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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
Speculation at St. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg, April 19, 7:55 pe m
The keenest interest is manifested
in the dispatches referring to the Rus
sian squadron commanded by Admi
raj Rojestvensky, but the admiralty
claims to be as much in the dark as
the public regarding the plans OF the
admiral. The report that part of the
squadron was sighted off Hong Kong
is not credited here, however,. as
Hong Kong is far off his route
The main question now agitating
the naval officials is whether Rojest-
vensky will elect to proceed north
ward through the straits of Formosa
or bear off into the Pacitlc through
Baschi channel, north of the island OF
Luzon.
The conviction is growing stronger
that the Japanese heavy division is
concentrating closes to the shores OF
japan and it is also believed that Ad-
miral Togo will decline to give battfe
III LIE OpCu sea, = - - -
logo Wiil Try Torpedoi Attacks
This is what the admiralty officials
hope, as is sincerely believed, Ro-
iestyensky would have more than an
even chance of !, the, two. squadrons
lined up in an open, fight They. be-
lieye that Togo's. tactics will be night
torpedo boat attacks. in, attempts. to
scatter the Russian, ships, putting
some of them out of action and then
picking off the damaged vessels in
the morning, as it is recognized that
if one of the Russian ships is. injured
1T might be too dangerous for the
whole squadron to stand by her and
thus offer big target for the Japan
ese torpedo boats. Such a running
fight accompanied by nightly torpedo
boat attacks, therefore, is what is
most dreaded.
The admiralty has no confirmation
of the reported, cutting of the cable
connecting the island of Formosa
with the Chinese mainland at Foo
Chow, but it is pointed out that even
if true this would not sever communi-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
Important Witnesses Flee.

Chicago, April ia sensation was
cause among federal officials in the
investigation of the alleged beef
trust" yesterday when it developed
that much sought for witness has
left Chicago. The witness is Carl
Levi, head of the Berthold & Levi
sausage casing company of this city.
A servant at the home of Mr.. Levi
said that he left Chicago more than a
week ago and that short time later
his wife followed. No information IL
given as to their destination.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21

bers that by the time congress meets
in the fall a bill of some sort would
be ready to be reported by. the com.
| mittee, but that it would not be a
drastic bill and would probably be dis
appointing to the western people,
who have wanted congress to enact
real and effective measure of rail-
way reform.
Members of the committee and out
siders who have been carefully follow.
ing the course Of the agitation do not
hesitate to say that the demand for
more radical action has to large ex-
tent abated and that the present out
look is for exceedingly moderate leg
islation, if any.
No one cares to predict what form
this legislation will take, but there is
a strong feeling that it will not go
nearly as far as the bill which passed
the house last winter by a well-nigh
unanimous vote.
The plan OF the committee is to
hear the railway side of the case
first and afterward those for more
drastic action. Although members o.
the committee have little idea how
long their hearings are to continue,
the general expectation is that they
will run on five or six weeks.
During May a large number of rail-
road men are to be in Washington
from all over the world to attend the
international railway congress, AMI
it is desired to secure che testimony
OF a number of foreign railroad men
of distinction as to the methods pur.
sued in their countries and on other
lines.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
HAPkE AT MlssouLA. :
Proposes to Erect Beet Sugar Factory
There.
From Thursdays Daily.

Seemingly, Theodore Hapke has
concluded that the local field as it is
now situated does not hold out much
promise for the successful operation
OF second beet sugar factory, and
accordingly is working in a new ter
ritory. For several days, or since
he was here last, he has been at Mis-
soula trying to interest the people OF
that place in his project. He has re,
ceived much encouragement and it is
believed will remove the Detroit plant
that he sought to establish here to
the west side town.
A meeting of business men was
held few evenings ago and practi-
cally the financial support he asked
was pledged. The following day Ee
and several Missoulians left for q
tour Of the Bittel Root valley to visit
the farmers for the purpose of9getting
an idea as to the probable acreage o.
beets that may be secured.
AS reported from there, only one
obstacle seems to be in the way Of a
completion OF the negotiations: An
available supply 4 limestone for
bleaching purposes appears not 10 be
within convenient distance of Mis-
soula. Il Is believed. however, that
Ii necessary supply can be obtained
at Bozeman and that the railroad COM
pan3 will make a rate low enough to
warrant It's transportation. nntwith-
the distance. :.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
SEATING CAPACITY TAXED
Lulu Sutton Company Again Crowds
the Opera House.

