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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-01

Just 80 cents worth of t~elegraphing.
for which the government paid. took
place between John d. Rockefeller. the
Standard Oil magnate. and Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich of Rhode Island dur
ing the last year, according to the OIL
cial report of the secretary of the SEN
ate. 1t is presumed the telegram was
On official business, says a Washington
dispatch to the New York World.
The entry is under miscellaneous
ITEMS" in the contingent count of
the senate" and is dated May 2. 1902.
"Aldrich. Washington, to Rockefeller.
New York, 30"
That's all. The list also shows that
during the time Senator Foraker and
''Boss'' Cox of Cincinnati We're not On
speaking terms, supposedly. Senator
Foraker sent Mr.. Cox fourteen tele-
grams.
Senator Beveridge holds the record
for kilograms sent. From the record it
would appear that every time Senator
Fairbanks sent a telegram to Indiana
Senator Beverfdge rushed to the near
est telegraph office and sent three.
Senators Platt and Depew either paid
for the bulk of their messages or
''franked' them. All told, these two
senator's did not send more than TWEEN
ty kilograms chargeable to tie con-
tingent fund. Senator Hanna and Sem
ator Allison, known to his colleagues
as pussy Foot" left no Geographic
trail. En- r
T%elegraphing is not the only luxury
Of a senator. for the report tells Of 26O
tons of "best timothy hay for use of
| United States senate" 1t does not ex-
plain whether this has taken the place
of breakfast foods or islfor the use Of
the horses.
There is also an item of "on oak
refrigerator and pan for committee5o o
woman suffrage" Evidently some SEN
! ator in the privacy of his committee
room is doing light housekeeping. for
there appears ''for repairing three cleo
trio stoves, $4.35." The record does
not show in what committee rooms the
stoves are, but there is an entry for a
years subscription to the Ladies' Home
Journal furnished G. D. Clark of Wyo-
ming.
The senators exceeded their usual
limit in luxuries, for they bought Il
"Piffard apparatus for static electric
machine for $40 to be used in the bar
Der shop. Although not every senator
has hair on his head, some five dozen
ha%irbrushes were bought and paid for
out of the contingent fund of the sen
ate, not to count nine dozen combs.
The moths must be pretty bad in the
senate, for forty pounds of camphor
were bought and 100 pounds of sponges,
which does not include one dozen bath
sponges at 500 a dozen.
Some of the other things bought for
the senators to make them look and
smell nice were altar of roses, oil of
bergamot, glycerin, hair tonic, bay rum,
vaseline, dandruf cures, a gallon of
cologne, fourteen different kinds of
soap and some feather busters.
AS a special reward to senators who
behaved themselves twenty-five pounds
Of horehound candy were purchased
and dispensed, together with some
5000 auinine tablets and the usual
$4,000 worth of mineral waters. Just
as soon as a man becomes a senator he
cultivates the mineral water habit,
battles in artificial salt water and steps
out on velvet bath mats,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-01
SENATORIAL EXPENSES.
Luxuries Bought For Members
Of the Upper House.
CANDY AND QU1u1NE IN THE LIST

efe11er Paid For by the Govern
ment-It Cost Thirty Cents and Was
Sent by Senator Altlrich - Hair
brushes and Scents Among the
Items Bought Last Year.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-01-01
II HALL OF FAME.

