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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
FoRWooD,s DARING ESCAPE
Incident Of the New Surgeon Gem
erals Military Career.

of h New Surgeon Gen.
erals Military Career.
The new surgeon general Of the
Unite.S states army has a long and dis
tinguished military record, covering a
period Of more than forty years. says
the Washington correspondent Of the
New York Tribune. His retirement
will occur on Sept. Z, after only three
mouths service at his new post. Gen
eral William FL. Forwood is a native
Of Delaware. In 1861 he was appoint
Cd a surgeon in the regular army, and
his service in the civil war was marked
not only by his skill and devotion to
his work, but by dash and g~allantry
that won the admiration of all those
with whom he served.
One of the most interesting incidents
In General Forwood's career was his
capture by Mosby's men. 1t happened
near HARDWOOD church when Surgeon
Forwood, with the regimental com.
mander. Captain Cram. and two order
lies. was riding to General Burford's
quarters. a mile and a half distant
from their camp. On the way they
We're suddenly surrounded by about
thirty OF, Mosby's men. who seemed to
spring up from the ground, and. with
carbines cooked, compelled a surren.
der, since the little party of Unionists
were not armed. The prisoners were
conducted to a house some distance
in the woods. the headquarters of the
guerrillas evidently. and shortly after
arriving there were released IN paro'e
after being deprived Of their horses
and equipment, and they started buck
to their camp. Surgeon Forwood, how.
ever, would not accept the parole. de-
handing to be released according to
his rights as Il medical officer. To this
demand his captors paid no attention.
and since he persisted in his refusal to
sign the parole the young doctor was
turned over to a guard to be sent to
some interior prison.
The prisoner was placed on foot be.
tween mounted men in the front and
rear. and in the middle of the night
the procession started out. In passing
through a dense forest of young pines
Forwood broke away from his captors
and made 4 dash for liberty. and. de-
spite the fact that every effort was
made to recapture him, succeeded in
getting away %urinjured by the hun
dreds of shots that were fired into the
woods he traversed. After a perilous
journey through the forest and across
swamps and streams Surgeon Forwood
found his way back TO camp. where
Captain Cram and the rest of the par.
ty had already arrived.
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Views Of Medical Papers.

w. ~FSsS = .
London, July 4.-Discussing the
kings uninterrupted progress, the
Lancet says it has been necessary to
remove the drainage tubes, as they
could not be tolerated, and plugs are
now used instead. 'The wound is
graduating satisfactorily" it says,
'the discharge has diminished and is
perfectly inordorous. His maesty's
temperature has been normal since
the bulletin at 2 o'clock. His external
condition is admirable" ~
The British Medical Journal, in ex-
pressing a similar view of the kings
condition, says: cat no time has it
been necessary since the operation to
use sedatives to induce the king to
sleep. To medical men who have read
the daily bulletins it has been obvious
that the statements therein were en-
tirely frank. There was great anxiety
at first. Sir Frederick Treves did not
go to bed for nights, but the
load of anxiety is now lightened. The
rumors regarding the kings general
health are altogether unfounded, and
confidence is now felt that, thanks
in an unusual degree to his sound con-
stitution, the king will recover"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
First Publication July 4, 1902.-6f
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, July l,
1902.-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 Is, 1902, viz:
KATE E. DRUM,
Homestead Entry No. 225s for the
WkSEA. sWANEA, Lot 2, Sec. g.,
TIP. 4 N, r. 20 E., M. P. M.
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. M%endenhall, of La
vina, Montana; John G. Beerwart, of
Lavina, Montan; John S. Todd, of
Billings, Montana.
A. L. LOVE, Register.
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OFFICIAL PEACE.
President Roosevelt Issues Important
Proclamations. Is

