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Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-23
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A. Yaeger, druggist at Helena,
failed Friday for the sum of 81 400.
James Hoe, a young brick mason of
Billings, goes violently insane at
Glendlve.
The summer term of the state nor
NAL school located at Dillon ended
last Friday, dismissing about 40
students.
Geo. Thurmond is fined in Justice
Fraser's court at Billings. Not having
the necessary cash he concludes to lay
in Jail As days.
1t is currently reported that a mod
erately rich vein of coal has been
struck in the Sweetgrass county in the
vicinity of Bgtimber.
Robert Demers has serious injury
as the result of being struck on
the head with a stick Of wood by Jam S
Thompson at Missoula.
The prisoners of Beaverhead county
are transferred to the Madison county
Jail for safe keeping while new Jail
is being erected in the former county
Frank Durand,a pioneer of the state.
died in a hospital at Chicago last
week. Mr.. Durand had large prop
erty interests in Granite and Silver
nd ,n11
throughout the state.
John Miller is brought up before the
judge at Billings for throwing the
furniture of one Mrs. Ida Connolly into
the street. He wished Mrs. Comelly
to vacate his house which she refused
to do, hence the election.
Two masked men at Saltese, small
mining town in the western part of
Missoula county, gag and bind bar
tender, relieve him of his watch and
ring, the cash drawer of $500, and
make good their escape.
Interest is again being manifested in
the oil fields in Beaverhead. A paper
Is being circulated at Dillon to raise
money for development purposes. 1t is
claimed by those who know that they
have oil there in endless quantities.
The Sioux squaw who went out on
the war path at Crow agency and
killed Crow squaw, stabbed two
others and cut the hands of some men
who attempted to disarm her was
taken to Helena to await trial.
The state board of equalization now
In session at Helena report a large
total in property. The total valuation
OF property emitting the railroads
reaches 1913. SAB, 934, adding the rail-
road valuation at the same figues as
last year makes total of sos, 600. 600.
The ladies of Great Fails are circu.
lating petition which will be pre-
scented at the legislature praying for
the enactment of a law making the
crime of wife beating punishable by
the lash. Though Great Falls is the
home of the petition it is to be sent to
every village and city in the state for
signers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
Free Reading Room for Asheboro.
Especial to News and observer)

Especial to News and Observer
Asheboro, N c., Feb. PA free read
ing room is soon to be established in
the town by the Ladies Book Club, CO.
operating with any citizens who wish
to aid in the good work
Mr.. j. p. Boroughs, register of deeds,
is beautifying his premises recently
bought of Mr.. Lassiter
The McBary- Redding Hardware Com
pany is moving its stock of goods into
the elegant new brick store on the
corner of Main street.
Mr. Seth Laughlin has purchased the
Fisher farm and residence west Of Ashe-
boro.
Mr.. w. ]. Armfeld Jr., has purchased
the old Female Academy lot and an ad-
joining lot on Fayetteville street and
will erect a handsome residence in the
near future.
In the case of State against Charles
NJ Coble the famous mad dog case tried
before Squire r. w York, of Ramseur,
and a jury, the defendant was acquitted.
Mr.. 0. L. Sapp, appeared for the prose-
cution and Mr.. Elijah Moffitt represent
ed the defendant. There were about two
hundred persons al the trial and much
interest was manifested.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
SENT JUROR TO JAIL
And Set Aside the Verdict of
the Jury.
Odcrp, Party to Land Suit Entertained Herring,
Juror---Iudge PEBBLES Confines
H ring,
Especial to News and Observer

