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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17

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In view OF the weakness they mani
fest for going off at the wrong end,
it might be advisable for the navy de-
partment to order it's big guns in
duplicate and cause a few extra ones
to be carried among the rest of the
stores on board of the ships.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17
Live Stock Meeting at Helena, Mon

Live Stock Meeting at Helena, Mon
tana, April "a and rs, 1908.
For the above occasion the N. p.
Ry. Co. will sell tickets, Billings to
fifth fare for the round trip. Tickets
on sale April 20 and 23. Return linn
it April q.
187-7-sw-2 M. l.. HOYT, Agent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17
LUCK WITH HIM..

Baltimore American: 1t is a good
thing for Mr.. Roosevelt's feelings, no
tioaht, that he was in the :aS'ncsScs
OF the Yellowstone park when Oil
Jimmy Merger Hill took that shot at
him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17
Possibly the Helena Indepe,

Possibly the Helena Independent is
right when it says that there are not
enough of the people, to
Butte that were attracted by
Mr.. Mullins declaration OF pol
icy to elect their own mayor
Sin spite Of the better sentiment OF
the community" but the fact remains
that generally a man of that sort is
elected there.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17

served. Governor Batchelder has ap-
pointed the three commissioners 1.-TWO
republicans and one democrat) to
carry out it's provisions. This leaves
Maine as the only remaining prohi-
bition state in New England, where a
year ago there were three.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17
SPECIAL RATES..
Live Stock Meeting at Miles City,
Montana, April 81 and %, 1903.

For the above occasion the N. P.
Ry. Co. will sell tickets, Billings to
Miles City and return, at one and one
nth fare tor the rou.lG trip.
Tickets on sale April 10 and 20. Re-
turn limit April "a, 1908.
187-4-sw-1 M. l.. HOYT, Agent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17

When an authority no less reliable
than j. Pierpon Morgan declares that
the prospects of a continuation OF
the present unprecedented prosperity
are as bright as they could be, the
man who has his little fortune invest
ed in some paying business or enter
prise need not worry unduly at the
predictions of coming disaster made
by the democratic editors. On top
of this comes the r%eassuring statement
OF George Gould as regards the out
look in the west. No wonder that
the Commoner is not advertised for
sale "at a bargain"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-17

If the governor should decide to
call the legislature to assemble in ex-
traordinary session and make the date
the presidents visit at Helena, it is to
be hoped that his excellency will in
corporate a clause in the call indica-
tive OF the fact that it will not be in
cumbent upon the august lawmakers
to make singing of the Good Old
Summer Time a part of their DELHI
e%ratiOnS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
WESTERN COLT CHAMPIONSHIP
The second Day,s Play for the
 Honor.

Cleveland, Aug. 5.---The second day s play for the western amateur champi- onship brought ideal weather for golf CTS, and the days playing showed it. The morning round was more a weed ing-out process than anything else. thirty-two pairs contesting. In the af- ternoon the matches began to settle down to real work, and tonight only sixteen contestants are left to fight it out.
 As was predicted by the sharps, the Egan boys. of Chicago, and Louis James, the national amateur champion, stand the best show of winning. with F. Byers, of Allegheny, and S. w. Stick ney, of St. Louis, dangerous rivals. Many consider Byers the best player here, but James has just struck hts gait, his score of TT this afternoon being the lowest of the tournament. made in his match with Bristol.
 Tomorrow James, the Egans, Byers and Stickney will all be out for the honor in earnest. James will again have an easy proposition with J. Bole, Of Cleveland. Byers will meet John Towne, of Chicago, and Towne is play ing a fast game. w. Egan meets w. Carhart of Detroit. and the latter may deal Egan surprise. Stickney has no hard match either.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
BRYAN ON gHE STUMP.
Speaks in Ohio tn Interest of Demo-
 cratic stale Ticket

