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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
AMERICAN BLUE JACKETS
GUARDING THE RAILROAD.
WHY TRACK WAS BLOCKED
Government Stopped Trains to Pre-.
vent RevoIutionists From Sur
prisins Its Troops.

Panama, Sept. 22.-There has been
no friction between the soldiers Of
the Colombian government and the
American blue jackets guarding the
railroad line. The government order
ed its soldiers to place obstacles on
the railroad track to- aid in stopping
the trains, which was taken
to prevent the revolutionists from
boarding the trains and surprising the
garrisons at Panama or Colon, as
they did in 1901.
Commander Mclean, Of the United
States cruiser Cincinnati, complain
ed of this measure to General Sala-
Ear, commander of the government
forces on the isthmus. To this COM
plant General Salazar replied that
he would attend to the matter and
ordered his soldiers to cease placing
such obstacles. I seem that these
orders were misinterpreted at Colon,
where Commander Mclean saw an
obstacle placed on the railroad track
last Thursday. Two soldiers who
stopped a train to inspect it at Mon
ey Hill, just outside Of Colon, acted
without superior orders and are re
ported to have been severely punish.
ed for SO doing by General Feran.
It was after this occurrence that
Commander Mclean declared the
traffic over the isthmus to have been
interrupted and decided to place
American guards on the train. Fri
day, the 10th, Commander Mclean
sent communications to the Colon.
bian government and to the insurgent
General Herrera, in which he said
in part:
mo armed men except naval
forces of the United States will be
allowed on or to use the railroad line
This declaration that the railroad
could not be used for the transporta
ton of armed government troops has
created resentment in conservative
| circles. where it is considered as an
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
THE NEW 1s-cENT STAMP.
It Bears the Portrait Of Benjamin
Harrison.

Harrison.
The first OF the new series of United
States postage stamps is to be q 49,
center, the first ever issued Of this
denomination. The face of Benjamin
Harrison will be the center Of this
stamp, which braves the hoo-doo of
ill-luck. Its issuance is the outgrowth
of the increased foreign registration
service. 1t will cover the postage and
registration fee upon a letter weigh
ing one-half anywhere within
the limits Of the postal union.
Stamp experts say it will be one
of the finest specimens of a postage
stamp ever produced, not excepting
the Columbian series and the Pan
American set. In addition to the
usual Omitted States of America" and
postage, Thirteen Cents" the in
scription Series of 1902" together
with Harrison" and figures giving
the date of his birth and death, APP
pears upon the design. The portrait
was selected by Mrs. Harrison, and is
said to have been the late presidents
favorite.
After the 13-cent stamp will come
the new Accent. This will not bear
the features of President Lincoln,
but of General Grant. The two pres
idents change places; Grant appears
en- the four and Lincoln will have a
place on the five. Commodore Perry,
who has for a score of years occupied
the central oval on the 81 stamp, is
to be superseded by Admiral Farra-
gut General William Tecumseh
Sherman, who for many years has
figured on the Scent stamp, disap-
pears entirely. His place will be TAX
en- by Martha Washington.
1t has been supposed that Martha
Washington was the first woman with
a position upon a United States post.
age stamp. The Columbian series
contained a portrait of Queen Isabella
of Spain, appearing with that of Chris
tophar Columbus on the 81 denomina
ton. General Sherman succeeds tc
the place new held by General Grant
on the return postal card.
The new series will probably be
Or sale before the close of the present
year. They will appear one at a time
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
Curious Test Of Observation.

uEE aH Lhf-Rta@. INMHN.| EEfL
An interesting series of experiments
has been tried by the school author.
tiles in South Germany to test the
faculty of observation as it is exer-
cised by boys and girls.
A man dressed as an ordinary
workman and with ordinary features
was placed in a o by himself.
Glasses Of girls of different ages were
sent through the room. All that the
teacher told them was that they were
to go through one door and out
through another.
When they returned to their class
rooms they were asked to describe
the man in the room.
Nearly so per cent Of the girls con
fined their attention to the mans
clothes; the others described both
clothes land features. The same ex
periments, when tried with the boys
revealed the fact the nearly 10 pei
cent of them confined their attention
to the mans features, the remainder
to beth features and clothes. The
experiments have been tried with tn
object of fixing the force of evidence
in cases where young people ar
called as witnesses to establish iden
tity.-Household Words.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
AT BUTTE.
Wife and Child Of Rich Chinese Mer.
chant Stolen.

