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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
"ClTlzEN"TRAiN's ROMANCE

Incident of a Railway Journey That
Led to His Marriage.
When the late George Francis Train,
n of New York's most picturesque
characters and who insisted upon being
called sCitizen'' Train, was twenty
one he started IN a journey west. Al
Syracuse he was struck by the ap-
pearance Of "a lovely girl' bidding
goodby to a half dozen students. He
turned to his travelling companion and
said, Look at that girl with the
curls." do you know herr" asked his
companion. Train replied, Il
saw her before, but she shall be my
wife" He continues: II snatched up
my satchel, rushed over to the train
and the car which the girl had entered
and dropped into a vacant seat oppo-
site her. An elderly gentleman was
her companion. My chance came soon
er than 1 expected. The elderly gen
tleman tried to raise the sash Of the
window and could not move it. 1t had,
as usual, stuck fast. I sprang lightly
and very quickly across the aisle and
said, Permit me to assist you,' and,
adding my youthful strength to his,
raised the window. Both he and the
young lady thanked me.
''The old gentleman went further and
asked me to take the seat directly OPP
posite him and the young lady on the
same side of the car. | did so, and we
entered into conversation Immediately"
Train continued the acquaintanceship
end married the girl.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
RISE OF THE ToLsTols.
Curious story Told of the Famous
NOveIist's Ancestor.

The following curious story Of the
TOlstoi family is retailed in one Of the
society papers, say a London cable
dispatch to the New York American:
The founder of this family was in Pc
ter the Greats time a simple door
keeper before the apartments Of the
emperor. One day as he was standing
at his post a nobleman approached
and asked to be admitted. The door
keeper. however, refused to let him
in, declaring that the emperor had
afternoon was to be admitted to his
presence.
"But," said the noble. Il am the
Prince -"
"Still. ! cannot admit you, sir" said
the ~doorkeeper.
~Exasperated, the nobIeman struck
the ~doorkeeper across the face with
his riding whip.
"StriSe away, your. highness," said
the other, "but nevertheless l cannot
let you in"
The tumult had been overheard by
the emperor. He now opened the door
and asked what the trouble was. The
noble told him. He listened in silence,
and then he said: .sYou, Tolstoi, were
struck by this gentleman for obeying
my orders. Here, take my stick and
strike him back"
"But. your majesty" exclaimed the
noble, this man is a common SOL
dier..'
''Then l make him a captain" said
the emperor.
"But l am an officer Of your majes-
TVS household"
81 make him a colonel of my life
guards"
"My rank, as your majesty knows, is
that of a general" protested the noble
man.
"Then l make him a general, too,
and thus the beating you are to get will
come from a man Of your own rank"
The noble then took his punishment
philosophically. AS for the young sol
der, he was next day commissioned a
general and made a count. From him
the present family of the Tolstois Is
said to be descended.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
A carriage For the speaker.

L
General Grosvenor of Ohio has given
notice that he will ask an appropriation to
provide an official carriage for the speaker
Of the house, explaining that Speaker
Cannon, although occupying the second
highest position under the government and
ranking next to the president. Is forced
to use the street cars or foot 1t" in going
to and from the capitol.-Washington Dis
patch.l
A carriage for Uncle Joseph;
Let him trudge on foot no moreI
Let the wheels of it CLINT and glisten
AS never wheels did before.
Let q coat of arms be emblazoned
On the panels so all a know
As it passes through the wide avenue
That It's bearing your Uncle Joe.
A carriage for Uncle Joseph !.
And a liveried footman, too.
n exc there must be outridera
In scarlet and gold and blue.
And the chains on the steeds must Jingle
So the multitude may know
And remove their hats and say proudly.
That's your honest old Uncle Joe"
A carriage for Uncle Joseph;
The plebeian car no more;
(, No more the tramp in the morning
And after the session Is DER!
Let us get him a rig that's gorgeous;
Shame on him who murmurs mo"
Or questions his worth. There's nothing
on earth xf
That's too good for you Uncle Joe.
-. f. Kiser In Chicago Record-Herald
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
Summer Fashion,. For Men.

