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The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
WHILE cRAzED WITH LIQUOR.
Colorado Physician Kills Policeman
and pefies a Crowd.

Pueblo, Colo, Oct. g.. While crazed
from the influence of liquor that he
had been drinking for several days,
DR.. G. o. Rice. one Of the most promi-
nent physicians in the city, shot and
almost instantly killed Policeman
Martz, while the latter was trying to
arrest him in drug store last night.
The tragedy occurred after the fren-
zied physician had driven everyone
from the store by flourishing his re-
volver and threatening to kill anyone
who came within range. Police officer
Slater shortly afterward accidentally
shot himself through the pelvis while
attempting to effect an entrance into
the store. The wounded officer will
probably die
It was not until two hours later that
the doctor was captured. Meanwhile
he had succeeded in holding an enor-
NOUS crowd at bay in front of the
drug store. Finally Detective Roubi-
chaud and Assistant Fire Chief
Charles Campbell effected an entrance
to the rear of the store through the
the doctor before he could offer any
resistance. It was found that he had
disabled his revolver and that 1t had
been practically useless for some time
The patrol Ws6on was in readiness
and the now ca1mer man was takeI
to the county jail by circuitous
route for fear that some attempt al
violence might be made The biz
crowd was loud in its denunciation O
the Killing.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
ALASKAN BOUNDARY TRIBUNAL.
'Deciaion or Disagreement Expected
IF Within a Short Time.

7Decision or Dsagre cement Expected
IF Within Short Time.
London, Oct. S.-By Thursday even
ing the Alaskan boundary tribunal
will probably have finished all its la
bors except the pronouncement of its
decision. Jacob NJ Dickinson, of
American counsel, expects to say the.
last word in the controversy, before
the adjournment Of the afternoon ses-
sion. after which the commissioners
will consider the arguments among
themselves in private. They are not
expected to take long before announc-
ing their decision or their disagree
Mert
So fully have both sides of the ques-
tion been thrashed out that there will
be little left to be said when the COM
missioners meet in private.
What influence the contentious have
had on Lord Alverstone is naturally
the chief point of interest and surmise.
Unless he sees some reason to disa-
gree with the Canadian case the
tribunal can quickly agree to disa-
gree. II the American case has i'm
pressed his lordship some interesting
private developments are likely to oc-
cur which may delay the decision.
In any case the best informed opin-
ion is that some result will be reached
within two or three days after COun-
sci Dickinson has closed his argu-
ments. The Americans interested in
the case expressed, though in a guard
ed manner, more hopeful view than
they have hitherto held.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
PROSECUTION RESTS ITS CASE
Defense Introduces Testimony In Till
man Trial,

Lexington, s. c., Oct. 8.-The de-
fense in the case OF J. H. Tillman en-
tered upon the presentation of its tes-
timony Wednesday, Solicitor Thur
mond announced when the trial was
resumed that the state had no further
evidence and would rest Nine wit
nesses for the defense were heard. It
Is estimated that the defense will con-
sumo the remainder of the week with
It's witnesses. Juror Sharp, who has
been sick for the past three days, was
able to take his seat, although court
was adjourned an hour earlier on his
account.
The defense first renewed the motion
to have the jury instructed to disre-
gard all testimony relative to the pos
session of weapon by the defendant
day or two prior to the shooting,
conterding that no connection had
been shown between that and the
shooting. The court ruled that the
testimony was competent in view OF
other testimony given by witnesses for
the state.
Editorials from the columns of the
State relating to j. B. Tillman were
then read and offered In evidence by
the defense.
On ruling on point Of controversy
affecting the introduction of editorials
the court stated that the purpose fol
which the editorials was submitted
was to show the feeling existing be
tween the defendant and N. G.. Con
ya1cS
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
KANSAS CITY, KAN, BOARD OF
EDUCATION SAID TO HAVE Oh.
TANNED RAkEoFFs.
CHARGED EXCESSIVE PRICE.
HOW ONE or THE CONTRACTORS
RECOVERED THE MONEY Ex-
ToRTED FROM HIM.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. s.-As the.
investigation Of the alleged corrup-
tion of persons connected wis the
Kansas City, Kan, bs4rd of education
proceeds, new disclosures Of sensa-
tional nature are brought to light.
Wednesday an agent of 6ejck con-
cern made sworn statement, charg-
ing that a member of the board OF
education came to him, and demanded
certain sum of money as the con-
sideration for the contract for the
work Of paving sidewalks and streets
around school building. The agent
in his statement says that he protest.
ed that the sum was too mich, when
he says the member of the board OF
education told him that If he did not
pay the sum demanded he could not
get the contract.
The proprietor of manufacturing
company which had the contract for
cleaning the Easements of schools in
Armourdale after the June flood. has
made the charge that he had to make
valuable concessions to member OF
the board of education before he could
secure contracts. For one contract
he says the member of the board got
$412. In order to get this contract
and pay the member OF the board OF
education his price, the contractor ad-
mits that he charged Sill a day more
than he was in the habit of charging
private individuals for the same work
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
sMucoLED COOLIES.
Former immigration Inspector Miller
Arrested at Manila,

