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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
GASOLINE EXPLODES
BALL DON BURNS
AERoNAUT AND ASSISTANTS ARE
SERIOUSLY BURNED.

Martinez, Cal, Aug. 5,-on Sunday
Pearl Frisby, an aeronaat, and his wife
were nearly burned to death, while
their balloon was being inflated al
Fairview, mile east of here. Frisb.
was throwing gasoline on the fire and
the cup ignited. The flames spread te
the pan containing the gasoline and
his clothing took fire. His wife at
tempted to extinguish the flames anG
was SO seriously burned that she viii
will not live.
The balloon was burned. Jack Mar
tin. an assistant, was also severel.
burned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
BANDIT TELLS OF CAPTURE
Raisuli Wants Justice From British Gov
ernment---Many Christians Killed.

Tangier, Aug 5.-The latest ad-
vices from Casa Blanca say that most
of the hostile Moorish tribesmen sur
rounding the towns have retired after
a bloody fight with the natives inside.
Signals have been arranged by which
the French cruiser Galilee will bonn
bard the native quarter of Casa Blan-
ca in the event Of a renewal Of the at
tacks on Europeans.
The French cruiser Du Chayla has
gone to Mazagan, off the west coast
of Morocco, in answer to appeals of
Europeans there who reported that the
natives were greatly excited and that
il was feared that there would be a
duplication of the recent massacre at
Casa Blanca.
Iii long statement to a newspaper
man, Raisuli, the bandit, who is hold
ing Caid Sir Harry Mclean prisoner,
blames the treachery of the sultan's
government for his capture of Sir Har-
ry. Raisuli says that in the course Of
his negotiations with the man who is
now his prisoner that he explained
his grievances and Sir Harry promised
him safe conduct if he would go to
Fez and lay his troubles before the
sultan, who would remedy them. He
accepted this offer, but while he was
arranging for the journey, government
troops instigated by the sultan's bad
advisers, Sid Mohammed, the Moroc-
can minister Of war, and General Bag
DAM, chief Of the sultan's army, plum
dered and devastated his property at
Zinat and captured some of his rela-
tives. In the meantime Sir Harry Nc
lean had shown him a letter from the
sultan promising him safe conduct, but
he had also secured a copy Of another
letter written by the sultan to the
minister of war instructing him to at
tack Raisuli vigorously unless he went
to Fez This, continues Raisuli, con
vinced him of the treachery of the sui
tan and he therefore made prisoner
ST the English caid. Sir Harry, Raj
suli declares, is perfectly safe in his
hands. He did not capture him fol
money, but for justice and this he
hopes to secure by calling the atten
tion of the British government to his
wrongs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
Big CONTEST IS FEARED
Election Returns Of Mississippi are Held
by the Officers.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 5.-Chairman
B. M. Wells, learning tonight OF an
attempt on the part of several sup
porters Of Governor Vardaman to
count the Adams county vote, sent the
following message to all election man
ayers in Mississippi: s.##
Williams Headquarters, Jackson
Aug. 5.-Do not let the ballots OF
original tally sheets go out Of the
hands Of the election officers. we have
won this election and do not propose
tu te counted oit
"BEN H. WELLS, Chairman"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
WHERE is MIR. COPLEY

Relatives OF w. w. Copley Of Wal
nut, Ia, are very much worried over
his whereabouts, according to infor-
nation received in Billings yesterday
from Laurel.
Mr.. Copley has been in Laurel visit
ing his daughter. He was one Of the
fortunate ones at the Huntley draw.
ing and several days ago left Laurel
to go to the Huntley lands and exam.
inc them. Since then his relatives
have not seen him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06

John Sharp Williams gave out the
following to the Associated Press:
II have certainly been elected. Why
the opposition does not concede 1t /
cannot understand. lie there be amy
honest reason for holding bacn We
turns, / s:annot conceive it,"
Chairman Wells received a mes
sage tonight from j. M. Thompson OF
Tupelo that he had been requested 0
send the ballot and tally sheets to
the chairman Of the state executive
committee and declined to comply.
Mr.. Wells endorsed this position.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
STRONGER THAN EVER.
Steamer Roosevelt Has Been Owe,
hauled for Arctic Trin.

