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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
COFFIN FINALLY CLOSED.
Salisbury Funeral Will Take Place
Next Monday.

Hatfield, Eng, Aug. 24.-LOrd Sails
bury's coffin has been finally closed.
The servants and family will act as
palbearers at the funeral, which will.
be held at the end of the week, when
Lord Edward Cecil, military secretary
Of the Egyptian army and the fourth
son of the deceased statesman, will
reach England from Egypt.
Ambassador Choate today tele-
graphed the following message to
Lord Cranborne at Hatfield:
Il have heard this morning with
the deepest regret Of the death Of your
illustrious father. The people of the
United States will sincerely sympar
thize with those of England in deplor-
ing the loss Of the great statesman"
Later in the day it was announced
that Lord Salisbury's funeral will take
place August 81 at Hatfield, at 3 p.
m.
The service will be held in st. Eth
! elred's church. The interment will
be beside the body of his wife in the
private burial ground adjoining. The
ceremony will be quite private. ST.
simultaneously a service will be held
in Westminster abbey.
At the funeral service in st. Ethel
reds church in Hatfield the represent
tatives of the king and royal family
will be seated in a private chapel
north of the chancel.
The oak casket containing the body
now lies in the death chamber. The
brass plate on the lid is engraved with
the dead statesman's full family name,
and his orders and degrees and the
late of his birth and death. A mes
sage was received at Hatfield house
today from King Edward, couched in
practically the same terms as the
royal tribute published in the court
circular last night.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
Rentfles md water.

A yiennese naturalist. NJ. Werner,
has been investigating the sense per-
ceptions Of reptiles and a%mphibians
and has arrived at some unexpected
results. After examination OF 1S6 in.
diyiGual animals he has come to the
conclusion that these creatures have
some. power OF finding water not pos
sesssd by human beings. They seemed
capable Of going direct to a body Of
water Of the existence of which they
would, It appeared, have no ordinary
means Of knowing. According to NJ.
Werner. the sight Of the reptilia is like
that Of fsh-distinctiy limited to near
objects-while their sense Of hearing
IL very poor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
OLD SETTLER SICK.

David Jones Ailing in Body and Mind.
David Jones, one Of the Oldest resi-
dents of the city, was removed to st.
Vincent's hospital last Sunday. The
old gentleman Is in a bad condition
physically and mentally, and some
doubt is expressed as to his recovery.
Last winter he was adjudged In
sane and committed to the asylum, but
was soon discharged as cured. Since
then he has support ted himself by do
ing light jobs about the Belknap
block, being unable to perform much
labor on account of the loss Of nearly
all his fingers, which were amputated
a number Of years ago, .tc check the
ravages of dry gangrene which had set
in. Jones has been in the west sc
many years that his Oldest acquaint-
ances cannot recall the time Of his
arrival. For a long time he was in the
regular army and has an excellent rec
ord as a soldier, having served In
many of the indian wars west Of the
MiMssouri.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25

fI rHE E
ton, though only in its initial stages.
The irrigation congress will assem-
BILE in Utah this year under vastly diff
ferent circumstances than those sur
rounding it at its first session in
1891. The policy which it put for
ward at that time would scarcely COM
mand a vote at present. A complete
revolution has occurred in public SEN
timent.
The great task of building a civiliza-
ton in the vacant valleys OF the west
has been placed where it belongs
squarely upon the shoulders of the
American people, who r destined to
reap the benefits of the undertaking
for all time to come.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
New stories About ,ha Kaiser.

An anecdote about the kaiser is re-
ported from Metz When he was told
at the railway station that 1000 girls
in the costume of the country awaited
his arrival he asked the official who no
tifeil him Of this fact II he must kiss
them all. To the burgoinaster he said.
See that they all become worthy moth
ers of soldiers" During a ride which
the Eaiser made in the neighborhood he
asked lis suit II il We're not possible
to ti:.d i ~grasshopper anywhere. After
scla.st- search a grasshopper was found,
which was carefully packed in card
board at the kaise,'s request and sent
as m imperial present TO the regiment
Of fvsiieers OF the guard stationed at
Potstlam. The explanation is that this
regiment is popularity known as the
Grasshoppers.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
HINT THROWN OUT CONCERNING
CANAL QUESTION.
GOES TOO FAR
Will Not Be Permitted to Back Out at
This Time-other Treaties
Negotiated.

