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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
CHALLENGER WRECKED

Sir Thomas had a narrow escape
He was thrown down the hatchway
with a sailor and fell with such force
as to break the board flooring cover
ing the tank.
Just as a race between Shamrock
II and Shamrock l and the Sybarita
was being started in the Solent off
Southampton May %, 1901, a sudden
squall struck the yachts broadside
n The topmast of Shamrock II vas
carried away and her her mainmast
went by the board, carrying all her
sails with it and leaving her practical
ly a wreck. Shamrock I was also
considerably damaged. No one was
killed On board either of the yachts,
but King Edward, who was on the
Shamrock ii, had a narrow escape.
Sir Thomas Upton informed the cor
respondent of the Associated Press
that he expected to be ready to full
fill his engagement off Sandy Hook,
August 80. The whole thing" said
Sir Thomas to the correspondent of
the Associated Press, was so sudden
that | have not had time to realize
the full extent of the damage. I
heard only a ripping sound forward,
and then the whole structure wavered.
While it was still swaying I was
knocked down the hatchway and
through the flooring. When l scramble
ed on deck again the whole catas-
trophe was over
1.-The accident will possibly delay a
month, but I cannot say until l see
Fife, who is already on his way here"
Colonel D. F. Neill, representative
of Sir Thomas on board the Sham
rock, said: Il attributed the accident
solely to the unsupported weakness
of one of the rigging screws. l do not
think there was any evidence of in
sufficient strength in the mast. The
Erin's doctor reported that the in
juries of the men were slight.
In an interview with a representa-
tive of the Associated Press Sir
Thomas said: at is impossible to
say yet how long it will take to reft
the boat. My only regret is the loss
of life. l still, however, anticipate
being able to fulfill my agreements
across Sandy Hook August 20. The
yachts hull is not injured. The in,
jury is confined to the mast sails, the
topsail yard. I have cabled the news
of the accident to the New York
Yacht club.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
WILL BE
Supreme Court to Pass on Constitu.
tionaIity Of House Bill No. 345.

Supreme Court to Pass on Constitu-
tionaIity Of House Bill No. 345.
Helena, April 17.-Attorney Gener-
al James Donovan yesterday stated
that preparations were being made to
appeal the case of the state against
S. R. King, which was recently decid-
ed in favor of the defendant on a de-
murrer alleging the unconstitutional
ity of house bill No. 345, passed by
the recent legislature, to the supreme
court.
In his decision on the demurrer,
Judge Henry c. Smith, of department
one of the district court, held that
the law in question, under which the
action was commenced, was unconsti-
tutional. The attorney generals Of
flee was associated with County Attor-
ney Lincoln Working in the trial of
the case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
coMPERS ANSWERS PARRY
PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN FED
GRAFTON GROWS ELoQENT.
Says Organized Labor Seeks No Con
flict and Will Survive Parry's
Attack.

Washington, April 17.-President
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, today gave out a statement
in reply to the annual report of Pres
ident Parry OF the Manufacturers as
ISOLATION which was read before that
body in New Orleans. 1t says:
IF there were any doubt that Mr..
Parry had taken leave OF his reason,
the report or harangue which he has
made to his convention demonstrates
it beyond doubt. If the Manufacturers
association, in convention in New Or
leans, indorses Mr.. Parry's undigested
and malicious antagonism to the eff
fort OF the workers to eel material
and more improvement they simply
write themselves down to his low
level and stand committed with him
for all the injury which must follow
from his rabid u~tterances and his
venomous and ignorant antagonism,
which must provoke only resentment
and retaliation.
"Organized labor is the result OF
our industrial development and en-
vironment. 1t proposes to secure a
large share of the production of
wealth. 1t seeks to secure this OBJ
ject by peaceful and lawful methods.
1t aims to establish more rightful re-
lations between man and man.
"Organized labor is here to stay
yes, to stay long after Mr.. Parry's
name shall have been forgotten. 1t
has survived many encounters with
men of Mr.. Parry's caliber.
"Organized labor seeks no such con-
f1ict as Mr.. Parry would promote, nor
will it run from it. We desire indus
trial and social peace and are max
ing for it, Mr.. Parry, and those who
act with him, to the contrary not
w%ithstanding.
1--WE shall be enabled soon to dis
Germ to what extent manufacturers of
the United States are in accord with
Parry. At this writing we are con.
fident that he represents but an in
finitesimal part of the American en-
ployers. Organized labor faces the
future, confident and self reliant, and
hurls back into the teeth of Mr.. Par
ry his foul vituperation and abuse
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
New Coal Company.

