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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
OFFICERS WARMED DE MoREs.
Told Of Danger Of Expedition Which
Resulted in His Death.

Told OF Danger Of Expedition Which
Resulted in His Death.
Tunis, July 23.-At the second day
OF the trial at Susa of Ell Kheir and
HANNA Chiekh, charged with the
murder of Marquis de Mores in 1896,
Colonel Ribillet was the first witness
and the testimony of General Laroque
was read. Both officers declared that
they sought to dissuade the marquis
from starting on the expedition which
resulted in his death.
De Mores said to General Laroque:
Il am only risking my own life and
that is my business
The general replied: But the fail
ure of your expedition may retard our
penetration into the Sahara for ten
or twenty years"
Colonel Rebillet testified that the
marquis promised to take the road to
Bir-es-Sol, but he did not keep his
word and proceeded in the direction
OF Tripoli. De Mores' death, accord.
ing to the witness, was due to a false
idea of the chivalrous character Of
the Touregs, whereas they were
and b~loodthirsty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
HOW BENBOW
WILL Do IT
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF CARBON
COUNTY AlRsHlP.
FILES MODEL FOR PATENT
"Z'"'. Y, Man ~. nes...'y Claim. 4s''.
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Notwithstanding that some of the
New York papers are inclined to have
a little fun at the expense of Benbow
and his flying machine, the Carbon
county inventor is going ahead and
perfecting his airship and to protect
himself against Santos-Dumon. ami
some of the other aerial nayigators
has completed for filing with the com.
missioner of patents a working model
of his appliance. According to a
Washington dispatch to, a st Paul
newspaper Benbow modestly an
nounces that by means of his con-
trivance he will be able to sail all
around Santos-Dumont." He will fin
ish his work on the big machine, now
building at Frankfort, N. Y, and early
in the fall proposes to give an exhi-
bitiony in New York City.
For the first time since he began
experimenting with the thing by
means of which he expects to- be able
to do the bird act a description is pos
sible. as the model he has filed at
Washington is open to inspection.
AS described by the easter papers Ben
bows airship consists of a car sus-
pended from longitudinal bars by ca
bles. to which are attached two gas
bags, connected with the car by in
dependent brides. BY this means,
If n bag becomes useless it can
be debated and dropped out of place,
while by the same motion the other is
shifted into a-central position and at
n becomes a means of buoyancy.
The car of the machine is it's most
original part and attracts the great
est attention. 1t is equipped with
four propeller wheels, arranged in
pairs and opposite each. other at the
sides of the car, instead of at the
stern, and operated along outer sides.
These wheels are operated by a motor
on the car.
The blades of the p%ropellors, which
run to points, after the manner of a
birds wings, are so arranged that the
driver can, by properly regulating the
gear, set these collapsable wings to
open and close at certain points in
the revolution of the wheel, thus re-
ducing the resistance to a minimum.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
DECREASE OF ABOUT HALF MIL.
LION POUNDS.
SLIGHT SHADE in PRICES
Fifteen and Three-Eighths TOP Fig
ure Paid. Goes for Money
Bros Clip.
'om Fridays Daily Gazette.

AS compared with those of the
previous day, the wool sales made
during the "a hours intervening since
the last report show a falling off of
about a half million pounds. From
noon of yesterday to noon of today
approximately 100000 pounds were
sold.
The highest price received was by
Money Bros, whose clip was sold for
1875 cents a pound.
These sales are reported from the
Northern Pacific warehouse:
Blair & Payne on their SO, 900
pounds refused Dewey, Gould & Co.'s
bid of 14%.
VIM. Wincup, $4,000 pounds to Mich
OILS, Dupee & Co. at 12k.
Money Bros, $4,000 pounds, to Whit
man, Farnsworth & Thayer at 1873.
Geo. Abel, 10000 pounds, to J. Will
liams & Co. at 1875.
L. H. Drake, $4,000 pounds, to Mich
OILS, Dupee & Co at Is.
G. w. Robertson, 10000 pounds, dip
ped, to ]. Williams & Co. at liz.
G. w. Mclean. $4,000 pounds; no
sale.
Rogenes Bros, 10000 pounds, to
Luce & Manning at IA. nv
o. Bessette, 10000 pounds, to Mich
OILS. Dupee & Co. at IA.
w. L. Allard, $4,000 pounds, to J.
Williams & Co. at 12A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
PETITION TO STATE BOARD.
Yellowstone County Taxpayers Re
quest Higher Railway Assessment

