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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-04
Hall of Records Site.

II anu \ uuu 1lSAlCClltu anu A<lllC-
teenth streets, to be condemned by the
secretary of the treasury before the en-
tire square can be obtained by the gov
eminent as u site for the proposed hall
of records. Practically every property
owner in the square has now notified
the treasury of his willingness to part
with his real estate at two and one
tenth times the assessed valuation, the
basis of settlement fixed by Secretary
Shaw. Several of the principal owners
who were holding out have informed
officials of the treasury that they
would accept Secretary Shaw's propo-
sition. 1t is stated that there is one
small lot in the square that is in litiga-
ton and the legal title to which is to be
determined and that there are possibly
n or two others that 1t may be neces-
sary to condemn. but even the owners
of these are expected to accept the
treasury basis.
The Mcclellan Statue.
The commission consisting of Secre-
tary Root, Senator Wetmore and Cen
eral Ruggles appointed to select a
sculptor to design a statue of General
Mcclellan to be erected in Washington
has chosen Frederick MacMonnies Of
New York. The statue probably will be
placed in the reservation south of the
state department.
The Shaws.
Mrs. Shaw, wife of the secretary Of
the treasury. and their two daughters
are in Paris, where they will stay for
several weeks. They will make trips
from there, going when and where
they please. The secretary will not
join them. but will spend his vacation
at different places in this country. His
wife and daughters will return to
America late in September.
Increased Postal Receipts.
The postal receipts at the fifty lead
ing offices during July show a gain of
almost 8 per cent over the correspond
ing month Of 1902. New York made a
gain of 8 per cent, Chicago 6, Philadel-
phia Z and st. Louis IL per cent. Co
lumbus, O., made the largest gain. 80
per cent. Los Angeles. CAL. made a
gain Of y e % per cent.
CARL SCHOFIELD.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-04

will take practically all of the invest
ment funds of the state that are now
available.
The following figures show the con-
dition of the investment funds, in re-
spect of bonds, warrants and cash:
Permanent school fund-Bonds,
$418,338; warrants. 7S,146.63; cash,
800, 664.65; total, $597, 1928.
Permanent university fund-Bonds,
$4,000; warrants, $~22,S71.92; cash,
$8,O74.11; total, $75,946.93.
University bond fund-Warrants.
s19,O61.Oe; cash, $3.490.53; total,
$~22,551.62.
Normal school bond fund-War.
rants, s~21,O11.86; cash, $43, $3.50; to-
tai, $64,59O.62.
School of mines building interest
and sinking fund-Warrants, $~1,775.43;
cash, SIS, 1881; total, $17,29s.84.
Monthly Statement.
In the subjoined table are shown the
cash balances in the treasury to the
credit of the different funds on the
last day Of August:
Permanent school ....... 500, 664. 63
School income ............ 92.434.9S
University bond .......... 3,49O.53
Permanent university ..... 8,O74.11
Normal school bond. ...... 43,578.39
Agricultural college bond. 11,596.76
Deaf and dumb asylum in
terest and sinking $500. 4,359.3S
Reform school building in
terest and sinking. ...... 2,176.49
State capitol building. 49,. 34.47
School Of mines building. 3,SO6.24
School of mines building in
terest and sinking ...... 1 ,523.31r
General ~S5,371.49
Stock inspector nd detective q ,7O1.8 Y
Stock indemnity ......... 4,873.57
Sheep inspection and indem-
nifty 1O,O73.SS
State bounty ............. 6,7Y3.O7
Fish and game. .........L 9,788.29
University library ........ 1,951,99
State law library. 413.74
Medical board ............ 1852
State examiners .......... 7,42O.OO
Escheated estates ........ 5,S65,64
Soldiers home ............ 5,195.97
Capitol building interest and
sinking S,771.ss
Beautifying state capitol
grounds $3.50
Agricultural college income 14,132.58
Permanent agricultural col
lege 4,3373.4o
University building ....... 929.57,
Normal school dormitory.. Ia, 10000
Aarid land grant, Dist 4,
fund B .93
Arid land grant, Dist. 2,
fund C 100. 90
State fair 1890
Total $3.50, 643.OS
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-09-04

F. C. Victory, 2915 Montana ave-
nue.. one-half block west of public
library, boot and shoe maker. Repair
ing neatly done. Prices reasonable.
Give me a call. ks7
The oasis., 1903-10-31

