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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-21
Building Hangs Fire.

A careful canvass of building operations
In the leading cities makes a fair COM
parison with last year, outside of Chicago,
where special conditions caused exceptional
activity in 1902. Returns are unanimous
in disclosing a decrease compared. with 1871,
however, which was the banner year IA
this respect. High cost of material and
wages of labor are undoubtedly retarding
Influences at the present time.
Railway earnings thus far available for
March show an Increase of LAG over last
year and 26.1 per cent over 1901.
Prospects In the iron and steel Industry
are still conspicuously encouraging. Only
two drawbacks OF serious Importance are
seen. railway congestion and labor dis
putes. The former has greatly dimin-
ished with settled weather, and coke IS
moving freely to blast furnaces, while pig
iron and other products reach their des-
tination with less interruption.
Quotations are fully held at Pittsburg,
and a large purchase of Bessemer iron 70.
delivery in the last half of the year is
still under consideration. Some wire pro-
ducts and cast pipes are advanced In price
and, as many mills are unable to deliver
billets for several months, foreign steel
is still purchased freely. Pig iron is con-
tinually arriving from abroad and finds a
ready market.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-21
BUSINESS NOT SO BRISK
Dun Reports General Lethargy in Trade
the Country Over
LABOR DISPUTES MENACE INDUSTRY
Strikes Already in. Progress Have
Little Injurious Effect, but Others
Threaten Serious Danger to
American Factories.

NEW YORK, March OR. G. Dun &
Cos Weekly Review, of Trade tomorrow
will say:
only one distinctly unfa vorable factor
Is reported in the business situation and IT
exists more In the fear of what may hap
pen than through anything that has az
tually occurred. Several strikes are Ia
progress, but none that seriously hamper
Industry, although many controversies are
threatened and may interrupt trade unless
agreements are speedily reached.
Progress has been made In relieving traf-
fc ~blockades, and deliveries are more
prompt, yet railway facilities need much
extension IL they are TO keep pace with
the nations growth. Jobbing trade is largs
and the advancing season stimulates re-
tall trade I'm many lines. Reports from
the west are especially satisfactory, ag-
riculturalists making extensive improve
ments, notably in the purchase of the most
modern machinery. Buying of spring and
summer merchandise is heavy for the in
terror and mills are resuming that have
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Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-21

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Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Joe Knight, who has been tending bar at the Pioneer Saloon for the last few months, left for Navajo Springslast week. From there he will go into the Navajo reservation and take charge of a trading post for Hugh Lynch.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Mrs. ]. L. Fish and sons Ma honri and Hamilton, went to Winslow Thursday to have Hamilton, who has been sick for the past week, put under the doc tors care.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Ex-District Attorney of Apache county Alfred Ruiz, and family passed through here last week on their way from St. Johns to Prescott where they will make their future home. Mir. Ruizis one of the best attorneys in the terri tory and we understand he has a lucrative position in Prescott.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

A new schedule was inaugu- rated on the Ft. Apache stage line Tuesday which is as follows: Leave Holbrook daily at HOO a. m: arrive Adair by HOO p. m: leave Adair at 500 a. m: arrive Ft. Apache at 500 D. m. Leave Ft. Apache daily at 500 a. m: arrive Adair by 500 p. m: leave Adair at 400 a. m: arrive at Holbrook at 400 p. m. This schedule saves the postmasters in the upper country the trouble of having to get up in the night and work the mail.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Juan and Ambrosio Candelaria returned from Phoenix Thursday night where they have beenlook- ing after their sheep. They left for Concho yesterday.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Supervisor L E. Divelbess left for Phoenix Sunday morning where he attended the biennial convention of the supervisors of the territory which met Monday.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

linn Donahue came in from tho Apache reservation Thursd ".
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Henry Kempenich left for Cali fornia on No. i Thursday. We understand that he goes there in the interest of A. & B. Schuster.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

l.. L. Hubbell of Ganado, was here yesterday to transact busi- ness and visit his many friends.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

E. A. Sawyer of Winslow, was a Holbrook visitor Thursday.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Hans Nelson returned home from Ft. Apache Wednesday.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

M. R. Tanner of St. Joseph, was a Holbrook visitor Wednes- day.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Chas. Calm, the Indian trader, has been in town the past week looking after his business inter- ests.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Wm. ScOrse returned from Los Angeles Tuesday night where he has been spending vacation.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14
LOCAL ITEMS.
James O'Brien paid Winslow a visit Friday.

