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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
SOUTHERN THREATS.
Would RetaIiate on Lessened Repre-
sentation With ostracism.

La Porte, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Congress.
man Edgar Dean Crumpacker OF this
district, who will introduce bill with
the convening of the new congress for
a reapportionment of the COMPRESSION.
al representation of the southern
states, is being deluged with threaten.
ing letters written by prominent
southerners. The threat is openly
made in the communications to Con-
gressman Crumpacker that if the pro-
posed bill is enacted into law the peo-
pie of the south will retaliate by Os'
tracising and prosecuting the north
erners residing in their midst. Mr..
Crumpacker says he will not be de-
tered from making fight for reap.
portionment and he believes from as.
surances which he has received OF
support for his measure that it will
be made law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
FIND MORE INDICTMENTS
PORTLAND GRAND JURY HOLD
PROMINENT MEN.
Senator Mitchell at Door of Jury
Room and Hands Foreman
Letter.

Portland, Ore, Dec. 28.-The federal
grand jury has returned seven indict-
ments in connection with the land
fraud cases now under investigation.
The most important is against Doctor
William H. Davis, mayor of Albany,
Ore. Second to this and OF hardly
less Importance are those of Salmon
B. Ormsby, formerly a government
agent, and Clark E. Loomis, at one
time forest superintendent. Henry
A. Young and George Sorenson are
not so we'll known. The indictment
states that there are two others, John
Doe and Richard Roe, whose true
names the jury does not know.
The charge is that the indicted en-
tered into a conspiracy, December 49,,
frauding of the government of the
United States out of a portion Of it's
public land in township IL south,
range east and that by means OF
false and forged applications, false
and forged attidavits and proofs home
stead entries and Improvement some
in the names of fictitious persons, the
government was induced to issue pat
ents to the lands.
Yesterday morning United States
Senator John H. Mitchell appeared at
the door of the jury room and handed
to the foreman letter asking that he
be allowed to appear before the jury
to answer all questions whicn might
be put to him in regard to his COM
plicity in any fraud or conspiracy, but
he affixed a clause to the effect that
he would not go before the body UNI
less he could be presented with the
case against him, together with the
names OF the witnesses testifying to
his detriment. He also stipulated in
his letter than he would not go before
the jury until all of the case OF the
government had been presented. Con.
gressman Hermann takes the same
stand as does Mr.. Mitchell.
The difference of opinion between
Senator Mitchell and District Attor-
ney Heney seems to have. taken diff
ferent turn and an agreement is no
nearer reached than it was in the first
place.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
GET-ToGETHER MEETING. :
Enough Democrats left in Country to
Hold a Love Feast.

Hold Love Feast.
Lafayette, Ind, Dec 52S-rhe policy
OF the democratic party will be out
lined at love feast of'democracy in
this city on January 10. Party leaders
from all parts OF the country will be
present There will be addresses on
behalf of the democracy of Michigan,
Illinois, Missourl,> as well assIndiana
and other states. Invitations have
been sent to all leaders JOHN w.
Kern and Thomas T. Taggart OF In
diana have given notices of accept
ance. William J. Bryan will be here.
Joseph w. Folk, governor-elect of MIS-
souri,, will make the address for that
state Invitations have been sent to
Alton B. Parker and William r.
Hearst, and it is thought that Parker
will send letter. Hearst may attend.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
BRYAN TO BOOM HARRISON.
chicago's Mayor May Be Urged az
Next Democratic Moses.

Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 28.-Carter IA.
Harrison as the Moses of the demo-
cratic party to lead the faithful to the
promised land of politics is the role
that may be thrust on him January
10 by leaders of the party
William ]. Bryan, it is believed, will
launch a presidential boom for the
mayor of Chicago at the annual ban
quet of the Jackson club. That his
recommendation would carry great
weight is conceded. The Overwheml-
ing defeat of November is still fresh
in the minds of the leaders. III;
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
"Secretary of State-Elect.

