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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02

reports under yesterdays date the continued
pursuit Of the japanese. who retreated from
Tsinkhetchen. near Da Pass.
The Russians o., November % forced the Jap
anese rear guard TO eyacuate a pass ten miles
southwark of Tsinkhetchen The Russian losses
were insignificant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
NEW HEAD OF DEAD LETTER OFFICE
Ex-Congressman J. r. Young Appointed by
the Postmaster General,

Washington. Dec 1.-The Postmaster General has
appointed ex-Congressman James Rankin Young,
of Philadelphia, superintendent Of the Dead Letter
Office TO fill the vacancy caused by the death of
d p Leibhardt last September Mr.. Young took
cath of Office this afternoon and Immediately
assumed its duties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
m'mANus TO CONTEST WITH pLuNk,rr

Assembyman Thomas j McManus Is to make a
fight for the Tammany leadership of the XVIII Dis
trietl ut the primaries next fall against Senator
George W. Plunkftt. who was defeated for re
election to the Senate last month by Martin SAKE
Republican. Mr. McManus ran about three b,n-
dred votes ahead OF Plunktt in the district and
this is regarded an indication that MIR PIunktts
usefulness as a leader is an end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
MORE wARsHlPs AT TANeIER.

Tsngier Dec 1.-Several warships anchored
IN the bay late tonight They are supposed TO
be & portion of the Russian second Pacific
SoUe drOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02

LAXATIVE BRoMo QuININE removes the cause.
genuine. call for the fun looS for
the signature OF H. W. Grove. soc 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02

We forward wi confidence a,J -1+i-~.,
ton to the early completion of the isthmian canal
which which WI III infrease u large measure the com
Pacific seaboards will feel in an especial Jegred ne
! impetus given to their trade by the construction
Every section Of the Republic viii Share in samr
measure the benefits to accrue from the completion
ship and the courage Of the Ren!blicg an
Of the powers of American diplomacy have been in
voked to enlarge the opportunity for trade i'm the
commercial enterprise, and If we true to our
opportunities, our commerce in and beyond the Pa
most optimistic dreams
continual and Vital q Her st. is o 0oG o Of
thrown or surrendered either ny ignorance or
presented in the plat forms Of TIE SLl''.
Democratic parties il the recent campaign The
Republican party stood squasely by its protective
te56n @ a rSbbe4 T RTg pro
sisted that rates OF duty should be readjUstei
public interest demands ,heir alteration; while
gradual reduction Of the tariff Ren96can ate G
tons are TO De made when necessary along pro-
elimination OF the protective principle.
IN the 4a %sB L p5y n rTsed t2n Sehege
not hesitate in the future subject them to care
system may be Just in its operation ' Whh eneYcT
change or schedules Is essential in the public in
advisedy it will be made with fuIl know ledge not
sound economic necessity ANY other pole IS 9bv t.
ousy unwise and disturbing IN IT'S tendency
ADHERES TO COMMERCIAL. RECIPROCITY.
The Republican party adheres 10 the doctrine of
commercial reciprocity. that reciprocity which
tends TO expand our commerce and develop
American industry I'm the interest American
tabor and American capital It holds tbat
pTocity which is the 'handmaden' of protection
but not TO that which is but another form of free
trade and which is hostile 10 the protective system
President Mckinley has been quoted by the
mics OF proleCupiI as iaVorinE the Democratic sys-
ten Of reciprocity The text Of his last great
sPfe were enre sd Prom rvs No No
could MISUNDERSTANDING them who did not desire
On IN distinctly ira
arrangements which will not interrupt home
production. we should take from nnr custom
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-02
KEEP TRANSFERS BACK.
Continued from first page.

three sides of parallelogram If a more direct
route be offered. providing that route is ten
dered between the two points which is inferior
TO no other route between them in speed COM
fort andc service.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-12-19

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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
AMERICANS STONED /,
Outbreaks Continue at Lawless Port
au Prince, HaytI.

