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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
RADIuM DEADLY. TO VICE.

Touched by a Tube of 1t, They Are
Paralyxed and Soon Die.
DR.. Roux Of the Pasteur institute in
Paris has been experimenting some
interesting experiments showing the
effect radium has on mice. a y the
New York Worlds correspondent. The
little creatures become paralyzed the
instant a tube containing radium
touches their bodies, and continued ap-
plication results in death.
DR.. Denicz. who made the expert
ments. said:
I'VE shut mice in a cage and sus-
pended a tube Of eight centimeters
above them. In fourteen hours the
mice lost all their hair. which grew
again a few days afterward. but entire
~ different in color. Twenty days later
symptoms Of paralysis appeared. and
death followed shortly. An autopsy
showed a marked delation of the capil-
laries." sysA gr.7 q ,,7,,,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
TOXIC NEWS WARLIkE.
Frequent Consultations Being Held
by Japanese Statesmen.

Toxic, Feb. 4.-rremier Katsura
and his associates in the cabinet gave
a dinner today to. Is representative
peers, and communicated to them the
nature and progress of the diplomatic
negotiations with Russia. The Mar,
quis Ito had a private audience with
the emperor, at which the situation
was discussed. These and other Incl
dents clearly indicate the seriousness
of the situation. dt.
It is generally believed that Russia
is massing troops on the Yalu river
so as to be prepared to resist a posi-
BILE invasion by the Japanese.
The cabinet elder statesmen. and
commanders CT the army and navy
are in almost constant confer ence or
communication. There is, however,
no Indication Ut the course thcy intend
to pursue.
The belief is prevalent that Russia
is seeking to provoke Japan to take
the initiative. q
The first break in the %reticence OF
the Japanese government vas the
publication today of four official dis.
patches from Manchuria and Siberia,
WllSA dIO oA6AAANdAC, oho"AAS 0o LIN
do the trend of events.
The Japanese commercial agent at
V]ladivostock was notified Wednes,
day by the commander of the Rus
sian garrison that he might at any
time, in accordance with orders from
st. Petersburg, have to proclaim a
state of siege. Consequently he de-
sired the agent to make preparations
for eventual departure of Japanese
residents. Should any wish to remain
they will be ordered to H~abarovsk.
Japanese official reports confirm
marked military activity in Manchu-
ria. Houses have been prepared at
Liaoyang, Hacheng, Kaichou and 9th.
er places for the accommodation OF
Russian soldiers. Carts also have
been requisitioned to transport ammu-
milton and stores.
Troops are steadily moving in the
direction of the Yalu, and the Chinese
residents of Ying Chou are preparing
for flight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05

the estate of the minor has been
augmented recently through the opera
lions of a legacy. \
THenry Thorson, former alderman
from the south side, was telling his
friends yesterday of an experience he
had the day before that almost cost
him his life. He was engaged with a
number of men cutting ice on his
ranch, about eight miles east of the
city. In attempting to nov a cake
somewhat heavier than ordinarily he
Slipped and fell into the river, at a
point where the water is fully 20 feet
deep. Luckily for him there is but
little current at that place and he
managed to keep.his head above water
until his assistants could fasten an
ice pick to a long pole with which
they pulled him out. Although u.s.
ually very abstemious, he for once
varied his customary rule and has
tened to the house, where he partook
in a free manner of a bottle of the
real, old stuff He then changed
clothing and seemingly vas non the
worse for his immersion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
A Night with Jack Frost.

Jack Frost ran way down the meadows.
Through the valleys and over the hills.
And he chanted a chilly Good ev'ning,
old friends!"
AS he kissed the cold rivers and rills.
He colored the oaks and the naples
With a pencil most rare and divine
Till hues iridescent he gave them to wear
And etchings too quaint to define.
He chucsled with ghoulish expression.
6triding swift DER the flower fringed
path;
HI nipped all the blossoms with merciless
~ hand
And a seeming Unsuitable wrath.
He cast DER the green sumach bushes
A sense Of unspeakable dread,
But when they awoke to the bright morn
ing sun
Their leaves were a beautiful red.
He sang to the Dogs and the sedges
In a frozen and cultural tone;
He spoke to the pool with his frigid white
lips r.
And a heart as cold aa a stone.
tie blared through his long hoary whis-
A %discordant and rasping refrain:
He shook out his locks to the fierce north
ern blast
AS he whitened the mist and the rain.
He skipped DER the panes Of the win
dows. y
Leaving pictures unique in his trail:
He breathed on the lake till its surface
grew hard.
Then ratified his showers Of hail.
He leaped to the caves. and the trickles
Transformed into %pendulous spires,
Then sent the soft snowf1akes to blanket
the earth.
While HSolus thrummed on his Tyres.
He came to the cheeks Of the lassie
And smacked them a glorious pink:
He told her of sledges and tinkle of bells.
With a sly and significant wink.
He returned to his home in the morning,
Where he stroked his great whiskers
with glee.
For the marvels he'd wrought in Luna's
pale light
Were wonderful truly to see.
&C. 8. Whittern In Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
HOPE GIVEN UP.
Nothing But Mar Expected at Japa.
nese Capital.