About three inches of snow fell Sunday night.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

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 LOCAL ITEMS.
 -------------- --------- ------------------- James O'Brien paid Winslow a visit Friday.
 About three inches of snow fell Sunday night.
 Hans Nelson returned home from Ft. Apache Wednesday.
 E. A. Sawyer of Winslow, was a Holbrook visitor Thursday. linn Donahue came in from the Apache reservation Thursd ". M. R. Tanner of St. Joseph, was a Holbrook visitor Wednes- day.
 I. K. Hulet spent two days this week with his family at Snowflake.
 Sheriff Houck was at Winslow yesterday attending to the duties of his office.
 Owing to the recent storm but little freighting has been going on the past week.
 Mrs. John Blevins and little daughter came down from Adamana Thursday.
 Mrs. l. l.. Clark and Miss Maggie Jervis came down from Pinta Tuesday night.
 The Santa Fe painters have been here the past week painting the company's buildings. Wm. Scorse returned from Los Angeles Tuesday night where he has been spending vacation. I. L. Hubbell of Ganado, was here yesterday to transact busi- ness and visit his many friends. Chas. Calm, the Indian trader, has been in town the past week looking after his business inter- ests.
 Wm. Wahl, the Springerville sheepman, has been in town this week looking after his business interests.
 The passenger trains from the
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

J. K. Hulet spent two days this week with his family at Snowflake.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

The Santa Fe painters have been here the past week painting the company's buildings.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Captain Hurst came in from the east Sunday and went to Fit Apache where he will. take con- mand of his company.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Sheriff Houck was at Winslow yesterday attending to the duties of his office.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Mrs. l. L. Clark and Miss Maggie Jervis came down from Pinta Tuesday night.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Mrs. John Blevins and little daughter came down from Adamana Thursday.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Owing to the recent storm but little freighting has been going on the past week.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

Wm. Wahl, the Springerville sheepman, has been in town this week looking after his business interests.
Holbrook argus., 1903-02-14

The passenger trains from the east were about ten hours late Thursday on account of a wreck in the east.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
LEADS IN JAPAN.
American Exports to Island Empire
Now Exceed Great Britain's.

Washington. D. c.. v.2.-Imports
into Japan from the United States for
the first time exceeded those from the
United Kingdom. In the six months
ending with June, 1908. the imports
into Japan from the United States
We're 24,95O,493 yen. against 23.sO3,-
Csc yen from the United Kingdom.
In 1881 the imports into Japan from
the United States were less than 3
100000 yen. against more than 16.-
100000 yen from the United King
dom; in 1891, from the United States.
a little less than 100000 yen, against
20,000,000 yen from the United King
dom: in 1900, 62.0O0.00O yen from the
United States. against 100000 yen
from the United Kingdom: in 1901
and 1902, following the increase in
the Japanese tariff. the total imports
into that country showed consider
able reduction. and as a consequence
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
USES DYNAMITE.
Man Who Attempted to Blow Up
Buildings in Great Falls.

Great Falls, Mont. Nov "a dis
patch in yesterday mornings Tribune
form kalispcl announced that Eric
vi haelSOn had been arrested there
on a charge of having stolen safe
from the Office of a lumber company.
taken it to the outskirts of the town,
dynamited it and removed the con-
tents. The theft was a most daring
one, it having been necessary to haul
the safe through a thickly settled part
OF the town, but all who know Mich
ael5On believe he was capable Of it.
Mchaelson was for several years
a resident of this city, a "tinhorn''
gambler and few here knew his
name. he being generally known, ii
may be said. as The BOttle-Nosed
Kid" He left Great Falls several
months ago, for Columbia Falls, and
Immediately after his departure. the
police We're informed that Michael
son had employed man to dynamite
the Stockholm beer hall: that he had
told his confederate where to place
the dynamite under the beer hall and
how to discharge it: that he had pur-
chased and cached the powder, show
ing his confederate where it was and
also employing him then TO dynamite
the house Of a woman of the half
world who had cast off Michaelson.
The police investigated the story,
and found it confirmed in every de-
tail They also found a motive for
the crime in the fact that Michaelson
had been barred from every gambling
house in the city. But after all the
evidence had been secured, it was
impossible to induce anyone TO make
complaint against Michaelson,
though he was known to be in Colum-
bia Fails and when the officers real
lied that there was desire to sup
press prosecution. they dropped the
case, and MichaelsOn has since been
hanging around the towns and rail
road construction camps of Flathead
county
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
Mark Hanna Carries the State For Republi-
c$s by Increased Majority.
AND A Rl$<VBL|CAN LEGISLATURE
Insues MIR. Hannas m to the Senate and Herrck is
Elected Governor by Heaviest Majority Ever Recorded
in the History Of the State.

