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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-01

ority was manifest during the entire
fight s
In the first round, Fitzgerald sent
Britt down, but the Californian was
at no time distressed. He knew ex-
actly what he was doing and when
he got up he started at Fitzgerald as
if the fight had just commenced. The
gong, however, ended the round.
Fitzgerald had the advantage of
Britt in height, reach and muscular
development, but he was not nearly
his equal in speed or cleverness.
Britt's ducking of right and left
swings constituted some OF the pretti-
est work ever seen here. Britt de-
voted most of his attention ID F;tz-
gerald's stomach and landed numer-
GUS left punches that took the steam
out of the Brooklyn boz.
Britt occasionally landed on FitZ-
gerald's jaw, generally at the close
of the round, but neither man was
apparently able to seriously punish
the other. Fitzgerald showed that he
could punch hard with either hand
and could take lots of punishment.
Britt demonstrated that he is one OF
the fastest, coolest and most scientific
men that has ever appeared in the
ring.
Fitzgerald after the fight, admitted
that the decision was a just one. He
said that he injured his right hand in
the second round when he knocked
Britt down and was unable to do ef-
fective work without injuring it the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-01
ESCAPE FROM KIDNAPPING.
Lads Scream So Loudly That Strange
Man Takes Fright.

New York, April ga bold at
tempt was made in Central Park re-
Gently to abduct the two young boys
of Gustave Williges, who lives in
Third avenue near Eighty-sixth street.
The children were drinking at
fountain when man picked them up
and carried them out of the park
The little fellows were greatly
frightened and cried to the persons
near to help them, but no interference
was made, the passersby thinking it
case Of a father taking home his un-
willing children from their play.
However, when the man got further
along he became frightened at the
screams Of the boys and leaving them
standing on the corner, dashed into
a house nearby.
The house was noted by the eldest
boy, and taking his little brother by
the hand he started for his own home.
The lads told their father of the at
tempt to kidnap them and he started
to the house pointed out to him.
He was unable to learn anything,
however, being told that no. such man
as the one described by the little boy
had been there.
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TEXAS CONGRESSMAN SAYS HE
SHOULD BE NOMINATED.
DIXIE FAv0RS new YORKER
Declaration Greeted With Applause by
Guests at Democratic Har-
mony Dinner.

New York, April Backward M.
Shepard was named for president by
Congressman J. A. Slayden of Texas
at the harmony dinner OF the Brook
lyn club last night.
The Texan declared that the South
ern democrats stood ready again to
smpport New Yorker for president
as they had done five times in 35
Years. His speech, in which he sug-
gested the Brooklyn man for the pres
idency, was greeted with wild hur-
rahs by the 800 diners.
"A few days ago. said Mr.. Slayden,
II read a review Of the Chicago
speech OF your distinguished towns
man, Mr.. Shepard. The editor used
one phrase that struck me as most
felicitous. He described Edward NJ
Shepard as democratic democrat.
Mind the expression-and when you
go to the next democratic national
convention give us such a candidate
who measures up to that standard
and you will have the enthusiastic
backing OF the southern democracas
Charles A. Towne OF Minnesota, re-
{ sponded to the toast, ""rhe Democracy
of the West
1.-The name of Monroe, which we
mention. with grateful remembrance
tonight" he said, sis Immortality asso-
ciated with the dedication of this lxm-
isphere to the righteous experiment
of self-government. The American
people is a unit in the maintenance OF
that proposition. But greater dan
ger threatens than any menace to the
Monroe doctrine That doctrine ap'
plies to the outer boundaries of liber.
ty.
THE assault Of the republican par
ty is against the citadel itself. O1
what avail to mankind to preserve fol
while the soil of South and Central
America from the burden OF monarch
ical systems it meanwhile we are tc
surrender the government OF the
United States to the practices OF alb
solutism? Why vindicate to the peo
pies OF neighboring republics the righ
to be undisturbed in the regulation o.
their own affairs until we propose also
to restore to American citizenship it,
original prerogatives. Kings may as
we'll reign in Spanish America Il
legalized monopoly is to be king in the
great republic"
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than earlier news, in that there now
seems to be less danger than was at
first anticipated The threatened
flood which bid fair to duplicate Johns
town, seems this evening less prob
able. A large force of men has been
at work trying to create new chan
mel, that the damned up water Of Old
Man river may be carried of. The
men will work through the night and
1T is hoped that the water will be flow
ing through the new channel before
morning.
Most of the men imprisoned in the
mine, whose death at first seemed GER
tain, got out alive late this afternoon.
There were IL men in the mine. Two
died from suffocation, but the other
Is worked their way out. The rescu-
ing party above ground despaired OF
saving the entombed miners, for the
entrance was blocked by immense
piles of broken rock. The miners with
in. however, found an exit where there
was less rock and after cutting their
way through 80 feet Of debris, all but
two emerged from the mine uninjur-
ed. One of the imprisoned men who
SO miraculously escaped death, went
home after emerging from the mine
and found his house destroyed and
his wife and six children dead
There is now plenty Of air In the mine
and the inside workings are intact.
At z O'Clock tonight special from
Frank says that it is estimated the
total number of dead is SO.
| The latest theory this evening Of
the cause OF the disaster is that it
was due to rock slide, which carried
the top of Turtle mountain down upon
the village below. 1t is now though,
that what was supposed to be the
smoke of volcano was dust ant
that the continued fall of small bits
of rock during the day was merely thu
A aftermath OF the original rock slide
\ repetition OF the calamity is nov
considered unlikely
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Fatally Injured by Savage Bull.

