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Evening journal., 1903-05-29
THE NEW BROOM
An Investment in the Latest and One of the Great Inter-
national InduStrialS of America-A Proposition
Well Worthy the Careful Consideration of
Conservative Investors.
AW0ndsfuy Snp Necessity S0d at sinpy Wondstfu Pt0ft

With factories OF the International Broom Com
to be established in the United States Canada
elsewhere the royalties from subcompanies will pay
handsome dividend we'll great profits from the
export trade. This Company should to
20 to 30 per cent. for Its Stockholders.
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Principal Conventions to be Held in
Various Portions of the United
States for Which Special Rates
Will be in Effect via Bal
timore G. Ohio Rail-
road.
BALTIMORE, MD.-2Oth Triennial Ma
tional Saengerfest of the Northeast
ern Saengerbund, June 1920. Tick
cts on sale June 13 to IS. good re-
turning until June %, inclusive.
BALTIMORE, MD.-Benevolent and
Protective order of Elks, July 21-23.
Tickets on sale July 10 and 20, good
returning until July %, inclusive.
BALTIMORE, MD.-Seventy-n n h
Annual Session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge !. O. o. f., September
2126 Tickets on sale September
10, 20 and 21, good returning until
September 2S, inclusive.
BOSTON, MASS.-National Educa-
tional Association, July 6-10. Tickets
on sale July to 6, good returning
until July -, inclusive.
DENVER, COLO.-Christian Endeavor
Society, July 9-13. Dates Of sale an
nounced later.
DETROIT, MlCH.-Epworth League,
International Convention, July 1919.
Tickets on sale July IA and Is, good
returning until July 20, inclusive.
Los ANGELES, cAL.-General As
sembly Presbyterian Church in the
u. S. A., May 21-June 2. Tickets on
sale May 2 and IL to II, good return
ing until July IS, inclusive.
SAN FRANCISCO, cAL.-Grand Army
of the Republic, August 1922. Tick
cts on sale August 4 to 13, good re-
turning until October 10.
| SARATOGA, N. Y.-Imperial Council
Ancient Arabic order Mystic Shrine
July ITO. Tickets on sale July G
and z, good returning until July 90
Inclusive.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29

IL was almost a miracle. BurdoclS Blood
Btters cured me Of terrible breaking
out au over ahe body. ] am very grateful. %
Miss Julia Fiihridse, West corwen, Conn.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29

Balloonists who ascended about TO-
600 feet In Europe the other day found
Evening journal., 1903-05-29

The lite folk love Dr. Woods Nor
way Pine syrup. Pleasant TO take;
perfectly harmless: positive cure for
coughs. coldE. bronchitis. asthma.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29

The smallest bone in the human
body is IN the lenticular. seated in the
human ear.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29

corn than the old method thus saving about 40 cent
in material By the Of this process and machinery
no skilled labor is required thus saving so per cent In
wages
We have that the New Broom sells on its merits
as Above 6oOOOOOO brooms used in this
country. probably many abroad We should sell
many Of these brooms Because the handle of the New
Broom is detachable be shipped abroad for onehrd
TO one-half the expense of the old style
factory is in operation in London and one is
starting in Ottawa Canada addition to the present fac
tory In Brooklyn. With sufficient capital TO properly d@
veop this really gigantic proposition start sufficient sub
factories and buy supplies IN large quantities. the profits
help becoming argon the order OF those OK
Standard Oil. Steel Telephone, etc.
We suggest that interested persons living at distance
from New York should form clubs and send represen
tatve two New York, where you obtain pass
from the office Of THE INTERNATIONAL BROOM COM
PANY 3O5-3O9 Broadway. visit the Brooklyn factory
and thorough investigation Of the Plans Purposes
and Personnel Of this Company We have nothing TO hide
Our Directorate composed Of leading in the bus
world factory is in operation our Brooms ara
being sold in large numbers in the leading stores OF
New York and elsewhere
The price this stock will IN all likelihood be 6Oc or
75c shortly and within few months cannot be had for
less than par (s1) above Shrewd investors Will buy
this stock Thousands arc doing so.
Evening journal., 1903-05-29
Present Price of Shares. 5Oc.