PRESIDENT Roosevelt issues important
Proclamations. :
Washington, July 4.-The president
has formally declared the restoration
of peace in the Philippine archipelago;
and has placed the islands under COM
plete civil control and has extended
general amnesty to the Filipinos who
have been in rebellion. These three
things marking one of the most i'm
portant chapters in the Philippine his
tory were accomplished through the
issue of three separate orders and
proclamations-one by the president
over his own signature extending
amnesty; one by Secretary Root, by
the presidents orders, relieving Gen
eral Chaffee from his. duty as military
governor, and the third takes the
shape of a general order addressed
to the entire army of the United
States, in which Secretary Root takes
occasion to express the presidents
high appreciation Of the work it has
accomplished both in China and the
Philippines.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
First Publication June 10, 1902.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June g.,
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. 230S for the
NkNEA, sEANEA, Sec. II, TIP. 2
S., r. % E., NJ: P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of. said land, viz:
Charles King, eof Laurel, Montana;
Nathaniel S. Boyd, of Laurel, Mon
tana; William l.. Allard, of Laurel,
Montana; Charles d. Camp, of Laurel.
Montana.
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
duplicates SUPERINTENDENT
OF POLICE AND MAYOR.
MORE DAMAGING EVIDENCE
"Biq Mitt" Men Gave Orders to De.
tective Force Of the Minneapolis
Police Department.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 4.-Inter-
est in the trial Of Superintendent of
Police Fred w. Ames for bribery,
reached a feverish intensity when
Christopher G. Norbeck, of the de-
tective force, himself under indictment
for bribery, described on the witness
stand the whole system of graft"
With the manner of one who was
finding relief in unloading a guilty
conscience, he told of his relations
with the system of corruption, in
volving tho superintendent in his dis
closures, and before he could be head
ed off by an objection from the de-
Tense, duplicating the superintendent's
brother, Mayor A. A. Ames.
Norbeck said he had received or
ders directly from the mayor to tell
the chief that he had been instructed
to take orders from Inspector Irwin
Gardiner, and Billy Edwards, a "big
mitt'' man, in f~urtherance of the un-
derstanding reached with the admin
istration for the sWindling of un-
sophisticated strangers in the city.
He was instructed to take a Of
suckers" who, made a "holler" and
induce them by persuasion or threats
to leave the city, and he had done
such work for a year and a half.
The other witness of the morning
was Roman MEX, who had been
swindled out of a draft fer $755, of
which he got $500 back by %"squealing
hard" He said Chief Ames had ad-
vised him to leave town and the po-
lice force would get after the swind-
lers after he had gone. -.
The chief, he said, had advised him
that it vas useless to try to stop pay
ment on the draft, as he had Endorsed
it for the %swindlers, and it was as
good as gold. Mick gave the story to
the newspapers and the chief told
him he had flushed the game" as
the swindlers had undoubtedly jump
ed town when they read the story.
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ROBBED ON THE TRAIN.
Victim Describes Man and Woman
Whom He SUSPECTS,

Helena, July "A telegram receiv-
ed by the local Office Of the North
ern Pacific and by the railroads OF
ficials turned over to Chief Of Police
Travis, appraised the Helena police tor
day Of a glazing robbery committed
sometime during the day on the train
going west, by which Charles Ekstedt
lost o than $4,000. Mr.. Ekstedt,
who was on his way home from an
eastern trip, did not learn Of his loss
until the train had gone far past Hell
ena, but he telegraphed back from
Garrison. In his telegram he gave
a description of a woman and a man
whom he believed to be guilty Of the
theft.
Chief Travis had no %dificulty4 in
locating the ones whose description
had been given, but he learned that
the man and woman were husband and
wife, we'll known and highly respect
ed residents Of the Gallatin valley,
viz "CIe VOuSASu AOI Wy d HuAiDcI
Of prominent business men OF Hell
ena. Chief Travis therefore did not
approach them upon the subject of the
alleged theft.
Mr.. Ekstedt claims to have been
robbed of $3.50 in cash and three
drafts-one for $1,000 and two others,
each of $500. The drafts were drawn
1bv the Citizens bank of Audubon,
MINI.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
First Publication June 20, 1902.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June 16,
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.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
ROBBERS HELD UP TRAIN
EXPRESS MESSENGER RECEIVED
DANGEROUS WOUND.
Unwilling Accomplish Orders Engi
neer and Fireman to Stop Train
on Penalty Of Death.

Joliet, ILL.,, July 4.-The Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific roads through
express train, bound for Omaha and
Denver, which left Chicago at 10
o'clock last night, was held up by rob
bers at Dupont, ILL.,, an hour later.
Express Messenger Kane was shot
through the groin by n of the rob-
bers and is in a critical condition.
The local safe vas forced open but
the amount of the booty secured is
not known. Charles hester, who
climbed over the tender of the en-
CINE and told the engineer and fire
men to stop the train, has been arrest
ed. hester, however, is believed to
be the unwilling accomplice of the
robbers, as he obeyed their commands
at the point of a revolver.
The detectives are on the trail of the
robbers. A special train is waiting
at Coal City for a pair of bloodhounds
which are to- be rushed to the scene
of the holdup. a.
Chief McGlonner's idea is only two
robbers were concerned, though the
detectives think there were more.
Demand was made on the express mis-
senger and baggage man to open the
door of their car under threats to
blow it open with dynamite. The
door was opened and the robbers
rushed in. A struggle ensued and
Messenger Kane was shot through the
groin. The robbers attempted to open
the through safe but were u~nsuccess-
full. Railway officials say positively
that nothing of value was secured.
The robbers disappeared. Kane was
taken to Linley Park for treatment
and later removed to the Englewood
hospital. The police here have a
satchel and a quantity of dynamite
found in a car near the scene of the
robbery. None of the passengers
were molested.
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II HORSES.