Butte, Sept. 23.-The wife and
child of Chin Quon, the wealthiest
Chinaman in the northwest, were kid
mapped last night from his home in the
Chinese quarter. Two men and a
woman drove up to the house and
we're seen to enter. Later they
emerged with the woman and child,
who seemed to be gagged. Neigh
bors tried to interfere, but the kid
napers drew revolvers and drove Off,
threatening the crowd. The police
were unable to find any trace OF the
k%idnapers. This morning Quon found
a note under his door, saying that he
could o the two by Weaving $2,'
900 in a canyon back in the noun
tains. The sheriff has started on the
trail Of the %kidnapers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
ONE Big BODY.
Different Orders Of Spanish War Vet
a May Amalgamate.

Different Orders Of Spanish War Vet
May Amalgamate.
Detroit, Mich, Sept. 23.-The Span
ish war veterans today voted in favor
Of the amalgamation with the Span
ish-American war veterans. Captain
Wilson I. Davenny Of Chicago, a rep
r%esentative of the United Service
men Of the Spanish war was tender
ed the floor for a ~fraternal speech in
which he referred to the possibility
of amalgamating the different asso-
Citations Of Spanish war veterans. He
said that President Roosevelt urged
him yesterday to extend the move
ment toward amalgamation, "and,"
said Captain Davenny, III amalgama-
ton can be arranged on q basis that
will be just and equitable to all you
will not find me in the way
At the conclusion Of his address
the convention went into executive
session.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
HANGED AND SHOT.
Woman Murdered After Desperate
Battle for Life.

San Francisco, Sept. 23.-A special
to the Bulletin from Sissons says that
a shocking murder has been commit
ted in Siskiyou county. In a lonely
spot about a mile and a half above
Hornbrook, the mutilated body OF a
woman was found hanging to a tree,
near which traces of a desperate
struggle having taken place were dis
'cernable. The woman's body hung
a few feet above the ground, the feet
doubled under it, and she had evil
IDENTIFY battled iereely for her life
before yielding to the fend who final,
ly shot her to death and then hanged
her body tc a tree.
The Woma was between 40 and
As years old and poorly clad. She
wore a red dress and this, with the fur
trimmed cape, identified her as a wo.
man who had been seen in Horn
brook two weeks before in company
with a man, both parties being
strangers in that section. The re
mains we're badly decompcsed and
were covered with blood from the
terrible wound in the head.
Coroner Fairchild of Yreka was i'm,
mediately notified and he . reached
Hornbrook Monday afternoon. The
inquest was held at ono and the
verdict was death by murder at the
hands OF a party or parties unknown
The woman's remains were buried or
Tuesday. The murderer has doubt
less made good his escape.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
ORDERS AN INVESTIGATION.
Charges Against Officers in Philip
pines to Be sifted.

Charges Against Officers in Phillip
pines to Be sifted.
Washington, Sept. 23.-Secretary
Root has received a copy of the sec
ond letter prepared by Charles Fran
els Adams and others, addressed to
the president, dealing with affairs in
the Philippines. The first commune
cation was addressed to the president
and is known as the Lake George let
ter, also has been received by the
secretary.
Before leaving for the west yester-
day the secretary turned the letters
over to General George B. Davis,
judge advocate of the army, with in
structions to make a thorough investi-
cation OF the allegations and, If any
Of the ofenses can be placed upon Of
icers or men Of the army, to have
such persons brought to trial.
AS some of the allegations are
against volunteer officers who, under
recent court decisions, cannot be
reached by military tribunals of the
regular army, 1t is the intention Of
the secretary to have these investi-
gated through the department Of JUS
tice if the inquiry of General Davis
develops facts which will warrant a
trial. General Davis already has ad-
dressed a letter to Mr.. Adams asking
for evidence and specifications which
will enable him to institute proceed
ings by court martial against any Of
hcers or men who may be implicat-
ed.
1t is said at the war department
that the absence of Secretary Root in
Europe delayed any action hereto
fore, the president desiring Secretary
Root, who was familiar with the sub.
ject and had jurisdiction w 1t, to
take such action as might be neces.
sary. AS 0 as General Davis OBJ
tains the evidence he has asked for,
he will have the inquiry extended in
the Philippines.
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comino A,onu.