Outbreaks Continue at Lawless Port
au Prince, Haytf.
Port au Prince, Hayti, Aug. 4.-The
city of Port au Prince is in state Of
great disorder. Bands OF soldiers
throwing stones prevent the Syrians,
from opening their stores.
American citizens have hoisted the.
Stars and Stripes over their resi-
dences, and number of them have
sought refuge in the American lega-
tion, driving there in carriages flying
the American flag and pursued by the
populace throwing stones.
Owing to the energetic remonstran-
ces of the diplomatic corps, the gov
ernment has decided to take measures
to protect the peaceable inhabitants,
and strong patrols of police have been
sent to protect the Syrian stores.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
PRODUCTIVE MONTANA.
What Land Will Do Under Proper
Irrigation.

Some figures given out by Professor
Linfield of the Montana state agricul-
tural college at Bozeman will be of in
terest to farmers of the state. The
professor is a systematic farmer and
he is said to be quite capable to take
charge Of farm, large or small, and
get all there is out of it besides TAX
ing good care of the land. In recent
letter the professor states:
"Will 100 acres support family on
the farm? What will the 100 produce
under irrigation? A Gallatin county
farmer would produce Is bushels OF
oats per acre; at cent per pound this
is $23 per acre, or $3.50 from 100
acres.
"a barlew crop at so bushels per
acre would return at l cent per
pound $24 per acre, or $3,S4O from
100 acres.
Wheat returns easily 40 bushels
per acre; at 60 cents bushel it would
return $24 per acre, or $3,S4O from 100
acres.
"If we made it alfalfa, Chinook
farmer reports five tons per acre at
IS per ton and we get $25 per acre.
or $4,000 from 100 acres.
IF the hay and grain are fed to
cows. 160 acres wopld support $50
COWS for q year. At Montana prices
for dairy products $40 ID very con-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
ANOTHER BIG HORSE SALE.
Montana Horse Sales Company An.
nounces Next Sale.

Montana Horse Sales Company An.
nounces Next Sale.
The Montana Horse Sales company.
which has established a reputation
all over the western country as sue
cessful promoters of range horse
sales, announces that their next
monthly sale will begin in this city on
August 20 and continue four days.
At these monthly sales the company
disposes of hundreds of range horses
brought here from the adjacent coun-
try and adjoining states and for their
next sale the firm announces there
will be on hand $500 animals from
which buyers can make selections.
Billings has become recognized as
the leading horse market of. the west.
ern country and the reputation the
town has gained in this respect is due
to the efforts made to establish a
market by the Montana Horse Sales
company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05

The clerk was empowered to purchase
a set of books SO as to enable Hin to
KEEP the accounts of the city in proper
shape.
The mayor appointed the following
aldermen to act with him in the mat
ter of procuring plans and estimates
for a water system for the city, and
for appraising' the plant of the Bill
ings Water Power company: Bennig-
hoff, Williams, Sturm and Brewer.
On motion of Alderman Bennighoff
the sidewalks in front of lots and 10,
block 90, and 4, s, and s, block So,
were condemned and the clerk was
directed to notify the owners thereof
to construct cement sidewalks, Is
feet wide in lieu thereof. The same
action was taken with respect to the
sidewalk in front of the west two.
thirds of lot and lots and 10 in
block 108. The clerk was instructed
to notify Superintendent Boyle of the
Northern Pacific railway that COM
plants were made of flying switches
made at the crossing of Twenty ninth
street, and asking him to forbid the
practice.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
ROCKY BOY VISITS Mr.. DIXON.
Wants Land Set Aside for the Chip
peWa Indians.

peWa Indians.
Chief Rocky Boy, head of the Chip.
peWa Indian tribe, has been spending
a couple of days in Missoula and, in
company with halfbreed interpreter.
made call upon Congressman Jo-
seph M. Dixon in the interests OF
his tribe, says a Missoula dispatch.
The mission of the chief is an import
ant one to the Indians of his tribe.
He is trying to secure tract of land
for the tribe on some reservation or
other place, and interviewed Mr.. Dix
on, thinking he had the power to
grant him the land for the govern
ment. He told Mr. Dixon that he
had come over all the way from Ana
conda to interview him and that he
had sold his pony in order to pay his
railroad fare. He also rendered the
information that he had spent every
cent he had and it became necessary
for Mr.. Dixon to loan him a dollar to
assist him in getting home.
During the course of the converse.
ton with the distinguished visitor
Congressman Dixon learned that the
tribe would prefer place in the range
back Of Anaconda, between the rail-
road of the Oregon Short Line and the
Big Hole river. Providing the Indians
could not get this land, the chief said
they would be satisfied to live with the
Blackfeet or Flatheads.
The Chippewa Indians have been
wandering for the past 20 years and
came to Montana from the state OF
Wisconsin. The chief could not esti.
mate their numbers. Congressman
Dixon informed his visitor that he
was powerless to help him, but was
willing to do what little he could.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
CATALOGUES FOR STATE FAIR
ARE ISSUED.
TO ECLIPSE PAST EVENTS
Fair Management Makes Formal An
Promises Larger
and Better Exhibits.

