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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-28

C.. G. Huyck of Red Lodge was a
visitor in the city last evening.
w. J. Cruise returned yesterday from
a trip to Helena and will remain q
few days.
Miss Estelle Tullis of White Sui.
phur springs was in Billings yester-
day visiting friends.
TIC. J.. Davis has returned from a
tour OF the east and visit to the Louis
lana Purchase exposition.
~ Doctor James Craig of Columbus
spent yesterday in the city. He re
turned to his home this morning.
Jesse Koshland, representing J.
Koshland & Co., woolbuyers, is among
the latest arrivals on the local market.
NMr. and Mrs. J.. G.. Lowell were pas
>~sengers on this mornings s%outhbound
Burlington train for a visit to the
east.
Fred Rixon is nce more enrolled
on the list of sick ones. He has been
confined to his bed several days with
a combination of the grip and a Sc
Tere cold.
NAmong today's visitors in the city
rs the Honorable Robert Brownlee of
Sweet Grass county, who is here on
business connected with the sale of
his wool.
Having been appointed manager of
the Montana & Wyoming Telephone
company, Lee Stoddard is preparing to
remove with his family to Red Lodge,
where he will make his headquarters.
AA gentleman known as "Tex" is an
/inmate of the city Jail, awaiting ar
raignment on the charge of shooting
up the south side. He is said to
have INDUCED in that pastime last
night.
//Miss Lora Goddard returned last
Z Saturday from Ann Arbor, Mich,
where she completed her course in
music. Accompanying her was Miss
Mabel Brown of Lennox, Ia, who will
be her guest for a few weeks.
Harry Clarke, who resides with his
father on a ranch west of the city,
was brought to town last Saturday
to have a large cash in his head sewed
up. He sustained the injury thed day
before by falling upon a rock while
playing with a companion.
Albert Gregg was sentenced to the
county Jail for 30 days by Judge Mann
last Saturday. He was convicted OF
stealing a pair of gloves from a Mon.
tana avenue store. His partner, Sher.
man Smith, was given q like sentence
for stealing a pair of suspenders from
the m place.
II Among last Saturdays visitors in
the city was J.. H. Peake, editor and
proprietor Of the Cody, Wyo., Enter
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-28

Phone to Bell 65 for all kinds Of
stove wood. Any lengths to order.
Strictly N~rstclass. ALFRED BURY.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-06-28

Arthur Wales, premier plano tuner.
Thirty years experience. Leave or.
ders at Holmes & Rixon's drug store
Montana avenue. 57.tf
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
REPUBLICANS or CRAVEN.
Judge w. S. OBJ. and E. C. Du mean to
be Voted for as Delegates at Large.

Especial to News and Observer)
New Bern, n. c., April 21.-The Repub-
ican Convention of Craven county was
held today at the court house. The
meeting was called to order by Chairman
c. B. Hill. Mr.. c. C. Clark, Jr, new
recruit, was elected permanent chairman
of the convention, and j. NJ. Harrison,
secretary. The following delegates, ali
white, was elected to the State and Con
gressional Conventions: c. B. Hill, Rob
ert Hancock, j. S. Hahn, John w. Small
wood. G. L. Hardison, w. R. Dixon, S.
w. Hancock, Geo. Green. G. G.. Clark,
Jr., S. H. Outlaw. Mr.. T. S. Rollins was
unanimously endorsed by the convention
as State chairman. Upon motion of Dixon
and Hancock the delegates We're instruct
ed to vote as unit for Messrs W. S.
OBJ. Robinson of Goldsboro, and E. c.
Duncan, of Beaufort. as delegates-at-
large to the National Convention
Chairman Robt. Hancock, of the Con-
gressional committee, has issued a call
for a meeting i'll Goldsboro, May 18th.
Mr.. S. w Hancock offered a resolution
eulogiZlng former chairman, j. c.. Pritch-
ard, for his services to the party The
new executive committee was elected, and
G. B. Hill succeeded himself as chair
man. Upon motion of Robert Hancock
the convention empowered the new COM
mittee with the power, at their con-
venlence, to name the entire county
ticket.
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.BLOEF|ELDS MAY
REARSHELLSHUM
Seizure of Six Cayman
Turtle Schooners.
THEIR CREWS CAPTIVE
The British Warship Retribution Sails
From Port Royal TO Bluefields
Saturday Next to Demand
Release and Compen-
sati0n for Seizure.
CIV the Associated Press.)