Republican: Vim. Climo, super intendent of the Shannon mine, was down town this week for the first time in almost q year, says the Clifton Era. Mir. Climo says that he is now employing about 300 miners in the various mines under his supervisor. The mines are now producing an average of 500 tons of ore per day, which is certainly splendid showing. Dur ing the past month about 1000 feet of development work has been done in the mines, and new ore bodies are continually being opened up. The old Shannon mine is now producing considerable amount of high grade ore and Mir. Climo thinks it will hold it's own with the best of them in the terri tory. He has one stope eight feet wide of low grade ore. He has also recently opened up a fine body of high grade ore on the Sands group, which is owned by the Shannon company, and from which MT. Climo expects great re- suits in the future. Everything around the mine is now running like clock work, and there is no trouble to get plenty of miners.
The oasis., 1903-10-31
Torres & PrietaS R'y.
TIME CARD NO. v, In effect June 27. 1903.

Train No. leaves Minas Prietas at 9(C a. m. arrives at Torres at g:45 a. m.
 Train No. leaves Torres at 10 45 a. m arrives at Mipas Prietas at 11:l5 a. m.
 Train No. 3 leaves Minas Prietas at 1:S0 |. m. arrives at Torres at 2;15 p.m.
 Train No. leaves Torres at 4:45 D. m. arrives at Minas Prletas at 5:30 m,
 ALL TRAINS CONNECT AT TORRES ON SONORA RAILWAY, MORALES. TO QUAY MAS AND VICE VERSA.
 Wells. Fargo Co.'S Express and Telegraph in operation between Minas Prietas aud all parts of ths World
 shortest and best route to Yaqu River Barranca and san Marcill coai fe ds, Soyopa eahuaripa. Ores. La Blu 9. La Dur;l, Yaqui Smelling x Refining and No .ui Copper com panles.
 Freight can be consigned to F. Fl Seymour to be forwarded by team from Minas rietas to the above named places.
 Advanced charges paid on all goods con- signed to railway. which are received, for warded and warehoused free of commission and storage charges.
 'At Minas .Prletas depot hacks always ready to make trips to any of the above named points at reasonable rates.
 F. Il. SEYMOUR, Pres Prop.
The oasis., 1903-10-31

Sonora Time.
 Dining Stations.
 Pullman Sleepers are attached to these trains.
 Trains makes connection at Torres with Torres & Prietas Railroad, leaving at 500 a. m. and D. m daily for Colorado, and Minas Prletns
 Close connection Is made at Guaymas with Pacific Coast Steamship Colnpany's steamer Curacao" sailing the 17th of each month for Altata, Mazatlan. Cape St. Lucas, Magdalena Bay and Ensenada; as we'll as with of the |. A. Martinez Steamship Line, and others lines calling at this port.
 For particulars address. j. X. NAUGLE
 Gen'l Pass. hg't. Guaymas, Sonora, Mex
The oasis., 1903-10-31
MINING NEWS.

hdDRc NtWS. IL. huCy, Ol Dos Cabezas, made shipment of high grade ore last week from his mines of that place. The ore runs about
 $120 per ton and is taken from a
 ledge not more than eight inches
 wide and from a depth of about
 twenty feet. He has men at work
 sinking deeper and this shipment
 is somewhat in the nature of an
 experiment.
 Copper Era: The Sonora Gold
 Mining and Milling Company has
 been organized with $12,500,000
 capital to exploit sixty claims in
 the new district at Kingman. The
 organizers of the concern are R. A..
 Gurley, Courtney Baylor, A. F.
 Judson and Chas. Davls. Mir.
 Gurley has gone to Los Angeles to
 procure three miles of pipe to con
 vey water to the new twenty-stamp
 mill, which Dennis Sullivan, the
 Colorado millionaire, will send out
 from Denver, where he went for
 that purpose.
 Copper Era: The long lost Ad- ans diggings have again been dis covered, this time by a rancher named Russell. Mr Russell was in town with some specimens which were almost half gold. He states that he made a shipment of 300 pounds of ore, which brought him about 5000. He was very reticent as to the location of the find but left the impression that it was on the north side of the Els condido mountains. He reports that he found the cabin, and also the skeletons of miners who were killed by the Indians in the ffties. 4 Oh loride Arrow: The Altata group of copper mines that were Sold the past week to Chicago parties will at once place machin- cry in the mines and commence work. These mines have only been worked a few feet on the sur face, mostly in early days, when they had to haul the ore twenty six miles over the mountains to a Railroad to ship, and with this ] small working they have produced | over S200,000. As there has re- gently been a railroad built to the | mines the profits will be much | greater, as the ores grow richer with depth. This group is one of the very richest in the camp, and | best known, and as they will now be properly worked, there is no doubt that the present owners will realize millions.
 Tucson Post Announcementwill shortly be made of a consolidation to be effected of the United Globe mines at Globe, Ariz., owned by Phelps Dodge & Co.,, of New York, and the Old Dominion mines owned in Boston. The large stockholders have given their ,onsent to the merger and special meeting will be called within a lew days to vote upon it. The ,apital stock of the Old Dominion will be increased from 150,0OO to '50,OO0 shares of which l3OOOO { slll be given for the United Globe eaving 10000 in the treasury and i .5O,OOO for the Old Dominion. fhe Old Dominion company is not l 'ompelled to put up any cash. Mir. $ Douglas, of Phelps, Dodge X Co.,, T will be president of the counony (
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29