Butte, Nov. 4.-As to the results
of the various state elections yester-
day, the most surprising feature was
the largely increased republican ma
jority in Ohio. That the state would
go republican this year, as it has done
for many years, there has been. for
many days, no good reason to doubt;
but that the majority would be so
decisive and emphatic few of the pol
iticians. even those most interested
really expected. Starting out with a
flourish of trumpets, Tom L, John
sons campaign rapidly petered out
On the other hand. Senator Hanna.
finding him elf the special object of
Johnson's attack labored with char
acteristic energy and determination:
the result being that Herrick. the re
publican candidate for governor. has,
apparently. the heaviest majority
ever recorded for and candidate for
governor in the states history The
legislature is heavily republican. thus
insuring Senator Hanna's own re-
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
After a Fierce Struggle With News
papers and Ministers.
THE PLURALITY OVER 10000
Seth Low Defeated by an OverwheIn.
ing Majority-Grout and Fornes
Arc Among the Lucky Winners.
One Of the Most Remarkable Cam.
paigns Ever Made in New York.

New York. Nov 3.-After a remar-
kable campaign. in which there was
united against him nearly all of the
newspapers and practically every
minister Of religion in the city. Geo.
B. Mcclellan, son of the civil war
general, was to-day elected the third
mayor of Greater New York over
Seth Low. fusionist. the present may
or, by a plurality of about 10000
Edward NJ. Grout was elected
comptroller and Charles V. Fornes
president Of the board of aldermen.
These two men were originally on
the fusion ticket and We're endorsed
by Tammany. whereupon the f,ls-
ionists took their names from the
Low ballots and nominated others.
1t was the nomination of Grout and
Fornes by Tammany that caused
Hugh Mclaughlin. the veteran lead
er of the Kings county democracy
to bolt and declare that he would not
support men who were not demo
Gratis. In spite of his detection. Nc
Clellan. Grout and Fornes carried
Kings county The management of
their campaign there was taken over
by State Senator Patrick McCarren
when Mclaughlin refused to aid
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06

the imports from the United States
in 1902 We're but iS.652,S24 yen.
against 50,364 .029 yen from the Uni
ted Kingdom In the six months end
ing with June. 1908. the imports from
the United States We're 24.950 400 yen,
against 23,S03.654 yen from the Uni
ted Kingdom. In 1881 the United
States furnished less than per cent
Of the imports into Japan. and the
United Kingdom furnished over so
per cent. In 1902 the United States
furnished 17.9 per cent of the total
imports. and the United Kingdom,
1875 per cent while in the six months
ending with June. 1908. the United
States supplied Is per cent of the i'm
ports into Japan. and the United
Kingdom 1913 per cent
One cause of the reduction in i'm
ports from the United States into
Japan since 1900 is the fact that that
country is in recent years buying
more largely of her raw cotton from
India. The total value of imports in
to Japan from India has grown from
less than 100000 yen in 1892 to 49,
100000 yen in 1902. and in the six
months ending with June. 1908. was
39.690.954 yen. The importations Of
ginned cotton into Japan from the
United States amounted in 1900 to
l.112,S34 piculs. and in 1902 to 731,-
500 piculs, while from India the i'm
ports of ginned cotton in 1900 We're
1909 piculs. and in 1902. 1.76S. .1S9
piculs. The value of imports of raw
cotton from the United States in 1900
was 27,000.000 ven. and in 1902. 49,
100000 yen. while that from India
was in 1900. 100000 yen. and in
1902. 39.O0O.0O0 yen
This partial transfer of the cotton
trade of Japan from the United
States to India accounts for the fact
that ih2 percentage which the United
States supplied of the total imports
Of j.pan in 1902 and The first hai Of
1903 was less than in 1900. in which
year we supplied 21.96 per cent of
tho tCral imports of Japan.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
VALDEZ TO EAGLE CITY.
Railroad 430 Miles in Length to be
Built in Alaska.