From thursdays Daily.
Popular. prices and the style OF
plays produced by Lulu Sutton and
her company continue to pack tbs
opera house. In spite of the fact that
because of the religious character at
taching to the present week many re-
frain from attending places OF amuse-
ment. Little Tennessee" was the
bill last night, with Miss Sutton in
the title role. She assumed the part
in a clever manner and was a typical
heroine. OF the Bret Harte school. Her
support was good and the play i'm
mensely pleased the audience, as was
attested by the freQuent and earnest
applause.
Between the acts several pleasing
vaudeville numbers were introduced.
The singing OF little Miss Olga was a
feature and had she responded to the
many demands for her temperance
would have held the stage to the ex-
clusion Of all others, Ledegar on his
bouncing rope gave q remarkably
good representatio OF rope walking
and performed number of feats
never seen before. "a ~,
Tonight's bill lis 'Msliss." 9 drama
tization, OF Bret Harte's story Of that
name. a play made famous, by Annie
Pixley and which for many years en-
joyed an unprecedented run of popu-
larity.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
Actor Shoots Actress.

Philadelphia, April 19.-Because
she intended leaving the theatrical
company of which both were mem
bers, Edward Smedes shot Bessie
Helen Davis yesterday at the Theat-
rical hotel, where they were 10th stay
ing, inflicting a probably fatal wound
near the heart and then attempted to
kill himself The bullet flattened
against his skull ana he was not badly
hurt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
Sensation in Harqis Case.

Lexington, KY, April ia sensa..
tlon was created in the trial OF Judge
Hargis, charged with murder, when
Sheriff Wilkerson reported to the
court that certain friends of Hargls
were endeavoring to intimidate the
witnesses for the state The court
commended Wilkerson and warned
the men against persisting in the at
tempt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
RESULTS IN
AN UPHEAvAL
ANTi-MRRGER MANDATE HITS
HILL HARD.
FORCES CHANGE OF PLAN
General Readjustment Necessary in
LST9Yl : y ~ SSsS'
ates Makes Matters Harder.

+ New York, April ia general re-
adjustment in the personnel of the
| Northwestern railroad directorates
concerned in the Northern Securities
dissolution is soon to take place, ac-
cording to the Times. This is under
stood to have been found necessary
in order to comply with the decision
OF the supreme court, under which It
is believed that one man cannot be a
director in two parallel and compet-
Ing railroad companies.
upsets Working Methods.
This discovery upsets one of the
working methods of the community
of-interest plan, under which practi,
cally the same board of directors con-
trolled a large number Of systems,
and while 1t is not believed that the
decision will do away with this idea
altogether, financiers say it will make
the control OF such boards OF directors
much more difficult
One Of the first changes scheduled
to take place will be in the board of
the Northern Pacific railway, at the
annual meeting May 18. This will be
the first meeting held by the stock
holders Of the road in two years and
half, because OF the injunction pre-
venting the voting OF the stock held
by the Northern Securities company
Wfthout which there was never a,
quorum.
J. J.. Hill resigned from the board
some time ago, because he believed
1t Illegal for one man to sit as a direc-
tor of competing linea.
The Hill interests are said to make
no secret of their intention not to re-
elect E. H. Hartman, and the latter
interests admit that they expect Mr.. |
Hartman will fail of reelection.
It Is stated that the views held by
Mr.. Hill are also now maintained By
the Rockefeller interests, and that for
this reason there will soon be many |
changes IN board memberships.
Only Makes It E4afder. 4
II the decision of the western inter
ests isscarrled further there may be all
rearrangemeht of the directors OF
many OF the eastern realroads which
are competitors, and whose boards
ere composed of practically the same
men.
Ali this, OF course, will not necessar-
lily mean the end OF the community-of-
interest plan, but nat the old plan OF |
having boards of directors as nearly
Identical as possible will have to be
abandoned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
Japan Protests strongly.

