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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
MUSIC TEACHER MURDERED
Stabbed to Death in Her Fathers
House.

Rochester, N. Y, Nov. 1S.-Miss
Florence McFarlan, aged 81 years, a
music teacher, was stabbed to death
in her fathers house here today by
another woman and an hour later
Mrs. Lulu Young, wife of Frank
Young, at one time city purchasing
agent, was arrested as being the sup
posed murderer. The woman who
committed the deed rang the door
bell of the McFarlan home and when
Miss McFarlan answered it attacked
her with a knife. Miss McFarlan ran
screaming through the hall into the
kitchen, closely pursued by her as
sailant. In the kitchen she stumbled,
half turning. In a flash her pursuer
was upon her and stabbed her five
times. Miss McFarlan sank to the
floor, dying instantly. The murderess
fed. The only words she was heard
to utter were:
"She has come between myself and
my husband and I'm glad she's dead"
The dead woman was the daughter
of a railroad la She was a person
of refinement ad good appearance.
Mrs. Young made no statement after
her arrest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
FAVORED BY THE GRANGE.
List of Things the National Body
Wants,

Lansing, Mich, Nov. 1S.-At today's
session of the national grange the
committee on legislation reported ia
voring the extension of the rural mail
system, postal savings bank, early
completion Of the Nicaraguan canal,
the building of a canal to connect the
Mississippi, great lakes and Atlantic,
the election of United States sena-
tors by popular vote; improved pure
food laws; a constitutional amend
ment giving congress the power to
regulate and control all corporations
and combinations of capital of a
m~onopolistic nature, and additional
powers for the interstate commerce
commission. The passage of the ship
subsidy bill is opposed. The report
of Grand Lecturer Mitchell favors the
teaching of agriculture in public
schools.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
WILL BE STRONG EFFORT TO PUT
BILL THROUGH HOUSE.
OBSTACLES HAVE ARISEN
The Shipbuiiders' Trust Looms Up
as a Serious Menace to the
Measure.

Washington, Nov. 18.-A determin,
ed effort will be made to pass the
shipping subsidy bill during the com
ing short session of congress-.
The bill passed the senate last win.
ter, and it's advocates claim that its
passage is in line with sound re.
publican policy. During the late cam
paign the question of ship subsidies
was not generally discussed, and Sen
ator Hanna, author OF the measure,
will undertake to see the measure
through the house.
1t is understood that he will agree
to the Stevens-Minor substitute grant
ing liberal concessions to cargo car
riers for the Pacific ocean trade.
But there are new difficulties that
have arisen, and the fate Of ship sub
sides is as uncertain low as it has
been at any time during all the years
of it's stormy career.
The organization of a big %shipbuild-
ing combine controlling the sources of
supplies for constructing vessels will
have much weight in determining the
outcome.
The antitrust amendments of the
Stevens-MiLor bill will not permit ves-
sells constructed by a trust to enjoy
the benefits of the subsidies, and
hence would shut out the combine.
On the other hand should the bill
pass with the antitrust features
there would be no opportunity for free
s%hipbuilding for some years, for it is
a business that is not easy to master
and the material and men are to a
very great extent limited.
Taken altogether the prospect is
not a very rosy one for enacting a
shipping law this winter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
PRESIDENTS TARIFF IDEA
WOULD HAVE COMMISSION TO
STUDY QUESTION.
Session of Congress Would Be USE
less Until Investigation Was
Completed.

Washington, Nov. Ex-senator
Spooner's statement that President
Roosevelt would call an extra session
of the fifty-eighth congress in March
to revise the tariff is alphabetically
denied by an influential member of the
presidents cabinet.
81 happen to know" said this mem
Der of the cabinet, that the president
has no such purpose in view. He does
not want congress on his hands after
the conclusion of the fift~y-seventh
| congress on March 4. He has plan
ned to tour the west, which will carry
him as far as the Pacific coast, and it
is his purpose to fulfill this plan"
But is not the president committed
to tariff reform?" the member of the
cabinet was asked.
Undoubtedly. And he intends to
fulfill his pledge by urging the crea-
ton of a tariff commission, which
shall be vested with power to recon-
mend to congress amendments to ex-
listing schedules of the Dingley act.
| have no doubt that the present con
gress will act upon the presidents
recommendation and create the COM
mission. What urgent need would
there be under the circumstances for
an extra. session of congress to amend
conclude that it had better wait for
the commission to finish it's labors
before it undertook to take up a sub
ject of such great Importance to the
country? I think the answer is obvi-
ous."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
THEY GET THE WRONG MAN.
Police of Brussels Arrest English
Member of Parliament.