Paul Dunbar, the colored poet, has
recovered from a serious illness.
The late Wilson s. Bissell, once post
master general, left an estate of $780,
600 to his widow.
Germapy's oldest veterinary surgeon.
Moses Cohn, recently died at Parchim,
aged ninety-eight years.
s. W. Nichols of the Jacksonville
(Fla.0 Journal has donated $4,000 for
a public park III his town.
Sir Samuel Walker Griffith. who has
been offered the chief justiceship of
Australia, Is u Welshman.
Henry w. Lucy (Uncle Toby, NJ. P.)
Of Punch is visiting the United States.
He is less than five feet tall.
w. r. Frpme. the recently elected bor-
ough treasurer of Pen Argyll, Pa, is the
first Democrat to hold an Office in that
town. He owes his success largely to
his personal popularity.
John D. Rockefeller is building two
sun parlors in his residence in West
chester county. N. Y, and will spend
100000 in rebuilding a number of pri-
vate drives on his estate.
Harry Ziegler, a resident of Philadel-
phia and a member of the life saving
guard at Atlantic City, saved ffty-two
lives during the six weeks of the sea
son at that resort. Ziegler is a strong
and daring swimmer.
Franklin Farrell, Jr.. the son of a
| Connecticut millionaire and a recent
| graduate Of Harvard, has entered his
fathers foundry at Derby with the
purpose of learning the trade of a foun-
dryman in all its details.
Charles Nj. Booth Of Englewood.
N. j., who has just celebrated his one
hundredth birthday anniversary, says
he is the oldest holder Of a life insur-
ance policy in the United States. He
was insured in 1913 In a company just
organized and still in existence.
Sylvester Burke, a hero of Samar, has
received al appointment as lighthouse
keeper at Sandusky, o. AS a member
of the famous fighting Ninth infantry
Burke was at the Samar massacre and
In a hand to hand fight killed the chief
of police of the city and received hon
orable mention from the war depart.
ment.
What She Lacked.
Miss Pussy sat on the lowest bough
OF a waving hickory tree
Whispering softly: It'll have you now.
You gay little robin; you'll see!
The OLD hen watches her chicks thirteen
And has such a fearful way
OF flying at one that I haven't seen
A bit of fresh meat today"
But Master Robin twitters away
AS she stealthily creeps along,
Joining in as the thrush and jay
Chirrup a morning song.
CHANGING sidewise once and again
Out of his saucy eye
AS If to say: "You'H catch me then7
Well. madam. suppose you try"
IT have four legs" said Pussy Cat.
And you, sir, have only two.
I have sharp ~claws-depend on that
And they'll get the better of you.
I'm stronger, too, than a dozen birds.
Look now!' And she quickly springs.
But the robin laughed ais he scared away
TIA. ha! But you have no wings"
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pYNAMlTER WILL BE SENTENCED
NEXT MONDAY.
must FACE SECOND CHARGE
To Bs Proceeded Against for Writing
Threatening Letter to
c. s. Fee.

Helena, Dec. 31.-Isaac Gravelle
was found guilty Of sending a black
mailing letter to the Northern Pacific
Railway company. He will be SEN
fenced Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
The jury received the case at 1910
o'clock in the morning, and the YER
dict was announced at 3:O5 o'clock
in the afternoon.
TIL jury went to lunch at 1915
o'clock and an hour later returned to
it's room on the third floor of the coun-
ty building. It agreed upon a verdict
shortly before 8 o'clock and the court
was notified. There were a number
of spectators in the court room. Leon
La Croix, counsel for the defendant,
was present, and so was County Attor-
ney Lincoln Working. Gravelle ap-
peared less agitated than he had the
day before, when he was pale and
showed evidence of the strain under
which he has been resting since the
trial was begun. He sat facing the
jury with his face in one hand, his
left elbow resting on the arm of the
bench, He did not move a muscle
when the verdict was read by John S.
Tooker, foreman of the jury.
Previous Conviction.
The verdict of the jury is as fol-
lows /:
eve, the jury in the above entitled
action, find the defendant, Isaac Ora
velle, guilty of felony in manner and
form as charged in the first count OF
the information, and we also find the
charges of previous conviction true
and leave his punishment to be fixed
by the court"
The jury was not polled. Each juror
acknowledged the verdict from his
place in the box, however, and as
soon as the verdict had been read,
Judge Henry G. Smith announced
that the defendant would be remanded
to the custody of the sheriff until
Nor day morning at 10 o'clock, when
he would be sentenced. Deputy Sher-
ifs Mccain and Spurzem led Gravelle
out of the courtroom, and Judge Smith
then excused the jury until Monday
NOR ming.
The maximum punishment Gravelle
can receive is ten years in the peni-
Tertiary.
The jurors who found the verdict
were e: Frank Jessick, John s. Tooker,
r. ". Duncan, Charles A. Glenn, John
T. Britt, julius Meyhoffer, G. T. Cor,
am, c. L. Stedman, w. D. Scott, L.
Marks, W. H. Laurimore and Sam
Alexander.
Will Be Tried Again.
Gravelle will be tried on at least
one other charge. The county attor-
ney has fled a second information
charging him with sending a threaten.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-24
Special Notice.

