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The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
SENATE REJECTS BILL ~ A DE-
cielvE VOTE.
MEYER WAS OUT VOTED
eiii to Rsarranqe Judicial Districts
is Acted Upon Favorably
by Upper House.

the senate yesterday afternoon was
the addresses of Senators Maddox and
Kennedy on the railroad and ware
house commission bill. introduced by
the latter. Senator Kennedy made a
somewhat extended address in support
of the measure, while it was opposed
by the Cascade representative in a
brief, yet forceful manner. At the
conclusion of these addresses the mo-
ton of Senator Kennedy that it be
reported for passage was defeated by
a vote of IA to Z, and the motion of
Senator Durham that it be indefinite
ly postponed prevailed by a CORE
spending vote.
The time of the senate yesterday
was spent principally in committee of
the whole, and in listening to the read
ing of house bills. The house bills
were concurred in, and they now go
to the governor for his signature.
They were: House bill 27, relative to
service Of summons. and house bill
12, annexing portion of Silver Bow
to Deer Lodge coun y.
The following communication from
Governor Toole was read:
81 have the honor to make the fol
lowing nominations by and with the
consent of the senate:
Members of the board of trustees
historical society-Massena Bullard
Lewis and Clarke county; Cornelius
Hedges. Jr., Lewis and Clarke county;
Granville Stuart, Silver Bow county;
David Hilger, Fergus county; Henry
N. Blake, Lewis and Clarke county.
Member state board of health
Thomas B. Tuttle, Lewis and Clarke
county.
Members state board of education
N. w. Mcconnell, Lewis and Clarke
county; w. NJ Johnston, Yellowstone
county.
Member of state board of dental
examiners-Dr. N. ]. keenan,, Silver
Bow county.
Member state board of medical ex
aminers-Dr. G. D. Bryant, Silver
Bow county"
The senate in committee of the
whole, with Senator Durham in the
chair, considered substitute for sen
ate bill 70, rearranging the sixth,
seventh, ninth and tenth judicial dis
tricts. Senator Meyer strenuously op
posed the bill, holding that only Vel
lowstone county sought it's passage.
It was favored by Senators Whipple
Hoffman and Maddox, and after 8
rather prolonged discussion, was rec
commended for passage.
Liens for Personal Taxes.
Senate bill 101, relating to liens fol
personal taxes, was recommended TO
passage after Senator Hopkins eX
| planned that it was to prevent thu
avoidance of taxes by sheep men il
the eastern part of the state who dis
posed of their focks after, they hat
been assessed, but before the tim
for collecting taxes, and thus the stat
: was defrauded.
The committee arose. Senate
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
coNFEssEs ANOTHER CRIME.
Knapp Tells About Assault on Mis-.
souri, Girl.

souri, Girl.
Hamilton, o., March 3.-While talk.
ing about the finding of the body of
Hannah Goddard today Knapp con.
fessed to another assault. He said he
is the man who, in the summer Of
1886 assaulted girl at New Madrid,
Mo-, and was chased by mob bent
on lynching him. After holding the
crowd at bay with Winchester rifle
he finally succeeded in saving his life
by flight, making his way across the
river. Then he said:
What will they do with me?"
"Dont know. Some say you are
crazy"
"Well, I am not crazy. I only get
those killing spells at times, tina g
ALL"
Knapp then told of other assaults
from which he had narrow escapes.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
Notice..

l will sell at the front door Of tke
court house on the 10th day Of March,
1903, forty shares of stock in the Biz
Ditch company, or as much thereof %
will be necessary to pay the amount
due at this date and costs Of sale, for
the account of A. Talford.
87-tf P. B. MOSS.
Billings, Mont, February 2S, 1893.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
HIGH WATER FORCES LOW LY-
ING MILLS TO CLOSE.
PEOPLE TRAVEL M BOATS
All Streams in Western Pennsylvania
Out Of Banks-Pittsburg
Inundated.