Brussels, Nov. 1S.-The police here
arrested an Englishman named Jas
Hardie On suspicion of having been
connected with the attempt made on
Saturday by Rubino or the life of
King Leopold. The prisoner turned
out to be James Keir Hafdie, M. P,
the former chairman of the independ-
ent labor party, and a well-known la
Dor leader. He was subsequently re-
leased and lodged a complaint at the
British legation. Mr.. Hardie threaten
ed to make his arrest an international
affair, and will appeal to the British
foreign Office Immediately after he
returns to England.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Died from FIv Bite.

New York, Nov. 18.-Herman Kauf-
dealer living in the Bronx, has died
from the effects of a fly bite inflicted
last Wednesday. A few hours later
a small spot made by the bite devel.
oped into a swelling over the entire
cheek. The swelling continued to
spread until the whole upper portion
Of the child's body was inflamed. The
child's playmates say the fly vas an
ordinary ''blue bottle" The physi-
clans believe the insect was infected
with erysipelas germs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Kruuer's Nephew Weds.

Glendive, Nov. 17-Martin Sargsson
of California and Miss Ida Adams Of
Miles City were united in marriage
at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage
today by the Rev. H. A. James.
Sargsson is a nephew of Dom Paul
Kruger and is lecturing and preach
ing to raise funds for the Boer or
phans and widows. He delivered an
address at the Methodist Episcopal
church last night.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
EUROPEAN DIPLOMATS WORK ON
cUBA's Suspicious.
TO DEFEAT AMERICAN AIMS
Interference for Express Purpose OF
curing Commercial Supremacy.

Washington, Nov. 1S.-Relations be-
tween the United States and Cuba
are in a much more satisfactory con.
dition than the general public is
aware of. The differences between
Uncle Sam and his little godchild
have been fomentel and aggravated
by the unfriendly interference of in
terested European diplomats.
All summer the Cubans were prom
Using to come to the front with a posi-
tive answer regarding the treaty ne
gotiated here in Washington between
Secretary Hay M Minister Quesda.
The days have heightened into weeks
and months, and yet the treaty was
never returned from Havana to Wash
ington.
The salient fact, which has been
kept secret, but which is vouched for,
is that the Cubans have practically
rejected the treaty previously nego-
tiated, and have insisted on negotiat-
ing an entirely new treaty in Havana.
Suspicion of any document prepared
in Washington has become general
among the Cubans, until now it has
been found necessary to send Colonel
Tasker H. Bliss, who was collector of
customs for Cuba during the period of
military occupation, to begin nego-
tiations practically anew at Havana.
Estrada Palma, the president of
Cuba, is an honest man and a firm
friend Of the United States, but he is
practically without support. Senti-
ments of jealousy, envy and distrust
of the country which set them free
have grown SO rapidly among the Gu
bans as to give rise to the belief that
other interested parties were at work
creating public sentiment in the is
land. Quiet Investigations have dem
onstrated at last that the ungenerous
and distrustful attitude of the Cubans
has been largely brought about by
European influences, until now the
strange spectacle is presented of a
reciprocity treaty, which was begged
for by the Cubans, being discussed
anew at Havana, because the people
in control of the republic are afraid
to trust their interests in their own
minister in Washington.
The factor of European interference
for the express purpose of defeating
the plans of the United States to Sc
cur commercial supremacy in Cuba
has at last become clearly apparent,
until today it is asserted that the fail
ure to secure a satisfactory reciproc-
ity treaty with Cuba is due entirely
to the INSCRIPTIONS diplomacy of
Great Britain, Germany, France and
Spain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
First Publication Nov. 4, 1902-4t
SUMMONS.