Miss Patterson's counsel conferred
with Assistant District Attorney Rand
today. Afterwards it was learned that
both sides desired delay and it seems
probable that Miss Patterson will not
bel put on trial again for several
months.
Nan Pattersons father spent part
of the day with his daughter in the
Tombs, and said after leaving her he
feared she was going insane.
"She is broken down completely"
he said. II tell you my little girl is a
physical and mental wreck. am
afraid that her mind is giving way un-
der this dreadful strain. She is worse
than she was when she collapsed
after hearing of the jury's disagree
ment have sent for our family ply
sician." :
Mr. Mcguire was sent for later, and
after examining Miss Patterson said:
Miss Patterson is in highly nervous
and even hysterical condition, but in
my judgment there need not be any
fear of insanity from present indica-
tions.'
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
: a Z T-77Saa9
WANTS SUPREME couRTro GET
TRUTH.
BELIEVES HIMSELF ELECTED
Would Have the Supreme Court Open
All the Ballot Boxes Used
. in Denver.

Denver, Dec. 28.-Attorneys Charles
S. Thomas and Samuel W. Belfold
filed a petition in the supreme court
today on behalf of Alva Adams, COVER
nor-elect, asking that either the court
or commission to be appointed by
the court shall open all of the 2O4
ballot boxes used in Denver at the
late election and make a thorough ex-
animation of their contents. The
court decided to hear arguments on
the petition this afternoon.
Il have no question about my elec-
tion by substantially the majority re-
ported on the face of the returns,
said Governor Adams Il believe ifl
be unearthed, my honest majority
would amount to 10000. But want
no tainted seat. 1t is of far greater
Importance that extensive election
frauds should be unearthed and pun
ished than that l or any other partic-
ular individual should be sworn in as
governor"
Wants the Truth Revealed.
81 don't know who committed the
alleged frauds in Denver. l know
nearly 30 men are in Jail ostensibly
for contempt OF court, but really
charged with election crimes. Ii they
are of the character reported, feel.
assured that there are men at liberty
far more deserving of Jail than those
who are incarcerated. l feel that
some of those in jail have been unjust-
ly dealt by. But be that as it may, 4
want this investigation made; want
and want the truth known
The supreme court today heard ar
gument on the application of Doctor
Michael Beshoar, Las Anamas senator
ial candidate, for leave to file an ap-
plication for writ OF mandamus com
pelling the state canvassing board to
count the returns as sent III, WHICH
show that Beshoar was elected. The
republicans have asked the state can.
vassing board to go behind the returns
and give the certificate to Barela on
the ground of alleged frauds in Trini-
dad in the interest of Beshoar. The
decision OF, this case will apply also
to the Boulder county senatorial con-
test, which is of similar nature.
Will Cause Tie in Senate.
If certificates are issued to the DEM
ocratic candidates shown to be elected
on the face of the returns there will
be tie in the senate, which will con-
sist of IL republicans and II demo
Gratis, one seat being vacant awing to
the failure of Governor PEABODY to
call special election for the choosing
of a successor to the late Senator
Buckley.
Although the time for canvassing
the returns expires today, the court
did not announce its decision on the
mandamus proceedings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
No Steamers Sold.

Berlin, Dec. 28.-The Associated
Press called the attention of the Ham
burg-American and North German
Lloyd lines to the reports circulated
in London of recent sales Of their
steamers and received assurances
from both companies that no Steamers
had been sold.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
BAIL FOR NAN
PATTERSON
-FOUR WEST WReINlANs OFFER
TO PUT UP BOND.
FATHER FEARS INSANITY
Says Her Condition Is Worse Than
When She Collapsed at
End of Trial.

New York, Dec 28.-Nan Patterson,
the former show girl, who is in the
Tombs prison charged with the MUIR
der of Caesar Young, was in better
spirits today than at any time since
the jury reported that they were un-
able to agree upon a verulct.
kilograms had come to her from
Wheeling, w. Va, announcing that
four prominent men in that city were
prepared to furnish bail for her in any
amount up to $4,000.
One of Miss Patterson's counse.
gave out what he said was the tele-
gram from Fairmount, w. VT, offering
to give bail for her release The copy
was as follows:
"Fairmount, W. Va, Dec. %, 1904
Nan Patterson, care Tombs prison.
New York City: We will furnish bail
to the extent of $4,000, it necessary.
''T. A. DEVENY,
"H. J. PRICE,
"EDWARD STACK,
&c. w. SWISHER,
a C-~ L.. TN. 1,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
Montana Should Lead.