nese Capital.
London, Feb. "A dispatch to Reu-
ter's Telegram company from Toxic
says: The general impression here
is that all hope of peace is gone.
The older statesmen had a conference,
at which the emperor was present.
1t is believed a weighty decision was
reached.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
MURDER SCHOOL IN ITALY.
Graduates Wore Uniforms and styled
Themselves Malavita.

Graduates Wore Uniforms and styled
Themse1ves Ma1avita.
AS an instance of the way secret so
cieties like the Malta are organized in
southern Italy it is worth reporting
that the Italian police recently arrest
ed seventy-one persons, all members of
a secret organization called the Mala-
vita in the city of Foggia, says the
Rome correspondent of the New York
World.
1t was discovered that the society
was organized to commit all sorts of
crimes, from highway robbery to kid
napfng. Two schools were found. one
to teach the way to use the knife and
the other for ~pickpockets. An admis-
sion fee of a few francs was charged.
and the members were divided into
three classes and promoted from one
to the other by a sort of supreme court
with headquarters at Barletta.
The distinctive uniforms Of the men,
bers consisted of a red scarf to be worn
as a belt and a long curkhanging down
the forehead or a green scarf for those
of a lower degree in the society. If
any one of the members was arrested
other members volunteered to give per-
jured testimony. in his behalf, while a
few more took charge Of the witnesse.
for the prosecution, whom they scared
by threats into refusing to testify. A
special recruiting department was also
q feature of the society.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05

Calling cards at The Gazette office.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
LOCAL AND

e. M. Hall of Big Timber is regis
tered at the Grand.
MJoseph Sims left this morning with
a. trainload OF sheep for the east.
5. A. Campbell, Burlington train
master, was up from Sheridan yester-
day.
G. T. Thomas, the Lake Basin
flockmaster, was among yesterdays
visitors in the city.
G. G. Hough, general manager OF
the Bridger coal mines, has been
spending a few days in the city.
Bert Shorey left this morning for
St. Paul, where he has a lot of sheep
receiving the finishing touches for
the market.
Mrs. Jean Decker was summoned
to Miles City Wednesday morning by
a telegram announcing the serious
sickness of her father. n
IHarry Kelsey of the Burlington
general offices returned this morning
from a trip over the line extending
as far south as Denver.
H. B. Segur, general agent of the
Burlington, is at Chicago. He left
for there last Tuesday from Denver,
to which city he went from here.
Perry Brown, a Northern Pacific
switchman working in the local yards
Of the company, was made the happy
father of a buxom daughter this orn
ing.
A marriage license was issued last
Tuesday to Charles Richards, aged
20 years, and Nellie Marshall, aged
20. The couple were married We'd
nesday evening by Judge Mann.
XA chinook wandered down this way
last evening and well until after mid
night the air was as balmy as spring.
The ground became soft and to all
appearances winter had ended. Later,
however, a cold wind began blowing
from the east and this morning it was
actually cold, with threats of a storm.
Doctor L. c. Bruning of Miles City
was in Billings yesterday for a few
hours. He was on his way to Gebo,
where he expected to visit friends
proceed to Portland, Ore. at which
P4dC6 uc Will Iclldlu IOT d couple OF
months.
Testimony is being heard today by
7. A. Williams, clerk of the district
court, in the contest instituted by
Jesse N. Comstock against the heirs
OF Geo. Watt, involving homestead
entry No. 4,183 for the northwest quar-
ter of section "a, township / south,
range "a east.
Mrs. Marguerite M. Strang, county
superintendent of schools, received a
telegram yesterday morning inform
ing her of the death of a sister, who
resided at Idaho Falls, Ida. She took
the beaated North Coast Limited in
the afternoon for butte, where she
will have to make a change of cars
for the south.
a supplementary bond in the sum
og $4,000 was filed yesterday with
the clerk of the district court by S.
+. Morse, guardian of Harriet A.
Andrews. a minor. The additional
bond was required from the 1act that
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
NEW WALKING RECORD
Rock Island Mans Feat Of Physical
Endurance.