IN JUSTICE COURT, BILLINGS
Township, State of Montana, Coun-
ty of Yellowstone, before F. l..
Mann, Justice of the Peace.
Rose Haworth, plaintiff, VS.. Harr:
Padghum, defendant-ALIAS SUM
MONS.
The State of Montana, to Harry Padg-
hum, notwithstanding:
You are hereby required to appear
in an action brought against you by
the a~bove-named plaintiff, in the JUS
tice court~of the city of Billings, coun-
ty of Yellowstone, and to answer the
complaint filed therein within forty
days Exclusive of the day of ~service)
after the service on you of this sum-
mons, the first issued herein having
been returned without being served.
The above action was brought to
recover the sum of Thirty-three and
T~hirty-five Hundredths (33.35) Dol
lars, due and owing from defendant
to plaintiff for board from the 4th
day of September, 1902, to October
21st, of the same year.
And in default thereof judgment
will be rendered against you, Harry
Padghum, the above-named defendant,
according to the complaint.
Given under my hand this 31st day
of October, 1902.
F. L. MANN,
Justice of the Peace.
H. c. Crippen, Plaintiffs ATTORNEY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
MEAT o ENGLAND.
South America Becoming an Impor-

tant Rival to the United States.
London, Nov. 1.-THE position of
the beef trade in this country is in a
very interesting state at the present
moment. Although smaller quanti-
ties of dead meat have been shipped
recently from the United States, yet
prices have not been maintained at
al successfully by the great American
houses in the Smithfield market. This
is on account of new competition from
South America meat shippers, which
has become, to the great satisfaction
of the English element in Smithfield
of a formidable nature.
Finding they were prevented by the
English board of agriculture from
shipping cattle alive to England, the
South American houses some months
ago set to work in earnest to ship
dead meat. At first they tried freez-
ing it, but with poor success, for the
cargoes came to market in much the
same state as Australian frozen meat
hard and altogether outclassed by
the American chilled beef.
The latest shipments from South
America, however, was, in the opin-
ion of the market, practically as fine
in condition as the American chilled
beef ,aEd it sold at prices only a
shade below those of the American
commodity. The problem of cheaper
meat also is brought nearer to solu-
ton by the news that Argentine has
agreed to accept the terms which the
board of agriculture has so long stip-
ulated for as the only condition upon
which British ports could be reopen
ed to live stock from that country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

Philadelphia Press; City Editor
What instruction did you give that
new reporter when you assigned him
to that hanging?
Assistant merely told him to
make his story commonplace. Why?
City Editor-Well, he has tried to
follow your orders. For Instance,
he speaks of the body falling with a
sharp invigorating thud.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Killed hy Fireworks.

New York, Nov. 1S.-Frank O'Con-
nor, II years old, died today from
injuries heceived at the fireworks *
plosion in Madison square, election
night. He is the fifteenth person to
die as a result of that accident. Ply
sicians at Bellevue hospital said to-
day that the death of James Fenton,
colored another victim of the explo-
sion, is only a matter of a few days.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
A X o JOINS IN.
Announces an Increase in Wages of
SWitchmen.

Cleveland, O., Nov. 1.-THE Lake
Shore road will post notices tomor-
row announcing an average increase
in the wages of switchmen along the
entire system. The. wages of the
switchmen in the Chicago yards were
raised recently and the notice tomor-
row will apply to all other switchmen.
The same company now has under
Amusement a more general increase in
wages, after the demand of several
employees.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
SAME AS CHRISTIANS.
Buddhist and Mohammedan Priests
Want Concessions on Railroads.