Former immigration Inspector Miller
Arrested at Manila.
Manila, Oct. S.-As the result of un-
earthing by Collector of Customs
Shuster of scheme to bring in Chi
nese coolies under the guise of mer-
chants, John 7. Miller, former inspec-
tor of immigration, is under arrest
and warrant has been issued for
Inspector w. d. Ballantyne, who is
now in China. Among the papers Sc
cured by Collector Shuster is con-
tract signed by Miller and Ballantyne
regarding division of profits. The
contract mentions Carl Johnson, vice
and acting consul at Annoy, his in
terpreter and secretary as benefici-
aries.
A Chinese detective Is said to have
paid $4O0 to be passed through as a
merchant. Miller and Ballantyne are
charged with uttering false and
forged certificates.
Nothing further has yet been heard
of George Hoerman, chief inspector,
and c. J. Johnson, constabulary officer.
both OF whom were stationed at Mis-
samis. Mindanao, and who took $4,000,
seized steamer and started in the di-
rection of Borneo It is now thought
that instead of going to Borneo, they
are either making for the Chinese
| coast or the Dutch settlements.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
ToRNADoEs IN KANSAS.
Three Persons Killed and Sixteen
Others Injured.

Others Injured.
Emporia, Kan, Oct. 8.-Three~ per-
sons killed outright, two fatally in
jured, and fourteen others more or
less seriously hurt, with enormous
property damage, is the net result of
tornadoes that prevailed near Hamilr
ton, Greenwood county, and near
Aliceville, in Coffey county, Kan.
Tuesday night. The town of Alice
Vile, which has 200 Inhabitants was
practically demolished. Wires were
Frustrated and the extent of the storm
was not learned until late Wednesday.
The list of casualties may yet be in
complete.
The dead near Hamilton are: Edith
Bailey, Mr.. Gillian, and an unknown
man.
The injured near Hamilton are: w.
E. w. Bailey, two sons and two
daughters, one son, Ollie, fatally hurt;
H. Heberlin, wife and child; e. S.
Manis and wife.
At Alicevil1e and vicinity William
Bruce was fatally injured; four mem
bers of family of John Earlwine, none
dangerously; young daughter of j. w.
Atherton, serious.
Heavy rain and wind storms were
general all over central Kansas Tues
day night. With the exception OF
those near Hamilton and Aliceville
and vicinity, however. only minor
damage resulted.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
CITIZENS UNION AND REPUBLIC
AN ORGANIZATIONS GUST
CIRCUIT AND FoRNEs.
NEW MEN ARE NOMINATED
F.W. HlNRicks AND z. J. MCGUIRE
NAMED TO THE PLACES
ri DECLARED VACANT.