Moines this afternoon. He was taken for a long drive through the city, and stopped for a moment to address the Mystic Shriners, who were holding convention there. He was then driven to the capitol where he made an ex-' tended address on good citizenship, in cidentally paying tribute to Con- gressman Hall for his efforts in secur- ing the new militia law.
 At Des NIoines the president kissed a number of babies. During the drive four mothers. each with baby in their arms. approached his carriage, and handed him boquets of flowers. They then held the babies up to be kissed, ana the president did not disappoint them. One of the features Of the day was the large number of school chil- dren that greeted the president At every place he stopped, and at many places the train did not stop. the school children were congregated waving small flags. This feature pleased the president very much and he referred to the children several times during the day. The president is bearing the strain of the trip splendidly.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
BUILDER OF BATTLESHIPS
 IRVING M. SCOTT DEAD
The Head of the Union Iron Works
 of San Francisco.

San Francisco, Cal. April 2S.-1rving M. Scott. who for many years was vice president and general manager oe the Union Iron Works, died this after noon at his home in this city. He had been in poor health for some time, and . few days ago he was stricken with alarming symptoms. MT. Scott had iong been sufferer from kidney trou- bles.
 Irving Murray Scott was of Quaker parentage, and came from Baltimore. He was born on December 25th, il 1877. He was educated at the Milton military academy and the Baltimore Mechanics institute. He entered the factory of Obey Hussey, manufacturer of reapers. lie there became an ex- pert draughtsman. He came to Cali fornia and was d draughtsman, super intendent and later a partner in the Union Iron Works. He designed the machinery on the Comstock, invented machines and other devices for assist ing labor. He was for several terms president of the Mechanics institue, of the Art association, regent of the university of California and trustee Of Leland Stanford Jr university.
 He built the battleship Oregon and several other warships, and many fine candidate for United States senator and always took a prominent interest in politics.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
KILLED A STRIKER.
Held to Be Justified by Pennsylvania
 Court.

Philadelphia, Pa. April 2S.-The Pennsylvania supreme court today dis charged from custody Arthur EVads worth, Q member of the Eighteenth regiment National Guard of Pennsyl- vania O. Pittsburg, who was arrested for the shooting and killing of William Durham, q union miner a Shenandoah. Schuylkill county, during the recent anthr@c @cite coal strike.
 WadSWorth, with detachment of his regiment, was guarding the home of non-union miner, when the shooting occurred. Durham was detected ap- preaching the house. and when called upon to halt apparently paid no heed to the command. Wadsworth there upon shot. and killed Durham. It after wards developed that Durham was deaf and that it was impossible for him to hear the command to halt. Immed- lately after the shooting the county authorities tried to arrest the soldier. The military officials refused to de- liver him to the civil authorities, and the matter to the Schuylkill county court, which ordered that WadsWorth be turned over to the county officials. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which granted a habeas corpus and released Wadswortn on $500 bail, pending the determination of the suit.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
CHICAGO SALT.
Destroyed to the Amount of More
 Than a Million.