Clinton, N. c., Feb. 27.-Judge PEBBLES,
who closed a two weeks term of Samp-
son court today, created a sensation in
the last hour of the term by sentencing
a juror to jail for thirty days.
s. T. Od6Gf1, party 10 s hand suit, I'M
vited two of the jury trying his case,
E. s. Herring and M. B. Matthews, to go
home and spend last night with him.
Herring went, but Matthews declined.
The jury brought in verdict contrary
to the instructions of the judge, who
promptly set it aside and dismissed the
jury and sentenced Odom and Herring to
Jail for thirty days Matthews was fined
twenty dollars for conversing with 0dom
pending the trial of the case. An APP
peal was made to Judge PEBBLES to re-
duce the penalty of Herring to a fine, out
he positively refused to do SO.
Herring is a farmer. member of one
of the most prominent families in the
county. 1t is said that he accepted
Odoms hospitality without realizing the
impropriety and his confinement in Jail
is considered a harsh penalty. Public
sentiment here does not endorse it, and
it>is the subject of much adverse crti-
ciSm
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
SHY OF LITTLEFIELD BILL.
Republicans Vote against Taking it Up Quay
Asks to be Excused.
(By he Assoeiated Press.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 27.-The SEN
ate today made further progress in the
disposition of supply bills, the Naval and
the Military Academy Appropriation bills
being passed.
Mr. Blackburn secured a vote upon his
motion tc take up the Littlefeld Anti
Trust bill and on roll-call the motion
was lost, % to 49, as follows:
Yeas-Bacon, Bailey, Bate, Berry.
Blackburn, Carmack, Clay, Culberson,
Dubois. Harris, Heitfeld. Jones of Ar
kansas, McComas, McEnery, McLaurin
of Mississippi. Mallory, Martin, Morgan,
Nelson, Patterson, Pettus, Rawlins, Sim
mons, Taliaferro. Teller. Tillman, Tur-
ner. Wellington-2S.
Nays-Aldrich, Alger, Bard, Beveridge,
Burnham, Burrows, Clark of Wyoming,
Cullom, Deboe, Depew, Dietrich, Dilling-
ham, Dolliver, Dryden, Fairbanks. Fora
ker, Foster, Washington. Frye, Calm
ger, Gamble. Hanna. Hansbrough, Hoar.
lKeen, Kittredge. Lodge, Millard Mitch
| ell, Perkins, Platt of Connecticut Platt,
of New York, Proctor, Quay, Simon.
| Spooner, Stewart, Warren, Wetmore-3S.
| MIR. Quay asked to be excused from
voting on the Littlefield bill because he
owned stock in corporations which he
said he supposed would be treated as
| trusts.
| The Senate went into executive ses-
sion at 4:45. At 5:15 the doors we're
| opened and bills were passed for the
government of Guam and Tutula. Mr.
| Hoar took occasion to criticise the policy
! % governing distant island possessions
and praised Mabini Mr. Hoar said he
| had inquiry made regarding Mabni and
: the executive had responded that he was
| free man. He said that although tho
| order had been made for Mabini's re-
! lease il was several months before he
/ was released and that when General
! Miles visited the island an armed ma
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28

Foster. the 17-year- old school boy who
was shot last Tuesday afternoon by
Reuben e. Pitts, a teacher in the acad-
emy Foster attended, died here today
A telegram from Columbia, S. G., to
the New York World, says that Edward
Foster. a student of the Inman High
school, situated between Spartanburg
and the mountains, was shot and killed
by the principal, R. B. Pitts, who at once
fed to Spartanburg Pitts says five of
the scholars were unruly and that he
determined to punish them. He took
Foster. who is seventeen years old, into
a private office, and a struggle for the
whip in his hand followed. While this
was proceeding the other students burst
into the room. Fearing a combined at
tack, Pitts drew his pistol to intimdate
them, but Foster struck it, causing him,
Pitts. inadvertently to pull the trigger.
The students side of the story has not
been heard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
Leads ALI North Carolina Dailies i'm News and Circulation

meeting of the Board of State Dental
Examiners.
S. B. 1922, Glenn To amend the law
establishing graded schools in Guilford
county.
S. b. 1923. Bum: To incorporate the
Southport and Northern Railroad Com
pany.
S. B. 1924. Henderson: To allow c. +.
Bahnson, an itinerant optician to prac-
tice his profession without payment of
a license tax.
s. B. 1925, Pollock: To allow the Com
missioners of Jones. Lenoir and Onslow
counties to build public road from
Kinston to Jacksonville.
s. B. 1926. Hunter: To repeal chapter
i61, Laws of 1901, with regard to work
ing the roads in Judson township, War
rem county.
S. b 1927, Walker; To protect stock
in Caswell county.
S. B. 1928. White For the better reg
ulation of fire insurance and to increase
the public revenue. introduced as bill
which had passed the Senate had been
lost)
S. B. 1929, Travis: To make the act
providing a short form of crop lien ap-
plicable to Halifax county.
S. B. 1888, Blow: To allow w. =
Ormund. an Confederate soldier to
peddle without license.
S. B. 1884. Blow: To establish stocl
law in Bellevere township, of Pitt county
S. b. 1886, Baldwin: To provide fol
bond issue at Kernersville for town i'm
nrovements.
S. B. 1877, Gillian: To amend charter
of Tarboro to provide for election o.
Continued on Fifth Page.)
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
The Body in the Zinc Trunk.
(By the Associated Press }

Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 27.-Coroner
Hackney today began. an inquest over the
dead body of a man found in a zinc
trunk at the county cemetery, the jury
after hearing several witnesses adjourn
ing until Monday, when the investigation
will be resumed Sexton Payne testified
that man brought the trunk to the
cemetery but he could not state the
name Of the party. A drainage tube in
the neck indicates that it likely came
from a dssecting table.
The investigation committee has up to
this time opened 321 graves and 225 of
these have been found to contain empty
coffins.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
Testify That Carter Was Extravagant,
(By the Associated Press.)

Savannah Ga, Feb. 27-At the hearing
in the case of the United States VS.. ex-
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter today, testi-
mony was introduced to show that Car
ter had conducted the work in Fernan-
dina harbor with great extravaganza.
James H. Bacon, a civil engineer. testi-
fled that the Fernandina jetties built in
1896 lost ninety per cent OF their volume
by 1900 The attorney for Carter made
frequent objections to the introduction
of testimony.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28

rine was pacing up and down in front
Of place where Mabini was confined.
Mr.. Fairbanks called up the Immigra
tion bill and said that he was instructed
by the committee to move to strike out
section providing for an educational
test. The motion was agreed to-
On motion of Mr.. Clay, of Georgia. the
provision for the deportation of immi-
grants who become insane within two
years was stricken out. The bill went
over and the Senate adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
Thoroughbred Mare Killed.

Nashville. Tenn. Feb. 27.-Vilette, a
thoroughbred mare was Killed by falling
in hole last night. She was by Brown
Hal out of Sweepstakes and was tuh
sister to Star Pointer Nllette was the
greatest brood mare at Ewell farm and
was the dam of Verona.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
The Florida on Her Trial Trip.
(By the Associated Press.)

Elizabethport n J.. Feb. 27.-The new
monitor Florida sailed today on her pre-
liminary trial trip The object is to test
the vessel prior to her official trip, which
will probably take place next week. The
monitor was manned by only yard crew
today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
Paw Last Tribute to Mr.. J. B. Smith
(specia1 to News and Observer)

Fayetteville, n. c., Feb. 27.-Notwith-
standing heavy rains throughout the day,
James B. Smith, probably the most pop
ular man in Cumberland county. had a
large funeral this afternoon from the
Presbyterian church. Rev. II. Tucker
Graham. the pastor officiating. rhe
Knights of Pythias, the military and the
Confederate veterans participated. Tho
large church was we'll filled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
And Relieves the Strong
Pressure for Fuel.
COTTON ON A FIRM BASIS
The People are Consuming the Various Products
Of Industry on Scale Never Before
EquaIed- Increased Interest in
Iron and Steel.
(By the Associated Press }


