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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
HIRED ASSASSIN ARRESTED
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Said to Have Been Employed to Kill
+ Father and Son-Boy Was
Killed.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 13-Tom
Horn, a scout, Indian fighter and
stock detective, was arrested here to-
day on a warrant charging him with
the murder of Willie Nickel, the 49,
year-old son of a ranchman, Kels P.
Nickel, of Iron Mountain, who was
assassinated in July last near his
fathers house. Horn now occupies
a steel cell at the county Jail, as it is
konwn he has powerful and wealthy
friends and it is feared an effort may
be made to liberate him. 1t is alleg-
ed that Horn was hired to kill Nickel
and his boy and that several neigh
bors Of Nickel were the instigators
of the plot.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
WILL HAVE A MAJORITY IN EACH
HOUSE.
HON. WILLIAM H. JACKSON
Will Be Voted for BY the Republicans
Mo Hitch In Proceedings
Anticipated.

Annapolis, Md, Jan. 13.-Ex-United
States Senator German arrived here
this afternoon, he is tonight the guest
of Governor Smith at the executive
mansion.
Tomorrow at noon will witness his
reelection to the United States SEN
ate to succeed Senator George l..
Wellington, whose term will expire in
March, 1903. The balloting begins at
noon, each branch voting separately.
If all the members are present, the
vote will stand 81 to "A in the house
and II to 9 in the senate. The minor
ity vote going to Congressman Will
liam H. Jackson of Wicomico, the
republican caucus nominee. It was
thought at one time that the demo-
Gratis who Joined Isaac Lobe Strauss
and the republicans recently in vot-
ing to abruptly adjourn the house
Of delegates might possibly go furth-
er and take some steps to delay the
election of Mr. German. 1t is an
nounced tonight, however, that moth
ing of the sort is contemplated and
that there will be no hitch in tomor-
rows programme so far as the SEN
atorship is concerned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Campaigning In Snmar.

With the exception of a small part
OF the island of Samar the ground is
entirely covered with a dense jungle,
which it is next to impossible to pene-
trate. says a Manila newspaper. The
trails lead off fairly and after a few
miles end in a blank wall Of jungle,
which is so matted that it takes hours
for the soldiers to cut a trail wide
enough for the passag &c of q single man
at Il time. What the natives call trails
in the mountains ere simply paths al
NEST entirely covered with Jungle
grass. rattan and bamboo. through
which the hardy mo%untaineers force
their way with ease, while the more
encountered and less accustomed white
soldier cannot get through at all.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Civilization of the Crows.

The Crow Indians. once the terror
OF the plains, are now scheduled as
among the most Industrious and pros
porous Indians in the country. There
are about 1900 of them on the Crow
reservation in Montana. and they have
been reported at Washington as self
supporting" There are gradations OF
wOrtllrssness ever among savages, and
the Crows We're more energetic in their
wild life than were many of the other
tribes. and especially those Of the coast.
1t is not surprising therefore that they
are more energetic in semicivilized life
than the others and are ready sooner to
dispense with government rations.-
Portland Oregonian.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
EXPOSED TO SMALLPOX
Students of University of Minnesota
Will All Be Vaccinated.

Minneapolis, Jan. 13.-The health
authorities of Minneapolis, with the
aid of about 40 members of the senior
medical class of the university of
Minnesota, today began the vaccina-
ton of all the students of the uni
versity. This is made necessary BY
the fact that a large number Of the
students were exposed to smallpox
by H. E. McKibben, a medical student
who was Saturday taken to the quar-
antine hospital.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
THE coUNTRY's GROWTH.
of Increase in Population
In Different Sections.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The director
Of the census announced today the
percentage of increase of population
in different parts of the country, show
ing for the last decade a rapid de-
crease from the previous rate of
grow h of population in the west, a
less marked, but decided decrease in
the north and a slight increase in the
south. For the first time in the his
tory of this country the population
OF the south has increased somewhat
more rapidly than that of the north.
The east geographically is included in
the term north. The rate of the
growth in the north, west and south
is far more nearly the same than it
ever has been.
The official announcement divides
the country as follows: West, from
the Pacific to the eastern boundary
of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and
New Mexico; north and south, the re-
spective sides of a line formed by the
Potomac and Ohio rivers and the
southern boundary of Missouri and
Kansas. The percentage of increase
from 1860 to 1880 was 61.9, in the
north; 48:4 in the south, and 1856 in
the west, while in the last 20 years,
l8SO-190O, it was 48.7 in the north;
4S.5 in the south and 1915 in the
west.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
FIRE IN A LODGING HOUSE.
Inmates Have a Narrow Escape
From Death.

