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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-21

Pays S per cent on savings depos~
its. interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 6 FER cent On time certificates
Of deposit, not subject to check.
Issues savings certificates on build
ing and loan plan with definite time
of maturity and definite payments.
Loans money on real estate to be
repaid on monthly installments run
ming from M to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-21

Trustees.
Lee Mantle, president; Chas.
Schatzlein, vi~ee-president; Frank W.
Haskins, treasurer: A. B. Clements,
secretary; Charles r. Leonard, F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller. James H.
Monteath.
FRED H. FOSTER. Local A~ent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-21

Calling cards at Gazette once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
NAVAL ENGAGEMENT
IN PANAMA HARBOR
Rebel and Government Fleets
Exchange Shots.
GOVERNOR REPORTED KILLED

Guns of Las Bovedas Are Firing at
the Revolutionary Ships and Govern
ment Forces Are Throwing Up En-
trenchments-Excite Intense.
Colon, Colombia, Jan. 20, via Gal
veston.-A naval battle which began
at o'clock this morning is in prog
ress in the harbor of Panama The
revolutionary fleet consists of the
steamers Padilla, Darien and Gaitan
They are trying to force a landing off
Sacana.
The government ships are the Chi
Ian line steamer Lautaro, the Pacific
Steam Navigation company's steamer
Chfcuito and the Panama Canal com
pany's steamer Boyaca The first
named steamer was seized by Gen
eral Alban and the other two have
been chartered by the Colombian gov
ernment.
AS this dispatch is sent three shots
have just passed over the Chicuito
and she has answered with several
shots. They fell close to the Padilla,
which is seen to be retiring. The guns
at Las Bovedas are also firing at the
rebel ships. The government forces
are throwing up entrenchments.
The United States cruiser Phliadel.
phia is close to the scene of the fight.
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
SOUTHERN PROGRESS.
The New Industries Reported In the
South In eek.

0OALH ttt q SSNs
Chattanooga, Jan. 20.-Among the
more important of the new industries
reported by The Tradesman for the
week ended Jan. IS are the following:
A $4,000 artificial stone works at
Fitzgerald, Ga; bottling works at
Huntsville, Ala; coal mining compa-
nies at Bessemer and Ensley, Ala; a
$5,0000O0 company organized at Nash
vile to develop coal and timber lands
in Tennessee; coffin and casket fac
tory at Cleveland, Tenn; a cotton
mill at Lawrenceburg, Tenn; a crate
factory at Dyer, Tenn; a $4,000 de-
Velopment company at Gaffney, S. c.;
$25,O00 electric power plant contem-
plated at Rome, Ca; Touring mills at
Columbia, S. c., and Rome, Tenn; a
$4,000 furniture factory at Sanford,
N. G.; $4,000 hardware company at
Statesville, n. c., and two hardware
companies at Marion, S. c.; a $4,000
land company at Conway, S. c.; a $10.-
600 land company at Claremont. N. C. +;
a $4,000 lumber company at Mobile,
Ala; lumber companies at Asheville,
N. c., and Cleveland and Newport,
Tenn; machine shops at Chattanooga; !;
a 100000 manganese mining compa-
ny at Montgomery, Ala; a 100000
telephone company at ReidsvilIe, N.
c., and a telephone company at Beau
fort, S. c.; a $4,000 veneer factory at
High Point, N. c., and a S25. 600 veneer
factory at Johnson City, Tenn.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
UNCLE SAM AFTER
TRAITOROUS NATIVES
War In Batangas to Be Wig
Orously Prosecuted.
MARTIAL LAW TO PREVAIL
United States Having Failed After
Two Years Strife to, Subdue Insur-
rection Has Determined on the En-.
forcement of the War.