o to 80 per cent. for Its stockholders.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

OF Germany, was discussed by the SEN
ate committee on military affairs to-.
day and the situation Influenced the
committee on some matters pertaining
to the army appropriation bill, among
which was the decision to accept the
house provision relating to transports.
The committee also provided for
an increase of electricians, skilled
gunners, machinists and others who
take care of and handle guns in the
sea coast defenses.
Some other additions were made in
the bill with a view of improving the
service. The discussion was general
and earnest, and the conclusions
reached were that the United States
make it plain that the honor and dig
nifty of the country would be main
tanned and that Germany should not
be allowed to bluff" the government
by any attitude she might assume
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
France Asserts Her RIGHTS.

Caracas, Feb. 1.-The French lega-
tion has notified the Venezuelan gov
ernment that in view of the conven-
ton of 1867, France was allowed to
collect directly part of the reve-
nues of several customs houses in
Venezuela, as "a guarantee for her
diplomatic claims arising out of previ-
Gus revolutions. France, it is said,
renounced forever, by the convention
Of 1885, the exercise of this right on
condition that the interest on this
debt should always be regularly paid.
AS this payment has not been paid
since, without asking the authoriza-
tion of Germany, England and Italy,
France intends to revive her right
of direct collection. The French
charge d'affairs has paid visits to the
foreign ministers and has twice call
ed on President Castro during the
past 4S hours This activity on the
part of France is evidently in con-
nection with her intention to revive
her rights and is considered as an
answer to the attitude adopted by the
allied powers
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
JOHN BULL AS cATsPAW.
He Is Very Sorry That He Got Into
the Chestnut Business.

New York, Jan. 29.-Writing with
reference to the Venezuelan affair,
the London correspondent of the
Tribune says it is immaterial whether
the first suggestion for joint action by
Germany and Great Britain came
from Great Britain in July, or even in
February, 1902. What cannot be de-
MED by the apologists for the Balfour
ministry is that an ironclad alliance
was made by which England was de-
priyed of independence of action and
committed against withdrawal until
the German claims were settled.
It is Incredible that the precise
form of this alliance was made in
Germany. Whever the proposal for
joint action originated, whether the
British ministers forged their own
chains, or accepted the German pat
ent, they tied their hands and expos
ed themselves to the serious risk of
affronting the United States.
f. G. Gould hits off the situation
in clever cartoon representing John
Bull as explaining to Brother Jona-
than that the German emperor is too
"Mailisfisty," but that they have gone
into the business together. and he
cannot drop his partner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
FRANCE ASSERTS HER RIGHTS
Another Proposition Submitted to AlIies-Suggestion
Comes from Washington Representative
of One the Powers.

side the tripartite agreement will as
sent to this scheme is not yet known.
The British ambassador called by ap-
pointment on Secretary Hay this af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock, and it is be-
lieved that some such plan as this
was under discussion, the British am
bassador wishing to acquaint himself
with the exact attitude of the United
States regarding Lord Lansdowne's S
contention for preferential agreement
for the allies.
France has it in her power to con-
tinue the present deadlock in the
Washington negotiations, for while
the unallied nations have unadjusted
claims against Venezuela, all of the
French claims are in very forward
condition.
France contends that so far from
assisting her in the collection of the
Venezuela claims, the blockade, if any
thing, has hampered her, in that it
has closed all the Venezuelan ports
to commerce and has prevented for
the time being the collection of Gus
toms receipts pledged her by the
treaty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
WERE TAKEN INTO CAMP.
Billings Bowers Go Down Before
Men of Sheridan.
om Mondays Daily Gazette.