SSNk
Standard: A fire started at an
early hour this morning at the Klon-
dixie lodging house, No. 80 East Park
street, which nearly ended in a calam-
ity. The fire started in the basement
and was with difficulty suppressed by
the fire department. Many of the
of the house became excited
and started to jump out of the win
dows. Jack Enright jumped from a
second story window and his leg was
broken. Henry Closer %sprained his
ankle by jumping. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from a furn-
ace. People in adjoining buildings
were taken out by means of ladders.
The smoke was very dense and near
ly %suffocated the inmates.
The entire building was Quilted. Eat.
right was taken to st. Peters hospi-
tai.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14

senators and representatives, today
considered the course to be pursued
in the Schley last and reached a de-
termination that pending the deci-
sion Of President Roosevelt on the
appeal to be made by Admiral Schley
to the chief executive, it would be in
advisable for the delegation to urge
upon congress any of the resolutions
or bills introduced.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
No news is Good News,

London, Jan. 13.-Wiring from Con-
s%tantinople, the correspondent of the
Daily Chronicle says there is no news
of Miss Stone, the captive American
missionary, and that M. Gargiulo,
dragoman of American legation at
Constantinople, and w. W. Peet, trnas-
urer of the missionary society in Con-
s%tantinople, have not yet met the
bandits holding the missionary pris-
oner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14

indians Discover Hull of Vessel Turn
ed Turtle.

Victoria, B. c., Jan. 13.-Dispatches
from Alberti report that the schooner
Minnie L. Paint has turned turtle off
Vancouver Island coast. What has
become Of the crew cannot be learned,
but it is feared that all have perish
ed. The hull was seen first by some
Indians some days ago, who reported
it as that of a 400 ton vessel. Since
then wreckage has come ashore, bear
ing the name mime L. Paint
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
BELIEVE DEWEY.
Chicago Board of Trade indorce Mi
nority Report in SchIey Inquiry.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-The Chicago
board of trade at it's annual meeting
Admiral Dewey's minority report in
the Schley controversy and as a rep
r%esentative body of Chicago business
men sem a memorial to congress ask
ing that any circumstances and events
that might throw light on the situa-
ton be examined into. This action
was not taken without lengthy dis
cussion and objections from several
members who expressed themselves
satisfied with the report Of the naval
commission.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
OVERLOOK THE OUTLAW.
Wyoming Officer and Charles Wood
ward Exchange Shots.

Casper, Wyo, Jan. 13:-Deputy
Sheriff John Grieves, in pursuit of the
days ago., came upon Charles Wood
ward early today between Middle
Casper creek and Powder river and
Woodward shot three times at
Grieves. Grieves shot Woodward's
horse from under him but he escaped.
The reward will be increased to ST.
900.
A new posse has started Cor the
scene of the shooting today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
IN THE MARTS OF TRADE.
Record Showing Days Commercial
and Financial Fluctuations.
Wheat.

Chicago, Jan. 13.-January 77%c:
May 81R@ 81%c; July S1%c.
Minneapolis, Jan. 13:-Cash 76kc;
May 77% @77Rc; July 1875 @78hc; Oh
track, No. 1 hard zoe; No. 1 northern
76kc; No. 2 northern 74k @75hc.
Duluth, Jan. 14.-No. 1 hard, cash to
arrive, zoe; No. ! northern, cash to
arrive, 76c; May 79c; No. 2 northern
73Rc; No. 3 spring zoe.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
ADMIRAL scHLEY AT CHURCH.
Attends Divine Services and is Object
of Admiration.

