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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
CROWS HAVE SMALLPOX.
DisSasE Makes Appearance in Number

Dis1AsF Makes Appearance in Number
III Of Camps.
Rq@ Fridays Daily Gazette.
A6mallpox has broken out among the
edians at the Grow agency and The
prospects are, if reports from that
locality may be taken to tell the real
situation, that the disease will spread
all over the reservation.
Several weeks ago people at a Bur-
lington railway section house near the
agency were taken sick and this was
followed with similar illness at the
Indian boarding school at the agency.
No one at the agency appeared to
know the nature of the disease and
later a number of Indians were taken
down in their camps. Finally to de-
teriaine the character of the malady
Doctor Baxter of this city was sum-
moned and after an examination OF a
number of the sick he pronounced the
disease smallpox.
All the white people at the agency,
as well as the Indians in that locality,
have been exposed and in one camp
alone near the agency there are IL
Indians down with the disease.
In view of the fact that quarantine
regulations were not observed there
at the outbreak of the disease,
some fear is expressed here that it
may be brought to the city. The
matter of the faulty quarantine regu'
lations at the agency has been called
to the attention of County Clerk Fish
who in turn will report the situation
to the county health board. The latter
may deem it advisable to quarantine
against the whole Grow Indian reser
walton.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
READ III OF THIS.
You Never Know the Moment When
This Information May Prove
Of Infinite Value.

1t is worth considerable to any cit
liens of Billings to know the value and
use of a medicine, for ii there is no
occasion to employ it, in the mean
time, frail humanity is subjected to
so many influences and unforeseen con-
tingencies that the wisest are totally
unable to guage the future. Know
then. that Doan's Ointment will cure
any case of hemorrhoids, commonly
known as piles, or any disease of the
cuticle or skin, generally termed
eczema.
E. E. Griswold, bookkeeper at A. H.
Whaite & Co., clothing store, IL and
20 South TETON street, residing at
BIG E.. Huerfane street, Colorado
Springs, Colo, says: 81 just as en-
phatically endorse Doan's Ointment
today as l did in the summer of 1899,
when after using it according to dl-
rections it stopped an aggravated at
tack of hemorrhoids, or. piles. Before
this l had used everything which came
to my notice and had been treated by
physicians but the trouble was not
even checked, let alone cured. Deans
Ointment is a remedy upon which the
public can depend. l have used 1t on
several occasions since and 1T never
| failed to bring immediate relief.
| have it constantly on hand and woulo
not take ten times the amount II
costs for the box l have if l knew II
could not be so easily purchased.
have recommended Doan's Ointmen
to others who, I know, have received
beneficial results.
Just such emphatic endorsement
can be had right here in Billings. Drol
into the Chapple Drug Co.'s store an(
ask what their customers report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 81
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N
Y. sole agents for the U. S.
Remember the name-Doan's-ant
take no other. .
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
JUDGE sTREVELL DEAD.
Leading Member Of Eastern Montana
Bar Passes Away.

From Fridays Daily Gazette.
News of the death of Judge Jason
w. Strevell at Miles City was receiv-
ed in a dispatch to Colonel Babcock
this morning. The cause of death was
pneumonia.
The deceased had reached the age
of three score and ten. He was a ma,
tive of the state of New York and had
resided in the town where his death
occurred for nearly a quarter OF a
century. By profession he was a law
yer and stood high among the mem
bers of the bal of the state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
Colds Are Dangerous.

How often you hear it remarked:
cts only a cold" and a few days
later learn that the man is or his
back with pneumonia. This is OF such
common occurrence that a cold, how
ever slight, should not be disregarded.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy counter
acts any tendency toward pneumonia.
tt always cures and is pleasant to
take. Sold by all druggists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
Well Auain.

The many friends of John Blount
will be pleased to learn that he has
entirely recovered from his attack OF
rheumatism. Chamberlain's Pain
Balm cured him after the best doc
tors in the town (Monon, 1nd.) had.
failed to give relief. The prompt re-
lief from pain which this liniment al
fords is alone worth many times its
cost. For sale by all druggists.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03
Addieks Faction Beaten.