New York. Feb. Pr. G. Dun & Co. S
weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
"Milder weather not only accelerated
the demand for many lines of merchan-
disc. but relieved the pressure for fuel
which threatened to become a serious
matter. and incidentally facilitated eff
forts to reduce the freight congestion.
With no other retarding feature than the
holiday, business fully maintains its
gratifying position. Returns of both do
mestic and foreign trade are fully equal
TO those of the same month last year,
and in many cases there are marked
gains. The people are consuming on a
scale never before equalled, as evidenced
by the enormous distribution and con-
tinual inquiries for prompt shipment.
Firmly held quotations also bear testi-
mony to the fact that demand is often
greater than supply.
Increased interest has been displaye
by purchasers of all products of both
iron and steel, giving a decidedly firmer
tone to the market, and in many instan-
ces quotations have advanced. One of
the definite changes was rise of 50 a
ton in wire produce, which was not a
surprise and a new ore schedule averas
ing over 25 cents ton higher This
makes every step of the process more
expensive to the independent producers.
Few additional advances have occur
red in quotations of cotton goods, tho
developments of the week being chiefly
in the direction of establishing the mark
ct on the higher basis that was sug-
gested by earlier spasmodic advances.
There Is more conservatism on the part
of buyers
Failures this week numbered 211 in
the United States, against 215 last yeaI.
WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
New York, Feb. 27.-The following sta
tistcs on the movement of cotton for the
week ending February 9th, were COM
piled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
Year. Year.
Port receipts .......... las, 145 161, 722
Overland to mills and
Canada ......... 26SIl 50, 6I1
Southern mill takings
(Estimated) :. =. .... $4,000 40 245
Gain of stock at Inte-
rior towns ...,. 45,325 80, 449
Brought into sight for
the week :. -. e. 49,. 1872 291 205, 1876
TOTAL CROP MOVEMENT.
Port receipts -. ......6, $50 ,94S 6,459. 705
Overland to mills and
Canada ...... S46,0O4 S31, ,957
Southern mill takings
(Estimated) :. =. IL ,305 900 1,172.37O
Stock at interior towns
in excess of Septem-
ber 1st. 80. ....... 244600 373, els
Brought into sight thus
far for season ;. .....S,965552 1887 .647
1S0 days this year against 181 last year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
School Poy Shot by His Tea scher.

tBy the Associated Presso
Spartanburg, S. c., Feb. 27.-Edwin
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28

Horses are like eggs. II is impossible
to tell what's in them until they are
broken.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28
BILLS INTRODUCED

The following bills passed first read
ing, were referred:
S. B. 112f, Mann: To fix the place of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-28

New York, Feb. 27.-The following sta
tistics on the movement of cotton for the
week ending February 9th, We're COM
piled by the New York Cotton Exchange:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24

special court session for the followi1s,
week. This was done and the defend.
ants were legally convicted and SEN
fenced TO be hanged on Aug. %. I'm,
der the law at that time grand larceny
was capital offense. At dawn on the
morning of the 22d people commenced
coming into the city to witness the
triple execution. In a few hours the
town was crowded with strangers. Be
tween and 10 o'clock it was reported
that Robinson had been reprieyed by
the governor.
A meeting was organized and large
committee was appointed to see that
the sentence of the court was carried
into effect as we'll against Robinson
as against his companions. The Stark
Guard, fully armed, but in firemen's
dress. formed hollow square in front
OF the station house. A wagon and
the sheriff, with a strong body of dep
uties, were in the center OF the square.
The three prisoners were brought out
and Thompson and Gibson were
placed in the wagon and it passed out
toward the place Oh execution, at the
old sycamore at Sixth and o streets.
The sheriff then directed the guards
to close up and convey Robinson to
the prison brig, but scarcely had they
left the station house before their
ranks were forced and the prisoner
taken by tne mob. No real resistance
was offered by the soldiers. Another
wagon was procured, the prisoner
placed in it and it slowly followed to
the place of execution. When the
drop fell with the two men a simulta-
neous cry arose from the crowd:
Now for Robinson Bring him here
and send IN after the others!" Some
one sprang upon the scaffold and
shouted: We've got Robinsonl He's
within square of here and will be
brought up as soon as the others are
cut down." During the lull caused by
this speech the muffied drums of the
Stark Guard beating the Dead
March" were heard advancing, and
the sheriff and his deputies, knowing
that resistance was useless, retired.
Robinson was placed upon the scaifold,
remaining to the end calm. He made
an earnest and effective speech that
produced favorable sentiment among
many in the crowd, but the majority
demanded his life. and it was taken.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
All Anxious TO Fioht.

How the veterans will insist upon
answering the sound of the war
trumpet! Here we have Fitzsimmons
willing and ready to duck his sorrel-
topped nut under the ropes again. The
Cornishman announces himself as
ready to whip either Corbett or Rub
lin. So here is a chance for hand
some James and Billy Madden to
make good their oft-repeated bluffs.
Peter Maher is also anxious to meet
the top-notchers again. He knocked
out Jim Jeffords the other night and
the unexpected victory has swelled his
head to such an extent that he thinks
he can whip anybody in the heavy
weight division.
Nor is Kid Mccoy behind the times.
The Hoosier kid has awakened from
his dream of pleasure at Saratoga and
offers to fight Jeffries, Maher, Fitzsim-
mons, or anyone else that dares to
take a punch at the chip that is now
lying idle on his shoulder. And SO the
merry game goes on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24