Endurance
A feat of physical endurance was
completed by Herman Schaele of Rock
Island. ILL.,. which breaks the worlds
record. says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
made a wager that he could lower
the record for walking without rest,
which was SO hours and II minutes. J.,
He began his task the other morning
and did not give up until he had been
on his beat. Il block in length. for forty
hours. thus lowering the record by
nearly four hours.
meals. which is customary in a contest
of the nature. Schaele vas greatly ia
tigued by his self imposed task, but is
suffering no i'll effects.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
EASTERN SITUATION MORE Sc
RIous THAN EVER.
MOVING HER FORCES
Troops and Ships Dispatched from
Port Arthur for Landing on.
Korean Territory.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 4.-The Rus
sian response to the latest Japanese
note was SEN to Toxic tonight.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
KOREANS ARE SCARED.
Panic and Depression Prevail at All
Seaports.

Seaports.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 4.-Advices re-
ceived from Korea say that the feel
ing of panic is general there, and de-
preston prevails in all the seaports,
where massacres of foreigners are
apprehended. Europeans are prepar-
ing to send their families to Shanghai.
Every steamer from Japan conveys
to Korea many Japanese officers and
soldiers in disguise, and their pres
ence in such numbers is regarded by
the Russians as being a secret occu-
patton of Korea.
Sixty doctors have left St. Peters
burg during the last few days for
Hardin, Manchuria.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05

Jack Frost ran away down the meadows.
Through the valleys and over the hills.
INC he chanted a chilly GOOD ev'ning.
old friends!"
AS he kissed tho co1d rivors apd rifle
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05
War Risks Go Up.

London, Feb. 4.-humors circulat
ing here of the imminence of hostili
ties in the far east caused the rate or
war risks at Lloyds to bound upward
today from 40 to 20 per cent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-02-05

~. 81 HCO. r. lie nus.
sian response to the latest Japanese
note was sent to Toxic tonight.
Toxic, Feb. 4.-The government has
been informed that the Russian fleet
has left Port Arthur. It's destination
is not known.
London, Feb. ALL the Russian
warships, except one, which is under
going repairs, are reported to have
left Port Arthur yesterday. Their des-
tination is unknown.
St. Petersburg, Feb. 4.-Nothing is
known here officially in regard to
the reported departure of the Russian
fleet from Port Arthur. The report
is attributed to the fact that possibly
a few of the ships have gone on a
short cruise.
\Suez, Feb. 4.-The Russian battle
Ship Oslabya, the transport Sarafot
and three torpedo boat destroyers
sailed today for the far east.
London, Feb. "A dispatch to the
Central News agency from Seoul,
Korea, says that about 5000 Russian
troops have sailed from Port Arthur
and will endeavor to land at Che
mulpo, the port of Seoul, tomorrow.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
TRADE REPORT.

r. C. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review Of
Trade says.
Unreasonable weather is still the
chief drawback 10 Improvement in bus
mess, complaints being received from
every section Of the country. and slow
collections are also attributed 10 this
factor.
Not only is current distribution Of
merchandise particularly affected. but
future commitments are undertaken
most eonseryatiyely on account OF the
possible injury 10 crops. There is
much confidence regarding the future.
despite the fact that at many points
supplies Of merchandise are burden
some. Structural work is gradually
resuming normal proportions for the
season May ! is usually the date
fixed for many labor controversies. but
this year there is little prospect Of
serious disturbances.
Slightly lower prices prevail for the
leading agricultural staples.
Failures number 2sI in the United
States
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
Buffalo Hump News.