Washington, Jan. 20.-Having fail
ed, after two years strife, in subduing
the insurrection in Batangas province,
which lies just south of Manila, and
having satisfied himself that lenient
treatment of the insurgents is produc-
tive of no good results, General j..
Franklin Bell, the military commander
In that province, has determined on
the enforcement of the war in the
most vigorous and determined fashion.
involving recommendation in a modified
form, the application of martial law
In all directions and the unsparing
pursuit and punishment OF the natives
VINO act as spies and traitors to the
United States.
The RECOMMENDATION order is dated
at Batangas Dec. last. 1t provides
Tor the establishment of a zone around
the garrisOns into which the friendly
inhabitants are to be required to come
under penalty of conf1scation and de-
struction of their property. This is
said to be necessary to prevent the
collection of forced contributions from
the inhabitants by the insurgents. The
military officers are allowed to fix the
price of necessaries of life, and it is
promised that the people may return
as soon as peaceful conditions are es-
tablished.
This order is followed by long cir
cular by General Bell to his station
commanders. 1t begins with the state
ment that the shares in the general
conviction that the insurrection contin-
ues because the greater part of the
people, especially the wealthier ones,
do not really want peace, but the
greatest good to the greatest number,
he says, can be best brought about by
putting a prompt end to the insurrec-
tion. Therefore he directs the appli.
cation of General Order No. 100, in
force during the civil war in the Unit
ed States, which practically regards
an insurgent as guerrilla and outside
the pale of civilized warfare and sub
ject to the death penalty wherever
such insurgent does not engage con-
tinuously in the war and observe all
the rules of war. 1t is provided that
there shall be no executions without
the approval of the superior officer.
1t is pointed out. that there is no just
cause for exceptional caution or ap-
prehension in attacking insurgent bod
les wherever found, as excessive eau
tion will do the army incalculable
harm. The best defense against the
insurgents, he says, is to assume a
vigorous offensive, to retire in the
presence of the enemy is hazardous
and discouraging.
A special injunction is laid on the
commanders to hunt down through
loyal spies secret sympathizers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
- A
TELEGRAPHIC BREVlTlES.

Representative Southland, of Ohio,
chairman of the house committee on
coinage, is about to send invitations
to a number of the chief manufacture
ers, merchants and others engaged in
mercantile pursuits to appear before
the coinage committee on Feb. 6, con.
cerning the bill for the adoption OF
the metric system of weights and
measures.
At a meeting of the Iowa Louisiana
purchase committee it was decided to
ask the legislature for an appropria.
tion of $250,000 for the st. Louis ex
position.
At the request of the chief of police
of Chicago the Denver police have
taken into custody William H. How.
ard. Howard was formerly western
manager for the Clinton Wire Cloth
company The charge against How.
ard is larceny of $4,000 of the com.
pany's money.
The outlaws who killed the sheriff
of Caddo county, Okla, and his dep
uty and who were believed to be sur
rounded by posse 20 miles south of
Anadarko, are thought to have made
their escape.
The postoffice department has
awarded contracts to the Red D steam.
ship line, which, supplementing exist
ing service. provide for a regular
weekly ocean service c,;t of New York
and Venezuelan porIs aud regular
weekly service to Porto Rico. The
new service will begin March /.
Ex-Representative Springer has con.
cluded his hearing before the house
agricultural committee in opposition
to the ELECTROMAGNETIC bills. The
committee will visit butterine facto.
ry near Washington to get q practi.
cal laea OF the manufacture of this
] article.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
PHILIPPINES TARIFF BILL.
Senate Committee Agrees to Report
Same With Amendments.

SCHdlC NSFIlHIiLtCC NSICCS ~ nc POIt
Same With Amendments.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The senate
committee on Philippines has agreed
to report the house Philippine tariff
bill with amendments.
The report was ordered by a strict
party vote. The bill was amended as
heretofore agreed upon, being a reduc
tion of 25 per cent On goods coming
from the Philippines to the United
States, with an additional reduction of
the export tax charged in the Philip
pines on products sent out of the is.
lands to the United States The Dem
ocrats presented a substitute, which
will be reported to the senate. 1t pro-
vides that there shall be temporary
free trade between the United States
and the islands; that the United States
shall continue to occupy and govern
the islands until a stable government
has been established, when the pres
ident shall direct the withdrawal from
the islands, the United States to re.
tain such military and naval stations
as are deemed necessary. The Phil
ippines are declared to be foreign ter
ritOry by the minority bill from the
passage of the act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
FoRMOsA INsURREcTIoN.
Hundreds of Natives Take Up Arms
Against Japan.