Washington, Aug. 24.-While wait
ing for the republic of Colombia to
make up it's mind, Secretary Hay ne
gotiated treaties with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for building a canal by
that route. These treaties r com
pleted so far as the approval OF Mica
ragua and Costa Rica are concerned;
they only await the signature Of the
secretary of state and the approval OF
the United States senate.
But there is the difficulty. Presi-
dent Roosevelt hesitates to have the
canal project against brought before
congress. 1t was hard enough to get
the senates' approval OF the Spooner
act. To fight the battle all over
again, and that is what 1T would
amount to if the treaties were submit
ted once more, would be to open up
the whole controversy, and that would
likely be the end o fthe canal for some
years at any rate.
President Roosevelt is ardently in
favor of the canal. He believes it
should be built and hoped to have it's
construction one of the achievements
of his administration. He has not be-
come a partisan of either Of the
routes, believing that either is FEAST
BILE and that the Important thing Is to
make a choice and go to work.
It is understood that the admins
tration has not given UP hope that
the canal will be built at Panama
Without any lingo plan which de-
ponds upon a revolution, it is believed
that there are still ways in which the
canal can be built, and this without
further consideration by u congress
or the congress at Bogota.
The state department is in posses
| sion of all the facts relative to In
ducements which have been held forth
by Colombia to induce the United
| States to build the canal, and 1T is
strongly intimated by the department
that the matter has gone too far to
permit of the republic of Colombia
backing out. Even the plea OF con
| stitutional impotency may not save a
nation from the charge of playing fast
and loose. It would not be surprising
il some radical steps were K IN
the near future by President Roose-
welt, and this step might be the CON
struction of the canal, and the refer.
ence of disputes to the arbitration
court at The Hague.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
FASTEST EVER TRoTTED.
Lou Dillon Cuts Seconds From the
Worlds Record.

Readville, Mass, Aug. 24.-Lou Dill
lon broke the worlds trotting record
on the mile track here today, going
the distance in two minutes fiat.
The previous record was 2:O2A,
held by Cresceus, made at Columbus,
O., last year.
Lou billions time by quarters today
was: First quarter, 30A; second
quarter, BON third quarter. 30A;
fourth quarter, 29A.
Lou Dillon's best time before today
was 2:O2 ~, or a h~alf-second slower
than the record held by Cresceus. The
mare was driven by Willard Sanders.
She received a magnificent ovation
from an immense gathering when she
completed the mile.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25

Reliance Must Continue to Give chal-
lenger Time.

New York Aug. 24.-After having
demolished LOO pounds OF ballast and
taken on board a cable and anchor
weighing that much, Shamrock Ill.
was remeasured in dry dock on Erie
basin today. The net result was that
there was no change in the time al
lowance of one minute and 81 seconds
which Reliance is compelled to give
her. The challenger was just three
one hundredths of a foot shorter than
before the change, and that difference
was not sufficient to make a seconds
difference in time allowance. Her
load water line length is now 1918
feet and her racing length 1O4.375.
A new main boom measured today
was no longer than the old one.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
Tuesday, August IS, 1908.
IT LOOKS GOOD.

Judging from last Saturdays per-
fnrmance of the two craft, it looks
very much as if Sir Thomas would
have to go back once more without
the coveted cup, for the winning OF
which he has spent several fortunes.
Notwithstanding the great time al
lowance given the Shamrock I'LL, Re-
lance beat her handsomely and DEM
onstrated that in spite of all that has
been said to the contrary, the Ameri-
can yacht builders have not yet at
tanned the maximum of their skill IN
designing and construction, and seem
ingly are able to do a little better than
the English every time they are pit
ted against one another.
It is possible, but highly improbable,
that the Upton craft may win two
races in succession and yet "lift the
cup" but since the excellent showing
made by Reliance there is little fear
that the next time the America cur
is contested for it will be on the
other side of the ocean and that al
American yacht will be the challenger
instead of the defender.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
A WASTE.
Large Area Of Range Burns Across
Canadian Line.