fFrOm Mondays Daily Gazette.
No matter what they may be able
to do to their opponents when at
home, it seems that the moment the
local bowlers leave home and friends
and seek for laurels abroad they fall
down and can do no better than take
second place. The margins by which
they are usually defeated are small,
it is true, but they are margins, just
the same, and as the team that wins
is the one with the more pins the play
ers from the Magis City fail to ar
rive. Thus it happened when they
went to Butte and so it occurred last
Saturday night, when at Sheridan
they attempted to show the men from
the northern Wyoming metropolis
how to put the kinks into the balls
and raise havoc with the nins. When
the exhibition was over it was found
that they were only eight pins be-
hind their competitors, who, by the
way, did no better than to tie the
score made here by the Thorntons,
2,525, which was made to appear so
insignificant when chalked up for the
players from Butte.
The scores of the five games were
as follows:
sheridan-54S, 4S6, 456, $40, 4s7.
Total 2,525.
Billings-531, 4s6, 5s5, 467, 41s.
Total, 2,517.
The men who went down to defeat
were, Tschudy, Babcock, Corey and
Daniels. Those who put it over them
were, Toomy, Storey and Luce.
A week from next Wednesday the
Sheridanites will come to Billings for
a return game, when it is expected
that the order of things will be re-
versed and the visitors will go back
knowing just how it feels when the
balls refuse to roll right.
Saturday morning a team from this
city will go to Miles City to play re-
turn match with the Milesians, who
are said to be practicing hard and dill
igently to prepare for the visitors and
the game of the season is expected.
This morning gang of men began
to plane down and polish the local
alleys and when the job is completed
they will be faster and smoother than
ever. although as they we're they were
among the fastest in the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Negotiations at Standstill.

Washington, Jan. 29.-There was a
pause in the Venezuelan negotiations
today that approached perilously near
a breach, and the END is not yet in
sight. It all grows out of the attitude
of the allies in insisting upon prefer
entail treatment for themselves in
the treatment Of Their claims. AS
foreshadowed in the London dis
patches, Mr.. Bowen has been inform
ed of the decision of the allies to in
sist upon adhering to this claim, and
he has come to a stand in his work
for the moment.
For half an hour he was in consulta-
ton with Secretary Hay at the state
department today, although the secre-
tary is taking no part in the negotia-
tions in any official sense. Possibly
fresh and enlarged powers will be
necessary to enable him to meet the
demands of the allies. Two courses
are open now to Mr.. Bowen, and it
probably will be for President Castro
to elect which he shall follow
He may, in his responses to the 9th
er claimant nations than the allies,
take the opportunity to inform the
world that Venezuela yields to over
powering force, and that if she can
not meet their claims she must reckon
with the allies themselves.
The other course is for him to de-
clare that his mission has failed and
that he cannot come to reasonable
understanding with the allies because
of their uncompromising attitude and
therefore the case must go to The
Hague tribunal for adjustment.
The allies demand preferential
treatment, while France and other
creditors look to Venezuela for treat.
ment, pointing out that to discrim-
mate against their claims when their
attitude has been correct and even
magnanimous, would not be fair
treatment.
Count Quadt was the only repre-
sentative of the allies to see Mr.
Bowen today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Another Proposition.

Washington, Feb. propositions
involving a compromise of the allied
powers contention for preferential
treatment in the settlement of their
claims against Venezuela have been
submitted to the governments OF
great Britain, Germany and Italy by
their representatives at Washington
and while no answers have been re-
ceived as yet, there is reason for the
belief that the allies will see way
to- accept the latest proposition
This compromise has been suggest
ed by one of the representatives of the
allies here, and while it has not
Minister Bowen, it is felt that he will
not enter serious objection to it's
adoption provided the United States
and other claimant nations outside
the alliance can be convinced that
their own interests in Venezuela will
not be substantially injured by ac-
ceding to plan which seems to offer
a solution of the present serious
hitch in the Washington negotiations
The details of the proposition now
under consideration by the three al
lied nations are not obtainable, but in
a general way it is understood to be
a modification of the allies contention
that they be recognized by Vene-
zuela as preferred claimants in the
payment of indemnity The plan sug-
gested provides that for short pc
riod, perhaps six months or a year,
Great Britain, Germany and Italy shall
receive exclusively 80 per cent of the
customs receipts of the ports of Porto
Cabello and La Guayra, and at the end
of this period, the exact length of
which is yet open to decision, all the
claimant nations be placed on the
same footing, and at the expiration of
that time, the 80 per cent of the re-
ceipts of these two ports be divided
among all the claimant nations in
ratio based on the amount of each ma
tons claim. The plan is regarded
as compromise which will enable
the allies to withdraw their ships
from Venezuelan water without seri-
GUS loss of prestige
Whether the claimant nations out
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
GRIDIRON CLUB
MAKES MERRY