George Stickney, who lives in Lam
caster, N, H., is well known in Lewis
ton. He has a boy who is coming
along like a threeyear-old trotter un-
der training. Mr.. Stickney asked
the superintendent Of schools when
it would be advisable to send the
boy to school. The superintendent
said that the fall term would be .
good time, but advised Mr.. Stickney
to teach the lad that two and two
make four and how the letters Of the
alphabet run before he let him out.
A short time afterward the super
intendent met the boy and asked
him If he knew his letters.
Sure" said the boy.
We'll, sir, what is the first letter."
CA" was the nswer.
Correct" said the superintendent.
Nov, what comes after Az"
'All the rest of the push" said the
boy.-Lewiston (Me., Journal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
e NEAR AT HAND.
Anticipated Demise Of Well Known
Sheep Grower.

w. aH.E#.N S''SS atH "NH.H .-.U-
Information has been received that
DR.. William Parberry of White Sui
phur Springs, well known here as a
Woolgrower, will probably not live
long. For some time the doctors
health has been very poor and last
week he went to Chicago with his
nephew, DR.. Hampton Of Helena, for
the purpose of consulting specialists
in regard Il, his aiiment, enlargement
of the liver and aneurism of the
heart, as it was thought an operation
might prove beneficial. A consulta-
ton was held and the doctors con-
Guided that it would be useless to at
tempt to operate IN the patient, as he
was too far gone to be benefited by
anything that surgical or medical
skill could do for him.
UP to within a couple OF seasons
ago DR.. Parberry was a frequent Wis
itor to this city. The last time he
was here was a little owe a year ago,
when he spent several days attend
ing the wool sales. He accompanied
an excursion to Red Lodge to wit
ness a ball game and by the collaps'
ing of the grand stand sustained a
severe fracture of the leg. Although
a long time in getting we'll, he fully
recovered from the effects of the &C
cident and the news of his anticipated
death will a shock to the many
friends he has here
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
PRISONER At FORSYTH TRIES TO
FOLLOW TRACY.
BEGINS SHOOTING IN COURT
Convicted William Sanders Fires at
Sheriff and Attempts to Make
His Escape.

Arrivals from down the road this
morning brought the news of a des-
perate attempt made at Forsyth yes
terday by a convicted prisoner to es-
cape from the custody Of the sheriff,
who had him in charge.
The prisoner was William Sanders,
a former cowboy, but,of late engaged
in the saloon business at Jordan, in
Dawson county. A short time ago he
was arrested near Forsyth on the
charge of attempting to kill a man by
shooting at him. He accused the
man of trying to ALLEVIATE the aztec
lions of his wife. He gave bonds for
his appearance in the district court,
having been held for assault in the
first degree.
, His trial took place yesterday and
the jury found him guilty and fixed his
punishment at four years in the pen.
intentiary. He had ridden to the
court house and left his horse tied
nearby. AS soon as the jury an
nounced Its verdict Sanders made q
dash for the door. Sheriff Davis
caught him by the arm and started
to lead him out Of the room. Like q
flash Sanders drew a revolver and
fired point blank at the officer. The
sheriff knocked the weapon up with
his arm and the bullet missed him
but the fire of the pistol badly singed
his hair.
Several Of the spectators instant
ly covered Sanders with their re
volvers, while others rushed to the
rescue of the sheriff and after a. Sc
vere struggle Sanders was overpower
ed and handcuffed, after which
shackles were placed on his ankles
and he was taken to Jail. 4
Sanders said he had nothing
against the sheriff, but simply sho1
at him because he was trying to pre-
vent his escape, saying he would
rather be dead than serve four years
in the p~enitentiary.
The county attorney has filed an
other information against him, il
which Sanders stands charged agar
with assault in the first degree.
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heard at 2 o'clock p. m. on October
20, 1902, at which time objections will
be heard why said petition be not
granted.
A communication from MI. H. w.
Rowley regarding taxes on lots 10 to
16, block A, Billings, vas presented
and the same was referred to the
county attorney for his written opin-
ion.
The following property was sold
at public auction to the persons
named, they being the best and high
est bidders:
Benz. l.. Ames, lot 3, block 46, lot
9, block 100, lot q, block Ill, lot 5,
block 100, and lot 2, block l43, Park
City, $2.95.
Augusta Schuster, lots % and "a,
block "A, Billings, $4.35.
Martha ". Dewar, lot is Of north.
east quarter and lot / Of southeast
quarter Of section 9. township / south
Of range 26 east, and lot 10, in block
10, Saltwater, 500.
1t was ordered that the taxes fol
the years 1901 and 1902 against the
property above sold to Martha w
Dewar be and the same is hereby
cancelled, for the cas- that deeds
had been issued to the county priol
to said years.
The board adjourned until October
20, 1902.
Attest: NAT. G. CARWILE,
County Clerk.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
STARS WE'RE OFF.
Result Of Last Nights Competitive
Bowling Games.

