entry No. 2271 for the
SEA Sec. 26, TIP. 1 S., R. 24E., M.
P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Charlie O'Donnell, of Billings, Mon
tana; Ignatius D. O'Donnell, of Bill
ings, Montana; Arthur Sansome, Of
Billings, Montana; John A. Ray, of
Billings, Montana.
A. L. LOVE, Register.
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HAS ANOTHER BIG SCHEME.
J. P. Morgan Is Considering the Sui
tan's Debt and May Paw 1t,

Paris, July 11.-Although J. p. Nor
gan went to London Wednesday night,
the Bourse, the clubs, the banks,
chamber of deputies, the senate, the
fashionable cafes-every place where
men with money and those DESTROYS
of having it ccngregate still resound
with the name of the American finan-
cier.
The cause of the fresh outburst is
the belief that Mr.. Morgan is planning
a financial scheme far more far-reach-
ing than any he has yet achived. Ru-
NOR has it that he is considering the
u%nification of the Turkish debt. No
one here can speak with authority,
but it is certain that Mr.. Morgan has
received long and important commun-
ications yer the amount involved. 1t
is granted that he who uplifts this
debt will hold Turkey in the hollow
of his hand. The sultan knows this,
hence he will not treat with the Credit
Lyonnaise, or the Societe Generate.
He thinks safer hands are those of
the Americans whose country can have
no designs upon the Ottoman empire.
The German emperor is a good friend
of Turkey and may have talked over
the matter with Mr., Morgan.
The Ottoman debt is 1,1OO, 100000
francs. Turkey proposes to have 5
per cent bonds of 1886 converted into
tours payable not at 1925 as now, but
at 1850; to contract for the construc-
ton of IA ships at 500 to 1900 tons,
and will guarantee it by concessions
on the Bosphorus.
Preference will be given for the ex-
ploitation of the mines, the forests,
the tramways, the waterways and
electric railways and transports. Dur
ing Mr.. Morgan's stay of two days in
Paris his hotel lobby has been crowd
ed with picture dealers, sellers of
Greek-Roman art works. He did not
h11v.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-15
Coming East Again.

Tacoma, Wash, July 11.-All indi-
cations are that Tracy is following
the Palmer railroad cutoff up the
mountains, keeping in the timber a
hundred feet or so from the railroad
tracks. If he started at daylight he
now has five hours start of the posse
0 following with the hounds. 1t
would have been impossible for him
to travel through the woods last night.
The country is mountainous with the
higher woods burned over. He is fol
lowing the only available route, ex-
cept a back track, which would be
dangerous, as he would be forced to
recross the long bridge over Green
river. Sheriff Cudihee has a big
force at this point.
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Have Him Cornered.

Tacoma, Wash, July 11.-At s
o'clock this morning Sheriff Cudihee
and numerous posses arrived at Cow
ington, about % miles from Tacoma,
where Tracy eluded the posse at mid
night. Every train going toward the
Northern Pacific tunnel through the
Cascades is stopped and searched.
The location of the country is such
that Tracy may be said to be natural
ly cornered in the point of a triangle,
and therefore developments are mo-
mentarily expected.
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Hss EIGHT With Deputy.

Tacoma, July 1I.-A special to the
Ledger from Covington, Wash, early
this morning says:
Tracy has performed the marvellous
again, and has slipped like a phantom
through the Gordon of guards at the
mouth of Sluice creek, fought a bat
tie with deputies a mile west of here
and escaped into the timber.
In the fighting no one was hurt.
though when the outlaw fired twice
at T. E. Grove, he was SO close that
the deputy could feel the burning
powder as it was blown from the gun.
When darkness fell Tracy was
thought to be securely penned on a
point of the western bluff, where he
had lain concealed all afternoon.
Though the guards were stationed
thicklv, one being posted every so
feet, he successfully eluded them and
travelled up the roadbed of the Palmer
cutoff toward Covington, five miles
distant.
At HAS last night Tracy arrived at
the saw mill plant of the Covington
Lumber company, a mile from this
place. Deputy sheriffs ]. A. Bruce.
Fred G. Bruce, Calvin and Grove had
been sent to guard this point.
An Unlikely Story.
nentie Groove and the Bunces, faith
er and son, had posted themselves
on the railroad neal the saw mill at
the entrance of a big cut through a
rise in the ground, the Bunces being
on the outer guard line. They were
hardly settled, when they heard foot
steps approaching from the Auburn
side, but remained quietly until the
unknown had almost come abreast of
them, when the challenge was given
to halt. "
Hello" responded the stranger.
whats your name :" demanded J.
A. Bunce.
"My name is Anderson"
AS he gave his reply, Tracy, for it
was he, started to run
The deputies called upon him to
halt, but he kept going and they open
ed fire, shooting four times each.
Tracy ran up the track and a few
yards further encountered Deputy
Sheriff Grove.
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"Who goes there?" challenged the
officer.
"a deputy coolly responded the
outlaw.
Grove thinking it was the elder
Bunce. started toward him when Ira
cy commenced firing at close range,
firing two shots. The bullets whistled
harmlessly by. Grove suffered slight
ly from the burning powder.
After the shooting, Tracy turned
and entered the brush along the side
of the track, where he was lost in
the blackness of the night a few feet
away.
He Gets Away.
The deputies made a hurried circle
through the woods toward Covington
to head Tracy off, but on their arrival
found he had not passed the station.
A dispatch dated 3 a. m. adds that
since his escape from the mouth of
Sluice creek Tracy had attempted to-
boardS n of the eastbound freight
trains. The grade is heavy at this
point, but the train was running light
and at such speed that Tracy was un-
able to board it.
Another train passed and the con-
ductor reports that while running near
the saw mill some one called for him
to- stop. AS there are no deputies
there at present, it is thought Tracy
is the man who called and the opinion
is advanced that he may have been
wounded in the battle just before mid
night. .". ... -.
A man thought to be Merrill eppear-
ed yesterday at the home of a farmer,
a few miles east of Ravensdale, a
few miles from here, and wanted food.
He remained in this vicinity all day.
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NO TIDlNGs OF
Vessels From, the North Report That
the Boats Are Still MISSING,

