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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13
DEPUTY GAME WARDEN REPORTS
HARD WINTER.
CHANGES IN GAME LAWS
No Spring Shooting in Future
Guides and Taxidermists Must
Secure Licenses.

Helena, March 11.-FrOm ObServa-
tons made in the vicinity of the Ma
tlonal park bounrad by Deputy State
Game Warden Henry Ferguson of
Bozeman, it is apparent that the death
rate among the animals in the park
has been very great during the win
ter. Deputy Ferguson has just re-
turned from a trip to Gardner, on
the borders of the park, and in a let
ter to State Game Warden w. F.
Scott tells the results of his observa-
tons regarding the game in that Sec
ton.
Game is very pletiful, Mr. Ferguson
writes, but the animals are very poor
and show evidences of a winter of lit
tie food. There is not sufficient sus-
tenance for the large number there,
and the result is that hundreds have
died from starvation. Mr.. Ferguson
counted in one day the of
eight elk that had died from exposure
and starvation.
Eating the C%arcasses.
The Austrains and Italians who are
at work in the coal mines at Hort,
the deputy writes, go into the hills and
secure the dead elk and take them to
their homes where the meat is used
for food. Complaint is also made that
there have been numerous instances
Of hunting elk at night by the miners
at Horn, who find it comparatively
easy work to kill the game in their
%enfeebled condition. A few days ago
a couple of Italians, Joe Stuckel and
Frank Kolantz, were arrested at Horn
on the charge of killing elk, and after
bound over to court. They are now
in Jail at Livingston, awaiting trial.
A letter received by Warden Scott
from George W. Reese of Horn, indi-
Gates that in some instances the elk
have become desperate in their search
for food and in consequence have been
committing %depredations on the hay
| stacks of the ranchers in the vicinity.
! Mr.. Reese writes that the elk have
been jumping or tearing down his
fences and eating his hay, and he in
| quires whether the game warden can
| suggest any relief from this condition
| of affairs.
Changes in the Law.
1.-The legislature just closed" said
| State Game Warden Scott yesterday,
SHOWED a commendable disposition
TO protect the game of the state and
as a result there were several amend
ments to the law that will have u
salutary effect in this direction. One
of the new laws to which attention
| should be directed is that which abol-
ishes spring shooting. Under this
law there can be no shooting of ducks
and aquatic fowl except between Sep
TENDER 1 and January 1.
Another new feature of tn law is
the provision that all guides in the
state must provide themselves with
a license issued from this office, for
which the fee is $40.
at is also provided that all taxider
mists doing business in Montana must
pay a license tax of $25 a year. and
must render monthly reports to the
game walden's Office.
Taken as a whole the amendments
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LOCAL AND ~PERsoNAL.

From Tuesdays Daily Gazette.
E. D. Nash of Helena is autographed
a. the Grand.
Doctor w. X. Sudduth is in from his
Lavina ranch.
Frank Scott, the junction merchant,
is in the city.
Mrs. j. A. Sparlin of Butte is a
guest at the Grand.
j. NJ. Dunbar of Townsend is reg
istered at the Grand.
H. A. Hunt of Columbus is visiting
the city. He is at the Grand.
Charles Lenoir, a Bridger business
man, is among today's visitors in the
city.
Mrs. l.. l.. Brande and Mrs. M. G.
Brande of Bridger are guests at the
Grand.
Henry Mueller, president of the
Billings Brewings company, is down
from Butte.
Mrs. Macdonald of Bridger arrived
in the city last evening and is the
guest of the Misses Panton in West
Montana avenue.
Marie King, a very much soiled mem
Der of the soiled dove fraternity, was
in police court this morning to an
swer to the charge of vagrancy and
street walking. She was found guilty
and in default of $40 will be the city's
guest for the next five days.
Thomas Solomon, who vas shot
USunday night, supposedly by Frank
Renie, was reported this morning as
resting comfortably and in no danger
unless unforeseen complications
should arise something, however, moi
anticipated by the attending physi
clans.
Among today's visitors in the city i;
H. B. Drum of Lavina. He re
ports that the backbone of winter
seems to be broken there and the ex
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PAUL M'coRMlck's OBJECT LES.
SON IN PATRIOTISM.
SCALloN ADDS LARGE sum
Subscribes for Allied Concerns Of
AmaIgamated Company and for =
Himself Personally.

