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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

, Of 5 per cent to common stock, $9,-
$4,000; leaving a surplus after pay
ment of dividends of S13,106,O00
Mr.. Hartman stated that III his
opinion the actual figures would show
greater resources than less. At pres
ent the floating debt OF the Southern
Pacific is $32,3O0,o 900, of which $14,-
25O,OO0 is due the Union Pacific. The
Central Pacific Railway company has
paid three installments of notes due
the Union Pacific by releasing fund
ing bonds Of that company to the
amount Of $s,S22,O0O, which are held
as security.
other than the above is the follow
ing: Bonds and stocks owned by the
Union Pacific in several oil compa-
MES in California, s10,947,Oo0; con
struction advances, $4,000, 900, for
about $50 miles of completed railway
and for about 1,635 miles Of partly
finished road and for change Of gauge
Of the Nevada and California line and
reconstruction Of southeastern Cali
fornia lines; for acquisition Of new
lines, sl4,76s,O 900; for electric rail be-
tween Los Angeles and Salt Lake
City, s16,234,OOO; for steamships, ST.
255, 600; for real estate, s13,357 900;
making total expenditure amount to
$14O, 100000 in round numbers.
The board offering the above state
ment decided to offer preferred stock
to the stockholders of record on May
81, 1907, to the extent of Is per cent
of their holdings, common and . pre-
tered, both having the right to sub
scribe, which will amount to about
$36,OO0,0O0. Sales are to be made on
or about June Is and to be payable
June Is in installments of and Is
per cent of the purchase price.
After the meeting of the directors
Of the Union and Southern Pacific to-
day, Mr.. Hartman gave out a letter
from Operating Officer Kruttschnitt,
which he had read to the directors of
both companies, showing that 449 rails
had been broken in the month Of
February, of which 179 were So
pound rails, which had only been in
use FIVE or six months. This was Al
little indication Of what the railroads
had to contend with. AS they COM
panies did not make the rails they
were not responsible for the loss, but
it was one of the very serious con-
ditions which the railroads had to
face. MI. Kruttschnitt said that he
had compared this matter with doz-
en- of other operating officials and
finds their experience to be about the
same as his.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
COMMAND GREAT RESOURCES
Union and Southern Pacific Affairs in
Prosperous Condition.

New York, May 9-The directors oi
the Union Pacific and Southern Paci-
fic companies today voted to place the
stocks on quarterly instead Of q
semi-annual dividend basis. AS a re.
suit quarterly dividend of one-half
per cent of the Southern Pacific was
declared. This dividend will be pay
able July 1, and is at the same rate
per annum as the last previously de
clared dividend.
At the meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Union Pacific Railroad
company today the chairman submit
ted statement showing net earnings
over operating expenses for the year
ending June 80, 1907, to be $32,465,-
900; deducted from this Is the inter-
est on the funded, debt OF, $8,654, 900,
a sinking fund of $12,000,000 and in
terest on loans, sS77,o0Q; and other
expenses amounting to $4,000, would
leave a surplus Of approximately $22,-
900, 900.
The statement continues: In addi.
ton to the above the company will re.
ceive III terminal and dividends other
than from investment securities, $12,-
$4,000: rental of steamship lines, etc.
$244,OOO, which will bring the total
income of the company up to $685.
$4,000.
Mr.. Hartman stated that it was
his belief that the actual returns
would be greater than the estimated
figures, as they had been made UP
on very conservative lines. After
paying the dividends on the stocks
and the dividend on common stock of
$40 100000, there would be some
thing; over $12,OOO,OO0 over and above
all requirements of every kind.
The floating Indebtedness of the
Union Pacific was incurred for the
following expenditures which have
not been classed: Construction of
new lines, s32,465,o0o; payments on
account Of the San Pedro road, $1S.-
$4,000; steamships Manchuria and
Mangolia, s5,126,Ooo; rolling stock,
SO ,306, 900. land and miscellaneous,
$4,000, 900; total of s63,6Ss,0Oo.
According to the statements sub
mitted to the directors Of the South
ern Pacific railway the proportional
earnings Of that company for the year
ending June 80, 1907, will be approx
imately $44,6s7, 900; fixed charges in
#cluding reserve, for depreciation OF
rolling stock. $1s,929, 900; leaving a
surplus over fixed and other charges
Of $25 ,76s 900; from this is to be de-
Quoted the funds of per cent on pre-
ferred stock, $2,769,0OO; and dividends
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
TRIAL OF HAYWOOD ACTUALLY BEGUN
Both Prosecution and Defense Manifest Desire TO be Ex
pediti0us as Possible.

