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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14
M. R. WILSON. Register.

First Publication April 3, 1903.
Desert Land, Final Proof-Notice for
Publication.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office, Bozeman, Mont.
April 1, 19O3.-Notice is hereby given
that Gustaf E. Peterson of Billings,
Yellowstone county, Montana, has I'LL
ed notice of intention to make proof
on his desert land claim No. 1924. for
the Eh SWA, Sec. 6, TIP. / S., 4, 20,
E., M. P. NJ, before T. A. Williams.
clerk of court. at Billings, Montana,
on Saturday, the 9th day of May, 1903.
He names the following witnesses
to prove the complete irrigation and
reclamation of said land:
Ignatius D. O'Donnell, of Billings,
Mont; Frank L. Mann, OF Billings,
Mont; Andrew Dahlstrom. of Billings.
Mont; Jacob Dahlstrom, Of Billings,
Mont.
M. R. WILSON, Register.
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WOMAN KILLS old LOVER
FILLED HIM FULL OF LEAO
WHILE HE SLEPT.
Followed Man Who Deserted Her and
Takes Terrible Revenge
Fired Five Shots.

Kansas City, April 9.-Mrs. Amanda
Williams, who came here recently
from Texas, shot and fatally wounded
Carol Mix of lafayette, Ark, While
the latter was asleep in his room at
41O West Ninth street, early today.
At police station she admitted she had
deliberately planned the shooting.
Mrs. Williams and Mix were former
sweethearts. The woman was de-
serted by her husband some time ago
in a Texas town and until recently
had been in Fayetteville. Mix, 1t
came to Kansas City a few
DAYS ago and the woman had followed
him, apparently intent on taking his
life.
AS Mix lay asleep this morning
Mrs. Williams entered his room at
$3.50 O'Clock, unknown to any other
occupant OF the house and began firing
at him. The first shot struck Mix in
the nose, a second one hit him in the
cheek, a third in the groin anu d
fourth grazed his left arm. The fifth
bullet, the last in the revolver, went
wild. Mrs. Williams submitted to ar
rest quietly, but became ~hysterical in
her cell.
Mix. who was taken to the hospital
in q dying condition, said he mao
come to Kansas City to get away from
the woman. Mrs. Williams is 50 years
old and Mix is %.
The shooting occurred in the mex
room to that occupied by Bud Taylor
from, the window of which the latter
two years ago, shot m killed hls
sweetheart, Ruth Nollard, with a rlne
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CASE NOT ENDED.
AppeaI Will Be Taken to the Su
nreme Court,

Appeal Will Be Taken to the Su-
preme Court.
j. P. Morgan said, in regard to the
merger decision:
Until / see the full text OF the de-
cision l shall not care to express an
opinion on it. This much is certain,
however, it will not rest where it is.
"The question OF the right OF two or
more railroads to be operated by a
holding company will be taken up to
the United States supreme court.
Capital all over the country is
anxious to know it's rights in the mat
ter OF railroad construction and opera
ton. Railroad men want to know
where they stand.
The decision today is just n step
closer to a decision from the United
States supreme court which shall be
final. for even if the Securities COM
pany had won today the government
would probably have appealed.
THE question was OF such import
ance thai an appeal was assured no
matter who won. These facts are GER
tain-both railroads neld by the
Northern Securities company still ex-
ist and are doing a good business.
when railroad men know exactly
how the law is to be interpreted they
will probably find goods ways to see
that the properties are operated eco
nomically and profitably."
A conference of leading financiers
was held this morning in the office OF
j. p. Morgan & Co. to discuss the
details of the decision and it's bearing
upon railroad properties in the fu
ture.
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DYING OF BLOOD POISONING.
Man Who Was Bitten by Dick Null
Inns Nearing Death.