Ed Benyon will train the pacing
mare Sufreet. 2:1GA, this year.
Searchlight. 2:G3A, is working miles
in 2:14h yer Il half mile track.
The pacing mare Lucy Girl, 2:13A,
will be bred to Joe Patchen, 2:O1A.
Charley Herr. 2:O7. recently worked
a mile in 2:l6 and a quarter in 81 sec
onds at Lexington. ~"
II. j. Jamison has taken Hesperus
2:11A. to Cleveland for the finishing
touches of his preparation.
That cratic pacing gelding The Pri'
vate, 2:07h. has been purchased by
Frank Palmer. New Haven. Conn.
from j. E. Hubinger.
Tempest, 2:27A, dam of Temper,
2:12A, wagon matinee record 2:O9A1,
has foaled a brother of that famous
little mare, by Elyria. 2:25A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
FELL DOWN II SHAFT.
Tool Carrier Drops 100 Feet and
Breaks, His Neck.

Butte, July 4.-Harry Smith, a tool
carrier in the Pennsylvania mine, fell
a distance OF 100 feet this morning
while descending the manway at the
mine, and was instantly killed.
He was preceded in going down the
ladder by Shift Boss s. Teddy, and
the latter had proceeded about 20 feet
down the manway when he was warn
ed of the impending danger by the
paper and fuse which Smith was car
rying rustling past him. With the in
stinct of long experience Teddy took
a stronger grip in the rung of the lad
der, and in an instant the body of
Smith followed, striking him on the
shoulder.
Smith fell to the bottom of the man.
way and his neck was broken.
Smith was 20 years of age, and liv-
ed with his parents at Silve<' Bow
park.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
First Publication July 4 19O2.-4f

First Publication July 4, 19O2.-4
Department of the Interior, United
States Land ONCE, Bozeman, Mon,
tana, June rs, 1902.-A sufficient 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 NEA
Section 80, Township IN, Range q
E., M. P. NJ, by John A. Wellman,
con4estee, in which it is alleged that
said John A. Wellman has wholly
abandoned said land; that he never
had a habitable house thereon, or a
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 a. 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 %. 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 no
tice be given by due and proper pub
LEGATION.
OWN Dor;.+or
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IBonfires Lighted.

London, July 1.-THE general feeling
of relief as the result of the favorable
condition cf the king, vented itself
in the touching off of 5000 bonfires
throughout the United Kingdom,
which was originally prepared to
celebrate coronation night.
The signal to light the fires was
given at 9:05 o'clock. A rocket was
sent up from the top of the gigantic
wheel in Earl's Court, and broke in
a cloud of stars 1000 feet overhead.
In response to this signal bonfires
rose from every elevation of any con-
sequence.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
PITH AND POINT.

We hate a mar "who knows it ALL
and so do you.
A glance backward is the only way
to look into the future.
Ever notice how you hate some peo-
Pile that others greatly admire?
Be good to some people, and they be-
gin making demands on you until you
cannot stand it.
When the average man tells a WON
an he is fond of her, it is with the in
ward hope that some other woman will
never hear of it.
When a woman weighing $50 pounds
tries to curl up on a fur rug in front of
a fireplace in imitation of her favorite
novel heroine, it is time to call a halt
Atchison Globe.
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London, July 4.-Everything points
to a satisfactory, if somewhat tardy
convalescence of the king. It is ex-
pected the bulletins regarding his con.
dition will soon be reduced to one a
day. Only the small crowds haunt
the board at Buckingham palace,
which is an indication that public con
fidence has been restored. Only one
physician remains at the palace
Throughout the night, and all of the
doctors are able to attend to the more
pressing portion of their private prac-
tice. A number of coronation guests
left London today, including the
crown prince of Norway and Prince
Komatsu of Japan. Gatherings of dis
tinguished persons said goodbye to
them at the station, where every one
seemed to be in high spirits with re
gard to the condition of the king. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08

Low Rates to Atlantic Coast Points.
July 5 to 9, inclusive, the Nickel
Plate road will sell tickets to Port
land, Me-, and return, at n fare for
the round trip. It will be to your in
terest to obtain rates via that road be-
fore purchasing elsewhere. Three
daily trains. Write John Y. Callahan,
general agent, Ill Adams street. Chi
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
Low Rate Eastern Excursions.