Result OF Last Nights Competitive
Bowling Games.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Another bowling contest ct the
team selecting series took place at
the local alleys last evening. Some
of the star bowlers were n%oticeably
off in their work and a number of the
tail-enders got in close to the top OF
the score column and fattened up
their average greatly, to their salts
faction. The scores made last night
and the averages to date of all play
ers who have bowled three or more
games are as follows:
Last Nights Games.
Overn, 1873, 224, 156. Total, 568.
! Salisbury, 1872, 1874, III. Total, SIT.
Richstein, 100, ITO, 1873. Total, 493.
Hook, 1852, 165, ITS. Total, 1872.
Tschudy, 157, 100, 166. Total. 483
Sherman, 1874, 1872, 203. Total, 469
Daniels, 1877, 1874, 1877. Total, 458.
Corey, 1879, 1874, 1874. Total, 457.
Babcock, 165, 148, Ill. Total, 424.
High scores; Ovren, 224, Sherman
2o3.
Averages to Date.
The averages to date of those who
have played six or more games r az
follows:
Tschudy, FL games, 1s1 20-21;
Corey, 81 games, ITS 1921; Ovren. i
games, 1859 Sc; Babcock, Is games
1859 As; tRichstein, nine games
1859 40; Sherman, 81 games, 166 11-21;
Salisbury, "a games, 166 1-24; Hook
nine games, 1855 SO; Smith. nine
games, 1853 rs; West, six games
159 Is; Godske, u games, 152A;
Daniels, six games, IA %.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
DEPUTY SHERIFF DOES LITTLE
PEDESTRIAN STUNT.
HAD AN IMPORTANT DATE
knowledge Of Courts Causes Local
Officer to Take Tramp
Before Breakfast.

Dusty, footsore and. weary, but in
the best of spirits, Deputy Sheriff
Robbins Of Billings came hiking" up
the road from Warm Springs at 1880
o'clock this morning and took the ear
~ morning train to Butte, says the
Anaconda correspondent Of the Butte
Inter Mountain. He, explained that
he would have remained in Anaconda
longer, but it was necessary that he
appear in the United States court in
Butte at 9 O'clock.
Mr.. Robbins admitted today that
his present trip>has added a great deal
to his supply Of experience. He start
ed from Billings with a crazy man,
bound for Warm Springs. He and
his charge took the North Coast Linn
tied and were carried right through
Warm Spring and landed at Deer
Lodge. There he found It necessary
to wait several hours before he could
get a train back to the springs. At
last it came, and with his prisoner he
arrived at Warm Springs some time
after midnight.
Then the deputy sheriff remember
ed that he was due to appear before
Judge Knowles this morning, and he
began to cast about him for means
of transportation to Butte. He was
told that the best was to come to Ana
conda and take the early morning
train. In fact he learned that was the
only way. But he failed to find any
one who was willing to hitch up a
team at that time in the morning and
so the sturdy officer from the land
of sheepherders and bucking bronchos
hit the trail at the bewitching hour Of
4 a. M, and three and one-half hours
later saw the spires and domes OF the
Shelter City take form and appear on
all sides of him.
He called on Chief Mentrum at the
city fire department, and the two be-
ing old acquaintances, unfolded his
troubles to the chief, but received no
sympathy whatever.
He longs to get back to Billings
where people mount a cayuse to cross
the street.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Of the Board Of County Commission
ers, Yellowstone County.
Adjourned Meeting.