Yellowstone County Taxpayers Re-
quest Higher Railway Assessment
from Fridays Daily Gazette.
The following petition to the state
board of equalization was circulated
throughout the city this afternoon.
This petition will be numerously sign
ed and then forwarded to the state
board for it's considerations:
I'VE, the undersigned residents and
taxpayers of Yellowstone county,
Montana, hereby represent to your
honorable board that in our Judgment
the railroads in this state are not
assessed in proportion to their hold
ings, as individual owners of property
are assessed. We, the undersigned,
who are property holders and tax
payers, are assessed at nearly-and
in some cases more-that full cash
values of If holdings, while the rail
ways of this state are not assessed at
over one-tenth of their actual value
and of the capitalization they are
earning dividends upon. We are of
the opinion that over three-quarters
of a million dollars, that is justly due
in taxes from the railways ct this
state is not paid on account of not
having the proper valuation placed
upon their property. We feel that
this is a grievousous wrong, and we
hereby respectfully ask your honor
able board to assess railroad property
in the same proportion as other prop
erty is assessed in the county,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
ENJolN ROCKY FORK COMPANY.
Case Is Argued and Taken Under Ad-
visement by Judge Henry.

GORDON County Chronicle: In the
district court yesterday was argued
the demurrer of defendant in the ap-
plication of B. F. Pippinger and w.
A. Mahan for a perpetual injunction
to restrain the Rocky Fork Coal COM
pany from longer continuing the prac-
tice of dumping slack and debris from
the coal mine into Rock creek, which
it is alleged by the complaint kills
the fish in the stream and flows in
the irrigating bitches of parties re-
siding below Red Lodge and spreads
owe the lands to the great detriment
Of plaintiffs.
Messrs. Walsh and Wallace argued
the demurrer until a late hour last
night and presented points pro and
con for their respective sides. Judge
Henry took the demurrer under ad-
visement and will render his decision
at some later date.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
The Vice of Nauu!nu

Clouds the happiness or the home,
but a nagging oma often needs
help. She may be so and
rundown in health that trifes annoy
her. If she is melancholy. exciteable.
troubled with loss of appetite, head
ache, sleeplessness. constipation or
fainting and dizzy spells, she needs
Electric Bitters, the most wonderful
remedy for ailing women. Thousands
OF sufferers from female troubles, ner-
vous troubles, backache and weak
kidneys have used it, and become
healthy and happy. Try it. Only soc
Chapple Drug Co. guarantee salts
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Good Feeling Again Prevails Between
Rival Teams.

There is nc longer any feeling be-
tween the two champion baseball
towns in eastern Montana, Billings
and Red Lodge, caused by the with
drawal of the Billings team from the
diamond at Red Lodge a few weeks
ago. Peace negotiations. which were
made last week and which resulted in
the Red Lodge team coming to the city
for two games, last Saturday and Sun
day, appear to have wiped out all
former differences and the Billings
team has signed for two games with
Red Lodge in the latter town tomor-
row and Sunday.
Recalling the visit of the team from
the Carbon county coal camp, the
manager of that team sent a telephone
message to The Gazette last evening
in which he desired to publicly express
his appreciation of the very fair treat
ment accorded his team in this city on
the occasion Of their recent visit. He
stated that the same cordial recep-
ton would be given to the Billings
team and delegation of "rooters" dur
ing their stay in Red Lodge tomorrow
and Sunday.
Arrangements for a special train for
Red Lodge Sunday morning have been
completed, the manager of the home
team having paid to the railway a
sufficient sum to justify the company
to run out a special. The fare will
be $1.75 fer the round trip. The
train will leave about s o'clock in the
morning and will arrive on it's return
at 8 o'clock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
SALES WILL FALL SHORT.
Probably 100000 Pounds Less Than
~ Last Year.

