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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
LOCAL M

w. T. Reed of Glendive is in the
city.
A. w. Whitney of Big Timber is a
visitor in the city.
Henry Calhoun OF Columbus was a
visitor in town last Saturday.
C. j. Baldwin is among the Bridger-
ties who are in the city today.
j. A. Crum of Chance is among the
state visitors in the city today.
Hames w. Richardson, the Lavina
Hockmaster, is among today's visi-
tors in the city.
Mrs. c. H. Barstow, accompanied by
her son., l.. Wicher, went to Red Lodge
Sunday to visit relatives.
Miss Charlotte Pirrie will leave this
evening to spend the summer with
a married sister in Fergus county.
Division Superintendent Boyle OF
the Northern Pacific was in t he city
yesterday on a tour Of inspection.
B. Ryan has gone to the Mussel.
Shell to look after the Ryan Bros.
\ 1OpCAl ~ Ill WuANA uO 10 l4LOA OoCOu.
Miss JEANNE Matheson, who has
been visiting relatives in the city for
some time, left this morning for her
h4pe at Helena.
RArbor day is not being observed
locally to any extent. The banks and
public offices remained closed, while
the schools had only morning sessions.
Mr.and Mrs. w. J. Cruise and son
of Helena are in the city on a visit
to the Bennighoffs, several of whom
are. seeing their new relative for the
16Et. time.
N Tomorrow Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Bou
east. Mr.. Bouton expects to be gone
two or three weeks. The Others in
tend to spend the summer with rela
tives in southern illinois.
Among the young ladies to graduate
from the Stanford university in Cali
fornia this month is Miss Clara Sweet
man, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. FREQ
Sweetman of Columbus. Miss Sweet
man is a native of Billings.
Honstruction Of a half mile of sid
<iAg~by the Northern Pacific has pc
gun about two and a half miles ives
of the city. Upon completion OF thu
work another mile is to be built nea
Park City, contract for which ha
been let.
Percy D. Wing and D. R. Colby al
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
DEMAND FOR PRESS SEATS.
Exceeds the Supply at Chicago and at
st, Louis.

Washington, May 9.-The demand
for press seats at the two national
conventions far exceeds the capacity
of the space set apart for the news
papers of the country. At the Chica-
go convention there will be 290 seats
in the press reservation and already
there have been received 1900 appll-
cations. The demand for seats at the
st. Louis convention also is far in eS-
cess of the capacity of the space re-
served for the press. At the recent
meeting here of the subcommittee has-
ing charge of the seating at Chicago,
it was decided that notice should
be given that applications not received
prior to May 20 shall be given no con-
%sideration. Applications for seats in
the press reservation at the Chicago
convention should be sent to Charles
w. Stone, custom house, Baltimore,
and for the st. Louis convention to
Charles H. Mann, press gallery, house
OF representatives, wa"hi-~" D.
G. Hon. Gilbert NJ. Htc.ror7. OF
Omaha Is chairman re ~ orees com
mittee for the St. Louis convention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10

rived in the city this morning as the
advance guard of the wool buyers
who may be expected later on. They
came from northern Wyoming, where
they have been operating since the
opening of the season there.
|Mmarting under their defeat OF Fri
day afternoon the Elks challenged
the Eagles to another game Sunday.
The def was accepted and as a re-
suit the antlered men more than wiped
out the disgrace of a couple OF days
before. They won by a score OF 20
to II.
r. w. Clarke, who with his family
settled in this section OF the country
81 years ago, departed today for Port
land, Ore, where his family is. al
ready situated. Mr.. Clark retains his
property interests in this neighbor-
hood and expects to return in a few
years to reside permanently.
Last night the young bachelors who
were the guests of the bachelor girls
at the recent leap year party returned
the compliment by becoming the hosts
of a like function in honor of their
recent hostesses. The affair proved tc
be highly successful and was one OF
the most elaborate social events ever
attempted in the city.
Only two teams competed for the
silk flag offered by Billings aerie OF
Eagles for the best floor work in con
nection with initiatory work, Butte
and Billings. Because OF certain
charges made against the local team
it was decided to hear no report from
the judges and Billings voted unani
mously to give the banenr to the Wis
TiUors.
AS mementoes of the Eagles con
~vention Mayor Foster is the prout
@possessor of a massive loving cup ant
C. G. Bever and Nat. G. Carwile {
gold headed cane, each, all the gift
of the visiting delegates. The presen
tations were made Saturday night dur
ing an intermission in the dance. J
Bruce Kremer made the presentation
speech.
TOMORROW evening an %oratorica
Contest will take place at the oper'
house, with all of the contestant
young ladies, who will compete TO
the honor of being selected to repre-
: sent the local schools in the stat
contest at Missoula. Those who ar
to take part are Miss Catherine WI
I. liams, Miss Nellie Billiard, Miss Edn
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
DOES ITS FIRST WORK..
Civic Improvement League Distributes
y Trees and Seeds.