If present plans are carried out, as
outlined in the catalogue of the Mon
tana state fair, issued Monday, the
fair this year promises to eclipse
that of a year ago in every way The
capacity for exhibits has been greatly
increased and other improvements will
be made. The fair will be held in
Helena October 3 to October 8, inclu-
sive, and much space for exhibits has
already been reserved.
In the announcement of the fair in
the catalogues the management says.
"The capacity Of the state fair plant
has been doubled and in the main
exhibit hall $4,000 square feet Of space
is available for 1904. In the livestock
division the accommodations are being
doubled, and in the speed division
substantial improvements have been
made.
''The fair of 1904 promises to be lar.
ger, better and more instructive in
every way than was its predecessor.
The interest and cooperation of all
producers in this state is invited to
the end that the state fair may be
made the annual exposition Of Mon.
tana's progress in all industrial, COM
mercial and agricultural directions.
sThis page would be incomplete
without a public acknowledgment by
the management of the splendid sup
port and encouraging sentiment ex-
pressed throughout the state. While
the management exerted it's best en-
deavors towards making the fair, the
fact remains that the success was due
and will always be due to the sincere
and hearty cooperation of the pro-
ducers of the state.
'This catalogue presents increased
premiums in every division. The at
fractions and amusements will be am
pie, and an invitation is extended to
all people Of every class to participate
with us in making the Montana state
fair an institution in which every
citizen may take an honest PRIDE"
Time for Entries.
No entries will be received after 10
a. NJ. Monday. October 3. Particular
attention is called to this, as it is i'm
possible to give satisfaction any other
way.
No person will be allowed to see
the entries or have access to the entry
books until after awards are made.
Entries can be made at any time
(until 10 a. M, Monday. October 81,
by application to the secretary at Hell
ena, but articles entered must be on
the grounds and in place by that time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
CITY COUNCIL FIXES RATE FOR
YEAR.
new SIDEWALKS ORDERED
City Fathers Complain Of Dangerous
Practice by Northern Pacific
Road.

NThe regular fortnightly meeting OF
the city council was held on Tuesday
evening, all the members being pres.
ent except Messrs. Grein and Stod-
dard. Although considerable financial
business was transacted the meeting
was devoid of sensational features.
The July reports of the city treasurer,
street commissioner and chief of po-
lice were presented and referred to
the appropriate committees. The u.s.
ual batch of bills were passed for
payment.
Resolutions levying special taxes
to defray the cost of construction OF
the sewer in District No. Z, and Of
special sprinkling district No. were
submitted and passed. These resolu-
tions will come up for final adop.
tion at the regular meeting to be
held August 16, at which time objec-
tions will be considered.
The regular tax levy was made, and
the council adhered to the same rate
as last year, 10 mills, apportioned to
the different funds as follows:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
May Be Insane.