Billings, Mont, Sept. 20, 1902.
The board met pursuant to adjourn
ment at 10 o'clock a.. m. There were
present w. O.. Parker, chairman; S.
X. Deverill and Nat. G. Carwile, clerk.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
The clerk was directed to put a
notice in the Billings Gazette that
the small dwelling house On lot %,
block SO, Billings, would be sold at
public auction to the highest bidder
fer cash on October 20, 1902.
A petition for a change in the
county road near the Laurel bridge,
signed by John Heimdal and others,
was laid ever for the reason that it
was not in proper form.
The viewers report upon the road
petition of Charlie O'Donnell and
others, set to be heard this day at
II o'clock, was taken up.
1t appearing from said report that
/. the viewers have recommended that
said petition be not granted, and no
! one appearing for or against said
i. report, it was ordered that said re-
port is approved and said petition de-
MED.
The viewers appointed September
4, 1902, on the road petition of Carl
Sorenson and others, this day filed
their report and it was upon motion
ordered that report be heard on the
goth day of October, 1902, at 10 O'Clock
a. m. The clerk was directed to post
the required notices of said hearing.
The viewers appointed September
A., 1902, on the petition of Yegen
Brothers and others for the vacation
of the streets and alleys in Alder
sens addition to the town of Billings,
this day filed their report, and it was
ordered that the clerk shall notify all
persons interested, by prepaid regis
tered mail, that said report will be
heard at IL O'Clock a. M, October 20
1902, at which time objections will
be heard why said petition be not
granted.
The viewers appointed September
4, 1902, On the petition of Yeger
Brothers and others for the vacation
of the streets and alleys in Meadows
addition to the town of Billings. this
day filed their report, and it was or
dered that, the clerk shall notify al
persons interested. by prepaid regis
tered mail, that said report will b
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26
Two Coaches Ditched.

Ne;son, Neb., Sept. 23.-Two
coaches attached to the real of a Bur-
lington mixed train were ditched near
here last night and ten passengers
we're injured. Mrs. G. w. Coons of
Beatrice was seriously injured and
a number of others bruised and cut.
The accident was caused by a bad
rail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-09-26

Philadelphia Press: II tell yew,"
declared the agriculturist with the
long whiskers, eff Thomas Jefferson
wuz alive he'd be a populist.pp
"Come to think of it, there is some
thing in common between Jefferson
and the populist party"
"Eh? Yew admit it,"
eyes. Jefferson's dead"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-25
Gives Breakfast at Hotel
to His Harvard Table.
GETS A CORDIAL RECEPTION
VIII Take Part Today in the Com
mencement Exercises of His Alma
Mater-Leaves the Hub for the Uni
versity Under Escort of Troops

BOSTON, June 25-President Roose-
welt saa what &as expected TO be q
very strenuous day at an early hour
this morning, when he arrived at the
Back Bay station just before I O'Clock
on the Federal Express from Washing
ton. President Roosevelt comes 20 Bcs-
ton principally to participate in the
commencement exercises at Harvard
University-hi alma mater This even
ing he. viii dine first with the naval and
militia order Spanish-Americau war at
tie Algonquin Club. and later with the
InternationI League Of Press Clubs at
the Hotel Somerset.
The President was accompanied by
Secretary Cortelyou, Dr., John F. Urie,
bis physician, and Stenographer Latta.
There was also q corps OF Secret Serv-
ice men and several correspondents. The
President retired about 1 O'Clock and
slept soundly. not being awake when the
train reached Mansfield. where the State
delegation had gone to meet him. IN
the party were Adjutant General DaI-
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-25
BIG SUMS TO PAY OFF
EXPOSITION DEFICITS
Special Deficiency Appropriation Bill
Reported, Carrying Total of
Ss,ooo,ooo

The general deficiency appropriation
BILL the last Of the great money bills.
was reported TO the Senate today from
The Committee ca appropriations. It
carries a total Of sS.4OS. .9i0, of whica
the committee added 81. 463, ,525- The
most important amendments added BIZ
the committee are:
Appropriatins $1,ooOO9 for payment
Of awards to the residents of Hawaii,
whose property was destroyed by fire il
1899 and 1900 IN order to suppress the
bu5cnic plague. the Territory Of Ha-
waIi being authorized to issue bonds 10
the amount Of s5O0.000 in addition. for
the same purpose.
To pay claims against the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition Company. of Buffalo, So
GoO. .00e. none of which is to so to stock
holders, mortgages. for rents o. restora-
tion of the grounds. For claims against
the South Carolina Interstate and West
Indian Exposition Company Charles
tom. s1sO.GoO.
Fer continuing the enlargement of
Governors Island N. " Harbor by
dredging and filling buIkheads, s200, 900.
and FOR buildings $4,000
For a steel ferryboat for use between
Ellis Island and the Battery, New York,
$50. Geo