From Thursdays Daily Gazette.
Already the good example set by
the Honorable Paul Mccormick OF
this city is beginning to bear fruit and
a very liberal start may be said to
have been made toward raising mon
ey by subscription for a Montana ok
hibit at the st. Louis exposition. Mr..
Mccormick left for the east yester-
day and on the train met William
Scallon, president of the Amalgamated
company and the two had a talk con-
corning the matter of the proposed
adoption of the Minnesota plan,"
with the result that Mr.. Scallon
agreed to make a liberal advance III
behalf of the allied companies repre-
scented by him. The Yellowstone
Journal tells the story. That paper
says:
ION the North Coast Limited going
east today we're Paul Mccormick OF
Billings and President Scallon of the
Amalgamated Copper company. AS
they dropped off at Miles City to linn
Der up by a platform promenade they
were rounded up by a Journal man
and the conversation headed to the
point relative to Mr.. McCOrmick's Of
fer to- be one of so men to contribute
$1,000 to a Montana fund for an ex-
hibit at the st. Louis show. Paul ad-
1nitted the allegation modestly, when
Mr.. Scallon broke in and informed the
reporter that the question Of raising
an adequate fund for this purpose had
been the subject of a long converse.
ton between himself and Mr.. McCor-
mick on the train and they had reach
ed this point in the proceedings:
Following the patriotic lead OF
Mr.. Mccormick said Mr.. Scallon,
the companies in which the Anal.
gamated are interested will make an
aggregate contribution of $4,000 to
the Montana Worlds Fair fund. This
sum would be approximately what
these companies would pay by way OF
taxation il a legislative appropriation
had been made. To this l will add a
personal contribution of $1,000. be
lieve with Mr.. Mccormick that inter
est should not be allowed to lag and
that a fund of $4,000 should be rails
ed, and raised at once
There was a desire expressed by
both gentlemen to know what Custer
county's wealthy men could ano
would do toward swelling the fund
OF course, the newspaper man was
not prepared to say, on the spur OF
the moment, what the cattle kings anc
the wool barons would do, or what h:
could do himself, but he assured the
gentlemen that somthing would be
done"
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Skirts of Four-Year-oId Tot Caught
in Bonfire.

$1,000 '
Butte, March 11.-With her cloth
iLg in flames Julia Leary, a 4-year-old
child, suffered fatal burns Monday az
ternoon in spite of the heroic efforts
OF her brother. She died last night.
The accident occurred behind the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Timothy Leary, at 10 Ridgely avenue.
A crowd of children had built a
large bonfire. They gathered around
i and in their excitement did not
notice the little girl who had crept
in among them. She reached a stick
to stir some embers at the edge of
the fire, and before any of her older
companions could stop her she had
come too close.
Her skirts caught fire and she ran
toward the house screaming. Her
brother John, a ~1O-year-old boy, ran
after her; but, famed by the wind,
the flames grew until they seemed
to envelope the small form. Finally
the boy caught her. He threw her to
the ground and beat out the fire, burn
ing his own hands terribly as he did
SO.
By this time nearly the entire dress
had been consumed. The baby was
carried into the house. Here such
ready aid as could be procured was
administered. DR.. Rennick was sum
moned and did what he could for the
Her body and limbs were
frightfully burne and she had evident
ly inhaled the flames from her dress.
She became unconscious yesterday
morning and last night she died.
Coroner Egan went to the scene OF
the accident and got the facts from
witnesses. The time for the inquest
has not been decided.
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LIn addition to voting for candidates
for members of the different school
boards at the ensuing school election,
the people of the different districts
will also be asked to decide whether
they will furnish free books to the
pupils of their respective schools.
This is in accordance with the new
educational law passed by the eighth
assembly. No copies of the amended
law having been received, Mrs.
6trang, county superintendent, has
been engaged for several days in max
ing copies and sending them to the
trustees of the different districts of
,I3eunty.
~enry Gerharz, who has charge of
Zovernment bodybuilding from Cody
to the Yellowstone lake in the Ma
tional park, is among the visitors in
town. Mr.. Gerharz informs The Ca
zette that by the first day of August
the work on the new park entrance
will have progressed sufficiently to
permit wagons to enter from the
Cody side. 1t will take a year or two
before the roads from that direction
are placed in the same condition as
are the other roads in the park.
Sale was recorded today of lots q
and "a, block 80, Fosters addition to
! Billings, by the North Town Lot COM
pany to Gwen F. Burla; consideration
$3.50.
Only four days more remain in
which to make up a team of bowlers
L represent the, city at the state tuor-
nament, which takes place at Butte
next Monday and Tuesday. To try
out men who would compose the team
q series of 20 games are playing.
Those who have so far played and
their averages are, Elliot. 100;
Tschudy, 1888; Richstein, ISL; Ovren.
173; Smith, 1873; Salisbury, III; Corey
1863; Babcock, 1853. Sherman, Prickett
Daniels and Griggs' are yet to play
The figures given are not exactly cor
rect, each of the players have an ad
ditional fractional point to his credit
which is here omitted. Judging from
the reports that come from Butte II
is doubtful whether any Of the visit
ing teams will stand much of a sho1
to win, as the Butte men are Older
players, and beside, have long since
recognized the necessity Of organized
team work, intsead of depending upor
circumstances to organize a team. A
number Of teams have been formed
there and each plays daily, thereby
enabling the members to become
familiar with each others playing, 8
matter of much Importance in com
petitive work.
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CA.-l.n>- Employ mem
\C.k WHI Bureau.
2o07E Mont. A,
Phone No. 89A.
No Charge for Male Help.