Hayre, Mont, Aug. PA large area
of prairie land has been burned over
by a forest fire that has been raging
for several days on the Canadian sac
of the international line just north OF
Wild Horse lake. AS yet none OF the
hay meadows have been reached by
the fire, although many square miles
of choice grazing land have peen
blackened in waste by the fire.
All the men available in tina Sec
ton have been fighting the fire since
Friday noon.
The origin of the fire is a mystery
II heine supposed that it was set by
some campers or some roundup out
fit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
JEWS OFFERED TERRITORY.
England Would Have Them coIonize
In East Africa.

WOuIQ s7dvS uSHu S~sS'S
In East Africa.
London, Aug. 24.-English Jews are
deeply interested in the announcement
made by DIR. Theodore Hertz, presl-
dent of the sixth Zionist congress at
it's opening yesterday at Basil, Swift
erland, that Great Britain in view Of
the collapse of the project to estab-
lish Jews on the Sinai peninsula had
offered the Zionists a large tract OF
territory in East Africa for colonial
ton by the Jews, who would be given
an autonomous government under
British sovereignty. While some op-
position is expected, they believe that
the congress will accept the PROPOSE.
ton.
Lord Rothschilds said to a represen-
tative of the Associated pres:
Fearing Jewish emigration from
he British isles, the government has
offered a tract of land in East Africa
to Jews emigrating there. They will
have only the rights and privileges OF
British subjects, the same as their
brethren enjoy here and elsewhere
in the empire. They will be d
British rule the same as they Wohld
be under American rule if they were
located within American territory. In
other words, they will smilpy be col
onists. do not know whether the
proposition will be accepted
The majority of the Jews In Eng
! land are said to oppose it's acceptance.
Israel Zangwill and Francis Monte
! fer, who are at Basil, will, it is be-
lieved, uphold the proposition.
The editor of a Jewish newspaper
said:
I'm any event. a refuge is not de.
sired for the Jews of England and
America, but for those OF Russia,
mania and other European states,
whose condition can only be improved
by emigration"
The editor reiterated that the ldea
of acquiring Palestine had no Deen
abandoned, even in view OF n Brltlsn
proposition being accepted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
Watch for a Chill.

However slight at this time OF
year and in this climate, it is the fore
of malaria. A disposition to
yawn, and an all tired out feeling
even comes before the chill. Herbine
by it's prompt stimulative action on
the liver, drives the malarial germs
out of the system, purifies the blood,
tones up the system and restores
health. SOC at Holmes & Rixon's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
U TARDILY DONE.

More than a quarter OF a century
was allowed to pass before the gov
eminent paid the scanty honor due
the brave soldiers who fell in the Bear
Paw battle of removing their remains
to a cemetery sheltered by the flag
unded which they fought and died.
During all the intervening years their
bones were permitted to lie where
they had been hastily buried by their
comrades, and the ravages of time and
the elements had almost obliterated
every trace of the rude marks placed
for future Identification OF the shall
low trench in which they had been in
TERED without shroud or coffin.
All over the Northwest are scat
tered nameless graves of soldiers.who
fell fighting the savages that erst-
while roamed over the land now given
to the shelter of the husbandman and
the toiler of all kinds. Some OF the
graves are in groups, and some, like
a sentinel on duty, lonely and far re-
moved, perhaps a little mound OF dirt,
but more often a sunken depression in
the ground, and only those familiar
with the locality and it's history are
able to point out the spot where lies
all that is left of a brave and faithful
servant of the government. Compared
with the sacrifice they made and with
the results that followed, the cost OF
the removal of the bones OF los
humble heroes is so small that fail
ure to do so long ago is an arraign'
ment of the government and the ma
ton.
Now that a start has been made in
that direction it it to be hoped that
the government will aus to be re-
moved, wherever possible, the bones
Of every dead soldier in the west and
give them burial in military GENE
teries. It is the duty of the congress
men of the states west of the Missouri
to do their utmost to have this done
q to see to it that fitting honor is
Ma those long neglected heroes. Ii
the very least that could be done
s. Them, and patriotism. not to say
Fatttude, should impel every settler
the vest to enlist in e movement
Saving such an object In view.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
DROWNED in
Cowboys Body Found Floating Near
Miles City.