Red Lodge, Mont, April 1.-THE
Bear Tooth Coal company was incor-'
porated in this city today for 100000
by John w. Chapman of the bank
ing house Of Meyer and Chapman, u.
{ o. Shea, formerly resident manager
Of the Rocky Fork Coal company; Will
liam Larkin, Roger j. Fleming and
F. H. Alden, the latter being cashier
of the Meyer & Chapman bank.
The company has secured an unlim-
tied lease of all the coal underlying
the Hymer addition to Red Lodge,
the consideration being a royalty on
all coal taken out.
The officers of the company re-:
John T. Chapman, president; D. G.
o. Shea, secretary-treasurere and man.
ager.
MI. O'Snea said this afternoon that
the new company is organized for the
purpose of exploring the coal meas
ures of the Hymer addition and has
no interest whatever in the surface
ground or the Hymer townsite.
I'VE expect" said Mr.. O'Shea, Ito
put in a steam hoist with a capacity
of 400 tons per day, and it is our in
tention to begin operations in sinking
a shaft as soon as we can get the
necessary machinery on the ground"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
ED. RUSSELL SUPERVISOR OF Ae.
sARokEE RESERVE.
KNOWS ALL The COUNTRY
Has Ridden Range in Country Now
Covered by Reserve for
Years.

Red Lodge, April 1.-THE general
land Office of the United States is
gradually providing for the proper
management of the extensive forest
reserves in Montana and Wyoming.
ana in this line comes the announce
ment of the appointment OF Ed. Rus
sell, a well-known rancher residing
on Butcher creek, in western Carbon
county, as supervisor Of the Absaro~
kee forest reserve, recently created
and including large portions Of Car.
bon, Sweetgrass and Park counties.
Mr.. Russell's appointment became
effective on Wednesday of this week,
and he will at once assume charge in
place of Lieutenant J. H. Ruff, who
has been looking after reservation
matters for the past six weeks, with
an office in Red Lodge. Mr.. russell
has been a stOckman in this part OF
the state for years and has ridden the
range in every nook and corner OF
the territory which is now the Absar-
okee reserve, and it is therefore rea-
soned that no more practical man
could have been selected for the place.
Only two forest rangers-Stephen
Ellison and A. L. Corey-are now
employed in the Absarokee reserve,
and n of Mr.. Russell's first duties
will be the appointment of several
more rangers. He will also have full
charge of all reservation matters, in.
Guiding the allowance of permits to
cut timber from the reserve for home.
stead purposes. Only twelve of these
permits have SO far been granted
A. A. Anderson, who has general
supervision of the Yellowstone and
Absarokee reserves in Wyoming and
Montana, mas in contemplation the
establishment of a regular military
regime. The chief men under the
supervisor in the government of the
reserve will be lieutenant rangers,
next will be sergeant rangers and
then guard rangers, who patrol the for
ests continually. All the men will
be regularly uniformed and have po-
lice power.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21