Miss McCune is still enlisting pu
pills for voice culture and piano in
struction. 1t is her intention to get
all of the pupils enlisted before Sen
tember 1st. so as to get the work to
moving smoothly. She is making
specially of advanced pupils and all
should take advantage at once of this
exceptional opportunity who are de-
sirous of learning voice culture or
piano. The price for the voice culture
is $1.OO per lesson, and piano instruc-
ton is Is cents for each lesson.
The musical kindergarten class is
held Saturday afternoon from 2:30
to 4:30 o'clock. and those who are
desirous of enlisting children will
bring them to her residence at that
time, 6lS N. Main street. The price
for kindergarten is $1.OO per month.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-24
BURNING OF WASHINGTON.
Ninetieth Anniversary of the Sacking
of National Capital by the
British Army.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 24.-Today
marked the ninetieth anniversary Of
the sacking and burning of the ma
tional capital by the British army
under General Ross and Sir George
Cockburn 1t was on August Oath.
1914, that the British troops. after
landing at Bladensburg, marched un-
opposed to the city of Washington.
All night long and the following day
the work of destruction was carried
on, the torch being applied to the
unfinished capitol, the library of con-
gress, the White House, the war and
treasury buildings. the arsenal and
barracks and numerous other public
and private buildings. 1t was on this
occasion that the original copy of this
Declaration of independence was sav.
ed from destruction by Dolly Madi-
son, wife of the President.
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Card Party.

Miss Mitchell of Hagerman was
the guest of honor at a card party
given by the Misses Patterson AT
their home on Kentucky avenue The
game played was high five, and was
very exciting Miss Pattie Skillman
won the prize, unique bronze vase.
Delicate refreshments of grape salad
waters, orange ice and cake were
served. Miss Betty Ogle assisted in
serving. Miss Mitchell is a very at
tractive young lady and Hagerman is
lucky in having her there for the
winter. 1t was not a form of Ell
quette" which prompted the guests
to tell the hostesses of the pleasant
time they had. The guests were:
Misses Skillman, Laura Hedgcoxe,
Shaver. Littlefield, Michel, Virgins
7arris: Mesdames Reed and McDon-
lld and Miss Butler of Fort Worth,
Texas.
Miss Butler is a guest of Miss
Hedgcoxe and will be here for sever
al weeks.
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OPENED TO-DAY.
international Firemen's Tournament
at Worlds Fair.

at Worlds Fair.
st. Louis. Mo-, Aug. 24.-The Inter
national Firemen's Tournament. for
which preparations have been max
ing for months past, opened today.
The tournament will continue for
four days There will be several busi-
ness sessions at which the fire chiefs,
engineers, commissioners and others
interested will have an opportunity
for exchanging views on the best me-
thods of fire fighting. Popular interest
in the gathering, however, centers in
the prize competitions, which include
hook and ladder races, hose coupling
and other contests Teams represent
ing the fire departments of many of
the chief cities of the United States
and Canada will participate.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-24

Denver. Colo, Aug. 24.-The Off
GERS of the National Live Stock AS
sOciation have received a reply to
their protest to the Bureau of Animal
Industry asking for a modification of
the regulation compelling the dipping
OF cattle coming from territory in
fected with scabies or mango. The
Bureau grants the request of the AS
sociation and modifies the order so
that cattle designated for immediate
slaughter originating in infected re-
gions may be shipped to market cen
ters without dipping or placarding the
cars, providing they have first been
examined and found free from evil
dence of scabies. The amendment pro-
vides relief for all western cattle ship
ping states.
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the United States begins this even
ing, when a special train leaves this
city bearing the members of the
Pittsburg Commandery No. 1. and
their friends. The train will be made
up of six of the most modern Pullman
sleepers, in addition to a baggage car
and commissary car There will be
about 300 persons in the party.
The trip to San Francisco is to be
by the way of ST. Paul, and in
cludes stops at Fargo. Helena and
other points in addition to a visit of
several days in the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. The return will be thro'
southern California, the party visit
ing the Grand Canon and the petrI-
fed forests of Arizona en- route.
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Austrian Merchants Coming.

New York. Aug. 24-Eighty Aus.
trian merchants. representing the
Austrian Chamber of Commerce. will
arrive on the steamer Deutschland
tomorrow TO make a tour OF the prin-
cipal cities of the United States. and
to visit the St. Louis Exposition The
Austrians of New York have compile
ted great preparations for the well
coming Of their fellow-countrymen
and have arranged banquet in their
honor at the Waldorf-Astoria SatuY-
day night.
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w. O. w. and w. c. Notice.