Improvement League Distributes
~ Trees and Seeds.
Today the recently organized Civic
Improvement league did its first work
in the direction of accomplishing the
object of it's organization, when it
distributed seeds and trees among the
pupils of the public schools of the
city and several of it's members made
addresses to the young people.
l. D. O'Donnell contributed the trees
and the government furnished the
seeds. The latter were received in
compliance with a request OF the Sec
rotary of the league, who secured
them through the Montana congress
| sional delegation. Two thousand
packages of flower and grass seeds
we're given out by Secretary Dennis
ton, who also made a short talk to the
pupils of the high school explaining
the object and purpose OF the league
and asking their assistance in the
~laudable effort at identifying the city
Two hundred elm and ash trees
were donated by Mr.. O'Donnell, who
acted as speaker for the league al
the southside schools. Judge Mathe
son represented the society at a gath
ering of the children on the nortl
side, fifth grade and lower.
The three gentlemen sought to in
still a spirit of civic pride in the minds
of the rising generation by appealing
to their love of the beautiful and set
ting forth how they might assist thu
league in the task it has undertaken
A lasting impression seemed to hav'
been made upon the young folks an
the speakers are confident that the.
secured some strong and energetic al
lies for the movement.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTiES.

The Lake Carriers association and
the Masters and Pilots association are
still unable to agree and the lake sit
uation is unchanged.
NJ. P. Carrick, general secretary
treasurer of the Brotherhood Of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paper Hangers, is
dead at Lafayette, Ind.
One of the four Italians in Jail at
Bolivar. N. Y. suspected of being im-
plicated in the murder of John Van
Gordon and his sister, is expected to
confess.
The trial of six men charged with
attempt to murder two Jews at Kishi'
neff, Russia. resulted in n man being
sentenced to five years penal servitude
and the others being acquitted.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Babe Falls Into Well.

Oskaloosa, Ia, May 9.-The two
year-old babe of w. H. Doe fell down
a ffty-foot twelve-inch tile we'll and
slowly smothered to death. It's mother.
attracted by the muf1ed screams of the
child, was the first to learn Of the
awful accident. She summoned work
men, but before the babe could be res
clled it was dead.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
BASEBALL SCORES.

National League.
At Cincinnati, 4; Brooklyn, l.
At Chicago, 2; Boston, 4.
American League.
At Chicago, 8; st. Louis, 0.
American Association.
At Milwaukee, Q; Louisville, Z.
At Kansas City, S; Columbus, 6.
At St. Paul, 0; indianapolis, Z.
At Minneapolis. 3; Toledo, 3-four
teeL innings: called at dark.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
ADMISSIONS TO THE FAIR.
st. Louis Leads Chicago Exposition In
Attendance.

st. Louis, May "a statement was
issued last night showing the number
of daily admissions at the worlds fair
during the first week, just ended, as
compared with the attendance at the
Columbian exposition for the same
period. J.
The statement, issued by Director
of Concessions and Admissions 3. N.
Gregg, shows that the total for the
week at St. Louis was 137,70S, and at
Chicago 120 ,470.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED.

Three-story House coI|apees and Many
Are in the Ruins.
st. Etienne, France, May "A
three-story house collapsed this morn
ing, causing at least twelve deaths.
It is believed that more corpses are
under the ruins. Many persons were
injured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth, May 7.-Wheat-In store
No. l hard. 93Mc; No. l Northern,
92Ac; No. 2 Northern, S9Ac. To arrive
NO. 1 hard, e3Ac; No. l Northern,
92Ac; No. 2 Northern, S9Ac; May,
92Ac; July, 92c; Sept, Size. Flax
in store, to arrive and May, $1.O7k;
July, $1.0sA; Sept, $1.O91a; Oct,
S1.O9A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Notice to WooIgrowers.

We will operate a twenty-machine
shearing plant at Wolf Springs the
coming season. We have good range,
good water and have engaged a fast
crew of shearers. For particulars and
dates write us.
1-S SCOTT BROS,
Junction, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Glass Factory Burning.

