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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1902-02-19
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The unexpected happened in the
house Monday when the bill to
repeal the war taxes was passed
unanimously without q word of
debate.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

1sife is norebN gwen ti.st [ will
asHe my ii al rrturn ir .he Cour, o.
Pros-it- toI inncas er ounty All
oinisras"r the K ta.e of uIe late
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gsbruary 1909 and then aud there
sppiv W Hon. .. ID. Jones Prohate
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AAnls sistrAHix.
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IS A FAILURE
RENTERS WANT NO CUSTOMS
UNION.
Canadians, Say America Would Pro-
tect Them Against a For
eign Invasion.

london, Aug. 5.-Coltnn5ar Secretary
Gaa1nberlain's admissions on Friday are
regarded by the radical press as proof.
fnorn his point. o&view, that the colonial
conference has Feen a fai5ure. MIR. Cham
hsrlain's object IN conve1aaag 1T, they say,
were better adjustments of imperial de
tense and impcKial trade. He hoped and
expected to lay the foundation for a Gus
t0ms union, ard to obtain the consent of
the premiers to, a. scheme rsrder which
the greater colonies, would make sprcifc
contribution. t. the cost of defending the
empire.
The p~re1niers will have nothing to do
with the customs, union since it would
mean loss of reNenue which the states
they represent could i'll afford. They
will have nothing to do with any contri-
button to military necessities which are
fixed or compulsory They argue that
should amy power, Germany or any
other, land troops in Canada or send a
hostile feet into Canadian waters it
would be faced by AN American veto.
The One power that could invade Can
ada is the United States, against whom
England would be powerless.
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He DID NOT PREDICT WAR
STORY OF RUPTURE WITH GER
MANY A PIPE DREAM.
Originated in Recommendation That
Our Sea Coast Defences
Be Strengthened.

kondon, Aug. 5.-In a recent dispatch
from Washington, Rear Admiral Taylor,
chief of the bureau of navigation, was.
credited with being thoroughly alive to-
the steady set of the current which is
carrying the United States and Germany
along converging lines in many points, of
the globe and bringing these twonations,
into closer rivalry elsewhere.
To Rear Admiral Taylor was given the.
credit OF the warning of the United
States navy and army that preparations
must begin for vigorously prosecuting,
from this time forward, for a grave
crisis IN German-Arnerican relations I'M
the spring of19o7.
The time Of this crisis is fixed with tine
requirement of efficient sea power, which
Germany now contemplates, the time
when the Panama canal will be occupy
ing much attention in this country,
when the Cuban republic may have
about reached the end of its tether,
when Jamaica and other West Indian
islands will be PROSTATE in bankruptcy,
when the Netherlands, according to Ad-
miral Taylor, will have been absorbed
by Germany, leaving Curacao and other
Dutch islands Of the Caribbean sea as Il
bone of contention to force a supreme
test of the Monroe doctrine.
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STORE ~RuReLAR!zED.
Thieves Took Generous Supply Of
Shoes and Gum Boots.

Helena. Aug. Sat an early hour
yesterday morning burglars entered
the shoe store Of Louis Arnold at ia
South Main street, and helped them
selves to 20 pairs of shoes and three
pairs of long-legged rubber boots. The
robbery was apparently well planned
and SO we'll carried out that, although
it is evident that the burglars spent
some little time in the store, they left
no clew to their identity.
Mr.. Arnold discovered the robbery
yesterday morning when he went to
open up his store. A large pane of
glass, over two feet square, had been
broken out of the back door, showing
plainly how the robbers had entered
the building. A further investigation
of the door showed that the burglars
had first attempted to enter by cutting
out a panel in the lower part of the
door, but had given up this and taken
the easier way of breaking the large
glass. Mr.. Arnold Immediately no
titled the sherilIs office and the chief
of police, and the affair was investi-
gated by the officers, who have thus
far failed to find anything that would
throw additional light on the robbery.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-08
LAND BATTLE FOUGHT
GOVERNMENT CLAIMS VICTORY
MACH|As STAYS At HAYTI
Ranger Will Remain in Ha:bor OwirQ
to Proximity Of Revolutionary
War Vessels.