cry tributary of the Allegheny and
Monongahela rivers emptying swirling
torrents into the banks of these two
streams and rushing down to the point
where they converge to form the Ohio,
Pittsburg was given visitation today
which forced hundreds of families to
either abandon their homes or seek
escape from the water in the upper
stories, while mud and water dispens-
ed destruction and discomfort below.
Mills in the low lying levels through
out the country numbering between
SO and 60 were flooded and $4,000
men are thrown out of work tempo
rarily.
The flood was general throughout
western Pennsylvania, the streams ev-
erywhere overflowing their banks and
causing more or less damage to houses
and farms that lay in their coures.
Down town in Pittsburg cellars and
Easements of business houses which
are in the general flood district were
inundated, while in Allegheny two
railroads were temporarily paralyzed,
the water covering the tracks. Per
sons in the First and Third wards at
Allegheny used boats in going to and
from their homes.
Had Been Warned.
Ample warning had been rerelved
by most of the residents and business
firms threatened in time for them to
make preparations to minimize losses.
The highest stage reached at Pitts
burg was 294 feet at the government
dam at Herrs island. This was at .
o'clock in the evening, when it became
stationary and gradually began to sub
side. The cold weather which set in
last night served to check the flood
and prevented more serious results.
Soon after daylight the water took
nossession of the point districts IN
Pittsburg and came up almost into
Penn avenue. All of lower Allegheny
felt the seyerest effects of the high
water, and practically every house oe-
tween Isabella street and the river
from the Ninth street bridge to the
point have cellars and first hoors
flooded. The Pittsburg & Western
railroad and the Buffalo, Rochester &
Pittsburg tracks are under water, ne
cessitating their Abandonment tenn
porarily.
River Men Take Precautions
River men took early precautions to
place shipping under safe control,
and as a result property of this char
acter suffered comparatively little
damage.
From the territory up the Monon-
gahela and Allegheny rivers comes re-
ports that much damage was done by
the flooding of the lower floors. OF
houses, mills and factories. From all
points above on both rivers the wat
ers are reported as either falling or
stationary and danger is averted.
Towns below here on the Ohio. how.
hoiv
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
It Saved His Leg.

P. A. Danforth of Lagrange, Ca,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg, but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c
Sold by the Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
After Bank Robbers.

St. Louis, March 3,-A. w. Hoffman,
cashier of the bank at Union, Mo-,
which was robbed last December, is
in st. Louis to identify, if possible,
the money found on Bill Rudolph and
George Collins, the alleged bank rob.
bers arrested there.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
Kelly Case Set for Trial.
Especial to The Gazette. I

Butte, March 3.-The case of J. w.
Kelly, the newspaper man charged
jointly with Ruth La Bonita with the
killing Of Doctor Galley in this city
last fall, was set for trial in Judge
McClernan's court here this morning.
March ~ is the date named.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06
Fear at Evansville.

Evansville, Ind, March 2.-The
Ohio river is stationary here tonight
but all the side streams are still ris
ing rapidly. Rough and Pond rivers
are out of their banks and thousands
of logs were lost today. River men
fear a much worse rise.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06

Louisville, KY, March "a tele-
phone message from New Albany,
Ind, says Edward F. King of Cincin-
natl and Charles Goddard Of Hamil-
ton, O., brother-in-law and brother
of Hannah Goddard Knapp, have posi-
lively identified the body found float
ing in the Ohio late yesterday after
noon as that of Hannah Goddard
Knapp, wife of Alfred Knapp, now un-
der arrest in Hamilton. The state
ment was made that the jewelry
found on the person was the same
known to have been worn by the
young woman before she became the
wife Of Knapp and that there is not
the slightest doubt of her identity.
New Albany, Ind, March 3.-Al-
though Edward F. King today failed
to positively identify the body of the
woman found in the river as that OF
his wife's sister and wife of Alfred
Knapp, the impression is strong that
the body is that of Knapps victim.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06

Parkersburg, w. Va, March 2.-The
Ohio river is rapidly approaching the
danger line and predictions are that
it will be in the lower streets by to-
night.
The Billings gazette., 1903-03-06

is over he will declare the body to be
that of Hannah Goddard Knapp.
, 1903-11-26
Mondell's Land Bill.

Representative Mondell has
prepared a bill which he will in
troduce Tuesday, intended to pre-
vent abuses of the law concerning
requirement of lands in lieu of
similar acreage surrendered in
forest reserves.
His bill provides that lands
chiefly valuable for timber shall
not be subject to location or Sc
lection in lieu of lands within
forest reserves.
Millions of acres, Mr.. Mondell
says, have been acquired through
lieu land selections for which the
government has received nothing
in exchange but lands in forest
reserves denuded of timber. If
acquired under other land laws,
, 1903-11-26
IN Justice Court.

Judge Johnston has shaved off
his %mustache, 80 he can look
fierce" the boys say.
The attachment suit Of +. Ct.
Wolf We J. +. Archer, for Sl5S:35
came off on the 18th. Judgement
for plaintiff.
The suit of II. M. Booth VS.
Franklin Hess, for 1857, being
for n wagon, n set of lead bars and
log chain, was to have been tried
Monday at 2 o'clock, but for lack
of bonds the suit was set over uu.
til Tuesday, when Judge Johnston
rendered a verdict Of sos 5 in ia
vor of the defendent. Plaintiff
gave notice OF an appeal to the
District Court. There were sew
eral witnesses up from the rail
, 1903-11-26
A World Of Gluttons.

