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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
HISTORY OF MILWAUKEE THlEF's
ILLEGAL ACTS.
FIFTEEN THOUSAND FIRST
steaIines Began in May, 1904, and the
Last Haul Made April
25, 1905.

Milwaukee, Aug. 14.-The Journal
Saturday printed a story covering the
history of the former banker, Frank
G Bigelow's downfall showing the
amounts of his stealings from the
First National bank from May 25,
1904, until April 25 last. He started
his crooked work by abstracting $751;
900 and gradually increased the
amounts until the total approximated
over million and a half. The TRUTH
as revealed in an exhibit submitted Ito
the bankruptcy court in proof OF the
banks claim against Bigelow, lis as
strange as any fiction.
To his friends it was a matter be
yond belief for a long time, and those
who had trusted him could not realize
it until they found ON record the fig
ures which told of the great gap in
their accounts.
Mr.. Bigelow began his crooked work
in the bank on May "a, 1904, when he
charged the Chemical National bank
of New York with $4,000, for which
it was not indebted Ito the First Ma
tional bank of Milwaukee.
1t does not appear from the state
ment to the courts i'm just what way
he obtained the money, and it is not
wholly clear to the attorneys. The
various items in the exhibit submitted
show sums which he took, but from
the face of them it is impossible to tell
how trace of them was covered in the
Milwaukee banks accounts.
Judy 1, 1904, he had increased his
stealings to $55OO0. He was then
gaining momentum, and by July he
had taken three sums of $4,000 each.
The amount of his thefts September
had reached $4,000 He was now
plunging. Sums of $4,000 proved too
small to meet his frenzied demands.
In the month that followed, he
charged the First National bank of
Chicago twice with $4,000, and twice
with $4,000 in lump sums, his total
defalcations, October 1, being no less
than S455, 400.
To man of Bigelow's means, this
already spelled ruin, even though he
We're never detected. To replace
| $450000 would exhaust his resources.
When he was made president of the
First National bank in january of
| 904, he had little besides a compara-
lively small amount of stock in the
| bank.
Coils of his own weaving were now
binding him close. November l, 1904,
he had increased his defalcation ito
$6S7, $50. They stood at this figure for
month. Most other men would have
been crushed by the load. 1t was be-
ginning ITO tell even upon Bigelow, but
the breathing spell which he allowed
himself was only preparation for am
other desperate plunge.
January /, 1905, when the bank ex-
aminer was due, he must have been
the victim of narrowing emotions, I'M
less his conscience was wholly stilled,
for in the thirty days preceding he
had taken over $35O,OOO additional,
and the figures stood $1,062, 1876
against him.
He took $4,000 in the month fol
lowing.
March 1, he had taken in all ST.
2O7, 800, an increase of $106,O00 since
the first of the preceding month. APP
ril l, the shortage was $1,369, 800. and
April 25, 1,553, ,233.
Then the bubble burst.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
VISITORS WERE PIKERs.
Livingston Baseball Players Laid
Down When Defeated.

IOu1 AlOuudS DdllS.
What might have been a good ball
game, yesterday, between the Billings
and Livingston teams, was spoiled by
the rag-cheWing propensities of the
visitors, who seemed 10 be imbued
with a spirit of contention from the
very start of the game.
With the exception of two innings
the game was played in excellent
style by both clubs, Billings putting
up an exceptionally strong and fast
game. The run getting for The local
club started in the first inning when
Egan lined out straight one which
brought Babcock over the plate, and
advanced Watkins from fist to third.
Watkins and Egan followed Babcock
over the plate and three runs were
piled up thereby.
The visitors failed to get a man
around the circle in the entire game.
Again in the sixth inning the home
boys turned the fireworks loose and
succeeded in getting four men in.
In the seventh inning the visitors
got a man to third and it was over
the question of his coming in to the
home plate that they refused to abide
by the decision of the umpire, which
was clearly sustained by the rules,
and when the umpire insisted upon up
holding his decision the Livingstonites
laid down completely and refused to
go on with the game. Captain Watkins
of the Billings team told Umpire Lud-
dy to give the visitors the disputed
run and it was offered them and yet
they refused to play. They had had
enough and Luddy declared the game
forfeited to Billings by a score of y
to O.
The mooted question was over \tihe
fact of man running two bases on a
passed ball where there is no back
stop, the rules clearly stating that
where such conditions exist, viz, mo
back-stop, that but one base can We
taken. Johnson of Livingston, at
tempted to take two bases.
There was rag-chewing in the very
first inning, however, over a palpable
balk made by Kane, the Livingston
pitcher. Everybody in the crowd saw
it and called attention to it, and the
umpire's decision was clearly right
here. The balk gave Watkins first
base and advanced Babcock to second.
The breaking UP of the game in the
seventh inning is to be deplored for
the fact that it may hurt the sport in
this city. Many people like to see a
good ball game, as was attested by the
audience of yesterday and the Sunday
prior, but they want to see ball play
ing and not continual kicking
The lineup of the visitors was
Wylie, c., Graham, rf., Morgan, 3b.,
Mjelde, 2b., O'Neill, S., Mcleod, CT,
Johnson, 1b., Fernald, If, Kane, P.
The lineup of the home team was the
same as given in Saturdays Gazette.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
AGREE TO ONE ARTICLE.
Peace ENJOYS Considering Japanese
Demands.

