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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
A H. fss-4-t N1 a tNN -
SENATOR MORGAN INTRODUCES
A MEASURE FOR THE PuR- s.
CHASE OF PANAMA.
APPR0PRIATEs A LARGE SUN
BILL CARRIES EIGHTY MILLION
DOLLARS FOR ACCOMPLISH.
MENT OF DESIGN.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Nor
gan. Wednesday introduced a bill pro
viding for the annexation of Panama
to the United States, 1.-THE rights and
property Of Panama resting in the
United States, without reserve" The
bill appropriated $1O.000,OOO al com
pensation to Panama for its %cession;
places $40. 100000 at the disosal Of the
president for the compensation Of Co.
lombia and appropriates 100000, 900
for the purchase Of the property Of the
New Panama Canal company in Colon.
bia, including the Panama canal. II
is especially provided that the provis.
ions Of this bill shall not have the eft.
feet of repeating the Spooner act.
A preamble to the bill sets forth
that many nations having recognized
the secession Of Panama and that the
independence Of that republic is an
accomplished fact, the bill asserts that
the president Of the United States ap
proved and protected the secession
with the naval forces of the United
States and that the president and the
senate recognized the independence OF
the new republic by appointing and
~accrediting a minister to that republic.
After providing for the construction OF
the Panama canal by the United States
the bill declares that all the rights and
properties of the Republic of Panama
OF. every description shall vest in the
United States of America, without re.
serve and shall be subjected to their
sovereign jurisdiction.
Senator Morgan also introduced q
concurrent resolution directing the
president to enter into negotiations
with the governments. of Nicaragua
and Costa RIGA for the construction
OF a canal via the Nicaraguan route.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
ELLEN FOUND GUILTY.
Grand Rapids (Mich.) Alderman Ac.
cepted a Bride.

cepted a Bride.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 21.-
"Guilty as charged, with recommends
ton to the court for mercy is the rel
dict rendered by the superior court
jury in the case against Alderman
Jacob p. Ellen of the First ward,
charged with having accepted a bribe
Of $3.50 from Ex-City Attorney Liant K.
Salisbury in the Lake Michigan water
deal scandal. The jury was out a lit
tie less than two hours.
This Is the first trial completed of
the twenty-five that grew out of the re-
cent confession Of Salisbury, although
eight of the officials implicated have
already pleaded guilty. Respondent
Ellen was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff until Saturday morning for
sentence and vas taken to Jail.
The penalty under the statute is a
prison sentence of not more than ten
years or less than one year, or a fine
Of not more than 5000 and a Jail
sentence of not less than one year.
The next case is that of Alderman
James O. McCool Of the First ward.
charged with accepting a bride OF
$3.50 from Salisbury. The McCool
case Is set for trial today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
REACHES NEW HIGH MARK.
May Wheat Sells at Over Ninety-twe
Cents at Chicago. ,e's7

May Wheat Sells at Over Ninety.two
Cents at Chicago. s7
Chicago. Jan. 21.-May wheat touch
ed a new high mark-92A@A cents
Wednesday, a net gain for the day Of
214 cents, and 16 cents higher than
the average price last fall. The
local wheat situation as regards prices
is highly artificial, a is shown by the
character of the trade which caused
SO sharp a gain in prices. Armour is
credited with a long line of Is, 000,O 900
bushels contracted for May delivery.
Local contract stocks approximate
only 100000 bushels. This compare
son, which agitated shorts Tuesday,
stirred them to excited activity
Wednesday, but the best they could do,
for the most part, was to shift the bur-
den among themselves. Nothing that
looked like Armour selling could be
discovered. On the other hand con-
siderable commission house buying
was credited to the paramount inter
est.
May corn and May wheat, control of
which is generally thought to be close
ly centralized, also advanced sharply
Wednesday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
FOOD MEASURE
HEPBURN BILL PASSED BY THE
HOUSE WITHOUT ANY MA
TERIAL CHANGE.