Washington, Feb. 1.-The annual
dinner of the Gridiron club was an
other record breaker in the way of
unique entertainments.
The dining hall of the Arlington
hotel was never so handsomely deco
rated for besides the flowers upon
the table and the palms and ferns
about the room novel arrange ment
of electric lights produced superb
effect among the decorations.
Among the 200 guests and members
were ambassadors, senators and rep
resentatives, governors, high officers
of the army and navy, prominent men
in the financial and business world,
editors and proprietors of great news
papers and scientists and men of let
ters.
The menu was a calendar, each il
lustrated with the picture of promi-
nent guests whose business or per-
sonal characteristics were indicated
in jingling rhyme.
The Inauguration of the new presi-
dent of the club, William e. Curtis,
afforded an opportunity for reverting
to the part Mr.. Curtis took in securing
the attendance of Spanish grandees
for the worlds fair at Chicago. The
pomp and ceremony Of the Spanish
court of 1892, mingled with twentieth
century ideas and events. made it a
snowy and laughable affair. One Of
the questions propounded' to Colum-
bus was what is trust?" to which
he answered, "a bunch of money sur
rounded by water"
]. P. Morgan, one of the guests of
the club, was made the subject of
quite the best burlesque of the even
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

ing. For the alleged benefit of the
I New York financier, the GridirOn club
installed bucket shop as an adj
junct to Mr.. Morgan's office. The man
ager and "chair warmers" kept up a
fire of lively questions and answers
in which various guests were placed
upon the gridiron. The discussion of
available presidential candidates was
feature of this part of the entertain
ment. The burlesque concluded with
song dedicated to Mr.. Morgan.
The experiments which DR.. Wiley
of the agricultural department is max
ing with borax as preservative af-
forded another vehicle to give NUM-
Der of prominent guests gridironing.
1t was charged that DR.. Wiley was
conducting an experiment at the din
ner and two members of the club,
personating DR.. Wiley and his assist
ants, showed the effects of bOrax on
the brain. A 'poison squad" was
brought out and the stethoscope and
X-rays applied to their heads. The
marvellous things which they were
found to be thinking about, as told
by the operators, created great amuse-
ment.
The initiation of Joseph X. Oil of
the Atlanta Constitution and John
P. Miller of the Baltimore Sun, who
were caused to personate leaders or
the "Lilywhites" and Black and Tans'
respectively, aid the witty incidental
references to the recent southern ap-
pointments made a distinct hit.
There were other skits, many topi-
cal songs and choruses, and several
good speeches all crowded in the ev-
ening with wit and humor from be-
ginning to end.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
New Minister Stopped,

New York, JAM 29.-It has been
learned officially, says the Herald s
Caracas correspondent, that Venezu-
ella has been informed that M. Wiener,
the new minister of France to Vene-
zuela, has been halted at Martinique
until the allies blockade is raised
It is said the reason for this is that
the salute and other formalities that
would be necessary might, in view OF
the actual state of affairs, cause mis-
understanding.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

London, Jan. 29.-Great Britain and
Italy have refused the proposal of
Minister Bowen to the effect that all
powers having claims against the Ven
ezuelan government be placed on an
equality with those countries which
are members of the alliance and join
ed in the demonstration against Ven
ezuela. A joint reply to Minister
Bowen's proposal to- the powers has
been forwarded to Washington by
Great Britain and Italy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

Up on defendants demurrer to the
complaint. The demurrer was over
ruled and the defendants given 25
days in which to file their answer.
Levi Colgrovc, a member of the
regular panel, was excused from fur
ther attendance as a juror for the
term
In Holland VS.. Holland, divorce, a
decree was ordered
\ decree of final distribution was
signed by the court in the matter of
the state of Clayton e. Warner, de-
ceased.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
NORTH POLE COMPANY OFFERS
REWARD FOR THIEVES.
SMOOTH GAME IS WORKED
In Many Instances Valuable Ore Is
Bought by Innocent Pur-
chasers.

