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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-19
THOSE MISSING FILES
Prosecution Continues Introduction
Of Testimony substantiaeins Charge
Against einger Hermann.

Washington, March 1s-In the Her.
mann trial today, Attorney Worthing-
ton, for the defense, cross-examined
Charles T. Dubois, chief Of the divis-
ion Of surveys OF the land oce.
Last Thursday MIR. Dubois identified
certain correspondence on file in the
Office. 1t was intended by the prose
cution to show that Hermann had
answered some of the letters In this
correspondence, and that no record OF
such answers remained In the once.
In answer to questions by Mr..
Worthington today, Mr.. Dubois said
1t was custom of the oflce to give
verbal information to attorneys who
might apply for it, and that no record
was kept Of such transaction. He
also said that ll was customary 10
acknowledge the receipt OF letters BY
printed postal cards. In the case
in question the witness admitted that
had an attorney applied in person for
the information sought in the letter
there would have been no record OF
that fact in the Office
AS the result Of the days proceed
ings SO letters were put in evidence,
all bearing notations: Answered by
the commissioner" The letters are
part Of the official records of the land
office, but the answers are not Of rec
ord, according to the contention of
the prosecution. Ten clerks Of the
office were witnesses today, each iden-
tifying certain Of the letters.
I. F. Puter, Of Eureka, Cal, testi-
fed for the prosecution that he had
made a search for certain letters al
legged to have been written by s. A.
D. Puter, of Berkeley Cal. The letters
were not found. This evidence was
said to be necessary as a foundation
for future testimony to show the CON
tents Of these letters.
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QUINN HAS DESERTED THEM.
Butte's Former Sheriff Leaves Labor
ites-Returns to Democratic Fold.

ites-Returns to Democratic Fold.
Especial to The Gazette.)
Butte, Mont, March 1S.-The labor
party has held it's primaries. and for
the most part they passed of without
any excitement.
The laborites will hold their conven-
ton at o'clock next Wednesday
night.
The party is generally chagrined
over the detection, as the members
call it, of ex-Sherif Quinn, who was
long one Of its leaders, and who was
spoken Of on all sides as a probable
candidate for mayor. It is now said
the former county official Is an aspi-
rant for the same honors on the dem.
ocratic ticket. He is a delegate to the
democratic convention.
There will be no meat famine in
Butte. An amicable settlement has
been reached between boss butchers
and journeymen, and everything is
harmonious, a scale of $3.50 being
agreed upon. In that the union
men asked for SIS a day, this is con-
sidered a victory for the employers.
However, it is raise of SO cents, the
iourneymen having asked 81 more
than their old scale, which was 81.
Despite a steady drizzle, nearly q
900 men, representatives Of three
divisions of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians, participated in a street pa
rade here this (St. Patrick's) day
One Of the features Of the parade
was the crowning of the American and
Irish flags by children, an old custom
never omitted.
The executive committee OF the Flu.
neral Directors Association Of Mon.
tana met yesterday afternoon at the
offices of ]. Richards, of this city, and
decided to hold the next meeting OF
the state association at Helena Octo-
ber 8, a and S, instead of the coming
June. in order that the members from
throughout the state may have
chance to attend the fair, as well as
the meeting of the association. There
will be some experts from the east at
the meeting to give practical demon
strations.
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Chicago, March IS. Interstate Com
merce Commissioners Prouty and
Harlan today heard evidence in the
complaint of the merchants of Spo-
kane that they are charged excessive
rates on freight by transcontinental
roads. They assert that the rate to
Spokane is made UP by adding to the
through rate to Portland the local rate
from Spokane to Portland, despite the
fact that Spokane is east of Portland.
The first witness was Thomas
Cooper, land commissioner Of the
Northern Pacific railroad. He told Of
the values of the railroad property, in
order to assist the commissioners in
determining whether the rates are ex-
cessive. Counsel for the complain,
ants brought out on cross-examination
of Mr.. Cooper that some of the esti-
mates placed by the railroad on GER
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owners association was formed.
1T is not, never was, and does not
propose to be o Citizens alliance or
a mineowners and operators associa-
tion of the pattern Of the Cripple
Creek district mineowners and opera
tors association. 1t is simply union
Of the business men and mineowners
of Goldfeld to preserve the camp and
protect life and property. There is to
be no change in hours or wages. The
settlement Of wages made in January
is satisfactory to all concerned. But
lawlessness and oppression must
cease. The Industrial Workers Of the
World, as the representatives of law
lessness must leave the district. That
is the only issue and all that is in
volyed. Labor unions are not to be
warred against or to be discouraged.
All that is demanded is that they
must be labor unions not under the
control Of the Industrial Workers Of
the World. (Signed),
sEXECUTIVE COMMITTEE."
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BUTTE MUST WALK.
Strike OF Laborers Ties Up Street Car
system.