Chicago, April 2S.-The plant Of the International Salt company located at South Chicago. and three boats lying in the Calumet river were destroyed by fire tonight The loss is estimated at $1,250.O GOO. that of the International Salt company being placed at $500, ,000 The buildings of the salt company's plant covered nearly sixteen acres along het Calumet river.
 In these buildings were stored tons of salt and the greater part of this is said to have been ruined by the fire and water Included in the company's losses are the docks extending 1,50O feet along the river. The fl 2 threate to spread to a number of grain ele- vators along the river. but after a hard fight. the flames were gotten un- der control About 15O cars were con Sumed.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
THE WOOL MARKET.

Boston, Mass, April 2S.-The wool market has shown some improvement this week, but there is no particular change in prices. Territory wools have been inquired for and prices are firmly held by the dealers. Idaho fine, 14ct 141Ac; fine medium, 15G151Ac; medium, 15@16c; Wyoming fine, 14G1419; fine medium, 15@151a; medium, 16@1e1a Utah and Nevada fine, 1491412; fine medium, 15@15H; medium, 1601615; Dakota fine, 12@15; medium, 15Q16; Montana fine, choice, 1S019c; fine aver age. i612@17&c; fine medium choice, Is Q19c; average. 17@1Sc; staple. 1S@1914c fine choice, 1S419c; average. 17@iSc
 Colorado. New Mexico. Arizona fine. 11@16c; fine medium, 13@14c; medium, 14@l5c: coarse. 13@ lie; New Mexico improved, 15I16; Arizona heavy, 12M 1Sc; average, 14Gl15c; choice, 16017c.
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
JIMMIE BRITT WON
 OVER FITZGERALD D
The Brooklyn Boy Agreed That the
 Decision Was Just.

San Francisco, Cal. April 2S-Re:eree Eddie Graney tonight declared Jimmy Britt the winner of one of the fastest and best fights ever seen in San Fran cisco. Willie Fitzgerald of Brooklyn, x. r, was the man who put up the good contest against the California wonder. Britt was the cIeverer and faster of the two men, and landed two blows to Fitzgerald's one.
 With the exception of the last round. when Fitzgerald put the San Francisco boy on his launches with Q left swing on the jaw. Britt's superb oIity was manifest during the entire fight. In the first round Fitzgerald sent Britt down. but the Californian was at no time distressed.
 Fitzgerald had the advantage oi Britt in height. reach and muscular de- Velopment, but he was not nearly his adveTsary's equal in speed or in clev- erress. Britt devoted most of his at tention to Fitzgerald's stomach and landed numerous left hand punches that took the breath out of the Brook lyn boy.
 Britt occasionally landed4 on Fitzger- aids jaw, generally at the close of the rounds. but neither man was apparent iy able to seriously punish the other. Fitzgerald showed that he could punch hard with either hand and could take lots of punishment.
 Fitzgerald. after the fight. admitted that the decision was q just one. He said that he injured his right hand in the secord and was unable to do effec- tive work during the remainder Of the fight.
 He said Britt was the hardest man he ever met. Britt said that Fitzger- ald was a good clean. honest fighter, and the best man he had ever met. He Is a better man than Frank Erne, in that he can take punch and can go the pace at greater speed, said Britt.
 The fight was remarkably clean throughout
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29
THE CONVENTION
 FOR GOOD ROADS The Principal Speaker Was
 General Miles
He Believed That Since So Much Had Been Spent for Harbors and Water ways the Country Could Afford Some thing for Inside Communication.

St. Louis, Mo, April 2S.-The second days session of the national and inter- national good roads convention opened with better attendance than yester- day. Gertral Nelson A Miles of the United States army. and president of the national highway commission, made the principal address of the fore noon General Miles was received with great enthusiasm by the delegates
 He spoke on the subject, Military Roads and a National Highway" and said in part: T know of no ore ele- ment of civilization in our country that has been more neglected and yet is more susceptible of bestowing q greater blessing upon our people, than the i'm provemeat Of our lines of communica- tion and avenues of internal commerce.
 Our government has expended five hundred million dollars for the inn provemert of our harbors and water ways, and now the attention of the public is being called to our postal roads and avenues of communicat tion that arc most useful and important to all our people.
 If such expenditures of the national treasury have been made in the past for the development Of railroads and waterways is it not now a most ap- propriate time that the improvement of our roads should receive national at tention and governmental aid?"
 Hon. F. H. Jesse. president of the University of Missouri. spoke on ''rhe Relations of Roads and Schools" He was followed by former Governor J. R. Hogg of Texas, who made an inpromp- tu speech on the subject before the convention.
 Col. William J. Bryan spoke at the afternoon session. He received al. ovation. He said in part:
 ''The expenditure of money for the permanent improvement of the con- mon roads can be defended, first as 2 matter of justice to the people who live in the country: second, as matter of advantage to the people who do not live in the country; and third, on the ground that the welfare of the nation l demands that the comforts of country life shall, as far as possible, keep pac4 with the comforts of city life.
 ''The improvement of the country roads can be justified also OF the grounds that the farmer the first and most important of the producers of wealth. ought to be in @ position to hold his crop and market it at the most fla vorable opportunity. whereas at pres ent he is virtually under compulsion to sell it as soon as it is matured because the roads may become impossible at any time during the fall, winter or spring. The farmer has a right. too, to insist upon roads that will enable him to go to town. to church, to the school house and to the homes of his neighbors, as occasion may require. with the extension of rural delivery he has an additional reason for good roads in order that he may be kept in communication with the outside world"
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29

