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Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07
Omaha
Notes of the Diamond.

Harry German, the new infielder
signed by Rock Island about a week
ago, arrived in the city this morning
He was kept away by a serious oper-
alton that was performed upon his
brother at Chicago. The local man
agemeut has heard from Catcher Fred
Ransom. whose name is attached to
Rock Island contract. He states that
the injury to his hand is not improv-
ed and he viii probably not be in con
dition to play this season. If he plays
at all. of course it will be with Rock
Island.
The Davenport Times again voices
not only its own. but the animus of
the Davenport fans in general. by
certain of the Rock
Island players as ''sIobs' and by using
other discourteous terms.
The members of the Rock Island
team have been presented with vari-
Gus tokens of appreciation from adj
mirers of the game for the showing
made in taking the second series from
Davenport. Among these might be
mentioned n fine new hat for each
member from w. \. Rosenfield. In
addition, they received a number of
boxes of cigars, sums of money and
various other presents.
Lew Walters and Ruby King who
jumped from Terre Haute to Oakland,
Calf. to become outlaws, did not last
a week on the coast. Now they are
not only outlaws, but baseball out
casts as well. They played in few
games and the papers there roasted
them for their work. Saturday last
when time came for practice they
could not be found and they did not
Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07

Diphtheria relieved in twenty min
utes. Almost miraculous. DIR. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. At any drug store.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07
Charles E. HOdgsOR,
Fire Insurance
Agency.
Established 1874.

American ms. Co. ..... Newark, N. J.
Continental .............Ne New York
Agricultural New York
Traders ms. Co. $4,000. Chicago, Ill.
Union Ins. Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
Rockford ms. Co. ..... Rockford, Ill.
Security ms. Co. New Haven, Conn.
ms. Co. State of Illinois Rockford, Ill.
Cafce, room 3, Buford block. Rates
As low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07
Scores In the Big Leagues.

Chicago. July Following are the
base bah SEQ; es:
League: At Cincinnati-Brooklyn o.
Cincinnati ); lsecOnd gameI Brooklyn
3. Cincinnati 1i-Seven innings. dark
ness; at PittSburg-Philadel 3,
Pittsburg 4 at Chica go-New York
3, Chicago. l.
American: At WashmGtOn-C1eve
land /. Washington o: (Second game)
Cleveland >. Washington j at New
York-ChicG 90 =, New York +: at Phil
adelphia-Detroit ,. Philadelphia q; at
BcSton-St. Louis 6, Boston =.
Association: At Minneapolis - St
Paul .. Minneapolis >.
Western: At Omaha-Des MOines D,
Omaha Z.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07
No False Claims.

The proprietors of Foley's Honey
and Tar do not advertise this as a
"sure cure for consumption" They
do not claim it will cure this dread
complaint in advanced eases, but do
positively assert that it will cure in
the earlier stages and never fails to
give comfort and relief in the worst
cases. Foley's Honey and Tar is
without doubt the greatest throat
and lung remedy. Refuse substitutes.
All druggists.
Rock Island Argus., 1903-07-07

The Rock Island team left early
this morning for Rockford to open ii
series at that city. following which
games will be played at Dubuque and
Cedar Rapids. Nine games will thus
precede the next home series.
The team starts ont with but three
regular pitchers, which means that
Graham will probably be kept in the
box, at least for the present. The
team is also without change catch
er, though there is now one more
than the regulation number of men
on hand and some will have to be let
go shortly. The new players so far
far tried have done exceedingly well
and il may not be necessary to make
any changs in the infeld.
While il is idle to make predictions
for any team, Rock Island fans have
reason from the showing the locals
have made lately to expect larger
portion of victories from now on than
have ben won in the season to date
The team is hitting wen, the intield
seems solid and the staff of pitchers
as at present constituted will com
pare favorahly with any in the league.
Fully as important rs anything else,
the team has the right spirit.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