Portland One. Nov. 3.-Captain
Richard ChiIcott well known Alas
kan promoter, addressed the board Of
trade last evening relative to the pro-
posed Valdez. Copper River e Tan
ana railroad. He stated that it is
the intention Of the company to con-
struct railroad from Valdez to Ea-
gle City. a distance of 430 miles.
In addition to the railroad the plan
contemplates the operation of a
steamship line from Portland to the
southern terminus of the road at Val
deZ
The run by steamer from Portland
to Valdez can be made by the outside
passage in four days, as against eight
days required at present from Seattle
by the inside passage.
With the completion of the road
Portland will he brought within 10
days of Dawson. Captain Chilcott's
plan is to put the steamer line into
service at as early date as possible
for the Transporting of materials and
laborers to Valdez for the construc-
tion Of the road
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
MURDERED
HIS SISTER
And Then Tried to Throw Suspicion
on Her Lover.
THAT ALLENTOWN TRAGEDY
Inside the Home Was Found Abun-
dant Evidence to Prove the Broth
er's Guilt Although a Clumsy Story
Was Hatched Up to Fasten the
Horrible Crime to Someone Else.

New York, Nov. 5.-The Bechtel
tragedy in Allentown, Pa, which
seemed at the first announcement to
rival the one involving the death Of
Jennie BOsscheiter in Paterson. Y.
j.. two years ago. in the horror OF its
details, has lost most of it's mystery.
Miss Mabel Bechtel. the murdered
girl, at Allentown. had two lovers.
Alfred Eckstein. to whom she was
engaged. and David Weisenberg.
who it appears was winning her af-
fections away from Eckstein. But
Weisenberg did not kill the girl. She
was murdered by her own brother,
Thomas Bechtel. after a furious
quarrel in which he upbraided her
for accepting Weisenberg's atten-
tons. Then the body was concealed
in the house three days.
In the mean time a clumsy story
was invented by the family to throw
suspicion on Weisenberg. Mrs. Bech-
tel, the mother, told story to the
morning and had gone riding with
Weisenberg: that she never again
saw her alive; but that on the next
morning she had seen her dead body
brought by two men and carried past
her window and left in the areaway.
The police, however. found no marks
of footsteps. or any trail of blood
along the alleged pathway of the un-
known assassins. But inside the
house they found abundant evidence
Of the guilt of some one. Among the
signs of murder which they found
We're Bechtel's hatchet and a pair of
blood stained overals. When they
made known their discoveries, Da-
vid Weisenberg. who had surrend-
cred himself to the New York ro-
lice. and who had proved a perfect
alibi. was released from custody.
Thomas Bechtel and Alfred Eckstein
We're locked up.
Then Bechtel committed suicide in
the police station. and the police ac
cept the suicide as confession of
guilt. The other members of the fam
lily have been bound over as acces-
sories after the fact. So the whole
miserable tragedy is explained.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06

at their work as hard as though
they We're in hall. They paid little
or no attention to the weather and
1t affected them far less than it did
the 500 or SO spectators who sat and
shlvered during the time the men
were at work.
Herman Wrieth was chosen ref
cree. but he had little to do except
call the downs when they occurred,
as, while there was considerable
rough work, here was no fouling. and
the rouShness was not more than oc-
ours In almost every match When
stripped there was a marked dissim-
iIarity in the men. O'Nein being
slight and active. while Youssuf was
fat ana awkward and ambled around
the mat like a hear. His strength
ana weight stood him in GOOD stead
and his short heavy neck withstood
O'Noill's determined attacks. Here
his advantages ended and although
he Won the first fall it was evident
that O'Neill was the better man and
considerable money was offered on
the latter winning the next two falls.
After the match Youssuf made a
little speech declaring that he had no
excuses to offer for his defeat ex-
cept lack of condition. and that he
was desirous of a return match for
any amount up to $500 a side. pro-
Vided he could have four weeks in
which to train. Another match. how
ever, is unlikely
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06
BISHOP BRONDEL DEAD.
Catholic PreIate Dies After a Very
Short Illness.

