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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
LEAVES ONLY A
Butler Takes $4,000 Worth Of Jewels
and Skips Out.

ano SkID6 OuI.
New York, March 24.-The butler in
the residence of Alfred Nathan, liv-
ing on East Seventy-second street, has
disappeared, and jewelry belonging to
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan valued at $685. 900
is missing also. The buffers name is
George Bossut. He left a note in a
drawer addressed to Mrs. Nathan
reading:
"Madam-I. have taken your jewel
ny, so you need suspect no one else.
You always treated me we'll, but I
could not resist the temptation. Now,
I'll tell you what I'll do. If you will
keep the matter quiet and don't make
any fuss I'll send the pawn tickets,
maybe. But if you put the police on
my heels I'll stay in cover and get
away to Europe. Regards to the lit
tie boy. George"
Mrs. Nathan at the time Of the theft
was in the country and had carelessly
unlocked a safe in which she kept her
Jewels.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
DISCHARGED
UN GAMBLING CHARGE

Helena, March 24.-Because there
a no proof to warrant a trial in the
disliiot court, Justice of the Peace
+. E. Tibbetts, on the application of
the county attorney, yesterday dis
missed the action brought against Al
derman Henry Meyer, steward of the
Montana club.
Alderman Meyer, who is a member
of the special council investigating
committee which is inquiring into
gambling in the city, was arrested OF
the complaint of the chief of police,
who charged him with having permit
ted gambling to go on in the Montana
club in violation of the law.
At the time of Alderman Meyers ar
rest three men were playing cards
in the club. They admitted that they
had teen playing for the drinks. AL
derman Meyer was not with the men
and not on the same floor with them.
These facts came out at the hearing
last week. This hearing was to de-
termine whether the defendant should
be bound over to the district court on
a criminal charge. The evidence was
in and the court had set the argument
for counsel at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
At that time County Attorney Lin
| coin Working moved, the court to dis
miss the case on the ground that the
evidence did not warrant a trial in
the district court.
Judge Tibbetts' quickly granted the
motion.
while l am surprised at this ap-
| plication," he said. II heartily agree
| with the county attorney that the evil
dence is such as not to justify fur
her proceedings. The motion to dis
miss is granted"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT BY SON
WOMAN NARROWLY ESCAPES
VERY SEVERE INJURY.

Butte, March 23.-Had it not been
for a corset steel Mrs. Anna Sims, wife
of Harry E. Sims, an engineer, who
lives at SO North Main street, Meader-
vile, might have suffered a fatal
wound. The woman was accidentally
shot by her son, Harry, at their home
on Saturday night. Carelessness on
the part of the boy while handling a
%22-caliber rifle was responsible for the
shooting. Mrs. Sims is now a patient
at st. James hospital, where she was
taken at an early hour yesterday
morning.
DR.. Ignatius D%onnelly, the county
physician, is in attendance. He says
that he does not regard the condition
of Mrs. Sims as serious. The bullet,
however, has not been located. 1t is
thought to be lodged in the fleshy part
of the right hip, not far from where
it entered. Young Sims is heartbrok-
en- because of the accidental Shooting
of his mother. The authorities saw
no necessity for taking the boy into
custody. Young Sims is about Is years
old and until recently vas employed
as a messenger boy at the A. D. T.
company.
1t appears that the boy contemplate
ed taking a hunting trip for small
game yesterday morning. He and his
companions intended going in search
of rabbits. Accordingly when Sims
reached his home on Saturday night
he proceeded to clean his rife. After
the gun had been cleaned Sims loaded
it and while carelessly handling the
| weapon it was discharged. Mrs. Sims
was standing a few feet away from
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
A RUSH TO THE DiGGlNs.
Over One Thousand Men on the Trail
to the Tanana Fields.