Dover, Del, Feb. 27-After a stormy
session today the regular republlcans
combined and voted to reconsider the
house bill repeating the voters as
%sistance law. This was a defeat for
the Addicks faction.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03

See shoemaker under iegen Bros.
Savings bank. Good work; prices
right.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03

Money to loan on city and farm
sproperty. T. ]. Bouton. 55-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-03-03

A very interesting meeting of the
Woman's club was held yesterday at
ternoon, with Mrs. j.. j. Mccormick
as leader. A series of questions a
been prepared by her on the third act
Of the Merchant of Venice" Miss
Helen Rucker read an excellent pa
per on the works of Leonardo di
Vinci, which was illustrated with
copies of several of his most noted
paintings. Among these were THE
Lords Supper" and Mona Lisa" An
interesting and instructive article on
Modern Railroads." which included
the great trans-continental road that
crosses Siberia, was contributed by
Mrs. aPul Mccormick. Mrs. Hugh
Evans and Mrs. Philip Reece were
visitors during the afternoon.
Wednesday afternoons no parties
are given in the city and few calls are
paid, for the reason that everyone
now recognizes it as Ladies Aid day"
President Roosevelt has said the Sc
cret societies throughout the land are
sapping the life out of the churches.
How far true this may be in Billings
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.
Declares Against Suggested Changes
in British Fiscal Policy.

LEICESTER, England. Sept Sat to-
davis session Of the Trades Union Con-
gress President Hornbridge declared Co
Ionial Secretary Chamberlain's suggested
changes in the British fiscal policy we're
likely to be most detrimental to the best
interests of the nation
'sDabbling with the principles of free
trade" he.asserted, could do no good to
the country at present. The land laws
caused two-thirds of the national mis-
cry"
He advocated Government old-age pen
sions.
The following resolution was carried
with only two dissenting votes:
That this congress strongly condemns the
suggested changes by Mr.. Chamberlain IN our
present hscaI policy most mischievOus and
dangerous 70 the best interests OF the people
OF the country. and hereby pledges itself and
urges all other labor bodies 70 make every
effort to prevent such a change being brought
about.
The announcement of the vote was
greeted with loud cheers The resolution
will be communicated to the Colonial
Secretary.
After a heated discussion an important
resolution on labor was passed. The res
olution commits the Labor party to sup
porting neither of the dominant political
parties and has increased the strained
relations with the Liberals.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST

WASHINGTON. Sept. S.-Postoffice to
be discontinued September Il: Oregon
Fern. Benton County; mail goes to Cor
Wallis. Fourth class Postmasters appoint
ed: Oregon-Charles D. Crane, Winona,
Josephine County, vice Z. r. Cochrane.
resigned.
Navy orders-LeutenaRt W. r. Cher
ardi is detached from the New York and
ordered home to wait orders.
Army orders-Captains John j. OCon-
nell and Englebert @. Ovenshine, Twenty
eighth Infantry, and Second Leutenank
Clifton r. Norton and Joseph I. McMul-
len, Fifteenth Cavalry, are assigned to
duty in the Department of California.
pending the arrival of their respective
regiments.
Lieutenant Colonel William L. Pitcher,
Twenty-eighth Infantry, now in the De-
partment of Columbia, will join his regl-
ment on its arrival at San Francisco.
The following patents were issued to-
day: Califorrfa-Alfred Bannister, Ala
media, wooden stovepipe; Roy K Belden,
San Francisco. filing teeth with pOrce-
lain: BENJAMIN w. Booker. Berkeley, de-
tachabIe life raft for ships Fred II.
Brown, Los Angeles, electro-vibratory
apparatus for therapeutlcal purpose;
James G. Camp. Sacramento. machine for
washing and cleaning gravel In gold min
ing; Joseph p. Conway, Los Angeles, tele-
graphic transmitter; John b. Damas, So
nora, drilling engine: William G. Dillon
assignor one-half to Z. Lloyd, Los An
geles, gas generator; Anthony n. Ety.
San Francisco. machinist's try square;
Edward G. Durant, Pasadena, flask for
molding building blocks the like;
James I. FulkersOn, Oxnard, harrow:
Espirion Hipolite. assignor to HipOlite
Screen and Sash Company, Los Angeles,
boring machine; Edward r. King, East
Oakland, fountain blacking brush; Paul
H L. Klette. saw set: Rasmus II. Ras-
musser, integral miners candlestick; I;
Charles w. Sieveo, Los Angeles, oil burn
er; o. Z. Waxel, Oakland. power pro-
ducer.
Oregon-John Ayers, assignor to Oregon
Rafting Company. Portland. mOOring der
rick scows in raft construction: Elan
Gilbert, Portland, attachment for phOnO-
graphs; same, starting and stopping
mechanism Of monographs; Fred r. Wal
tiers, Salem. pipe coupling.
Misunderstanding H. Carlton. Olym-
pia gold saving device; Fred w. Cook.
Seattle, saw shifter for gang edgers; Ell
bert w Hight, Ballard, assignOr to
Washington Pulley Company, pulley fast
ening: William +. Johnson, Spokane, as
signor one-half TO /. l.. Thomas Hatton,
non-refillable bottle; John j. Mcdonald,
Port Madison, winch for fish boats
George d. Schloser, Sunny Side, harrow;
John A. Williams and L. B. Britton,
Seattle, car fender.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
MYSTERY Wells
DUEL|ST's DEATH
Tuolumne Man Was Not
Killed by His An
tagonist.
Bullet Wound in the Back
Shows That a Third Per-
son Fired.