Helena. Nov. 3.-Tonight there
is sorrow throughout Montana. and
especially in Helena. concerning the
death of Bishop Brondel. The venora
BILE bishop who had so long been in
charge Of the diocese of Montana,
passed away. of odema of the lungs
a01 brain He had heen i'll only two
days, or barely three. Tonight the
body of the bishop is at ST. Johns
hospital where he died Tomorrow
it will be taken to the cathedral,
where it will lie in state until Thurs
day morning. in order to give the
people a chance to view the remains.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06

LAND ENTRIES
On the Increase, So Says Commits
sioner of Land Office.
SPECIAL DEPUTIES ENGAGED
In Ferreting Out the Great Number
of Supposedly False Claims and Un-
lawful Enclosures-Want More
Special Agents to Protect Public
Domain.

Washington, Nov. 1.-The annual
report of w. A. Richards. commis-
sioner of the general land office
which was made public today. SAYS
that there is a large increase in the
total number of supposedly fraudu-
lent land entries over the preceding
year. He attributes this discovery
largely 10 the order of the secretary
OF the interior. dated November ..
i9o2. directing investigation of all
entries made under the timber and
stone act in the states of California,
Oregon and Washington Under this
order alone 10000 entries have been
suspended, and there are now Is spe.
cial agents of the land Office in that
held engaged in ferreting out fraud
nlent entries.
Commissioner Richards also states
that during the year there We're re-
ported 1925 unlawful enclosures of
public lands. covering an area of q
603.39O acres. Seventy-nine of these
enclosures have been removed and
proceedings are pending to compel
the removal of the remainder. He
says. however. that the total number
here mentioned is only fraction of
the enclosures maintained in viola
ton OF law, special agents having
found it impossible to give attention
to the many others because of the or
der for the special investigation of
entries under the timber and stone
act Complaint is made of the opera
ton of the act of March II, 1902. to
facilitate entries. Referring to the
law the commissioner says:
Privileges gained by the act have
be"o often greatly abused. particular
= by United States commissioners,
"ho have been often parties to
Wholesale frauds in connection with
entries made before them. Affidavits
and entry papers have been prepared
in the names of fictitious entry men,
and a variety of other ways have
been devised by these officers to as
sist parties to evade compliance with
the requirements of the law
The report makes a strong plea
for a larger force of special agents,
saving:
Complaints come to this office
from every section of the country of
fragrant violations of the various laws
relating to public lands. Thousands
of entries are being made for specu-
lative purposes with scarcely any at
tempt to comply with the legal re-
vast areas are unlawfullv
enclosed to the exclusion of actual
settlers. and hundreds of thousands
of dollars worth of public timber is
being taken unlawfully. To put a
stop to these practices and to so pre-
serve the remaining public land for
home builders a large field force is
necessary. It will be re-
membered that the public domain
covers about one-half of the entire
country. The appropriation for the
past year allowed the employment of
only about So agents. and their duties
consisted not only in investigating
and reporting on thousands of alleg-
ed fraudulent entries. timber depre-
dations and unlawful enclosures. but
in doing large part of the supple
mentary work necessary to establish
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1903-11-06

election. AS for Mr.. Johnson and his
presidential aspirations-Mr. John
son is a dead one
In Iowa the republicans carried the
day but. according to last nights re-
turns. by diminished majority.
massachusetts, goes republican by a
majority about the same as last year.
me democratic governor of Ken
lucky. Beckham, is safely reelected
after a spirited and aggressive cam
paign on both sides. Owing to he
cumbersomeness of the ballot used
in Maryland. the count in that state
IS proceeding very slowly. Senator
German has been expected all along
carry the state for the democracy.
and there is nothing in the scattering
returns so far received to indicate
that ne has failed to do so. In New
Jersey the republicans retain control
of both branches Of the legislature:
ana. generally speaking. outside of
New York cit. Kentucky. Mississippi
and probably Rhode Island, it was a
republican day.