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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
CASE is MYSTERIOUS
Wealthy Rancher Disappears and Is
Believed TO Have Met With Foul
Play-Was Prominent in Upho'dins
Law.

Portland, July 1.-An Oregonian spe-
cial from North Yakima, Wash, says
a thorough search made for H. q.
Nicolai, a wealthy rancher of Sunny
side, who disappeared Saturday night,
has not resulted in his discovery and
it is now thought he has been muir
dered and his body thrown into the
Yakima river or the canal. Great ex-
citement prevails here and all bust
ness was entirely suspended today.
A public meeting was held and the
sum Of $7OO was subscribed as a re
ward for the discovery of the missing
man, dead or. alive. Following the
meeting searching parties were organ
lied and they have been out all day.
Nicolai has received several threat
ening letters lately from persons who
resented his activity as president OF
the law and order league against the
Illicit sale of liquor, and the authori-
ties believe that he was attacked and
killed Saturday night.
Many sensational stories are cur
rent. One supported by testimony OF
several residents near Yakima river
is that late Saturday night they heard
cries for help and buggy containing
two men was seen driving towards
the river. The wheels of the buggy
have been traced to the waters edge
and back to the town.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
AGENTS ARE ARRESTED
French Weavers Alleged to Have Been
Imported in Violation Of National
Laws-Reports Denied at American
Mills.

Lille, France, July 1.-The investi-
cation made by the courts here into
the clandestine immigration agents,
who have been shipping weavers in
the neighboring towns of Roubaix to
Paterson, N. j., and Lawrence, Mass,
thus enabling factories of those cities
to compete with the products Of Rou-
baix and other French towns produc-
ing similar manufactures, has reveal
ed an elaborate system of recruiting
Of skilled emigrants for American
weavers In, violation of bolh the Ameri-
can and French laws.
4 Proceedings have been commenced
against six agents at Roubaix and one
at Tourcoing, who were found by the
courts to have received substantial
premiums. The defendants assert they
are not guilty of engaging in any emil
grafton scheme in violation of the
laws, claiming that they have merely
acted as agents for steamship com.
I.any, receiving $5 for each passage
told.
The arrests caused a connection al
Roubaix and Tourcoing, whence, Il
S reported, thousands of Workmen
have departed for America Many are
returning penni1ess, having been un'
able to secure employment,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
END OF HAYWOOD TRIAL APPROACHES
Principal Witnesses Will be Called Towards End Of Week.
Defense Has Prepared Draft Of Instructions.

tion to any feature of Friedman's tes-
timony and no opposition to the in
PRODUCTION of any one of the docu-
through him, and when Friedman was
turned over for cross-examination ii
endeavored to ascertain if he had any
more reports or letters bearing on the
general issue. 1t attacked Friedman
on the ground that he had played the
Pinkertons falsely, had violated his
pledge to them and had stolen the
documents which he secured, but the
witness would not admit that he had
stolen the papers and would not al
low Senator Borah to call him a
sPinkerton.''
He insisted that it was not steal
ing to take information that had been
obtained by fraud and deceit of Sc
cret service men and declared that
the public service which he performed
in informing the public of the methods
of the agency fully justified anything
that he had done.
He said that had he known this trial
was coming up he would have taken
many more letters and reports. Sen
ator Borah pressed him to tell just
what records there were in the Pink
erton Offices at Denver bearing direct
.ly on this case, and while the witness
said he could not tell him Of any par
ticUIar one, he remembered many
letters written by Detective McPar-
land, in which all manner of crimes
We're laid at the door of the Western
Federation CT Miners.
Another interesting witness was
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
Western Federation OF Miners TO
Nominate National Ticket.
FOR Big LABOR MOVEMENT
Hold Convention in Chicago Next FaII,-.
Elect Officers To-day.