The yachts decks were crowded
with Sir Thomas Lipton's guests, Off
GERS and men, and it seemed impossi-
BILE that the disaster was not attended
by serious loss of life. Deprived of
it's chief support, the steel mast sway
ed for a fraction of a second and went
overheard, creating general havoc as
it fell. So sudden was the calamity
that the yacht lay wrecked and help
less before those on board realized
what had happened. Fortunately most
OF the tremendous weight OF the gear
fell clear of the deck, as otherwise
the disaster must have been multiple
ed three fold. AS it was only one
life was lost, that of a member OF
the crew named Collier. The rattle
of blocks and wire ropes on the metal
deck of the boat drowned all other
sounds for the time. The lull which
followed was broken by a sharp order
from Captain Wringe to get away a
boat. The captains self-possession
spurred the crew to action and a boat
was manned and started in search OF
Collier. Boats were also dropped
from the Shamrock l and Erin, and in
a couple of minutes these all were
headed for the scene of the accident.
Collier, however, never reappeared.
Clearing away the wreckage was
quite a difficult task, owing to the
nature of the spars and gear.
The Erin passed a line to the wreck
ed yacht and stood by to give all the
aid necessary. Sir Thomas, who was
extremely distressed by the fatality
and the injury to the yacht, said that
the accident occurred absolutely with
out warning and much quicker than
when Shamrock II was similarly dis
mantled in the Solent.
The hull of the Shamrock III was
not damaged. The mast, when it went
overheard, went solid. There was at
the time only n break, which was
about seven feet above deck. AS the
big spar, with it's weight of canvas,
became heavier, owing to the water in
it, the mast buckled it's head, going
down until it rested on the bottom. 1t
is believed it will be comparatively
easy to repair the mast, but a whole
suit of canvas is ruined.
Barges with a crane were soon o.
the spot to raise the broken mast,
after which the Shamrock III will be
taken to her mornings inside the
breakWater.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
Beauty and Strength.

Are desirable. You are strong and
vigorous, when your blood is pure.
Many-nay. most-women, fail to
properly digest their food, and so be-
come pale, sallow, thin and weak,
while the brightness. freshness and
beauty of the skin and complexion.
depart. Remedy this unpleasant evil
by eating nourishing food. and TAX
ing a small dose of Herbine after
each meal. to digest what you have
eaten. SOC at Holmes & Rixon's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21

"The Allen strengthening Machine
company" of Chicago has opened an
Office at Billings and will be pleased
to furnish any information to wool
growers through their agent, in room
3 BelAJfap block. A machine will be
shown in the Office, in operation. A
depot where all supplies will be kept
constantly on hand will be establish
ed. Call upon or write for terms and
particulars to A. G. Logan. local
agent. d-1-sw-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
HERRERA AND BERNSTEIN.
Terms Offered by Miles City for Fight
Accepted.

Miles City, April 17.-Biddy Bishop,
manager of Herwrera, the Mexican,
wired w. A. Tremblay today that the
terms offered by Bernstein for a
match here April q will be accepted.
Mr.. Tremblay has also wired Tom
Glenn, of Salt Lake, who wants to
meet Herrera, to be at Miles City on
that date and a match can probably
be arranged for the day following.
Glenn has fought Young Corbett, Kid
McFadden. Billy Maynard and others
well known in the professional ring.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
Save the Loved Ones!

Mrs. Mary A. Vliet, Newcastle, Col,
writes: 81 believe Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup is superior to any other
cough medicine, and will do all that
is claimed for it, and it is so pleas
ant to take. My little girl wants
to take it when she has no need for
it," Billiards. Horehound Syrup is the
great cure for all pulmonary ailments.
25c, SOC and 81 at Holmes & Rixon's.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
THE TWO ~sHAMRocKs.
Yachting World on Advantages Of the
New Boat.

London, April 17.-Summ1ng up the
results of the trials between the Sham
rocks the Yachting World estimates
that the challenger is at least Is min
utes faster over a 30 mile course than
Shamrock l and taking a line through
the Shamrock III, the paper concludes
that the Shamrock III is 10 minutes
better than the Columbia was two
years ago. The Yachtsman expresses
the opinion that the Reliance must
beat the Columbia at least - min
utes beyong her time allowance in
order to successfully compete with
the Shamrock III.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
NO U IN CHARGE.
Mrs. MCGEE confesses That She Per.
jured Herself in Assault Story.

jured Herself in Assault Story.
Great Falls, April 16.-Mrs. A. Nc
Gee, who had her husband arrested for
an alleged assault committed upon the
daughter, Miss Judd, confessed in the
district court here this morning that
there is no truth in her allegation.
She made a complete backdown
when put in the dock. She said she
knew at the time she was telling the
story that there was no truth in it
and wished to see her husband exon
Grated.
Jealousy is said to have been her
motive.
Mr.. MCGEE had waived preliminary
examination and came to trial cheer
fully. Mrs. MCGEE refused to answer
the summons and the sheriff was
obliged to send after her. The couple
live at Monarch.
The costs were assessed against
the wife, and MCGEE was dismissed.
If the woman does not pay suit will
be instituted against her by the coun-
ty.
A medical board examined Miss
Judd and found she could not have
been the victim of the outrage, as
described by her mother.
Mrs. MCGEE confessed after hearing
the testimony of the examining physi-
clans.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
ADMITS RoeelNe THE MAILS
Sorter in Chicago Postoffice Makes
Confession Of Crime.