J. n. Hutchinson, who represents q
large tailoring company Of New York,
said at the Hotel Baltimore in Kansas
City, Mo-, the other day that flannel
clothes for men are going to be very
popular this summer. "Flannels will
be the thing" said Mr.. Hutchinson to q
Kansas City Star reporter. "They VIII
be worn in modest designs. Skeleton
clothes will be popular also. The dou-
BILE breasted coat will be the thing for
men,"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23
Champion Fros Catcher. Ambition.

Newton w. Tomlin Of J~effersonville.
Ind. has announced himself a candi-
date for school trustee. He is circulat-
ing flaming red cards which bear the
picture Of a huge frog and the legend,
sThe best frog catcher this section of
the country has ever seen." Il am sub
ject to the action Of the Democratic
party" says Mr.. Tomlin, ''but | base
my hope of election on my ability to
catch frogs. I am a wonderful frog
catcher, and so l think l would make
a fine school trustee. My platform is.
"A man who does one thing well can do
most things well.'"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-23

dOOplcu. H t
The report that Henri Rochefort is in
a very poor state Of health is an exag-
geration, judging from the following
paragraph iu a recent letter from Par
Is: 1.-THE blue green eyes are still bright,
the white tuft Of hair is still magnif-
Gently upright, and the step is still
alert and steady. AS for the daily
leading article in the Intransigeant, it
has lost none of its malice and venom"
A review of the climate and agricul-
ture of last year. which ranks as n
Of great agricultural produce. reveals
some curious facts. Canada reaped
the greatest wheat crop ever grown in
the Dominion. Australia, on the other
hand, had to endure the worst of all
the disastrous droughts it has known,
and the grain harvest was nearly ruin
ed, and many millions of sheep, with
| thousands of cattle, persisted.
A broad general classification of the
graduates Of the Military academy up
to date shows that West Point has given
/ president and 2 candidates for presi-
dent, 8 presidential electors and 4 men,
bers of the cabinet, 20 diplomatic rep
re~sentatives, "a members of congress,
122 other federal officers. Is governors
and lieutenant governors, IS members
Of state legislatures, 124 civil and 17S
military officers Of states, "a city Off
Gals, 23O educators, 236 railroad Off
Gals, 233 civil engineers, 214 judges
and lawyers, % clergymen and 30
members of other professions, 263 bust
ness men, 23O farmers and planters and
172 authors.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
Newspapers Guessing.

"a strange being reached Nome last
Sunday. and, incredible as it may
seem, it is almost certain that there
is in Nome today an escaped Siberian
convict, possibly a political exile, a
man who must have travelled on foot
through the 1000 miles or more of Ar
tic wilderness that stretches between
here and Sredni- Kolymsk, the nearest
Russian convict settlement from which
he could possibly have escaped,
He may be the Wandering Jew on
another round, since strangely enough
Re was found near Cape Prince of
Wales in sight of East Cape, where
that interesting figure once stood and
stretched out his hands toward this
continent Surely he is not of our
ways and customs. How he got across
the straits is unanswered.
The case is strange one. Recent
~ the Nome authorities were advised
that wild man had been captured
near Kingegan by reindeer men and
natives. 1t was reported at that time
that the man had been living in the
hull of a wrecked schooner, and that
or several occasions he had chased
both the white men and natives, and
had killed, apparently for food. sever
al dogs.
Mclean and two Eskimos reached
here with the captive wild man. Here
was a man apparently As years of age.
somewhat below medium height, thin
as "a famine figure, redeyed, Wild
eyed, and in rags With hair and
beard that reached to his waist. and
nails evidently trained to grow around
the ends of his fingers, he was sight
we'll calculated to inspire fear and
wonder. His parka, hanging in strips,
was of heavy wooden cloth, and evil
IDENTIFY of Russian design and make.
Around his neck, suspended to small
cold chain, was a small gold amulet
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31