Washington, Jan. 21.-The house
passed the Hepburn pure food bill
Wednesday on a rising vote, POI to 88,
its opponents being unable to secure a
roll call on the bill. The amendment
inserting the word "wilfull" with refer
ence to persons who sell adulterated
or m~isbranded goods, and which would
have compelled the government to
prove intent to violate the law by the
vendors. was stricken out on a yea and
nay vote in the house. Several at
tempts were made to amend the bill,
but no material changes were made.
and drugs as to their purity, strength
and character, and defines what shall
be considered authorizations or mis-
branding of foods and drugs. 1t also
prohibits interstate commerce importa-
ton and expectation Of such misbrand-
ed or adulterated articles. 1t is pro
posed to enlarge the scope of the bu-
reau OF chemistry to include the bu-
reau Of foods and impose upon it the
duty of performing all chemical work
for the other executive departments.
This bureau will be charged with the
duty of inspecting food and drug
products which belong to interstate or
foreign commerce. The secretary of
agriculture is given authority to en-
ploy such chemists, inspectors, clerks
and laborers as may be necessary for
the enforcement of the act.
One section of the bill provides
penalties for the Introduction of
adulterated or misbranded foods or
drugs and another section requires the
secretary of agriculture to prescribe
rules and regulations to govern the d.
rector Of the bureau Of chemistry and
foods in examinations of articles re
quired to be inspected under the law.
Violations of the law shall be re.
ported by the secretary of agriculture
to the proper district attorney of the
United States, who is to direct the
cause proceedings to be prosecuted
without delay.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
SEVERAL TOPICS DISCUSSED.
Variety Of Subjects Before Convention
at Fargo, N. D.

at Fargo, N. D.
Fargo, N. D., Jan. 21.-The second
days proceedings of the Tri-State
Grain and Stockgrowers convention
was marked by overlooking enthu-
siasm and interest on the part of the
farmers, dairymen and stockmen who
filled the opera house at three ses.
sions. Rotation of crops was ably dis.
cussed by an agriculturist from the
Minnesota experiment station. Cereal.
list Carleton of Washington greatly in.
terested his hearers on the subject of
macaroni wheat, and in. the afternoon
the adaptability of the dual purpose
COW for Northwestern conditions was
discussed by Professor Thomas Shaw.
At night proceedings were under the
auspices Of the State Poultry associa-
ton on instructive lines. The state
buttermkers' department was well at
tended. There were nineteen COMPETE
tive exhibits. Samples were remark
ably uniform, the highest scoring 95h;
second, 95A; lowest, SO.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
CLIr1ATIC CONDITIONS.

mum ranged from So, on the 18th, to
SO, on the 7th.
OF the Is days 10 were clear, three
cloudy and two partly cloudy. The
same warm, western winds that pre-
vailed during the preceding month
were again noticeable. Thus nine
days are noted as having had wind
from the west, with only four as hav'
ing wind from the east. Snow, very
light, fell on one day, the 18th. For
the days intervening, from the 18th
to date, the 10Th, the weather has
been warm, remarkably SO, with only
one cloudy day, yesterday.
How differently the weather obser.
vations of the east read in COM
parison. In the Atlantic coast states,
New York, Massachusetts,, Maine;
and all of New England, in the south.
Maryland and the rest of that section
and in the middle east and middle
west, extending to the gulf, and as
far north as civilized man attempts
to maintain a habitation extreme cold
prevailed during last month and up tc
the present of this month. From
zero to as much as 40 below, and in
some instances even lower, has been
reported for days and weeks. Yet the
people Of Missouri, Kansas, Texas
Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska and
the other states south of here and
west of the Missouri apparently re
gard this locality as being next door
to the arctic regions. The same
mistaken notion prevails east Of thai
river and beyond the Mississippi
While Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota
Indiana and the other states whose
boast is their climate have beer
struggling to keep from freezing will
the mercury notches below zero, this
particularly favored portion OF the
Yellowstone valley has enjoyed
weather like that OF early fall, aid
heavy clothing has been really bur
densome, not to say unnecessary.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
PANAMA CANAL QUESTION.

Senator Patterson Completes His
Speech on the Subject.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Mr. Patterson
Wednesday completed and Mr.. Plat
of Connecticut began a speech on the
Panama canal question.
Mr.. Patterson declared that the pres
ident was largely responsible for the
revolt in Panama, and announced his
decided preference for the N~icaraguan
route. Nh. Plat took this pronounce
ment for Nicaragua as the text for his
remarks, saying 1t explained the mys-
terry of the otherwise unexplanable OPP
position on the part of the Demociatic
senators OF. the Panama treaty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

been spent in connection with the
Sunny Side Canal company, as SUI
perintendent. This is claimed to be
the largest irrigating canal in the
west. Mr.. Chase with his present
assistant, MIR. Ward, did the engineer
ing work ON the Selah and Moxie
canal and also the engineering on the
Wenatchee canal. Both Are consid-
cred among the most successful civil
engineers in the western country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

Having made the complexion and
scalp a special study for ~ years, l
feel qualified in saying that I can
CURE dandruh and falling hair, as
well as making the hair grow. l also
guarantee to remove all blemishes
from the face, leaving the skin beau
tifully soft and white. At the Rade-
maker, room II. 71-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