Chicago, April 1y.-A special to the
Daily News from Toxic says:
At conference of the elder states.
men and the principal cabinet minis,
ters today strongly worded protest
was sent to France regarding its fre.
quent violations OF neutrality in pro-
viding shelter for and rendering as.
sistanca to Russia's Baltic feet a.
Madagascar and now at Kamranh bay.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21

IA JAPAN An. ENTERS A PROTEST
Strongly Objects to Frances Contin.
ued Violations of Neutrality in
Assisting Russian Fleet.
London, April 19.-A dispatch to a

London, April ia dispatch to a
news agency from Toxic says:
information received here is taken
to Indicate that the Russian squadron
proposes staying at Kamranh bay un-
I'll May z, Admiral Rojestvenskv
meanwhile sending out cruisers to
overhaul merchantmen proceeding
along the trade route to the straits
of Formosa.
The transports accompanying the
Russian squadron are reported to be
plying between Kamranh bay and Sal
gon under the merchant flag OF Rus
sia."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
/. japanese Fleet Is slahted.

London, April 19.-The Daily Mails
correspondent at Singapore learns
that Russian agents have cut the ca
BILE between Foochow and Formosa
A dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated
Manila, April 18, says: This morning
16 Japanese cruisers and torpedo
boat destroyers were scouting Off
Sanpaloc point" - - HcsI 900 ;
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
coNsuMPTIoN CURED BY CUR
RENT OF. ELECTRICITY.
A. REMARKABLE DISCOVERY
Doctor Forces Subtle Fluid Through
Patients Bodies, Rendering
BaciIIi Harmless.

|
Alfred Goss of Adams, N Y, has, af-
ter years of research, discovered
treatment which has apparently com
pletely cured 80 cases of tuberculo-
sis. He has IL cases under treatment
and day by day the sputum OF these
| patients shows a less number of tu-
| bercule bacilli.
| He begins with Inc theory advanced
| by Doctor oliver Lodge and Professor
j. J. Thompson that matter is cleo
tricity, that electricity has it's unit Of
quantity and that in the passage OF
electricity through liquid medium
the electrons of electricity and the
atoms OF the medium unite and at the
same speed pass on together through
the medium of whatever lies beyond.
Discovered by Accident.
By accident he discovered germl-
eide that kills tubercule bacilli, yet
does NOT affect the albument of the
blood.
The huge static electrical machine
he uses develops $4,000 volts. That
after being passed through a Van
Houten and Ten Broeck L4gh-frequen-
cy apparatus, increases to supposedly
million volts with such low amper-
age THAI when shot into the tlesn
through a Shows vacuum surface @ee-
H,n
sensations.
He smears his germicide on the pa
TENTS breast, back or sides, and ap-
plies the electrode. A gas arises from
the decomposition of the germicids
and it's atoms uniting with the elee-
tronO pass on into the lung tissue, be-
numbing the bacilli and leaving the
white blood corpuscles only the task
OF carrying off the bacilli.
Thus the white corpuscles do not
have to die to produce the toxin
themselves and thereby become con-
gested in the blood vessels, ensyst-
ing the bacilli and preventing the
B~dl LIS VI 1IO1A
access to them.
BaciIii Rendered Inocuous.
Patients detect the taste of the CAV
Immediately after treatment. Doctor
Goss also finds traces of the gas in
the sputum of patients, proving con-
clusively that the electricity does
carry the germicide atoms into the
lung tissues. The bacilli in sputlm
of patients treated by Doctor Goss
cannot be developed in cultures so as
to reproduce.
All of the 80 patients thought by
Doctor Goss to be cured are free from
cough and have gained many pounds
in flesh. The most rigid examination
shows no traces of tubercule bacilH
in their system.
Doctor Goss has received many let
tors from physicians, all of whom are
encouraging him to carry out his in
vestigations. He declares that he has
not and will not patent his discovery
and that it is free to the world. He
runs no sanatorium and only accepts
patients whose family physician has
assured them that the treatment
seems to him practicable.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
HUNTLEY CANAL PLANS.
Are Approved by Secretary of the In
terror.

