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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
INSTRUCTED FOR ROOSEVELT
Republicans Of Washington Elect Dele
GATES to Chicago Convention.

Republicans Of Washington Elect De'e-
gates to Chicago Convention.
Tacoma, WASH, May 12.-The he.
publican state convention adjourned
at night after nominating the follow
ing ticket:
Congress-, w. q. Humphrey, Wesley
l.. Jones and Francis w. Cushman' all
renominated.
Governor. Albert r. Mead, What
COM: lieutenant governor, Charles %.
Coon; secretary of state, Samuel Il.
Nichols; treasurer, George G. Mills;
auditor, G. W. Clausen; attorney gen
eral, John D. Atkinson; land commits.
sioner, E. w. Ross; superintendent OF
public instruction. R. B. Bryan; Jus
+! tices of the supreme court, Mark A
| Fullerton, Frank II. Rudkin.
The platform commends the nation
al administration and instructs the
delegates TO vote for Roosevelt.
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Bright's Disease and
Diabetes News.

San Francisco, March %, 1904.
To parents of children having Bright's
Disease:
l feel impelled to write you my per-
sonal experience with this disease, the
gravity of which l teel strongly
through the death of my father some
twenty years ago from that trouble
and the serious illness Of my son
nearly two years ago when he was
pronounced by two physicians to have
Bright's Disease in it's worst form
with recovery impossible. His whole
body was swollen with the drOpsy,
great difficulty in breathing and death
at any moment would not have sur
prised us. Medical science having
been exhausted we put him on the
Fulton treatment for Bright's Disease.
In six months his recovery was COM
plete. Physicians have five times
| since found him normal and without
| physical defect. Hearing that the son
| of a friend ian attorney was dying OF
Bright's Disease I told him and at last
reports the boy had recovered. Last
year a Mr.. Baruch, representing a New
York firm doing business with US,
shocked us by his appearance. He
said it was Bright S Disease and fear
ed it was his last trip to California. l
told him, too, of my boys case Eight
months later he called again hardly
knew him. He said he was nearly
we'll. There are lives to be saved and
it is my duty as we'll as my pleasure to
lay these facts before you.
Yours, etc.
r G. PELL.
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Twenty-Five Others Injured in an Ii.'
nos Mi..1.

Twenty-Five OtncTS IFJN!SV III all ~
nos Mi..o.
Carbondale, ILL.,, May I2.-ln All ca
plOslon Wednesday at The shaft OF I've
Big Muddy Coal and IIOn coulpaAy Al.
Herran, five men were killed outright,
five seriously injured and twenty
others slightly injured. The dead aie
John Miner, Dick Reins, Fritz SCI
berg, Evan Williams and Thomas
Green.
The disaster was n of the most
serious in the history of the coal in
dustry in this secion for many years.
Six kegs OF powder had been placed
in the mine during the time interven-
ing between the night and day shirts,
for distribution to the men in the
morning. John Miller, a driver, had
charge of the distribution OF h ex-
plosives.
Ten minutes after Miller was sup
posed to have accomplished HIS task,
the electric current which runs the
machines was turned on and the explo-
sion followed.
It is supposed that through some
mistake the current was switched on
before Miller had distributed the pow
der.
The coroner's inquest has begun il
Herran,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
EPWORTH LEAGUE EXCURSION.
President Metcalf Tells About Cheap
Rate Secured.