Coudersport, Pa, May "a fire of
unknown origin is raging in the Bias
tow glass WORKS, manufacturers of dec
Grated glass tableware. and the plant
is practically destroyed. The loss
will be from $780, 900 to $4,000. One
hundred hands are thrown out of EN-.
nlOvment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
St. Paul Union Stock Yards.

St. Paul, May 7.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $3.50 $500; common to
fair, $3.50@4.25; good to choice cows
and heifers, sa.35@4.25; veals, $3.50
$50. Hogs s4.45W4.75, Sheep-Good
to choice yearling wethers, s4.75@
SIS; good to choice lambs, $5.1O@5.65.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Piano Tuning.

Arthur Wales, premier plano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or
ders at Holmes & Rixon's drug store.
Montana avenue. 57.tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
MARKET
Minneapolis Wheat.

Minneapolis Wheat.
Minneapolis, May 7.-Wheat-May,
92Ac; July. 92Ac; Sept, $3.50
size. On track-No. / hard, $500
96Mc; No. l Northern, 96@96kc; No.
2 Northern, 931ac.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Clerks Notice.

Another meeting of the retail clerks
of the city will be held in Elks' han
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, May Wheat May,
Gle; July, 86@S6Mc; old, 87Ac; Sept,
8OHc; old, S2hc. Corn-May, 47c;
July, 1880; Sept, 47R @4Sc; Dec,
43Ac. Oats-May, 41Bc; July, 38h
@38Ac: Sept, 3OBc. Pork-May,
$11.3 July, $11.57k; Sept, $11.75;
JAM. S11.OO. Flax-Cash, Northwest
ern, $1.0Sh: Southwestern, $l.Ol;
NAV. s1.O1; July, s1.04. Butter
Creameries, 14@20c; diaries, 1870
l8c. Eggs-15@15Rc. Poultry-Tur'
keys, 12c; chickens, lie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-10
CHICAGO Union stock Yards.

Chicago, May 7.-Cattle-Good to
prime steers. s5.OO@5.75; poor to me-
dunn, $3.90@4.S5; stockers and feed
ers. s3.O0@4.50: cows, $1.75@4.4o;
heifers, $2.25@4.s0; calves, s2:5c@
500. Hogs-Mixed and butchers, s4.75
@4.9O: good to choice heavy, $4,000
4.95: rough heavy, $4.65@4.SO; light,
s4.65@4.80. Sheep-Good to choice
wethers, $4.75@5.25; Western sheep,
clipped, s4.G0@5.25; native lambs,
$4.75m5.75; Western, clipped. s4.75@
5.75: Western, wooded, s6.00@6.S5.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
SEARCH FOR BODIES.
Loss OF Lives Estimated At From 700
To 1000.

New York, June 1S.-With unceas-
ing effort, search is going on for the
bodies of those who persisted on the
General Slocum. What the list of vic
Tins will total scarcely any one dares
venture a guess, but whatever the
parallel in the history of disasters
where death came to SO many in so
brief time.
Police and health department officers
have placed the number at figure as
high as 1000 and more, but it would
seem that the maximum fatality viii
not largely exceed 700.
All day long, from sunrise until
darkness shut off even the melancholy
satisfaction of watching for the dead,
anxious searchers kept up their vigil
lance, and at dusk there had been
recovered $50 bodies, for the greater
part women and children.
During the day 400 bodies had passed
through the morgue, and of these
more than 300 were identified.
Perhaps the most remarkable case in
the many appalling experiences of
those who were on the Slocum was
that of Miss Clara Hartman, who was
picked up for dead, towed behind a
boat for several miles, wrapped in a
tarpaulin and tagged as dead, and
then recovered consciousness. 1t is
now believed she will recover.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Worst Storm I'm Decade.

Santiago, de Cuba, June 1.-THE
worst storm in ten years which con-
tinued for four days and nights, cul-
minated in fourteen inches of rain,
which fell in five hours, accompanied
by hurricane. The lower village of
Ell Cobre has been destroyed. Forty
five persons are known to be dead and
scores are missing. A relief train
bringing mail and passengers was
wrecked at Moron. The fireman and
mail agent were killed and two of the
employees were injured. The passen-
gers are safe. The mines at Daiquiri
are crippled and six of the employees
have been drowned. The pier has been
damaged. The city's property loss is
enormous. All telegraph and cable
lines are disabled.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23