"This question might as well be sug-
gested first by Montana as any other
state. and while the various Iegisla-
lures are In session 1t might not be
improbable to make to each such rep
resentation as would insure at least
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-12-30
Japs at Hong Kong.

Hong Kong, Dec. 28.-A large Jap
anese cruiser arrived at Annoy yester-
day. Two Japanese cruisers were
sighted off Hong Kong today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
AGRICULTURAL.

st. Louis, October 1S-(Special )-For
several days the writer has been travel
ing over some of the country now being
opened up by new extensions of the
Frisco lines.
Travelling through southeastern Mis-
souri, and northeastern Arkansas I was
very much surprised to see the Industrial
activity Of these sections. Farming and
numbering are the chief Industries. There
are many saw mills now in operation.
and there is as yet a vast amount of
fine timber to be sawed
Crops in these sections are fine. The
corn in the Mississippi bottoms is ex-
ceptionally good, and 1 saw fields that
will yield eighty to 100 bushels A large
acreage Is now being sown to wheat.
This is also a fine stock country. The
blue grass and clover is growing finely
along the roadsldes, which shows what
it would do If 1t had a chance.
In 1903 the average yield of cotton per
acre in southeast Missouri was the
largest in the United States. This year
the crop is fine and If this weather lasts
for few more weeks there will be an
other good cotton crop made here. The
crop is green and fine yet, though open
ing very we'll.
The crop in Arkansas, in this part Of
the state, got a late start last spring.
yet the average yield is half bale per
acre. Farmers all seem satisfied with
10 cent cotton, which, they say, makes
the crop an average one.
The Friseo's new line from Memphis
to st. Louis, up the Mississippi river,
opens up very rich, undeyeloped coun-
try and puts this whole country now
in direct touch with the markets of the
world. Nearly all this country, however,
has been subject to overflows, but now
system of canals are being constructed
which will hold the water until 1t can
be carried off. With such drainage this
great rich section will be reclaimed and
much of it put into fine farms, which will
produce immense crops of corn, wheat.
oats, cotton, and become a grass, stock
and dairy country.
The writer will leave here for Okla
homa City and other points In the ter
ritory, preparing for great farmers
institute to be held at Oklahoma City
on October % and 20. Preceding this,
however, will be a great dairy eonven-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
An Heroic Priest.

Father Smith one of the chap1ains OF
the New York fire department, now ly-
ing in private sanitarium in this city
suffering from a severe illness, is one on
the real heroes of the department. Little
is known of his work outside the depart
ment for no man did his duty more faith
fully or unostentatiously as this priest
who was ever ready to answer the call of
duty. Persons who have witnessed the
large CONGREGATIONS and disasters like the
Father Smith who was always at the
dying, encourage the men who were at
work. He apparently knows no fear and
does not hesitate to go tito any place
where his duty may call him and no man
has so strong a hold on the men in the
department. He has made It his duty
and plesufe to spend much Of his time
among the men in the various engine
houses and always brought with him
good cheer. He has proven an efficient
aid to the commissioner in maintaining
discipline by encouraging right living
among the men. Father Smith Is thirty
nine years old. He was appointed a Fire
Chaplain by Commissioner Scannell in
1899 along with Rev. William LIE Baron
Johnson, Protestant. The career Of
Mr. johnson was brilliant, but erratc,
and he left the service several years ago.
It has recently been reported that he Is
also lying at the point of death in this
city. While serving as chaplain Mr.. John
son was also frequently commended for
his bravery and he was enthusiastic in
his work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
NEW YORK TAKES
NUMEROUS PRIZES
Exhibits Attract Attention at
St. Louis Fair
A MISSIONARY STEAMER
The Sentinel Brings Hope and Good
Cheer to Sailors in New York
Harbor-Father Smith
Brave Priest.
A MISSIONARY STEAMER
BY JOHN MARTHoL.