Mics OtIys
Miles City, Mont, Aug. 24-The jury
drawn by Coroner Bateman today to
view the body Of a man found in the
Yellowstone river last evening decided
that it was the body of John Flynn,
and that his death was due to acct
dental drowning in a manner unknown
to them. Flynn's father lives at Gray
Cliff. and wired Undertaken Campbell
today to hold the remains until he ar
rived. Flynn was an expert rider and
was employed by John Hines, a cat
tleman living about ten miles up on
Tongue river. HINES sent Flynn to
the North side Friday to bring over
some cattle he had lee the Yellow
stone bridge. Flynn did not return
and Hines sent John Cope to look him
up. Cope say nothing OF him or his
horse and returned Sunday night when
he heard about the finding of the body.
The body was positively identified as
that of Flynn by several parties by
fN-0 TEE2 LMH&s4NWT NJ EH
clothing and also by a watch which
had no crystal. The last seen OF
Flynn apparently was by the 12-year-
old son of John Body, who lives on a
flat on the side Of the river. The boy
said he saw a man and horse there
Saturday afternoon. The man walked
toward the end Of the fiat and his
horse followed him. The stranger then
tied his horse to a tree and disap-
peared from the boys view. This was
the last seen of him. The doctor ind
ing no evidence Of violence upon the
body of Flynn and there being no sutti-
cient reason to create a suicide pre-
sumption, the verdict Of accidental
drowning was decided on.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
Cured Paralysis.

w. S. Baily, P. o. True, Texas,
writes: my wife had been suffering
five years with paralysis in her arm,
when I was persuaded to use Ballard,s
Snow Liniment, which cured her all
right. / have also used it for old
sores, frost bites. and skin eruptlons.
It does the work. Csc, SOC and u
bottle at Holmes & Rixon's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
RELIANCE Wins AGAIN.
Yankee Craft Beats Upton Challenger
Second Time,

A bulletin received shortly after 3
o'clock this afternoon announced the
second victory for Reliance in the in
ternational race.
Z The unofficial time gave the heat to
Reliance by 50 seconds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25

American beauty and other choice
roses every day at he Billings greea'
house; $3.50 per dozen. 3zEI
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25
PAY UP.

All those receiving notice OF !
their subscriptions to the pa
per expiring are requested to
make their remittances without
deIav. The amount due from
the individual is small, but the
total runs into many hundred
dollars. Therefore, we request
= settlement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25

Read The Gazette and keep posted
on local happenings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-08-25

Then a view of the whole sub
ject arose in the public mind. 1t soon
found expression in the irrigation con-
gress and in reports of government ex-
perts.
The new idea was that the whole
problem of the public domain is dis
tinctly national-that these lands are
the heritage of the children of the
United States, and that it is the bust
ness of the nation itself to Sc that they
are reclaimed, that water rights are
i~nalienably attached to them, that
they are religiously reserved for ac-
tual home builders, and that they are
made available at cost to those who
settle on them in good faith.
A vigorous propaganda was waged
throughout the length and breadth of
the nation in support of this idea.
Many prominent men announced them
selves in its favor, including Theodore
Roosevelt, then governor of New York.
Roosevelt Lends Aid.
Upon his accession to the presi-
dency, Mr.. Roosevelt Immediately
lent his enormous influence to secure
the passage of a. national irrigation
law. He had the satisfaction of sign
ing such a measure when he had been
president only about nine months. To-
day the new policy is in active opera
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
ARE YOU GOING NORTH OR WEST

The Louisville & Nashville r. r. Of
fers uneXcelled passenger service.
Modern trains carrying Pullman sleep
ers, up-to-date coaches, free reclining
chair cars and dining cars, between
Southern and Northern cities. The
finest dining car service in the South
All agents sell through tickets via
L. & n.
For rates, schedules and sleeping
car reservations apply to ]. NJ. Elem
ing, Florida passenger agent, 200 W
Bay St, Jacksonville, or c. L. Stone
G. P. A, Louisville, KY.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
Winning n Fur Coat.