E#'
~ Last Year.
z At the close of business at the two
wool warehouses in the city yester-
day evening over 5000, 900 pounds of
wool had been received. OF this
amount 10000 pounds is credited
to the Northern Pacific and about g.
0O0, 900 pounds to the Burlington.
The shipments from this city will
probably not come up to the volume
marketed here last year., but we'll in
formed persons who have figured on
the number of pounds that will be
sold or consigned here this season
place the amount at 1000, 900. This
will be about 1000, 900 pounds short
of the business handled in the city
last season. The shortage is account
ed for by reason of the fact that most
of the Wyoming wool heretofore sold
on this market was sold at Cody this
season.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
WORKING IN
County Boards Demand Higher Rail.
=
road Assessments, a

The board of county commissioners
CT Lewis and Clarke county have sent
written requests to all the county com
missioners in the state to appear at
the capital next Tuesday to arrange
a definite line of action in the matter
of railway assessments. On the fol
lowing day the state board of equaliza.
ton will hear the arguments of the
commissioners in favor of higher as
sessments.
Agitation for a higher valuation of
railways in the state has been go
ing on for a year or ore past. Last
January it took definite form at Butte,
when the commissioners of Silver
Bow county decided to urge the COM
missioners of the several counties in
the state to meet at Helena this
month and appear in a body before the
state board of equalization and urge
higher railway assessment. The meet
ing will also be attended by many of
the county assessors.
Under the provisions of the law the
matter of railway assessments is en-
tirely in the hands of the state board
of equalization, consisting of the gov
ernor, secretary Of state, attorney gen.
eral, treasurer and auditor.
Much pressure has already been
brought to bear upon the board for
a higher valuation and as the railway
people will be represented at the meet
ing the outcome will be watched with
much interest.
Few counties in the state have a
greater interest in the matter than
Yellowstone. Over 200 miles of rail
road are assessed in this county and
a raise of 20 per centum above the as
sessment of last year would bring the
county valuation up to the $7,O0O,0 900
mark.
Chairman w. o. Parker, of the Vel
lowstone board. will represent this
county at the Helena meeting and AS
SCISSOR A. P. Smith will probably ac-
company him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
HIS HONEY WON.
Defeats Woman's Gallant Effort to
File on Land.

File on Land.
Rapid City, S. D.. July 23.-At the
Rapid City land Office Saturday of
last week occurred a simultaneous
homestead entry" that is, two appli-
cants filed on the same piece of land
at the same time.
When the doors of the United States
land Office opened for business on
that day there were two people stand
ing at the threshold waiting for ad-
mission, a man and a m The
man stepped up to the desk and said
he wanted to make his homestead
filing on a certain piece of land about
Is miles east of Rapid City, giving the
description of the claim. As soon
soon as the woman could be heard
she stated that she wished to file on
the same piece of ground.
To all intents and purposes both en-
tries had been made simultaneously,
and under a ruling of the land office
in Washington. in such a case the
land is put up at auction, only the
persons making the fling being al
lowed to bid, and it is given to the
higest bidder. In this instance the
man won, he paying a premium of
$50 for the land.
Each had made a night ride on
horseback to file on the land, and
had ridden side by side for the great
err part of the distance. 1t seemed
hard for the woman to lose the land
after she had made such a gallant ef-
fort to secure it, and the sympathy of
the officials and the spectators to the
contest in the land office were with
her.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Coal Mine Starts Up.

Tamaqua, Pa, July 24.-The Lee
nigh Coal and Navigation company to-
day resumed operations at it's No. 2
mine, one OF the largest in the region.
me move was unexpected. This is
the first large colliery to resume. So
far the striking men have made no
effort to modest the place. 1t is be-
lleved that other companies will nov
make an effort to mine coal.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Killed by Lightning.

Red Lodge, July 24.-Word has
been received here that a man named
Yates, living about Is miles from the
city, between Butcher creek and the
Rosebud, had been found dead Tues
day night at his gate. His horse was
found a short way off, also dead. From
indications it seems probably that
Yates and his horse were struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
BUT W. CLIPS SOLD.