Against Japan.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 20-Advices by
the steamship Tacoma state that the
insurrectiOn movement in Formosa Is
much more serious than at first sup.
posed. Twenty-Five hundred natives
in southern Formosa have taken up
arms against the Japanese authori.
ties. The prevailing conditions are
similar to those in the Philippines,
making it almost impossible for the
Japanese troops to follow the insur.
gents into the swamps and jungles,
where the latter are able to live.
In the last battle the Japanese lost
21 killed and 20 wounded. Twelve
insurgent leaders and 156 of their fol-
lowers were killed or captured. Meth
er party gained any advantage by this
battle. The insurgents are carrying
forward such a vigorous campaign that
the Japanese have sent II companies
of militia against them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Canal Report Goes to conuress.

Washington, Jan. 20.-The president
today transmitted to congress the sup
Elemental report Of the isthmian canal
commission on the proposition of the
Panama Canal company to sell its
property to the United States for $40,
100000. The commission unanimously
reports that after considering the
changed conditions that now exist and
the facts and circumstances upon
which it's present judgment must be
based, the commission is of the opin
ion that the most practicable and feast
BILE route for the isthmian canal, to
be under the control management and
ownership of the United States, is that
known as the Panama canal route
The report is signed by all the mem
bers of the commission. 1t was ac'
companied by a letter of transmitta
from the president to congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Chattanooga invites Prince. Henry.

Chattanooga, Jan. 20.-The Chatta
nooga chamber of commerce and the
mayor, through General H. V. Boyn.
ton, have extended an invitation to
Prince Henry of Prussia and party to
stop at Chattanooga and visit the
Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and
Mission Ridge battlefelds while in the
south. The expectation is that he will
accept and stop on his way to st. Louis
from Charleston.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
DESPERATE CRIMINALS ESCAPE
Eleven Prisoners Break Jail at Nc.
Neil's Island.

NeiI's Island.
Tacoma, Wash, Jan. 20.-Eleven of
the most desperate prisoners in the
United States penitentiary on Nc.
NefPs Island made their escape be.
tween l and 2 o'clock Sunday after.
noon, and up to late hour last night
were still at liberty. 1t was the most
daring and successful jail break ever
attempted in this state and the char.
acter OF the men implicated make it
doubtful whether they will be retaken
without the loss of life.
The men at large are w. D. Snyder,
sent up from Idaho for robbery; James
Campbell, Nome, pickpocket; Thomas
Morton, Nome, burglary; Frank Aims.
worth, Nome, larceny; Mike Williams,
Spokane, counterfeiter Harry Davis,
Nome; Frank Moron, true name Ed
O'Neil, Spokane, Wash, counterfeit.
ers; James Moriarty, Spokane, Wash,
counterfeiter; ]. P. Stewart, Idaho,
counterfeiter; Bruce Kenwight, Nome,
manslaughter; James Carroll, Alaska,
murder.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
RaIeioh Has Three Lines.

Raleigh, Jan. 20.-The Bell and In.
terstate Telephone companies are
spending 100000 in Raleigh on i'm.
provements. On the principal streets
all the Bell wires are under ground,
but the Interstate has made no move
in this direction. There is a third sys.
tenn, the Raleigh. 1t is a subject OF
much comment by visitors that there
should be three systems, Raleigh being
the only known place in the world to
have more than two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Cotton Mil for wavcross

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 20.-There
seems to be little doubt now that
Waycross is to have a cotton mill. At
a meeting of the chamber of com.
merce and citizens temporary organ
ization was perfected George w.
Deen was elected president, Hon. L..
Johnson vice president, John A. Lott
secretary and treasurer and Hon. Leon
A. Wilson attorney. 1t is to be known
as the Waycross Cotton Mill company,
to be capitalized at $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
BIG LABOR CONVENTION,
United Mine Workers of America Gath.
er at INDIANAPOLIS,

er at indianapolis.
indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 20.-Nearlv
1000 members of the United Mine
Workers of America have gathered
here for their thirteenth annual con-
Ventfon, which began at 10 this fore
noon in Tomlinson hall 1t is conf
IDENTIFY expected by President Mitchell,
Secretary Wilson and other officials
that it will be the largest convention
ever held by union laborers. Dele
gates are here from "a states, repre-
sentlng every bituminous and anthra-
cite coal field in the United States.
Ben Tillett, the famous British la.
Dor leader, who is in this country
studying labor conditions, arrived last
night to BE- the guest of President
Mitch ana The miners until Wednes-
day or HEm day His address will be
one OF the aatures of the convention.
The convection will continue until
Jan. so, When the joint conference
with the operators of Ohio, Pennsylva.
mia, Illinois and Indiana will begin.
This conference viii probably last ten
days.
1t is the understanding that the dele
gates are preparing to ask for an
advance that will be equivalent to an
all round increase of at least 10 per
cent. Along with this report, however,
is another to the effect that many Of
the operators have determined to take
a stand for reduction Of 10 per cent
on the ground that they have had an
unprcftable Year. and that the pros
poets for tAe coming year are not
bright enough to warrant even a con-
tinuatiOn of the present scale. 1t is
not believed though that there will be
lockout, as the miners and operators
of the four states that sign the compel
tive scale have been able to reach an
agreement during the last year with
out much trouble.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Marshal Makes Good Haul.