TUOLUMNE, Sept. 8.-The sensational
tragedy here last night has new mys-
terry added Walter ]. Brown lies in the
Morgue and post mortem examination
showed that the bullet which caused his
death was fired from the rear. striking
him in the back Eugene Godat, the other
principal, is In the hospital with bullet
in his head. and he may die.
The Coroner's jury to-day began its ses-
sion, but only little testimony has been
heard so far. Charles Connolly, an eye
witness, said that the shot which killed
Brown was not fred by. Godat, but by
person in the crowd and behind the de-
ceased. Godat and Brown were facing
each. other when they exchanged shots.
Godat's pistol cannot be found. Neither
of the two bullets he fired lodged in
Browns body, but they made flesh
wounds. The fatal bullet was from Al
caliber pistol.
One theory advanced is that after Brown
shot Godat Mrs. Godat shot him from be-
hind and then secured Godats pistol. This
seems unreasonable, however, as Brown
and Mrs Brown and Mrs. Godat were to-
gether all day and Mrs. Godat's friendly
relations with Brown were really at the
bottom of the tragedy Yet it is learned
that District Attorney Dedrick has in his
possession a letter given him by Godat
in which Brown said he would kill Godat
on sight. Mrs Brown herself testified
that her husband fired first.
The tragedy was the ending of an other
wise grand Labor day celebration given
by the Miners and Lumbermen's unions,
and occurred while a big drilling contest
was in progress. Godat was formerly
president of the Miners Union in this
county, but arrived from Arizona only
this week. 1t is reported that he tele-
phoned from Sonora to his wife asking
her to make up with him, but that shc
hung up the phone when she learned who
was calling Mrs. Brown says Godat told
her on the day of the tragedy that he
was going to try and smooth things over
with Brown
Mrs. Ed Russell, a bystander, who was
shot in the leg, was not seriously wound
ed. Brown has relatives in New Alma
den and San Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
GRAPPLES WITH
MASKED ROBBER
A. N. Welander Grasps
Revolver Pointed at
Him by Thief.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.
Ills Broadway. Sept. 8.

Ills Broadway. Sept. 8.
In battle tonight with a masked rob-
Der, A. y. Welander, liquor. dealer, north
west corner Of Seventh and Adeline
streets, narrowly escaped being killed
at his place Of business by a bullet from
a pistol for the possession of which the
saloon man and the masked intruder
fought.
Unable TO cope with the desperate, We
lander ran out Of the place. calling for
assistance. As soon as he departed, the
robber coolly helped himself to the coin
in the barroom till. s24 30, and fed. He
was traced as far as Eighth and Magno-
liza streets. where his trail was lost in a
back yard.
The encounter occurred at $50 o'clock.
Welander was in the front part Of his
place Of business, which is separated
from the barrOom by partition, in
which a doorway is cut. He heard the
squeaking Of the Adeline-street door that
gives entrance 70 the barroom and went
back TO wait on his prospective customer.
AS Welander stepped into the apartment
he almost walked over the robber, who
stood at the end of the bar, masked be-
low the eyes with a white handkerchief
tied about his face, and carrying a pistol
Welander, startled as he was, did not
lose presence of mind. He jumped at his
unwelcome guest and grabbed the pistol,
trying TO wrench it from the robbers s
hands. There was a hard struggle for the
weapon. During the fight a cartridge ex-
ploded. the bullet whizing so close to
Welander's head that it almost stunned
him.
Unable to make headway against his
caller. Welander quit and ran through the
front Of the store and out TO Seventh
street, shouting for assistance.
Left alone in the saloon, the robber ran
behind the bar, emptied the cash regis
ter. taking S24 35, and quickly left by the
side door. He ran up Adeline street and
turned west on Eighth. Near Magnolia
street the fugitive disappeared in a back
yard. Soon afterward three policemen ar
rived, but after searching the neighbor-
hood got no trace of the bold robber.
Welander described the man as tall, at
least six feet in height, and wearing a
dark suit Of clothes He had fair
glimpse Of that part Of the intruder s
face that was not covered by the hand
kerchief.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
ACCIDENT MARS
A SHAM BATTLE
Grand Stand Collapses
on Fort LeavenWorth
Reservation.