Rome, March 4.-Last night all the
sacred editices in Rome, monasteries,
converts, seminaries and also many
private houses were Illuminated in
commemoration of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the coronation of Pope
Leo XIII, the Trastevere quarter and
the Leonine City especially present
ing a blaze of light, while the general
effect was heightened by the burning
of Bengal fire throughout the city.
Pope Views the Scene.
Pope Leo, who supported admir-
ably the fatigue and excitement of
today's ceremony. after having retir-
ed, rose again from his couch and, 60
ing to the window of his bedroom,
gazed for a while upon this scene of
illumination.
The view from the vatican, en-
bracing a stretch of seven miles bril-
liant with light, was marvellous one,
and his holiness exclaimed as he with
drew from the window:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
LADY COOK CREATES
SCENE IN COURT

London, March Al. H. Wallace,
formerly secretary OF the late Sir
Francis Cook, today obtained a ver-
dict for $3,250 damages for libel
against Lady Cook, better known as
Tennessee Claflin of New York. The
latter was charged with accusing Wal
lace of conspiring to circulate rumors
that Sir Francis died an unnatural
death, with the object Of blackmailing
her. On hearing the verdict Lady
Cook sprang from her seat and shout
ed:
"Lord Alverstone, am an Ameri-
can and want you to listen to me.
This has cost me thousands of pounds
and have trusted myself in the hands
OF an English Judge and English jury.
I have witnesses from America.
can bring hundreds of witnesses.
want to go into the witness box my
self" The last words heard as Lady
Cook was disappearing from the
court we're, my reputation is ruin
ed"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

or wagons for shipment. The COM
pany will also make "eggettes" These
it is claimed secure by their egg-like
shape better admixture of air, which
produces a perfect combustion.
The one serious problem which
briquette makers must meet sooner
or later is that of freight rates. From
the manufacturer standpoint these
are none too low at lest. But with
the intimate relations prevailing be-
tween the railroads and the coal COM
panies, the briquette men admit that
they are up against hard PROPOSE
ton, or will be when their product
is sufficiently large to entitle them
to be called competitors They expect
the old rule of "charge all the traffic
will bear" to be enforced against
them but claim that even then the
cheapness in the cost of production
is an advantage which cannot we'll
be overcome. Should the railroads
ever resort to prohibitive tariffs there
will probably be some unusually in
teresting sessions Of the Interstate
commerce commission and sturdy
demand for a fair field for a new
''infant industry"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY.
Hay and Herbert Exchange Ratifica-
tions of Treaty.

Washington, March 4-Secretary
Hay and Sir Michael Herbert today
exchange ratifications of the Alaskan
boundary treaty. The preparation of
the case of the two sides will proceed
with all speed as, under the treaty,
they must be submitted to the arbitra-
itors within go days.
It will require the greatest effort on
the part of the United states to have
its own ready within the appointed
time. The United States government
has come into possession in recent
years of a vast amount of data touch
ing this controversy which, to be of
use, must be thoroughly studied. Sec
retary Hay has placed this work on
the shoulders of ex-Secretary John w.
Foster, who is assisted by Mr.. Lans-
ing, who became familiar with Alas
kan matters through his connection
with Bering Sea arbitration. Now that
the ratifications have been exchanged
it is understood that the personnel of
the American commission will be
formally announced. 1t is already
known unofficially that they will be
Secretary Root, Senator Lodge and
Senator Turner
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
HE IS SATISFIED WITH HIS FATE
Thanks Jury and Informs Jliler He Would Rather
Hang Than Serve Long Term in
the Penitentiary.

Mott was rather expecting the YER
dict he received, and had told the
deputy who had him in charge during
the trial that he would much rather be
hanged than be sentenced to even 10
years in the penitentiary
How Jury Stood.
The jury stood IL for conviction
and one for acquittal on the first bal
lot and never changed from that time
until the final verdict was agreed to,
excepting on one occasion when
movement was made to secure MUIR
der in the second degree verdict and
then five of them voted for second
degree and seven for first degree.
Judge Webster announced after the
jury was polled that the sentence
would be pronounced Thursday af-
ternoon at o'clock.
Attorney Wood, of the defense, an
rounced last evening that they would
file a motion asking for new trial.
The jury was composed of seven
farmers, two blacksmiths. one carpen
ter, one teamster and one saloonkeep-
er, the following comprising the body:
Joseph Wagner, C. E. Coleman, ia
cob Render, John Maloney, Walter
Butler, T. j. James, William Neill,
w. T. Luton, T. G.. Loveland, Jacob
Hermann, James Pritchard and A. G..
| Vanderpool.
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ROME ILLUMINATED FOR LEO
The Pope Views Brilliant Scene from His Window
at the Vatican.