Washington, D. c., Aug. "a cable
gram received at the state department
from Panama, dated August ). conveys
the information that there are revolu-
tiOnary war vessels in the bay, that a
fierce battle has been fought at Aqua
Dulce and that the results Of the bat
tie are not yet known. The COVE: n
ment, however, claims the victory.
The Ranger is i nthe bay
Consul-Generai Gudger and Captain
Potter Of the United States cruiser
Ranger have sent cablegrams to Wash
ington. asking permission for the sake
of humanity, for the Ranger to search
for the Boyaca. There are over 300
men on board the Colombian gunboat
and General Salazar hopes that the
Ranger will be permitted to go to their
rescue.
The government gunboat Chuciut0-
which was sent from here with am
munition for General Morales BERTH
could not deliver her cargo because
the port OF Aqua Dulce has been cap
tured by the revolutionists. Water,
communication between the govern
ment troops at Aqua Dulce and Pana--
ma is consequently Interrupted.
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Admiral Denies the Story.

Chicago, Aug. 5.-Rcar Admiral Tay-
lor denies the story wired from Washing
tor to the effect that he believes the
United States and Germany must go to
war in 1907. When asked if he had set
a date for a conflict between the two
countries, he said:
"Such assertions as have been attrih-
uted to me have no foundation more
than that l have said our sea coast de-
fences should be we'll protected against
attack by any European power. All
naval officers are of the same opinion.
1t would be ridiculous for me to predict
war with any nation. Our navy should
be strengthened in readiness for any pos
sible war"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-08
HEaDERs ARE TORTURED
WYOMING CATTLE GROWERS,
PUSH WAR ON SHEEP.
One Herder Shot to Death and Five
Thousand Sheep Slaughtered
by Masked Men.

Denver, Aug. 5.-Masked men neal
Lackeys, Wye, are reported to be beat
ing sheepmen and killing their herds.
Jack Mercer, a foreman for Leonard
Sedgwick, is i'll from the effects of the
terrible treatment received at the hands
of the masked strangers. He. with sew
eral herders, was attending Sedgwick's
herds near Lambreaux, when the party
was surprised by men in masks, pre-
sumably Infatuated cattlemen.
Mercer was gagged, beaten. blind
folded and then strapped to the wet
ground. Joseph Catalogues, one of the
party, was shnt and killed. Nineteen
other sheep herders in the vicinity were
each treated in the same manner. For
t%wenty-four hours they lay helpless
while the masked men proceeded to burn
their saddles and outfits.
Four thousand five hundred head OF
sheep were then driven into a corral and
there slaughtered, Most of them be-
longed to Mr., Sedgwick, whose loss is
about $13,5OO.
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Machias Mus STAY,

Washington, Aug. 5.-The gunboat
Machias will not leave Cape Haytien
for San Juan, Porto Rico, until later.
The permission granted Captain Nc
Crea yesterday tG go to San Juan to
coal has BEEN revoked.
The action of the department in Or
dering the Machias to remain at Cape
Haytien was based ON the following
cablegram from Commander McCrea
to the secretary OF the navy:
Your dispatch has been received.
It is the desire CT the minister to de
lay departure, awaiting some definite
settlement. Under the circumstances,
| will remain until further orders,
coal permitting
Commander Potter of the Ranger,
at Panama, under today's date, cabled
as follows:
Revolutionary vessels off harbor.
It is considered undesirable to leave.
Governor adopts other methods of
| search" w#'
In view of the above cablegram it
has been decided to hold the Ranger
at Panama, owing to the condition of
affairs there.
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First Publication July 4, 19O2.-6f
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, June 26,
1902.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
T. A. Williams, clerk of court at Bill
ings, Montana, on August 9, 1902,
viz:
WILLIAM A. HUFF,
Committing Homestead Entry No.
1858 for the sANEA, NhsEA, Sec.
26, TIP. 2 S., r. % E., M. p. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
James T. Sayles, of Park City, Mon
tana: Walter d. Story, Of Park City,
Montana; Cabot 7. Thomas, Of Park
City, Montana; George Schroeder, Of
Park City, Montana.
A. L. LOVE, Register.
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First Publication August /, 1902.
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont, July 80.
1902.-Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed no.
tice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before T. A.
Williams, clerk of court at Billings,
Montana, on September 8, 1902, viz:
WILLIAM e. TAYLOR,
Homestead Entry No. 2241, for the
ST. sWA, NEA ssWA, SWA SEA,
Sec. 4, TIP. 2 S., R. "a E., M. P. M.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation of said land, viz:
Gwen F. Burla. of Billings, Montana;
Charles D. Camp, Of Laurel, Montana;
Lucius A. Nutting. of Laurel, Mon
tana; Charles D. Prather, Of Laurel,
Montana.
A. L. LOVE. Register.
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Large reward offered.