Corvallis, Ore, April 29.-While
leading Jersey bull to the barn last
evening, William Armstrong, farm
er residing four miles south of Philo-
math, was savagely attacked by the
animal and received injuries from
which he died two hours later. His
ribs and collarbone were smashed in,
so that the points of the ribs rested in
the lungs. The bull was hornless, and
the injuries were inflicted by the an
imaps head after he had knocked Mr..
Armstrong down. 1t was necessary
to shoot the infuriated animal in or
der to drive him away from the pros
trate man.
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NEARLY one HUNDRED PEOPLE OF FRANK KILLED
and
Dams s of May
Be Destroyed by

Frank were demolished by the falling
rock.
Some of the occupants Of these
houses escaped death, but many 9th
ers were instantly killed.
It is, known that many women and
children have suffered death, but just
how many it is impossible to tell at
present:
When reports concerning the mas.
nitude Of the disaster and details con-
corning 1t commenced to come in
from reliable men who had been there
prospecting for news, it developed
that the earth opened up for three
quarters OF mile in length and many
feet in width, and that the whole
northern face of Turtle mountain slip
ped from place.
The, shock resultant upon the pre-
cipitation OF the millions m tons OF
rock into the valley, while only actu-
ally 6femolishing a comparatively few
OF the houses, 80 shook the founda-
tions Of the majority Of the dwellings
in the town that they are unsafe to
live in, and many hundreds of people
will have to live in the open or under
such temporary shelter as may be
procurable before nightfall.
The railroad track for distance OF
two miles or more east of the station
is covered with from ten to forty feet
of rock, and the telegraph wires to
| the east are down.
All communication is being conduct
| ed over one wire running westward,
and this one line is blocked with prl-
| vate messages and inquiries from the
outside that it is only with the great.
est di6iculty that press matter can be
sent out.
| At dusk today rock is still being
thrown from the top of Turtle noun
| tain. and 1t is impossible to venture
within half mile of the mine work
ings. ~
ID The streets are crowded with th'
relatives and friends of those know
to be entombed.
\ The women are behaving in a mos
heroic manner.
Seismic Disturbance.
It is generally thought here that the
disruption Of Turtle mountain was
brought about by an earthquake shocl
although there are people VINO
claim that the origin of the upheava
was volcanic.
/ No lava has been seen, and aside
from the smoke of the disintegratlns
rocks the atmosphere is perfectl!
clear
Their. is, however, no explanation
! for the continued upheaval OF rock
The eruptive influences seem to cen
! ter right at the crown OF Turtle noun
tain
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RELICS OF LONG AGO.
Skeletons. Pottery and Flint Hatchets
Are Found in Kansas.