There will be hay ride and moon
light picnic given by the w. o. w.
and w. c. Monday night, August 80.
For members in good standing only.
Conveyances will be furnished. (ThOse
desiring to use their own conveyance
can do so). Every W. o. w. and w.
G. requested to meet at the w. o. w.
hall at 7:30 Will leave at o'clock
sharp Visiting members in good
standing, and those who have put In
their applications for membership
are extended a cordial invitation. For
further particulars, see
c. r. ECHOLS.
r. d. MOXLEY,
GEO. r. FLETCHER.
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Grand Rapids Shoot.

Grand Rapids, Mich, Aug. 24-The
shooting tournament begun here to-
day under the auspices of the local
gun club bids fair to be the most no
table event of the kind ever held in
Michigan. A three days program has
been arranged. The professional ex-
perts taking part will include Will
lam Heer, Rollo Heikes and Channcey
Powers, the national amateur cham
pion.
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Resolutions of Resnect.

Whereas. Bro. Frank Chiles died on
the 7th day of August of typhoid fe-
yer and was buried on the 9Th Ot
August. at Roswell, New Mexico.
Resolved, That in the death OF Bro.
Chiles, the wife has lost a true and
loving husband and the Order OF
Railway Conductors, lost one OF its
best members and leaves a vacant
chair in our division room.
Resolved. That Bro. Chiles was a
true friend to every one and was al
ways ready to lend a helping hand
20 any one needing assistance and
ready to do his duty In every in
stance.
Further Resolved. That we mourn
with the wife OF our late Brother in
her great loss. and be it
Further Resolved. That the Order
OF Railway Conductors keep our
charter draped for a period OF thirty
days: and be it further
Resolved, That these resolutions
be printed in the Roswell Record
and Amarillo Herald. and a copy be
furnished Mrs. Chiles.
]. A. BARRows.
b. G. TIFFANY,
ELI SMITH.
Committee.
Amarillo. Tex. Aug. II. 1904.
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CANNON coNsuLrs LEADERS.

Ne Reports the Prospects Favorable
In the East for Republicans.
Chicago, Aug. 24.-Speaker Cannon
was in consultation with the leaders
at Republican headquarters today.
Speaking Of the political outlook. he
said. Il have just spent two weeks
In the eastern states, and while /
would not assume to pass upon the
situation there as would in my own
congressional district, I will say that
so far as could gather from my
conversations with leading men Of
both parties the trend Of feeling is
towards the Republican ticket. Our
main effort will be to get the vote
out. In Vermont, for instance. the
only question Is whether the majori-
ty will be twenty or thirty-hye thou
sand.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-24
Voluntary Disarmament.

Paris, Aug. 24.-There is reason to
believe that decision is about to
)e made providing for the voluntary
disarmament of the Russian cruiser
tskold and torpedo boat destroyer
Grozovoi now at Shanghai and the
cruiser Diana at Saigon. This will
be done to avoid international COM
piications. Adyices from Saigon show
that contrary TO previous announce
ment the Diana is in very bad con-
ditiOn She has a large hole below
the water line and her injuries will
take weeks to repair.
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coNFERs WITH LODGE.
Decided on Course to Pursue
in the Far East.

in the Far East.
Oyster Bay, Aug. 24.-President Roose
vets first conference during his pre-
sent sojourn at Saginaw Hill was
held yesterday with Senator Lodge.
They spent the greater part of the
day together The President took up
with Lodge, who is member of the
foreign relations committee, the state
of affairs in the Far East and the
United States relations TO it. No ap-
prehension is felt by them that by
my probable development America
will be drawn into a war situation.
The President and his cabinet some
time ago decided on the line Of poll
~ to be followed, and this will be
adhered TO.
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THE MARKETS.
To-day's Quotations From the Trade
Centers of the Country.