Red Lodge, Aug. 4.-Upon the ar
rival here of Under Sheriff Felix Ais
ton of Big Horn county, who with a
number of officers visited Roy Raw
l;ngs in his cell, he again confessed
to participation in the Wyoming g
crime. He tells how he and three
others shot Lincoln J. Morrison, a
prominent sheepman, from the brush,
staying that night at the ranch of a
cattleman who hired him to do the
deed and then fled in the morning
on horses furnished by the cowman.
who at last refused to pay them the
$500 apiece he had promised, but told
them if they did not clear out that he
would blow their brains out. Then
Rawlings said they rode to a certain
place near the Burlington, turned their
horses loose, threw their guns into a
creek and rode in boxcar to Billings,
where Rawlings himself hired out to
Rudolph Madsen, the Bluewater ran
cher, who arrested him on Monday.
But again this afternoon Rawlings
contradicted that story in which he
had even detailed the cowman's ap-
pearance and described his family and
brand.
His latest declaration is that he
learned all the details of the crime he
has been telling from four men he
met at Bridger. who gave him $500 in
cash to say he committed the crime.
Under Sheriff Alston says there is a
cattleman with family just as de-
scribed by Rawlings who lives near
where Morrison was assaulted.
But Mr.. Alston this afternoon tele-
phoned to Doctor Hale of Casper,
who attended Morrison, to learn the
exact date the latter was shot. It was
on May % last, and at that date Raw
lings was working in this county for
Madsen. Morrison, the man shot, sub
sequently recovered, but his mother
has standing reward of So 800 for the
arrest and conviction of his assail-
ants. Sheriff Potter wired the post
waster at Wiggings, Colo, today in
order to learn something of Rawlings
life and family there, as he claims
his home is few miles south OF
Wiggings. Nothing has been heard
here yet from Deputy Sheriff Pauley,
who went to Glendive to arrest Raw
lings' partner.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05

In the two games of baseball played
in Forsyth between the Fort Keogh
soldiers and the Forsyth team, the
visitors won the first game, 9 to IL.
Forsyth won the second, a seven
inning game, to 1. Keogh's only
score was made in the seventh inning,
when Cole made = home run.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05

servative yearly return from COW,
or $6,40O from 100 acres.
"Gallatin county produces grea.
lot of clover hay; four tons per acre
is a conservative average and not a
few of our farmers received 81 and So
ton from feeding 1t to sheep during
the past four years One hundred and
sixty acres of such clover fed to sheep
would return $4,48O.
Assuming that it costs one-half the
crop to harvest it, the net returns
are very substantial.
Some may question the returns per
acre, but they are below those given
by good, practical farmers in the
first and second Farmers institute
annuals."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05

time he has obtained indisputable evil
dence, from chance remarks, talking
in his sleep, and confessions, that
Rawlings is murderer and that a
price Of $4,000 is set on his head in
Wyoming. Possessed Of this idea, hav.
ing landed his prisoner in Red Lodge,
with the help of his wife and Deputy
Sheriff James Pauley of Bridger, Mad
sen proceeded to spend 81 telephon-
ing to Wyoming officers, who are in
clined to believe that Madsen is hon
est, though mistaken in his views
His story is in brief as follows: That
he first heard Rawlings talk in his
sleep of killing a man, and that he
gradually wormed a confession out of
the man. Then he claims to have
learned of a reward offered for a
man, and that Rawlings said that he
and three others had been hired for
5000 apiece by prominent cattlemen
to kill well known sheepman and
that they stole upon the man one
night in May and filled him full OF
lead, escaping with the murder price
agreed upon, believing that their man
was killed. Madsen says he began to
watch Rawlings carefully, and that on
Monday Rawlings tried to strike him
down with his fist, but that Mrs. Mad.
sen cried warning just in time
Thereupon he struck Rawlings down.
tied him hand and foot and carried
him to Bridger. Deputy Sheriff Pauley
came on with them to Red Lodge.
Rawlings admitted in jail today that
he had made such a confession to
Madsen, but that it was only a josh.
He says that he has never been in
Wyoming except in passing through
on a train. He claims to have come
from his home near Virgins, Colo,
early in May. with George Ashley and
another fellow, whose name he could
not remember. He says he left his
two companions in Billings, and him.
self came to Carbon county to work
for Madsen. Ashley and the other
man went to Glendive to get work
shearing. Deputy Sheriff Pauley has
gone there to arrest these two men.
Rawlings gives his age as 18, although
he looks older than that. Deputy
Sheriff Felix Alston of Big Horn coun-
ty, Wyoming, happened to be in this
county and has been summoned from
Bowler. When he arrives he will
probably throw some light on the
case.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
TALKED IN SLEEP.
Carbon County Ranch Hand Charged
With Serious Crime.

Red Lodge, Aug. 3.-Sheriff Potter
is wondering whether he has as an
inmate in the county Jail a harmless
sheepherder or the would-be murderer
of prominent Wyoming sheepman.
II the conclusions and representa-
tions of Rudolph Madsen, rancher
living near Bridger, this county. are
to be relied upon, the latter view is
correct Madsen secured Roy Raw
lings in Billings about two months
and . half ago to work as q ranch
hand. Madsen claims that since that
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
BOHEMIAN BEATS BUTTE.
Professionals Lose Game to Amateurs
by Score Of to 2.