litical action Of all wage earners is
the only method of attaining this end.
Sikh Therefore, we, the wage
Saves employed in and around t he
mines,i mills and smelters of the
world have associated in the West
ern Federation OF Miners of the min
ing department. OF the Industrial
WcrK5rs Of the World"
The convention adopted the report
for continuing the Cripple Greek
strike until the card system is abol-
ished.
A long discussion ensued as to
wheth&r clearance cards issued by the
Cripple Greek local to probationary
members shall be recognized in other
locals. The claim was made by dele
gates from Butte and Goldfeld that
many present federation members in
Cripple Greek and Telluride, Colo,
were former strike breakers.
The delegates voted down the pro-
posed amendment to the constitution
admitting cooks, bartenders, dishWash-
ers and such classes of laborers as are
only Indirectly connected with min
ing, into the mining department of
the Industrial Workers OIL the World,
Of the Western Federation Of Miners.
This action was taken after a long
debate by a vote.
All amendment to the constitution
whereby a two-thirds vote, instead OF
a three-fourths Of the members of a
local union shall be necessary before
a strikeNis decided upon.
The feature Of tomorrow's session
will be the election of officers
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
TO SEND CASE TO COURT
Action to Be Taken by tieney to De-
eide Who Is Mayor of San Francisco
Glass Bribery Case Continued.

San Francisco, July 1.-The trial OF
Louis Glass, general manager of the
Pacific States Telephone company,
has peen postponed for another week
by Judge Lawler at the request of
Assistant District Attorney Heney.
To test the validity of the tenure OF
Acting Mayor James L. Gallagher, the
district attorney is planning a move
that will decide the merits of the posi-
ton assumed by Mayor Schmitz. By
an arrangement with Treasurer Ban
tell, an order will be presented to
him, signed by Gallagher. He will re-
fuse to pay it on the ground that Gal
lagher does not lawfully hold office.
On his refusal, a writ of mandamus
will be asked from the superior court
commanding to show cause why 1t
should not be paid. BanteA will re-
sist the writ, and thereupon the court
will be asked to determine definitely
whether Gallagher or Schmltz is the
chief executive of the city.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
RECEIVER FOR BANK
Withdrawal of Deposits and Poor
Business Brings Disaster to an Old
Baltimore Firm-Property Consider
ed Valuable.

Baltimore, July 1.-The banking and
brokerage firm of McKim & Company
was placed in the hands of Chas. M.
Howard as receiver today. Mr..
Howard said he could not as yet give
any figures as to the liabilities.
The house was founded IN 1896. 1t
is composed at present of Hollins Nc
rett McKim.
The assignment of the firm created
considerable sentiment because of its
old good name and character.
Mr.. Howard gave bonds for $500, 900,
which would seem to indicate that
the liabilities were half that amount.
Withdrawal of deposits and poor busi-
ness, coupled with the desire of Hol-
Inns McKim, the chief partner, who is
getting along in years, TO retire from
active business were given as the
reason for the action. Receiver How
ard issued statement, in which he
said:
at was deemed wise to wind up the
business The move was not an an
tagonistic one, but was made by the
firms attorney and with the further
consent of Mr.. Hollins McKim. It was
his capital that is really involved. IN
addition to the depressed conditions
now prevailing in the financial world,
this bank had large part of it's capi-
tai in real estate. This kind Of capi-
tai is, of course, not readily available.
1T is very valuable and it is hoped that
as soon as it can be marketed the
concern will be speedily 1iquldated.."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
BY ORDER OF HARTMAN
Public Invited to Attend the Hearings Of
Board Of Inquiry.

New York, July IA policy Of in
forming the public of the details Of all
accidents on all railroads composing
the Hartman system, was put into eff
feet by order Of Mr.. Hartman, accord
ing to official announcement by the
Union Pacific. 1t is stated that Mr..
Hartman has ordered that a full re
port shall be made and promptly Civ
en- to the press concerning all acci-
dents on the Union Pacific and South
ern Pacific systems and on the Ore
gon Short Line.
1t is also announced that it has
been. decided, as an experiment, to IN
vite outsiders Of local reputation and
standing to be present and to partici-
pate in the hearings Of the company Is
board of inquiry in accidents, making
formal reports either agreeing Or dis
agreeing with the findings of the
board
The statement quotes the reports Of
the interstate commerce commission
TO the effect that over 20 per cent OF
the serious collisions on American
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