Urbana, O., Aug. 5.-Four leading democrats opened the Ohio campaign here to-day. two weeks in advance of the democratic state convention. Will liam J. Bryan had been engaged to ad- dress the Urbana chautauqua assembly to-day and the democrats of Champaign county held their convention on the Chautaucua grounds during the fore noon, at which addresses were made by MT. Bryan, John l.. Zimmerman of Springfield, Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland and ex-Congressman John J. Lentz of Columbus The assembly's Democratic Day programme attracted one of the largest crowds ever seen on the grounds. s...5s .. =.s.,
 The addresses all attracted attention because Of the direct references to cer- tain men as well as to policies on which there are differences within the party. MT. Bryan referred to ex-Pres- ident Cleveland repeatedly. MT. Zinl- merman referred to the fathers of dem oerasy and the eternal principles of the party. Then came Mayor Johnson and ext Congressman Lentz in emphatic dec laration that this was time for dead issues.''
 The "keynotes' of the last two speak CTS were not in accord with those of Mr.. Zimmerman. whose managers had secured the Champaign county dele gates for the nomination for governor before Mayor Johnson reached the Tab ernacle. This is MT Zimmerman's home. county and the convention stood 130 to 50 for Mir. Zimmerman.
 MT. Bryan received his greatest ova- tion when he said: The democrats of 1892 played a confidence game on the people and put a bunco steerer at the head of the party. want to say te you, my friends, that the disreputable man who stands on the street curbing and leads the unwary traveller Into a game where he loses his money, is re- spectable compared with the men who accepts the suffrages of 5,OOO,000 people and then leads them into Wall street to be betrayed.
 Don't be deceived when they tell you it was the silver question that drove people out of the party.
 Those who left the democratic party are divided into two classes those who left because they understood the issue in the campaign and those who left be- cause they were deceived in the issue of the campaign,
 Those who understood the issue and left because they understood it, can never return to the party until they re pen. and show that their hearts and sympathies are changed. The fight will continue in this country until one side or the other is triumphant"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
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MILFORD EEET STORM.
Considerable Damage Along Coast III
 ID. stark Has Narrow Esoape.

E 5il 2 -8 D. stark Has Narrow Escape, Milford, Conn. Aug. 5.--The storm which has ragged during the past twen- | ty-four hours has done considerable damage along the shore in the vicinity ] of Milsord. Numerous small boats have been destroyed by being washed
 ashore and others are lost, having drag ged their anchors.
 At Oyster river a twenty foot launch
 owned by Mir. Rhone of Hartford broke
 away srom it's moorings and went ashore. The launch was totally wreck led.
 A large catboat, owned by Franklin
 Chapin Of Greenwich. was wrecked in almost exactly the same place. A launch belonging to Camp Wood-
 bine, a Bridgeport party on Charles Isl- and. went ashore at Laurel beach and
 was damaged but not seriously. The launch was used by the campers as a
 means of communication with the
 mainland
 M. D. Stark of Bridgeport. general
 roadmaster of the Connecticut Railway
 and Lighting company, had narrow
 escape from drowning this afternoon
 MT. Stark attempted to reach Charles
 Island by walking the sand bar at low tide. The tide was turning when he started and by the time he was half
 way out he decided that he had better
 abandon the attempt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
DOCTOR SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Waterbury Physician Attempts Suicide His Condttion Precartnus.

Waterbury, Aug. 5.-Dr. P. Carter Lodge, a physician who has lived in Waterbury about three years, and who has achieved considerable notoriety during that time, shot himself in the head at the home of Edward B. Beddoe .on, Berkeley place, near the Wolcott road, just outside of the city limits, at E o'clock this evening. He is now at the Waterbury hospital, with almost no chance of recovery.
 5 Dr. Lodge came to this city from Naugatuck, where he worked for a time in the rubber shops. He is a grad uate, however, of the University of Vermont. He built up a large practice in Waterbury, but lost it gradually af- ter he had been dropped from the roll of the Waterbury Medical association. . The trouble occurred during the smallpox epidemic of 1902 He disa- greed with the other doctors in the city about the nature and the treatment of the disease, and wrote several letters to the papers in criticism of the meth ods pursued. The association retaliated by expelling the physician. Of late his actions have been eccentric
 Waterbury, Aug. 5.-Dr. Lodge died at the Waterbury hospital at 1 o'clock this morning without recovering con- .sciousness, T N
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
! RIOT IN NEW BRITAIN.
Striking Newsboys Got In rilx-Up with S% u Dealer.