A London doctor examined the
teeth of several thousand people
of the poorer classes applying at
his hospital for treatment. OF all
those thousands of sets of teeth
he found only one set in anything
like good condition-and they
we're almost perfect. Yet their
owner lived upon the same kind
of food and took the same care
of his teeth-that is, no care at
all. The explanation lay in the
fact that the man had a peculiar
misformation of the jaws and
throat which made it impossible
for him to get food down except
by chewing and swallowing a
little at a time. And further,
this mans general condition was
far ahead of that of the others
examined.
No doubt, We do eat too much,
and too often; and too recklessly.
But, worse than quantity or quail
ity is the almost universal failure
to chew. Chewing the food
comes nearer to being the sover-
eign cure-all for every kind of in
ternal trouble than any other one
remedy. 1t Is tiresome, it i'm
pedes conversation. But perhaps
it is better than appendicitis, and
where it takes minutes from talk
ing it adds years to life.-Satur-
day Evening Post.
, 1903-11-26
WEEKLY STOCK YARDS LETTER

South Omaha, Neb., Nov. %
AS the year draws to a close, the
compilations of statistics annually
made at the various stock yards in
the United States are being tabu-
lated. The figures this year
which cannot fail TO interest ev-
cry farmer and livestock shipper.
Thew show beyond possibility of
refutation that the power of Chi
cago to control the livestock in
dustry of the country is being
gradually broken and that with
increasing rapidity. Chicago's
power is weakening.
During the past year livestock
shippers have, to the number of
hnndreds, followed the advice
given them by South Omaha
stockyards people, to distribute
their stock through the Missouri
| river markets. 1t has been urged
by them, and also through letters
of your correspondent that only
ny this plan could prices on good
qualities be maintained. Chicago
has ~ long had the control of the
best grades of stock that prices
paid there, being for high grade
stuff only, have attracted shippers
to send their best stock there and
ship their poor stuff to the wes-
tern markets. BY doing this the
shippers have been unconsciously
siding the Chicago combinations
to gradually force down prices,
when every exterior condition
pointed to ii natural rise.
But during the past year hun.
dreds of shippers have found tina,
they can get Chicago prices, with.
out longer haul and dangers OF
delays and an o~verstocked market
at the Missouri river markets
At least such has been their ex.
perience at South Omaha.
In consequence, the statistics
this year will show II large falling
off in Chicago's receipts. while
those of Kansas City, ST. Joseph
and Sioux City and South Omahe
will show heavy ndyancemants
, 1903-11-26
TO the Public.

The Wyoming Commission of
the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton has undertaken the task of
seeing that this state is properly
and creditably represented at the
Worlds Fair to be held in St.
Louis in 1904.
While a great deal of work has
been done and arrangements have
been made with most Of the lead
ing mines, agriculturalists and
others, for exhibits along their
several lines, yet it is more than
probable that there are numerous
interesting relics, mineral and
agricultural products, which will
be overlooked unless those pos
sessing or having knowledge of
the same, voluntarily communi-
cate with this Commission.
Therefore, we invite anyone
Who thinks he has anything wor-
thy of exhibition at St. Louis to
communicate at an early date with
Commissioner. in Chief c. b. Rich
ardson, Cheyenne, Wyo., explain
ing clearly what the article is and
the conditions under which it
may he secured by this commits
sion.
We trust that every citizen of
Wyoming will feel that it is his
duty to cooperate with the Wyo-
ming Commission in seeing that
this state is we'll represented at
st. Louis.
Address communications TO G.
b. Richardson, Commissioner-in-
Chief, Cheyenne. Wyo.
w. G.. Deming,
Secretary of the Commission.
, 1903-11-26
THE AETNA MINING COMPANY
Visit Of President Fshland New Ma
chinery INSTALLED and the Work Of
Taking out Ore From That Valuable
Nine Will 70 on all Winter.