the Boats Are Still Missing.
Port Townsend, July 9.-The steam
er Conemaugh arrived here. at Z
O'Clock this morning and proceeded to
Seattle. She left st. Michaels June
26 and Nome June q. The steamers
Meteor and Melville Dollar were at
st. Michaels. The steamer Lyra ar
rived at Nome June q. Up to the
time of the Conemaugh's departure
no tidings had come from the steam
ers Portland and jeanne and the gen.
eral impression in Nome is that the
vessels are lost. The Thetis is still
out on the second search. The Cone
maugh brought no news of the over
due steamer Oregon which was re-
ported leaking at Nome.
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ping the machine before it had gone
any distance after he fell out.
People who were near rushed to the
side of the PROSTATE man and picked
him up and carried him into his resi-
dence and summoned physicians, who,
upon their arrival made a thorough
examination and gave out the state
ment that death had come from heart
failure and that he was in all prob
ability dead when he toppled out of
,his seat.
Deceased was an old resident in
western Montana, coming to this sec
ton of the west in the early days and
had by close attention to business
and strict integrity, amassed a for.
tune in this worlds goods, as we'll as
gained the respect and esteem Of le-
gions of friends and business asso-
ciates throughout not only this state
but the entire northwest.
He leaves to mourn his loss a wife
who is broken in health and two
daughters, Miss Nita, being a young
lady, while the younger is IL years
of age. His only son, Charles Bonner,
died in Iowa three months ago, the
remains being brought to Deer Lodge
only a few weeks since for interment.
No arrangements have as yet been
made for the funeral further than
that the remains will be taken to Deer
Lodge.
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CAME FROM HIDING PLACE AND
TOOK FRESH START.
WAS FIRED ON BY GUARD
Returned the Salute at Close RANCE
But Shots Were Harmless-Dogs
Again or the Trail.

Seattle, Wash, July 11.-Not a word
of Tracy's movements since last
night has been heard here today. The
posse and newspapermen are now out
of reach of the lines of communica-
ton, and the next dispatch received
from the scene of action will contain
the news of battle and escape. Ru-
mors reached town in the the early
hours of morning that Tracy had been
surrounded at a railroad bridge be-
tween Covington and Auburn, and a
little later the sheriff's office received
word that shots had been exchanged
between a deputy and the convict.
Following is the last authentic news
of the outlaws movements and where
abouts:
Two children of George w. Collins
of Auburn out berry-picking, saw Ira
cy drop out of his hiding place at the
Dolan hop ranch at 5 o'clock last
night and hurry away up the railroad
track. Tracy had two pistols in his
hip pockets and a rifle stuck down in
the side of his trousers, which imped-
ed his walking. He had a small bun
die, partly wrapped in paper. The
point where Tracy descended to the
railroad track is only a quarter of a
mile above Green river bridge and
about 100 yards below the state
hatchery. After talking a few minutes
with the children he took the road to
Covington, in a hurry.
Recognized Tracy.
Alice Collins. who was with her
brother and met Tracy, is 16 years old.
She said she recognized Tracy from
having seen his pictures in the papers
The children described Tracy very
closely. He wore a dark SLOUGH hat,
dark trousers and a darkish, muddy
overcoat. Tracy complained of being
lame. '@.
At 11:45 occurred the reported
shooting at C%ovington by G.. A. Bunce.
the guard. He had Just about the
right time to make the distance cas-
lily.
On his way up Tracv was seen by
some of the train rews. Miss Collins
when she went home. told her father
that Tracv had sat all the afternoon
on the bluff and watched the posse
down on the hanks of the river.
While she did not ask Tracv to tell
his name she went home feeling most
positive it was Tracy. "a
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Take Foley's Kidney Cure. It has
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A. L. LOVE, Register.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-22
mR. DAVENPORT AS A REFORMER.