New York, Oct 8.-All uncertainty
regarding the action of the Citizens
Union and Republican organizations
on the question of ousting Messrs.
Grout and Fornes from the fusion
ticket was removed last night when
both conventions reconvened and
voted unanimously to rescind the nom-
nations for comhtyoller and alder
manic president, made at the original
convention, and to nominate instead
Frederick w. Hinrichs of Brooklyn,
and E. J. Mcclure of Manhattan.
At the Citizens Union convention
In Cooper Union, presided over by
Francis 9. Huntington, little interest
was shown in the nominations At
the close Of the convention the dele
gates from the Bronx met and nomi-
mated Coroner Joseph I. Berry, who
has also been nominated by the Re-
publicans, as borough president.
The Republican convention in Carne-
gle Hall was presided over by Former
Lieutenant Givernor Woodruff.
The nominations OF Messrs. Hin
richs and Mcclure we're accepted
unanimously.
Not much credence Is given to the
rumor that Robert B. Roosevelt. uncle
of the president, has been asked to
take the Tammany nomination for
president Of Manhattan borough.
While Mr.. Roosevelt has not been
an active politician, he has been an
ardent Tammany man, and a few years
ago was sachem in the Society of
Tammany.
The chaotic condition of the Demo
cratic organization in Brooklyn was
made evident last night when Martin
w Lyttelton, the Democratic candi-
date for borough president, made his
first campaign speech at the Seymour
club. Mr. Lyttelton was introduced
just after resolutions endorsing all the
candidates on the city ticket were
read. and unanimously carried amid
cheers. He Immediately launched in.
to speech condemning the course OF
Leader Murphy. and the delegates
from Tammany Hall at the conven
tion, and made 1t plain that the Brook
1yn leaders would not support either
Mr.. Grout or Mr.. Fornes.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
CABINET CRISIS FORGOTTEN.
British Press keenly Interested In
ChamberIain's Campaign.

British Press keenly Interested In
chamberIain's Campaign.
London, Oct. 8.-Mr. Chamberlain
had as fervent reception at Greenock
last night from an audience, numerical
1y as great as he had at Glasgow Tues
day night. The character Of the as
semblage was very different, being
mainly composed of workingmen. and
he very cleverly addressed his re-
marks especially to their interests.
He incidentally referred to the loss Of
the sugar trade, once fourishing In
dustry at Greenock, and contended
that in the case Of all such failures of
big industries 1t was hopeless to ex-
pect workmen In the middle of life
to become skilled in, and take kindly
to utterly new employment, even If
such could be found. This. { Illusion
told home and the audience roared in
sympathy.
Mr.. Chamberlain's campaign is be-
ing followed with the keenest interest
by the whole press, to the exclusion
of all other topics. Even the cabinet
crisis is quite forgotten In the excite
ment.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
y FLYING MACHINE WRECKED.
Professor Langley's Creation Drops
into the Potomac River,

INTO the FOIOmaC hlvSF.
Whitewater. Va, Oct 8-The sixty
foot, steel-built flying machine, the
climax of years of exhaustive study in
the efforts Of Professor Samuel F.
Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian
institution. to solve the problem of
mechanical flight in mid-air, was
launched Wednesday, and the expert
ment. carefully planned and delayed
for months, proved complete failure.
The immense airship sped rapidly
along it's seventy-foot track, was car
ried by it's own momentum for 100
yards and then fell gradually into the
Potomac river, whence it emerged a
total wreck.
Professor Charles NJ Manley, who
has been Professor Langley's chief
assistant in the work preliminary to
the attempted flight, made the ascent
in the aerodrome and escaped with a
ducking. At no time was there any
semblance of fight, the initial mo-
mentum, the lightness Of the machine
and the sustaining surface of the
wings furnishing the conditions which
account for the hundred-yard transit
of the air-bird from it's sixty-foot e1e-
vation to the water An official state
ment made after the test admitted that
the experiment was unsuccessful, but
asserted confidence in the ultimate
success of the invention.
The launching took place at 1915
O'Clock in the afternoon from the SUI
perstructure Of the house boat moored
| in the Potomac river, two miles from
1 this place.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Grain Dealers Elect Officers.

Minneapolis, Oct. S.-H. S. Grimes
of Portsmouth. O., was elected presi-
dent Of the Grain Dealers National
association. John W. Snyder, Balti-
more. vice president. and Z. Cortel-
you. Kansas City, second vice presi-
dent. The value of macaroni wheat,
discussed In papers by representa-
aives of the department of agriculture,
sccupied the attention of the delegates
during the forenoon. The papers
spoke favorably of the cereal.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
THREE MEN WOUNDED.

iowa Negro Attempts to Kill Oppo-
nents in a Card Game.
Des Moines, Ia, Oct. Excitement
reigns at Marquisville over the at
tempt of negro. John Harknett, to
murder three men in shooting af-
fray. The men became involved in
quarrel over a game Of cards. The
negro deliberately drew a revolver
and shot down three men and fired at
the fourth, who escaped. Hanknett
was given a preliminary hearing be-
fore a local justice and bound over to
appear before the grand jury on $500
bail, which he furnished. The wound
ed men are said to be in bad condi-
tion, but may recover. Their names
are unknown here.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Inauroent Band Defeated.