Butte, Mont, March 1S.-Butte Wih
be without street cars tomorrow morr
ing. Despite the settlement made b.
certain employers with the Workins
mems union, no agreement has beer
reached with the Butte Street Rail
way company, whose barnmen and re-
pairmen went out Saturday. Emers-
ency cars and supplies are now DC
pleted, and very probably the serVlc
will cease at midnight.
There are no other strike develor-
ments. The Butte Typographica
union is said to have secured y
promise from President Lynch, OF th@
international union to come to Butte
this week to endeavor to arbitrae !
Early resumption Of the daily news
papers seems highly improbable.
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sonable, and requires the carrier tn
refrain from applying the same during
the next two years. The complain
ant is awarded nominal separation
The Ponca Milling company agains
the same railroad was awarded nomi
nal reparation. The case of j. B..
Harrell against the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas on the unreasonableness OIL
freight rates from st. Louis to Ok
lahoma City, Okla, has been dis
missed without prejudice to the right
of the complainant to call in question
the reasonableness of the rate in
volved in case it shall hereafter be-
come actual discrimination.
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I time to pass upon the correctness of
his ruling.
! He added:
independent Of the question as to
| whether or not this case could have
been tried and disposed of at the De-
cember term of court, held after the
decision in the habeas corpus pro-
ceedings, the remittetur in the case
from the supreme court was not filed
in the United States court until last
Saturday, the 10th, and there was no
| int1mation conveyed to this court that
the proceedings on appeal had been
disposed Of by the supreme court of
the United States until the affidavit Of
Mr.. Borah for the prosecution was
filed in this case on the 18th instant,
and in view of the record | am salts
fed that this is the first opportunity
that the prosecution could have been
reasonably required to place the de-
fendant on trial.
| The afternoon session, after the rul-
ing Of Judge Wood, was taken up
with the motion by. the defense made
last spring for change Of venue.
The fact was called to the attention of
the court by j. F. Nugent Of counsel
for the defense that they had soc af-
fidavits on file in support Of the mo-
ton. u
These were made by persons living
In the county, and will set forth that
the public mind was prejudiced
against the defendants. Twelve Of
the afidavits were by men who had
collected the others. Two hours were
consumed in reading extracts from pa
pers that circulate in the county. this
being in support Of the claim that the
public mind had been Influenced by
newspaper publications on the case.
Argument on the motion will be made
J tomorrow
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MANY ARE DEAD.

Cincinnati, March 1S.-A three
story brick building at the corner OF
Front and Plum streets, which has
been surrounded by the Ohio river
flood for several days, collapsed to.
night, causing the death of an un.
known woman and her child and in
jury to 10 others. The building was
surrounded by 10 feet of water which
weakened the walls and caused the
collapse.
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KILLS BUCKET SHOPS.

Jefferson City. Mo-, March 1s.-
Gov. Folk today signed the bill
passed by the last legislature making
it felony to operate bucket shop
in this state, the penalty clause also
including any telegraph or telephone
company which furnishes information
to q bucket shop.
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old town of Texglendale, six miles
east of Reno, is completely under
water.
Fred Lerabuss, in trying to open the
gates of the Reno Milling company's S
ditch, was sucked under the gates,
but came out in the race alive and
was spared. John Kelley, marooned
on an island in the river, was thrown
rope but refused to We rescued.
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acres of mineral land in this state
and the neighboring ones from the
grant to the Northern Pacific. He was
appointed postmaster of Butte in 1898.
and held the Office ever since.
Hundreds Of old-timers viewed the
body at the undertaking parlors. Mrs.
Irwin, who has been visiting at Seat
tie, will probably arrive tomorrow
night, in which case the funeral will
be held Wednesday afternoon.
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the main bridge across the river and
all the easements along the river
front are under five feet of water. One
man is reported to be drowned.
The dam at Floriston, Cal, has been
blown up and all the power plants of
the Truckee River Electric company
and the Reno power plant are under
water.
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STILL ANOTHER.