received more advertising, good and
otherwise, than it had in all it's pre-
vious existence.
The passing of the ordinance was due
to a row at a dance, during which
there had been broken heads, broken
windows, etc. The town is peopled
mostly by retired farmers, who are
peace-loving and law abiding. 1t was
conceived that the morals of the town
would be improved and its exchequer
filled to some extent by compelling the
dancers to pay license.
The younger and more progressive
men of the town do not like the nOto-
riety they have received from the
funny things said about the ordinance,
so they got together and proposed to
retire the old fogies at the spring cleo
ton. But the "Puritans" don't propose
to be retired and the liveliest kind of a
fight is being waged The young mems
ticket is known as the citizens ticket
and is headed by E. L. Wearingen,
while the Puritan or independent"
ticket is headed by the present mayor,
F. D. Dennis.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
which are unreasonable an

straints which are unreasonable and
opposed to public policy as within the
intent of the trainers of the statute,
then Attorney General Knox will pro-
coed further to enforce the act against
the beef trust.
The evidence gathered by the bu-
reau of corporations will be submitted
to the president before being made
public, and by him will be turned over
to the department of justice.
AS occasion arises, or complaints
are made. evidence will be gathered
against other alleged trusts and COM
bnations in restraint of trade. The
mills of the government are grinding.
but their operations are quiet and are
likely to be first made known by the
results attained.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
LICENSE FOR DANCERS
Unique Issue at Albion Between the
Youngsters and "Old Fosies."

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa, March 81.
The famous dance ordinance is to be
the issue in the municipal campaign at
Albion, north of this place. 1t provided
that every male person who desired to
attend dances in that town must first
secure a license from the town clerk
and pay SIS. The ordinance was so
absolutely unique that Albion was
written up from one end of the coun-
try to the other. Special and staff cor
respondents were sent there and pict-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
Southeast Iowa Teachers.

MUSCATINE. Ia, March 31.-The
tenth annual meeting of the South
eastern Iowa Teachers association
begun here today is the largest in
point of attendance ever held by the
association. The program also is one
OF unusual excellence, covering three
days and providing for papers and
discussions on every phase of educa-
tiOnal work. Superintendent F.. G..
Cooley of Chicago, DR.. Preston w.
Search of Worcester. Mass, Profess
sor Charles +. Shelton of Simpson
college and a number of other disting-
ushed educators are to address the
gathering.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
WALTER COCKERELL MURDERED
Body Of Young Iowan Exhumed at
Vancouver, B. c. and Identified.

HARLAN, Iowa, March 31-The
fears of the relatives and friends of
Walter Cockerell of Harlan have been
realized. He was found dead at Van
couver, B. c., evidently murdered. In
company with his brother Charles. he
for work at his trade, that of a brick
mason. About five weeks ago he left
his brother at Seattle, and started for
Vancouver. AS Charles received no
word from him, he began to trace him
through the bricklayers' union to which
both young men belonged. A body of
an unknown young man was found at
Vancouver about Feb. 90, with a
wound from pistol. There was moth
ing whereby the man could be ident-
fed except the letters Wv w. c." on
the collar of a coat which he wore, and
the union tailor's label.
Detective Mulhein set to work on
| the case, wrote to the headquarters of
the tailors' union and found that the
coat in question had been made in Kali
amazoO, Mich, one year ago, when the
| young man had worked for Benjamin
+. Rec, a contractor for whom Cock
| eren had worked The coat and suit
had been made by Schrager & Arnold.
tailOrs. Samples of the suit worn by
| the dead man when found were sent on
and the identification was made almost
complete.
kilograms have just reached Harlan
from Charles declaring that the re-
mains, which had been exhumed, are
| those of his brother and they are being
| now brought to Harlan for interment.
| Although the suicide theory has been
| advanced it IS not believed, for the rea-
son that Cockerell had money and car
ried gold watch. When found, he had
nothing of the kind on his person. He
vas undoubtedly murdered and
robbed.
| He was about "a years and was a
graduate of Harlan high school and
well known in Harlan, where he has
spent most of his life.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
INQUIRY INTO BEEF TRUST
investigation Begins But Proceedings
Will Not be Made Public.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 81
The administration is seeking to avoid
publicity in it's Investigation of the
beef trust, which has at last been put
under way.
Neither Secretary Cortelyou nor
Commissioner Garfield, who have the
matter in charge, will make any state
ment or give any details further than
the bare admission that the depart
ment is following the directions of the
house of representatives as voiced in
the resolution of Representative Mar
tin of South Dakota, to inquire into the
disparity of the prices Of beef dressed
and on the hoof.
sent into the field to get facts at first
hand, but their number or identity is
not disclosed.
This makes it quite certain that the
beef trust is. in all likelihood, to be
Interpretation of the Sherman anti
trust act.
President Roosevelt intends to pro-
coed carefully and Conservatory to
enforce the law. 1t is only a question
of getting the evidence to prove the
trust a violation of the statutes as in
terpreted by the Brewer decision.
If the present investigation fur
concerns have combined to place re-
strants upon interstate commerce, re-
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with Greek design and an ebonv
"reek cross. He carried no papers,
nothing to speak for him. and since he
cannot or will not talk. whence he
came who he may be-all is a mys-
terry. The only solution thus far Of
tered is given above-that he is an
escaped Siberian exile. He is certain
~ Russian. The shape of the head
and the eyes resemble greatly the pict-
IRE of Zimmerman. the man who CON-
spired to blow up the government
workshops a few years ago, and who
was at Sredni- Kolymsk two years axo
Receiving Care.
THE unfortunate man was placed
in Jail and is there being well cared
for in the hope that he will recover
sufficiently to tell his story He Is
easily handled but seems to have no
understanding beyond recognizing food
Wnen paced before him.
All day yesterday the officials were
besieged by people who had heard OF
the wild man and were anxious to sea
him. Several Russians applied for per-
mits to visit the Jail Deputy Marshal
Cody states that it has been necessary,
both on account of the crowds applying
and the unfortunate mans condition.
to- refuse all requests Until, if ever.
the mystery is cleared up and the
stranger has recovered from the effects
of his terrible experience no one will
be allowed to see him.
Mclean. who was one of the CAP
tors. stated yesterday that the man had
been in the vicinity of kingegan for
several weeks. and had terrOrized
most of the natives, who regarded
him as something supernatural. He
was taken with little difficulty"
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
Reform In Georgia Prison System