Seattle, Wash, March 24.-The gov
eminent trail from Valdes to the Tan
ana gold diggings is lined with men
and dog teams rushing" to the mines.
On the first of this month it was es-
timated there were over 1000 men
on the trail, while Valdes was filled
with miners engaged in Quitting for
the same destination. 1t is said that
so creeks in the Tanana district have
been p~rospected and proved good pay
in the majority of cases.
The counter attraction at Dawson
is Duncan creek, which many believe
will prove as good as the Klondlke.
The best pay is recorded on Nos. 81
and 81 below on Duncan, where 500
to the man is being taken out daily,
bed rock being at a depth of 80 feet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
TWO SHOT AND KILLED.
Albert Wright Uses Gun with Deadly

Effect.
indianapolis, Ind, March 23.-John
Willis and Mrs. Laura Jeffries, aged
10, were killed and Frank Rowden
and Mrs. Lucy Coleman e shot
through the arm by Albert Wright
tonight at the home of Mrs. Coleman
here. All are negroes.
Wright had been calling on a girl
named Carr and they came to the
house. They talked outside and when
the girl went in Wright followed her,
chasing her through the house. Willis
tried to quiet him and was killed.
Wright then shot Mrs. Jeffries
through the heart and emptied his
pistol at Rowden and Mrs. Coleman,
wounding them both. The Carr girl
escaped by hiding under a bed in a
real room. When his gun was empty
Wright ran away and is being pur-
sued.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
SUPERINTENDENT GILLETTE ON
siLLiNos-copY TRAVEL.
FOR BETTER THINGS
Train Schedule Into Big Horn Basin
Not Specially Beneficial to
Travelling Public.

superintendent Gillette, OF the MOI
tana-Wyoming division Of the Burling-
ton railway was a visitor in the city
today and while here a number Of bus
mess men called his attention to the
train service over the Toluca-Cody
branch of the road out of this city.
Mr.. Gillette admitted that it is not
what it ought to be between Billings
and Northern Wyoming points and
expressed the hope that the company
would be able to give the people be-
tween the two localities a better SER
vice in the near future.
Thus far the building of the Burling-
ton Toluca-Cody line has been of no
special advantage to the travelling
public between this city and Big Horn
basin points. There is no train con
nection out of Billings to points in
the basin and people obliged to go
to that section find it necessary to
leave the city in the middle of the
night and ride in a wagon a distance
of Is miles in order to take a train
going south on that line. In return
ing from the south the train accom-
modations are no better and passen-
gers booked for Billings and other
points west are forced to travel un-
der the same difficulties as those 60
ing into the Cody country.
A gentleman of the city who has
kept himself posted on the traffic to
the south over the Burlington Toluca-
Cody branch claims that the travel in
and out of that section of country now
is no greater than it was prior to the
building of that line, insofar as it
the basin country and this
city.
1t is estimated that there are up
wards of 5000 people in the Big Horn
basin. There is a population of near
ly 5000 people in this city. The aver
age number of passengers in and out
of the city between the two localities
under the present train arrangement
will not exceed 10 a day. This is
wholly accounted for from the fact
that no arrangement could possible be
made that would inconvenience the
travelling public any more than the
present abominable train service on
the Toluca-Cody railway.
In justice to Superintendent Gill
lette, who has jurisdiction yer the
branch in question, it may be stated
that he heartily agrees that the peo-
pie residing in the two sections at
fected by this very inferior service
have a right to expect better treat
ment. and aststated in the beginning
of this article he personally would
favor a plan which would bring about
relief to the two communities.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
Nevada Rancher a Suicide.

Reno, New, March 24.-Alexander
Twaddle,. a prominent rancher living
near here, commit ed suicide today
by shooting himself with a revolver.
Mr.. Twaddle al defendant in a suit
which vas being tried here. After
court adjourned last evening he went
took his life.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
More Trouble for SPAIN.

Madrid, March 23.-Dissenions with
in the cabinet over tho budget bill
threaten to cause a ministerial crisis.
The war minister demands an in
crease of So, 600, 900 in the next budget,
OF which 1000, 900 is for the army.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
We Are Here With the Goods.

We have a large and complete stock
of garden. flower, field and grass
seeds, namely, alfalfa, millet, timothy,
blue grass. clovers, red top, spring
club syft wheat, Scotch fife hard
wheat, seed oats, rye, onion sets, po-
tatoes, ETC., etc. Order at one and
be sure Of getting what you want.
ka25 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
To Control Mexican Cigarettes.

To Control Mexican Cigarettes.
Mexico City, March 24.-It was re-
poyted that a syndicate Of Chicagoans,
WHO have about completed a deal for
companies here, will pay over the
money on the completion of the doc
uments now being prepared. They
are operating with British capital.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27

with less than half the capital invest
ed and an annual product OF only
two-fifths. Two decades ago the west
had practically none of this vast a
ufacturing industry"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
For Sale.