Especial to The Gazette.)
Anaconda, Mont, March 18.-George
Jacques, pioneer of Deer Lodge
valley, died this morning while sit
ting in a chair at his home in the val
ley, aged 65. He had been sick only
two days.
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IN BAD CONDITION.

Toulon, March 1S.-The French
battleship Carles Martel returned to
this harbor today from a trial trip
leaking badly at the stern. Divers are
examining the warship.
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MRS. osLER DEAD.
Lived to See Century Mark Passed
Mother of Or. osler.

WotheF or UF. OsIer.
Toronto. Ont, March 1s.-Mrs
Featherstone g. Osler died today. She
was born in Cornwall, England, when
George III. was on the throne. She
came to Canada in 1888, with her late
husband, who was missionary of the
Anglican church. Mr.. Osler died in
1895.
Mrs. Osler celebrated her Tooth
birthday on December IA with her
sons; one Of whom is DR.. William Os
ler, professor Of medicine at Oxford
university, and daughter, Mrs
Gwine. Up to that time she had been
perfectly well,
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RENO THREATENED BY FLOOD.
Truckee River Leaves Bank and seri
ousIy Menaces City.

Reno, New, March 1s.-The ,Truckee
river has reached the highest mark
in it's history. Bridges all along the
river have gone out. Westbound
trains have been held at this place,
and according to information from
the railroad it may be several days
before any train will be able to get
through. Numerous washouts have
occurred in the mountains.
Reno is in grave danger of food
The water is now nearly at the top OF
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-06
Madame Winston Returns.

Madame JEANNE Bruce Winston wha
Was only few years 90 the idol OF
the light opera loving public in Wash
ington has returned here ana taken IN
her residence in one of her own houses
at l54 I street, where she built a row,
OF houses some time ago. II is one Of
the pleasantest remembrances Of some
or the Older generation in the city's
music circles. these long periods of light
opera in Albaugh's Opera House now
Chase's. In which JEANNE Winston was
the bright particular star She had a
fascination all her own. which somehow
no one has ever reproduced. and there
fore II may be said that JEANNE Win
stsn mas no successor. Sh. was for
many years before the public and was
one OF the greatest money-makers on
the stage.
She never really intended to 60 upon
the stage, as her family. who were well
born Scotch people. descendants OF Sir
Robert Bruce. were vigorously opuosed
10 the stage and all it's people. She
however, met ard married an actor.
Arthur Bell. of oxford. when very
young. and during his engagement in
Australia. when he fell i'll the only
one who knew his lines was his wife
and she was Obliged to take his place.
She met an instantaneous hit and was
induced to take the part permanently
and he was given another.
1t was in this way that she became
identified with mems roles. and she was
peculiarly successful in them. she was
past master in the art Of love-making
on the stage. Only last year. after hav-
ing given up the stage for many sea
sons. she appeared IN San Francisco in
her faVorite and original part OF Fra
Diavolo, in which she made her debut
in Australia. and had long and sue
cessful engagement. Madame Winston
intends TO make Washington her per
m2nent winter home for some time.
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Recital by Mr.. COT.