Nearly Half Million Pounds. Great
Falls Market Reaches 1739.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette.
But two sales were made on the
Billings wool market today. but these
aggregated nearly a half million
pounds. These were at the Northern
Pacific warehouse and were as fol
lows:
Smith Bros. Sheep Co., 325,O0O
pounds, to jeremiah Williams & Co..
at 15A.
Berry & Stevens, 100, 900, to Jere-
miah Williams & Co. at 14h.
A dispatch from Great Falls says
that the market there today touched
the highest price of the season, 17$
cents being paid.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Crushed in Hay BaIer.

Lewistown, July 25.-R. Emmett
Hamilton was terribly injured Tues
day at the ranch of his father while
working a hay baler. His back is
broken and crushed terribly and his
recovery is looked upon as impossi-
BILE.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Reyes Gets Three Years.

Boulder, July 24.-Herman Keyes,
who has been on trial here for the past
few days. was found guilty by the
jury of burglary in the first degree.
He was sentenced to the state prison
for three years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
A BAD TOWN.
Three Chiefs Of Police Are Murdered
in One Year. p

Elkins, w. Va, July 24.-Chief of
Police F. H. Wilmoth, of this town,
was murdered late last night at Wo-
melsdorf near here. Wilmoth was in
the act of %arresting two negroes when
a third man shot him from ambush.
A posse is in pursuit of the murderer
n it is believed he will be lynched
if caught.
This is the third murder of an Elk
ms chief of police within a year, the
other two victims being Robert Lilly
and Page Marstellar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29

Pays 5 per cent or 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 n to ten years, to suit
borrower.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29

In which they live has been appoint
ed the little ones guardian would
make it appear that the deputy's
description OF the step father fits him
we'll.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-07-29
Trustees.

Lee Mantle, president: Chas.
Schatzlein. viee-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, 1902-07-29

ST. JOHNS HEADACHE CURE
will cure your headache. Sold by
Chapnle Drug Co.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
LAW POINTS.

A druggist may be convicted of main
tanning a liquor nuisance. though hav.
ing a permit to sell liquor holds the
supreme court of Kansas.
The giving OF new note for an ex.
isting Indebtedness will not of itself
release collateral security held for pay
ment Of such indebtedness, holds the
supreme court Of Nebraska
A child OF divorced parents is a ward
of the court and must not be removed
from the state by the parent to whom
the court has awarded the custody,
holds the appellate court Of Illinois.
A reservation Of title in condition
nj sale of goods Is valid as between the
parties and those succeeding to their
rights. with knowledge Of such reser-
walton. either personally or from the
records.
A decree or order for alimony in n
divorce proceeding IS not debt within
the meauing Of that term as used in
The constitution prohibiting imprison-
ment for debt. holds the supreme court
OF Washington.
a bequest III will for the purchase
OF books on spiritualism, to be free to
all, is held by the court of chancery Of
New Jersey In the case of Jones versus
Watford go All. Rep. 1907 to be a
charitable gift which court of equity
will enforce.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
nia Debut nn nm Actor.

Frank ]. Mcintyre was n newspaper
man In Ann Arbor. Mich. before he be-
came an actor He began as a cub"
reporter while still a student In Mich
igan university and finally advanced
until the editor left him In charge Of
the paper on one occasion when lie took
Il trip 10 Detroit.
Two important local Items were to
be printed. one relating the sad demise
OF young man OF prominent family.
the other telling how travelling sales
man had jumped his board bill at q
local hotel Mae had TO write the
headlines for these stories, and. after
scratching his head. he evolved Pass
ed Away Quietly" for the obituary
story and Jumped His Board Bilf'
for the hotel beat. Mac" was proud
Of his achievement and. lighting big
cigar, leaned back In his chair and be-
gan to realize how 1t feels 10 be an
editor
The man who made up" the paper
scanned the headings transposed them,
and the friends and relatives OF the
deceased read that he had Jumped
His Board BILL" and the bereaved
landlord learned that his late guest had
Passed Away Quietly" New York
World.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
A Normandy Iniunctinn.