(Bulletin) Portsmouth-Ko Korostovicz
telephoned from the navy yard that
the envoys had agreed the first article
regarding Japan's interest in Korea
and the establishment of a Japanese
pIotectorate. The conference adjourn
cd to 8, when it will consider the ac-
QUESTION by Japan for China of the
Chinese Eastern railway.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
FLOOD HOWE
UNDER ARREST
IN COMPANY WITH HIS BROTHER
AND WEBER.
f0RSESTEALINC CHARGED
Found Near Joliet With Indian and
White Mems AnimaIs-Ar.
raiened Today.
From Mondays Daily.


On Saturday evening stock inspec-
tor, j. T. Webb, arrived here from
Carbon county, having in charge and
under arrest Flood Howe, Albert Howe
and Edward Webber, whom ne had
taken near Joliet, Saturday forenoon.
When arrested the men had seven
horses in their possession belonging
to various parties in the vicinity of
Billings as well as a number of Indian
horses. They had paper in their
possession, also, purported to have
been signed by S. G. Reynolds, agent
Of the Crows, delegating to the HoWe's
authority to catch Indian horses that
had estrayed. The officers say that
the men procured this paper from an
Indian and had been using it as a
shield behind which they carried on
an extensive business of driving off
GJrses and selling them.
Webber is a youth and is said to- be
OF good family. At any rate a number
of good citizens of this city interested
themselves in his behalf Saturday eve
ming, and he was enabled to give bond
iii the sum of 5000 after ne had been
arraigned before Justice Fraser on a
charge of driving horses from their
accustomed range. This offense is a
1nisdemeanor. Webber pleaded not
guilty and his trial was set for We'd
nesday morning.
The Howe's are said to be older and
more serious offenders. Flood Howe
was, two years ago, tried in this coun-
ty on the charge of driving horses
from their accustomed range, and at
ter hard legal fight was acquitted of
the charge. Later he was sent up from
Carbon county for attempting to break
Jail. While in the Billings city Jail, en-
route to the penitentiary, he and
Lonesome Joe' made an attempt to
cut out.
Charged With Felony.
This morning the two Howe's were
arraigned before Justice Fraser on a
charge of grand larceny, conviction OF
which means the penitentiary for the
defendants. Among the horses stolen
belonging to white men was one that
is the property of Robert l., Nix OF
this city 1t was the theft of this par
ticular animal that County Attorney
Wilson charged the men to be guilty
Of They entered pleas of not guilty
and their bonds were fixed at $75C
! each, which, up to o'clock this after
noon, they had not been able to give
Wednesday afternoon is the date fix
ell for their preliminary examination,
Some of the Crow horses belonged
to an Indian named Chicken and he
had been on the trail of the animals
several days and finally located them
He came to town late Friday night
and informed Mr.. Webb, who ait once
Irode to Joliet, across country, and eff
fected the mems arrest. The Howe's
live near that place. The case ot
Webber is said to be that of a youth
falling into bad company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15

Regulates the stomach and bowels.
heals and soothes the little ones
stomachs and gives them healthful
and natural sleep HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea is the children's bene-
factor. S5 cents. Holmes & Rixon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
SWISS AID RUSSIANS.
[scripps News service,I