Sofia, Oct. 8.-A large band Of IN
iurgents has been defeated by the
Turks near Godlevo. The losses on
both sides are reported to have been
heavy. 1t is reported that q Redif
battalion sent from Salonica lost 500
killed in a recent fight near Nevrokop.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
GASOLINE STOVE ExPLoDEs.
Mother and Two Children Probably
Fatally Burned.

st. Paul, Oct. 8.-Mrs. Carrie La
Motto and her two young children
we're horribly~burned by the explosion
Of gasoline stove at their home here
during the morning.
The mother and children were COW
cred with the burning oil and sus-
tained burns that in the case of the
youngest child will doubtless prove
fatal
Mrs. La Motto was terribly burned
and may not survive.
The five-year-old boy is also In
critical condition
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
COOPERATIVE EXCHANGE.

Minnesota Farmers Organize and Elect
Officers.
ST Paul, Oct. 8.-The Minnesota
Farmers Cooperative Exchange was
organized at an adjourned meeting
held at the Merchants hotel. The fol
lowing officers were elected:
President, C.. G. Jackson, Buckman;
vice president, J. P. Carey, Glencoe;
secretary, ]. s. Mcdonald, Rush City;
treasurer, w S. Weatherstone, West
Concord.
The officers Immediately took up
the work of drafting constitution
and bylaws and this work is now in
progress.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
MAsoNs ELECT OFFICERS.
Several Northwestern Men Honored at
Arkansas Convocation.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. Sat
Wednesdays session of the thirty-sec
ond triennial convention of Royal
Arch Masons of the United States the
following general grand officers were
elected:
High priest, Arthur q. Pollard,
Lowell, Mass: vice high priest, -Jo-
seph p. Dyas. Paris, ILL.,; king, Will
lam Swain, Milwaukee, Wis; scribe,
Nathan Kingsley, Austin, MINI. !;
treasurer, John M. Carter, Baltimore,
Md; secretary, Christopher G. Fox,
Buffalo, N. Y, re-elected captain OF
the host, Bernard G. Witt, Henderson,
KY: principal sojourner, George E.
Corson, Washington. D. c.; royal
arch captain, Fred w. Craig. Des
Moines, Ia; master third veil, Will
lam F. Kuhn, Kansas City; master
second veil, Bestor G. Brown, Tope,
ka, Kan.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
ENGINE STRIKES OIL CARS.
Train Almost Totally Destroyed in
Fire Following the Explosion.

Fire Following the Explosion.
Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. S.-The engine
Of Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
passenger train which. entered the
yards at Beardstown at the rate of
twenty miles an hour Wednesday left
the main track through an open
switch and dashed into string of six
loaded oil tanks on the side track.
Two Of the oil tanks exploded. setting
fire to the cars and sheds near by.
The mail car of the passenger train
was entirely consumed and the train
is an almost total wreck, as it stood
in the midst of the flames for hours.
All the train crew and passengers es.
capped with but slight bruises, caused
by the shock. Two cars of horses and
mules which stood near the exploding
oil tanks we're wrecked and all the
animals killed
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Torpedo Boat Damaged.

New York, Oct. S.-The submarine
torpedo boat Shark during trial at
Greenport, L. l., Wednesday, ramned
the torpedo boat Dahlgren, which, with
her crew of seven men, barely escaped
sinking. The Shark made long dive
and arose so close to the Dahlgren that
before she could be stopped she had
rammed q large hole in the Dahlgren's
side.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Many pesertions From the Maine.

Washington, Oct 8.-Reports for
september received at the navy de-
bartment show that there were during
that month 129 desertions from the
battleship Maine. or every fourth man
of her crew. This is partially ac-
counted for by the fact that the crew
were on shore while the Maine was
beng repaired at League island.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
SEVERE WIND STORM.
One Man Killed and Three Others In
jured by Falling Wall.

Omaha, Oct. 8.-A severe wind
storm which struck the eastern por-,
ton of Omaha Wednesday afternoon
blew down a brick wall at the north
end of the new Union Pacific shops,
burying four workmen, one of whom.
A. T. Ratliffe, was killed and the 9th
er three seriously injured, and several
others slightly hurt. Those seriously
injured are: L. Pennington, Nat Brown
md Joseph Leonard. No one will die.
4. F. Robertson was knocked sense
less by q falling screen.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Division Review Postponed.