Al the Del Rio some good ore 4
being taken Aout. The tunnel is nov
in $50 feet and prosecuting is being
done.
The Little Giant is still in good
ore. which increases in size and value
as the work progresses.
VIII +. Brown, manager. and Geo
Blaine. foreman OF the Concord com
pany. are due in a day or two. The
Ajax drifts north and south continue
10 show a large body OF ore. Cross.
cutting is being done as well as drift.
ing
Myron J. Church. superintendent
OF the Nighthawk mine. Nighthawk.
okanogan county. Wash. reports that
the tunnel on the property which he
is managing is in 1915 feet. and a
great deal OF water is coming in al
and near the face.
The Crackerjack people are figuring
on putting in cyanide plant
The Jumbo test plant is modelled
after the HendryH agitator. except that
il has centrifugal pump instead OF
using propeller blades in a tube
Meteor Camp. Washington. will open
up soon- Work on several properties
should commence when snow is of
the ground. II is a camp OF rich
values.
John condron. Lou Smith and Frank
Brown have set a price Of 100000 on
four claims OF the Union Jack group.
in Buffalo Hump. Idaho. and William
A. Nichols has left for the east 70
place the property.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
a neart Story.

Folsom, s. Dsk.-In these day,
when so many sudden deaths are re-
ported from Heart Failure and various
forms Of Heart Disease. twill be good
news 20 many TO learn that there is .
never falling remedy for every form OF
Heart Trouble.
Mrs.. H. ID. Hyde, Of this place. vas
troubled for years with . pain in her
heart which distressed her q q eat deal.
She had tried many remedies but had
not succeeded in finding anything thai;
would help her until at last abe began
treatment Of Dodd's kidney Pills and
this very coon relieved her and she has
not bad . single pain or any distress in
the region Of the heart since. She
saye: 81 cannot say too much in
praiee OF Dodd's Kidney Pilis. They
are the gre4teot heart medicine have
ever used. was troubled for over
three years With q severe pain in my
heart. which entirely disappeared after
a abort treatment OF Dodd's Kidner
Pills"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
SOCIETY MAN TURNS RossER.
Bert Thornoyke Of San Jose. Cal.
Killed.

San Jose. Cal. April ga masked
man armed with two revoivers. enter
ed the rooms OF the Del Monte socia
club a, an early hour Sunday morning
and after lining up against the walls
six men who were in the rooms at the
time, took a diamond ring valued al
$500 from one OF the men. grabbed W
$3.50 or $500 from the table. then back
ed out OF the room.
After a pursuit by citizens and 20.
lice lasting over an hour. during which
over 80 shots were exchanged. the rob
Der was finally killed. Upon inves,i-
cation the dead man was found TO be
Bert Thorndyke. a prominent young
man OF this city.
Thorndyke was one of the best
known young men IN this city, having
resided here for years.
Formerly Thorndyke was engaged
in business with +. II. wemple & Co,
grocers. and for the past year he has
been with the A. c. Leon company. a
large printing establishment.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
IDAHO souses.

The MOSCOW Eiks have bought 81
feet fronting on nain street for theii
new temple.
The regents Of the state normal
school have decided on June 10 tc
June 10 for commencement week al
the school.
Efforts are being made 10 bring the
annual encampment Of the cadets
from the University Of Idaho 10 Wal
lace and WardDer.
Isaac Irwin. aged "a. a pioneer Of
csmas prairie. died at Higgins. re
Gently. Mr. Irwin was prominent in
Idaho and Washington counties
The commissioner general Of the
land Office has notified Senator Dubois
that the survey and subdivision Of
Fort Sherman military reservation has
been ordered and work viii probably
commence in May. Senator Dubois
says nothing stands in the way Of the
disposition Of this reserve and the land
viii be divided into small lots and sold
al public auction 10 the highest bidder.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
British Columbia Notes.

News reaches Nelson. Is. c. OF tw,
Important strikes ON the Happy Fou
and the Lardo King claims, near Pol
jar. Richard Roberts. owner Of III,
Happy -Four. has been developing hi
property all winter. On Saturday. q
the bottom OF his co foot shaft. b,
struck three foot shoot OF ore, il
which the geld was in nuggets. II
was so rich that Roberts and those
working with him could hardly be
lieye their eyes. The ledge is ~ feet
vide. The other strike was in the
Lardo King. adjoining the Happy -Four
on the west In the 20 foot tunnel a
TWO and a half foot shoot Of ore was
encountered that fairly glistened with
free gold.
n. =. Mcknight OF Silverton, d. c..
in the Boundary district. has announc.
ed the sale OF the Kilo group on Lem
on creek. The purchasers are an
American syndicate headed by S. X.
Oidacre OF Helena. Mont The deal
is practically on a cash basis. the sum
Involved being $4,000. OF this s25.-
900 has been paid down. the remain
ing $4,000 coming in six months.
Boundary ore shipments now ex-
coed the quarter million figure.
All railroads are now running
through trains. and ore is moving
regularly from Rossland 10 the smelt.
ers. The lie Roi has resumed partial
shipments. and other mines are pro-
ducing on a normal basis.
The International Coal a Coke com
pany is installing new machinery at
Coleman. Alta, and are 10 ship two
thousand tons per day. o. G. IAberee
says the new machinery will bs IN
stalled by July ]. S. II. Miner IL
presiden, Of the company.
The Greenwood to~nspeople in gen.
erai. and the Providence mine people
particularly. are lubilant over the sue
cess Of the Providence.
Last week one furnace AT the Green.
wood shelter was blown out for a few
lays 70 make repairs. During March,
n addition TO shipping over $4,000 tons
u ore. there were 1896 feet Of develop
neni work done In the Granny
mines.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