Winfred Con. who has been the lead
Ing baritone with Henry ". Sayage's
Grand Opera Company for the past six
years. and technical director OF the
Wagnerian productions, will be heard
tn a song recital tomorrow evening. Jan
uary l. IN the Raleigh Hotel. al $50
with Mr. Thomas Evans Greene, one Of
Mr.. savage's leading tenors for several
years. Mr.. Con Is now singing with
The Madame Butterfly Company in
Cincinnati bat by the kind permission
Of Mr- Savage will come 10 Washington.
especially for this appearance for the
benefit OF the Florence Crittenton Home.
His program viii include:
Aria. "Eritu" (BalIo in Masehera),
Verdi: 20. Let Night Speak OF Ne"
Chadwick. Night Thoughts" sidney
Homer; "How's Ny Boy" sidney
Homer: prologue (PagliaccD. Leon
cavallo. Come Raggio di Sol" Antonio
caidara; Dis Moi" Gregh; Romance
lie Roi de Lahore, Massenet.
Thomas Evans Greene. like Mr.. Con.
mas a national reputation. having sung
in all OF the principal cities Of the United
states ard Canada in opera. concert.
and orat0TiO. Mr.. Greene spent the mast
summer in Europe, where he coached
with some OF the best masters. His
program will include:
-Four canzonents. Haydn: she Never
Told Her Love" Despair" SYM
pathy. Piercing Eyes, Adelaide %
Beethoven; "Hosanna'' Easter sonea
Granier; a Broken Song" Bruno
Huhu. Kitty O'Brien,'' De Kovep.
Rory O'More." Lover; Father
O'Flynn." Stanford.
Three duets will close the. program.
'CrucihX," Faure: Flow Gently
DeYa, Parry, Martha" Flotow.
Mr. Harry Wheaton Howard win be
the accompanies on this occasion. Seats
now on sale al T. Arthur Smiths, 1871
r street northwest
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Smart Set Theatricals.

Active preparations are ID progress
for the dramatic entertainment. which
takes place At the Berkeley Lyceum on
the Afternoon and evening 0f January
a and on the evening or January 20.
given by the so-called Junior League.
The latter is one OF the sHlaftest and
most exclusive organizations. and Is
made % entirely u debutanfes OF the
season. Inasmuch as the membership
Il limited 10 about sixty H. may be SAID
70 consist OF the very pick o. the win
tcr's buds. Miss Gladys Vanderbilt.
Miss Jean Reid. the daughters OF
Charles T. Barney. in fact al the young
mstrpns and girls now prominent In tlie
fashionable world have been Identified
with the Junior League and its dramatic
entertainments during the set son OF
their coming out. The performances In
variahiy realize a very handsome SUM.
which usually goes % the Fart Side
Settlement and Chndren's Aid Society.
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Deserving New York.

Society has now grown to such vast
proportions In New York that we'll
known people can now be spared with
out their being to any extent missed,
and without their absence impairing In
the slightest degree the success OF the
season. Otherwise the extraordinary
number of departures from New York
TO Europe. and for the Southern winter
resorts OF this country, just at present
would be calculated 10 excite dismay.
In previous years the annual exodus
for the old World and for Florida did
not begin until we'll on toward the close
OF the season; that is TO say. in the lat
ter part of February. But this winter
it Is already in fun swing. and each OF
the big liners sailing for the other side
leaves port here with a full passenger
list. on which the smart set is always
extensively represented.
The Alfred G. Vanderbiits left vester-
day. the Reginald Vanderbilts go on
Tuesday. and among those who have al
ready betaken themselves abroad are the
Rutherford Stuyvesants, the young VIII
liam X. Vanderbilts. the William b.
Leeds. Mrs. Frederic Nelson, M and
Mrs. Hollis Hunnewen. and many others.
Mrs. Ogden Csoelet and Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt were TO hav,, sail
ed this week. but are understood T. have
changed their plans.
Then, too, there are many who are be-
taking themselves 10 the South. The
Thomas Ititeheocks. Airs. Woodbury.
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About Mrs. Williams.

While members OF the "400' are thus
placing as many miles as possible be-
tween themselves and New York, for
eigners or note are arriving in shoals.
and there ere few ocean greyhounds
coming into port that do not carry on
their passenger lists titled visitors. Al
though Mrs. Hwfa Williams. who Is
now on the ocean and due here on
thursday 10 stay with the Belmonts.
has had no handle TO her name. yet she
is probably the most conspicuous talked
OF and ultra-fashionable woman OF
London. She is smart in the fullest ae-
ceptation OF that most modern term. ana
is in the vanguard OF the mode. She Is
not handsome. but II is the proDar
thing 70 consider her so. Above the
medium height. thin. and elegant in all
her movements. she has long aquiline
face, wide open gray blue eyes. and
fair but rather lifeless hair. She
dresses well. remarkably well. and al
ways In the mode OF the moment. In
fact her taste in dress is indIsputahle.
and while she never makes a mistake
SHE ventures on things that other women
have not attempted-what many beauti-
full women dare not dO-and vet she Is
not beautiful As a conversstionaIIst
she is not brilliant, this being in part
due to the fact that she is rather deaf.
like the Queen She IL not a horse
woman, Is never seen in the hunting
held or on horseback IN the Row, nor
does she shine al bridge But she is an
adept In the art OF social sponsorship.
has been useful friend to Lady Meux
and 10 many another woman new 10 the
ways Of Mayfair and IN Ezed OF a men
tor. and has always managed to retain
the goodwill and the gratitude OF those
whom she has thus befriended
Her husband Sc the founder OF the
Sandown Park races, which he manages.
and which. with the assistance OF his
clever wife, he has converted into the
most fashionable OF SUBURBAN race
courses. He is also the creator Of the
Niagara Club Skating Rink, and is a
younger brother of the widowed Duchess
OF Wellington.
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Musicale by saengerbund.