TX dairy farm. situated n mile
south of Billings, consisting of 260
acres, together with farm implements.
Milk business with four cows and
dairy utensils can be had il connec-
ton or separately. Enquire on prem
Uses. 94-8
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
John O'Farrell Dead.
Especial to The Gazette.

Anaconda, March 24.-John O'Far-
rell. brother-in-law to the late Marcus
DAILY and well-known to many people
of the state, is dead at Sacramento,
Cal, aged 70 years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
POINT IS REACHED
SEVERAL PLACES THAT ARE
THREATENED BY THE FLOODS
Mississippi at V~icksburg Registers
SILL and Is Observation-Disclosures
Coming In.

Vicksburg, Miss, March PA new
danger point has appeared at Everton,
three miles south OF Rosedale, in
Boliver county. The main leyee at
that point is said to be s%loughing. A
special train bearing several hun
sdred laborers has been sent from
Greenville. Several hundred refu-
gees came in yesterday, and the ques-
tion of what to do with them is be-
coming serious. The gauge here reg
listers 51.1, a two-tenths rise since
morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27
Wanted.

To buy bounty CLAIMS. st omC
front room over W. B. Ten Eyck's
Montana avenue.
90tf DIR. CLIFF LINDSEY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27

Natchez. Miss. March 24.-Syca-
more levee, Is miles above Vidalia,
where there has been so much UNI
e~asiness, is now a foot higher than it
was in 1897. Work on it is being
pushed rapidly. The Natchez gauge
shows 49.5, or LIS above the maximum
CT 1897, and is rising. +
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27

ST. JOHNS COUGH CURE win
:ure ''our cough. SOLD by Chapple
Drug e.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-27

Vickcburg, Miss. March 24.-The
private levee protecting the Hamp
Davis place, in Issaquena county, gave
way Sunday, flooding thousands OF
acres of cultivated land. The break
will seriously affect the weakened
leyee extending from Duvals to Ghot-
ard, a distance of four miles, and
news of a break in that line is momen-
tarily expected.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
CONDITION OF TAE WEAIAER
Forecast for Nebraska-Fair and Warmer
Friday; Saturday Fair.
FAIR COMMISSION HAS PLAN
Proposes 60 swell state ApprOpria-
tion for st. Louis show by Pri-
Vate Subscription.

The Nebraska commission TO the St
Louis exposition will make an EFFORT TO
have the states appropriation OF SSo'Oo
supplemented by private subscriptions. In
order that the exhibition may be more
pretentious than the commission thinks
possible with the funds afforded by the
recent legislative action.
This was decided at an all-afternoon ses-
sion of the commission at its rooms in the
McCague block Thursday, at which were
discussed also other ways and means by
which the field OF work may be covered so
as to send the best possible exhibition from
the state to the fair.
Little action leading 10 immediate work
was taken A decision was reached, how
of the various agricultural societies
throughout Nebraska, with view to en-
ploying collectors OF sheaf grains at a small
compensation. 1t is the intention to offer
premiums for these samples so that the
commission may secure the best grain pos
sible. There are also to be employed three
competent collectors of grasses so that a
fitting show OF the states wealth in this
branch of agriculture may be made.
The commission received a committee
from the Improved Corn Growers associa-
tion, which holds a corn show in Lincoln
each January. The corn growers wish the
commission to assist them by offering extra
premiums ds exhibitors. They urge that
the samples OF corn will as a result OF this
action be much more carefully selected
and of larger number and can be sent in
tact to ST. Louis. The matter was taken
under consideration by the commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
LAW WILL TAKE ITS COURSE
Ranchers Return Home and the
Deweys Are Safe for the
P3esent.