Chicago, April 17.-Burton Parker,
a sorter in the Chicago postoffice, was
arrested last night on a charge of
robbing the mails.
He confessed that he had been open
ing letters and taking money from
them for several weeks.
Parker has been in the service for
10 years. He is supposed to have Sc
cured about $500 by his thefts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
Notice.

There will be a meeting of the stock
holders of the Laurel Hall company
at the Hall in Laurel, Saturday, April.
Is, 1908, at 2 p. m, for the purpose
Of electing directors for the ensuing
year and to transact such other bust
ness as may come before the meet
ing.
98-4 M. w. CRAMER, Secy.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
FLY BATTLE CREEK.
Seventh Day Adventist Prophecies
Advises Friends to Move.

Advises Friends to Move.
Battle Creek, Mich, April 17.-Mrs.
Ellen G. White, a prophecies of rec
ognized standing among the Seventh
Day Adventises, has decreed that the
Review and Herald Publishing office,
recently destroyed by fire, must not
be rebuilt here. She says the Lord
is displeased because the office had
been doing commercial work instead
of UNCONVENTIONAL work and declares
that the Adventists, numbering 49,
900, living in Battle Creek, must scat
ter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21
MURDERED ITALIAN MEMBER
OF CONTEMPLATING GANG.
COMRADES UNDER ARREST
Killed Man Found in Barrel Be.
aus They Feared Betrayal
by Him.

New York, April 17.-Vito Laduca,
who was supposed to have been the
proprietor of the butcher shop in Stan
ton street, where nine arrests were
made last night in connection with
the murder of the man found in a
barrel in East Eleventh street last
Tuesday morning, surrendered him
self at police headquarters today and
was held as a witness. Nickola Tes-
tro, 10 years old, who lives with La
duca, also went to police headquarters
and was detained for the same pur-
pose.
At the place in Elizabeth street,
kept by Giuseppe Morello, who was
one of the men arrested last night,
the police have locked the doors and
placed heavy padlocks on them.
Through the windows can be seer sew
eral large barrels, that bear a resem-
blance to the barrel in which the MUIR
dered man was found. The barrel
in Eleventh street had two wooden
hoops, and a wire hoop at both top and
bottom. The barrels in the store ap-
pear as if they had nothing but wire
hoops.
In the store was found a quantity of
sawdust and burlap, and Deceive Pc
trosino took some OF it to police head
quarters today for examination and
comparison with that found in the
barrel and about the murdered mans
neck.
The men are known o the United
States secret service agents as the
most desperate lot of Italian counter
feiters in this section OF the country
and were arrested last night in this
city as the murderers OF the mar
whose body, with Is stab wounds in
the neck, was found on Tuesday
morning, tightly packed in a barrel at
the corner of Eleventh street and Ave-
nue. D.
The dead man, although not yet
known by name, was a member of the
gang, and for days before his death
he was closely Swallowed by secret
service agents under n orders OF
bureau, who for some time has been
planning a wholesale roundup of the
Italian counterfeiters in the east.
That this man was murdered by his
comrades in The gang with which he
had been identified there is no doubt,
and it is thought that the men locked
up at police headquarters last night
planned his death and that some of
them accomplished it with their own
hands.
The affront to his comrades which
brought upon him the sentence of
death is, like the name OF the man
himself, still a secret locked up in
the breasts of the gang. The pris-
oners, all of whom were armed with
revolvers and wicked looking knives,
maintained an attitude of sullen de-
fiance after they were locked up, and
no amount OF persuasion could get a
word out of any of them.
A rule of long standing among them,
the agents say, has been to kill any
body that stood in their way or be-
trayed them to the authorities. The
mar whose body is now in the NOR
que, the head almost entirely severed
from the trunk, committed n of
these offenses, it is believed, and at a
council of the gang was sentenced to
be killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-21

We want hay, oats, wheat, potatoes
and farm produce. Call at our store
or write us and we will name you
price On above.
900 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS co.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-12
Legislative Notes.