A strange old world privilege, dating
pack to the time when the Norsemen
came to Normandy, was exercised last
year IN the island OF Guernsey. II ia
called the Glamour de Haro." By tho
ancient law OF the island a person WIN
thinks his land rights are being in
rringed upon has only to draw IN n
statement Of the case, which he swears
10 before two witnesses. This he then
presents to the balliff Of the island and
dropping upon one knee. cries out in
French "Oh, Rolio. my prince succor
me. | am wrongcdr
This proceeding acts as an iniunc.
ton, ana the person complained Of ms
'resfhSscr has to stay his trcspass un
III the matter has been aGiudicated m
on by the courts. This right Of issu.
ing ones own injunction hy calling un-
To RoIlo was given to the people of
Guernsey hy Rollo or Hrolf. the Nor
weglan pirate who made himself the
hrst Duke Of Normandy in OIL. and
there IS probably no example Of legal
procedure Of like antiquity which is to.
day carried out in the same way as
That IN which it was first Instituted.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
The Gummed Flower.

You may buy upon the street flowers
which TO the eye are Of bloom as
fine and a growth as fresh rs any
which could be procured at the most
costly establishments You buy them
for song and bring them home, when.
10! TO your astnnishment and dIsmay
they fall to pieces at n breath like "A
cardboard house They have been sub
jected TO one of the tricks Of the
trade" 1t is known as the cumming
process" A single drop Of gum is in
serted with sharp pointed instrument
into the center of each caiyx, aud by
this means the conformity OF the bloom
is preserved until the flowers are sold.
The composition of the gum is such as
TO dry up and set Immediately becom-
ing invisible even to the closest scru-
tiny. Eyerybody's Magazine.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
Wnnd In Egyptian Stonew0rsk

Probably the oldest timber IN the
world which has been subjected to the
use of man is that found in the ancient
temples of Egypt in connection with
the stonework, which IL known to be
AZ least 1000 years old. This, the only
wood used in the construction OF the
temples. is in the form of ties holding
the end of one stone to another When
two blocks were laid in place. an ex-
cavation about an inch deep was made
In each block, in which tie shaped
like an hourglass Is driven. 1t is there
fore very difficult to force any stone
from its position.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
Ausumu Haze.

Autumn haze says a neteorologie-
al expert. lis dust composed of the I'm
est particles OF SOIL dead leaves. smoke
or ashes from wood fires. salt from
ocean spray. the shells or scales from
microscopic sIiceous dlatoms. germs or
fungi, spores of ferns. pollen of flow
ers, etc. In the still air of damp nights
these dust particles settle slowly down.
and the morning air Is comparatively
clear. During the daylight the sun
warns the soil. which heats the adJa-
cent air, and the rising air currents
carry up the dust as high as they go.
Under certain conditions this layer OF
dust reaches higher and higher each
day. During long. dry summers in In
dia II reaches to height OF 1000 teet'
with well defined upper surface that
is higher In the daytime than at night.
The reason. why we have more OF hazy
weather In autumn is because there Is
then less horizontal wind and more ris-
ing air"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19
The Way of the World.

Funny world we live In. A man who
has six horses standing idle In a stable
walked two miles out in the country
on a little matter of business day or
two ago, while another man who had
no horses and very little money hired a
team TO go the same distance. This
was an actual occurrence and shows
the perversity of human nature. He
who has the facilities for driving pre-
fers to walk, while he who could much
better prefer to walk and has no team
goes and hires one. Men are crazy TO
own team. and 1t soon becomes
bore to give the horse necessary exer-
else 1t has always been thus and. we
presume, always will be.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-03-19

EFFECTIVE AT ONCE-The Him
ois Central railroad will put in new
fast schedule on their Omaha and Chi
cago line, whereby train No. 2 will be
cut down one hour. 1t will leave
Omaha at 7 AS p. m. daily via Fort
Dodge, Waterloo, Dubuque, Freeport
and Rockford, arriving ID Chicago at
8 80 q. m. next day. Train No. 4 will
be made daylight train leaving Omaha
at a. m. via the same route as above,
reaching Chicago at 9:45 p. m. same
day. These two trains also carry
through equipment between Omaha and
st. Paul via Fort Dodge and Alber. Lea,
reaching Minneapolis at 7:25 9. m. and
6:55 p. m. respectively. The equip
ment OF these trains includes the latest
pattern wide yestibuled Pullman sleep
ing car, buffet library smoking car, free
reclining chair car and dining car.