Robert A. Smith, the well-known
amateur reinsman, VINO has for the
past few years been wintering at
Denver, is in close touch with the
horsemen in the West. He was in
formed few days ago that George H.
Ketcham, owner of the champion trot-
ting stallion Cresceus, had selected
Ed Gaylor, owner of Charlie Nc, by
Mckinney, to drive Cresceus in the
worlds champion $4,000 gold cup
wagon race at Memphis, in October.
Mr.. Smith states that Ed Gaylor is
one of the best amateur reinsmen in
the country. Mr.. Gaylor has accept
er the offer and expects to carry off
the prize and establish a new worlds
record to wagon.
The race is open to the world, a
free-for-all trot, mile heats, and the
most formidable trotters in the coun.
try will be entered. Among those ex
pected are John A. McKerron, The Alb
bott, Lord Derby, The Monk and An.
celia. Mr.. Gaylor win use the road
wagon in which he drove Coney when
he earned the worlds passing record
two years ago at Terre Haute.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
Gardiner EIxIna HIoh.

The recent victory Of George Gar.
diner, the Lowell pugilist, over Jack
Root Of Chicago. has imbued Gardiner
with desire to go after bigger game.
His ambition now is to put on the
gloves against either Bob Fitzsim-
mons or Jim Jeffries. He is ready to
prove that he means business. 81 am
ready to give Root a return tight"
he says, "and will attend to him at
any time see that he is anxious to
talk shop. But the one thing upper
most in my mind is to get on a strug-
gle with Fitzsimmons. or Jeffries. IL
Fitz has not really retired, win fight
him for the middleweight title, which
he says he still holds. II he has quit
am prepared to try my skill against
Jeffries and am willing to bet that
the champion cannot put mo out in
ten rounds"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
Eaan Western coli champlon.

H. Chandler Egan of the Exmoor
Country club of Highland Park is the
new Western golf champion. Mr.
Egan won this signal honor at Wheat
on in a thirty-seven hole contest with
his cousin, Walter E. Egan of Lake
Geneva. His victory was clean and
deserved. He fought every inch of the
way and the young victor should feel
happy in the thought that no one can
dispute his title, as he has shown, not
alone in the past weeks event, but in
all the tournaments in which he has
participated this season, that he is the
premier golfer in the West, and in the
opinion of many, second to none in
the country.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24

Front and ] streets. A bystander,
Charles H. Myers, blacksmith and a
recent immigrant from Ohio. parted
them, when Roe shot him in the brain
for interfering. The wound was not
Immediately fatal. but was necessarily
so. A large crowd soon collected and
peoples meeting was organized.
While the jury was celebrating VIC
lent speeches were addressed to the
crowd and the excitement was terrific.
From $500 to 5000 people collected.
The jury was composed of leading citi-
zens, and several of them afterward
came into prominence. AS soon as
the verdict was read ], K and Second
streets rang with the loudest cheering,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
British RiHemen Win.

The Palma trophy was won on the
Rockliffe rifle range at Ottawa, Can
ada, by the British team by score OF
twelve points over the Americans and
elghty-six points over the Canadians.
The shooting at the last two stages
was very close. At the 500 yards it
seemed to be certain that the Ameri-
cans would capture it, being twtney-
two points ahead of the British, but at
900 yards the British overlook the
Americans and secured a lead OF
twelve points. At the 1000 yards
range the British and Americans made
equal scores. The British team had
the advantage OF being familiar witA
the range, having been firing away
steadily for the past four weeks.
The medal for the highest individual
score was won by Lieut.. Holcomb OF
the American team.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
Rhoads and townsend House.

neck, the other end thrown over one
of the limbs of the tree, and being
seized by multitude of strong hands,
the prisoner was hanged in the pres
ence of an estimated audience of 5000
people.
The next case of lynching occurred
in 1851. On July three men, William
3. Robinson, James Gibson and John
Thompson, in open daylight knocked
down and robbed farmer named
James Wilson on L street, between
Fourth and Fifth. The crime was wit
messed and the offenders soon arrest
ed. Before o'clock more than a
thousand men surrounded the station
house. A jury of eleven was impan-
sled, but could not agree and asked for
further time. It was then agreed by
the county judge that he would call a