Fort Riley, Kan, April 29.-Farmers
grading in the vicinity OF the new
gun sheds have unearthed more than
dozen skeletons, presumably those
of Indians, and many flint hatchets,
arrow and spear heads, odd shaped
pieces OF pottery and peculiarly shap-
ed stones that were probably used for
grinding corn.
The bones OF the skeletons are
above those of the average sized man.
The relics are thought to be at least
200 years old. 1T is said the place
was once burying ground.
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Seven Below Zero in Denver.

Denver, April 2s.-Considerable
damage to crops and livestock is ex-
pected to result from the snowstorm
which has prevailed today in Colorado
and Wyoming. The mercury dropped
seven degrees below the freezing
point last night.
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Jones Gets Continuance.

Bozeman, April 29.-In the case OF
Principal Jones of the East Side pub
lie school, charged with criminal as
sault, a continuance was granted yes
terday and the case will not be tried
at this term of court
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To sheepmen.

A thoroughly competent man de-
sires position as manager or foreman.
Firstclass references. Address w. H.,
care Gazette. l94-6-lOz-z
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Vancouver, B. c., April 29.-Over-
whelmed by countless tons OF rock
shortly after 4 o'clock, and with prob
ably 112 of it's inhabitants killed al
most instantly, the little mining town
Of Frank, in southwestern Alberta, is
this evening threatened with COM
plete destruction by food.
The Old Mans river, which flows
through the center Of the town, Is
damned up with the fallen rock to the
height of nes,rly one. feet.
The waters of the river are this
evening backed up for miles, and the
entire valley above the town is food
ed.
A big body of water is pressing
with force upon the dam-the only
protection the town of Frank now has
unless the river finds another chan
mel.
Should the impromptu dam break,
the entire village will be swept away.
A tremendously loud reverberating
crash shook the whole valley of the
Old Mans river this morning at 4:1O
o'clock, and scarcely had the inhabi-
tants OF this town awakened to a
realization of the impending danger
when from the top of Turtle noun
tain, overlooking the settlement, there
1 were hurled millions OF tons OF
rock
The Frank mines across the river
4 from the town, were seen to be buried
| under hundreds of feet OF rock just
4 as the morning light was breaking
/ AS one of the main supports of the
town of Frank is the mines, naturally
the major portion of the population
felt anxiety for the relatives ane
friends in the mines.
1 Inside of five minutes from the time
the first thunderous shocks was fell
and before half the town realized
what had happened, small force o.
men had started to the relief OF the
miners, despite the risk they ran O
being buried under the rocks which
were still being precipitated from tht
i lofty mountain top.
4 The volunteer relief force was un
able to get Immediately to the mine
but managed to get near enough tt
determine that not a man who wa'
around the workings had escaped
death. Many had been fearful.
mangled.
The disaster was merciful to thos'
men who were employed above grount
. in that they must have been killed
4 instantly, while those men in the
workings OF the mine may yet be aliv'
I. ii they nave air ito breathe.
The disaster was not confined to th'
vicinity of the mine alone, for man.
J OF the dwelling houses in the town o
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-01

See shoemaker under Yegen Bros
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. 6o-tI
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KILLED BY TOO MUCH STUDY.
Ohio Youth Passes Away After Re-
narkabIe Career.

Ohio Youth !asses AWAY H1te4 He
markabIe Career.
Conneaut, Ohio, April 29.-Paul Mil
Ter. aged 10, died at his home last
night from overstudy.
Paul was a remarkable boy. He
was well versed on all historical and
religious subjects, and two weeks ago
filed the pulpit of the First Baptist
church in East Springfield and, it is
said, preached as good sermon as
a man.
The boy was as well informed in
general way as man of 25 or 80
years.
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LATEST REPORTS.