Savannah, Ca, Jan. 13.-Admiral
Schley passed a quiet day at the home
of General w. w. Gordon, where he
is visiting. He attended religious SER
vices yesterday morning at Christ
church, Episcopal, and in the evening
at the Independent Presbyterian
church. Each house was crowed with
attendants upon the services. The
streets were lined with people before
and after the services. Men raised
their hats to the distinguished Wis
itor and women bowed to him, but
there was no cheering or handicap
ping.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
An Automobile Hotbouse

An automobile dollhouse is one of the
latest novelties in Paris. Baron Ed
mond de Rothschild has just had one
constructed at a cost OF 5000 francs
for the purpose of carrying dollhouse
plants from his country estate to his
house in Paris. The journey there and
back used to take two days and neces-
STATED the lodging of three men over
night in Paris. 1t is now performed
In the same day and will doubtless be
q considerable economy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Refused to Award Contract.

Big Timber, Jan. 13.-The postof-
fee department has refused to award
the contract for the carrying of mail
between this point and Two Dot,
claiming that the bids for the per-
Torrance of the same are too high,
and have accordingly called for new
bids. The contract calls for carrying
the mail between Big Timber and
Two Dot and return six times per
week. The present contract is for
$1,626.18. The government requires
a bond of $4,000 to be given.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Latest London FancieS.

The ladybird is the latest fancy in
trinEets in London. Lucky ladybird"
brooches are selling very rapidly. The
insect is initiated in colored enamel on
the center of a gold safety pin. Mauve
and pink furniture is the latest fancy
OF the artistic--mauve wood, pink satin
brOcade and curtains which are shot
with both colors and figured with a
pattern of sweet peas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
AMERICANS BUY CANALS,
British, French, German and Italian
Canals Acquired.

London, Jan. 13.-One Of the most
important of American commercial en-
terprises in Europe has just culmi-
mated here. It consists of the secur-
ing of all-water routes for American
cargoes of grain and other commodi-
ties from inland ports in the United
States to inland ports in Europe and
embraces the purchase by American
capital of several British and other
canals.
Frank w. Hawley, vice president Of
the Erie Canal Traction company, has
been on this side several mnoths Sc
curing concessions for the operation
of European canals by electricity. The
Erie concern today secured control of
about 5000 miles of canals in Eng
land and on the continent. AS a re-
suit cargoes shortly will be shipped
on the same bill of lading from Duluth,
Mimi, to Brussels, Bruges, Client and
Cologne and later to any point in the
United Kingdom, France Germany
and Italy.
At the forthcoming session of par
lament the British legislators will be
asked to grant permission for the
erection of central power stations for
the propulsion Of traffic on at least
two British canals. These will be
0nnroto1 with oorioor oori4o1
though their control will nominally re-
main in British hands. Mr.. Hawley
said today:
eyes, it is true that the traction
company is making considerable prog
ress in securing all water routes by
electricity operated canals throughout
Europe. T. cannot tell you yet the
names of the English canals which
will figure in parliament. There are
in the United Kingdom 1,13S miles Of
canals owned by railroads which do
not make a very good financial show
ing, but 2,76S miles of English canals
independent Of railroads show earn
lHSS VI @iAJ pei Illit, WHICH dtS
greater than those shown by many
American railroads..
However, we have been able to
get control of a portion of these, be-
their operation and maintenance
expenses are over 70 per cent of their
gross receipts. The largest canals
in England. viz. the Birmingham,
Grand Junction, Leeds and Liverpool.
Oxford and Bridgewater, are not far
removed from sources of electric
power supply. Therefore it is merely
a question of getting the necessary
consent of parliament for the convey
ance of electric energy before the
English canals will be equal to the
canals of America and Belgium, where
electrical energy has resulted in in
creased facilities with a correspond
ing reduction in the cost of operation"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Relief for Postmaster.

Washington, Jan. 13.-The pustof-
flee department t1toy Sc; to cen
gress the claim of F. e. Coin1. post
master at Chicago, for S74,610, COW
ering the amount of the burglary of
the postofice in October, 1901, which
is said to be one of the largest post
office robberies in the history of the
department. e
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
Settled Out of Court.

