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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
MYSTERY SURROUNDS DROWN
ING OF MINNEAPOLIS BOY.
BODY FOUND IN The RIVER
Last Time Seen Alive He Was Being
Taken Away Against
His Will.

Minneapolis, May 25.-The body Of
little Martin Ackerle, the 6-year-old
boy last seen Tuesday evening in the
company of three strange men who
were taking him away against his
will, was found floating in the river
under the Plymouth avenue bridge
this morning. The boy had not been
seen since Tuesday evening, when it
is claimed that three men picked him
up at the corner of University and
Twenty-second avenues NE and walk
ed away across the prairie with him
struggling in their arms.
The day the boy disappeared there
was a wedding in the neighborhood
and the sounds of the "charivari" at
tracted the lad to the house. He re-
manned there until about midnight,
when he was found asleep on the
porch. He was awakened and cried
for his mother. Later he was seen
with the strangers.
The father was away from home
Tuesday evening, but returned about
midnight and started a search for
the missing child. AS soon as he
learned the circumstances he conclud-
ed that the boy had been kidnapped.
He searched all through the city and
found several places where it was
said the boy had been seen. At New
Boston people claimed to have seen
the lad on three different occasions.
The father continued the search, but
today his hopes were all destroyed
when he went to the morgue and
found that the body there was that of
his missing son.
An examination of the body
makes the mytsery darker than ever.
To all appearances it has been in
the water several days, as decomposi-
tion had gone far. Coroner Williams
says the body apepars to have been
in the water several days but as the
weather has been warm, it is possible
that it might reach it's present con-
ditions in a shorter time.
If the boy was at the wedding, ac-
cording to the story told by several
who saw him there, and later carried
away by three unknown men, how did
the body get into the river? His
parents are greatly mystified and are
at loss to explain how he met his
death.
The body was discovered this morn
ing by teamster driving across the
Plymouth avenue bridge who saw it
floating. He called river driver who
took the body to the shore and notifi-
ed Coroner Williams. The body was
removed to the morgue. AS the cloth
ing answered to the description of
that of the Ackerle boy, his father
was notified and called at the morgue
The body was so badly decomposed
as to make Identification difficult, but
the clothing was positively identified.
The boy was only years old.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
DAY OF FUNERALS.
Saturday Will Long Be Remembered
in Fernie.

Vancouver, May PA special from
Fernie, B. c., says: Saturday was a
day of funerals in Fernie, and one
which will be long remembered. There
were II public funerals and in one in
stance there were Ia coffins in the
procession. All told there were 80
funerals during the day and a long
line of graves marks the increase in
the city of the dead, an increase
which unfortunately will be quadrupl-
ed before all the members OF the dis
aster are laid at rest.
At the mine the work Of recover
ing the bodies has for the time been
suspended and the energies have been
expended in making the mine safe for
the rescuers.
The roof Of the mine, in some places
has been fearfully shattered, to the
extent that it now would be nothing
short of foolhardiness for the rescu-
ers to remain longer in the mine with
out taking necessary precautions for
their cwn safety
Lack of air is greatly impeding the
work of rescue.
The men in No. mine we're evil
dently killed by concusslon from the
explosion The bodies so far recov-
cred. do not appear to be mutilated,
and in many cases there is nothing in
their positions to ever suggest that
their lives have been snuffed out Not
one of the entire crew in this mine
made his escape, except the motor
man, who was away when the ex-
plosion occurred.
Opinions as to the cause of the ex-
plosion differ widely, but one that is
offered by miners themselves is that
the. explosion was caused by the drill
ing of machine hole close to the
"rib." when this is done, the black
powder has not sufficient chance to
expand and frequently catches fire.
1t is said that difficulties of this kind
have been experienced before.
Nineteen bodies were taken from
the mine today making 49 in all that
have been recovered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
TURKS VS.. BuLeARIANs.
Fight on the Border With a Number
of Casualties.

Constantinople, May PA band Of
60 Bulgarian revolutionists, engaged
in raiding the neighborhood of Melesh
Planina, Roumelia, came in contact
with detachment of Turkish troops
May 20. Sharp fighting ensued during
which six Bulgarians were killed and
seven were wounded. The, Turks also
suffered some casualties.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
HALF-BREED CHILDREN
May Be Admitted to the Public
Schools Throughout Montana.