Help Wanted.
Blacksmith.
Woman cook for hotel; Junction.
Second girl, same place.
Waitress private boarding house,
city.
Woman cook for boarding house.
Girls for general house work, cit.
and ranch.
Positions Wanted.
By middle aged woman as house
keeper.
Wanted 10 Rent.
Rooming house.
For Rent.
Eighty acres 5 miles west of Billings
with water; fenced.
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See shoemaker under Yegen Bros,
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. 65-tf
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asked to appoint a nurse to look after
the old man, who is believed to be
near his end.
From Wednesdays Daily Gazette.
Miss Edith Watson of Red Lodge is
q guest at the Grand.
J.. P. Lavelle of Columbus is in the
city. He is at the Grand.
Walter Lehrkind was down from
Silesia last night, returning this
morning.
j. P. Mccarthy, the Bozeman coal
man, was among today's visitors in
the city.
w. L. Hyde and Joseph Heslop were
among the Bridgerites who we're in
town last evening.
P/The Cosgrove Concert company, a
musical organization of more thar
ordinary merit, gave a performance at
Gruwell hall last night to a fair-sized
but appreciative audience. The en-
tertainment was booked by Professor
Sloan of the city. 4
1.-THE fire department was called out
this afternoon at a few minute past
8 o'clock by an alarm t%elephoned in
from the north side. Some one had
thrown ashes containing live Goals
against a fence in the rea Of the
Methodist church, causing the fence to
become ignited. No damage was doney
A marriage license was issued this
morning to Phillip P. Treat and Lue
| Efie McQueary, both of this city. The
prospective groom is a recent arrival,
while the bride-elect is well known
! here, having made her home in Bill
ings for several years and at one time
| was a teacher in the public schools OF
IFrank Tobin was a contributor to
| the city's exchequer today to the eX-
| tent OF $40, a fine imposed for having
| disturbed the peace. While ambling
about under a package of generous
proportions last night he attempted
to interfere with the work of the fire
men who were engaged in extinguish-
ing the fire in Minnesota venue and
was arrested and escorted to the, lock:
up.
Fred Shaw, who is accused of hav-
ing murderously assaulted Elmer Bent
ley with a knife at Park City, was ar
| raigned before Judge Fraser yester-
day afternoon on a complaint filed
by the county attorney in which he
stands charged with assault in the
first degree. His examination was
set for next Monday, March 16. Bonds
we're fixed at $1,000 and in default
Shaw was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff.
IA petition was circulating this morn
ing asking Charles Spear to accept
a nomination as non-partisan candl-
date for mayor. The popularity of
the movement was attested by a very
generous number Of signatures. AS
yet the friends of the other gentle
men whose names have been men
toned in connection with a like nom
nation have not seen fit to do any
thing in getting their favorites be-
fore the people.
NWalter E. Bennett of the census
bureau was in the city today on a
mission having connection with the
proposed irrigation projects in view
by the government. He was seeking
statistics and general facts in rela-
ton to irrigation for use Of the bu-
reau, which is acquiring all possible
knowledge on the subject. Mr.. Ben:
nett said that he would be followed by
another man who would arrive short
" and remain several days and make
more extended inquiries in the same
direction.
Superintendent Searles of the Big
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-13