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug, 1.-THE
Swiss police, at the request of the
Russian government, and helping Tur-
key, is driving out revolutionist lead
ers whose headquarters are in this
country.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
ENDORSE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Lseripps News servlce.l

Philadelphia, Aug. 14.-The team
sters' convention unanimously endors-
ed the action of the executive board
in the Chicago strike this morning.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
BATTLE AMONG THEMSELVES IN
| SPECIAL CAR.
ONE IS REPORTED KILLED
Confirmation of the Report Cannot Be
Had-Court Martial Proceed
ings Likely.
ON Mondays Daily.

kTTQIn MONDAY S DAILY.
W Just before the Red Lodge train
pulled out this forenoon, there was
started among the members of the
Finlander band, formerly the Second
Regiment band, one Of the fiercest
tign,s ever seen in Billings.
The fight started in the rear car of
the train, which was for the use of
the band and the members of the Red
Lodge militia company, returning
F., from the state encampment. Inasmuch
as the fight was still in progress when
the train pulled out it is not positive
ly known just how it happened to
s,art The prime cause, however, is
said TO have been too much booze.
Another reason advanced is that some
OF the members of the band wanted to
play "a selection before the tPain left
this city, and others did not want to
lplay. The first named crowd started
to play and then trouble began.
AS seen through the car windows
the struggle was fierce one. One OF
the Firms seemed determined to shed
blood H was a powerful fellow and
six or eight men were trying to hold
him down. 1t is said that he was
struck in the face with a drmstick
and was covered with blood. An Off
| TnT.
rill arrived just as the train left the
depot. 1t is said that Conductor Camp
bell did not know of the fight, other
wise he would not have left the sta
tion until the ringleaders of the dis
turbance had been taken out and
thrown into jail.
One Reported Killed.
An hour after the train left here
it was reported that Captain Donahue
of the Glendive militia company, who
was still IN the city awaiting the ar
rival of No. A. received a message
from the captain of the Red Lodge
company, from Laurel, stating that
one of the Finlanders had been killed
The message is reported as having
stated that before the yard limits o1
Billings had been reached that the
fight was renewed with still greater
vigor. The big Finn, above referred
to, broke loose from his captors and
! u oni n attanyn6 tho of the
band whom he was after. The latter
seized bayonet from one of the sol
diers standing near and stabbed the
! big fellow in the neck with the weap
on, severing his jugglar vein and caus
ing instant death. Thus the story was
generally reported over the streets
and among the members of the Glen
dive company.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
Report Lacks Confirmation.

Captain Donohue, whom it was re-
ported received the message, could
not be found among the crowd of SOL
diers, hence the fact as to whether he
had really received a message from
Laurel could not be established. AT
ter the train arrived in Red Lodge
this afternoon The Gazette called UP a
newspaper of that city and asked for
information. The city editor of the
Picket stated that the train arrived
there about ON time and that it was
reported to him that several of the
Firms had been fighting and were
drunk. Several of them were placed
in Jail as soon as the train reached
Red Lodge. ndersheriff Brayton al
so phoned both the sheriff's and city
marshal's offices at Red Lodge asking
for facts of the reported murder, but
up to 8 o'clock this afternoon had re
eeived no confirmation of the report.
1t is not probable that the report is
true for the reason that if a murder
had been committed on his train be-
fore it reached Laurel Conductor
Campbell would have notified the Of
ficers here.
Inasmuch as the belligerents are al
members of the state militia it is prob
able that the military, as we'll as the
civil authorities, will take a hand in
furnishing the offenders,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15

GRUWELL BLOCK,
BILLINGS, MONTANA.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15
STILL BLAZING AWAY.
LScrinns News Service ]

st. Petersburg, Aug. 14.-General
Linevitch reports that he was attack.
ed by the Japanese along the Mandar.
in road Sunady and repulsed them.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1905-08-15

Joliet's brass band owns an equip
ment. costing over $1,000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
THE CARS
FINE WORDS
Ills Constant Care Is to
Relieve Needs of
Peasants.