ONLY Two Fatalities Among the Min
ers Under Guard.
Vancouver, r. c., April 29.-7:30 p.
m.-The latest information from
Frank is somewhat more reassuring
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-05-01

Frank, Alberta, April 29.-At 4
o'clock this afternoon the following
conservative estimate of the loss Of
life was, made:
Men, women and children killed in
their beds as they slept, 80.
Miners working outside the mines
and instantly killed, IL.
Miners entombed and killed, 2.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11
OUR VALUABLE FORESTS AND the
INDUSTRIES TO WHICH THEY GIVE RISE

EXT order Of i'm.
United The list Of these indus
Forests
transcribe FULL but few Of the forest
Of all kinds telegraph poles
loe for buildings railroad ties hop
this Of machinery they are
individuals armed simply with and hand
-. v..,. ...,
making alcohol and other products
The ancient industry Of making
hitch the Southern regions
the which mostly from the lonseaved
OF
Modern number Of entirely forms
utilizing the making Of excelsior the
everybody knows packing
rial market for kinds
considered quite worthless
industry the making Of
rood pulp paper infancy
hundred million dollars
annually.
industry bark for tanning purposes
North America 10 the hem.
iok striking illustration OF how the
circle the worlds
One portion of central
Within large nneries have been set
nm the very
Argentina to growing by
cutting and consumption Of nrewoo For
OF the sale OF to
managing that property according syvu
methods
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

training, but a highly important one,
nevertheless, for justices courts come
nearer 10 the people than any other
judicial bodies, and where presided
over By the right kind OF men are
tremendous influence for law and or
der. The chief requirements for pre-
eidlng magistrate in one OF these
courts are good common sense, we'll
balanced judgment, and an impartial
mind. Such are said 20 be the quail
fcat!ons OF ]. G. Perkins, who a few
weeks ago was elected Judge OF the
local court in the town OF Shelby, near
the city OF la Crosse, Wis. Judge
Perkins was born In slavery in lsaO'
ave miles from Holly, Miss, and at
the outbreak OF the war went into the
Confederate army as the servant OF
Mai. Perkins. whose name he assum-
ed. In 1863 he Joined the Union army
and was In the battles OF Shiloh,
Gunntown and Nashville, besides many
minor skirmishes. Judge Perkins went
TO Chicago at the close Of the war and
later opened barber shop In Galena'
III. Later he removed 10 Milwaukes
ana entered the Turkish bath bust
Doss. He met Gen. Grant during the
war, and when President Roosevelt
visited La Crosse. April I. he was ths
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11
An Atr.Tt9ht Fit.

Mrs. Jennings and her city cousin
were exchanging news Of their old
school friends. How about Lucy
M0rseW asked the cousin. HAS she
kept on growing fatter and fatter?"
"Well. all III say Is this" said Mrs.
Jennings, "Annle Fall told me last
year that when Lucy sent home from
Nashua. where she was nursing her
uncle, to have silk waist made, An
ME realized she hain't got any meas.
ures; and then she remembered that
the last time Lucy was there she stood
up by the big alright stove, and An
nile remarked Ito herself the resem'
blance between 'sm. And she took
the measure Of that air.tight, and cut
in a mite for the waist line-'bout as
much as knife marks warm molasses
candy-and made the waist according
ly, sent II on, and Lucy wrote back /,
was an elegant tit"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

town. a.teachn folks ter paint,
A Teller colors a picter Of a saint
sample Of the kind O work ter be percooced by each
O. favored individuals he undertook ter teach)
He a.canvassn. an ma, she tumbed quick,
He looked rrenchy like an talked glib slick
She bought O. him Paris paints an hednt worked week
got "feeln' an "teckneek"
An she brought hum picter they alus does
Her masterpiece" she called IT, an cakerate it
dunno what the subjec' II didn't hev name,
But twas bout pcter the other three wu a@
An hung II In the setin conspicuous to all
Admirin acquaintance who happened In ter call.
Wall hgeeed bout the best on earth
regular thing worth
An It really amusin' ter observe the modest way
That him. with Fifty dollars sayT
SMILE an squnt beat the cars
A.takin' In beauties o that masterpiece o mas
year ago pulled up stakes an auconed everything
quite what tibet masterpiece wud bring
Pa didn't II but said times wuz hard.
30 with the other goods piled around the yard
The time they climbed the fence ter
picter how much the price wud be-
An. tells yer mighty nigh a.falin on the fence
Teller holer "oineone fer fifteen cents!'
But he hednt fairly sorted out another bargain when
bought Their picter back again
WALL ma O. course the Joke mostly all her;
But pa, he lowed sech incidents likely ter
he ed a worth straw ter hum
An greatest pcters aus brought the smallest sum-
the "Angelus an how the thing wuz sod
an Thousands when twas old
added spunkylke tibet now he knew fer sure
q mistake. an eighteen carat pure!
behind an druv ter take Their
only thing carried tibet masterpiece Of mas
William Cary Duncan. In Farm and Home
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11
Ts,ue,. Advice 60 ~. Sisters.