See shoemaker under Yegen Bros.
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right. 65-tf
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to the present law made by the legis-
lature are very good ones, and will
tend to still further protect the game
of the state"
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cessively cold weather which prevail
ed in that part of the county a thing
OF the past source of much salts
faction to the stockmen, who have
been apprehensive as to the outcome.
Denial is made by the owners Of
the report that an option has been
secured on the property at the north
west corner of Second venue, north,
and Twenty-eighth street, occupied
by Cothron & Todd. While the prop
erty can be had, at the owners fig
ures, nothing in the way Of negotia-
lions for it's transfer is pending, at
least so Mr.. Todd assured The Ca
zette this afternoon.
Payday Jack" Lennihan was ar
raigned in police court this morning
for assault in the third degree on
Peter Kirk, an old man, committed
Sunday afternoon. 1t was made to
appear that Lenninan assaulted Kirk
without cause or p~rOvocation and in
addition to bruising and backing his
face and eyes he also broke the old
mans spectacles and false teeth. AS
it was not his first appearance in
court, the judge fined the defendant
$25 and in default ordered him COM
mitted.
This morning Smiths ambulance
was sent to the island opposite the
pumping station to take an old mar
named Putnam to the hospital Is a
county charge. Putnam lives alone
and his surroundings are described as
unspeakably squalid and wretched,
but in spite of this and his utter lone
illness he refused to permit himself
to be removed, saying he preferred
! to remain where he was To add to
his Indebtedness Putnam is sick and
| helpless and it is said that he has
had nothing to eat for several days
1t is probable that the county will be
asked to appoint a nurse to look after
the old man, who is believed to be
near his end.
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Charged With Bigamy.
CAUSE OF DEATH.
Dose of Liniment Ends Life Of Patrick
Meaney.

An autopsy was performed last night
on the body of Patrick Meaney, at his late
home. 1921 Maryland avenue northeast,
Deputy Coroner Glazebrook made the ex-
animation and found that the mans death
was due to dose he had taken of liniment
intended for external application, which
was composed of laudanum and turpentine
His death occurred yesterday afternoon
about o'clock and Coroner hewitt, after
making an investigation, gave certificate
of death from poison taken with suicidal
intent.
Meaney thirty-nin years old, While
working at the Washington abattoir. near
Renning. he contracted the rheumatism. He
failed to get a transfer from the place
where he thought the dampness had af-
fected him and was forced to give up his
employment. He consulted a professional
man. who is reported to have told him that
unless he quit work at the abattoir he could
not live more than six months. Only a
few days ago he was seated at the front
window of his house when funeral pro-
cession passed. Meaney is reported to have
remarked that he wished 1t were his fu-
neral. The deceased leaves widow and
two children.
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tionary: but the German emperor was not
present. and did not find it necessary to de-
fine his faith in open letter Views ex-
pressed by Delitzsch do not differ ma
terially from the opinion entertained by
competent biblical scholars during the past
twenty-five years. The idea that great
deal In the Bible Is derived from Baby
lonian sources Is not novel;
DR.. Haupt pointed out that the emperor s
objection was to Delifzsch's opinion of the
New rather than of the Old Testament. He
also said the law given on Mount Sinai
was only symbolically inspired and that
Moses may have made use of old Baby
lonian legal paragraphs. He declared that
the opinions of the German emperor and
Prof. Delitzsch are not very different. Dr.
Haupt thinks that the emperor's letter was
written in response to certain pressure
brought to bear by the empress and Ger
tain factions which he was forced to con-
slider. In conclusion. Prof. Haupt said:
The saving truths of Scriptures cannot
be affected by legitimate research. Mod
ern biblical research endeavored to recon-
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VENEZUELAN REBELS ROUTED.
Lost 600 Men in Engagement With
Government Forces.