Associated Press dispatches received
in San Francisco after the last papers
received here had gone to press throw
an interesting side light on the condi-
tions in Russia. A dispatch dated st.
Petersburg, Dec. s, says:
A delegation from the Tula Zemstvo
yesterday presented an address TO the
Emperor, as follows:
''We adiure Your Majesty to rely on
the peaceful millions of the Russian
people, who desire freedom without
license. Your Majesty has removed a
burden of S0,000,000 of roubles from
the peasants and you have promised re-
lief in the matter of land. The Tula
peasants expect help, but not from the
senseless promises of the wicked. Your
Majesty will hear the truth not from
the revolutionists, but from the Douma
which we pray Your Majesty not to
tarry in calling.
The Emperor, after thanking the del
egation, said in reply:
''For full realization of the iber
ties accorded it is necessary primarily
to restore order. This is only possible
by the hearty cooperation of all the
citizens of Russia. | know that the
needs of the peasants are great, and to
relieve them is my constant care. What
could be done at present has been done,
but there is still much to be accom-
plished, and therefore it is necessary to
return to peaceful pursuits and to
direct all your efforts to the further
ance of the objects in view If others
follow your good example, the work of
improving the peasants condition and
the realization of the reforms will be
greatly simplified -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
FAR EAST
TROUBLES
Causes Different From
Those in Russia
Proper.

The trouble in Manchuria and Vladi-
vostok seems to be of a somewhat diff
ferent nature from that in Russia
proper.
A telegram from Che Foo, Dec. 9,
6 D. m, states: A merchant who ar
rived today from Harbin, via Vladivo-
stok. reports that when he left Harbin
nine days ago the railway was operat-
ing regularly. He arrived at Vladivo-
stok after a journey of two days. At
the time of his departure from Harbin
the employees of the postal telegraph
lines were on strike, but the military
telegraphers were working as usual.
He reports the stories of destruction of
property by rioters at Harbin as incor
rect, though some demonstration was
made by unintelligent people who failed
to understand the significance of the
Cars recent proclamation. Private
letters received by Che Foo merchants
who are in continuous communication
with Vladivostok connections fail to re-
veal any attempt to renew disorders.
Steamers are constantly plying be-
tween Che Foo and Vladivostok. The
underlying difficulties there were as
follows:
Many of the reserve troops at Vladi-
vostok became restive after the con-
clusion of peace and desired to return
home. They failed to appreciate the
difficulties, and even the impossibility
of transporting them home quickly.
These troops evidenced in a more ag-
gravated form the dissatisfaction of the
American Volunteers in the Philippines
at the conclusion of the Spanish War.
Following the Russian Emperor g
proclamation of freedom, the enthusfas-
tic citizens of Vladivostok held mass
meetings to celebrate his action. After
the first public rally the predominant
unintelhgent element of the reservfsts,
excited by the demonstration, but not
appreciating it's significance, sought the
permission of their officers to attend the
ensuing meetings, which were literally
advertised. This permission was re-
fused, the officers, being cautious and
believing it inadvisable to allow large
numbers of this class of soldiers to
congregatc
Unruly spirits among the men re-
sented the refusal and, aided by the
revolutionary element, present in Vladi
vostok as elsewhere in1amed the
troops to such an extent that disorder
followed.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
PLAYMATE HURT.

Lee Yet, a Chinese boy, was acci-
dentally shot yesterday afternoon about
one or two o'clock in a rice field near
the junction of Kalakaua avenue and
King street, Pawaa. He and Johnnie
Williams were shooting birds and the
discharge from Williams gun. or part
of it, at about 300 yards range, lodged
in the reighborhood of the plavmate's
eye. Lee Yet was removed to the
Queens Hospital, where it was ascer-
tanned that he was not likely to lose
his eye, the shot having lodged above
auG not within the eyeball.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18

song and chorus of Honolulu was E
gay old jay old town." as follows:
In the days when l
Was a boy, Hawaii
Was a very, very different place.
Just the way things stood
We We're all so good
There was nobody that went the pace.
I'm told, you know,
If a chap said Blow
He was sure of an arrest by Brown
And the hulas too:
They were all tabu--
Honolulu was a gay old town.
Honolulu was a gay old jay old town
In the days of yore
All the Courts of Law
From their lethargy would never bulge
There were things 10 sea
That should never he
In the chambers of a Circuit Judge.
If you took a peep,
He was fast asleep
With a sort of a judicial frown.
And his toast each time
Was Success to crime"
Honolulu was a gay old town.
Honolulu was a gay old jay old town.
The police force then
Was composed of men
Who were troubled with the itching
hand.
If poor Pake
Continued on Page ~
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18