When Taine was professor at New.
ers he ended letter to his mother
with the following few words" TO
his sisters:
do not concern yourselves about
your acquaintance with all kinds Of
technical details and with some tech.
ncalitics in geography, physics, etc,
which are repeated by the accom-.
plished parrots in boarding schools.
Merely learn the photography, the
arithmetic, the essential part of geog.
raphy. Denend for the rest upon your
reading. conversation and reflection.
The end Of education Is to open the
mind, to acquire ideas and to accus.
tom ones self to search for them.
studies are but the means. A woman
has not to pass an examination before
coming out; she Is not questioned Mt a
party about a date or q chemical sOlu
tiontion. Provided that she has ideas
about things In general, that she can
follow conversation on any subject,
that her Judgment is sufficiently free
and wide to hold her own on questions
Of morality, Of conduct and religion
which are discussed In her presence.
she knows quite enough, and the
wisest man can enjoy cOnverslng with
her. A conversation which Is an ex.
change of ideas pOintedly expressed is
perhaps the greatest pleasure which
can he enjoyed, and from the time
we begin to think We have II without
much instruction. The only examina.
ton woman must pass concerns
dress. department, dancing and music,
and I see that you will succeed In II
satisfac torily. "-London Athanaeum.
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An Idle Match.

A man was travelling, not long ago,
In the compartment of London train.
At one of the stations, says Chums. a
German entered the carriage and took
the seat opposite the Englishman.
When the train had started, the Ger.
man. seeing the others cigar, boldly
asked for one.
Although astonished ut the request,
the Englishman nevertheless pulled out
his case and handed It to the stran.
ger.
The German lighted the cigar, took q
few puffs, and beaming affably
through his spectacles, said:
81 would nod haf droubled you. but
had match In mine boggit, und I did
not know vat to do NIT him."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11
Dog Days Are Come.

1t seems probable that before long
the dogs as well rs the daughters Of
rich and fashionable folk will be sent
to Paris to finish their education. A
school for dogs has been established
there. Many society women already
employ a maid or man as n dog ut.
tendant, whose duty 1t is to train and
to accompany their pampered pets.
But 1t IL now. possible to send them to
school where they can be taught to
bark properly, to bow In greeting and
farewell. to pick up fan dropped by
the mistress and present 1t to her
gracefully. and to walk with proud
and prancing steps.-New York Trib.
uue
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

q special signin'
canoe to the cleo.
ton TO a judgship
in Wisconsin OF 4
colored man, the
first instance Of the
kind. II Is said, In
the history Of the
State. The position
might be more cor
rectly defined as
that Of a justice
OF the peace, q
judicial office re
curing no leg
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HENRv E. BRANDT.

People who wish their houses % -
seivs the veey best attention this
speinS should patroniss Henry ..
Brandt ~ and ]4s Lincoln avsoue
h has ~ LATEST styles Of wal paper
and the very bsst workmen 10 put y
-. HE painters and calciminsfs are
artists and 10 work N every way =
HoAlta6aA
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

NJ. dc Plehve said In an interview
the other day that Russia Is going to
encourage the Jews to emigrate. We
were under the impression that Rus.
sin had already given the Jews a good
deal Of such encouragement.
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An Unanswered Query.

"Why do you stop here!"
II know the landlord"
"You are lucky"
"Am II"
"Yes. But how about the landlord.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-07-11

only colored man to shake his hand.
presenting him also with bouquet Of
American beauty roses on behalf Of
the colored population Of Western Wis.
consin.
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Automobile Perils.

"Yes, our Black Spook' was demol.
ished by running into barn."
Then ! suppose you had to walk p
"No. We had to run. The farmer
came after us with pitchfork and q
bulldog. "--Philadelphia Record.
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The EaVOPtee.

Though Gibson girls and Wenzel girls
Attract by charms and airs,
Most fellows seem TO want q girl
Whose name will change to theirs.
New York Times.
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One way TO make horses fast y 4
cut OF the food supply.