/ much wider range than that Of the
state and its most striking feature
dealt with the possible effect on the
minds and attitudes Of jurors Of the
letter of President Roosevelt in call.
ing Haywood and his associates FUN
desirable citizens" the speeches in
Idaho Of Secretary Taft, the message
Of Gov. Gooding 70 the legislature of
Idaho, the speech in Boise of Senator
Hepburn and the action of the Idaho
legislature in passing a resolution and
appropriating money for the prosecu-
tion of the three prisoners.
The state today filed a supplement
tary list Of 151 witnesses who are to
be called to testify against Haywood,
Meyer and Pettibone, and Mr.. Hawaey
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
ONE BODY RECOVERED.

Search Begun for Remains Of Victims
of Kansas City Fire.
Kansas City,, Mo-, May 8. Search
for bodies was begun today among the
ruins of the building at Ninth and Lo-
Gust streets, destroyed by the fire OF
yesterday. One body at least is
known to be recovered, that of Miss
Auria Wittebert, an artist, and it is
believed that others may be found.
The fire was still smoking and smoul.
dering this morning, and it will be
several days before it will be possible
to make a complete investigation.
1t is believed that all of the injured
will recover. The most seriously hurt
is Alexandria Blumberg. Her skull
was fractured by the fall of a ladder.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
STR0NB0ll rs ACTIVE
Natives Are Panic Stricken and Are
Fleeing from ls'and-Moune Etna
Also in Threatening Condition.

Messina, May 9.-The eruption OF
Mount Stronlboli was more violent to-
day and apprehension is growing. The
violence is declared to be without pre-
cedent, even the Oldest inhabitants Of
the country not remembering such
threatening conditions. Almost all
the people of the stromboli island
have made their escape. The vol.
cano is being heard at all points OF
the island with remarkable distinct
ness.
e Fears are held that the entire is
land Of Stromboli may be engulfed. AT
the same time the activity of Mount
Etna on the eastern coast of Sicily
has increased.
The people living in the vicinity Of
Mount Etna are panic-stricken. They
are flocking to the churches to pray.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

announced that additional names
would be filed later. The list In
cludes former Gov. Peabody OF Colo.
rado and his daughter, Miss Cora,
Charles Sweeney, mineowner Of Spo.
kane, Detective James Mcfarland,
Steve Adams, Mrs. Steve Adams,
Bulkeley Wells, adjutant general OF
Colorado; A. E. Carleton, president
and G. G. Hamlin, secretary of the
Mineowners' association of Cripple
Creek; Julian s+eunenberg, son Of
the dead governor, and number OF
residents of Caldwell, the Coeur
d'Alenes, Colorado, officials OF idaho
and Colorado and several detectives
in the employ of the Pinkerton and
Thiel agencies
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

The passengers in the first coach
We're hurled into pile. They were
rescued with difficulty. The major.
ity of the injured were not seriously
hurt. Those whose injuries were more
severe were carried half block from
the scene of the wreck and placed on
blankets on the ground. Thence
they were conveyed by ambulances to
hospitals and nearby drug stores.
Harry Newland, the engineer was
badly scalded and cut, but he aided il
the rescue. He said ne was unable 10
account for the accident, unless the
rails spread.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