Denver, July 1-By a vote of 2S3 to
IS the convention of the Western Fed
GRAFTON of Miners today adopted a
new preamble to the constitution and
bylaws oil the federation, which in eff
'fecL pledges all the members to So
cialfsm. 1t is the anticipated inten-
tion of the leaders Of the federation to
call a convention at Chicago for the
organization of an industrial and po-
litical party, which will place a ticket
in nomination fer the next national
election. The Western Federation of
Miners and the brewery workers.
union it is expected, will form the
neHclus of the new organization.
BEFORE it's final adoption, the new
preamble goes to the local union for
a referendum vote, which follows:
"First-We hold that there is a
class struggle in society, and that this
struggle is caused by economic condi-
tions. IA
"Second-We affirm the economic
conditions of the producer to be that
he is exploited Of the wealth he pro-
duces, being allowed to retain barely
sufficient for his necessities under the
name of wages.
"Third-We hold that the class
struggle will continue until the pro
ducer is recognized as the sole mas
ter of his product.
"Fourth-We assert that the work
ing class, and it alone, can and must
achieve its own emancipation.
sFifth-We hold, finally, that an in
dustrial union and the concerned po-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

James u. Wallace, an attorney oil
Cripple Greek, who served with the
militia, first as a private and then as
a lieutenant during the strike oi
1904. He related several instances
as tending to show the misuse of the
power of the militia by the mine own
ers, gave the criminal records of some
Of the gunfighters imported by the
mine owners, told of the working OF
the card system, recited the circum
stances connected with the looting OF
the union stores and a newspaper Of
fee and sWore that he saw K T. Ster
ling, chief detective for the mine
owners, fire the first shot in the Vic.
tor riot the day the independence sta
tion was blown up.
M. E. White, an organizer for the
Western Federation of Miners, was
the last witness and brought the trial
participants back to great good humo1
with the drollest kind of tale of his
arrest by the militia, with all the
pomp and circumstance Of war times
the vermin in t',e bull pen" and his
happy release by brother Woodman
of the World, who commanded the
militia.
Counsel for the defense said today
that they might succeed in finishing
with all Of their witnesses except
Haywood and Mover, by the end OF
this week. Their plan is to reserve
those two principals for the last. The
defense has prepared its draft of in,
structions, the state is working up its
rebuttal case, 50 the end of the trial
aDproaches.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

Boise, July Morris Friedman,
the young Russian stenographer, who
left the employment of the Pinkerton
agency at Denver, to write a book in
which he published certain CORE
spondence of the agency that passed
through his hands, was again today
the principal figure at the Stuenenberg
murder trial. More than half Of the
courts time today was occupied in
reading to the jury copies of the doc
uments which Friedman took from the
Pinkerton records. These were chief
ly the daily reports of secret agents,
operating as spies among the union
and union men at Cripple Creek, Vic
tor, Globeville, Colorado City, Trini-
dad and Denver and showed a COM
plete surveillance of the Western
Federation of Miners and the United
Mine Workers Of America during the
labor troubles in Colorado in 1904
Pinkerton men sat IN the fedora
tion convention at Denver in 1904 and
reported all proceedings.
None of the reports or letters that
were produced by Friedman and
read to the jury by Clarence Darrow,
contained other than general refer
enee to the collateral issues of the
trial but they We're offered in sub
sanitation Of the counter claim Of
the defense that the Pinkerton agency
sconspifed for the destruction of the
Western Federation Of Miners and the
lives Of it's leaders.
The prosecution offered no objec-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

railways, during the past five years,
were due to negligence of trainmen
and enginemen. On lines protected
by block signals 94 per cent off, the
collisions are attributed by the com
mission to negligence of trainmen and
signal operators. The plan to make
public the full details concerning ac-
cidents follows a suggestion made by
Julius Kruttschnitt, director Of main
.tenance and operation Of the Harri-
man lines, who said:
personal responsibility for acci-
dents, whether Of officers or laborers,
should be known to the public. We
must bring about closer observance
of the rules and greater. respect for
danger signals than we. now set from
our employees. This can be done only
by the widest publicity of the details
OF accidents"
The Union Pacific also announces
that its steel rails, for delivery next.
year, will be made by the open hearth
process, which it is expected will de-
5cidedly lessen the number Of break
ages.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