New Britain, Aug. 5.--One hundred
 newsboys, who are on strike against a
 New York afternoon paper, while pa rading the streets this afternoon be- came involved in a nlix-up which re- suited in a small-sized riot. William Mccartney and James Murphy, two men who participated in the affair, are locked up, charged with breach of the peace and melting to riot.
 Mccartney, who is a newsdealer, brought four boys here from Hartford to sell the paper which the local boys refused to handle. When the strangers made their appearance on the streets they were almost mobbed by the strik- CTS, who were parading at the time. According to the police, Mccartney jumped into the thick of the fray and struck some of the boys. James Mur- phy saw McCartney's act, and, his sym .pathies apparently being with the strikers, he interfered, Mccartney be- ing his target. By this time the police had been called to rescue the four Hart ford boys and they arrested the two men. They will be arraigned in the city court in the morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
, NAYAL WAR E4NEUVERS.
Hostile Flee, Has Not yet shown Itself
 Near shore.

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 Portland, Me, Aug. 6.-At midnight last night that portion of the New England coast from the British bound ary to Cape Ann had been theoretically threatened by a hostile fleet for a pe- riod of twelve hours, but so far as known the enemy had not taken atl- vantage of the northeast storm and thick weather to slip past the defend- ing fleet and establish himself in any harbor. The attacking fleet has been at sea for about three days and will have until Saturday to win the game planned by the naval experts in Wash ington by occupying any of the harbors on this portion of the coast for period of five hours without being discovered mand of Rear Admiral Barker sailed from Bar Harbor at o'clock yester- day morning and by night the various ships of the squadron were we'll dis tributed along the coast and the work of patrol had begun. Many of the ships are equipped with a wireless sys- tenn of telegraph so that a majority of them can be concentrated at any point within a short time.
 Several vessels of this fleet were sighted during the day at various points along the coast. Three of them appeared off West Quoddy Head, East. port, about the middle of the afternoon and three hours later were sighted some distance to the westward off Libby Isl- and, Machiasport.
 It is expected that the attacking fleet will head for some of the many har- bors to the eastward of this port as those to the westward, especially to the New Hampshire and Massachusetts coasts are comparatively few.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
FAILURES IN WALL STREET
TWO WOMOREANNoUNCEDINSTOCE EXCHANGE YESTERDAY
Sharp & Bryan and Hurlbut, Hatch & Co. Forced 10 the waIi-Their Down.
 fall Causes No surprise as Both Had
 Been Discounted for Week or More
levleyy of General conditions

New York, Aug. 1.-Two more stock exchange failures, making total of six in the last eleven business days, were recorded to-day when Sharp & Bryan and Hurlbut. Hatcfh & Co, announced their inability to meet their obligations, Neither failure occasioned the slightest surprise: in fact, both had been dis counted for a week or more.
 The failure of Sharp & Bryan came during the morning session, shortly af- ter the market had recovered from it's demoralized opening. That of Hurlbut, Hatch 6 Co. was announced in the af- ternoon, just as prices throughout the list were tumbling lower than at any time before.
 The days business can best be sum- marked by the statement that almost four score of stocks, fully two-thirds of the active list, touched the lowest rec ord reached during the present move ment, which had had it's inception last September.
 At the close of the day some of the solid interests-and 1t is significant that these interests have been "out of the market" for weeks past-save here and there when support was most necessary spoke reassuringly They declared that the financial atmosphere was be- ing clarified, but for all that Wall street as a whole could see no silver lining in the clouds, much less golden one.
 Other failures were confidently pre- 5dicted and the names of several import ant firms were mentioned as among those in financial straits.
 A sharp break in sterling exchange during the day was coupled with the suggestion that at least one interna- tional banking house had been making desperate efforts to borrow money abroad. Officers of leading local banks and trust companies declined to discuss the situation except to express confi- dence as to the sound condition of financial institutions.
 The day began ominously. Opening prices on the exchange were decidedly lower almost all through the list, but the break was checked by supporting orders. In fact, veteran observers were heard to declare that but for this sup port a panic would certainly have oc- cured.
 The Sharp & Bryan failure made lit tie impression on values. but towards noon the list receded, the decline ern- bracing virtually all the standard stocks. The market then became dull and hesitating, but in the last hour and a half stocks were again thrown over ruthlessly and the closing was weak and extremely feverish.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
JTATERBURY STRIKE E.
Majority of the Men Favor Calling the Trouble or