Helena, May 25.-Half-bre chill
dren, who are not maintaining tribal
relations, can attend the public
schools of Montana. This is the rul-
ing Of Attorney General Donovan in
reply to an inquiry from State Super
intendent w. w. Welch.
The state superintendent was ASK
ed by S. w. Jones, clerk OF school
district No. 81, Harlem, Choteau coun-
ty, whether children of part Indian
blood, residing upon the Belknap res
ervation, can be admitted to the pub
lie schools of Harlem.
The attorney general, after quoting
the law, holds that the children arr
eligible under the conditions stated
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
STAMP OF DlsAPPRovAL PLAc-
Ed ON VERDICT.
MAJOR NOT A MURDERER
Should Have Been Found Guilty Of
Minor offense-Lieut. Day
Should Have Disobeyed.

Washington, May 25.-The official
findings of the courtmartial that tried
Major L. w. T. Waller and Lieutenant
John A. Day, of the marine, corps, for
the executing natives on the island
of Samar, for trial have been made
public.
The review Of the court has ex-
pressed its disapproval Of the courts
findings in both cases. Referring to
the case of Major Waller, the review
Ing authority says:
The sending of the natives in ques-
tion to their deaths partook more Of
unlawful retaliation than a justifiable
act of war In justice to the Ameri-
can military service, the findings OF
acquittal demand that they not meet
with approval"
Those men in Samar underwent suf-
fering before their rescue and their
officers from their sick beds voiced
the revengeful anger of the men who
telephoned to Major Waller advising
that the Stevedores be killed Major
Waller received this message while
he was sick from a fever, suffering
acute pain of body due to exposure
and his exertions in behalf of his
men and mental anguish concerning
their fate, which had long been in
doubt.
Major Waller was at the time in
telephone communication with Gener-
al Smith, who commanded the forces
in Samar, but he deliberately chose
not to consult General Smith regard
ing his contemplated action and rath-
er than forego the execution of his
unrestrained will, he assumed the
power the laws of war and the GUS
toms of the service confer upon COM
manding officers only in time of war.
Giving heed to the condition Of
Major Waller, much to the findings Of
the court as are to the effect that
Major Waller is not guilty of murder
are approved, but the reviewing aI-
thority is at loss to understand why
the court did not find against Major
Waller in the minor offense. With
the exception of the above, the ac.
quittal. as it stands in the above de
cision is approved
Relating to the case Of Lieutenant
Day, the reviewing authority says:
"The accused knew that for three
weeks Major. Waller had undergone
a test of mental and physical endur-
ance. such as few men are called upon
to suffer. -
while conceding the grave re-
sponsibility assumed by subordinate
officer, still the weighty reasons re-
lated with which Day was acquainted
SO tainted Major Waller's order that
Lieutenant Day should have been
prompted to positive disobedience. An
officer must be conscientiously regard.
full of the unquestioned legality of
his agency in taking the lives Of his
fellow-men.
'.Above and beyond all personal
considerations, officers must guard
the name and honor Of the country.
Had Lieutenant Day been actuated
by such a consideration, he probably
would have prevented one Of the most
regrettable incidents in the annals OF
the history Of the military service Of
the United States
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
Negro Lynched After Bad Fight.

Kansas City, May 25.-A special to!
the Journal from Paris, Mo-, says .
mob broke into the jail here today.
after desperate fight. in which the
sheriff and deputies were injured. and
secured Abe Winthrop, the negro
who killed young William Grow last
month, and lynched him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-05-27
BRYAN OPTIMISTIC.
He Thinks Filipinos Will Get Inde
pendence After a While.

Chattanooga. Tenn, May 25.-W. J.
Bryan passed through this city this
morning en- route to his home in Lin
coin, Neb., from Havana, Cuba, where
he witnessed the ceremonies attend
ant upon the Inauguration of the Gu
ban republic. In an interview here
he stated that the natives exhibited
superior patriotism during the cere
monies. He further said he believed
the United States would eventually
give the Filipinos government nd
their own.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
A Belated Discovery.