nauled for Arctic Trip.
New York, Aug. 5.-Stronger than
ever in hull and better equipped gen.
orally for her battle with the Arctic
ice floes, Commander Pearys steam
er Roosevelt lies at Shooters Island
ready to start in few days on her
second trip in search Of the North
Pole.
Since she returned from her last
voyage the Roosevelt has undergone
extensive repairs. New planks have
been added where needed, the hull
fixed throughout and new main
top mast sent aloft. A new rudder
and rudder post have replaced those
crushed by the ice. On deck new
haWser has been built to furnish bet
ter protection. The vessel has re
ceived a general overhauling and two
new Scotch boilers have been install.
ed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
TROOPS OCCUPY MAzARGAN.
French Cruisers Arrive at Casa Blanca
-Refuqees at Tanaier.

Washington, Aug. 5.-The state de-
partment today received a cablegram
from American Minister Gummere,
now at Tangier, Morocco, stating that
the government troops have occupied
Mazargan. French cruisers were sent
there last night and two other cruis-
ers were sent to Casa Blanca. More
refugees from Casa Blanca have ar.
rived at Tangier and report that the
town is still terrorized.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
MURDERED BY coMRADE.

Kearney, Neb,, Aug. 5.-August
Rowe was brutally murdered last
night near Buda, his head being beat
en- into jelly with hammer. Lud-
wig Korea, neighbor OF Rowe, is m
der arrest ON suspicion and is in jail.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
sHARPsHooTERs EMBARK.

Algiers, Aug. 5.-The French trans
port Nive arrived here today and after
having embarked a regiment of sharp
shooters, a squadron of light cavalry
and detachment Of sappers, sailed for
Casa Blanca.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
70 TEST q aE LAW.

Easton, Pa, Aug. 5. The Central
railroad Of New jersey today began
an action in the Northampton county
court to test the validity of the tive
cent fare act. The company contends
that it will lose 100000 annually Il
the law Is enforced.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
is DECLARED INSANE.

Paris, Aug. 5.-Leon Maille, the ma.
val student, who fired two revolver
shots at President Fallieres on the
streets of Paris July IA, last, was
today declared insane and was sent
to an asylum.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
WILL BUILD RAILROAD.

English Government to Construct 400
Miles In Nigeria.
London, Aug. 5.-Speaking in the
house of commons today, Secretary of
the Colonial Office James Blythe an
nounced that the government had de-
cided to build 400 miles Of railroad in
northern Nigeria from Baro by way of
Bida, sungeru and Zira to Kano. with
the object of developing the colony, ess-
peeially the cotton growing industry.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
NAVAL DIVISION ACTIVE.

oran, Algiera, Aug. 5.-The French
second naval division, under command
OF Rear Admiral Philabert, arrived
here today on its way to Moroccan
waters.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06

to be in rugged health and was full Of
enthusiasm for the trip.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06
TROOPS ATTACK VILLAGE.

seventy-Eight Persons Killed During
the Battle.
Teheran. Aug. 5.-The incursions of
Turkish troops across the northwest
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-08-06