President MetcaH Tells ABOUT CheaP
Rate Secured.
President James A. Metcalf OF the
Montana State Epworth league is
working energetically in the direction
of securing a large participation in
the excursion OF the league which will
start from this city, Monday, June 6,
after the adjournment of the conven-
ton. He has issued a circular letter
to the secretaries of the chapters,
which is as follows:
cit is very important that | know
at once how many from your chapter
and your town are planning to take
in our Worlds fair excursion to st.
Louis at the cAose of the Billings state
convention.
"The excursion will leave Billings
over the Burlington Monday morning,
June 6. There can be no better time
than this to go. 1t will be a jolly,
whole-souled crowd of Montanians and
we will reach the big exposition in
time for the special exercises OF Mon
tana day, June IA.
"Will you be one of the crowd? 1t
not, will you not at least help us ad-
vertise the excursion and get as
large a crowd as possible to go. Here
are a few pointers.
"The Burlington has made us a rate
LOT S4O.75 from Billings to St. Louis
and return. That's the best a J
have yet seen advertised and the tick
cts are good returning three months
later.
You buy your regular one and one
third fare tickets to Billings, and the
Northern Pacific has arranged fol
the extension of the limits on These
tickets until you return from St. Louis
by depositing them with the Billings
agent, We will arrange that for yol
at the Billings convention.
Sleeper fare (tourist) from Billing
to st. Louis is 1913. That will b'
arranged for all who desire it in ad
vance. I will also try and arrang'
i for all who desire it good hotel &C
Communications.
CHOW, what l want to know and t
know at once is: The names OF a
. who are planning. to go on this excu
sion from your chapter and tow
(The excursion is not limited to Ell
worth leaguers alone; anyone can go.
want to know the names OF thos
who want sleeper accommodation
and those who want arrangement
made for their hotel accommodation
t. in st. Louis. Let us nov quick
in this matter"
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1O:15-Discussion of papers OF Fiji.
day evening.
10: 3O-"Practical Work for Mon
tana Leaguers,' Miss b. Augusta
Ariss, superintendent Deaconess hos
pital, Great Falls.
1O:45-"The Best Education" Pro
fessor c. w. Tenney, president Mon
tana Wesleyan university, Helena.
11:0O-Reports of committees and
election of officers.
Afternoon Session.
1:45-Song and devotional service,
led by Miss Clara D. McDonel, Phil
ipsburg.
2:OO-Paper, "Reclaiming the Ma
tions," Jesse l.. Schultheis, Great
Falls, for two years private secretary
to Bishop Thoburn in India and also
connected with the Bible house in
India.
2:3O-Round table on league meth
DDS and departmental work, conduct
ed by R. E. Diffendorfer.
Evening Session.
7:3O-Lecture or address yet to be
arranged for.
Fourth Day-Sunday, June 5.
6 a. m.-Sunrise prayer meeting,
led by the Reverend w. w. Van Ors'
del. ....-.
1O:OO-Sacramentl service to be
conducted by Bishop Hamilton. ca
1O:3O-Sermon by Bishop Hamil
ton. CD
Afternoon.
3:OO-State JUNIOR league superin
tendent to meet juniors in the Bap
fist church.
Young mems meeting in nj. =
church, conducted by r. e. Diffen
dorfer.
Young women's meeting in Congre
gational church, conducted by Mrs
Lucy Rider-Meyer CD
"And When the Even Was Come"
6:3O-League devotional rally.
7:3O-Sermon (yet to be provides
for), closing with a conservation sci
vice.
Interrogation marks appearing a.
ter names indicate that some douh
exists as to the presence OF thos
so marked, as they may not be in al
tendance on the convention. Arrange
ments will be made to fill the places c
abscntees, and hope is e%ntertaine
that several noted men and wome
of the general conference may be II
duced to visit Billings and participat
in the convention.
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influence of Women on Politics

influence of Women ON Politics.
It is said that the presence Of ladies
at the town meeting in Berwick, Me-,
has lifted it out of the old time rut,
when the men came in their old clothes,
redolent of the barn and some of them
under the influence of cider, boisterous'
" proclaiming their choice and ready
to annihilate any n who dared to
oppose them. writes the Berwick cor
respondent in the Kennebec journal.
Now there is a change. Nearly all
come dressed in their best, quietly.
AS each article comes up it is discussed
and voted on to the best of their be-
lief. The old ways have been relegat-
ed into oblivion, and no n expresses
regret. The ladies of the Free Baptist
church, who had charge of the lunch
counter. are the ones who have assisted
in the change and deserve the credit.
They cleared about $25 on the last
meeting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
TELEGRAPHIC BREViTIE5.

Rain in the east and snow in the
western part Of North Dakota have
checked farm operations.
Queen Iiluoka,ani, former sovereign
of the Hawaiicr Islands, is III at her
apartments at the st. Louis fair.
The strike of dock laborers at Callao,
Peru, has assumed serious proportions
and dock traffic has been stopper.
The Republican convention CT the
Second Wisconsin district at Portage
renominated Congressman Henry Z.
Adams of Madison.
The National congress OF mothers
opened it's seventh annual convention
in Chicago Wednesday night with ovc1
500 delegates present.
The Iowa grand lodge, A. O. U. W.
in session at Davenport, reelected the
ole officers. w. NJ. Narvis of Musca
tine is grand master workman.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
"BLAck DEATH" IN IOWA.
Three Victims of a Strange Malady in
One Week.