San Francisco May 9.-Roses and
carnations, instead of brickbats and
cubble stones, featured today's run OF
two cars of the United Railroads
manned by 20 strike-breakers from
the car barns at Oak and Broderick
streets for distance of three or four
miles through the business and resi-
dence streets OF the West addition
Stirred to admiration by the courage
of unarmed strike breakers In oper.
atlng the two cars in the mob-croWded
thoroughfares along the route, they
were cheered and much enthusiasm
was shown toward the strike-breakers
On the return trip on Sacramento
street near PRESIDED avenue, young
girl ran out from a florist shop and
tossed a handful OF bright, red, long.
stemmed carnations onto the platform
OF one Of the cars. Lifting. the Stats
several Of the men leaned over and
caught the boquet. Soon every strike.
breawer had a flower in his coat. The
extra ones were given to President
Mutually.
But the afternoons trip was not all
flowers. A taunting, jeering, bowling
crowd, OF more than 1000 strikers and
strike sympathizers kept up with the
cars for blocks on the sidewalks, re.
Wiling the carmen, yelling frenzied
threats to "get them yet" towards"
and "scabs."
Now and again an unseen arm
was drawn back in the outskirts ii
the mob and a missile came hurtling
through the air to crash against q
car. At such times mounted police
man turned his horse and dashed ON
the crowded sidewalks from which the
missile came, but the man or boy
had hidden in the recesses of the mob
and escaped invariably. Once a brick
hurled from the sidewalk cleared the
top Of car and struck a union man
in the chest.
Though no shooting was witnessed
by the police, the company officials OF
the newspaper men who accompanied
the cars on their run; one of the motor
men declared after the run to the
barn that a shot was fired from the
sidewalk on Divisedaro street, be
tween Golden Gate avenue and Meal
lister. In proof Of his statement, he
pointed to clean-cut hole in one OF
the windows of his car.
The start was made from Oak and
Broderick streets shortly before 9
o'clock, after the police had taken pos
session Of a wagon load of rocks that
union men We're about to dump onto
the tracks in front of the car house
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

Boise, Idaho, May civilian d.
Haywood, the first Of the alleged par
Elephants in the ayenging conspiracy
by which it is alleged the assassina-
ton of Frank Stuenenberg, former
governor, was plotted and executed
was placed on trial for his life today.
Counsel for state and prisoner en-
tered at once in a business-like way
on the selection of prospective jurors
and kept steadily at the task for five
hours.
No juror was finally accepted, but
substantial progress was made, and
the, indications at the close of the
session were that jury could only be
obtained next week.
The questioning Of the defense took
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
JANlToR LEFT FORTUNE.

Brother Dies in South Africa-Proper-
ty Is Valuable.
Especial to The Gazette.)
Lewistown. Mont, May s.-R. H.
Eddy, janitor in the high school and
one of Lewistown's most respected
citizens, has been notified that
through the death of a brother in
South Africa. he is left an estate val
ued at from $4,000 to $5O,OoO con
sisting of one of the richest farms in
the vicinity of Georgetown, South At
RIGA.
Mr.. Eddy will leave before long for
South Africa to take over the estate.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
STEAMER BALTIC FLoATEp.

New York, May s.-The steamship
Baltic of the White Star line, which
grounded on mud bank, five miles
northeast of Sandy Hook in Gedney
channel. while outward bound for
Europe, was successfully floated at
high tide late, today, unaided, and
proceeded to sea.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
FINDS TRIBE OF cANNleALs.

German Steamers Startling Discovery
in South Sea.
Vancouver, May 9.-According to
news brought by the Canadian-Austra.
iian liner Manuka, from Sydney, the
North German Lloyd steamer Suma.
ira recently called at the Syrcharkles
group in the south seas and found
that cannibalism was being carried on
to a large extent among the natives
of the group.
The captain of the steamer report.
ed the matter to the German COVER
nor, who dispatched a yacht to the
islands. All the villages were de.
stroyed and the ring leaders and II
natives, including two women, were
arrested. One Of them escaped The
others were brought to Herbert Shope
and imprisoned.
The Syrcharkles are a small coral
group, about hundred miles from
Herbert Shope.
The natives are said to be the worst
cannibals in the south seas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
GIFT FOR PRINCETON.

Princeton, N. j., May e.-John Grier
Hibben, in, a letter to the Princeton
Alumni announces the gift of $1,000
to Princeton university. The money
was donated by a private family
whose name is not made public.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
DIVINE SARA STILL LIVES.

Paris, May 9.-The report of the
death of Sara Bernhardt circulated to-
day is without foundation. Mime.
Bernhard is in good health and she
appeared on the stage as usual.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10
STEPHENSON SHOWS GAIN.