LEAVENWORTH, Kans.. Sept s.-The
grandstand erected on a knoll on the Fort
I,eavenworth reservation close to the city
limits gave way this afternoon, injuring
twenty-three persons. All those injured
are alive but it is feared that three viii
die The fatally injured
MRS. JOHN MOURDANT, Leaven-
worth. left hip broken and back injured
MRS. CHARLES NORBY, Leaven-
worth, back hurt and left leg fractured
MRS. c. H. NOBLE, Leavenworth, in
jured internally.
Seriously injured: Mrs. L. c. Slack,
back hurt: Miss Mae Slack, ankle frac-
tured; Mrs Mary Martin, leg fractured;
oliver Shelly, head injured; Mrs. j..
France. both legs injured; Mrs. Robert
McGregor back and hip injured: Mrs.
George Morton. injured internally; Miss
Inez Mathony, ankle fractured; Arthur
Clark shoulder and right arm injured
all Of Leavenworth: Mrs. Bonnell, Wes-
ton, Mo, left leg broken; Miss Eliza Lip
son. left ankle fractured E. G. Wright,
Kansas City, Kans., ankle fractured;
George Dawson. Omaha, leg injured;
Frank w. Graham, Lansing, Kans., back
injured: Mrs. J. 7. Burns, Muscotah,
Kans., right leg fractured and injured
No. back and hip injured; Mrs. D. w.
Chambers, Soldiers Home, Leavenworth,
left leg fractured; Mr.. Reitz, Kansas City,
Kans. right leg fractured: ]. E. Geb-
hardt Atchison, Kans., back injured;
Miss Carrie Gebhardt, Atchison, arm and
neck injured.
The stand was put up this morning and
fully 1900 people crowded on it. Just
about the time the sham battle was con-
cIuded the grandstand broke down.
There was a heavy artillery duel with
siege guns. Three battalions of infantry
were using black powder and some one
announced that the cavalry were emerg-
ing from a ravine to charge. People on
the grandstand stood up to see them
through the smoke and the entire stand
went down with a crash. The utmost
confusion followed, accompanied by
shrieks of the victims. 1t was found that
many were pinned down under the de-
bris Hundreds who were walking on the
ground rushed to the grandstand look
ing for relatives. The confusion was great
until the regular soldiers formed a line
and kept all back.
The battle which was proceeding on the
other side of the road was called off and
the soldiers began taking care of the in
jured Ambulances were used to convey
the people to the city hospitals and within
an hour after the accident the injured
had been removed.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
WESTERN MEN
WIN HEAVILY
Metropolitan Layers Of
Odds BOmbarded
Mercilessly.
McChesney and Waterboy to
Match Speed Next
Monday.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CHICAGO, Sept. S-MetrOpolitan layers
of odds have learned to respect z. E.
Smathers, the owner Of McChesney. who
won $4,000 from them on Monday Sma-
theirs made things hum in the betting ring
al Sheepshead Bay again to-day. He
plunged on his mare, Irene Lindsey, in
the second race, betting. it is said. $4,000
on her at to 3. Then he went right back
to The Picket. placing a similar amount
on the American Derby winner at to 5.
In addition Smathers. John A. Drake
and John W. Gates sent commissions into
the ring on both of these horses that
Jared the pencilers to their heels. The
trio took nearly 100000 out OF the ring on
the second race.
Both WaterbOy and McChesney have de-
clined the issue in the Omnium handicap
to be run tomorrow. in spite Of the ex-
ira inducements offered by the COney
Island Jockey Club. Their owners and
trainers considered that 1S4 pounds was
too much weight Tor them 10 shoulder.
But they probably will come together at
Gravesend next Monday. weight for age,
for one mile and quarter
In this race the two champions will pack
126 pounds each. and as an incentive the
Brooklyn Jockey Club has agreed to give
$500 to the winner If both start. AS the
added money is $780, the race will be
worth entering.
Owing TO the successive victories OF
Western horses here in the past few
days, Western turfmen who are follow
ing the local races are fairly rolling in
clover. There was not a man from the
Central States who did not have a wager
on McChesney when he beat Hermis and
other good ones on Monday, and they re-
peated their bombardment when The
Picket won to-day. 1T is hard to con-
vince a metropolitan bOOkmaker that the
Eastern turf heroes might be inferior 20
the cracks that come out of the West.
and the result is that the hackers of the
Western horses always get a price. II
Waterboy and McChesney meet on Mon
day, the betting will be the heaviest
ever seen on an American track, and the
local horse will again be the favOrite.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
GIVES DETAILS
Of THE MURDER
Anna Ross Testif1es
Against Victor
Walkirez.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.