Helena, April Grant Gordon, the
man who was bitten on the thumb
by Dick Mullins March IA is at st.
Johns hospital dying as a result OF
blood poisoning following the bite.
He is not expected to live through the
day.
Mullins was, at an early hour this
morning, still at liberty. He was be-
place Chief of Police Thomas Travis
went last night, having previously in
structed the police of that city to ar
rest the man. He had not been ar
rested at 8 o'clock this morning.
Following the night between Null
Inns and Gordon, which was the re-
suit of a trivial quarrel, and during
which Mullins got GOrdon's thumb
between his teeth and all but severed
it. A week or SO later GordOn's cOndi-
ton became serious and a warrant
was issued from a Justices court,
charging Mullins with mayhem. At
! the time the warrant was issued Null
Inns was still in town, but learning OF
the existence OF the warrant, he left
the city.
But little effort was made to appre-
bend him, the warrant remaining in
the constable's pocket, until yester-
day, when it was learned that Cor
don's chances for recovery were very
small. The warrant was then turned
over to the chief Of police, who learn
ed that Mullins had been seen in
Great Falls on Monday. The CHIEF
wired the Great Falls authorities to
arrest Mullins, and he left for that
place on No. "a last night.
In the event of the death OF Cor
don. which is expected at any hour,
Mullings, if captured, will be COMPEL
ed to stand trial on the charge OF
manslaughter.
Mullins had the reputation OF being
a troublesome fellow, and has beer
mixed up in a number of personal
encounters.
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ST. Paul, April 9.-Ihe Un1teQ
States circuit court of appeals today
at noon handed down a decision in
the suit Of the United States against
the Northern Securities company en-.
joining the company from voting the
stock Of the Great Northern or North
ern Pacific Railroad companies, but
allowing the return of such stock as
had been delivered to that holding
company. The opinion was unanimous,
all four judges concurring; the opin-
ion was written by Judge Thayer. The
substance of the order is in the de.
cree, which is in substance:
"Adjudging that the stock of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railway companies now held by the
Securities company was acquired in
virtue of a combination among the de-
PENDANTS in restraint Of trade and
commerce among the several states.
such as antitrust act denounces as
illegal; enjoining the Securities COM
pany from acquiring or attempting to
acquire further stock OF either of said
companies; also enjoins it from vot-
ing such stock at any meeting OF the
stockholders of either of said railroad
companies or exercising or attempt
ing to exercise any control, direction
or supervision of influence W the
acts of said companies or either OF
them by virtue of its holding such
stock; enjoining the Northern Pacific
and Great Northern companies re.
spectively, their officers, directors and
agents from permitting such stock
to be voted by the Northern Secur'
tiles company or any OF it's agents or
attorneys on its behalf at any corpor
ate election for directors or officers
Of either of said companies and like
wise enjoining them from paying any
dividends to the Securities company
on account of said stock or permit
ting or suffering the Securities com
pany to exercise any control what
ever over the corporate acts OF SAID
companies, or to direct the policy o.
either; and finally permitting the Sc
curities company to return and trans
fer this stock to the stockholders Of
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern companies and such shares O.
stock of those companies which i
may have received from such stock
holders in exchange for it's W stock
or to make such transfer and assign
ment to such person or persons Al
are now the holders and owners of it
stock originally issued in exchange
for the stock of said companies.
New York, April 9.-The case OF tn
Northern Securities company will b.
appealed.
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sHEARiNe PENS
At the Twenty-Mile Ranch, on Mus
selshell Road.

The undersigned has established
shearing pens for the accommodation
of sheepmen at the Newton ranch.
Every facility for the handling of any
number of sheep will be provided at
reasonable prices. For further infor
nation apply at the raAch or address
94-sf C. C. HESKETT, Billings.
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FOR KNOX.
Counsel for Government Gives Attor'
ney General Credit.