Madison, wis, May s.-Five ballots
were taken in the republican caucus
for senator. today, showing gain for
Stephenson. The final bollot follows:
Stephenson. 80; McGregor. IS; scat
tered, 9. .T7esa., @ !.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-05-10

MONTANA WEATHER.
r Partly cloudy Friday; warmer in
east portions; showers Saturday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
Supplies were voted to the fire de

Supplies were voted to the fire de
partments.
Building petitions were granted.
4 Mayor reported from committee ap
! pointed TO purchase ground from Ma
tional Lumber and Woodenware Co
submitting letter from Mr.. c. S
I Carey in which that gentleman stated
that the comnany preferred not TO sell
the ground at all. as ~ wuuru rarxv
"a strip about 30 feet wide by 200 feet
long. and would deprive them of a
considerable portion OF their switch
track.
Alderman Snyder moved that the
city attorney be instructed to report
as to what legal steps could be taken
to acquire the property.
A communication from the Brick
Layers Union asking that the city
cornell require all brick laying in NOR
Jar order d by the city to be done by
union labor, was referred to the ordi.
nance committee on motion Of Alder
man Meehan.
This Gardner was granted saloon
license for 32nl Sycamore street.
Petition of Mr.. Moore that saloon H.
cense Of Moore e. Allen be transferred
TO Hubbard & Allen, and petition Of
Ed Allen that same license be trans.
ferred to Cairo Brewing Co. was re-
erred 10 committee which reported
recommending that license be trans
ferred 10 Cairo Brewing Co. Report
was concurted in.
Petition OF citizens Of Thirty-fourth
treet that sewer be built 10 connect
with Commercial nue. sewer. also
that street be paved and side walk on
each side was referred TO Board OF
Local improvements and engineer di.
rected to prepars surveys and esti-
mates.
Resolution by Alderman Snyder
that lamp be placed at Twenty-fifth
and walnut was referred TO street
committee.
Amendment to motion by Alderman
Meehsn. offered by Alderman Fuller,
that off Ger whose duty It is 10 report
on d linquent ex.officers make such
report. was carried Alder Fuler
charged that ex.police officers held
,xecutions for fines which should be
urned into the city treasury.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13

THE board OF education is slowly
i taking up the important work Of
caring for the 10000 or more crippled
children in Greater New York who
have hitherto been dependent for in
struetion upon private charity. The
oldest and largest OF the schools,
founded by the Guild for Crippled
Children, is in Montgomery street
.ance last September teachers have
been provided for this school by the
board OF education, and similar aid is
10 be afforded the school established
unner the same auspices .---s~.-----
building in Madison avenue. Teachers
and school supplies, however are all
that the board of education will be
able TO do for some time to come, and
while material reduction in expendi.
lures on the part of the societies fol
lows the impression has got out that
the school authorities are bearing the
entire expense, and as a result the
Guild for Cripple Children finds itself
hampered by lack OF funds. The school
In Montgomery street, soon to be
moved into a new building in Water
street. Is at once the largest and old
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
CONVENTION IS
HELD IN CHICAGO
WOoDMEN or THE WORLD OF
ILLINOIS AND INDIANA HAVE
BIENNIAL MEETING.
HUNDREDS ATTEND
j. w. Croft Of Chicago, viii Be
Elected Head consui--onIy
HUNDREDS
j. w. Croft Of Chicago, VIII Be
Elected Head consul--onIy
Candidates For the
Honor.

The biennial convention OF tht
woodmen OF the World, jurisdiction
Q. which comprises the membership
in the states OF Illinois and Ind ana
and at which several thousand dele
gates and members will be present
convened In Chicago yesterday.
Mayor Dunno made the address Of
welcome and several speakers OF
note in fraternal society work were
scheduled for addresses.
The annual election OF the head
camp officers viii be held and Chi
cage man, J. w. Croft, who is The
Chicago manager of the Woodmen' OF
the World Is expected 10 be The only
candidate for the position OF honor,
that. OF head consul
aaFs conversion proper will com
plete IFS. work today. but receptions
and auxiliary work will carry the
ceremonies over a period OF three
days Last night a class initiation,
composed of Boa new members. was
given the secret work OF the order
at Oakland Music hall Fortieth street
aad Cottage Grove avenue.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
STATE SATIORNtY 7
FEELS ACGR|EVED
BECAUSE POLICE DEPARTMENT
or CITY FAILS TO LEND PROP,
Err AID IN PROSECUTION or
OFFENDERS AGAINST tn E
LAW.