The theory that the Reyer travels
1.-The longest way round as the shortest
way home" is disputed on the water
front. 1t has been said that she was
looking for subsidy. Now it is claim
ed that she is over four years old and
that no subsidy attaches after four
years. If she is drawing a subsidy, it
is claimed she is entitled to $4,000
francs a year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
THIRTEEN BAS NO
TERn0RS FOB SINGERS

eyes, there are thirteen of us in the
Westminster Glee Singers" said one of
the songbirds yesterday, but we don It
consider it an unlucky number. We
have travelled many thousands of miles
without mishap, and our engagement in
Honolulu has certainly been memora-
BILE one. -
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
CAR PLANS
REPRESSION
De Witte to Abandon the Came
Governors as Dictators.-Editor's
Are Threatened,
ASSOCIATED Press CabIegrams.)

PressC
ST. PETERSBURG December
been
CONCESSIONS TO RAILROAD STRIKERS
An imperial admitting Justice
of the claims of
remedial
ISOLATED GOVERNORS MADE DICTAToRs
The ukase dcators of governors
from telegraph communication.
REPRESSION OF DEMOCRATIC EDITORS.
All editors publishing proletariat organi
cation will be arrested
DE WHITES SUN SETTING
Count De Whites resignation is imminent.
COLLAPSE OF MUTINY
MOSCOW, December 18-The mutiny collapsed
internal dssensions have surrendered.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
PACIFIC CLUBS
HIGH JINKS AT
HALEIWA HOTEL
Celebration of President CIeghorn's Fftieth
Anniversary of Membership in HonoIuus
Leading Club at WaIaIua Seaside Resort.

Clghorn jubilee the Pacific originally the
British, goriousl
More hundre the
in evening Saturday
yesterday By
foron will probably arrive by this
mornings train fore
thingw were learned aboutit
Everything satisfactory railway accommoa
Therewa weathe at
of the werec arried out %
Advetiser office gave a judgment the
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
CONNECTICUT BANK DYNAMITED,

SUFFIELD, Conn, savings
fifty dollars
by the burglars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-18
THE PLAY.

Scene. Somewhere on the Island OF
Oahu.
rime: The dim and prehistoric past.
Then is described the chanting Oh
yoeles and the noise of paddles herald-
ing the approach of Kamehameha the
Great and his Dodyguard IN War-cd-
noes. The King is accompanied by IA
ahumanu. his Queen, in all the glory
of a new tapa Kamehameha explains
his position by singing The hrst verse
reads:
bBeboId me the Chief of the State
q Man of strenuous life
NV name it is Kamehameha the
Great
AND I'm Kaahumanu his wife.
Observe that 1 do not require
Much clothing in tropical cllines-
A ualo around me is all l desire
And I wear a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
When the song is concluded Kameha-
xneha tells his bigger half that ne mas
had a vision \ schooner arrives anu
the warriors rush down and escort MI
CIeghorn to the stage, Where 9cotSt1
song is rendered, followed by reei-
kamehameha greets his Scotch NIsi'o,
and ascertains his first impressions OF
u.
adage that talking makes one thirsty
and a Scotch and Soda chorus is rem
dered, kamehameha supplying the
soda.
Act II shows the exterior of the first
British club. time about fifty years ago
The curtain rises on a knot of members
having their little joke. one stotS
leads to another. finally into song me
President announces a club meetlhs'
Then some important information Is
impaired in a Liquor Dealers song
which brings in the name of almost
every dealer in the city in pleasant
little way. Archie's name is voted Oh
and the vote is declared unanimous
Scene II rises on Cleghorn's store on
ka8humanu street. where an auction
. is about 10 take place and the causes
\ leading to it are soGrowfuily told oy
@slhe aUctioneer. \ jolly crowd from
scene I breaks in and suggests ad-
journment to Cunhas, and the differ
ence between Honolulu in the old days
and now is graphically described in