Washington, April 18.-The secre-
tary of the interior today approved
the plans for the Huntley fiat lrrigat
ing project on the Crow reservation,
near Billings, and set aside 100000
for initiating the work.
This project calls for the eonstruc
tion of 80 miles of canal, the waters
of which are intended to reclaim S5.
900 acres of excellent land.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
NO DRASTIC LEGISLATION.
Railroad Rate Regulation Bill to be
on Moderate Lines.

Chicago, April 19.-Walter Well
man, in a Washington special to the
Record-Herald, says:
After the secret. session OF the SEN
ate committee on interstate commerce
the opinion was expressed by mem
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-04-21
BILLINGS, MONTANA, FRIDAY. APRIE-2f,5t9o5.

cation with Formosa, as there is a
direct cable from killing, in the north
ern part of the island, running oy
way of the Luuchu islands to Japan
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
WOOD ALCOHOL BELT SCRAP.
Politicians Scramble to BAH Out Prisoners
Accused OF Street Fighting.

Politicians Scramble to Ban Out Prisoners
Accused OF street Fighting.
The regular weekly fight in the wood
alcohol belt was held yesterday afternoon.
and six prisoners were taken by the police
Of the West Forty-seventh street station.
The fight occurred in Fifty-fourth street,
near Ninth avenue, and some one con-
nected with the German Lutheran Chapel
there telephoned the police that the reserves
were needed.
As soon as the police appeared the crowd
scattered. Then some one threw brick
and the six prisoners we're taken for moral
effect. The McManus, who is fighting
Senator Plunkitt for the leadership Of the
Fifteenth Assembly district, and John j.
Curry, who wa. to be the leader OF the
Seventeenth district bailed them out.
Then Assemblyman Sheehy, who doesn't
like Curry's political ambitions, showed
up. He seemed greatly grieved that there
wasn't any one left for him to bail. He re-
turned later with one Of the men Curry had
bailed. The man, who was arrested as
one OF the street fighters. said he had been
hand ed roughly by a policeman. Assem-
blyman sheehy thought he might make q
complaint against the cop
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
AFTER LABOR GRAFTERS.
Chicago Grand Jury VIII Try to Clear Up
Serious Charges Tomorrow.

CHICAGO. June l0.-Fear that he might
incrirninate himself prompted John c.
Driscoll to refuse to answer some questions
concerning graft in labor troubles put to
him to-day by Assistant States Attorney
Fred Fake
The former secretary Of the associated
teaming interests, who Yves wanted as
witness before the May Grand Jury, but
could not be found, visited the States
attorneys Office to-day and was promptly
served with a subpoena to appear before the
Grand Jury on Monday for an exhaustive
review Of strike troubles and graft charges.
Driscol's appearance before the Grand
Jury is expected to clear up to some extert
at least the serious charges OF graft made
bv the union leaders. Cornelius P. Shea
and Albert Young, before the Grand Jury.
Indicating him in an offer OF $4,000 to
call strike against the mail order house
OF Sears, Roebuck 4 Co., another ofer OF
$50 600 to call a strike against the Fair
Store and other similar offers, in which,
II was alleged he was the go-between for
the negotiating parties.
There were no spectacular developments
in the strike situation to-day, II was day
OF rest from strike worriments for the en-
ployers and their lawyers. No new peace
moves appeared on the surface and strike
leaders confirmed the statements of the
employers representatives that no over
lures have been made by either side and
that none ia contemplated.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
KIDNAPPED BY PLAYMATES.
serrt. O'Brien Plays Solomon Up to Da'e
and Paul Chooses His Own Guardian

serrt. O'Br1en Plays Solomon Up 10 Ds'e
and Paul Chooses His Own Guardian
Mrs. Annie Charret Of 644 West Forty
ninth street told Sergt. O'Brien az ene
West Forty-seventh street station last
night, that four-year-old Paul bavhie'
a blue eyed, bow legged youngster' VINO
had been left In her care by his mother mao
been kidnapped. After little questioning
Mrs. Charret, who Is French oman
said that she thought the kidnaper might
be a woman named Connolly, living at aSI
West Fifty-ffth street.
Before an alarm was sent out for the
missing boy a detective walked around to
the Connolly home, and he found the missing
Paul playing with three OF the Connolly
children. Paul was as happy as could be
with his young Irish friends. and he didn't
want to leave them. He was finally taken
to the police station. and the Connolly chill
dren went along, too. Mrs. Charret was
there and wanted to take the boy home with
her.
Sergt. O'Brien would not let her have
fully how the youngster came to be in her
custody. It appeared that Paul's mother
often went to Long Branch, and when she
made these trips she left her boy behind
her, generally with the Connollys. When
she went away yesterday she gave the
child to Mrs. Charret to care for until her
return. 1t was the Connolly children who
Sergt. OBrien did not know how to
settle the squabble, and he left it to Paul.
The boy said he wanted to go with the
Connollys and they took him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY
and Marlborough, and the training ships