Mrs Norton came home from call
Ole day in such disturbed condition
that it was evident that tears were not
far In the background. She lost no
time in beginning her explanation
John" she said to her husband. Il
am so mortified | don't know what to
dow
What Is the matter. Joannar' ask ed
Mr. Norton.
Il have just been calling on Mrs. Pew.
erill. You know her husband. Major
PeverillT
"Yes."
well, just learned to-day that Ma
jor" isn't his title at all. Major ls his
first name"
"Why, certainly. I've always known
that. What Is there SO mortlfylng
about itT'
Nothing" said Mrs. Norton, with n
groan. "only that I've been calling him
Major every time I've met him for
the last ten yearsr
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08

house come in with it would be left in
deep wonderment as to whether it was
a new suit of clothes or a bolt of do
nestle"
With the perfecting of the paper bag,
however, slovenliness began TO mark
The wrapping in stores. At first a bag
was filed, the top folded into place
neatly. and tied as if it were open pa
per. The grocer, especially, cOmpro-
missed by twisting up the mouth of the
bag and rolling ii down onto the con-
tents, using no string whatever.
To-day wrapping up bundles is lost
art. Nobody carries neat bundles any
where. An ordinary package of some
solid object is laid down on a piece of
paper. and as it is rolled up the ends
of the paper are tucked into the bun
die, leaving the wrapper to tie string
around the center of the roll. With
many small objects no string is used,
and a person with several of these
bundles, starting home from down
town, is not likely TO get there.
In many things the druggist still
does neat wrapping. rs in the case OF
bottles, packages, and even powders.
But to buy from his general stock of
toilet articles and kindred goods he
makes as ugly bundle as the grocer.
In most cases, too, he uses some hide
ously colored wrapping paper which
simply flares with the Intelligence"
to the public that you or some of your
family is sick.
The ordinary bundle to-day is neither
neat nor pretty-whlch may be rea-
son why more than ever before people
insist on having all goods delivered
in the rear" r."-Chicago Tribune.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
THE WRONG LETTER.
A Note of Introduction that Went
Sadly Astray.

Letters of Introduction are not invari.
ably serviceable. For one reason, they
may be too frank. Harry Furnlss, In
his Confessions OF Caricaturist. d."
says that when brother artist was
setting forth on his travels In foreign
climes, he was provided with letter Of
Introduction to a certain British consul.
The writer Of the letter enclosed ii in
one to the artist, saying that he would
find the consul a most arrant snob, a
bumptious, arrogant humbug, a cad to
the backbone. Still, he would probably
offer some courtesies to any one who
had a good social standing, and thus
compensate the traveller for having to
come in contact with such an Insuffer.
able vulgarian.
On the return OF the artist to Eng.
land, the writer Of the letters asked
how he had Jared with the consul.
"Well, my dear fellow" drawled the
artist, "he did not receive me very
warmly. and he did not ask me to din
ner. In fact, he struck me as being
rather cool"
well. you do surprise me-" rejolned
his friend. Hes a cad, as told you
In my letter, but he's very hospitable,
and | really can't understand this state
Of things. You gave him my letter Of
introductionT
why, | thought 80: but, do you
know. on my journey home | dlscov-
cred 1t in my pocketbook. SO | musI
have handed to him instead your note
to me about himw
The explanation was quite adequate
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
why One Book Agent Quit.

Several senators were discussing In
the clOakroom yesterday their expert
ences in getting rid OF Objectionable
visitors. The talk recalled an episode
In the life Of the late Justice Field OF
the Supreme Court. whose temper was
OF the most irascible kind. He had
given Instructions to his servant on a
certain morning that he was not to be
disturbed. Presently there came
ring at the door bell and an aggressive
book agent appeared.
Il want to see Justice Field" he said
"You cannot see him." was the re-
ply.
II must see him."
Impossible"
The conversation grew more en-
phatic until finally the persistent book
agents demands echoed through the
house. At that moment Justice Field,
who had been attracted by the alterca-
tion. appeared at the head of tho
stairs.
william" he said In fiercely an
cry tone. "shOw the brazen. Internal
scoundrel up to me; IL you cannot
handle him. | will"
The book agent made no further eff
fort to break into the Justices pres
ence.-W Washington Post
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
ABOUT THE JAPAN CURRENT.
Kuro Siwo Piles Great Quantities of
DriftwOod on Alaska's Shores.