The artist Hans Canon once painted
a Russian prince in a magnificent fur
mantle which took his fancy so great
ly that he endcavored to hit On q plan
by which he might retain possession Of
it On sending home the portrait he
omitted to return the garment, and to
the letter requesting him to do SO he
made no reply. One day, when look
ing out Of a window. he saw the prince
coming toward his house. Hastily slip
ping into the garb, Canon sat down in
an armchair near the fire. The prince,
who had come for his coat. started on
seeing Canon groaning and trembling
at the fireSide What is the matter
with you?" he asked. oh" groaned
Canon. Il don't know what it is. but l
feel so weak and wretched. and l can
not get warm! Two days ago my
brother died Of smallpox. and l am a
bit nervous about myself" The artist
kept the coat
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
Died and Re-dieI-

During the BOer war British SOL
der, who had been reported killed in a
certain battle and against whose name
in the regimental book a note to that
effect had been made. afterward turn
ed up and reported himself. Then the
sergeant made another note in the
book. Died by mistake" The man
was placed in hospital and few weeks
later succumbed to the injuries he had
received. This fact was communicated
to the sergeant through the colonel Of
the regiment. and then a third note
was made. 'Re-died by order Of the
colonel"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
Clever CaterpiIlars.

Caterpillars accommodate themselves
wonderfully 10 circumstances and dis
play at critical periods Of their devel-
opment verX high powers Of instinct,
which may seem akin to reasoning.
Huber describes a succession of proc
esses by which one Of them constructs
a most complicated hammock for it's
approaching change into chrysalis
form. He found that a caterpillar
taken from its hammock and put in
another nest at an earlier stage Of
construction did not seem puzzled, but
took up the work nethodically as he
found it and carried it to completion
from that point.
If, however, a caterpillar was put in
to hammock that had been carried to
q later stage than its own had reached.
instead Of feeling any benefit from
work thus done for il, it became en-
barrassed and would go over the al
ready advanced work from the stage
with which it was itself familiar be-
fore it could complete the task
From these facts we may gather
that each condition leads on in definite
order to the next and that results are
due to a proper sequence apart from
any actual calculation.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
HOW TO PREVENT GROUP

IL will be good news TO the mothers
OF small children TO learn that Group
can be prevented. The first sign of
Group is hoarseness. A day or two
before the attack the child becomes
hoarse. This is soon followed by pc
culiar rough cough. Give Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy freely as soon as
the child becomes hoarse, or even af-
ter the rough cough appears, and it
will dispel all symptoms of Group. In
this way all danger and anxiety may
be avoided. This remedy is used by
many thousands of mothers and has
never been known to fail. 1t is, in
fact. the only remedy that can always
be depended upon and that is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by all drug
gists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1903-12-05
The Deepest Lake.

Lake Baikal, in Siberia. is by far the
deepest lake known In the world. 1t is
In every way comparable to the great
lakes as regards size. for, while its
area is more than 5000 square miles.
making it about equal to Erie in su-
perficial area, its enormous depth Of
between 1000 and $500 feet makes the
volume Of its waters almost equal to
that Of Lake Superior. Although its
surface is 1850 feet above sea level, its
bottom is nearly 5000 feet below it.
The Caspian sea has a depth in its
basin OF more than 5000 feet. Lake
Maggiore is the same depth. Lake Co
mo nearly 1000 feet. and Lago de Gar
da. another Italian lake. has a depth
in certain places of 1000 feet. Lake
Constance is more than 1000 feet deep.
and Huron and Michigan reach depths
Of 300 and 1000 feet.