New York, Aug. Scotland Yard
announces a reward of $1,000 for the
recovery of a necklace lost or stolen
from Mrs. G. A. Spreckles Of San
Francisco. The necklace, which con-
sists of a single string of magnificent
pearls fastened with a ruby and dia-
mond clasp, was bought in Paris and
is estimated to be worth 100000.
Mrs. S%preckles, who is accompanied
by Miss S%preckles, missed the jewels
way to the dock for her passage to
America on the steamer Kaiser Will
helm der Crosse.
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OUTLAW APPARENTLY IN NO
PARTICULAR HURRY.
LEAVES MESSAGE AT WELL
to Fix Sheriff Cudjhee IF
He persists in His Efforts to
Capture Convict.

Spokane, Wash, Aug. 5-"To Whom
It May Concern-Tell Mr.. Cudihee 70
take q tumble and let me alone or /
will fix him plenty. I will be ON my
way to Wyoming. II your bosses were
any good would swap with you
Thanks for a cool drink. @.
HARRY TRACY"
Such was the note found by c.. IL.
DraZcn, a prominent farmer, living
about a mile north of Odessa. The
note was pinned to the we'll, where
he waters his horses. His farm is
not far from that of Mrs. Craben, who
saw a mysterious man with two
horses passing by her house Sunday
night.
The scene of the great chase is slow
ly shifting towards the east. Appar-
emily the outlaw is in NO hurry, hov-
ing taken five days to cover a dis
lance which well mounted man
might have t~raversedi i'm "a hours.
The officers apparently are working
on the: theory that he is trying to
reach the Rock lake country, in north
ern Whitman county. Three deputy
sheriffs from Sprague started into the
Colville lake country this morning to
investigate a rumor' that two horses,
much like Tracy's had, been seen By
train hands. Sheriff Doust of Spo-
kane and a posse were working in that
region last night, while Sheriff Gard
ner wa supposed to be. working south
and west of Harrington. Up to noon
no one who has seen the convict has
been heard from.
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WOMAN WANTS DoNovAN-s HELP
Swears to Complaint Charging Butler
With. Running, Faro Game.