Ills Broadway. Sept. s
The prosecutions main case against
Victor Walkirez ended to-day with the
testimony of Anna Ross. the chief wit
ness against the murderer Of Elizabeth
Leroy, and the defense began by placing
Dr. w c. Chidester. United States army
from the Preside. on the stand, who had
certain records which showed that Walki-
rez was discharged from the army as an
epilepuc
The woman was on the stand most Of
the day and the court room was crowded
BY people anxious to hear her recital of
the crime. Her evidence in the main was
much the same as her original confess
sion. The defense secured the admission
from her on cross examination that
Walkirez had been drinking heavily the
d. the murder was committed and also
that he had told her the next morning
that he did not remember committing the
crime and that she had thereupon re-
done the night before.
In another part of her testimony the
woman admitted having asked Walkirez
w-ether he was not going crazy on ac-
count OF his peculiar actions shortly be-
fore the commission of the ~-'-7e.
There was considerable arguing Of at
torneys over the admissibility Of the rec
ords in regard TO Walkirez' discharge
from the army. but Judge Ellsworth
finally allowed them to be read to the
Jury. The was adjourned until
- Irsday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
Marriage Licenses,

OAKLAND. Sept S.-The following
marriage licenses were issued by the
County Clerk to-day: James A. Gunter,
aged 2s years, and Lillian F. Berwick,
%. both of Oakland: Manuel Frates, 21,
Haywards, and Martha Bowman, II, Bue-
lah; Walter I. Rilea, over q, and Annie
NJ narrower, over IS. both Of Oakland;
Thomas +. Duignan, 26 and Susie /. An
derson q, both of Oakland; George c..
Corpue. %, and Rebecca Ball, 25, both Of
Oakland; George II. Palmer, 35, Berke-
ley. and Ellen Baker, 2S. San Francisco;
Jesse Enos. q. and Frances Lechandra,
p. both of Oakland: Charles ]. Tolton,
q. San Francisco, and Joan Corcoran, %,
Sacramento; Theodore z. Bennett, over
21. Los Angeles, and Ellen L. Stewart.
over IS Oakland: Fred B. Goldman, 81,
New York, and Bonina Ben-Hayon, H.
San Francisco; George G. Winchester, 80,
Oakland. and Alma Berglund 81 San
Francisco: Samuel Redmond, 30, Knight
sen, and Pearl Z. Middleton, 20, Byron.
The San Francisco call., 1903-09-09
COWBOYS ENTERTAIN
VISITING NEWSPAPER MEN
Give Them a Supper Similar to the
One Partaken Of by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.

DENVER, Sept. S.-A special to the Re
publican from Hugo, Colo, says the spe-
cial train carrying the Washington cor
respondents crossed the Colorado State
line shortly before 6 o'clock this evening
and a short time afterward reached Hugo,
where a large number of cowboys con-
gregated and gave a miniature wild West
show, and a cowboy supper, similar to the
one partaken of at Hugo by President
Roosevelt, was served. This was followed
by a dance. The correspondents break
tasted at Hays City on prairie chicken,
dined at Ellis and made brief stops at
Oakley, Cheyenne Wells and other places.
They are accompanied by officials of the
Union Pacific. large number of Den
yer people met the special at Cheyenne
Wells and Hugo and will accompany 1t
to Denver, where the correspondents will
be banqueted tomorrow night by the
Denver Real Estate Exchange.