This will, indeed, be pleasant
thing to dream Of"
Gave Him Pleasure.
The ceremony in st. Peters cathe-
dral lasted two hours and quarter,
and although it was noticed that Pope
Leo felt the effects of his recent cold,
all were surprised to see how we'll
he seemed. His voice was strong, his
gestures vigorous and the frantic
cheering which greeted his arrival
and departure, gave him visible pleas
ure and brought faint tinge of color
to his face.
Insisted on Arising.
After the firing ceremony of the
morning. DIR. Lapponi carefully exam
ined the condition of the pope, and
although he found him none the
worse for the fatigue he had under
gone. yet he ordered him to rest dur
ing the Afternoon. Tonight, after the
doctors last visit, his holiness insist
ed upon getting up to view the illum-
nations.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

Missoula, March 4.-The jury in the
Louis H. Mott murder trial brought
in verdict of guilty of murder in the
first degree this evening at 4:3O, at
ter having been out % hours. Joseph
Wagner acted as foreman and turned
the verdict over to Judge Webster,
who had the clerk of the court read
it to the jurors.
Mott Addresses Jury.
Louis H. Mott, the defendant, sat
1notionless while the verdict was be-
ing read and the jury polled. evincing
no surprise at the findings of the IL
men who had weighed his life in the
balance.
After the jury was discharged he
stepped up to the jurors and address
ing them as whole said:
Il thank you, gentlemen, for your
verdict and | believe it was given in
accordance with law and your best
Judgment. and I wish you all to un-
derstand that hold no animosity in
my heart against any of YOU"
When taken to the county Jail he
was informe y Under Sheriff Sterling
that he would have to lock him up in
his cell, and he replied
THAT is all right, boys; l know you
have a duty to perform and I don't
want you to break it on my account. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

the Union Companion to the point
where the slide occurred. He never
arrived at the Last Chance and the
presumption is that he is buried in
the snowslide.
l.. A. Kippis and four companions
started out to find the missing man
and were caught in slide near where
Doblers tracks end. but they saved
themselves by catching hold of some
trees.
1t is showing heavily here tonight
and it is impossible to send out relief
parties. Dobler is we'll known in this
city. being prominent in mining cir
cles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
RETURNS COME IN SLOWLY.
Vote on High License in Vermont
Cannot Be Ascertained.

White River junction, VT, March
from remote towns of the
state on the license question are con-
siderably delayed and 25 towns in the
state have not yet been heard from.
The high license advocates expected
substantial victory and the figures
show surprising increase in the high
license majority as compared with
that of the special vote a month ago,
when the legislative act annulling
the prohibitory law was accepted by
a margin of about 1000 votes in a
total of 10000.
In the six cities of the state, Bur-
lington, Montpelier, Rutland, Barre,
st. Albans and Vergennes, liquor will
be openly sold on April for the first
time in half century.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
WABASH ROAD ASKED A FAVOR
Labor Leaders Extend Time at Request of President
Ramsey Who Promptly Refuses Demands
After Papers are Served.

ton is issued may appear in court at
any time and present plea to have
the injunction dissolved and if no one
asks that it be dissolved it may be
made permanent
After President Ramsey learned
that the injunction had been served
he said: 1--WE will go on dealing with
our own employees the same as usual.
This order will not affect them at all.
If strike takes place it will be due
to outside interference. The order
is meant to restrain other on the out
side from interfering with our en-
ployes or Of ordering strike
Demand Is Refused.
Meantime the grievance commit
tees had prepared and submitted to
President Ramsey a letter setting
forth the Increased concessions they
desired. 1t was soon after the deliv-
cry of this letter to President Ramsey
that the injunction was served. Short
ly after 5 o'clock, two hours after the
injunction proc eedings, President
Ramsey sent to the grievance COM
mittees his reply to their letter, prac-
tically rejecting all their demands.
Before leaving his office to go home
he said that he did not believe strike
would be brought about.
The committee of firemen and train
men met and talked over the situation
this evening and then dispersed for
the night.
Grand Master Morrissey of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
said after the meeting tonight: 1--WE
have decided to make no move until
after a consultation with our attor-
neys.e This will be held tomorrow
morning"
Mr.. Morrissey, in signed state
ment, said that nothing will be done
in violation of the injunction and dis
satisfied employees would bow in sub.
mission to the law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
AMERICAN BRlQUETTEs.
Made in New England as a substi.
tute for Coal.