Kingston, Jamaica, april 21.-The Brit
ism cruiser Retribution, which is under
instructions from the imperial government
sailed from Kingston April II for a Naca-
raguan port in connection with the seiz-
ure of six Cayman turtle schooners and
the arrest of their crews by Nicaraguan
officials, returned to Port Royal from
the Nicaraguan coast today, after ascer-
tanning that the vessels ard crews had
been sent TO Bluefields. The captain of
the Retribution accused the Nicaraguan
commandant. under whose orders the
schooHers were seized, OF piracy. There
is CONSERVATION among the Nicaraguan
officials over the affair.
1t was necessary for the Retribution
to return to Port Royar to cuu. .De
cruiser will sail f"~ Bluefelds Saturday
next to demand the release Of the prison
ers and the boats and also immediate COM
pensation for their illegal seizure and de-
tention.
1t is rumored that if it be found neces-
sary the Retribution will lombard the
port of Bluefields.
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was dragged from him under protest that
he be protected from any peril or liability
to prosecution for what he revealed. His
testimony was no less sensational than
that given by President Smith early in
the investigation. He answered all queS-
tions of personal character, but every
admission was made reluctantly and re-
PLIES to questicns in regard to his numer-
Gus marriages were as near monosylabic
as it was possible TO make them.
Brigham H. Roberts was recalled by
the defense to show that the Democratic
successes of the State We're due. to the
silver craze and that the Mormon
church had not maintained q vacillating
policy between the two political parties.
Calvin Cobb, publisher of the Boise
Statesman, was examined in regard to
polygamy III Idaho aud the influence OF
Mornons on the politics of the State. He
SAID there is 30 statute against polyma-
nous coha bitation, though several unsuc-
ceSsful efforts had been made 30 enact
such a statute. All of the measures. he
said, had died III the Legislature, which
has but one-third Mormon. In regard to
the Mormon influence in the State. Mr..
Cobb sad that the chairman Of the State
organization of both parties go to Salt
Lake before every campaign and both can
say that everything has been fixed "all
right"
He said that after the election one or
the other usually felt that things had not
bee1 'all right Mr.. Cobb related the
efforts before the Legislature to have
called Constitutional convention to en-
act an amendment to rereal the Idaho
test AGAINST Aiormonsm. The resolution
was defeated several times and finally
Apostle John Henry Smith visited Boise
and soon after the resolution was adopted
The sensation of the hearing occurred
when Mr.. Taylor examined MI. Cannon
in regard to his various marriages.
Mr.. Cannons voice shook with grea+
emotion us ne said:
Nineteen 'Tears ago was brought in
to great trouble. | was prosecuted and
sent to prison because l acknowledged tho
mothers OF my children as nv families
| was "lyen the opportunity of desertine
my families or going to prison-I went to
prison.
For long time nave live5 within
the law as far as it was possible to dn
SO IN the face Of the obligations to NV
Continued on Page Fiye.)
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SulIy's Demurrer 0yerruIed.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York April 21.-Judge Holt in the
United States District Court today over,
ruled the demurrer interposed by Daniel
J. Sully and Company against the invoi-
untary petition in bankruptcy fled
against the firm by Stephen Eweld and
Company and other creditors, giving the
defendants leave to answer the amended
petition within ten days on the payment
of costs.
The receivers of Sully and Company To,
Gay announced that they have sold ali
but one hundred bales OF the spot cotton
held in warehouses tor the bankrupt firnI.
Two thousand bales were sold yester
day and twelve hundred today. About
$3.50, 900 have been realized by the sale.
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to that suggested by Mr.. Simmons and
they can see no reason for changing i,
now, especially as there is little d0uh;
as to who the nominee will be-
With this view most of the North Caro-
llnlans who take an active interest in
political matters seem to agree. A nun.
Der of such rave been in Washington
this week and almost without exception
they have expressed the opinion that tbe
party had better stick to it's old rule.
+ Among these is Mr.. e. L. Travis. who
said Il see no reason for making :,
chang, in the rule we have always FOL
lowed Of selecting good men as delegates
and committing to them our interests
at the convention without binding or
hampeTing them as to candidates" E"
Mr.. Travis said that as far as candl
dates were concerned he thought the
State was solid for Parker and its vote
in the convention would be cast for him.
Instructions or no instructions.
Some Of the North Carolina members
of the House said they would favor in.
strietions If there was any doubt as to
the sentiment OF the State as between
Hearst and Parker, but as the Hearst
sentiment seems to amount to nothine
at all. they preferred there should be mo-
Instructions
Ex-senator Marion Butler was caller
at tI,e White House today. Mr.. Butler =.
row a Republican III all but name. In
that he's q Populist, but that's small
matter which he proposes to remedy on
JuIv 4 when III Populists meet in Ma
tionaI Convention St. Louis. He vii,
at fhat time he saws. throw up the chair
manshin of the Populist National Commit
foe and retire from politics.
what viii the convention do?" he was
asked. 49, :.
nat candidates for President and Vice
pTes;dent" he answered.
'.Are YOU a candidate for either placer.
De ~ " a, am out, out politics, he said, "and
will not not again serve as National chair,
man" ~, +bo xvort:4
s4ar ,'aich Is regarded as Mr.. Roosevelt $
peI pe4s, sonai organ in this city says this af,
te'nonn pqi non. 1T is pretty wen established
tbat tbihoPH Mr. Butler is not as July commit
tns taa' - ,aT, apT,onulisru as he was good many
veare vea - 400 In his own State North caro-.
yea1s YEA - ago are I the Populist bug deposited
haate,is ilna' Mal number Of years ago, Populsln
ua95ea,d - dead and the only two parties are
40 QCSet,
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TEAM Of ATHLETES
University Boys OFF for
franklin Field.
They Go to Participate in the Tenth
Annual Relay Games of the
University of Pennsyl-
yania.
Especial to News and observer.)