On July 5 to 9. inclusive. the Nickel
Plate road will sell tickets at one
fare for round trip to Portland, Me-,
and return, with final return limit
August Is. Particulars at city ticket
Office. III Adams street. Chicago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-08
KING SUFFERS LITTLE PAIN
AUTHORITIES AGREE THAT RE
covERY is NOW ASSURED.
Coronation Guests Taking Their De-
k. parture From sLondon-Crcwn
Prince Of Norway Bids Adieu

London, July 4.-The following bull
letin was posted at Buckingham pal
c at Z p. M:
Ills majesty had a comfortable
day. His condition is still further
improved and the wound now causes
him comparatively little pain"
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ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headache. Sold by
Chapcle prng Co.
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Letter Presses for Sale.
Two good letter presses for sale at q
bargain.
d-sw-tf Gazette ONCE.
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A. l.. LOVE, Register.
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A. l.. v Register.
The National tribune., 1902-06-26

Monday, June 22-Started out early in
the morning in company with Capt. White
to examine our trenches In front, and see
what improvement could be made in them
We went first to our own rifle pits. The
rebs were firing with great audacity. One
Of Co. L had just been struck, the ball en-
tering his cheek and passing out of the
back Of the neck. / think he will die; he
The National tribune., 1902-06-26

bled profusely where he fell. We took n
spade and covered up the blood. and stood
for some time at the portfolio where ne
was shot. trying to get shot ut the enc
my who had done the deed, bur we could
not.
For some reason the enemy had masSed
more troops in their trenches than usual.
and they We're firing with ii recklesSness
which ! have not before seen them eN-
nibit. Balls were passing over and around
us and in almost every direction. Some
with hoarse buzz. others with soft,
melodious whistle and still others with a
sharp. shrill tone like au angry bee. There
WAS point just in front of us where a
heavy force seemed concentrated. At this
point one of our batteries kept firing n
single gun. The shells would go blowing
through the breastwOrks, knocking the
sandbags in every direction. but no sooner
would the shell pass thar up would rise a
host of rebels. pour volley into the bat
terry. and then quickly hunt their holes
again. This continued for some time, and
it seemed doubtful whether the battery
would silence them or they would silence
the battery, but at last Il ruse of our gun
ners put an end to the contest. Two guns
were brought to bear on the same point
both We're loaded and sighted; then one
was fired as usual. The shot barely touch
The National tribune., 1902-06-26

Samuel Woodwork, Newman. ILL.,, when
sending 81 for another ycar's subscription
to The National Tribune, writes: -; iGce
been q subscriber for your paper ever
since it was first published. | would he
completely lost without it. | served three
years and three months in Co. X, sd ILL.,
Ny father served about two years i'll the
same company and regiment | had three
brothers in the 123d Ill. and brOther-jn-
The National tribune., 1902-06-26

when Gen. Longstreet's sturdy fighters
were about to take possession Of it! The
answer is simple. When Gen. Birney re-
lieved Geary's troops early on the morn
ing of July his left rested on Little
Round Top, while his pickets We're in the
Emmitsburg Road, with sharpshooters 800
yards in advance, but when Gen. Sickles
changed position to the front his left was
advanced 800 yards, uncovering the key to
the whole situation, and thus Gen. Warren
found it, Personally | feel that heroic
statue of Gen. John w. Geary should. like
that of Gen. Warren, grace the summit of
Little Round Top, IL recognition of the
fact that to him belongs the honor of first
discovering the importance of that position
and occupying it with a part of his com
mand.
Although the official reports of our Off
GERS and our regimental monuments on
CUPS Hill bear witness to the honorable
conduct of the organizations composing
Candy's Brigade in this, the greatest bat
tie of modern times, many of its members
have long desired that our position on the
night of July l, 1868. be properly marked.
To this end meeting was called in Cleve-
land, Ohio, on Sept. 10 last, during the
Annual Encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, and an organization eff
fected by the election of Judge John p.
Murphy. 0tn ONO, OF cincinnati. ONO,
Chairman, and w. Z. Quayie, Goth Ohio,
of Rock Island. ILL.,, Secretary, and the
following resolution was passed:
Whereas the position of the First Bri-
gade, Second Division, Twelfth Corps on
the evening of July l, 1868, has not as yet
been definitely located and marked on the
battlefield of Gettysburg, therefore be it
Resolved by the members of said bril-
gade here assembled, That committee
consisting of one cOmrade from each reSi-
ment then in said brigade be appointed by
the Chairman of this meeting for the pur
pose of locating the position occupied by
this command from 5 p. m. of July l,
1868, until 5 a. m. of July 2, 1868, and
having the same appropriately and perma-
nently marked.
The following committee was then ap-
pointed: Maj. KrewsOn Yerkes. 9th Ohio;
Lawrence Wilson, It'll Ohio; Col. ID. w.
Thomas, Doth Ohio: Maj. Thos. Neon
nell, Goth Ohio; Capt. John o. Foering,
2Sth Pa; Maj. j. A. Moore, 147th Pa.
To settle the question of location a
meeting Of the committee upon the battle
field was called for Oct. 8, and Maj. Me
COnnell having died very unexpectedly