Brooklyn Eagle: OF the many COM
panies projected, formed or more or
less under way for manipulating coal
briquettes, the New England Briquette
Coal company of Boston, using the
processes and patents of the Briquette
Coal company of New York, seems the
nearest to the point of actually &C
complishing something. 1t has made
briquettes in limi.ed way since
1899, but new impetus has been
given it's efforts by the discovery of
a deposit of coal near it's manufacture
ing plant at Cranston, r. l., near Prov
idence. This coal is said to contain
above 80 per cent of fixed carbon,
but as it contains no bitumen, dis
integrates by exposure to the weather
and will not carry it's own weight
il the fire without crumbling, the
deposit has not heretofore been ava /
able as a source of fuel supply. 1t
is perfectly adapted, however, by the
use of matriX or binder, for the
making of briquettes. The coal lies
from 1S inches to six feet below the
surface, is quarried rather than mined,
and the supply is said to be practi-
cally inexhaustible. AS soon as it's
perfected machinery is installed the
company expects to manufacture bri-
quettes on a large scale. It's product,
turned out during the experimental
stages in Chicago, has been thorough
ly tested by Robert w. Hunt & Co.,
leading testing engineers, and others,
and found to bear handling and trans
portation with minimum of waste
and not to disintegrate in the fire
until consumed. The briquettes re-
main firm and solid, it is claimed,
after long exposure to weather, under
both heat and frost, are practically
smokeless and are as efficient, it is
asserted, as the best quality of anthra-
cite coal. The cost of briquettes, +.
O b. cars at plant, will be $1.4O ton,
and the Cranston plant is to have
capacity of 1000 tons day. The
machinery is more simple and COM
pact than that used in the German
plants. The presses, each weighing
1000 pounds, revolve very slowly
six revolutions minute-but each
exerts pressure of 10000 pounds
to the square inch and is said to have
capacity of % tons an hour. The
process is automatic from the time
the coal enters the crusher until the
finished briQuettes are loaded into cars
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
WILL ENLARGE PLANT.
Slater Brick company to Make I'M
provements

C. P. Slater, of the Slater Brick
company of this city, will leave in the
morning for Chicago where he will
spend some time studying the modern
brick plants of that city and new ma
chinery for the making and handling
Of brick. Mr.. Slater formerly resid-
ed in Chicago and is we'll acquainted
with all the leading brick makers,
having been engaged in the same line
coming to Billings, where he has been
connected with the making Of brick
for the last 20 years.
From small beginning the Slater
Brick company has pushed ahead un-
til it is now one of the leading manu-
featuring concerns of this city and
furnishes a pay roll for large num-
ber of men in addition to furnishing
market for nearly all of the wood cut
in this locality and a number of cars
of coal every year. This concern is
said to make the best common brick
made in Montana and they have al
ready contracted to sell and furnish
the brick for number of new build
ings this year.
1T is hard to keep a good man
down." as the whale is said to have
remarked to Jonah, and it is an in
finitely harder task to keep those
composing the Slater Brick company
from carrying out any necessary un-
dertaking for the success and inn
provement of their yards and product.
They always get what they go after,
and with the continued support of the
people Of this city, they will furnish
you the best material for building
one of the most substantial cities in
this state, with the lowest insurance
rate.
This company owns the only suita-
BILE clay banks near the city and is
amply able to enlarge and increase
their plant from time to time as the
increased demand warrants it's do
ing so. The plant is operated entire
lily by electricity and the capacity
will be doubled this season. The
company has the success habit thor
oughly mixed in it's makeup, and is
guided by the most experienced
brains in this line of industry and is
managed by young blood, so that il
fully appreciates the spirit of the
times and the necessities of the hour
and solicits the patronage of the pub
lie and an opportunity to still further
increase and improve the output and
| help to make Billings city of the
beautiful and substantial brick build
ings. The Slater Brick company is
entitled to much credit for the sue
cessful operation of this enterprise
and the people of Billings are indebt
ed to them for the best common bricA
made in the state with which to build
their homes, churches, school houses
and business buildings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