ATLANTA, Ga. March 31.-The
new state law VIII CHI becomes opera
tive tomorrow will mark the begin
ming of the end of Georgia's convict
lease system, the pernicious effects OF
which are generally recognized Under
the new law third of the felony
con'lcts OF the state will be taken
from the employment of private per-
sons and placed upon the public roads
IN the counties which have made ap-
pllcation for convict labor for this pur-
pose.
Under the new law the state is to re-
tain supervision over the prisoners,
including those hired to private par
ties. Though the number to he hired
10 private parties is reduced one
third by the new law the revenue Of
the state from this source will he con-
slredably increased owing to the raise
III the price Of the convict labor fol-
lowing the decrease in the SUNNY.
Under the new contracts the state
VIII receive a total of s33S.119 for the
laoor or 1900 convicts. as against 1902
ouV per annum for more than 21OO The
expenses of the system will be greatly
reduced also, because of the smaller
number Of camps. and it is estimated
tnat the net result to the state will
De *250,OO0 for the school fund.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
m COMMENCE SHEARING
IARCE CREWS WILL COMMENCE
WORK IN WASHINGTON
COUNTIES TOMORROW.
Four Champion Shearers Of the Pa
cific Coast Will Operate Near
Eitopia.

Sheep shearing will be commenced
tomorrow in some parts of Walla
Wala county and other portions of
eastern Washington, and there is al
,.3dv a large number of shearerS ar
living to take up the work. The John
sion and Porter crew from Umatilla
county, Oregon, passed through the
city yesterday for Ethiopia, where they
have a contract to shear about 10000
head The price there is to be cents,
including board.
According to the East Oregonian the
Johnston and Porter crew includes
four of the champion shearers of the
Pacific coast, including w. H. Porter.
Jan Gulliford and Dave Merry, who
SHARED 200 in a day on a test, in 1903,
and who will average 10 per day in
ordinary sheep. In fact, the crew of
L. men expect to shear on an average
Of ll0 head to the man, in favorable
weather. and are all clean, careful,
shlHfuI men.
The run in the Washington sheep
districts Will last until May l, when
The boys expect to return to Umatilla
county to begin the season run there
There viii be but little machine
sla4iug in Washington or Oregon this
season. and the Weiser machine plant
IT, the only one in this entire district
that viii run on a large scale.
There viii be fully a months shear
lag in UmatilIa county, after the crew
finish in Washington, and the clip
promises to be very good and the sheep
clear of sand, which makes profit for
jle shearer and sheepman also.
SAearrrs prefer to shear the we'll
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
The Best Couch Svrun.