MINES in OPERATION.
Duluth, Aug. 5.-EracticaIIy all the
mines on the Meseba range were IN
operation today. ss
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
PUBLIC BE DAMNED"
POLICY GONE, SAYS GARY
Steel Trust Man Says Corporations At
titude Has changed-Better
Steel Rails Assured.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-Ex-Judge E..
H. Gary, chairman of the board of the
United States Steel Corporation, who
has just returned from a two months
vacation abroad, in speaking of the
movement for the improvement of the
steel rail, said that the commission Of
experts appointed to consider the SUBJ
ject would probably report in two or
three weeks. He said>i it would be found
that the steel manufacturers and the
railroad companies would make every
effort to adopt a standard that would
insure the safety of the public.
THE time has gone past" continued
Judge Gary, FOR the great corporations
TO ignore the public and the public in
terest. Tho 'pHblic-te-damned' policy.
If that phrase was ever actually used,
will not go in these days. The heads Of
our great Industrial enterprises can
never adopt that attitude, not ALONE as
a matter of policy. but in the interest of
their W undertakings. Thee has
been a great change of late years in the
attitude Of corporations toward the
public and their employees"
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
YORK CITY BOND
SALE A BIG SUCCESS.
Subscribed for Five Times Over, and
Proceeds Will Be About 2 Per
Cent. More Than Par.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1.-THE. city's s4O.-
100000, AZ per cent. gold bond issue was
subscribed for more than five times over
in the bids that were opened in the Comp
troller's office yesterday. More than
900 bids were received. $50 Of which will
be tabulated, the others being Irregular and
therefore thrown out. The bids aggregated
500, 156, 400. :.
II took nearly five hours to read the bids
off. The sum of $4.143, 1854 which ac-
companied the bids, being the required 2
per cent. deposit. is withdrawn from cir
c~ulatiop and will be locked up without
earning capacity until the bids are tabu-
lated and the bonds awarded. The clerks
in the Comptroller's Office We're working
Until midnight ON the job. 1t will probably
entail three days more work before II will
be known who will get the bonds. The
sale will net the city a little more than
10l, according 10 the calculations of Comp
troller Metz and Deputy Comptroller Nc
Cooey.
According to old-time officials In the
comptrollers office, no such competition for
municipal bonds was ever known in this
country. The most spirited bidding IN
the city's history for its bonds before
this was in 1904, when $S7, 100000, Mt SH,
per cent, were offered. There were 1877
bids fos those, and the issue went at the
price OF 10O.1S to 1904.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
FOUR MORE MILLIONS
TO COMPLETE HOTEL
When Plaza Is Ready for Occupancy 1t
Will Represent Investment
of $12,5o0, 900.

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-with the
acquisition of $4,000, 900 borrowed from
stockholders in the enterprise, work on
the new Plaza Hotel was resumed to-
day with increased activity. so that
from present prospects the hostelry
may be opened to the public by Octo-
Der /. When the news of the Joan
leaked out it was learned that the hotel
when completed will represent the
enormous outlay of %2, 500, 900, which
is said to be the largest hotel invest
ment in the world.
Short term notes on an income basis
of II per cent. a year were issued to
the stockholders in the enterprise for
the loan. The paper taken by the
stockholders was In proportion to the
amount Of stock held by them. the
principal owners being Harry S. Black.
president of the Fuller Construction
Company; John w. Gates, who is to oc-
cupy a $4,000 a year suite in the hotel;
Hallgarten & Co.. bankers. and Ben
jamin Beinecke.
So far IS, 500, 900. originally invested
for the purchase of the site, erection of
the building, furnishings and decora-
tions. has been swallowed up in the
work, although it was considered that
this would be enough to complete the
hotel.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
GRAIN ELEVATOR MEN
AT CHICAGO GIVE IN.
War Between Them and Board of Trade
Reported to Have Been
Ended,

CHICAGO. Sept. 11.-Peace has been de-
clared between the Chica go Board of
Trade and the allied elevator interests.
ending the war which for several months
has been a disturbing element in the grain
trade. The owners of the elevators, it Is
said. have ecceded to the demands of the
exchange as to the conduct Of important
features of their business.
All the big concerns made application to
the Board of Trade directors yesterday to
n their respective warehouses declared
regular under the rules of the exchange.
These applications will be considered at a
special meeting of the directors TO be
held today, and it is generally expected
they will be favorably acted on.
All the elevator owners agreed last July
not to renew their State licenses, which
are necessary to the operation of public
warehouses. This threat was a serious
menace to the status of contracts made
in the pit, and the board in order to pro-
tect itself made application for an in
junction restraining the elevator interests
from going out of business as public ware
housemen.
To injunction was granted. and on a
rNnearing was sustained by Judge Carter,
of the Illinois Supreme Court, and sun
remains In effect.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
MACHINISTS GUST NAN
WHO BLEED ERIE R. R.
New Yorker Admitted Getting Money
for Political Inauence-Reilly OF
Newark Unseated.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 11.-After a con-
test behind closed doors that lasted all
day, the twelfth biennial conference OF
the international Association of Ma
chinists yesterday voted to- GUST Dele
gate George Warner, of New York. who
was accused of receiving $4,000 from
the Erie Railroad a year ago to use his
influence in preventing strikes. War
ner admitted he received quarterly pay
ments of $500 from the Erie Railroad to
use his political influence against the
widening and deepening of the Erie
Canal.
Warner says that his quarterly sti-
pend continued until j. c. Stuart became
general manager of the Erie Railroad.
Stuart charged that Warner was paid
to secure knmtinity against strikes for
the railroad This charge was made,
says Warner, because Stuart did not
know all the secrets. Warner several
years ago was business agent of the
New York city machinists and for many
years represented the National Ma
chinists' Union in the American Fedora
ton of Labor.
Besides Warner Robert H. Reilly, OF
Newark. N. j., and Hugh Reilly and
Edward Hourigan, of New York, came
before the session. The Reillys were
unseated on technical charges.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS.