San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-The South
ern Pacific, Sante Fe and their con-
nections are in receipt of a petition
from a number of Buddhist and Mo-
hammedan priests, asking that they
be given the courtesy of half-rate for
overland trips. Christian ministers
and Jewish rabbis get that courtesy,
also Christian missionaries and sisters
of charity. The petition urges that
no discrimination should be made
against these Oriental priests.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
MILLIS-MARTIN.
Daughter of the Judge Marries Mel
willie Man,

vito Wdn.
Bozeman, Nov. 1.-THE marriage of
Miss Alice Martin and Scott Mills of
Melville, Mont, took place yesterday
evening at the home of Judge and
Mrs. J. H. Martin on Olive street, the
ceremony being performed by the
Rev. Frank B. Lewis of st. James
church in the presence Of relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mills left on the east
bound passenger for Melville shortly
after the ceremony. The bride is
the youngest daughter Of Judge and
Mrs. J. P. Martin. Mr.. Mills is book
keeper for the Melville Mercantile
company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
Prince Going Home.

New York, Nov. 17.-Prince Henry
of Pless, who came to the United
States to attend, on behalf of the
German government, the opening of
the new home of the chamber of com
merce, has returned here from a short
tour and will sail on Wednesday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

Washington Star: Charlie, DEAR"
said young Mrs. Torkins, 81 have such
a bargain!"
"Indeed!"
Eyes; you told me that blue poker
I got a whole lot of them for Is
cents"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21
al LEAVE NOW.

Colombian Government Able to Guard
the Isthmian Railroad.
Washington, Nov. 18.-The navy de-
partment has received the following
cablegram from Admiral Casey dated
Panama, Nov. 16:
Colombian government has today
about 5000 men on line of (raiD road.
More are expected daily. General
Perdamo expressed to me his ability
maintain a free transit. l have
ordered withdrawal from Isthmus of
Panama and embarkation of marines
Tuesday next"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

New York Times: Hewitt-Gruet
hasn't any confidence in anybody.
Jewett-No; I don't believe he'd
cash his own check.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-11-21

ST. loHN's HEADACHE CURE
wi, eure your headache. Sold by
Chapnle Drug &C.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
Ours Blood and Skin Diseases. Itching Hu-
moEs, Eczema. ScTOfula. Etc.

Send no money simply write and
try Botanic Blood Balm at0Ir expense.
A personal trial of Blood Balm is bet
ter than "a thousand printed testimo-
malls, So don't hesitate to write for a
free sample.
If you suffer from ulcers, eczema,
scrofula, blood poison, cancer. eating
sores, itching skin, pimples, boils, bone
pains, swellings, rheumatism, catarrh,
or any other blood or skin disease, we
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blood pure and rich. gives the skin
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Thoroughly tested for 30years. Costs
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sent free by writing Blood Balm Co,
Atlanta Ca. Describe trouble and
free medical advice sent n sealed let
ter. This is an h nest offer-medicine
sent at once. prepaid.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
THE COTTON CROP.
Secretary Hester's Statement of
Worlds Visible Supply.

Secretary Hester's statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton, issued
| st Friday shows the tt tai visible
supply to be 3,097,5S bales against
1893. $40 last week. and 4,240, 164 last
year. OF this the total American cot
ton is 1882. 5S7 bales against 2.2l5, 440
last week, and 2,l6O. l64 last year, and
of all other kinds, including Egypt,
Brazil. India, ETC., 1.0l5,OOO against
I,Ol4O0 last week. and l,OS0,0O0 last
year. OF the world S visible supply of
cotton there is nov ahoat and held in
Great Britain and continental Europe
1921 900 bales against 1,6l4,00O last
year, in Egypt 10000 against 10000
last wear, in India 544, 900 against
500, O0e last year, and in the United
States 6l3, 900 against 657, 600 last year.
These figures are "a close approxIma-
ton. using the stnrlls of Thursday at
Baltimore. New York, Boston and
Cincinnati.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
NEW FLAG FOR PRESIDENT
Changed Design of the Chief Ex-
ecutive's Emblem,