London, Jan. 13.-The breach Of
promise suit of Miss Portia Knight
against the Duke of Manchester has
been settled out of court, the duke
paying $1,000 and expenses of suit.
Final papers will be signed Wednes-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
New York n

New York, Jan. 13,-Money on call
Az @5 per cent? closed bid and asked
AZ per cent.
Prime mercantile paper Az
per cent.
Bar silver 55Rc.
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:1l'5g|5.| Time TABLE,,
!ldIf|.E Billings, Mont.
LINCOLN, KANSAS CITY,
OMAHA, ST. LOUIS,
CHICAGO, SAN FRANCISCO
JOSEPH. DENVER.

OOSLL4 LIZ " IL v L1V3
SALT LAKE,
and all points east. south and weet.
TRAINS ARRIVE AND DEPART AS Follow
No a. Passenger, daily, Chicago, st.
Louis, Kansas City. st. Jo-
seph, Atchison, Omaha, Lin
coin, Denver, California, Col
orado and Texas points.
Leave 11:5O D.. m
No. Al. Passenger, daily from above
points. Arrive. ....... 1:55 am
No. 40. Freight. daily, Sheridan and
intermediate points. Leave. 1000 am.
No. As. Freight, daily. from Sheridan
and intermediate Joints.
Arrive 8O0a.m
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair
cars (seats free) on through trains.
Tickets sold and baggage checked to
any point in the United States or Can.
ada.
For information, maps. tables, and
tickets call on or address ]. L. Har.
rington, agent, H. B. Segur, general
agent, Billings, Mont, Or ]. Francis.
general passenger agent, Omaha, Neb.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
REINFORCE CAMP MERRITT.
Garrison at Tongue River India,
Agency Ordered Increased.

st. Paul, Jan. 13.-Major General
Otis, commanding the department of
Dakota, telegraphed orders today to
the commanding officer at hort Keogh,
Mont, to increase the garrison of
the sub-post at Camp Merritt in the
Tongue River Indian reservation,
where a disturbance was threatened
last week. Camp Merritt is also to
be supplied with an abundance of
provisions, so that the garrison will
be prepared for possible contin-
gencies.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
CONSIDERED scHLEY MATTER
Maryland Delegation in Congress Con
clude to Wait.

Washington, Jan. 13,-The Mary
land delegation in congress, including
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-14
OSTEOPATnIC PHYSICIAN

Rooms II and 10 Gruwell Building.
Day:Phone 131. Night Phone 173
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16

Al lie Precheur, five miles north of
st. Pierre. canoes with men and wOm-
en-. frantic 10 get away. begged for
passage on the steamer.
The whole north end of the island
was covered with Il silvcrgray cOating
of ashes. resembling dirty SHOW. Fur
iOus blasts Of tire. ashes and mud
swept over the steamer but finally St.
Pierre WaS reached.
The city of St Pierre stretched near
ly TWO miles along the water front. and
half II mile back 10 cliff ar the base
of the volcano. The houses of the rich
er French families We're built OF stone.
The still smoking volcano lowered
above the aSh-covered hills. The ruins
We're burning in many places. and
frightful odors of burned flesh filled
the air.
With great difficulty landing WAS
effected. Not onr house was left i'll
tact. Viscid heaps of mud. of bright
er ashes. or piles of volcanic stones
were seen on every side. The streets
could hardly be traced. Here and
there, amid the ruins. We're heaps Of
corpses. Almost all the faces We're
downward
In one corner twenty-five bodies of
men. women and children Were
mingled in one awful mass. arms and
legs prOtruding as the helpless beings
fell in the last struggles of deaths ag
ony. Through the middle of the old
Place Bertin ran IL tiny stream. the re-
mains of the river. Giant trees. with
roots upwards and ScOrche1 by fire.
We're strewn in every direction. Huge
blocks and still hot stones were scat
tered about From under one large
stone the arm of Il white woman pro
truded. Most notable was the utter
silence. and the awful overpowering
stencil from the thousands of dead.
Careful inspection showed that the
fiery stream which so completely de
stroyed ST. Pierre must have been com
posed of poisonous gases, which in
Stantly suffocated every one who in
hailed them. and of other gases burn
ing furiously. for nearly all the vic
tins had their hands covering their
mouths or We're in some other attitude
showing that they had sought relief
from suffocation. All the bodies were
carboniZed or roasted.
A g. Austen. manager of the Colo
NAL Bank of Barbados. landed ut st.
Pierre with a party from the British
royal mail steamer Solent- He found
lHt bihh tl'fh SN'pftt h' -'iht iiA'h-
utes before o'clock. \ horse and
buggy and a policeman We're in a dead
group at the door
At the request of s. y. McAllister,
United States consul at Barbados,
Captain Davis and the Solent We're
placed at his disposal by the Barba-
does government. The Solent arrived
at about the same time as the Associat-
ed Press steamer. and brought to ST.
Pierre the colonial secretary. two civil
doctors. two military officers. and DIR.
w. f. Aughinbaugh of Washington, as
we'll as a corporal and -four hospital
orlerlies. three trained nurses and
full field hospital outfit. The Barbados
government also sent 700 barrels OF
provisions. one ton of ice and full
supply of medicine. These Were use
full. but the dead needed only quick
burial.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
Deadly Explosion in Pittsburg.