Toxic, June 20.-Details in connec-
ton with the sinking of the Japanese
transport. Hitachi. by Russian war
ships are being furnished by survivors.
The Russians followed and opened a
heavy fire, directed about the water
line, with the evident intention of de-
stroying the troops on board. The fire
was terrific and in few minutes the
decks were covered with corpses and a
wash with blood, one shell which
struck the engine room, killing two
hundred men. Captain Campbell, the
English master of the transport,
jumped overheard and is missing. The
chief engineer was killed on the
bridge. The commander of the troops
ordered the flag to be burned and
then killed himself The second mate
committed suicide. Many of the troops
escaped in the boats.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Hundreds on Sunday School Excursion
Eurned or Drowned.
OVER 1000 ON THE STEAMER.
Helpless and Screaming Hundreds Were
Roasted Alive or Swallowed up in the
Wares. Many Tramp,ed Under Foot
or Crowded Overheard.

New York, June 1.-THE three
dcclzed excursion steamer General Slo-
cum, burned to the waters edge, off
North Brother island, east river, at
the entrance to Long Island Sound,
resulting in the death through burn
ing or drowning of at least 600 per<
sons, mostly women and children.
Four hundred and ninety-eight bodies
were speedily recovered, and divers
were at worl, taking bodies from the
hold of the steamer.
Great preparations had been made
for the seventeenth annual excursion
of the Sunday school of st. Marks
German Lutheran church.
The scene on the decks of the steam
err as she proceeded up the East river
was one of merrymal1ing customary on
such occasions. The mass of flags
futtered in the June breezes, the
bands were playing and the children
were singing, dancing and waving
handl1erchiefs and flags in answer to
the situations of those on shore or
from passing steamers.
The fire is said to have broken out
in the lunch room on the forward deck
through the overturning of n pot of
grease. The wind was high.
Two hours and twenty-five minutes
after the fire was discovered the Slo-
cum sank 1t is estimated that three
were then nearly 100 charred bodies
on her decks. Just afr the steamer
sank the water near by was black with
bodies.
For hours the bodies of the burned
and the drowned drifted ashore on the
island between 131st and 13Sth street
in Manhattan. Some came ashore still
alive. Many of these died but others
will recover. At late hour divers
were still busy taking bodies from the
hold of the steamer which they said
was choked with the remains of human
beings, while the bodies of scores who
leaped or were thrown into the river
have not been recovered.
1t was spectacle of horror beyond
words to express-a great vessel all in
flames. sweeping forward in the sun
light, within sight of the crowded city,
while her helpless, screaming hun
dreds were roasted alive or swallowed
up in the waves-women and children
with their hair and clothing on fire;
frightened mothers casting babes over
board or leaping with them to certain
death; wailing children and old men
trampled under foot or crowded over
into the water.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Largo ,,inss MARKING.

Cripple Creek, Colo, June 15.-Prac-
tically all the large mines in this dis
trict, which closed down after the
explosion at Independence in which
more than twenty non-union miners
were killed and injured, are working,
excepting the Portland mine. General
Bell declares that no members of the
Western Federation of Miners will be
permitted to remain in the camp and
that the Portland company conse-
quently will be forced to fall in line
with the policy of the other mine
owners who organized to kill the
miners federation.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
WAR NEWS CHINKINGS
Japanese Transport Sado Safe And
Tewed Into Port.
RAISING THE STEAMER sUNGARI.
All Civiiisns Mt vradivostock warned to
Make Immediate Provision for Their
Families SO as to Avoid Sudden Tenn
porary Expulsion.

London, June 20.-The Japanese le-
CATION has received a dispatch from
Toxic announcing that the Russian
Vladivostock squadron has been sight
ed off Olxi island
Tokio.-The steamer Ise has arrived
at Kokura, carrying more of the crew
and troops from the transport Sado.
The Sado is safe and is being towed
into port by the Higo.
Shanghai.--As result of the sink
ing of japanese transports by the
Russian Vladivostocl1 squadron the
sailing of japanese steamships for
Shanghai have been postponed indefi-
nitely.
Seoul, Korea.-The japanese govern
ment has commenced the work of
raising the steamer, Sungari, which
was destroyed at Chemulpo by the Rus;
slams at the beginning of hostilities.
An American named Koen is in charge
of the operations.
Tokio.-It is probable that fog has
again saved the Vladivostock squad
ron. Many rumors are extant of an
action at sea but they are not con-
frmed.
st. Petersburg. ''InvalidRuss"
points out that the japanese had to
give up the attack of the Russian left
and, with all their reserves concen-
trated, only succeeded in crushing the
Russian right after a whole days
fighting.
VladivOstock. - The commander of
the fortress, General Lavroff, has is
sued an order warning all civilians to
make immediate provision to send
their families into the interior, SO as
to avoid premptory expulsion at a
moment of sudden necessity. There
are 5000 women and children here.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Zach MULHALL IN JAIL.
Shot Three Men at The Wild West
Show In ST. Louis.