Chapel Hill, N. c., April 21.-The Uni
versity track team left this afternoon for
Philadelphia. They will go by way of the
Southern. When they arrive in Green's
boro they will take a sleeper Tor Wash
ington. The team will arrive in Phiia-
delphia tomorrow afternoon. The team
goes to participate in the Tenth Annual
Relay games of he University of Penn
s-lvania.
In this meet Carolina will be represent
ed in the one mile relay contest by w. NJ.
Wilson (Capt.), record, 56 seconds; E.
Sifford record sc seconds; G.. r. Berkley,
record 53 seconds, and J. s. Newton,
record SO seconds. Total time of relay
337 seconds.
In the 100 yard dash she will be repre-
sented by w P. Jacocks, whose record is
10 seconds, and the Southern record is
10 o-5 seconds
1t is expected that all CT these contest
ants will lower their records since they
nave net had much opposition in practic-
ing, thereby making good show against
the big four.
1t suffimest to sais that the will te the
largest track meet in America, or has ever
been, and in this meet Carolina will &c
up against the largest universities ana
colleges in the United States. In the 100
yard dash the following institutions viii
be represented, and contest for first ana
second places, Yale. Harvard, Princeton
Pennsylvania, Cornell Lafayette, Chicago,
University of New York, University OF
Michigan, University of Wisconsin, AM
herst and others.
In the one mile relay the following in
stitutions will enter: John Hopkins. Uni
versity OF Virginia, Lafayette, Dickinson,
Carlyle Indians, Bucknell and others.
The Carolina boys will contest for thes-
athletic honors with some of the world $
| best athletes, viz Duffy, Of Georgetown;
Glass and Sheveon, O. Yale; Hisk and
Converse, OF Harvard James, the world :
champion high jumper of the University
Of New York; Holm, Of the University o;
Michigan; Dewitte, Of Princeton, and
other world record holders viii contest.
| This is the first time the Tar Heels have
| been invited to enter for places ii a
track meet so large, and it is worth time
to say that North Carolina and Virginia
are the only two Southern institutions
| that have been invited, Or will take part
| in this track meet.
While almost every college OF ahy i'm
portance north of the Potomac will enter
! considerable interest is nov being mani
tested IN the North as to the result Of tnc
meet, for in this meet there will be morl
| than one thousand contestants or COM
| patitors. Last year seventeen thousand
| SPECTATORS witnessed the contests but this
year the crowd is expected to be almost
twice as large. The contest will take
| place on the Saterd on Franklin Field
| Philadelphia, Saturday, the 23rd inst.
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WON BY RAINLAND
The Cumberland Derby
Worth $31,145 Taken
by Him With Ease.
lBy the Associated Press J