fittsburc. Pa, May l3.-The Shera-
den yard of the Panhandle railroad
was the scene last evening of the most
disastrous explosion of oil cars, fol-
lowed by fire. known i'm this section for
many years. y score of lives We're lost
and about 200 persons Were 50 badly
burned that. according to the Judgment
q, physicians i'll attendance. seventy
tlve per cent. of them will die from the
effects of their injuries.
The cause of the catastrophe was
the explosion of Il train of naphtha cars.
which Were being switched 1T the yard.
In the switching the rear car tele-
SCoped 4 car forward. The leaking
naphtha iguited from Il switch light,
causing an explosion which threw the
flames fifty feet high. Much of the es-
Gaping naphtha ran through Cor<'S run
To Esplain borough. distance of one
and one~half miles, and caused another
explosion. blowing to atoms the Sey-
mour hotel and the Collins House. on
River road. and badly wrecking Il
frame building near by. in which We're
congregated 100 or more men from
Pittsburs and vicinity. betting ON the
races aud ball games.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
Four American Ships Lost.

Washington. May l0.-T'he following
cablcgram has just been received at
the State Department:
"Point-a-Pitre. May 9.--To Secretary
of State. Washington: At Il. m, on
the Sth instant. a storm of steam. mud
and fire enveloped the city and com
munity. Not more than twenty per-
sons escaped with their lives. Eighteen
vessels We're burned and sunk with all
on board. including four American YES
selS and a steamer from Quebec.
named Roraima. The United States
consul and family are reported among
the victims. A war vessel has come
to Guadaloupe for provisions and will
leave at . tomorrow. AYME,
Consul"
The State Department has been re-
ceiving dispatches from commercial
houses in New York asking that war
ships be sent at once to Martinique TO
afford relief. The matter is under con-
sidcration.
The Delta independent., 1902-05-16
DESTRUCTION OF ST. PIERRE
BY A DEADLY RAIN OF FIRE

France, but could not reach the north
ernmost part of the island on accoun,
of dense rain of ashes.
The captain of the Suchet further
reported that the Mont Pelee volcano
still had threatening aspect yester-
day evening. Subterranean roarings
We're still heard, flashes Of fame fire.
quently belched from the volcano and
stones were thrown out with immense
force. A dispatch received at the CO.
lonial office here to-day from Fort De
France says there is no doubt that
Governor Mouttet and the command
er of the troops at st. Pierre, Colonel
Dain, are dead.
Other dispatches confirm the reports
that the American and British copsuls
and their families perished.
NJ. Bloch, inspector of finance, and
NJ. Labarthe, the colonial minister's
secretary, who have been dispatched
by the government to Martinique,
sailed from Brest to-day on the French
cruiser D'Assas. which carries money,
provisions and other stores for the re-
lief OF the Martinique sufferers.
A French cable official who went to
st. Pierre reports that the company's
office has burned to ashes and that
there is no trace of the staff. This
official adds that the cremation of the
bodies OF the victims has begun and
that the cable steamer Poyeur Quertier
is proceeding to repair the northern
cable.
The waves of lava are still reported
to be flowing northward. They have
extended even to lie Carbet
The candidates for election to the
French Chamber of Deputies who per-
ished at ST. Pierre We're NM. Percin
and lie Clerc