Camp Young, West Point, KY, Oct.
'0.-At the last moment Wednesday the
elements again caused the postpone
ment of the division review. the one
dress parade feature Of the maneuvers
for the combined regulars and militia.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
Football Player Dead.

Chicago. Oct. 8.-Gustave Julius
Becker, the sixteen-year-old boy who
was injured in football practice at
Lake Forest academy, died Wednes-
day. Becker's back was broken Sept.
Is in a collision with another boy.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
BRANDT FOUND GUILTY.
Wisconsi1 Murderer Sentenced to Life
imprisonment.

Dodgeville, Wis, Oct. 8.-The jury
In the Brandt murder case brought in
a verdict of sane after two hours de-
liberation. The second case of MUIR
der lasted only fifteen minutes, when
the verdict of the jury was murder In
the first degree. He was sentenced
to life Imprisonment at Waupun.
Brandt killed his wife and her mother.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
STRIKE 70 BE EXTENDED.
Sam Parks Says Iron League Members
viii All Quit Work.

+ X
New York, Oct. 8.-Samuel ]. Parks
walking delegate Of the housesmiths
and bridgemen's union, announced
that at the meeting Of the national
executive committee Of the Interna
tional Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. association here the local
building strike will be extended
throughout the country, wherever the
Iron League has members.
"The builders" he said, "are now
confronted with clean cut fight with
the international organization. TIE
national executive committee will
meet here next week and proceed to
tic up the work of the Iron League all
over the country. Locally there are
only five or six Jobs that are not tied
up now, and with the approval of the
executive committee these could be
tied up"
Chicago, Oct. 8.-That a general
strike Of structural iron workers in
the United States and Canada is to be
called Is denied emphatically by Frank
Buchanan, newly elected president Of
the bridge and structural iron work.
ers' union. He also denied the report
from Pittsburg that - 'nuel Parks has
lined up the iron workers for q strike
in sympathy with the New York Iron
Workers local.
The Billings gazette., 1903-10-09
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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-11-04
reception of the heavy vote f..

exception of the heavy vote f..
Denison staid by the -. nm blic,n ~ cnnntv
ticket in good shape all the candidates
'sA g we'll together. Had Vail treat
ed the DenIson candidates as we'll as
Denlson treated DR.. Darling the result
would have been much closer.
However the REVIEW does not think
this time for recrimination, the Deni
son republicans who are sore to-day
should remember that some of them
nave given other precincts occasion to
be sore at other times There is but
one thing for Crawford co-nty repub-
licans to do to bury any hatchets
they may have about them one
thousand fathoms deep, and start in
next year without grudges of any kind.
The henison republican who to-day
swears vengeance is put perpetuation
democratic m1srule in this county.
The republicans have nothing to
regret in their campaign, 1t was clean
and manly throughout. The ticket was
far superior to the one elected and this
we believe the voters will find out be-
fore two years have elapsed. For our
part we have had enough of candidate
campaigns. The republicans decided
on a,,"still hunt, and they are still
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-11-04
CUMMINS WINS BY 10000
ENTIRE REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET is ELECTED BY LARGE
PLURALITlES.
Total Vote Was Lighter 1901 Republicans TO Control

The election of 1903 is a thing of the
past, and Iowa still remains - rand
Old Iowa Governor Cummins and
the enCire state ticket is elected by
large majorities The Republicans
viii control boph houses.
Returns received up to IL O'Clock last
night, showed an overwhelming victory
for GovernorCummins with plurality
of nearly 10000 votes.
The vote shows a remarkably heavy
vote for Governor Cummins. At II
O'Clock returns from 100 precincts gave
Cummins 9,722; Sullivan l0,9SS.
This vote analysed, shows falling
Off in Cumm.ns' vote of two years ago
about 6 to precinct The feeling at
republican headquarters was that Cum
Minis plurality would go over 10000.
This is certain it the rrEsscinct ratio is
kept up. The showing is a remarkable
one and is sweeping republican
victory. Even the most sanguine re-
publicans, including Governor Cum
Minis himself, no one had anticipated
that the vote of this year would ap-
proach the magnificent plurality of
S3,ll9 of two years ago
The vote of this year is peculiar
one. There are remarkable gains in
some quarters with equally remarkable
losses at others. These fluctuations
seem unaccountable and Chairman
Spence said last night he was unable to
explain them.
The vote throughout the state seems
light which leaves Governor Cummins
a high percentage Of gain, without any
remarkable showing on the part of
Jerry B Sullivan.