The JOURNAL intimated that the lion
Tim Davenport was not such q bowling
success az the people bad right TO ex'
pect at reforming the abuses OF the
echool land business, when he was III
Office four years as state land agent
The gentleman claims he was' and ne
has right 10 claim anything In his own
behalf He also enlightens the public
along the line that the editor OF TINS
paper 10 untruibiul, etc
He SAYS he published two reports on
the school lands, and always gave the
reportero information when they called
That IL true. still we had right to ez'
pect 10 see something done besides print
ing reports.
THE Journal has alwave said that
Gov. Lords administration Of the school
land department was an improvement
on predecessors, and 80 hss the oeer
administration been.
Mr.. Davenport whitewashes all the
Pennoyer school land board. when 1t
is known Napoleon Davis went ihto
that Office a. clerk poor man aud came
out rich, and others did the same.
oar dear old friend Davenport cau
blink bis eyes and swallow ell that was
done under the Pennoyer administra
sion, including the Davis school fund
deislcatlon. But the editor OF THE
JOURNAL is held up by him In the
columns OF party organ as very bad
man.
Here 10 his concluding paragraph,
which shows Mr.. Davenport's political
education is not on the lines Of protect
ing the public but Of holding Office for
"fayoru conferred" aud should snlighten
the public;-
TfE JouRNAL editor has certainly lost
his wit or no would be able 10 pay mp for
lavors conferred on him by the present
administration, without slandering pre-
vious administrations that conferred
similar iavors upon him for the same
reasons.
Instead Of having favors conferred up
on II by the present administration, The
JOURNAL has lost hundreds Of dollars OF
business II always had under former ad-
ministrations.
All the attacks on the present admin
istration grew ont oi the fact that II has
not conferred iavors rightand left. This
alone should gise II some standing with
people who really want progress In gov
ernment.
But Mr.. Davenport never supported
any party that he belonged 90 from any
such public spirited motives, and any
party that, depends for reformation Of
abuses on such reiormers will do little
for the people.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-22
AFTER
ESCAPED
CONVICTS
McNieIl Island Prisoners Hard
Pressed.

TACOMA, Wash, Jan. 2l.-A Ledger
reporter. who returned at IL o'clock
Monday night from the chase after the
Federal convicts, who recently escaped
from McNeill's Island reports that W.
d. Snyder, sent mp from Idaho, and
James Carroll, an Alaska murderer, and
Harry Davis, a Nome larcenist, we're
captured that evening about o'clock
by Deputy Sheriff Johnson and a sailor
from the revenue cutter Manning. The
posse ran into the trio as the latter we're
leaving the woods for the beach.
Snyder and Carroll we're handcuffed to-
gether and the party started for the pris-
on. When they came TO n iarmhouse so
the sailor wac sent for a piece Of rope
with which to tie Davis. As soon as he
was out Of sight Davis made a jump in
to the brush alongside the narrow path.
johnson fred ami DAVIS cried out "My
God" as II in pain, and disappeared into
the thicket. As II was very dark pur-
suit was impossible. So far as can be
learned the convicts have not yet secured
firearms or food. and must soon be
starved out.
There was a report that the despera-
does were congregated near the beach
in the northern part Of the island, but a
careful search Of the vicinity gave the
searchers no clew. IL Is still the belief
OF the officials that the convicts have
been unable to leave the islands, and a
systemetic search IL under way.
! One man. Frank Moran, alias O'Neil,
sent from Spokane for eight years for
counterieitting, was captured about mid.
night, by a squad Of deputies, who we're
patrolling the shore. Moran clipped out
Of the timber, and approached the water g
edge. and II is thought, was about to
attempt 10 swim to lhe mainland, one
mile distant, when he was taken.
Thirty armed deputies are now scour-
ing the island and two steam launches are
patrolling its shores. A launch from the
United States revenue cutter Manning
has Just gone to the leland with 10
heavily armed marines, who will take
part in the man-hunt.
McNeil's Island ip about five miles
long and three miles wide, and United
States Marshal lde feels sure that none
Of the conyicts have succeeded in getting
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-01-22
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