Washington, Ca, Jan. 20.-Deputy
United States Marshal Stalnaker made
big haul Saturday night ]. L. Sut.
ton, well-to-do white farmer. and
two negroes, Dave Walker and Jesse
Heard, were arrested for illicit distil-
ling and carried to Augusta for pTT.ss-
litninary hearing. Sutton is an old of.
fender, having been fined several times
for selling whisky in Wilkes superior
court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
SAW BATTLE OF WATERLOO.
Centenarlan Roederer Remembers In
cident Perfectly.

Quincy, ILL.,, Jan. 2O.-Leonard Roe
derer, of this city, will next Tuesday
celebrate his 102 birthday. He is one
of the very few persons left in the
world who witnessed the conflict on
the plain Of Waterloo, which changed
the map of Europe and humbled the
pride of the Little Corsican." That
will be 81 years ago ON June Is next,
but the events are still fresh in the
mind of this centenarian. He was
there as a member of General Blucher's
army and has his discharge papers.
1t is now 58 years since he came
to this country from Germany. A few
years ago he lost control of the Eng
lish language, which he spoke f1uently,
and now can converse only in Ger
man. His hair is as white as snow,
but otherwise Mr.. Roederer exhibits
no special mark of his extreme age.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Grocery Store Is Burned.

Leesburg, Ga, Jan. 20.-The grocery
store of T. A. Holiday, merchant at
this place, caught fire yesterday morn
Ing at daybreak and was entirely con.
spmed. There was insurance of about
$3.50 on the stock of groceries. The
store house was owned by j. P. Cal
laway, also citizen of Leesburg. The
building was insured for $500. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
STRANGE Death of Negro.

LAGRANGE, Ga, Jan. 20.-An un.
known negro was found dead at the de-
pot yesterday morning by Night Pc.
liceman H. A. Hail. The negro, it
seems, was trying to get 20 a coal
car and death overlook him in the at.
tempt. His head and shoulders were
his body and lower limbs hung toward
the ground.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
TWO FREIeHTs IN COLLISION.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and Two
Brakemen Injured.

Parkersburg, Va, Jan. 20.-TwO
freight trains met in a head-on COLI.
sion on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road miles north of here, killing the
engineer and fireman of one train and
injuring the brakeman on each train
Ten cars were piled up and both en-
gines almost demolished. The dead:
Engineer William Sorrel, of Park
ersburg.
Fireman Oscar Shank, of Vinton
Ohio.
The injured were J. w. Woods
brakeman, of Newark, W. Va; S. v
Shelburne, brakeman, of Radford, Va
Sorrel had orders to pass at Vinna
siding, but he was relieving his fire
man, who was new and exhausted, and
passed the siding without knowing it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
North Carolina Paws Tribute.

Raleigh, Jan. 20.-Lee's birthday was
observed here by Johnston Pettigrew
chapter of the Daughters of the Con.
federacy. A character sketch of Gen.
eral Lee was read by Captain c. B.
Dencon and confederate songs were
sung by Miss Minnie Tucker. Public
buildings were closed Monday and spe.
cial exercises held at the Soldiers
home
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
To Have Paid Fire Department.