The American Iron and Steel Company.
usual quarterly of IA per cent. on its COM
mon and preferred stock, payable October
l, as registered September %; books res
main open.
National Sugar Refining Company, regu-
lar quarterly of ~ per cent on it's pre-
ferred stock. payable October 2; books
close September is. reopen October 3.
virginia. Carolina Chemical Company,
regular of Q per cent. on its preferred
stocks, payable October 15; books close
September 2S, reopen October Is.
Horn SILVER Mining Company, regular
quarterly Of five NcentsN a share, payable
September 30; books close September l6,
October l.
Union Ferry Company, regular quarterly
of h per cent. payable October l; books
close September 20, reopen October Z.
\ United Shoe Machinery Company, quar-
terIS of 1h per cent. on it's preferred and
Q per cent. on its common stocks, payable
October Is to stockholders of record Sep
TENDER 20.
Columbus and Hooking Coal and Iron
Company, regular quarterly Of ~ per cent.
on its preferred stock, payable October /:
books close September 20, reopen October 3.
Western Union Telegraph Company, reg
ular quarterly of IA per cent, payable Oc-
tober is; books close September 20, reopen
October IL
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
COAL SITUATION IN
PENNSYLVANIA SERIOUS.
Predicted That There viii Be Famine
Before Midwinter-Labor Scarce
in B%ituminous Fields.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 11-Anthra-
cite and bituminous operators say that
the coal situation is growing serious
throughout the State, and it is freely
predicted that before midwinter there
will be a famine in many sizes.
The supply Of Water has already be-
come a serious problem In the anthra-
cite region. The Reading Company is
compelled to send between t~hirty-ive
and-forty tank cars of water to its coll
~lieries daily to keep them in operation.
The labor supply. a been below nor
NAL several weeks. Unless there Is
considerable rain 1t may be necessary
to suspend operations at some COL
~lieries.
The labor problem, is serious in the
bituminous fields of\the State. Gen.
trail Pennsylvania operators are adver-
Using for Understand agents are scour-
ing the country for miners for the
Pittsburg district. Both anthracite
and bituminous operators are selling
coal from stored stocks to supply the
demand.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
WALL STREET
LAUNDERING OF COPPER
STOCKS CONTINUES.
Amalgamated the Principal Object.
Railroads Hold Their own and
Prices Move Up Generally.

NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-opening prices OF
stocks were higher Amalgamated Gopher
being the only Important exception. with n
decline of IS. Reading advanced IL, Union
Pacific 1 and Northern Pacific, Great
Northern preferred, New York Central.
Erie. Brooklyn Transit ard American
Smelling large fractions. The market was
Inclined to react within q few minutes of
the opening.
II a. m.-Heavy offerings of the metal
stocks drove Amalgamated Copper and
Anaconda a point below yesterdays final
price, and carried American Smelling down
from. 97h to 96A The reaction in the rail
road list was nearly as large. but a good
demand soon arose for the Western stocks
and higher prices were made than at the
opening. Reading scored a gain of 21ls,
Great Northern preferred 2. Union Pacific
Ia. Northern Pacific and Southern Pa
cihc IA and st. Paul, Canadian Pacific,
Consolidated Gas and North American 1.
u. s. Reduction preferred sold at a decline
of ~.
NOTWITHSTANDING was showntto any re-
actions. but advances were not followed up
ana the market fell intol quietude around
the high levels. Illinois Central rose 2.
Colorado and Southern and Chicago Great
Western preferred IL and Atchison, New
York Central, Erie, American Smelling
and u. S. Steel preferred 1. Prices ran off
a fraction at noon. Bonds were steady.
l p. AUTHORIZATIONS were unimporta 1T,
but the market paintained a strong ten
dency despite the small demands Chicago
ana Alton preferred yielded a point.
2 p. m.-Urgent selling of the msal
stocks caused a sharp break in prices,
but the railroad stocks as a rule. lost but
little more than their previous advance.
Amalgamated Copper dropped 25s points to
Ga. Sugar also sagged 33s, Anaconda 8,
American Smelling 2hs, st. Paul and Ma
tional Lead X and American Smelling
PREFER d Ia.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
RAILROAD