and Macdonou gh, and the training ships
Hartford and Chesapeake.
The Puritan is manned by the District
OF Columbia naval militia, and the Siren.
Hornet and Sylvia by the naval militia
OF Maryland. The fleet may put to
sea and try to get back into the bay past
Fort Monroe, or it may divide and attack
at more than one point. Most Of its per-
formanoes will probably remain mystery.
there being no war correspondents on
any OF the vessels.
Even the war correspondents on land
are materially restricted in their move.
ments. They can get only glimpses lof
the big guns, the range finders, the search
light stations and all the other mysterious
things. Actually their activities will be
confined to the parade ground and a small
space around the base Of Fort Monroe's
principal flagstaff, from which they may
sweep the horizon with their glasses and
watch the searchlight turn night into day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
SCORE HURT IN TROLLEY CRASH.
Some Coming From Princeton Game and
Some GoinY to Princeton.


Some Going to Princeton.
TRENTON, N. j., June l0.-More than a
score Of people we're injured. several fatally,
in a head on collision tonight about 7
o'clock when two big truck cars on the
johnson trolley line, each carrying more
than 100 passen gers, and travelling at the
rate Of rs miles an hour. crashed into each
other on the single track a mile east Of
Lawrenceville.
The car bound to Trenton contained
people returning from the le-Pirnceton
baseball game, and the other car had a
party en- route to Princeton to witness the
presentation OF The Pretenders" by the
Princeton Dramatic Club in the Casino.
The Princeton car swung around the
curve and was half way down the grade
before the motorman, John Phillips, noticed
the onooming Trenton car. The passen-
gers. seeing collision was inevitable, tried
desperately to get out Of the cars. Many
Jumped through the windows and others
from the steps. The collision reduced the
fronts Of the cars to kindling wood. Those
passengers in the fronts Of the cars of course,
Jared worst. They were crushed and
bruised and hurled in all directions.
Langhorne johnson Of this city was
lifted out Of the wreckage with his back
broken and suffering severe internal injur-
ies He is not expected to live.
The rest OF the injured are: Thomas
McCue, Washington, D. c.. badly hurt
leg broken, internal injuries; Roy Conover
Princeton. jaw broken, lacerated hip
Charles Carrie, stroudsburg, fractured
skull condition ., critical it. Mr. Robert Allen.
Howard Davis, New York, head cut, leg
injured; David Hickey, Trenton. nose broken
fractured skull; John L. Parson and wife
Trenton, severe injuries about the head
and arms; Mrs John Cody. Trenton, head
cut; Edna Clayton., Trenton, arm broken,
arm lacerated; W. Meehan. Princeton, lacn-
rated scalp; John j, X. Carson Philadel-
phia, severe internal injuries.
j. J. Honecker general manager the
trolley company. states that the accident
was due to the lnotorman Phillips swho dis
regarded the signals. These seriously in
jured were taken to Mercer Hospital, and
The others to their homes In this city.
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IS YEARS
OLD AND STILL
HEALTHY.

of many who had been cured by Peruna.
Il purchased two bottles Of Peruna
and took 1t according to directions.
was much surprised, for on the third day
l was better, and in week I was perma-
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Il hesitated to say I was cured, as
wanted to test it, but winter went by, like
wise summer and part Of this winter, and
am still healthy.
Il do not hesitate to recommend Peruna
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Mr. Levi Kegg, Rainsburg, Pa, writes:
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4 am eighty years old. and I never
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A Man of 81 Years Finds Pe-ru-na
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Mr.. Ameriah Hendnckson, 80 East Gay
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Il shall be ninety-one years old my next
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