Rockwell City, Ia, May 12.-Three
deaths In one family in a week, all
caused by the same mysterious malady
which has bafled all the physicians in
this vicinity, have caused a panic here
abouts. People say it is the mysterious
"black DEATH" because the patients
are taken suddenly, turn almost black
and die in fearful agony, after which
it is necessary to bury them almost i'm
mediately, the remains being in an
advanced stage of modification in Two
hours.
A fourteen-year-old daughter OF Fred
Hepp was the first victim. While her
funeral was in progress a brother sue
cumbed to the same malady; and i'm
mediately following his death Mrs
| Hepp was taken down and died IN a
! short time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
Fifteen Persons Injured.

Los Angeles, May IA collision
occurred last night at Whittier, fifteen
miles southeast of this city, between
q Santa Fe passenger train from San
Diego to Los Angeles and an electric
car. Fifteen persons on the trolley
a were injured, several seriously.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13

The above refers to the newly dis
covered Fulton Compounds, the first
cures the world has ever seen for
Bright's Disease and Diabetes. We are
the sole agents. Ask for pamphlet.
CHAPPLE DRUG CO., Billings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
REPUBLICANS OF ILLINOIS.
Will Be Asked to Favor Fairbanks fol
Vice President.

Vice President.
Springfield, ILL.,, May 12.-The Re
publican state convention which con-
venes here today, will not be per-
m~anently organized before Friday.
There will be a fight over the seating
in the temporary organization Of the
delegates recommended by the state
central committee. A number of con-
gressmen held an informal meeting
and decided to ask the convention to
endorse Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
for vice president. This action was
taken with the approval of Speaker
Cannon, who feared the state conven-
ton might endorse himself.
The state central committee has de-
cided upon Speaker Cannon for ten
porary chairman and L. T. Hoy OF
Woodstock, for temporary secretary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
Senator Quay improved.

Washington, May 1.-THE improved
condition of Senator M. S. QUAY OF
Pennsylvania permitted his departure
last night, accompanied by Mrs. quay,
for Morgansee, Pa. The senate has
been successfully treated for enlarge
ment of the liver.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
FAIRBANKS WILL ACCEPT.
Indiana Senator Willing to Rur for
Vice President.

Washington, May 12.-It is stated
that Senator Fairbanks of Indiana has
informed the president that he desires
the honor of running with him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
For Sale.

For Sale.
Registered Short-Horn bulls for sale
cheap. Write at once to
SAMUEL GLEN,
10 Sunset, Mont.
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C,.~.,,I ~.-r-r--rc rJea;',

Washir stcc, May 72.-Uaitc' It7tas
Consul Tho~as J. Cummings d:aa at
Puerto Ca1ello. Nn.eZGe,a, on Nay a.
Mr.. Curnn1:nes wse arrcinte1 70 the
consular service firm New York last
winter. He was sixt--fve years old
and formerly a newspaper mar.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-13
PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME FOR
STATE EPWoRTH LEAGUE.
MANY No1ABLES EXPECTED
Effort Making to Secure Attendance
of Men and Women Prominent
in Organization.