Pittsburg, April 9.-When Informed
of the decision in the Northern Secur-
tiles case, D. r. Watson, special coun-
sci for the government, said:
"The credit for the victory belongs
to Attorney General Knox. He first
thought the case true and advanced
the conclusion that the formation OF
the Northern Securities company and
it's acquisition of the majority of the
stock of the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific was a violation OF
the Sherman antitrust law. He so
positively advised the president and
instituted the case.
He has courageously and honestly
pressed the case and the decision full
ly sustains him in his course"
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FIND FATAL DEFECT.
Lawyers Declare Decision NuIIifies
Itself.

lawyers OCSldIV 0CStSlOU
Itself.
New York, April y.-One OF the lead
ing counsel in the Northern Securities
case said:
GAS yet this is an undigested opin-
ion, but from the hasty glance | have
given it l call your attention to the
closing phrase of the judges order,
which practically nullities the whole
effect of the decision. 1t provides that
the Northern Securities company may
transfer and assign the stock OF the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
railways now held by it to such per-
son or persons as are now holders
and owners of original stock in e.
change for the stock OF the said COM
panies. This right of transfer is vital
and it seems to me renders null the
main conclusion of the court"
A representative of j. P. Morgan &
Co. said the decision put a new light
on the entire matter and would e
able the lawyers of the Northern Sc
curities company to work along new
lines.
St. Paul, April 9.-Circuit Judge
| Thayer stated the conclusions OF the
court in the Northern Securities case,
He recites the petition which was
brought under the antitrust act OF
1890 and adds that under the act OF
February II, 1908, this case, being OF
general public Importance" has been
given precedence over others and in
every way expedited.
1t is declared that under the admis
sions of the defendants the matters OF
/ fact are that the roads were parallel
and competing lines, that they had
Jointly secured control of the Burling
ton; that in 1901 a holding company
had been formed by large owners Of
the stock of the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern by which new com
pany large stock interests had beer
acquired at an agreed price, and the
court holds that the scheme which
was thus devised and consummatet
led inevitably to the following re
suits:
Holding Company Controls.
"First-it places the control of thu
two roads in the hands of a single per
son ,to-wit, the Securities company
by virtue of it's ownership of a larg'
majority of the stock of both com
p~anies; second, it destroyed ever!
motive for competition between tw'
roads engaged in interstate traffi'
! which were natural competitors TO
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14

See shoemaker under Yegen Bros.
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. DOLL
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14

ct. JOHNS COUGH CURE win
-ure -our cough SOD by Chapple
DRUG G..
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market Northern Securities, which
had sold up to 106h, broke to 1903 on
receipt of the news from st. Paul.
Hill Is Silent.

HIII q Silent.
New York, April Am effort was
made to see ]. j. Hill, but he kept him
self in seclusion and denied himself
to all callers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-14

Calling cards at The Gazette Office.
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Stock goes Down.
New York, April 9.-In the outside
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New York, April 9.-The case OF the
Northern Securities company will be
appealed.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
CASE AGAINST LIrTAuER.
Period of Limitation Expired Over
Year AQo.

Washington, Oct. 23.-The text Of
the opinion of Attorney General Kno1
in the Littauer case was made public
at the war department during the day
A considerable portion OF the opinion
is devoted to the question asked by
Secretary Root as to whether suit
should be entered against Littauer fol
money paid for the gloves furnished
the point hanging upon the construc'
ton Of the word advanced" In the
section of the Revised Statutes which
authorized suit "for the recovery OF
any such sum of money so advanced.
The attorney general, after discussing
the case in all its phases, says he ls
of the opinion that mo part Of the
consideration paid by the government
is subject to demand for repayment!
Secretary Root asked the depart
ment of justice whether any further
action is called for on the part OF the
government and upon this point the
attorney general says:
"By any further action you mean.
/ presume, criminal action. There ls
no occasion, however, for me to deter.
mine whether the transaction called
in question and which you say Is the
only one wherein there is any Gevi
dence of violation of law presents Suf'
ficient ground for a criminal prosecu'
ton under section 3739 Of the Revised
Statutes, since the statutory period OF
limitation within which such prose
cution could be brought elapsed more
than a year ago."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
RESIGNS BY REQUEST.
Chief Of Classification Division of Post
Office Department.