os,srrh In any form or la grippe. A
course OF r-runa l. sure 10 correct all
these conditions. II il an ideal spi Ing
medicine. feruna does 40; irriiate-
IL inyisorAtes-ii strengthens. I,
eqnalizes the circulation Of tho blood,
,rabquilises the nervous system and
regulates the bodily functions. Peru.
ma. unlike 90 many spring medicines ia
no, simply physic or siimuisnt or
nersiDe. IL is a natural tonic and in
sisorator.
II you DO not receive prompt and sat-
istaetory results from the use Of Peru
ma. write at once 60 Or. Hartman, Civ
ing fall s;airmen, Of your rsse, and
hs will te pleased TO give you his rslu-
able advice gratis.
Address Or. Hartman. President Of
Tho Hartman sAnliAsium. Columbus,
Ohio.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
MINES AND MINING NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST GATHERED
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
Labor Trouble Still Exists Down In
coIorado-coeur d'AIens Output 10
Greater Than Ever-B. c. Mines
Busy-AccIoents and Personals.

Judge J. II. Richards. president OF
the American Mining congress. has re
ceiyed from President Roosevelt a
response 10 an invitation sent him 10
attend the meeting in Portland this
year. The president expressed regret
at being unable 10 attend. but states
the government will be represented by
three officials as at the last session.
when Secretary Shaw attended on re-
quest Of the president.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
SECOND COUSIN OF VICTORIA.
stephsnie, Baroness di osIlotti, Passes
Away In Colorado.

Leadyille. col-Stephanis. Baroness
di Gallotti di Napoli. daughter OF Sig
nor 0hillardi Of Milan. Italy. and a
second cousin Of the late Queen Vic
toria. is dead In this city. She was
born in Milan. In 1910. In 1855 the
baron was e1iled for political reasons
from Italy and few years later the
couple came 10 America. The baron
ess was possessed Of beautiful voice
and in their straits she had been fore
ed into such circumstances that she
found IL necessary TO use her voice for
money. She Travelled with the lead
ing opera companies in the east in
the Cos. The baron died In 1874. He
had received a letter from the king
Of Italy canceling the order exiting
him from his country. The shock Of
the good news brought on heart fail
ure.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12

Mr. Potts ITO his wife)-My dear,
the air is chilly Fermez la fenetre-
The Visitor tsotto voce)-Why do
you ask your wife in French TO shut
the window,
Mr.. Potts ldit;oD-Because you are
here. II asked her in English she
wouldn't do IL as she won't take in
structions from me before visitors But
II say it in French she gets up ana
does il at once. so as 10 let you see
that she understands the language
Pick lie Up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-05-12
NEW Steel FOUNDRY.
Gigantic Plan, TO Ne Erected nea
Chicaoo.

Gigantic Plant 20 Be Erected Nea'
Chicago.
4 steel foundry plant 10 cost be
t-een 100000 and 100000 IL soon
70 b. erected IN Chicago BY Joseph 4
Hchaat former president u tho Amer.
lean Steel foundries company. who
rrsisr - fFnm that once April ie. Tho
plsnt siii cover 80 acres. and IL IL the
inteni.ua to secure long option upon
90 arres moTc. IN which TO make en-.
tension 20 the plant when required.
Flaas have been prepared and the pre-.
iiniil - wnfk IL sell In hand.
~ Hrhaab lntimaicd that at pres.
en- 60 i practically alone In the pro
s~ci no plaat ulil give employment
10 fari 20 70 1000 men. and the
capar ~lil 10 from 1000 to s.soo
s;re castings a month.