Bozeman, Aug. 2.-It was Bozeman's
big day and Butte's professionals took
home the wrong kind of a score from
the Gallatin farmers. The game, re-
sulting in a score Of to 4 in favor OF
the home team, was close from the
start. Each team took three scores
in the first inning. Then came series
of goose eggs" Butte scored one in
the second half of the fifth. Bozeman
matched it in the second half of the
sixth and then gathered in three more
in the eighth. Butte failed to get
man past second base after the sixth
inning. The visitors hit Mccall free
ly. He struck out only one man, but
the professionals failed to hit him ef-
fectively. His support was splendid.
Bozeman punched hits and kept it's
opponents hustling all of the time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05

Geo. Hibbard is prepared to wait up
on you as practical paper hanger,
kalsominer and painter. Good work
at reasonable prices. Mutual phone
s01. k-n4.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
OPENING OF RESERVATION WILL
ATTRACT THOUSANDS.
BILLINGS SHOULD PREPARE
Homeseekers Will Expend Millions in
Eastern Montana Next
Summer.

The opening of the Rosebud Indian
reservation in South Dakota during
the past month shows that the eager
ness for land at nominal price has
about reached the highest pitch
People down in that part OF the
country simply went land crazy. They
came from al parts of the country
and went through all kinds of hard
ship to get chance to place their
names on the books of the govern
ment in the hope that they might get
chance to draw home on the ceded
Indian lands. Here was strip of
country containing but $4,000 acres,
approximately 2.400 claims, and there
were actually 107, 900 persons register
ed for these 2,4OO claims Most OF
these 100000 people knew in advance
that their chances to secure land was
only about one in 40, but that did
not discourage the homeseeker in the
least. All travel for weeks in that
part of the country was in the direc-
ton of the Rosebud reservation and
it is safe to figure that had the gov
ernment allowed so or 80 days to regis
ter in the drawing instead of 80, the
number would have been doubled.
Spent from $1,000, 900 to $4,000, 900.
An eastern newspaper correspond
ent who had been on the ground DUR
ing the registration and drawing has
figured it out that the people who
went to the Rosebud to get in on the
drawing spent from $1,OOO,OOO to $2,.
100000, the latter sum being on the
basis of about $40 paid in railway,
hotel and other expenses. The esti-
mate of $2,OOO,OOO is probably more
nearly correct.
II A Crush Here Next Year.
\ With the announcement next sVm-
mer that the government will transfer
its Indian reservation lottery parapher-
MALTA from Washington to Billings and
proceed to do business for the settle
ment of the northern part of the Grow
reservation, the crush will be some
thing like that which has just been
witnessed in South Dakota. The lands
in area to be opened on the Crow res
ervation exceed the tract just opened
in South Dakota by 100000 acres.
Instead of being 2,4OO claims, as there
were in the Rosebud reservation, there
will be more than 1000. Thus the
chances for a land seeker to draw
lucky number are increased and he
is sure to be here in large numbers
and representative of every state and
territory in the union. iHhe land fever
has just taken hold of thousands and
with the opening of each succeeding
section of Indian country to settlement
the chances are that the demand for
homes will increase rather than d.
minish.
Will Billings Wake Up7 ~
/ The tide of mighty immigration
n sure to set in upon this city and
vicinity within the next IL months,
but few people here realize, or care
to realize it. With all the opportunity
the city has to attract attention. to it's
matchless surroundings few there are
here who would turn their hand and
take advantage of conditions for the
good of the community. Billings is
now passing through a most favorable
period in her history and her citi-
zens should not lose sight of opportun-
tiles.
TALKED IN SLEEP.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-05
AMERICAN TOURISTS DROWNED.
saiIboat With Pleasure Party Aboard
Capsized of piohy, N. s.

dPs'zeu' OT 019Uy1 N. . 99
Halifax, N. s., Aug. "A special
from Digby, N. s., says that . sail
boat containing 10 American tourists
capsized and sank OF Smiths cove,
near Digby, this evening and that IN
on board were drowned. Tugs a1
boats with graphing hooks and d1o
tors have left Digby for tho ~
the accident.