ii. X. Fehland, of Merrill. Wis.
president of the Aetna Mining
Company. was in the city Tues
day, on his way home from II visit
to the Company's property, which
is located five miles west of Down
ington, Wyo., where he had been
to overlook the work Of putting in
a new plant of machinery. Mr..
Fehland said:
I've have just installed n new
plant of machinery on the Aetna
property, and a saw mill and are
now ready to do some work. We
have been handicapped heretofore
by a large amount of water in the
shaft, which is l20 feet in depth,
until we cut a tunnel 600 feet in
length into the hill, and a drift 80
feet. and We shall now be- able to
handle that without difficulty. We
intend to push work all winter
and confidently look for some re-
turns for the large amount of
money We have put into the
ground up there"
The improvements at the Aetna
are of the most substantial char
acter, consisting of cook house,
bunk house. and office buildings,
all as good as can be made, and
the shaft is also a double compart-
ment shaft. timbered all the way.
The ore in the Aetna shows COW
elite and grey copper, with n
streak of copper glance, a foot in
width, all the way down the shaft.
The ore averages 30 per cent. and
upwards
Mr.. Fehlands was accompanied
by Robert Sykes, of Rice Lake,
Wis, who is a stakeholder in the
Aetna and came up to visit the
property.
, 1903-11-26
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
INDUSTRIOUS MACHINERY
The Copper Age Minirs and Milling Com
pany Getting in Machinery With
Which to Develop Their Property on
Cow Creek l25 Horse Power Boiler.
Engine, etc. Passes Through Saratoga

The Copper Age Mining and
Milling Company are making
preparations for developing their
copper property in Cow creek
canon The teams of the Trans
portation Company have been
busy the past week, hauling in
machinery for the plant, some of
which is the largest that eve
came into this country. The
boiler, which required one of the
heaviest and strongest wagons in
the valley, vas of l25 horse power
and the other machinery was in
proportion.
The company, when this ma
chinery is in place, will push the
development work as rapidly as
possible and tine prospects of
making a shipping mine of the
Copper Age properties is quite
%fattering.
, 1903-11-26

In these advices South Omaha
stands at the head, this year
again outrivaling Kansas City,
which two years ago stood next
to Chicago. The statistics serve
to prove predictions of the stock
yards people here, that division of
shipments enables the obtaining
of Chicago prices or high grade
stuff. Poor stuff stands the same
chance here it does any where and
that is, any price which can be
obtained.
The Flato Commission compa-
ny's expert, Mr.. James G. Dahl
man, reviewing the market for the
past week for your correspondent,
says the indications point to bet
ter prices. Shipments are gradu-
ally dropping Oft so far as beef
steers are concerned and prices
must begin to rise under the rule
of supply and demand Prices
the past week have remained
steady on better grades and there
is no sign of a. break in the mark
ct, as he views the situation.
Sheep have been coming in heavy
lots, but the market does not APP
pear to feel the burden thrust up
on it. Sales are readily made at
firm figures and with but slight
change from those quoted last
week by your correspondent.
The hog season is opening up
with indications of rather n light
supply, which will have the effect
of causing an upward trend in the
pork line. He urges that former
suggestions as to shipping only
finished stock be recalled, as bet
ter prices will be obtained for high
grades, as tie demand is growing
brisk.
, 1903-11-26
TO MINE ON A Big SCALE
People'of Rambler Jubilant Over New
Arrangement Doaae Rambler Will
increased Present Large Force Seventy
Men January LIST Shaft Reached in
Drift From the Tunnel.

The Doane Rambler mine has
been gradually working up to a
point where they could operate on
a big scale, and now it is positive
ly stated by officials of the compa-
ny that seventy more men will be
added to the already large force
at the mine. The increase in the
force will be made January list.
This means prosperity for the
towd of Rambler and the resid-
ents of that hustling little burg
are naturally in high spirits over
the enterprise of the Doane CON-
pany and the ley arrangement to
effect about January LIST.
The objective point has been
reached by the lower workings in
the Doane Rambler mine. Con
nection has been made with the
old shaft by the drift from the
lower tunnel which was being
run for that PURPOSE and the
mine is now drained. The con
nection was made without any
difficulty whatever, a fact which
bespeaks competency for the man
agement. Connecting lower
workings with a shaft of water is
not an easy task, and in this case
Superintendent Powell is to be
congratulated upon the successful
termination of the work. 4 sta
ton will Immediately be cut, the
new machinery placed, the shaft
enlarged to its present depth be-
how the station and sinking will
be resumed. The development of
the Doane upon an extensive plan.
will begin with the resuming of
sinking in the shaft. Supt. Pow
ell is sending out by relay teams
$1,000 pounds of the rich copper
ore taken from the shoot cut in
the drift from the tunnel. 1t is
expected that the shipment will
run at least forty per cent copper,
keeping up the reputation of the
Doane Ramblei as a producer of
exceptionally rich ore. Riverside
Record.
, 1903-11-26
Mowry-Ryan.