>. l.. Apple, ex-Probate Judge, Otta.
wa Co.. Kansas, Writes: This is to say
'hat nave used Billiards. HorehounC
syrup for years, and that 1 do not
hesitate to recommend it as the best
cough syrup I have ever used" Csc,
QUO, $1.O0. The Upington Drug Co.,
dealers.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
Invaluable for rheumatism.

I have been suffering for the past
few years with a severe attack of rheu-
matsm and found that Billiards. Snow
Liniment was the only thing that gave
me satisfaction and tended to alleviate
my pains. March oath, 1902, John G.
Degnan, Kinsman, Ills. Csc, soc and
$1.00. The Upington Drug Co., dealers,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31

sldded Rambouillet herds to the old
LASS Merlno, on account of the round,
pump body of the Rambouillet and it's
freedom from wrinkles. While the
Nheep is larger the shearer can make
letter tlme than on the smaller wrink-
LED sheep, and the work of the shearer
SHOWS up to more advantage on the
smooth Rambouillet.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-03-31
HE MAY BE AN ESCAPED CON-
VIcT FROM FAR AWAY
SIBERIA.
vivor Of the Andre Exploring
Party.

DAWSON. Y. T., March 31.-Ac-
cording to press reports from Nome the
camp has been stirred to it's depths by
the capture of wild man, whose re-
fusal to talk and whose strange actions
have given rise to all sorts of conject-
ure, some suggesting he may be an es-
capped exile from Siberia, others ad
vancing the opinion that he may be a
survivor of the Andree exploring par
ty.
The man had been in custody but
a few days when the last advices
received here from Nome left that
place He was a strange weird crea-
ture. with beard and hair to his waist.
and nails long and twisted. He leaped
like a wild animal and talked moth
ing Ineligible.
The Home Nugget brings out the
suggestion that the man may be sur
v1vor of the Andree party. The Nome
News deals with the probability of
his being an escaped Russian convict,
long forced to live in the wilderness.
The Nome News saws:
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-16
FRA DlAYOL0.
Beggar Prince Comic Opera Com.
pany at Opera House, Thurs
day, Sept. 22nd.

A large subscription list has
secured this excellent organiza-
tion for Thursday evening,
Sept. 22nd, when Anber's tune
fulromantic opera era Diarolo"
will be presented. The person
al of the company remains the
same as when here last spring
in "Said Pasha" with the addi..
ton of Mr.. Jay c. Taylor who
has been secured from the An
drews Opera Co. Manager
Wade this season is making a
specially of, ERA Diarolo"
which will be presented COM
pIete in every detail.
The seat sale will open to
subscribers only from 9 to IL
noon, Tuesday, Sept. Goth, and
to the general public at noon
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-16

~ ter of the estate Of CarlJ. Lindgren, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Carl g. LindPren administratOr with the will
Of the township of Eagle in the County Of
Richland and State of North Dakota, deceased.
to the creditors of. and all persons having
with the necessary vouchers, within six
months after the first publication of this
notice, to said administrator at his residence
IN the township Of Eagle in said Richland
county.
Dated August 10th, \. D. 1904.
CARL Il. LINDGREN,
Administrator with the will annexed.
First Pub. Sept. 2, 1904.
The Wahpeton times., 1904-09-16
THE STOMACH Is THE MAN.

A weak stomach weakens the
man, because it cannot trans
form the food he eats into nour-
ishment. Health and strength
cannot be restored to any sick
man or weak woman without
first restoring health and
strength to the stomach. A
weak stomach cannot digest
enough food to feed the tissues
and revive the tired and run
down limbs and organs of the
body. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat, cleanses
and strengthens the glands
and membranes of the stomach,
and cures indigestion, dys-
pepsia and all stomach troubles.
Sold by Henry Miller.