New York, November New York
seems to have captured all the grand
prizes at the st. Louis fair for municipal
exhibits In the competition were most
of the important cities of the country,
but none of them sent so complete or
elaborate a display of the various depart
ments in the city's government. The APP
preparation for the purpose was a liberal
one and the money has evidently been
spent properly. Tn, rapid Transit Com
mission seems to have earned special
commentator from the Judges The
body exhibited a perfect model of the
underground railway at 2Sth street and
Fourth avenue and model of the twin
tubes under the Harlem river. This was
augmented by a display of old minerals
and ores unearthed in excavating for the
subway and numerous photographs show
Ing the work at various stages of con-
struction. Gold medals will be awarded
to the Department of Charities, Water
Supply Art Commission and Aquednct
Commission, and to Chief Engineer Par
sons of the Rapid Transit Commission
was awarded a gold medal in recognition
VI lis 1oAidpoi ALUM III tie pASpdAdLAOli VI
the subway exhibit. The display of the
department of Finance was most COM
plete and unique, and to this was also
awarded a grand prize. The street clean
ing department made an exhibit attract
ed universal attention. Full sized models
of the various utensils operated by the
white Wings" were shown and working
models of the garbage reduction plant
and the incine4 lung plants completed
this exhibit. The record made by the ed
ucational Department should certainly be
a source of much qualification in this
department there is certainly no COM
plant to be made against the jury of
awards. Taken as whole the city of
New York has every reason to feel proud
of it's exhibit and the attention it has at
tracte1 at st. Louis
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
Fire Insurance
JemisOn Real Estate & Insurance co.

olate soils, on lighter sandy soils, and
on reaching northern Texas we find it
growing on the heavy black, waxy soils
of that section.
Passing out of Texas and through Ok
lahoma we find alfalfa fields on various
soils, the better fields being found along
the rivers ON the bottom lands. where
the soil is a deep rich sandy loan. Pass
Kansas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado,
California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho.
Nevada and Utah, we find in all these
that the soil is very similar to the adobe
generally, and that in all the valleys
where there is water alfalfa Is being
successfully grown.
We cam too, follow the Missouri river
on up in the west and find alfalfa grow
ing in all the states and territories Dor
dering ON this stream. Nor is 1t con-
fined to the western states alone, for we
find 1t now being introduced in many of
the eastern and southeastern states, In
louisiana, Florida, Mississippi, Ala
bama and all along the south Atlantic
states, extending on up into New York
where some wonderful reports have
been made OF It. Then, too, alfalfa Is
to be found growing In nearly all oul
central states of the west, and even II
Illinois some fine yields have been re-
corded.
So in growing over such broad range
of country ii Is bound to cover a very
great range of soils. The soils less adapt
ed for alfalfa are such as the white, put
ty-like clay soils, heavy, stiff clay soils,
or soils closely underlaid with lime rock.
Alfalfa will not thrive on any soil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
What East Side Reads,

Read to learn seems to be the motto
of the East side, if the annual report of
the director of the New York Public Lib
rary is any indication of the literary
taste of that much abused section of
this great city. The reverse is indicated
by this same report for the upper West
side and Harlem, and the residents of
that section would appear to read to be
amused. Only eighteen per cent. of the
books taken last year from the Chat
ham Square branch were works of fic-
tion and seventeen per cent. were scienti-
fic books. Those who drew at the Wash
ington Heights section selected ffty-sev-
en- per cent. of fiction while only four per
cent of the books read were Of scien-
of fiction is informally less in the
branches on the East side than in the
other sections. Novels in every case lead
all other books in popularity. History
follows the work of fiction in popularity
but strange as 1t may seem with all of its
branches of public library, New Workers
read fewer novels from the public librar-
les than the residents of any other of the
large cities. During the past year there
has been a decided increase in the num-
Der of books stolen from the open shelves
despite precautions taken to prevent the
evil. At certain branches the percent
age of loss was so great that 1t was nee
essary to practically close the so-called
open shelves. The number of volumes
lost in this way during the past year is
5,925 volumes, or an increase of eight per
cent. over the loss from the same cause
during the preceding year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
Sentinel Is Unique Steamer.