st. Louis, June 2o.-Zack Mulhall,
live stock agent of the st. Louis and
San Francisco railroad, Saturday night
shot three men in front of the entrance
of the Wild West show on the Pike at
the Worlds Fair. One of them, an
innocent bystander, named Ernest
Morgan, is believed to have been fa-
tally wounded. He was shot in the
abdomen The other men are Frank
Reed, boss hostler of the Wild West
show, and Johnny Murrah, one of the
cowboys. The doctors say Morgan
will die. The shooting was the Gull
mination of trouble between Mulhall
and Reed over the question of author
ity. There had been trouble some
time between Mulhall and Reed. The
latter says that it was because Null
hall tried to run things, although he
was only an employee like Reed. Null
hall was thrown in Jail and refused
bail
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
ECHOES FROM THE DISASTER.
Department Of Commerce and Labor
VIII Cause Rigid Investigation.

New York, June 2O.-The chief off,
the use of new hose which burst in
many places as soon as the water was
turned on the fire which destroyed the
steamer and sent 600 people to death,
was the cause OF the disaster.
A dozen life preservers used on the
General Slocum are in the office of the
district attorney; of these only three
were intact. The rest were burst. The
canvas coverings of the cork was rot
ten.
st. Marks parish which furnished
nearly every victim, covers only ten
blocks. There is hardly house in the
parish that is not one of mourning.
The Lutheran church of the parish is
practically German, of a we'll to do
class.
Three steamers, crowded with ex-
cursionists, viewed the wreck of the
General Slocum with barred and bowed
heads; with bands playing appropriate
pieces. The capacity OF these vessels
was crowded with women and children;
the largest number, about 1000, were
on board the three-deck excursion boat
Sisins.
Washington, June 2o.-A rigid in
vestigation of the General Slocum
disaster has been ordered by Secretary
Cortelyou, of the department of COM
merce and labor.
Realizing the Importance of having
exercised the greatest care in the man
agement of steamboats,. especially ex,
cursion boats, Secretary Cortelyou, on
May %, of this year, issued a circular
letter to the inspectors of steam YES
sells, warning them to guard against
just such disaster as that which oc
Cured at New York
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Does Not Show IL.

Lao Yang, June 16.-The two Off
GERS who escaped from Port Arthur
and arrived here June IL, after crawl
ing through the Japanese line four
days, brought dispatches from Lieu
tenant General Stoessel, commander at
Port Arthur, to Viceroy Alexieff. The
general reports that troops at Port
Arthur are in excellent spirits and
says the bands play regularly in the
park and that Port Arthur has not the
appearance of besieged fortress.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Japanese rrnnsports Sunk.

Toxic, June 1S.-All doubt as to the
sinking of the transports Hitachi and
Sado by the Russians has been removed.
Three hundred and ninety-seven sur
vivors of the Hitachi arrived at Moi
and one hundred and fifty-three sur
vivors of the Sado have arrived at
KolSura. The survivors report that
the Sado and Hitachi were sunk by
torpedoes. The loss in lives is proba-
bly, less than 1000. The transports,
however, had many horses and large
quantities of supplies on board.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23
Wont Pay n Cent.

Durango. Colo, June 1s.-Editor
David F. Day of the Durango Demo
crat, has gone to Jail rather than pay
fine of s31O imposed upon him by
Judge Russell of the district court for
having criticised in his newspaper a
decision of the court. In a card to the
public the editor says: 1.-THE court
fined me 5000. will not pay 30 cents. :"
Application will probably be made to
the supreme court by Days attorneys
for a writ of supersedeas.'
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1904-06-23

Denver, Colo, June 15.-The Cripple
Creek Union miners, deported to the
Kansas line by order of Aujutant Gen
eral Bell, are beginning to arrive here.
John Comstock said in an interview:
"We. are all safe guess. We got off
at Holley and those people certainly
treated us fine. They fed us and we
have only thanks for them. No, we
did not suffer much, because the peo-
pie everywhere took us in and did all
they could for u.s."