The 6,760,582 pounds of eggs num-
Der in dozens, 4,056, 800, making a
total of 4~S,676,320 eggs.
Selecting from this list such auti-
cles as a be produced by the far
mer and prepared for the market,
leaving out such articles as ham,
bacon, condensed milk, etc., the home
market thus presented is without a
parallel:
Eggs, 100000 dozen at '3Oc. 81, 900
Butter, 100000 pounds, at
zoe l,lVU,VUU
Poultry, 100000 pounds,
at l5c 45O,OOU
Cheese, 100000 pounds at zoe 100000
Fresh pork, 100000 pounds,
at DC l5O,OOO
Lard, 100000 pounds, at 10c- 100000
For these six items alone 1890, 600
are annually paid out by Montana
citizens. To produce this would give
a return of 1890 on a total of 100,-
900 ere This amount being about
one-half of the total imports, 1T is
evident that a home market for 200,-
900 acres is thus presented covering
imports for 1908. "
Inasmuch aus the United States CEN
sus shows Montana to lead all other
states in gain in percentage of popu-
lation during the last censu period,
and is continuing to grow rapidly
it stands to reason that the home
market will increase.
No more inviting field a be found
for the farmer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
DROPPED.

Panama Comedies Senate Committees
Interpretation Of Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 21.-It has been
practically determined to drop all the
amendments to the Panama treaty.
Assurances have been. received that
Panama comedies that the treaty will
be interpreted as the amendments pro-
vide in regard to control of harbors,
sanitation and the limitations of the
cities of Panama and Colon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
ooueLE AFFIRMATION.
Aged Couple Found Dead In Bed a
Kasson, MINI.

Kasson, Mimi, Jan. 21.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Sparrow, old residents
Of Kasson, died together Tuesday
night of asphyxiation. They lived
alone, and neighbors found their dead
bodies Wednesday. Gas escaping from
q coal stove was the cause of death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sparrow were over
eighty years old. E
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
Blizzard at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Jan. 21.-A blizzard from
the East reached this city last night.
Considerable snow has fallen, imped.
ing street railway traffic. Trains on
steam roads are running irregularly.
Navigation on the west shore of Lake
Michigan IL hampered.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
Estate of Asa s. Bushnell,

Springfield, O., Jan. 21.-The will Of
Former Governor Asa s. Bushnell was
filed Wednesday evening for probate,
1t provides for the distribution OF prac'
tically all of his estate among his
and children. The estate Is said
Ito amount to nearly S7,000.000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

EHSHN ERA LHI ANENThiMAM l
Wenatchee canal added $35 an acre
to the land covered, but notwithstand-
ing the enormous cost of canal com
struction the land found ready pur-
chaseds and is today returning it's
owners q handsome revenue on the
Investment.
Mr.. Clark is the type of man who
does not understand the meaning of
the word fail. His undertakings have
all proved practicable when Others
have predicted failure and he looks
upon the plan to reclaim the $4,000
acres of land mean the city as one
Of the most feasible irrigation projects
he has undertaken in years.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
MONTANA IMPORTS DURING LAST YEAR
TooDSTUFTS IN POUNDS
Table Compiled by Secretary Of Agriculture Shows that the Immense
Quantities of Vegetables Consumed in this State
are Brought from Other Places.

Charles e. Edwards, secretary OF
the state board of horticulture, has
compiled a table showing the total
importation Of food stuffs into Mon
tana during the last year as aggre-
eating the enormous amount OF Us
500, 1897 pounds. This report is in the
hands of Commissioner ]. A. Fergu-
son of the state bureau of agricul-
ture, labor and industry, and will be
incorporated in his biennial report.
1t shows the largest importation of
any one dining to have been wheat,
which reaches more than 100000
pounds, of which the parger part came
from North Dakota. Potatoes are
next, there having been shipped INTO
the state in the lastsyear more than
10000, 900 pounds, Of which the sggreater
part came from Idaho. si
Washington furnishes the largest
part of the fresh pork consumed in
Montana. The majority Of the sup
ply of eggs, ham and bacon as well
as OF fresh meats other than pork,
come from Nebraska. Most Of the
various northwestern states contribute
their share of the foodstuffs to the
supply of the Montana people, and 9
good share of the vegetables come
from the coast states.
1t would be utterly impossible to
furnish more conclusive support to the
statement heretofore made, that Mon
tana offers unsurpassed opportunities
to the agriculturist than is given in
the subjoined table, which shows the
source and number D spounds Of agri-
cultural and dairy products, meat,
eggs and poultry brought into the
state for a single year. The figures
challenge belief, but yet r accurate
and authentic, having been taken
from the shipping bills Of the various
freight offices. @&S%
These supplies could and should be
raised at home, and in furnishing the
vast quantities which are pur-
chased in other states lies q golden
opportunity for thousands Of men and
ome to better their condition ID
life. as we'll as to improve times for
the state. @/6 .U9 fss
To allow present conditions to con-
tinue is almost criminal. 1t is true
that most of the produce is what is
commonly raised on the "truck farm"
and that this is beyond doubt the
style of farming that represents q
vast amount of hard labor; = but it N
also true that on a five or TEN acre
irrigated tract the same amount OF
labor common to the majority OF work.
ing men at their usual avocations
would give them far greater returns
for the year, as we'll as more help
full environments for themselves and
their families. @@
The figures given in Mr.. Edwards
table, which represent pounds, are:
ONIONS l,4'o'ooo
Cabbage ...........A. I'o4o'ooS
Potatoes lO,S14,3S1
Mixed vegetables ........ 2,997,8O1
Celery 74,871
Asparagus ........... 1858
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