"A dispatch from Higuepote, Venezuela.
dated April II. says: government army
assumed the defensive against the rebels
under Gen. Rolando. Gen. Mato's represen-
tative, ten days ago. They marched on
the camp of the revolutionists, who num-
bered 5000 near Guatiro. Gen. Rolando
retreated to Capaya. and later to Tacari-
qua. He was ignorant of the fact that
President Castro had sent First Vice Presi-
dent Gomez with 1.sOO men by sea to this
port with orders to attack him on the rear.
The advance guard of Gen. Rolando's force
was surprised. and. after q fight lasting
fourteen hours. the rebels left in the hands
OF the government troops 600 men killed,
wounded or prisoners
The government troops also lost heavily
The following morning Vice President Co.
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PROF. DEL1rzscH. CRITICISED.
His Views on the Bible Not New, Says
Prof Haupt.

special to the New York Times
from Baltimore, Md. last night says:
Professor Paul Haupt the noted bib
lical scholar criticised Prof, Delitzsch
of Germany in a paper on bible and
Babel" read before the American Oriental
Society at Johns Hopkins University today.
DR.. Haupt said:
1.-THE pessimistic philosopher who wrote
the original portions of the book of Eccle-
siastes says. Everything depends on time
and chance If my distinguished friend,
Prof. Delitzsch, had not delivered his lee
ture in the presence of the German en-
peror it would not have attracted such
widespread attention. More than twenty
years ago Deiitzsch delivered a lecture on
the location of paradise, which contains
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mad planned to get married in Baltirhert
last wednesday and she had placed In. his
hands the sum mentioned. But when the
prospective bride anu groom parted I'm Bal
timere Wednesday she saw him for the last
time up to the present Mrs. Hyman has
warrant for Rosen.s but up to this morn
ing she had not made formal application
for 1t at the station house.
Funeral of Richard F. Tucker.
The funeral of Richard F. Tucker, whose
death occurred suddenly Thursday. took
place this morning at 10 o'clock from the
residence of his ssnele, Mr.. George r. Hill,
in South Washington. 1t was attended by
a large number of the business men OF
Alexandria. The services were conducted
by Rev. j. p. Stump of the Methodist Epis-
cOpal Church South, of which the deceased
was steward The pallbearers were
Messrs- Fl. *. Field Oscar F. Carter, Thos.
w. Robinson, A. ID. Brockett r. s. Jones
and Frank s. Harper. The remains were
of Mir. Tucker, where the interment will
take place.
Charged With Bigamy.
The trial Of James F. Grant of Towson,
Md. indicted for bigamy. was commenced
this morning at 10 o'clock before a jury In
the corporation court. Attorneys Charles
Bendheim and c. C. Carlin appeared for
the defendant and the prosecution was
opened by Commonwealth Attorney Samuel
G. Brent. Grant is charged by his first
wife with marrying a Miss Jones OF this
city here several years ago without having
been legally divorced. The case had not
been concluded when this report closed.
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mez captured 100000 Mauser- cartridges
landed at Rico Chico some days ago for the
revolutionists by the Dutch schooner We
lcce from Trinidad.
A dispatch from Caracas the same day
says: Venezuela. carrying out the provi-
sions OF the protocols signed by Minister
Bowen with the allies. has met the pay
ment due to Germany on March II. Thirty
per cent of the customs will be delivered to
the Caracas branch of the Bank OF Eng
land today and the payment due to Italy
on April Is is ready. THIS is in spite OF
the fact that all the Venezuelan merchant
vessels have not yet returned and those
that have rturnd have no cargoes
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The Corean Emperor Accepts.

Inc department OF State has been for
maiiy advised by Minister Allen at Seoul
of the acceptance by the Emperor of Corea
of the invitation to participate in the
Louisiana purchase exposition at ST. Louis
in 1904. Mr.. Allen also transmits copy of
his request to the Corean legation In the
United States to designate a commissioner
to consummate arrangements for the en-
perOr'S parficinatinn
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struct the scriptures as nearly as possible
as they left the inspired writer's hands.
separating the. human additions from the
divine originals"
Or. christopher Johnston Of Johns Hop
kins expressed the belief that the FONDA
ton of the Babylonian law was the code
OF Hammurabi and thus the enactments
OF the old Babylonian king formulated
ABOUT ZOO b. c.. passed into the Mosaic
code. and 80 became the heritage OF Israel
and of the world