Unique in every respect is the Sentinel,
little steamer that is a familiar sight
along the New York water front. She
flies the flag of church missionary
SC iety for seamen, ind her duty is to
protect the sailor from bad influences.
bring him good cheer, care for him when
he is sick and minister in every way to
the comfort and moral needs of the men
who lead the rowing life of sailor. To
the average landsman the necessity or
wisdom of such scheme is not at once
apparent but to the ill-treated sailor
the sight Of the oentinel alongside may
mean a great deal. The Sentinel has her
home berth alongside the floating Church
of our Savior, at the foot of Market
street. but she is continually steaming
about the harbor, for she finds plenty of
work to do On Sunday the Mission
boat finds most of II work. 1t is a day
of idleness on shipboard and sailors are
always glad to have of the chance to
take a run to the Pike Street Mission
House. laany of the sailors attend the
services at the floating church and after
service they are taken back to Their ship
by the Sentinel. The floating church is
itself an institution little known to New
Workers and persons crossing the Brook
Ign bridge often wonder what is the ma
ture and object Of the queer looking
craft which they see moored at one of the
wEarves below them. The church it.
self Is one-story structure with a CAB
led roof and 1t stands on fiat bottom
barge that can be locked and cleaned like
any other craft. The interior of the
church is not different from any other
small edifice of the Episcopal denomina-
ton. 1t has pews and a gallery, electric
lights. tiny pipe organs vestry and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
Greater New York.

The extent and comprehensiveness Of
Greater New York is frequently sur
prise to even residents Of the city, but
the discovery that within its limits there
exists a fairly goodsized game preserve
demanding police protection Is rather
recent one. On both sides of of West
chester creek and on the shores of Pei
ham bay, not far from Barlow station is
what is known as a part of the Coutant
estate, consisting of about a thousand
acres. There is ono lone house on the
place in which the care taker lives
Fishing is good and hunting ALSO as snipe
duck and other game abound. The care
taker is kept busy warning hunters that
trespassing will not be allowed, but so
numerous have they become that the
police have been appealed to for protee-
ton. But the task is one that the police
captain of the district had not contem-
plated and he has not sufficient men for
the purpose, so he declined the task and
the hunters are reaping a harvest of
game without the necessary expense of
a trip to Maine or the distant parts of
Long Island.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-11-02
ALFALFA.

So much has been claimed for alfalfa
its praises have of late been sung far and
near all over oEr country-that the
writer has been interested in the matter
and has made careful study and exam
ination of this wonderful plant. He has
seen 1t growing over a vast territory
from old Mexico to Canada, and all over
the arid and seml-arid sections of the
western part of the United States
As so much has been said and written
of this plant we will not attempt here
a minute description of the plant, for 1t
is now well known all over our country
Alfalfa is not a new plant by any MEANS
for 1t has been known and grown for
centuries in many parts of the world
1t was introduced into this country from
Spain, and has been gradually spreading
over the whole country, ard more espe-
cially so in the western part of the
United States, where 1t is now being
grown and used as the chief source of
food for all stock
Alfalfa is q perennial plant. that is 1t
will last for years when once 1t becomes
fully established. Alfalfa has brought
about a very great revolution in west
ern farming and stock growing; in fact
1t is destined to change the whole order
of stock growing and farming over a
great area of the United States, and
especially is this true of the west. 1t is
well known fact that once the wild
grasses of our western prairies are killed
by stock eating and destroying the roots
this grass is forever gone. 1t Will not
come again and something else must be
substituted 1t has been found that
there Is no substitute so valuable as the
alfalfa. So that we find alfalfa growing
and pushing its way into all the states
and territories of the west, taking the
place of the wild grasses and furnishing
both green and dry feed. The acreage is
| largely increased each year. and as fast
as the question of irrigation is settled
| Just that fast will alfalfa spread. as 1t
| is a plant that cannot thrive without
| plenty of moisture.