Following is the provisional pro-
gramme of the tenth annual conven-
ton of the Montana Epworth league,
which meets in this city the first
four days of next month. In publish
ing it President Metcalf announces
that it is subject to revision and cor
rection, as changes may have to be
made because OF inability to attend
of some who are now down for par
ticipation.
Wednesday Evening, June I. 1
Reporting at Methodist Episcopal
church for assignment.
Welcome to city, Mayor Fred H.
Foster.
and Epworth league, Doctor j. e.
Free.
Welcome from other churches, the
Reverend Arthur Miles, pastor Bill
ings Congregational church.
Welcome from other young peoples
societies, T. B. Edwards, president
Baptist Young Peoples union.
Response, James A. Metcalf of Red
Lodge, president state Epworth
league.
First Day-Thursday, June 2.
8 a.. m.-Song service.
9:15-Devotional service, led by u.
r. McRae of Anaconda.
9:3O-Enrollment of delegates.
9:45-Appointment OF committees
10: O0-Paper, Looking Forward"
E. H. Fisher of Bozeman. Followed
by discussion.
10:3O-Paper, "The New Constitu-
tion,' Miss Julia Converse, Livingston.
Discussion.
11:3O-Announcements.
Afternoon Session.
1:45-Song and devotional service,
led by H. E. Reckard, Billings.
2:OO-Report OF committee on ere
dentials.
2:15-Systematic Bible study, R. r
Di%ffendorfer, office secretary Interna
tional Epworth league, Chicago.
3:OO-Paper, practical Evangel
ISM" c. E. Avery, Missoula. DISCUS
sion.
3:45-Address, "Soul Winning
Professor B. c. Butter, Helena. Dis
cussion.
4:3O-How to Reach and HOLD
Young Men," Asa Sutton, Great Fall
5:OO-Scintillations.
Evening Session.
7:3O-"How the Church OF the utur'
Will Be Supported" Presiding Eide
Jacob Mills of Helena.
8:15-"Christianity Applied-We
mans Work in the Church." by Mr.
Lucy Rider-Meyer Chicago. CD
Second Day-Friday, June 8.
9:OO-Song and devotional service
led by Miss Reynolds, Miles City.
9:15-Discussion of papers OF tn
previous evening.
9:30-"Snap Shots OF the Year
Work. by chapter delegates.
1O:30-Paper, "The Leagues Contr
button to Social Life, Mrs. J. A. Me
calf, Red Lodge. Discussion.
11:15-Convention suggestions.
Afternoon Session.
1:45-Song and devotional servic
led by the Reverend Jordan, Sherida
Wyo.
2:OO-Paper, The Stranger at tt
Door," Mrs. G. H. Eggleston, An
conda. Discussion, lea by Miss +.
Moler, Great Falls.
3:45-Address, "A Layman's Vie
of the General Conference of tt
Methodist Episcopal Church at l.
Angeles" by the Honorable Villa
Lindsay of Glendive.
3:3O-"Gathering Ammunition"
E. Diffendorfer, Chicago.
4:15-"Work Among the Juniors
Miss Lillian Stevenson, Butte. D
cussion led by@ Mrs. Horace Blu
Bozeman.
5:OO-'Random Shots" Elmer
Lesh, Lincoln, Neb., secretary \
braska Epworth league assembly.
Evening Session.
7:3O-Address, Fresh from the B
tlefeld," Edward Laird Mills.
S:O0-"Projecting the Battle" I
Reverend c. B. Miller, pastor b
10. Dan+:.+ obnrnh and Grand oh
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Billings Business College.
Summer term from June l to Oct.
1, 1904. Students prepared for gov
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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-09
PIKE ON FIRE.
A Number Of Attractions Burned at The
Exposition Grounds.

st. Louis, Dec. 5.-Fire broke out
in the attraction on the worlds fair
pike known as QUO Vadis," and
quickly spread to the Japanese pa,
vilion adjoining. A high north wind
was blowing and the sparks were car
ried over the exposition grounds and
in the vicinity of the main exhibit pal
aces.
The Hagenback animal show is just
across a narrow exit way from the
Japanese pavilion, and it was at first
thought that the former was on fire.
A first alarm brought out all the fire.
fighting apparatus in the worlds fair
grounds, but it was soon seen that the
flremen would not be able to cope
with the flames, and it was followed
by second, third and then general
alarm.
The conflagration which resulted in
comparatively small pecuniary loss,
but which gave the flremen a stub
born fight, and which, owing to the
high wind, threatened the entire ex-
position grounds, was discovered in
Ancient Rome" on the Pike, shortly
after midnight.
The flames spread with great rapid
ity and destroyed part of Fair
Japan" all of "Quo Vadis" and "The
Streets of Rome" Flying sparks also
caused incipient blazes on the roof OF
the varied industries building, but
they were extinguished without ma
terial damage.
In addition to the loss of the build
ings a collection of oil paintings, de-
picting scenes in the novel Quo Vadis,
valued at $4,000 were burned. They
were painted by Jan Styka, Polish
artist, and were brought to this coun-
try under bond of $4,000
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-09
STEAMER WAS SUNK.
story of Terrible Experience Is Told
Nv Two Survivors.