Ottumwa, Ia, April 2S.-P1 esident Roosevelt dashed across the state of Iowa today, and everywhere was met by large and enthusiastic crowds. His speech making began at o'clock this morning. when he made a brief stop at Shenandoah and his last speech was delivered here shortly after o'clock tonight before thousands of people
 His speech here was preceded by q short drive through the city, although his train was late. and did not arrive until after dark
 He spoke tonight on the good work Secretary Wilson has done in the field of a~riculture.
 The president had as guests today Governor Cummings and Secretary Shaw, and for a part of the day Con gressmen Hull and Hepburn. He will spend the night here, leaving at 4:30 tomorrow morning for Keokuk and will arrive at St. Louis tomorrow alter noon shortly after : o'clock.
 Ore Of the largest crowds that has greeted the president since his trip be- gan. was waiting for him at Des
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29

Victoria, B. C., April 2S.-The Russian demands regarding Manchuria did nos come as a surprise to Japan. according to advices received here today by the steamer Oansa. Japan had been pre- pairing for the crisis and dispatches to the Japanese papers from various sections indicate that Russia has also been making warlihe preparations. Off cers of the Oansa say that for months large importations of rice have been made by Japan and all exports is for bidden.
 From New Chwang it is reported 3,000000 taels have been forwarded to Port Arthur to buy provisions, ard from Nagasaki comes the news that Russian agents have bought sixteen thousand tons of Cardiff coal there and at Che Foo all on hand. Large pur- chases of food stuffs are also reported. As for the evacuation of Manchuria, dispatches to Japanese papers say it is appearent that Russia had no in tention of evacuating although one dis patch says that the garrison of Mouh- den was entrained for Port Arthur. when a sudden telegram from Port Ar thur forbade the departure and the garrison marched back to the bar racks. A dispatch from Pekin to the Jiji there says telegrams coming tr Pekin from points along the coast re- ported most suspicious actions on the part of Russian warships.
 Another Pekin dispatch to the Asai says that large numbers of soldiers ary being moved into Manchuria garbed in civilian clothes. Other despatces tell of the cutting of the telegraph lines in
Arizona republican., 1903-04-29

Manchuria and the interferences with the cable between New Chwang and Che Foo by Russians
 RUSSIAN AND OTHER TROUBLES.
 Washington, D. C., April 2S-An im- portant conference between the presi- dent and the members of his cabinet will be held in St. Louis probably on Wednesday night The special train bearing the president and his party will arrive at St. Louis Wednesday afternoon at 4:10. President Roose- welt and Secretary Shaw, who is to be of the party, will be joined there by. other members of the cabinet. Matters of importance, which have arisen since the presidents departure from Wash ington, will be brought to the atten- tion Of the chief executive. These Will include Russia's attitude in Manchu- ria, the developments in the investiga- tion of the postoffice department, and some departmental matters upon which the president will have to pass.
 Since leaving Yellowstone park, the president has been in close touch with Washington. Commun cations ta+- waen him and the heaos of the - partments have been eXc hsread .-.- l--- both by mail and telegraph \ tltca of important documents fer os s.sn4- ture was forwarded to Ec -cd2y. IT, cluded in the lot are some erts--t commissions. It is not -1E d. t ft some pending appointme as agreed upon at the St. ence, but they probably lL r. 1= --- nounced until after the ~atliFn oi rsfe members of the cabinet ro v hing ron,