Waterbury, Aug. 5.--An extraordinary effort was made this evening to declare off the strike of the trolleynen, which has been on in this city since last Jan uary. There was a majority vote in favor of this action, but owing to the fact that a number of the strikers were absent the final action was deferred ur- til tomorrow evening. There is a gen. eral opinion that the matter will be set- tied definitely at the meeting tomorrow night. A list of men whom the com
 pany is willing to take back has been submitted, and those not on the list will of course vote against settlement, but it is possible that they may be able to defeat settlement k. .. .
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06

Mgr. Kennedy, Father James E. CIeary Of Reading, Pa., and to Mir. White of Louisville, Ky. The latter one was so touched that he could not restrain his emotions. When Plus x reached the persons who waved two American flags yesterday at St. Peters, and who were carrying them to-day. he exclaimed: Cara, cara America, dear America forty-four stars, eh."
 When he reached the last person in the line he turned and while all the pil- grims knelt he gave the apostilic bless ing. ending with the words: T recom- mend myself to your pious prayers
 It was moment of most intense emo- tion and scarcely an eye was dry. Car .dinal Gibbons upon leaving the vatican said that he had been delighted to pre- sent the American pilgrimage to the new pope under such happy circum- stances.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
ANTHONY AND CARPENTER
Wlil Meet To-day for Women's Golf
 Championship.

titt tMcet 4uNuuy aVh UOAh Champtonshtp.
 Chicago, Aug. 5.-Miss Bessie Anthony of Glenview, the western champion, and
 Miss "Johnnie'' Carpenter will contest tomorrow morning in the finals for the Glenview cup. Both won their matches in handy fashion in the semi-finals to-
 day. Miss Anthony winning from Miss
 Elizabeth Congdon, Glenview, up to play, and Miss Carpenter from Miss M.
 Morris. Evanston. up and to play.
 The ending of the tourney has resulted the same as most of the women's open affairs of this kind for several years
 Miss Anthony against Miss Carpenter.
 In the past Miss Carpenter has had to content herself with the title of runner up This time, however, indications are
 that Miss Carpenter has a chance to win. 4 In the second flight cup Miss j..
 Slaughter. Evanston, will meet Miss
 Sallie Ainslee. Westward Ho., for the trophy. 5
 Mrs. DeWolfe will meet Mrs. William Herrick in the finals for the first flight
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
HON0Rs TO DEAD U. s. CONSUL.
Services Tor John c Long H cid at Dun-
 bar, scotland

Dunbar, Scotland, Aug. 5.-A funeral service for John G. Long. United States consul general at Cairo, Egypt, who died here as the result of an accidental fall. July 2S, was held to-day at the Episcopal church, prior to the removal of the body to Washington.
 The coffin. enveloped in the Stars and Stripes and covered with beautiful wreaths, was placed in the aisle of the church. A numerous congregation was present and the members of the town council attended in a body. with the civic halberd- bearers The United States consul at Edinburgh and Major General Sir Francis Wingate, Sirdar of the Egyptian army. whose guest MT. Long was on the day of the fatal ac- cident, were present.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
ENDURANCE TEST FOR AUTOS
Pistsburg to be the Destination for the Greatest Ever Held.

New York, Aug. 5.--Pittsburg is to be
 the destination of the greatest endur- ance test run for automobiles ever
 planned in this country. This was definitely decided to-day at g. meeting of the executive committee of the Ma tional Association of Automobile Man. ufacturers. -" The run will be started from New York on Wednesday, October z, and will terminate in Pittsburg on the fol- lowing Wednesday. The route of ap- proximately $50 miles will be covered
 in seven days, an average of 120 miles day. The shortest days runs will be
 S3 miles and the longest will be }15O
 miles. The route will be across the
 state via Corning and Binghamton to
 Buffalo, and thence to Erie, Cleveland
 and Pittsburg.
 The contest will not be one of speed, it being the aim to make the run as nearly as possible under ordinary tour-
 ing conditions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
Blew Out the Gas-Dead.