In one sense, the kuro siwo, or Japan
current, is the most interesting in the
world because many oceanOgraphers
believe it was the direct means of
peOpling America. This much. at least,
is certain: If boat were to be set
adrift on parts of the Asiatic coast and
survived all storms, the Japan current
could be depended upon to carry 1t
across the Pacific and deposit it OH the
American shore. Such thing hap
pened almost within the memory Of
man. In 1882 nine Japanese fisher
find their way back to the shore. They
went with the current, and after a
drift lasting several months they were
carried to Hawaii.
Trees, torn by storms from the banks
of Asiatic rivers. frequently float
across the Pacific on the American
coast. Between Kakatag and Kyak
islands. about 1.20O miles northwest
of Seattle, enormous piles of this drift
wood cover the beaches. There can be
no question OF the Asiatic origin Of the
timber. They are the trunks of the
camphor tree. the mango and the ma
hogany. Logs 80 feet long and eight
feet In diameter are frequently fOnnd
Many Of them are seen floating shore
ward. with fantastic roots standing
high above the waves. In places the
logs are piled twenty feet high. They
are generally without bark. which has
been peeled off by the waves, and most
OF them have become white and heavy
from impregnatiOn with salt water. As
they pile up. the sands drift over them
and gradually they sink out of sight,
and new beaches are formed. This
process has been going on for ages.
and the shore line is being steadily ex-
tended. Excavations along the beach
show that the texture of the buried
timber gets harder and harder the fur
ther in you go. until in some instances
petrifaction has taken place. Other
excavations show logs that have
turned to coal.
The presence of Siberian driftwood
on the shores of Greenland. says a
writer In Ainslie's, convinced Nansen
that his idea Of drifting across the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
Where the Trouble Was.

Modern children, whose education Is
in the hands of advanced" experiment
talists. are the victims Of every kinder
garten fad and new-fangled method
that pedagogy can devise. a boy who
had been the patient of some school
teachers nonsense was brought by his
mother to consult an oculist. The ply
sician. says a New York paper, went
about in the usual way TO discover de-
fects of vision.
He placed a chart before the boy. The
first word was hat"
Now read this word" said the doc.
tor
misunderstanding" gurgled the boy.
"Then try this" said the doctor,
pointing to big"
"Buh-ih-guhhh." was the sputtering
attempt
Madam" said the physician, "there
is some trouble here that has nothing
to do with the vision. The vocal or
gans seem to be affected"
"Oh, no." answered the mother, che
pronounced those words correctlyw
Pronounced them correctly"
Yes; that was all right That is the
phonetic method he is taught in school
He used to speak and see as other peo-
pie do before he began to learn this
method"
Madam" said the doctor, gravely
"send him to good school or take him
out OF school and put him TO reading
good books in clear type. Then there'l
be nothing the matter with his sight oil
his education, and be won't talk like a
bullfrog. youths Companion.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
DOING UP STORE BUNDLES.
An old-Time Fine Art that Has Very
Nearly sappeared.


Nearly Disappeared.
Somewhere and somehow the world
of trade has lost the art of tying up
bundles in grocery stores, dry goods
houses, hardware stores and even N
the drug stores.
The paper bag seems to have been
the beginning of it. Before its coming
even a crossroads grocer could lay a
double thickness of brown paper On the
counter. empty a dollars worth OF
Coffee A" sugar upon it out Of brass
scoop and tie the package up as smooth
and tight as block Of planed wood
How many clerks in Chicago corner
grocery could do it nowf
In the old days in some Of the small
or towns the purchaser carried his
sroar home on his arm, and in consid-
ora tion of this the brown parcel would
be rewrapped in thinner. lighter
sbeet Of paper, which was supposed TO
mako a more comely package.
II was remarkable what a neat-look-
ing bundle a grocer or hardware dealer
could make Of several odd-shaped bun
dies or packages. In some of the gen
a-op, stores a coffee mill. bag of salt
and a tin dlpper could be tied into a
naDer SO skillfully that a neighbor
across the street seeing tue head OF the
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
THE OTHER SIDE.
Snap Judgments DO Not Always Do
Justice to Character.