Waycross, Ga, Jan. 20.-A resolution
introduced by Alderman c. E. Murphy
at the last meeting of the city council
provided for a paid fire department
and was adopted. In addition to the
regular paid firemen resolution pro-
limited to five men each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
PANIC FOLLOWS EXPLOSION.
toVe In Car Bursts-Woman Jumps

Stove In Car 6ursts-Woman Jumps
from Train.
Decatur, Ala, Jan 20.-A panic fol-
lowed the explosion Of car stove
the Louisville and Nashville Nc y
sonthbound Saturday morning bet
Decatur and Columbia, Tenn. :,
The ear-@SlSs full of passeng
many attempted to- SSGHTr rom the
train going at a speed OF 40 miles an
hour.
An unknown young lady did jump.
despite efforts to prevent her, and was
seriously hurt. She had one leg and
an arm broken and sustained other in.
Juries that may result fatally.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
FLAMES AT A FUNERAL.
Casket and Corpse Came Near Being
Cremated

~~"S'N~@ Sta'A wv PS~ S0II@ lNS1l @SBhA u
Cremated.
Hartford City, Ind, Jan. 2O-At the
United Brethren church near Hum.
boldt while Rev. J. M. Hobbs was
preaching a funeral sermon flames
burst through the floor beneath the
casket and the church was almost i'm.
medtately filled with suffocating
smoke. In the excitement the panic
stricken mourners and friends of the
deceased escaped through win
doWs and the corpse was momentarily
forgotten, but was finally rescued from
the flames. The male worshipers
formed a bucket brigade and the
flames were extinguished before the
church was totally destroyed.
The funeral cortege then proceeded
to the cemetery, where the preach
er finished the ceremony at the grave,
The fire was caused by an over-heated
stove in the basement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Mourning Season Nears End.

New York, Jan. 20.-In the course OF
a few days the years mourning of the
royal family for the late queen will
be over and the court will resume its
brighter aspect, cables The Tribune s
London representative. The West End
is full of preparations for the new or
der of things and it is clear from many
indications that their royal majesties
desire the London season to be as
cheerful as the conditions will permit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
NO. 224
MONTAGUE IN ATLANTA.
Vlrainia's Flag Waves from Georola's
Capitol In His Hnnnr

NH'A@i ~ AiAS F1OIOEs
Atlanta Jan. 20.-The flag Of the
Old Dominion floats from the dome of
Georgia's capitol today in honor of Gov.
ernor A. J. Montague, who is in At.
lanta as the guest of the Virginia So
ciety at their annual Lee birthday eel
ebration.
The governor and party which in.
cludes, among others, Lieutenant Gov.
ernor Willard and Congressman Otey.
arrived this morning over the Southern
railway from Richmond. At 10 O'clock
they We're given reception by Gov.
ernor Gambler at the statehouse and
were the guests during the afternoon
at a social function at the residence
of w. N. Mitchell, president of the
Virginia society.
Governor Montague was the orator
of the occasion at the Lee celebration
tonight. The day is legal holiday in
six southern states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
STOVE PLANT NOW IN ASHES.
Memphis Factory Valued at $25o,ooo
Destroyed BY Fire.

Memphis, Jan 20.-The plant of the
H. Wetter Manufacturing company,
manufacturers of stoves, located south
of Calhoun street, was totally destroy
ed by fire last night, entailing a loss
of $250,000.
The loss is covered by insurance to
the amount of $250,000, largely dis
tributed among many companies.
The confiagration was discovered
about midnight and the entire fire de-
partment responded to the alarm. The
firemen worked valiantly to save the
big plant from total destruction. but
the flames gained such rapid headway
that their efforts were unavailing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Manners Fully Tdenuneo.

New Orleans, Jan. 20.-Mr. P. G.
Thebaud, of New York, today fully
identified r. E. Manners, the prisoner
in the Jail at Gretna, as Edward Kern,
Jr., his late valet, who robbed the The
baud mansion in New York of 1000
of diamonds and jewelry. The identi-
fication was prompt and complete.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
MANN GETS IS YEARS.
Convicted at Mobile of the Murder Of
His Brother-in-Law.

Mobile, Ala, Jan. 2O.-Charles Mann
has been convicted in the city court
OF the murder of his brother-in-law.
Dave Dickson, and sentenced to is
years. $3.50
The shooting occurred at Munroe
park one Sunday evening last summer
when the park was crowded with peo-
pie Mann married Dickson's sister
aften ten days courtship and the trou-
Bile between Mann and Dickson grew
out of the alleged ill-treatment by
Mann of his wife. Mann was chief
clerk in the office of the United States
local inspector of hulls.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-01-21
Buried Under FaIIInq wan.

Belfast, Jan. 20.-A wall of the
Smithfield fax mills collapsed today,
burying the operatives, who included
many women. AS this dispatch is sent
ten bodies have been extricated from
the ruins