London, Dec ga story of terrible
experiences is told by the two sur
viyors of the crew of nine of the
steamer Blanche which was sunk in
the Mercy river in a collision. They
escaped in a life boat which imme-
diately was dashed against the sink
ing steamer three of the seamen be-
ing drowned. The remaining six
righted the boat and rowed away, but
were buffeted by the waves, which
soon filed the boat with freezing wa
ter. Two more died of exposure.
Again the boat was capsized but the
four survivors by superhuman efforts
managed to scramble in again. Though
almost dead from cold, they renewed
their effors to reach shore but two
more succumbed before, at 2 O'Clock
Thursday morning, the life boat
struck shore at Formby and the two
survivors painfully dragged the boat
and its gruesome cargo through the
surf to land, having been seven hours
in the boat without food or water.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-09
Think he Will Stick Unless Otherwise
Ordered by the Emperor.
TAKING OF METER CONFIRMED.
II the Fortress Fall All Ships viii
Be Taken to Deep Water and Sunk
in Order That They viii BE OF NO
Service to the Enemy.

st. Petersburg, Dec. ga special
dispatch received here from MuKdeh
says:
1T is reported that General Rem
nenkampff has captured several Jap
anese guns and convoy with GOO
rifles, but that force of 100000, con-
sisting of Chinese bandits and a re-
serve of $500 Japanese, has started
to turn Rennenkampff's flank"
ST. Petersburg.-With the confirma-
lion of the news of the Japanese cap
ture of 2O3 Meter Hill and the report
that the Russians unsuccessfully at
tempted it's recapture officials at the
war Office are beginning to prepare
themselves for the inevitable. Col
den hill and Liaoti hill are higher and
dominate 2O3 Meter hill, but the Off
Gals say that if the Japanese succeed
ed in mounting heavy guns up the lat
ter it will probably only be question
of days or weeks before the fortress
falls. Still there is not the slightest
idea among General StoessePs friends
that he will surrender, even If he
should be ordered to do so. 1t is hint
ed that it is possible that if the fall of
the fortress is shown to be inevitable
the emperor may direct its surrender
in order to prevent the unnecessary
sacrifice of the remnant of it's brave
defenders, but it is believed by those
who know General Stoessel best that
he will make good his threat to hold
out to the last man and last cartridge
in Port Arthur. The ships in the bar
Dor. 1t can now be stated on high au-
thority, are in no condition to break
through the investing squadron. The
guns of warships were long ago land
ed and the marines and sailors have
been participating in the land de-
lenses. Some of the ships also have
been injured by shells. If the fortress
falls it is understood the ships will be
taken outside and sunk in deep wa
ter in order to prevent the POSSIBLE
ity of their ever being of service to
the enemy.
The question of the advisability of
reinforcing Vice Admiral Rojestven-
skys squadron with the Black sea
fleet is again being agitated by some
of the papers, notably the Novoe Vre-
mya, which points out that with the
addition of the Black sea vessels RoJ-
jestvensky will have a superiority
which will insure victory over Admir-
al Togo's fleet. The Novoe Vremya
calls attention to the fact that Japan
was not one of the signatories OF the
treaty closing the Dardenelles, and as
serts that if Japan had the power she
might force an entrance into the
Black sea and engage the Russian
fleet. Conversely, The paper con-
tinues, with the consent OF the porte
there is nothing in the treaty to pre-
vent the exit of the Black sea fleet to
fight some power which is in no wise
involved in the treaty. 1t is argued
that Great Britain is the only power
that might attempt to make any
trouble tyer the juncture Of the
fleets.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-09

Every housekeeper should know
that If they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time, because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 Ozone full
pound-while all other Cold Water
Starches are put up in &-pound pack
ages, and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch is free from all injurious chem
icals. II your grocer tries TO sell you a
12-oz. package it is because he has
a stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose of before he puts in Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package in large let
tiers and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance Of the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1904-12-09
sacred Mountains In Japan.

Travellers in Japan are astonished
to find the grandest shrines through
out the land situated on tops OF high
precipitous mountains. This Is be-
cause every mountain in that country
is dedicated to some deity who is be-
lieved to be its guardian. These tenn
pie grounds are covered with the old
est and largest forest trees, and to the
eyes of the people below the effect OF
the clouds which hover around the
peak has originated the belief that
the gods hold the power over the
clouds to give or withhold rain.