Married, at the residence of Mr..
md Mrs. Taylor Pennock, yester-
day afternoon, Miss Bertha Mowry
and w. 7, Ryan, Rev. Mclean
officiating.
Mrs. Ryan is the daughter of
Earl Mowry, who lives on Spring
creek, and is quite well known and
loved for her many lovely traits of
character. Mr.. Ryan is the son
of b. T. Ryan, and was born and
raised in Wyoming. He is a
young man of considerable prom
Use and very well liked by every
one. Mr.. and Mrs. Ryan will take
up their residence on Mr.. Ryan's
ranch up the river. The Sun
Joins their many friends in wishing
them happiness.
, 1903-11-26
Bell Fer School Building.

At present the school building
is very much in need of a new
bell. the one now doing duty
there being old and rather small.
The scholars r planning to give
an entertainment, in order to raise
funds to purchase a new and
large bell for the school building.
They should be encouraged in the
work and The Sun hereby offers
to assist them in the way of pub.
fishing a notice of the entertain
ment, and any other printing they
may need, and will be glad to do
nate such service.
, 1903-11-26
FERRIS HAGGARTY SHUT DOWN
70 Enlarge the Tunnel and a. it for new
Track and Cars andsfor the Purpose Of
Establishing new Machinery -Proba-
bilities That the Tramway Will Be Re-
Built Next Spring.

For the past Is hours n large
number of men have been passing
through Saratoga from the Ferris
Haggarty mining camp, on their
way to the railroad. From these
men it is learned that the Ferris
Haggarty mine has been shut
down for the winter, to enable
them to enlarge the tunnel, so
that it will accommodate the new
order of things that is to liz. inau-
gurated there in the spring.
All of the men at the mine, ex-
cept %. have been discharged,
and those let out have been throng-
ing the roads headed for the rail
road, some of them bound for
Denver, some for Butte some for
Salt Lake and others for British
Columbia. $50 men were dis
charged.
The company have just gotten
in a new engine and n high pres
sure air compressor. During the
winter it il the intention to enlarge
the tunnel its full length and to
lay a new track and make ready
for larger ore cars, with which
To open the works in the spring.
All of the ore and refuse from the
mine will be handled through the
tunnel hereafter by means of the
air compressor.
The tramwhy will also undergo
II regular ov%erhauling in the
spring and will be- practically re-
built with larger and stronger
timbars. 1t will also be split on
Brid"er mountain and II new sta
ton put in at that point. 1t has
been found impracticable to oper,
ate the line ms at present, running
rs IT does over the mountain and
the only way to remedy the mat
ter is to put in II station where
the tramway crosses the divide.
OF course this suspension of
business at the mine is only tenn
porary, to enable the company
To get the tunnel and tramwav in
shape for continued and extensive
operation in the spring, when a
larger force than ever will be EN-
ployed and the work willgo for
ward with more vigor than ever
before.
, 1903-11-26
Parr-curray Nuptials.

Fred Curry and Miss Mary
Parr were united in marriage
Sunday, Nov. 10, 1903, at high
noon. at the home of the brides
mother, Mrs. Ann Parr. Mr.. Ben
Bashore was groomsman and Miss
Clara Parr was bridesmaid.
Judge Leo Davis officiated. Fol
lowing the ceremony, the few
present sat down to a sumptuous
wedding dinner. The contract
ing parties are well known in the
valley, and many friends extend
congratulations. - Encampm e II t
Herald.
, 1903-11-26
Bought the Dogsett Property.

Ashley K Son have purchased
the Doggett building, just a ross
the street from their former place
of business, and have moved their
stock of drugs to that place. The
change will be an advantageous
one to the firm in many ways,
MS it will give them a larger and
better place to do business and,
again, they will be in their own
property, The firm of Ashley 4
Son are doing well and getting a
fair share of the trade in their
line.
, 1903-11-26
Thanksgiving 1908.

No Thanksgiving, in IT, history
of this valley. ever dawned with
brighter prospects than the pres
ent one. The year has been a
prosperous one to all classes OF
people and the future never held
brighter hopes for every industry
than that which looms up on the
horizon. Crops have been album
dant, the range has been better
than for % years before, range
stock is in fine condition and
there is abundance of hay, pas
ture and grain for all the live
stock of the valley. Surely the
man .ho or woman who cannot
sit down to Thanksgiving dinner
on this day with a grateful heart
must either have met with extra
ordinarily bad luck, OF be afflicted
with some g%rievous disease.