Justice to Character,
We often comment on the act of gen,
erosity that was not done; hut we may
not know the act of greater generosity
that was done; tie greater sacrifice
that forbade the lesser. In his Essays
Of an Optmist," John William Kaye
tells Of an incident which happened
when he was II boy ut school, and H.
luStrutes well the advisahility of not
judging too quickly as TO generosity OF
the lack Of II.
Our senior uSher-it was large pri.
vate school-was liberal, open-hahd'
ed fellow; he dressed well, and sub.
scribed handsomely to the cricket club,
But the second usher was an intoler.
able screw. His conduct appeared as
shabby as his coat. or course our no
tiOn was that he was by nature a skin.
flint, and that he had boards of gold.
He was a man otherwise of a kindly
nature and Il harmless way of life, SO
We despised rather than hated him.
But it came out afterward that he hal
an aged mother and two sisters, rely.
ing solely for their maintenance on his
scanty earnings.
The saddest thing of all was-I know
nothing sadder in history-that con,
templnting, at the end of one half year,
pleasant surprise for these poor peo-
pie. he walked home, n hundred miles,
under June sun. and appeared uneX.
pectedly among them one sultry even
ing, only to find that all three were
hopelessly drunk.
Next half we had new usher, and
for little space there was belief
among us that the poor fellow had
saved money enough to start n school
of his own; but the truth as have told
1t ooZed out, with this pathetic addi.
ton, that he had gone hopelessly mad,
We were then very much grieved AT
the rash judgments that we had pass.
ed, and got up subscription, the larg.
est ever known in the school, which
kept him in comfort until he died. In
this instance 1t was point of honor
and conscience with us all TO make
sacrifice Of self and deny ourselves for
the benefit of the man we had wronged
and am sure, let alone the satisfaction
Of such an atonement, that the lesson
we had all learned was worth the mon.
ey ten times told.
Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-05-08
WAS OPPOSED TO BRUTALITY.
He Protested Against Football, but
Spread Himself on the Car Seat.

He Protested Against Football, but
Spread Himself on the Car Seat.
The car was crowded. A sharp faced
man sat s!dewise, with his legs spread
wide on the seat A short man, who
had no seat swung by strap near
him.
81 protest against this malmIng and
smashing the heads and crcaking the
bones of 50 many people on the football
field"' said the sharp-faced man. II
protest against it,
who's been doing it2" said the short
man, sharply.
Why, they havew exclaimed tho
sharp faced man, spreading himself a
little wider.
who have7" dmanded the short
man. changing hands ON the strap and
glaring at the sharp faced man.
The football players! That's whor'
was the response.
who have they been doing II to. I'd
like to know7' cried the short man, as
the car rounded curve and swung him
with bump against the protester.
who have they been doing It to-"
''To-er-ah-why. cr-r-r-to them
selves" replied the sharp-facod man.
drawing in his legs little
"Oh, they have, eh?" sneered the
short man, with both hands on the
strap, They did 1t to themselves. eh?
Well. II they want TO do 1t TO them
selves, who's got n better rightT
The sharp-faced man drew In his legs
a little more and said nothing.
And If you want to protest against
It," continued the short man. talking
quite loud, why don't you go hunt up
a football game somewhere and protest
to the doers of It? II you want to kick
about It get right Off of this ear and
go kick to the ball-kickers. And when
they get through with you I'll bet ham
there won't be enough OF you to take
up the room a 2-year-old kid would fill
in car, let alone spreading over
enough of II to seat dime museum fnt
womanT'
The suggestion must have appealed
to the sharp-faced man, says the New
York Times, for he hurried of of the
car at the next street as II there was
n game of football going on there
abouts, and he was afraid 1t would be
over before he got there. And the
short man and two other passengers
took his seat.