In the court of Judge John III. Rob
inson yesterday Frank Connors, the
negro who made an assault upon an
other in Charley Powers place some
4 time ago was discharged, because
K N ither police officer who arrested
him nor any Of the witnesses appeared
against him Corners is known as a
bad negro and his conviction was con.
tidently expected. state warrant
bad been Issued against him by the
Icy Powers, that the negro had actu-
ally drawn pistol and shot at an
other negro named Ed Mitchell
When the ca came up in the city
to Judge Robinson and the case set
for a hearing vest rday morning. The
prisoner was there with his attorney
aud a number OF witnesses and the
states attorney was present but no
officer or prosecuting witnesses APP
pearfd although half an hour was al
lowed to elapse, and no word was re-
ceiyed from the police department
The case was accordingly dismissed
The states attorney expressed him
self quite feelingly in the matter, de-
claring that he had been badly treated
by the police d partment Of the city
m several occasions, notably in the
case of the prosecution of the women
OF Thirteenth street for harboring the
young girl in which case the police
tHstiti d for the defendants instead Of
for the people. He declares that he
has ALWAYS stood by the police depart |
men in all their efforts TO enforce the
law and convict offenders, and that |
wis never state cases have been |
brought to his notice he has done all |
hat it was possible for him to do. to
aid the police in making case: but
ne will hereafter refuse longer to
waste his time in police court practise
md If the police have any state cases
hey have to present them in the c1un.
y Or circuit courts. IL they want any
I'D from him.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
PRAISEWORTH WORK, OF
CARING FOR CRIPPLES

est OF the several controlled by the
guild. On Manhattan alone there are
1000 crippled children OF school age,
and of these 1000 live below Four
teenth, and 1900 are crowded into
the lower Eastside. This school was
founded with two fundamental objects
to give the children an elementary
education and to improve their physi-
cal condition. Incidentally the effort
is made to render them sclf-support-
ing through courses Of manual train
ing. Work began In the Montgomery
--.-aAs school six years ago. Thou
sands have been benefited there and
dozens completely restored to the. con.
troll of their bodies. A room has been
established for girls who have passed
school days. but whose pay steal In.
frmities are such that they cannot
obtain employment In the shops or
factories. There a number of girls
may be found every day doing needle
work and displaying skill which be-
speaks we'll for the school To give
the boys trade which would enable
them to make their own ways In the
world has been difficult problem
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13
MODERN HOTEL TO BE
BUILT FOR SAILORS
WHEN Jack Tar returns to this port

WHEN Jack Tar returns to this port
W after being tossed on the brine.
there is always welcome beacon
light cleaning for him Latchstrings
are always on the outside for the ma.
riner because, with his roll he Is
always mark for the "landlubber."
But the sailor ia becoming wise, and
God liz on the sea as well an the
land In other words the sailors are
rapidly becoming imbned with the re-
ligious spirit. The battery station OF
the Seaman's Church Institute is now
a mecca for the salts when they arrive
In port The sailors, for whom the
institution began its first activities
Ave years ago, baked at the church
for a time. but they found that 1t was
managed on business principles and
gladly accepted It, The building near
Battery park will soon be supplanted
by great hotel to cost almost $780,
600 This will be devoted exclusively
TO the use of the sailors, and Jack will
call it his home, The proposed struc-
tire is to tower from Coenties slip and
its plan calls for what is considered
the most complete establishment Of
the kind In the world. In its original
form the Seaman's Church Institute
was known as the Protestant Episco-
pal Church Missionary Society for
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-03-13

Seaman in the City and Port Of New
York, but at the last diocesan conven-
ton the 15-worded title. which was
used for so years, was discontinued
and the present one formally adopted.
1t flies its flag as the Seaman's Insti-
tute, and In all the seven seas 1t liz
now known simply as the Institute,
for AZ far az the sailors are concerned
the city Of New York has only one
The situation In New York, so far as
the treatment OF sailors was concern
ed. was about as bad as well could be
when five years ago the Institutes
chaplain, Rev. Archibald r. Mansfield,
moved in over a saloon at No. State
street, The house was the one in
which Robert Fulton. the inventor Of
the steamboat. lived for many years,
and where he died. twas kept as
memorial to him, however, and was,
all In all, as forlorn a rookeTy as could
be found in the lower city In the
basement was saloon where FIRE.
quently the men of the sea were rob-
bed. The beer pumps were taken out
by the society and the sailors were
provided with a comfortable home,
Almost half a million dollars has now
been raised to erect fine hotel for
Jack, He will really have all the adj
vantages OF club.