Atlantic City, N. J., Aug. 5.--Pearce Thaxton of Millersburg, Ky, aged twen- ty years, was found dead in bed in his room to-day. Deceased is said to be the only son of a wealthy Kentuckian. MT. Thaxton registered at prominent beach front hotel with five friends. When he arrived two days ago he told the bell boy of the hotel that this was his first trip away from home and asked him to show him how the gas was used. Last night Thaxton retired early. When he Sailed to rise this morning the door of his room was forced open and the young man was found dead in bed. He had evidently blwn out the gas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
SCHOONER APPARENTLY SAFE.
Floats On Penfissd Reef and is Prob
 ably ont of Danger.


 Bridgeport, Aug. 5.-At dark this evening the schooner which for several hours has been on the rocks of Penffeld Reef was apparently afoat and riding. so far as could be seen from the shore at Black Rock, safely at anchor, not much the worse from the severe buffet ing she had received during Tuesday nights heavy storm. The haze is very thick off shore and not much could be made out even with the strongest glasses. There Is still 6 heavy sea on and the vessel was rolling some, but her masts were standing.
 E The schooner is believed to be the Frauline, British two-master, St. Johns, N. B., for Stamford with lum- Der. The report that the crew were on the rigging yesterday has not been verified. The vessel is lying on the Cows about three quarters of a mile off shore, and in a dangerous position; but unless she Is actually on the rocks can probably ride out the storm.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
BANK CONSOLIDATION.
Mergor Of Two Great Financini Insti-
 tuttona in New York.

! Ii 98e
 New York, Aug. 5.The plan for the
 merger of the Western National bank of the United States and the National Bank of Commerce in New York was ratified to-day by the shareholders of the National Bank of Commerce. The plan authorinzes the increase of the capital stock of the National Bank of Commerce to $25, 900, 900 by the issue of 15000O additional shares of the par value of $1OO, of which stock 125,000 shares may be used to acquire the as- sets and business of the Western Ma tional bank and the residue is to be of fered to the shareholders of the Ma tional Bank of Commerce for subscrip- ton at the price of $40 a share. The number of directors shall be not less than nine nor more than forty eight. as from time to time the bylaws may pro- vide.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
Dr. Esoughson's Exciting Experien co.

New York. Aug. 5.-The Rev. Dr. George c. Houghton. pastor of the Church of the Transfguration, the Tit tie Church Around the Corner" in East Twenty-ninth street, had an exciting experience in a runaway cab this eve ming. He was rescued uninjured after Ia wild ride down Fifth avenue from Thirty-first street to Twenty eighth street by Lieutenant G. R. Fortesque, of the Fourth U. S. cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. Kan, who darted out from the sidewalk and held on to the horse until it came to stop. :.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
YOUNG TO SUCCEED MILES.
VIII Dc Last Accommodating General aati Etrst Chief of star

Washington, Aug. 5.-The president has designated Lieutenant General Young to command the army from Au- gust 8 to date of the retirement of Gen. eral Miles until August 15, when the general staff law goes into effect and the office of commanding general of the army is dispensed with. General Young thus becomes the last commanding general and the first chief of staff, al though he will hold the positions only a short time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-08-06
BAD COLLISION.
E ,ston ans chscago special crashts
 Into . Freight. .

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 Worcester, Mass, Aug. 5.--A special to the Telegram from Charlton says the Boston and Chicago special was wreck ed at Charlton depot at 1:30 this after noon in a collision with an east bound freight. The freight engine after talk ing water was recrossing the main track, when the express bound for Bos- ton came along at forty -five-mile clip with all signals set for a clear track Both engines were wrecked and two cars of the express derailed. The dam age is estimated at over s30,000. Pas sengers on the derailed cars escaped through the windows. The engineer and fireman of the express crawled out of the ruins unhurt. The passengers in the Pullmans were badly shaken up and tumbIed around The tracks will not be clear till morning.