Nashville, Tenn, April 21-Rainland,
son of Rainbow, and Fable, just arrived
from st. Louis and an added starter, wen
the Cumberland derby at Cumberland
park today in easy fashion. The stake
was worth $31, ,145 to the first horse and
seems a pick up to Mrs. Goldblatt, her
representative stating that it was only
last night that it was decided to ship
the colt to Nashville.
Brancas, the favorite, owned by Viii
liam Gerst, of Nashville, was heavily
backed and it, is yet believed by many
that he would have had the stake at his
mercy but for an accident.
Rounding the first turn, after being
mixed UP at the start, the colt stumbled
and Jockey Lyme was unseated. Recov,
ering himself, Brancas started into the
group and finished third with head up
and without rider.
-ne Cumberland Derby: $500 added
One mile and an eighth-Rainland, 10 TO
l. won Katie Powers, Is to /. second ;
Cheboygan, Is to 1, third Time, So IL.
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aNopGh GapoHna Daily Circulation

the Republican and Democratic. Mr. Dut
Ter has for some time affiliated, IN L
personal way at least, with the ReDubl
cans of that State. He has called AZ the
White House a number of times in the
last few months in connection with N)rtn
Carolina appointments and has made
some recommendations. Personally, Mr.
Butler is an admirer OF President E0use
welt.
Thomas Wilson, of Georgia, who was =
nominee of the Populisl
party when Bryan headed the ticket OF
that party eight years ago. is talked OF fol
first place this year in case the Populists
put up a National ticket Mr.. Butler
said he did not know how many other
men were candidates.
The emergency River and Harbor bill
as it passed the Senate this afternoon
contained four North Carolina items IL,
addition to the $40, 600 that was put In
by the House for the Cape Fear river
below Wilmington. Two of them, ALREADY
noted in these columns, provide for pre-.
liminary surveys of the Snallotte riveI
from the bar to its mouth, and OF the
Northeast river from Wilmington to
Hallsville. Also today two amendments
by Senator Simmons were adopted, by
which the Meherrin river from Murfrees-
boro to it's mouth is to be surveyed ana
the Tar river from Greenville to its
mouth, with a view to making. a chan
mel one hundred feet wide from Green
vile to Washington and two hundred feet
wide below Washington.
The North Carolina delegation attending
the G. A. r. convention today chose E4iss
Mary Love Struggled as regent, end
Mrs. Edwin L. Gregory as alternate. At
the evening session cf the convention che
of the features was musical program,
and Miss Susie e. Award. pianist, played
"Cornelia," a waltz written by Miss
stringneld, OF North Carolina, and dedei-
Gated to the President General Mrs. Fair,
banks.
FRED l.. MERRITT.
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Have They Elected Dr.. Alderman ?
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c.. April 21.-From some
members of the University of Virginia
baseball team, which stopped at the Gull
ford hotel here last night, ell route to
Raleigh to play the A. and M. College
team there today, it was learned that tie
generally accepted explanation of the
failure of the Board Of Visitors OF the
University to announce the result or
their effort to elect a president of The
University, was because of the fact that
each member had candidate and wcdid
not give him up Another report, which
was common rumor, was that Dr. Alder
man was elected and the annolncemnnr
of the decision was delayed until it Was
definitely known that he would accGlt tire
presidency under the conditions i'm
pnsad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
A Five Wived Man Gives
Testimony.
HIS WOES WERE MANY
Not Caused by This Super-abundance
of Wives You Understand but by
the Laws Enacted by Your
Cruel Uncle
Samuel.
(By the Associated Pres3.)

Washington, April 21.-The feature OF
today's hearing in the Smoot case before
the Senate Committee on Privileges and
Elections was the testimony of Angus M.
Cannon, for twenty-five years president Of
the largest Mormon stake in the world.
The testimony was OF personal character
with the conviction Of the witnesses on
charges of polygamous cohabitation, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Tar Heels Want No In
structed Delegation.
.lT is ALL FOR PARKER
One Hears Very Little Else in Po!it.
icaI Way Among the North Caro-
lima Members of the House
in The National
Capital.
Especial to News and ohserver.)