New York. July 1.-Poliee reserves
were called out to quell several street
disorders when the American Ice COM
pany made an effort to break the
strike of the delivery wagon drivers.
The company hired several score Of
strike breakers and issued an ultima
tum that if the strikers did not return
to work today the new men would be
put in their places. When two wagons,
driven by strike breakers, drove from
the company's pier early today, q
crowd Of men set upon the drivers,
using clubs and bricks. The police
charged the crowd, which finally fell
back. More trouble occurred on G
avenue when score of men set on q
driver, but were beaten off by the po-
lice One hundred and fifty police re-
serves have been detailed to prevent
disorders at the company's pier, where
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02

Washington, July 1.-The Interstate
commerce commission today in an
opinion by Commissioner Prouty, an
nounced it's decision in the case of
the China and japanese Trading com
pany and others against the Georgia
railroad and other interests forming
through routes to the Pacific coast.
holding that the complaint of discrim-
ination against southern cotton mills
in favor of New England mills is not
sustained.
Tt appears that the carriers rate on
goods from New England mills
through Pacific coast points to the
orient is S11.25 for 40 cubic feet of
measured space, effective to about 80
cents per 100 pounds. Through routes
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
RECEIVED BY QUEEN.
Heads of Delegations at Hague Peace
Conference Are Welcomed.

The Hague, July Jos. H. Choate
and the other heads of delegations to
the peace conference were received in
audience by Queen Wilhelmina this
morning in the great reception hall at
the royal palace. Prince Henry of the
Netherlands, the prince consort, ac-
companied the queen, who was sur
rounded by court dignitaries. DR. Van
Tets van Gouddrian, the minister OF
foreign affairs of the Netherlands, in
troduced the delegates to her majes-
ty, who exchanged a few words with
each Of them.
In speaking to Mr. Choate, the
queen said President Roosevelt must
be congratulated on his initiative in
having brought about the second
peace conference.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
TO Retire: FROM BUSINESS
Mormon Church Disposes Of Rich Coal
Lands i'm Utah.

Salt Lake City, July Confirms
tory to the report given out some
time ago that the Mormon church had
decided to retire from business, is the
announcement made today by the Des-
ert News that the church has sold its
Gras Creek coal mines, near Colville,
for $300,000 The purchasers are said
to be Denver and Pennsylvania capi>
talists, represented by Col. G. D.
Moore, III. p Mason and j. R. Let
cher. The purchase includes six miles
of railroad, by which the mines are
connected with the Park City branch
of the Union Pacific
The Grass Creek mines have fur
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
C()MIPl Amt NOT SUSTAINED
Interstate Commerce Commission Rem
ders Decision in Rath Case,

on the same articles from southern
mills over the same route are $1.25
per 100 pounds.
The commission stated that the
evidence of complainants strongly
tended to show that an Illegal agree
ment to advance rates on cotton piece
goods was entered into by the trans
continental lines and that the ad-
vanced rates were put in in conse-
quence of that agreement, but it does
not, because if it were answered in
favor Of the complainants the com
mission would still be of the same
opinion that this would afford no
ground for either reducing the rate
from southern mills OF raising the rate
from the northern mills.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
UGLY FEELING EXISTS.
sheriff's Posse Sent TO QueII Apache
Uprising Returns.

Phoenix, Ariz., July 1.-The sher.
iii posse, sent to Fort Mcdowell last
night on account of the threatened up.
rising of the Apaches, subsequent to
the killing of Austin Navajo, a ma
tive, by Agent w. III. Gill, returned
today. No demonstration was made
by the natives, but ugly feeling still
exists. Agent Gill has been instructed
to bring his family back to Phoenix, as
his inAuence is considered broken
Two or three officials of the Phoeniz
Indian school are left there in charge
of affairs.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
ICE FAMINE THREATENS
Many Strikebreakers Injured by Union
Men OF Gotham.