Washington, Oct. William H.
Landyoigt, chief Of the classification
division of the postofice department,
has presented his resignation to Post
master General Payne. The resigna-
tion was requested by Payne as the re-
suit of the investigation by the inspec-
tors of the charges growing out Of the
employment of Mr.. Landvoigt's son in
the General Manifolding company Of
Franklin, Pa, which had contract
for supplying patented registry books
to the department. Mr.. Landvoigt was
chief OF the registry division of the
department prior to his comparatively
recent transfer to take charge of the
classification work Of the department.
Mr. Landvoigt prepared his resig-
nation during the morning and pre-
sented it to the postmaster general in
person. It was brief and merely called
attention TO the fact that the only
criticism of him was the employment
of his son, Arnold, with the company
1t was made to take effect at the
pleasure of the postmaster general.
Mr.. Payne expressed his regret at the
necessity of the action but stated. that
the employment of the son with the
company involved principle which
must be enforced Mr.. Landvoigt has
been in the postal service about TWEEN
ty-nine years. He began as clerk.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
EDWARD WIS LATEST FAD.
Training Canaries to sing by Means
of .sRiral .Or:snnA."


of ''Bird Organs"
King Edwards newest hobby is
training canary birds TO sing. He has
had fitted up in Windsor castle large
aviary. to which hundreds of English
canaries have been sent i'm the last
two months. says the Chicago Tribune.
Here bird trainers fronl Germany are
busy improving the voice OF the Eng.
lish canary by meallS of bird organs"
and the suggestion found in hearing
the better voiced German canary sing.
Tile birds pass through regular
course Of singing lessons and take from
three to six months to finish"
The common method of training is
to place the cilnaries In small cages
each one separated from the next
around the walls of square room. In
the center Of the room will he placed
a bird organ an Instrument some.
thing like Il large musical box. on
which the roll is played by man
who sits and turns the handle. Grad
uallt the birds begin to copy the notes
until at hast they are perfect. Another
form of bird organ" is worked by
water running through series of
small pipes, and in cases where this
is used the note acquired is called the
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24

"water bubble note" as opposed 10 the
nightingale note
better arrangement is to replace
the organ with one of the exceptionally
fine singing canaries. who sings gayIy
In his cage and raises such wave of
envy in the breasts of his hearers that
they quickly strive to outdo him. The
note of the HarZ mountain rollers Is
quite distinctive and unlike that OF
any other variety, and this bird is
being used by King Edward to train
his English canaries.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
BLAMED BOSS TWEED.
New Yorker Dead After Thirty-three
Years in Prison.


New York, Oct. 23.-Suffering most
of his life as the result of a victory
over William M. Tweed, in the days
when the "boss" was at the height of
his power, Vincent Cody is dead.
Cody was once wealthy man. He
died 4 watchman on the Rapid Transit
subway and since the Civil war.
through which he fought, had served
thirty-three years in prison, all of
which he declared was due to the fact
that he succeeded in defeating Tweed's
candidate for the assembly in the lat
ter's own district shortly after the
war, because he had not succeeded in
getting his old political job when he
returned from the front. He declared
that Tweed followed him up and that
later, when he was arrested because
of an accidental shooting in which he
was involved, he was convicted by a
packed" jury and sent to prison for
life.
Cody's sentence was commuted by
Governor Roosevelt, but he left the
prison much against his will.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
RUSSIA THREATENS CHINA.
Severe Punishment Will Follow Sid
ing With Japan.

S'N
ing With Japan.
London, Oct. ga dispatch to Reu
ter's Telegram company from Toxic
says:
1t is believed that another confer
ence of the elder statesmen will be
convened, when decisions having i'm
portant bearings on the future course
OF events are expected, although there
is no fear Of an immediate rupture
In the meantime precautionary prep
arations are progressing.
1t is reported from Peking that M,
Lessar, the Russian minister, has ad.
dressed a long note to Prince Ching,
head of the Chinese foreign office
saying that Japan's interference in
the Manchurian question will compel
Russia to adopt final measures and
threatening China with severe pun.
ishment if she sides with Japan. This
action, while the negotiations are
pending, has caused deep umbrage.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
POSTAL SCANDAL DISCUSSED.
Knox, Bonaparte and Conrad Confer
With Roosevelt.