Washington, D. c., April 21.--The sUs.
pestion of Senator Simmons that North
Carolina Democrats ought to send an IN
structed delegation to the National Con
vention does not meet the approval OF
either his colleague in the Senate (Mr.
Overman), or of majority OF the mem
bers of the House. They say the invaria
bic practice has been just the opposite
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Body Of Iohn Williams Found.
Especial to News and observcr.)

Washington. N. c., April 21.-The body
OF John Williams, coiored. who was
drowned at Red Banks, on Wednesday
evening. April 13th. two miles below
Greenville, on Tar river. was found float
ing in the river today by the steamer
Myers, on her way down to this city. The
body was brought here for burial. L was
almost unrecognizable, having been III the
water for over week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
READING OVER TIE NOTES.
The Work of the a. & N. C. investiga-
ting Committee.
Especial to News and Observer.)

New Bern N. c., April 21.-The mem
bers of the investigating committee and
board of internal improvements, who have
been investigating matters of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad, have gone
to their homes, excepting Mr.. Gray, who
remains for day or two to read over with
Attorneys Clark aud Guion the testimony
to ensure that the stenographc notes
have been correctly transcribed. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be 400 pages of ties.
timony. Mr.. Becl1with Is expected to re
turn tomorrow.
Sheriff ]. w. Biddle informs me that
there are over SEQ white men in Craven
county who have not paid their poll tax.
The term expires May 1st. Every whito
voter ought to pay UP.
Though the world may owe all of US a
i;s..,.ss e. -
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cials were guilty of negligence, and il so
what particular official was negligent.
They have right to know if there has
been any collusion between the rectihers
and any Federal offceholder-in Raleigh,
in the field or elsewhere. Davis has been
convicted of collusion Are there 9th
ers?
The people wish all the facts and they
have a right to demand a full investiga
ton,
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Oak Ridge The Winner.

Especial 10 News and Observer
Kernersville, N. c., April 21.-Oak
Ridge defeated Trinity High School here
today by a score of 10 to- 2 Warren let
Trinity down with four hits. The fea-
lures were the all round work of Fletch-
er, Oak Ridges catcher; the hitting and
first base work Of Holt and the fine box
work of Warren.
Score: r II Z
Oak Ridge 10 10
Trinity 2 5
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
DELEGATE NATIONAL CONVENTION
Franklin County will Ask Fourth Dis
trict to Elect. MIR. ]. A. Thomas.
(Snecial to News and Observer }

Especial to News and Observer)
Franklinton, n. c., April 21.-Franklin
will ask for ore member of the delegation
to the st. Louis convention and in view
of his long service, his wide experience
and known fidelity they say that no better
delegate can be found in the district than
j. A. Thomas, editor of the Franklin
Times and county choirman
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r II 4
Southern League.

At Atlanta. r II e
Atlanta J. ......10 0 005 0-6 o
Montgomery :. % 0 0 0 0 0 II 3 C
Batteries: Hardy and Clarke; Carter
and Clark.
At Birmingham. + III z
Birmingham 90 0 0 0 / 80 2
Nashville !. ....0a0 0 0 0 O 90 8 1
Batteries: Minnehan and Millerick;
Piatt and Fishe.'.
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National League.

By the Associated Press.)
At Pittsburg r Fl e
Pittsburg 49,. 20 0 4 0 1 0 0 SIS 5
Cincinnati :. 10 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 o. 6 1
Batteries: Scanlon, Smith and Phelps;
Hahn, Elliot, Peitz and O'Neil.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-04-22
Will B. r. U. Change Name.

1t has just become known that at the
recent meeting of the Board of Trustees
Of the Bartist Female University, the
question Of changing the name of the in
stitution was discussed a long time and
in ali its possible bearings, and this was
what kept the trustees in session until
half-past one o'clock in the morning. 1t IS
understood that Mr.. j. w. Bailey led the
movement for change OF name and that
Mr.. w. n. Jones was in the van of the
opposition Finally a ballot was taken
and the majority evidently thought that
the baby was too old for its name to be
changed now. the conservatives winning
by vote of to Z. Later it was decided
to ask for a full vote Of the trustees at
the meeting during commencement week.
A man who gets into trouble finds
that his friends are always lberal-wth
al MI
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American LEAGUE.

Batteries: Powell and McGuire' Wad-
dell and SchreckengoS..
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Though the world may owe all of US a
living, only few are preferred creditcrs.