ST FRANCIS, Kan, June n.-An Is
quiet here today and an danger OF a clash
between settlers and the militia appears to
have past, at least for the present.
The preliminary trial has been set for
next Tuesday and a majority OF the ranch
ers who came TO witness the proceedings
are returning home. The contention has
been made on the part of the Deweys that
the coroners inquest was held without any
of their witnesses being notified so that
they may be in attendance.
This contention is correct. but Coroner
Waterman said today that the subpoenas
were properly made out, but that the dep
uty who had the papers feared to go to
serve them.
The Deweys still refuse to make any
statement regarding the fight last wednes-
day.
TOPEKA, Kan, June 11.-w B. Lock
wood member of the legislature, wires
from st. Francis tonight that the settlers
are well armed and that large number
OF them have established themselves at
the Berry ranch. Mr.. lockwood adds
"Oak Ranch. the home of Mr. Dewey
is fitted out in elegant style. There is
danger now that all this glory will vanish
I'm a night. All the telephone wires have
been cut and poles dug out of the ground
and news Is slow in getting around. How
ever. the people here at St. Francis will
not be surprised any hour to hear that the
Dewey buildings have been razed and the
artificial lake drained"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
WILL THOUGHT TO BE MYTH
Alleged Testament of John BOhn Dis
allowed and Administrator
is Appointed.

Judge vinsonhaler Of the county court
yesterday disallowed the will alleged by
Eva Margareta Bradley of Clifside, N. j.,
10 be the last testament of the late John
Bohn, and appointed Emil Gall admins
traitor of the estate.
Owing to the peculiar circumstances Of
the case the Judge declared that the money
from the estate should be paid into the
court to be held until the question OF hier-
ship was settled. Since the departure OF
w. NJ. Sherwood. the New York attorney
who came here representing Eva Margareta
Bradley. local attorneys look upon the will
as a myth and some hold that IT was a
scheme devised by certain parties 70 get
the AS, 900 estate. supposing Bohn had no
relatives Bohn. though dead, proving that
he did have relatives those who produced
the will abandoned the case. The amount
of the will has strangely diminished from
$4,000 to $1,000.
Yesterday Desire Bohn arrived from Naca-
zari. Mexico. and petitioned the court TO ap-
point an administrator, but the court did
not appoint Bohn's choice. To prove his
identity he produced copies of the records
from his birthplace in France. and that OF
his uncle John.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
WEED OUT FOREST RESERVES
Government Declared willing to
Admit FlOeks and Herds to
Grass Lands.

DENVER, Colo. June lin bulletin
issued today by Secretary Levering of the
National Wool Growers association. the
new policy Of administration in relation to
forest reserves is announced. The bulletin
speaks positively and is understood to be
inspired, as Senator Warren of Wyoming
Is the president of the association and is
close to President Roosevelt and Commis-
sfoner Richards Of the land -ofice who Is
said to be now in control of the forest re-
serve business of the Interior department.
The bulletin says Commissioner Richards
is now in the Big Horn basin in Wyoming
and that President Roosevelt, who rode
through a portion of one of the Wyoming
reserves during his recent visit TO the state
held a conference with Mr.. Richards in
Cheyenne on June l. AS a result nonforest
portions of the reserves are to be elimi-
mated and other portions will be opened to
the fioclxs and herds Of residents and tax
payers in the vicinity.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
cLoUDsURST STOPS A RIOT
Delays Crisis I'm strike situation at
MOrenci Mines in
Arizona.