To-day's Quotations From the Trade
Centers Of the Country.
Kansas. City. Aug. 24.-Cattle
slow. Native steers. $50 a $50;
southern steers. $50 a 400: south
ern cows, LIS q 800; native cows
and heifers, 1.50 q ATS; stockers
and feeders, 2.25 q 3.45; bulls, zoo
% $50: calves, ZOO q AIS; native
steers. S.25 q AIS: western steers,
1.5O q $50
Sheep steady. Muttons. 1926 a
425: lambs, 400 q $50; range weth-
ers. 3.25 q 400; ewes. ESQ q $50
Chicago. Aug. 24.-Cattle steady to
strong. Good to prime steers. SO q
6.10: poor to medium, 80 a 40;
stockers and feeders. ZOO a 4.65;
COWS. 1.50 a 4.25; heifers. 200 q
500; Gamers. 1.50 q 2.25; bulls, zoo
a 400; calves. $50 @ 6.25; Texas
fed steers, 800 q AS
Sheep steady to strong. Good 20
choice wethers, 3.25 q $50; fair TO
choice mixed. 800 q 400: western
sheep, $50 a $50; native lambs,
$50 a 5.75; western lambs, 4.75 q
SIS
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the Japanese legation says the Rus
sian battle ship Sevastopol was bonn
harding the Japanese land positions
yesterday from outside the harbor at
Port Arthur, when she struck mine
(as reported last night from Toxic
by the Associated Press). Besides a
list to starboard, the battle ships
bows were submerged, but she was
towed back to harbor.
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st. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-The chris.
tening of the heir TO the Russian
throne took place this morning at the
church of Peterhof palace with i'm
posing ceremonies. A procession of
gilded coaches accompanied the infant
prince from Alexandria villa to the
church. After the Metropolitan of ST
Peters burg had administered the sa-
crament to the heir, the Emperor in
vested the latter with the insignia
of the order of ST. Andrew. Immediate
ly after this the ringing of church
bells and salute of 101 guns an
nounced the completion of the cere
mony. Both Peterhof and ST. Peters
burg are lavishly decorated. There
will be grand illuminations tonight.
The Car today issued a lengthy
manifesto on occasion of the birth OF
the heir to the throne. 1t is introduc
ed by the following message to the
people: by the will of God. we. the
Car and autocrat of all Russia, Gar
of Poland, Grand Duke of Finland
etc., announce to our faithful subjects
that on this the day of christening of
our son and heir Grand Duke Alexis
Nicholaivitch, following the prompt
ing of our heart, we turn to our great
family of empire, and with the deep
est and most heartfelt pleasure, even
amidst these times of national strue
gle and difficulty, bestow upon then:
some gifts of our royal favor for
greater enjoyment in their daily lives.
Various benefits bestowed on many
classes are then enumerated at
length. One relates to the complete
abolition of corporal punishment am
ong the rural classes and curtailment
of same in the army and navy. 1t re-
mits land purchase arrears which af-
fects one of the largest classes of
population throughout the empire,
and it's benefits are also extended to
estates in Poland. The general pr
visions of the manifesto include all
kinds of reductions in sentences for
common law offenses, except for muir
der, and the education of the children
of soldiers who have been the vic
tins of war. as well as assistance for
such families as need 1t whose bread
winners have fallen in the service of
their country. Certain classes OF Of
fenses are pardoned in Finland. and
other concessions are made there.
Persons guilty of political offenses
committed within fifteen years who
have remained unidentified will n''
longer be subject to prosecution, while
political offenders who are now fugi-
tives abroad may apply to the minis
ter of the interior for permission TO
return to Russia.
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Russian Forts siIeneed.

Che Foo, Aug 24.-InformaIion of
undoubted authority states that the
Japanese armored cruisers Nishin
and Kasuga have bOmbarded and si-
fenced the Russian forts east of Col
den Hill at the entrance of Port Ar
thur
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THE SECOND DAY.

Purposes Of Commission Appointed
by the President.
Portland. Ore. Aug 23.-The open
ing session of the second day of the
American Mining Congress was de-
voted to a presentation of the pur-
poses of the commission appointed
by President Roosevelt to investigate
the condition of public lands and rec
ommend TO the national congress re-
medies for existing evils and suggest
reforms in the land laws.
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DAMAGE REPAIRED

santa Fe Trains In Arizona Flood Dis
trict win Move Tonight.
Los Angeles. Calf. Aug. 24.--It is
announced a. the general ofice of the
santa re today that the company ex-
poets 10 have the flood damage to the
road-bed In Arizona repaired by fo-
night, and trains moving both ways.
An the trains are still tied up. The
west bound trains are being held &C
gelirman and Ash Fork. and the east
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-08-24
rrafhe Manager Conrad.

A. L. Conrad, the recently appoint
ed traffic manager of the Pecos Val
ley Lines. arrived in the city last eve
ming, and is receiving the cOngratu-
lations of his many friends In RO3-
well. He is a railroad man OF wide
experience, and has been auditor of
the same road for several years.
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Time For Repairs Extended.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 24.-The
state department has been advised
that Wal Hu HUI has extended the
time for repairs on the Russian ships
in Shanghai to noon on August 28th.
Wal HUI Hu is the Chinese foreign
Office.