Swears to Complaint Charging Butler
With. Running Faro, Came
Anaconda, Aug, 5.-Mrs. Sarah
Morris, who. resides with her husband
on West Park avenue appeared be-
fore County Attorney Duffy yester-
day and sWure to a complaint charg-
ing Frank Butler with conducting a
game of faro in a Main street saloon.
Butler was subsequently arrested
upon a charge of violating the state
gambling laws and brought before
Justice Kennedy. whene he entered a
plea of net guilty. The date OF his
hearing was set for August Is, to
which time he was allowed to 20 on
his own recognizance.
Such is the brief story gained from
the officers yesterday, but last night
when a reporter sought out Mrs. Nor
ris and made inquiries of her he was
given a more interesting account of
the. affair.
Mrs. Norris is a small woman, but
AVS pAOAIy Va uOCCl llllIdf
ton. She stated that her, husband
has been i'm the habit of gambling.
away his earnings night after night
and leaving his family in need of many
things they could i'll afford to do with
out. Sunday night she decided that
things had gone on this way long
enough and she went to a certain
saloon on Main street where she found
him seated at a table in a back room
in his ~favorite pastime.
In front of him was a stack of chips
and around him were other men en-
gagged in the same illegal calling. She
compelled her husband to cash in the
checks he had, about SIS worth, and
accompany her home and yesterday
she laid the matter before the county
attorney and also wrote a letter to At
torney-General Donovan implorfng his
aid in the matter.
Butler was the man who It is be-
lieved was conducting the game.
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First Publication July {, 19O2.-4f
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Bozeman, Mon
tana, June 26, 1902.-A sufficient con-
test affidavit having been filed in this
office by Charles P. MacGlashan, con-
testant, against homestead entry No.
1898, made January 4, 19OI,. for NEA
Section 30, Township I'm, Range ~
e., NJ. p. NJ, by John A. Wellman,
c%ontestee, in which it is alleged that
said John A. Wellman has wholly
abandoned said land; that he never
had a habitable house thereon, or a
house of any kind; that he never es-
tablished actual residence thereon;
that his abandonment of said land was,
in no way due to his being absent in
the service Of the army. navy or ma
rine corps Of the United States in
time Of war. Said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer
evidence touching said allegation at
10 O'clock a. m. on August ~, 1902,
before r. A. Williams. clerk Of the
court, at Billings, Montana, and that
final hearing will be held at 10 O'Clock
a. M. on August %, 1902, before the
Register and Receiver at the United
States Land Office in Bozeman, Mon
tana.
The said contestant having, in a
proper affidavit, filed June rs. 1902,
set forth facts which show that after
due diligence personal service of this
notice cannot be made. 1t is hereby
ordered and directed that such no
tice be given by due and proper pub
LEGATION:
A r., TCVE Registrar
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First Publication July 4, 1902.-6f
Notice, for Publication,

Department Of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman,. Mont, July l,
1902.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice of. his intention to make final
proof in. support Of his claim, and
that said proof will be made before
T. A.. Williams, clerk of court at Bill
ings, Montana, on August 16, 1902,
viz:
HARRY B. DRUM,
Homestead Entry No. 2273 for the
ShSEA. NWA SEA, SWANEA, Sec.
s, TIP. A NJ. r. q r., M. p. M.
He, names the following witnesses
to- prove his continuous residence,
upon and cultivation Of said land,
viz: William M. Murphy, of Lavina,
Montana, James w. Mendenhall, Of
Lavina. Montana; John G. Beerwart,
of Lavira, Montana; John S. Todd, of
Billings, Montana.
A. L. LOVE, Register.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-08-08
BOGUS ARMY MAN ARREsTEDY
Passed Forged Check on Hotel at
Oakland.

q Francisco, Aug. 5.-"Lieu." Ed
gar Coffey Of New York has been ar
rested in Oakland charged with pass
ing a bogus check on Mrs. Barbara,
landlady of the hotel. His arrival at
the hotel a few days ago was preceded
by a letter from Portland, Ore, pur-
porting to be signed by George w.
McIver, captain ct the Seventh infan-
try, United States army, stating that
Coffey was q second lieutenant Of that
company who had been sent south on
official business, requesting that his
name and rank be kept secret and ask
ing the hotel people to cash a check
for $3.50, which had been given him.
The letter was written on official pa
per and the lieutenant brought with
him many apparently genuine Gre
dentials. The check was cashed by
Mrs. Barbara, whose suspicious were
aroused, however, when a second
check was presented by Coffey, and
then investigation was made and his
arrest followed. Among his effects
We're found a great number of army
official envelopes, a great quantity ct
army stationery, many army trans
p%ortation blanks, a number of blank
checks and a large army revolver.
At first he strongly protested his i'm
nocence, but finally admitted that he
was not what he claimed to be, but
said that this was his first offense..
He is a man of fine appearance and!
good address.
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First Publication July 4, l9O2.-6f
Notice for. Publication.