ST. Louis, March Am injunction
granted by Judge Adams of the Unit
ed States district court prevented the
elimination today of the threatened
strike of the 1,1OO firemen and train
men Of the Wabash railroad for high
er wages. AS result of the poll
during the past week among the en-
ployes over the question Of striking in
case President Ramsey refused to
grant the demanded wage concessions
on the Wabash east of the Mississippi
river the engineers and conductors
refused to participate in strike, but
The firemen and trainmen favored it
emphatically. Their committees yes
tcrday notified President Ramsey that
he would be given until today to grant
their demands.
This afternoon President Ramsey
requested a little more time and the
two committees granted him until S
o'clock to make final reply. Before
he allotted time had expired Presi-
dent Ramsey had secured restrain
5 ing order from the court and it had
been served on all the officials of all
the orders and members of the
grievance committees. The injunc-
ton was most sweeping instrument
and effectually blocked all strike pro-
ceedings.
Order is Sweeping.
In part it reads:
eve therefore do strictly command
you, until the further order of the
court, absolutely to desist and refrain
from in any way or manner ordering,
coercing, persuading and inducing or
otherwise causing, directly or Indirect
ly, the employees of the said Wabash
Railroad company to strike or quit
the service of said company"
The injunction is temporary and
the writs are not made returnable.
The persons against whom the injunc-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
Fourth Party in Parliament.

London, March 3.-The unionist
members of parliament who voted
against the government on the army
debate last week make no secret OF
their determination to pursue vigor-
Gus policy upon independent lines on
military, financial and social ques-
tions. Winston Churchill is virtually
the leader of this new fourth party.
the correspondent adds.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

ship Restaurador, when that vessel
ported discovery created intense ex-
citement. The newspapers here re-
fer to the Germans as anarchists"
The revolutionists are still retreat
ing from the Caracas district and are
now at Rio Chico The government
forces have abandoned Barcelona and
Carupano those towns having been
occupied by the revolutionists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
WARSH|pS RETURNED TO VENEZUELA

Caracas, March 4.-The Venezuela
warships Zemora. Vinitres, De Mayo
and Seumbambodra, captured by the
British during the blockade. were re-
turned to Venezuela today at La
Guayra. The Bolivar is expected at
La Guayra tomorrow.
1t is asserted that dynamite bomb
was discovered by Venezuelan stok-
ers among the coal left by the Ger
mans on board the Venezuelan war
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
LOST I'M sNowsLIDE.
Tracks of Mining Superintendent
Lead to the Slide.

Baker CRY, Ore, March "A tel
ephone message from Cornucopia this
evening says that snowslide occur
red on the trail leading to the Last
Chance mine about 3 O'Clock today.
and that Fred C. Dobler, superintend-
ent of the Cornucopia mine, who was
on his way from the Union Compan-
ion mine to the Last Chance. is miss
ing.
Dobler's tracks were followed from
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
It Saved His LED.

P. A. Danforth of LAGRANGE, Ca,
suffered for six months with a fright
full running sore on his leg, but writes
that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly
cured it in five days. For ulcers,
wounds, piles, it's the best salve in the
world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25c.
Sold by the Chapple Drug Co.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

Fort Benton, Mont, March A
News was received by the coroner
late last night of the suicide by strych-
nine of Mary Ames at the William
Grey ranch at Highwood. Some few
months ago she caused sensation
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06
DESPA|R|NCt WOMAN TAKES POISON

by bringing a suit of $4,000 for
breach of promise against Grey. Fail
ing in this, she has caused him no end
of trouble and last week appeared at
the ranch dressed in mems clothing,
but was soon discovered, and at last
killed herself in despair.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-06

sells were not suitable for the British
navy.