The emblem known as "the presi-
dents flag" which has been used OH
rare occasions for many years, will
hereafter appear with a changed de-
sign, says the Washington correspond
ent of the Philadelphia Times. The
new flag is now being made at the
navy department. The design of the
present flag, which has been so long in
use, is simply the coat of arms of the
United States on a blue field. Aside
from the new arrangement of the col
ors in the coat of arms which will APP
pear in the presidents flag now in
process of manufacture, the principal
change is in the arrangement OF the
thirteen stars above the eagles head.
1t is proposed to have sunburst ex-
actly circular in form above the head
of the eagle, with the rays radiating
from the group of stars. The new de-
sign consists otherwise of pure white
eagle, it's feathers heavily outlined
with black, the constellation in white
with the rays in heavy stitching of
yellow on blue ground. The flag is
to be of bunting, IA by. 1912 feet, for
outdoor use and of heavy taffeta Silk
gold thread and embroidery for interi-
or decoration. The presidents flag is
used only at sea on the mainmast of
the vessel when the president is on
hoa rd
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
RICH AND POOR.
How Columbus Prison Authorities
Discriminate With COnVictS.

Richard Davis, the bank cashier at
Washington, Ind who lost nearly
$4,000 playing craps and similar
games. and defaulted many thousands
of dollars, afterwards made good, and
who was sentenced to tive years i'm
prisonment at Coin mbus, Ohio, by
Judge Baker of the federal court,
seems to have struck ''Oil' in the Ohio
pen, as he is not wearing stripes and
is detailed as chief assistant to the
warden, sleeping IN an ante-room OF
the warden's Office and not in the pris-
on proper. His meals are brought to
him from an outside cafe, and altOgeth-
err he is taking things very easy.
Three men taken to the same city
from Washington last week, whose
combined thefts did not exceed $50,
are at hard labor.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
A HELPLESS Child.

A weak and puny child is badly
handicapped in the battle OF life. 1t
is sisolated from the healthy enjoy
ments of its little fellow beings 1t
cannot partake either of their play or
their sturdy work and progress in the
world: its whole life is embittered by
incapacity and weakness. ANY wO-
man who expects to become a mother
ought TO know what DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription will do both for
her own health and safety during her
time of trial and also to insure in be-
queatling u fair measure of health
and strength to the prospective little
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
BUGS COST US MILLIONS.
What the Insects Destroy Every
Year in Fields and Orchards.

But few people realize the enormous
amount of damage caused in this coun-
try every year through the ravages OF
noXious insects, says the New Orleans
Picayune. The damage may be
brought home to every farmer, and
even TO the citizen, with his little plot
of garden, but the aggregate damage
throughout the country is never
thought of. Yet this same loss through
the depredations of the "bug" is one of
the most serious problems with which
the country have TO deal.
In recent contribution to Harper's
Magazine. the well.known economic
entomologist, DR.. II. G. McCook, shows
that this loss amounts TO sum almost
inconceivable. According TO this
statemant the ehinch bug caused Il
loss of $50, 900, 900 in 1871, upwards OF
$1,000 00O, 900 in 1874 and in 1887 $780,
100000. The Rocky mountain locust,
or grass hopper. in 1874 destroyed ST.
100000 of the crops of kansas. Mis-
souri,, Nebraska and Iowa, and the in
direct loss was probably as much more.
L Ut LUdU1 years UUC COUlOu pllldl
caused an average annual loss TO the
southern states of $l5, 100000, while in
1868 and 1873 the loss reached $780,,
O000 900.
The fly weevil, our most destructive
enemy TO stored grains, particularly
throughout the south. inhicts an an
nual loss in the whole country of S40.-
100000. The codling moth, the chief
rayager of the apple and pear crops,
destroys every year fruit valued at
$50, 600, 900 to S40.0OO,O00. The damage
to live stock inflicted by the OK war;
BILE amounts to $36,000,0O0. These in
stances are but few out of the many
which have been brought forward.
Remedies are being sought for, and
some of the most serious problems
have been practically overcome
through the efforts OF the economic
entOmologist, but there are others
which remain puzzlers, and will re-
main so until the complete life histo-
ries of the different species causing
the damage are worked out.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-18
Costly Land.

A lot sold in New York city recent
" for SIS per square inch 0" 1920 a
foot.