Baker City, Ore, Feb. General
Manager Melzer of the North Pole
mine has offered a reward of $4,000
for the arrest and conviction of the
persons concerned in the robbery of
large amount of ore from the mine.
1t is said number of arrests in ad-
dition to those already made will be
effected shortly.
Further developments in the great
ore thefts demonstrate that there are
more people concerned than was at
first supposed. The suggestion that
there is an organized gang at work is
not borne out by the investigation so
far made. 1t is now we'll established
that there has been wholesale pilfer-
ing ON the part of the miners working
in some of the rich mines, but it is
further demonstrated that it is al
most impossible to detect and appre-
hend the thieves.
With very few exceptions the ore
has been taken in small quantities
and the specimens sold in many in
stances to innocent purchasers. The
uniform price of $40 per pound seems
to have prevailed and the mine own
ers insist that dealers in specimen
ore have not always been innocent
purchasers, because they knew the
men from whom the ore was purchas
ed and also knew that they were work
ing in some of the Bonanza mines.
Traffic in Speciments.
It is known that the traffic in speci-
men ore from eastern Oregon has be-
come very extensive and profitable OF
late, but at the present time the mine
owners are confronted with a very
difficult problem in being able to de-
tect the culprits and trace the ore
after it is taken from the mines The
mine owners have decided to adopt
more stringent rules. and it is possi-
BILE that in some mines rules similar
to those prevalent in the South Afri-
can diamond fields may be adopted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03

Caracas, Feb. LIN reply to Min
lister Bowen's inquiry as to what Ven.
ezuela intends to do regarding the
demand for preferential treatment by
the allies, President Castro has tele-
graphed:
"The Venezuelan government de-
sires equal treatment for all the
creditor nations in Europe and Amer.
lea, keeping in mind in addition its
diplomatic conventions and anterior
stipulations
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Watkins Is Arraigned.

Formal leave having been granted
by Judge Loud, County Attorney Har
ris filed an information against Phil
lip Doremus Watkins this morning in
which the somewhat noted prisoner
stands charged with having obtained
money under false pretense. The in.
formation is lengthy one and
abounds in the usual verbiage pc
culiar to such documents.
The substance of it is that August
10, 1902, in this city, the defendant
by false representations caused
George F. Bennighoff to cash paper
purporting to be bank check on the
Amesbury National bank of Ames-
bury, Mass, by John 7. Swain in
favor of George w. Swain for the
sum of $50; that he represented him
self to be George w. Swain and that
John T. Swain was his father, and
that this was done for the purpose of
defrauding Bennighoff, the defendant
having "unlawfully, knowingly, de-
signedly, fraudulently, falsely and
feloniously" made such representa-.
tion
Watkins was in court with his at
torney, w. M. Johnston, who announc-
ed that the reading OF the complaint
would be waived. Being unable to
furnish bond, the defendant was re-
manded into the custody of the sheriff
until 9 O'Clock tomorrow morning,
when he will be arraigned for plea.
The names of George F. Bennighoff,
George W. Hubbard, William E. Bid
die and S. E. Adkins are endorsed on
the information as witnesses for the
state.
In the matter of the case of John
Smith VS.. the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company, an action for personal
damages, defendant was granted 60
days in which to prepare, file and
serve a statement of the case, togeth-
er with the necessary afhdavits, In
support of a motion for a new trial.
The jury that tried the case returned
a verdict last Saturday in favor Of
the plaintiff and allowed him damage
in the full amount sued for, $3.50.
The case of the Billings Telephone
company vs. L. L. Moffett, ct al, came
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
Gompers Hears Sad News.

jamestown, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, received a mes
sage from Denver yesterday announc-
ing the death of his son. The body
will be taken to New York for burial.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-02-03
This Firm Denies.

Portland, Ore, Feb. 1.-Albert
Feldenheimer, the we'll known Port
land jeweler, denies the report that
his firm was even an innocent pur-
chaser of any quartz stolen from the
Baker county mines.