The Washington saengerbund viii
give one OF its attractive musicsies this
evening Ia the Bund Hall, under the
direction OF its musical conductor.
Henry Xander. The following program
has been arranged:
Choruses. Ca) ''Das einsame ROsleip i'm
Thai" Hermes: ID Der Kafer und die
Blume." VeiL Saengerbund: soprano
solo. Love in springtime.' Ardlu. Miss
Mary Sherier; flute solo. Swiss Shep-
herd, MOFlacchl, William s. De Luca;
eontralto solo. Gould l." Tosd, Miss
Flora BC-nheimer: duet for flute and
hassoon. "Serenade' meme Nut
ter" Voigt William S. De Luea and
Siegfried Scharbau: soprano solo. 20
Dry Tt ose Tears" Del Riego, Miss Ill
Ian Nay Lewis: baritone solo. Tor
reader Song from Carmen" Bizet
Fred c. schaefeF: vocal duets. (a) oh,
That We Two Were Maying." Sevin:
Cb) "Entreaty." Bohm. Miss Lillian May
Lewis and Miss Flora Bornheiner.
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a view OF disposing OF il here in New
York. Not only Alfred Vanderbilt. but
likewise his brother. Reginald, and Car
ence H. Mackay Harry Payne Whit
ney. j. b. Hasgin, James r. Keene and
Clarence Moore, have entered horses Tor
the exhibition, and Alfred Nanderbllt's
show horses are. according 10 present
arrangements. TO be shipped to Eng
land for the purpose on the last day OF
next month a. charge OF Charles II.
Wilson. the manager of his stables al
Oakland Farzn. The prize list already
totals SSs.eO. wifA prospect Of double
that amount. and the stables cf King
Edward OF the Prince OF Wales. Of the
Duke OF Portland. Lord Durham. and OF
Leopold Rothschild are 10 be repre-
sented.
Naturally the American exhibitors
viii be anxious to witness the successes
Of their nags. and for this reason they
are certain 10 be IN London Ia May and
June precisely AT the moment when
the London season VIII be II it's height.
From this Il would appear that the
forthcoming season Ia London viii be
in every sense OF the word an American
one. and that things here are IN conse-
quence destined 10 prove somewhat dull
from a social point Of view just at that
per namely. the weeks between
Eas-er and the departure for Newport,
Hitherto the jOlliest time Of the year in
and around New York.
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Successful Entertainment.

One Of the most interesting programs
Of the season was given Friday evening
in the hall OF ST. Elizabeth's Hospital.
under the direction of Mrs. Lucille 1.
Belts. Miss Marie Hansen accompanied.
The program was as follows.
Overture. St Elizabeth Orchestra:
fancy dancing. Miss Ruby Raymond;
Friday Afternoon at School Mrs.
Jennings; (s) La SOreua, Cb) College
Life, kindersymphonie Orchestra: Old
Irish melodies. Miss Bertha Hansen:
sketch. "A Manager in Trouble" the
Manager. Mr.. Schaefer; the Prima
Donna, Mrs. Ham; the Irish Singer,
Miss Anna Belts; the Dutch Come
diam Mr.. Abbott; fancy dancing. Miss
Ruby Raymond Haydn's ''Kindersym-
phonie." Kinder Orchestra: In Immi-
Rent Peril" character, a Young Wife
Time. evening". Mrs. Jennings; Brown
October Ale, The Shippers OF ST. Ives,
Mr.. Fred c. schsefer; "a Merry
sleighing Party" Kinder Orchestra;
prologue by Mrs. Jennings.