Department of the Interior, Land
Office at Bozeman, Mont. July l,
19O2.-Notice is hereby given that
the following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make final
proof in support of his claim, and that
said proof will be made before T. A.
Williams, clerk of court, at Billings
Montana, on August 16. 1902. viz:
KATE E. DRUM,
Homestead Entry No. 2258 for the
WhSEA, SWANEA, Lot 2, Sec. 6,
TIP. 4 N, r. % E., NJ. p. NJ.
He names the following witnesses
to prove his continuous residence
upon and cultivation of said land, viz:
William M. Murphy, of Lavina, Mon
tana; James w. Mendenhall, of La
vina, Montana; John G.. Beerwart, of
Lavina, Montan; John S. Todd, Of
Billings, Montana. f.-3
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
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R%oiIermakers' Strike Ended.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 5.-The Santa
Fe officials announce the strike of the
boilermakers at San Bernardino and
The Needles, CAL, in effect since May
%, was settled today satisfactorily
to all parties concerned. Both the
strikers and the company made con-
cessions.
The new wages at The Needles will
be 80 cents per hour. Between so and
100 men return to work.
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MORE MEN IN NAVY.
Large Increase Needed in Order to
Properly Commission Ships.

Washington, Aug. 5.-Forty thou
sand men will comprise the enlisted
force personnel Of the navy if Rea.
Admiral Henry c. Taylor, chief of the
bureau Ct navigation, can bring It
about. In his next annual report Rear
Admiral Taylor will recommend
substantial increase in the number Of
men authorized b bylaw. The limit of
enlistments now fixed is $4,000 and
while this is sufficient for the pres
ent needs Of the navy, it will not be
high enough to permit the commits
sioning of ships under construction
and which congress will authorize in
the next few years.
For the two ~battleships and two
armored cruisers recently appropriat-
ed for $500 men will be required. For
the IS b%attleships built or under con
struction, 5000 men are required. Add
ing to this number the crews needed
for the proposed %battleships almost
11,000 men, nearly half of the present
effective force, will be required to
man this type of man-of-war alone.
When all the armored cruisers au-
thorized r built the United States
will possess ten of this class and they
will require 1897 men properly to
care for and fight them. The line OF
battleships, therefore, must have IT,
900 men in order to go into action.
Besides these ships crews must be
provided for ten monitors, ~ cruisers,
46 gunboats, 60 torpedo boat destroy
ers and torpedo boats, and a number
Of auxiliary vessels.
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PLUckY ENGLISH GIRL.
Meets With Accident and Is Alone
Two Nights in Mountains.

Senial, Switzerland, Aug. 5.-Miss
Whalley an English girl, started
alone Saturday to walk to ST. Luc and
missed her way. She did not return
and on Monday morning a rescue par
ty found her in the hills 400 yards
above Agar.
She had her ankle broken, but had
crawled a long distance in spite Of
the injury. She spent two cold nights
in the mountains without food or, shell
ter and suffered greatly, but thanks
to a strong constitution, she is re-
covering rapidly.
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First Publication August /, 1902.
Desert Land, Final Proof-Notice for

Desert Land, Final Proof-Notice for
Publication.
United States Land Office, Bozeman,
Montana, July %, 1902.
Notice is hereby given that Thomas
Roman Of Billings, Yellowstone u
ty, Montana, has filed notice of in
tention to make proof on his desert
land claim No. 977, for the sEA,
NEA, Sec. 26, TIP. 1 s., r. "A e., M.
p. NJ, before 7. A. Williams, clerk of
court at Billings, Montana, on Satur-
day, the 9Th day Of September, 1902.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land: Charlie
O,Donnell. Of Billings, Montana;
8Ignatius D. O'Donnell, Of Billings.
Montana; Thomas F. Moore, of Bill
ings, Montana; Edward B. Hastings,
of Billings, Montana.
A. l.. LOVE, Register.
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WHO FIRED THE SHOT.
Young Woman Struck by Bullet While
Walking Home,

Walking Home.
Woodland, Wis, Aug. 5.-Miss Ida
Ullman was ~mysteriously shot while
on her way home from Rubicon, the
bullet lodging near her right ear. She
was walking along the road alone
when suddenly she felt something
strike her which caused her to sink
to the ground unconscious.
It was late in the afternoon when
she regained consciousness and sue
ceeded in calling the attention of a
passerby, who hastily summoned med
ical aid.
The bullet has not been recovered
and the result may be fatal. No cause
for the act is known nor can it be
learned who fired the shot.