WIFI TOOOoSVVILs
Washington, Oct. 23-Attorney Gen
eral Knox, accompanied by Charles J.
Bonaparte and Holmes Conrad, who
have been retained as special govern
ment counsel in the prosecution OF
those persons indicted for criminal ir
regularitjes in the postofice depart
ment, had a long conference with
President Roosevelt during the after.
noon.
1t is known that the matters under
discussion related particularly to
phases of the postoffice investigation
which have not been developed thor
oughly in any reports yet presented
to the president or postoff1ce depart
ment. The report, recently reported
to the president, it can be said, deals
with things rather than with persons.
The president desired from the special
attorneys merely that they should re.
port upon the accuracy of the Tulloch
charges. 1t is known that the report
did contain two or three recommends
tions. however, but these were as to
methods and not as to men. Attor-
neys Bonaparte and Conrad will, un.
der the presidents orders, continue the
investigations along the lines of their
suggestions in their report, which will
be made public probably at an early
date. Later on the president will
transmit to congress all reports made
to him concerning the postal investi
cations
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
JAPAN's MANcHURIAN DEMANDS
CAUSE HITCH IN NEGoTIA-
TlcNs WITH RUSSIA.
BOTH NATIONS PREPARING FOR war
WAR RsHIpo Assembling AND OR
DERs GIVEN FOR MoBILIzA-
rIoN OF TROOPS.

Yokohama, Oct 23.-It is currently
reported that the hitch in the negotla.
tions is due to the Japanese demand
for equal railway rights in Manchuria
but it is believed that more serious
difficulty exists.
The feeling of popular unrest ia
growing.
The Asahi of Toxic announces that
a preliminary mobilization order has
been issued to the Thirteenth army
division Though this was officially
denied the report comedies with much
open preparation against contingen,
cies Thirteen vessels of the Japan
ese standing squadron are engaged in
gun practice off Saseho, twenty-five
miles from Nagasaki
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ALLIE.
GHENY, PA, GOES INTO VOL
UNTARY LIQUIDATION.
PITTSBURG FAILURE CAUSED A PANIC
STOCK EXCHANGE VOTES TO SUS
PEND DEALING IN BANK AND
TRUST SECURITIES.

Pittsburg, Oct 23.-Following the
suspension Wednesday of the Federal
National bank of e.ttsburg the First
National bank of Allegheny failed tG
open it's doors for business during the
day and it's directors have notified the
comptroller of the currency that the
institution has gone into voluntary
liquidation and requested him to take
the necessary action in such cases.
For some time the Allegheny ban1
has been connected by rumor with the
Federal National bank, but it was be
lieved that it would weather the
storm, Notwithstanding the heavy run
on it brought about by these reports.
The directors, however, at meet
ing, decided that, considering the best
interests of all concerned, the action
noted in the foregoing should be taken
The Pittsburg Stock Exchange open
ing was quiet and trading light.
By a vote of the exchange it was
decided that for the remainder of the
week no bank or trust stocks will be
dealt in The suspension of the ALE
gheny bank, which has been the rep
resentative of the Federal National
bank in the clearinghouse, is looked
upon by bankers generally as the al
most necessary sequence of the first
failure and that no further trouble will
follow
All of the outside banks which have
been doing their clearing through the
Federal National and the First Ma
tional of Allegheny have made ar
rangements with other banks to care
for their paper in the future.
Bank Examiner E. j. Vaughan has
been appointed receiver for the bank
by the comptroller of the currency.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1903-10-24
LIVED HIGH FOR A WEEK.
Army Deserter Quietly Raided Off
GERS Quarters.

New York, Oct 23.-The mysterious
disappearance of juicy beefsteaks and
other eatables from the refrigerators
of the army officers hotels on Cover
nors island has been solved by the
capture of John Linden, q deserte1
serving a five years sentence. After
searching every foot of the island a
captain entered the greenhouse and
discovered a trapdoor in the floor He
sent the keeper into the hole and
there Linden was found hiding. Rem.
nants of his raids on the refrigerators,
including empty wine bottles, showed
that he had been faring sumptuously
during his week of freedom,