PHOENIX. Ariz June IA cloudburst
has intervened to delay the crisis In the
strike situation at Morenci, where thou
sands of armed men are threatening trouble
with the civil authorities.
A report has reached here that the down
pour has inundated Morenci and neighbor-
ing camps and drowned nine men, dampen-
ing the ardor Of the strikers sufficiently to
check serious violence.
Of1cial advices state that a mob of Ital-
ians and Mexicans charged on the guards
who surrounded the milling plan of the
Detroit Copper company. disarming them
and taking possession Of the mill, while
another mob of 1.OCO Italians Is seriously
menacing the whole copper camp.
Ell PASO, Tex, June 1i.AThe first serious
demonstration in the Arizona miners strike
occurred last evening in the capture of the
mill OF the Detroit Copper company at Nor
enci by strong and we armed force Of
strikers, who disarmed the guard. Made
bolder by their success and realizing that
what was to be done must be done before
the arrival of the military, 1000 armed
Mexicans and Italians made themselves
complete masters of the town They threat
ened the lives of prominent citizens, most
of whom are officers and managers of de-
partments Of the Copper company. I'm
verified reports of violence and casualties
have reached this city. Representatives OF
the Western Federation of Miners sent
from Colorado are said to have urged mod
Grafton. The ARIZONA militia arrived in
camp last night and divided among the
lamps at Metcalf, Morencl and Clifton,
where special deputies have been stationed.
Five troops of cavalry sent by President
Roosevelt from Fort Grant and Fort Hua-
chuca are expected TO arrive tonight and
will be distributed. A special 10 the Even
ing News from Fairbanks. Ariz.. says three
troops OF the Fourteenth cavalry from Fort
Huachuca passed there on a special train
enroute to Morenci.
Los ANGELES. Cal, June ia delayed
telegram from Morenci, dated yesterday
says that thus far there has been no vio'
lence on the part of the miners there and
no loss of life or property.
The tieup is practically complete save fol
a limited amount of work being carried or
by the outside employees of the Detroit
Copper company. The arrival last night oi
| 200 men of the territorial militia 1t was be
lieved relieved the situation.
WASHINGTON. June 11.--General Bald
win, commanding the Department of Colo
RADIO, has telegraphed the War department
that he has ordered three troops OF the
Fourteenth cavalry from Fort Grant and
two troops from Huachuaica to Morenci
He asks II he has authority to send troops
from other posts. II necessary. without
! reference to the department. Acting Ad-
| iutant General Hall telegraphed him the
required authority 10 use troops IN ar
emergency.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
ROTHSCHILD NOT ALARMED
He Buys American Securities and Expects
to Buy More,
EXPLAINS DECLINE IN THE PRICE
ys European Undertakings of Amer
leans Have Compelled some Big
Men to Sell to Realize
Ready CaHh.

LONDON. June u.-Lord Rothschild was
interviewed by an Associated Press repre-
sentative today on the financial situation
In America. he said:
1t is no good looking further than your
nose IN these matters. The depreciation IN
selling for the very good reason that Eu-
rope mas scarcely any American securities
TO sell. Yesterdays sales in London were
almost entirely on New York orders. Am
sterdam sold slightly, but not nearly as
much as was attributed to that city by the
dispatches When an American wants TO
sell he has got into the habit OF sending
ms order here anu ieasmg 1t TO the arolt-
rage houses. There Is absolutely no feel
ing Of distrust in Europe over the financial
conditions IN America. Only fool would
say that the hnanciers here are making
what you call a dead set against American
securities.
What do 1 think of the future? Well.
the best answer 1 can give is this" and
Rothschild handed over a ticket showing
that he had just purchased 800 shares of an
American railway, That, Of course, is
only a drop in the bucket. but may tell
you that one OF the wealthiest capitalists
know yesterday invested e2O0, 900 in Amer
lean securities and he has put another
100000 in them again this morning. That
sounds large, but II is nothing compared
with the selling orders which come from
New York At such a period as this the
transactions of even the largest investors
have a small effect upon the market in
which the speculator figures so largely
Lord Rothschild's explanation of the re-
cent serious shrinkage in values is this:
"Speyer went into street railways, Yerkes
came over here to electrophy the under
grounds, Morgan bought British securities
and I am told Schwab went in largely for
British industrials. They all thought that
British or European investors would take
larger share in these European enter
prises than they did.
THE result is that some of the largest
capitalists in America have been obliged to
realize on their securities on the other side
| in order to provide capital for their under
takings here. Under such circumstances
quotations were bound to go down"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
FOR MORTON MONUMENT FUND
John w. Steinhart and John NOrd-
house Solicit subscriptions In
Omaha for the Memorial.

John w. steinhart and John Nordhouse,
respectively chairman and secretary of the
executive committee of the Arbor Day Me-
mortal association, are in the city for the
purpose of securing subscriptions to the
fund for the erection Of the memorial
monument to J. Sterling Morton, the father
OF Arbor day. They are at the Millard.
This association was organized in Ne
braska City. the home Of the late Mr. Nor
ton, shortly after his death, for the sole
purpose of providing a suitable monument
to the late distinguished Nebrasxan. lib
eral donations have been made to the fund,
but 81 200 are said yet to be required. Con-
tributions may be sent to the Arbor Day
Memorial association at Nebraska City
The contract for erecting the monument
has been awarded to Rudolph Evans, a
New York sculptor, whose design was Sc
lected from a large number submitted and
referred TO the Art institute of Chicago. The
monument will be erected at Morton Park,
Nebraska City.