Jersey Central, July gross $2.543, 655, in
crease 1929 154 operating expenses 81. SSS,
295. increase s2St,5S0; net ST. 55, 800, increase
A7,574; charges and taxes 1908, 01. increase
$50, 1886: surplus $552, 309. increase $101, 951.
For fiscal year ended Juue 30:
Chicago. Milwaukee and ST. Paul, gross
$50, 54S. 554, increase IS. 125, sol; operating ex-
penses $3S, 45S.5 42, Increase $5.964,029; net
$22. 453, 012. decrease $S3S. 5Ss: total income
500, O95, 012. decrease 81, o96. S87; final surplus
50. 622, 14s. decrease 81. 165. 81. The amount
available for dividends was equal to 140S
per cent. on the entire outstanding pre-
ferred and common stock capitalization
of 1872, 1872, 800 compared with 14.1 on the
entire outstanding capital June 30. 1905.
Norfolk and Western, gross $31, 1&,S 1,
increase $2i676,615; operating expenses $751;
ga, 500, increase 50. 449, 912; net 81, 649, $40, in
crease $226, 1903; total incom 81, 7SS, 1913, in
crease $3.50, 906; profit and loss surplus S,-
472,406, increase $671, go. The foregoing
balance available for common dividend Is
equal to 7.79 per ceat- as compared with
9.s5 In previous year and 655 per cent. In
year previous to that
For first>week in September:
Canadian Pacific, $1,44t,O0O. increase
$4,000; from July 1. SIS, S4s. "a, increase
1887 306.
Wabash $574,176, increase $19.373; from
July /. 5,444,4 76, ncreas sos, 791.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
JERSEY RUBBER OUTPUT.
An Industry That Has Grown to Large
Proportions in State.

TRENTON, Sept. 1.-THE State Blu
reau of Statistics has completed that
part of its report which relates to the
rubber industry in New Jersey. which
shows that the industry has become one
of the most important in the State. The
total capital invested is SIS, 143, POS, and
the selling value of the goods made for
the year 1906 was s22, 1874, 1927. The num-
Der of persons employed by the fac
tories is 6,279, and the amount paid
them in wages during 1906 was $685.
2S9, making an average yearly earning
Of $4S9, 76, which is $685. more per en-
ploye than for the previous year.
The selling value of the manufactured
goods represents SIS. A o,571 worth of
raw material. Rubber boots and shoes
represent 81. 2S4 ,0S9 worth of the man.
ufactured products.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-11
THE PRODUCE K

NEW YORK. Sept. 11.-Flour-Receipts.
%. 44s barrels: sales. 1000. Market steady
but uuiet.
1,S0O. 900 bushels. A. smash in the Berlin
wheat md rye markets broke wheat fully
IL cents pr bushel this morning. Com
mission houses and room traders We're the
sellers. Later there was a partial rally on
Northwest support and covering. Decem-
Der. LOS 11-16@1.S 1-16: May, 1.1001.11N; :,
Rye-Firm; No. 2 Western, 80; nominal
I. o. b. New York.
Corn-Receipts 1880 bushels; sales. none.
Beet-Steady.
Pork-Stcady.
Lard-Ouiet; Western prime, 9.00@9.1o.
Sugar-Raw. steady; fail refining, 3.R;
centrifugal 96 test. 3.94; molasses sugar,
3.06. Refined. steady: crushed. $40; pow
dered. SO: graduated. 800.
Petroleum-Firm; refined, all ports, $40
cofee-steady; NO. 7 Rio. 6M; No. 4
B~utter@steady to Arm; receipts. S,o25;
creamery, thirds to hrsts. 22q27s State
dairy, common to finest, 20G2z.
C~heese-Steady, unchanged; receipts
Eggs-Firm, unchanged; receipts, $3.50.
Poultry-Dressed. weak: Western broif
crs. Holt: turkeys. 10Go16; fowls. 12Ql4.