The bill amending the indianapolis
charter so that the City Council may raise
the salaries of members of the police and
fire departments, was introduced in the
House yesterday afternoon by Representa-
tive Bamberger.
Representative Harrington yesterday in
PRODUCED the bill prohibiting the combina-
ton of insurance companies to fix rates.
The bill went to the committee on cor
porations. of which Mr.. Harrington is the
acting chairman.
II was announced yesterday that an anti
cigarette bill will be reported from the
House committee on rights and privileges
Representative Minnick's bill will be
recommended for passage with an amend
ment virtually substituting new bill,
which is a copy of the Illinois law.
Before adjournment of the House yes
terday afternoon Representative Morgan
filed a motion to reconsider the vote by
which the House passed the Lopp bill pro-
hibiting the hunting OF quail for a period
of three years. The motion will be called
up later. Morgan opposed the bill when IL
was on its passage, but changed his vote
To aye at the last moment I'm order that he
might be able 20 make the motion TO re-
consider.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-12

not consistently disregard this division OF
opinion in the county and since two OF the
Marion county delegation had voted
against the bill he thought 1t no more than
Just that he should cast his vote for the
bill. The senator's speech was well re-
ceived-
had been an attempt made to drive him to
the support of the bill and partly for that
reason he could not bring himself to sup
port 1t. He was born in Kentucky, he
said where men do not like to be driven
and therefore he took this in bad grace.
He said he believed the bill bad measure
because it was an entering wedge for legis-
lation of other kind which might be detri-
mental to public morals. He then voted no.
Senator Fortune then demanded the call
of the absentees. Senator Burns was ex-
cused from voting by the Senate because
he is seriously i'll at the Hotel English:
Senator Matthews was not present and
could not be found by the doorkeeper or
the senators. Senator O'Brien was located
and brought into the chamber His name
was called and there was no answer, al
though the senator was sitting calmly IN
his seat 1t was again called and again
with absolutely no response. Senator Ban
moved that Senator OBrien be excused
from voting, but the opponents or the Dill,
who had hopes that he could be induced
demand The roll proceeded again with
the name of O'Brien repeated over and over
and still no response. Finally the senator
not voting and that was sufficient to bring
him within the rules which excuse SEN
ator from voting. The body decided that
personal reason was not sufficient.
''Then," said Senator OBrien, 81 have a
personal interest in the bill pending and
1 therefore will not vote" The senator
spoke firmly and deliberately His face
was pale, but he faced the storm which
ragged round his ears unfiinchingly. 1t re-
quired high degree of moral courage to
take this peculiar position and ii was not
until afterward. when the senators ad-
journed, that Mr.. OBrien explained why
he was unwilling to vote one way or the
other. He had given his wife an explicit
promise that he would not vote for the
bill. On the other hand his conscientious
convictions were for the bill. The only
course OPEL to him was absolute neutrality
and that course he took.
For time ii looked as If the inflexibe
resolution of the senator from Dearborn
would deadlock the Senate and the roll
call would go on for hours, since there
were loud protests to every proposition TO
excuse Senator O,Bren. Finally. however,
Senator Matson moved that the roll call be
finished. 1t was done and the vote an
nounced by Acting President Dausman-24
noes and % ayes.
1.-The bill is therefore indefinitely post
poned,' said Senator Dausman, and the
bitterest struggle of the session was al
an end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-12
Library Bill Discussed.

IT, A Henry, of Marion, appeared before
the House committee on libraries last even
ing to argue in favor of House bill No 257.
which provides that in cities not operating
under special charters the control of the
public library may be taken from the school
board and vested in board to be appointed
by the City Council. Such action NAV be
taken by the City Council on petition from
at least 100 resident taxpayers, and it is not
compulsory in any case.
The bill also contains a provision bv
which the residents of the smaller towns of
county and of the rural districts may be
given the privileges of the library located
in the county seat upon the towns and
county contributing to the support OF the
library
The bill makes changes i'm the present
law that are Endorsed by the people inter
ested In the library question In several of
the smaller cities of the State. and il will
probably be favoraby reported from com
mittee and passed by the House.