Corns, bunions, club and ingrowing
nails removed without pain, blood or
soreness. DR.. Brochear, at the
Rademaker. 71-tf
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

The Gazette on Tuesday printed the
following weather report for the pre-
Sixteen out of "a days that Mr.. East
man. the voluntary weather observer,
kept a record of local climatic con
ditions in December were clear. Dur
ing the same period six were cloudy
and two partly cloudy. Light SHOWS
fell on five days, the Sd, 18th, 18th,
18th and 18th of the month.
These observations began December
1 and were continued daily until the
10Th, when they ceased, to be re-
sumed December ~ and continued
until the end of the month. During
the intervening sever days the wealth
er was about the same as that during
which a record was kept. The pre-
vailing winds were from the west,
from which direction always comes
warm and fair weather, as it is a
rarity that the minimum temperature
occurs with western wind. Failing
temperature is generally preceded by
eastern winds, with occasionally a
wind from the south, but this is sell
dom.
Not once during the month did the
mercury indicate zero, the lowest be-
ing 2, above, recorded December IA.
The other cold days were the 18th,
five above, and the 18th, when it was
four above. The highest temperature
was Ga, on the End. The lowest max.
imum was Is, on the 14th. The
next lowest was 80, on the 10Th. On
the last of the month the maximum
was As and the minimum %. On the
two coolest days the maximum was
was Is and %, respectively.
As to January.
The record for the present month
herewith noted ends on the 18th. Up
IN thaf doto tho no1docf rocordod woe
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

the sale of eastern Washington wheat
lands. In THAT capacity the subject
Of this sketch has sold as high ais
10000 acres of land in one block. 1t
fs said of MI. Vermilye that there lis
~ man in the northwest who has
q better idea of land values than he,
and THAT he will be successful in
this field in that capacity is a GER
tainty.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

The Grotto Springs Floral Co.
Potten plants, fresh cut carnations
and roses always on hand. Designs
and boQuets for funerals made to
order. Montana avenue. 74-9
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
Rocky Fork Coal.

Place your order with Coleman,
the coal man, for Rocky Fork lump
and washed nut coal. Our prices
cannot be beaten, quality unexcelled.
Bell phone 10; Mohett' phone 70.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
KILLED BY PISTOL SHOTS.
Mother and Two Children Dead Ii
New York, +

New York. Jan. 21.-Mrs. Louisa
Elton was found mortally wounded by
} pistol shot at her home Wednesday
and died soon after. Her two children
were found dead. having been killed
by pistol shots in the abdomen. 1t is
believed that she shot her children and
then herself.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
II. P. vermiIye.

Ts rs VSFTII1ySs
III. P. Vermilye is connected with
the land company in the capacity of
manager Of the sales and literature
department. Prior to coming to Bill
tngs Mr.. Vermilye was for several
years CONNECTED with a syndicate i'm
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
Marvin Chase.

Marvin Chase, chief engineer i'm
the construction of the big canal
near this city, is a gentleman who
has had Is years practical experience
In canal construction in the state
Of Washington. Part of his time has
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22

20. B. Prickett. Osteopathic Physi-
Q. 2912 First avenue north. 65-t
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-22
AZ to January.

The record for the present month
herewith noted ends on the 18th. Up
to that date the coolest recorded was
II. above. on the 18th. The maxi.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1904-03-17
$3.50 to Texas.
From Memphis via the Cot.
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1st and 18th.
$3.50 One-Way.
$1,000 Round Trip.

On March and 10 the Cotton Belt
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Auctioneer Joseph Archer Sees
a New Meaning in the
Old Familiar Words.

Going, going-Gone. That's the call
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-mutters the fateful last word. Some
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