ice is discharged from the boats.
The ice company declares that they
can employ all the men needed. The
company says there is no danger Of
an ice famine.
Inc company claims that they have
sent out about 200 ice wagons today
in place of the 400 usually in service
in that borough, some Of them manned
by old employees and others by striho
breakers.
One Of the wagons, on which the
driver was accompanied by a special
policeman, was stoned by a crowd of
100 persons. The strike breaker was
hit BY one Of the stones and the po-
liceman attempted to disperse the
crowd but failed, and was compelled
to retract the wagon, which was hur-
riedly driven away. The crowd pur-
sued it for mile.
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nished coal for the neighboring towns
and for the Norman institutions in
Salt Lake for many years, and but
little has been offered in the open mar
ket The purchasers expect to spend
a million dollars in developing the
property and extending the sale of
the product. The property comprises
1000 acres of coal lands, and is zS
miles in an air line from Salt Lake
City.
Other sales made by the Norman
church since the adoption Of a non
commercial policy were the saltair
railroad and bathing pavilion, the
street railway and the electric light
and power plant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
CANADIANS CELEBRATE.
Dominion Day Draws Large Crowds
at Vancouver.

Vancouver, B. Cvv July 1.-Thou-
sands of people attended the Domin-
ion day celebration sports today. The
Vancouver Maple Leafs defeated West.
minister on the la crosse field in a
notable game of eight goals TO four.
This is the first defeat for the West.
minister champions in many months.
A program of aquatic sports was
carried out at North Vancouver. The
local team lost in both baseball games,
scoring nothing in the morning ano
afternoon games.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.
at. Northern Company TO BE Triec
for Giving Rebates.

toF Sisiit9 HS09tSs.
New York, July Counsel for the
Great Northern company today enter
ed plea Of not guilty in the United
States court to the indictments for al
legged violation OF the Elllins anti-re-
bate act. The federal indictment
charges that the Great Northern
granted concessions on westbound
shipments of sugar to the American
Sugar Refining company.
Before pleading, the Great Northern
interposed a demurrer to the indict-
nlent upon the. ground that the facts
alleged did not constitute an offense
within the purvieW of the existing sta
tutes, and also questioning the con
stitutionality of the Ellzins law. Judge
Hough overruled the aemurrer
The case will come to trial in the
q, II g
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.
Mccarthy Arrested for Disturbing
Wife's Peace.

G. J. Mccarthy was arrested last
night by Officer Lavelle on charge
of disturbing the peace, preferred by
his wife and a Mrs. Fuller
Mccarthy was arrested some time
ago for beating his wife because she
wanted to go to dance. Later she
brought suit against him for divorce
Last night he went to the house
where she is living and the disturb
ance which followed led to his ar
rest
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
Major SIGNS ORDINANCE.
Measure Makes City Partner in
Rapid Transit Lines.

Philadelphia, July Mayor Rey-
burn signed an ordinance passed by
the council which virtually makes the
city of Philadelphia a partner in the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company,
a corporation which controls all the
street car lines in the city. The or
dinance was suggested by the retail
merchants association, with the OBJ,
ject of increasing the efficiency OF
the general street car service. Ac-
cording to the ordinance, the street
railway corporation is given limited
franchises for all the lines in the city
for SO years and during this period
the company shares equally with the
city all profits in excess of 6 per cent
Of the capital. AT the end of SO years
the city reserves the right to pur'
chase the property.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
PLUMBERS ON STRIKE.

st. Louis, July 1.-Four hundred
journeymen plumbers went on strike
this morning because the master
plumbers refused to accede to a de-
mand for an Increase Of wages from
So to Sc per day. Nearly all concerns
in the city employing plumbers are
affected. Il
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
DENIED AT LAWRENCE.

Lawrence, July Inquiry at the
siuk nils and among the silk weav-
ers here brings the answer that no
foreign silk weavers have come here
recently looking for employment. This
is the statement Of the president of
the Phoenix mills, and for several
years of the American Silk associa-
tion.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
LARGE COLLEGE FUND.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, July 1.-Coe col
lege today completed a fund of $780,,
600, Including s45, 10000 from Carnegie.
for a science hall and $4,000 from
the general educational board for en-
doWment.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-07-02
QUAKE IN CUBA.

Havana, July 1.-THE observatory at
Bellen college reports a severe earth
quake at 7::43 o'clock this morning,
about 931 miles to the south. The os-
citations lasted upwards of an hour.