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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29

called TTanLlcally ZOE ue1ps by u Hit
acle the train was not set on fire.
Those of the passengers who had es-
capped, set at once about the work Of
rescue. Dozens were pulled and lift
ed from the wreckage and laid beside
the track until vehicles arrived to
convey them to the hospitals.
Members OF the theatrical company
aided nobly In the work OF rescue.
Men and women alike cared for the
injured.
Plush seats were taken from the
coaches and bedding from the Pull
mans and the roadside was converted
into temporary hospital Several of
those taken from the wreckage died
before conveyances could be had to
carry them to Cotton. 1t was half an
hour before any medical aid could be
secured.
The Italians in the day coach and
smoker met a horrible fate. Wholly
without warning the impact came and
three Of the cars were almost COM
pletely telescoped and hurled to one
side. The helpless passengers were
terribly torn and cut to pieces. Death
| came to a score of them instantly.
Many were dismembered and impaled
upon pieces Of the wreckage.
The Southern Pacific headquarters
in Los Angeles was notified immedi-
ately after the wreck, but it was some
| time before the relief train left for
Cotton. In the meantime assistance
had come from San Bernardino and
Riverside, few miles away.
The wrecked train is the regular
Sunset express, leaving New Orleans
1 daily. This train left the latter city
at 11:55 a. m. Monday.
Coroner Van Wye was at the scene
of the wreck within an hour after il
occurred and took charge Of the dead
i The coroner sWore in number OF
i special officers to prevent pillage
They patrolled the track and prevent
ed the crowd of several hundred
which quickly assembled, from inter
fering with the work of rescue.
All Of the dead are men, with the
exception of one Italian woman.
Sharpe, who was instantly killed
was on his way to Los Angeles to joir
his wife. Gregory Rogers, Of thu
theatrical company sustained Sc
we're scalp wound and was the onl.
one Of the company whose injurie
} were of serious nature. Miss Rob
! erts retained her composure, and al
: ter being assisted from the wrecke'
coach gave directions for the care 0
, the injured and the recovery of tn
i company's baggage. One car Of tbs
: atrical scenery, valued at $40 900, wa
Y completely wrecked. The compan
was en- route for Bakersfield, from T
!, Paso.
) Many of the injured were passel
t gers in three tourist sleepers, whic
l was almost entirely demolished
d the crash. These, with the baggag
|, and express cars, formed an unreco|
t nizable mass of wreckage.
: (Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
IsTHMIAN PIPE LINE.
Reported Finished and Ready fol
Transmission Of Oil.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 2S.-1t is
announced here today that the Union
Oil company's pipe line across the
Isthmus of Panama is in readiness for
use and the pumping of Oil through
the pipe from steamers on the west
side to those on the east side will be-
gin very soon. Two vessels are now
loading at Port Hartford with cargoes
Of oil for the isthmus.
The capacity of the pipe line Is
25 900 barrels daily, and it will be
great aid to the development of the
oil industry on the west coast.
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FOUND MURDERED.

Aberdeen, Wash, March. 2S.-The
unidentified body of murdered man
was recovered this morning from the
Chehalis river. The throat had been
terribly gashed. Evidently the body
had been in the water about three
months. The man was dressed like
sailor.
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GOVERNMENT ASKED TO BRING
ABOUT SETTLEMENT.
SITUATION VERY GRAVE
Number OF Conferences Are Held
by Railway Employees With General
Manasers-omciaIs Of interstate
Commerce Commission on Way to
Chicago.

Chicago, March 28.-The controver-
sy over a wage scale between the gen.
eral managers Of the western rail.
roads and their employees in the train
service cannot be arbitrated. The
only way in which strike can be
averted is for the officials of the
roads to make terms with the men.
This is the ultimatum issued by the
representatives of the two unions in
yolved in the difficulty, after meet
ing tonight to consider the decision OF
the railroads in asking the federal
government to try to bring about a
settlement by mediation, along the
lines provided by the Erdmann act.
The arbitration move Of the general
managers was considered at some
length by the union representatives,
but the proposition was finally reject
ed and a resolution passed refusing to
arbitrate the wage scale question.
| The general managers tonight for
| the first time admitted that the situa-
! ton was grave. The crisis was inten-
sified by the fact that no compromise
had been effected with the represent
atiyes of the $4,000 locomotive fire
men, who are here negotiating Tor
higher wages and an eight-hour day
Another conference was held today
between the general managers asso
ciation and committee representing
the firemen, but nothing in the way OF
a settlement was accomplished.
Secretary Slason Thompson of the
general managers association, said to
night:
4 1--WE are waiting to see what the
government will do. We do not ex
pect to hear directly in answer to oul
request that the whole difficulty
should be arbitrated along the lines
suggested by the Erdmann act, but W.
believe when the labor leaders IL
volyed receive word from Washing
ton that the government has bee1
asked to take a hand in the matter
: that they will look at the matter in
different light and will be willing t
submit the question to arbitration. W.
are not looking for trouble, but W
Ihave made all the concessions we ca
afford under the present condition
and the sooner the men become recon
ciled to this the better it will be fo
: everyone concerned
! When informed tonight that Chal
man Knapp of the interstate con
merce commission, and Charles
Neill, commissioner of labor, wer
coming to Chicago, to endeavor to e
r feet a settlement of the trouble, P.
4 Morrissey, grand master Of the Brotl
! erhood Of Railway Trainmen. said:
"The committee representing th
men will hear and consider sugge
tions from government sources, still
: action will not be delayed until re
: sonably awaiting the interventio
We are not unmindful Of the publ
\ rights in the matter, and we are M
: going to do anything hastily. O
: thing is certain, however, and that
. the men will not accept the last pro
:. osition of the general managers.
~ the government officials can prevs
N upon the railway officials to grant Q
.0| demands everything will be amicab
= adjusted, but unless this is done
- don't see what can prevent a strike
h.
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in DYING CONDITION..

San Francisco, March 2S.-Sidney
Salisbury, son Of Monroe Salisbury,
one of the best known horsemen in
this country, is in a dying condition
at local hospital from gas asphyx-
iation, as result, it is said, of an at
tempt to commit suicide.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
ENGINEER BLOWN TO ATOMS.

Youngstown, Ohio, March 2s.-A
locomotive attached to an ore train on
the Pittsburg, Youngstown & Ashta-
bula road exploded at Lockwood to-
day. The engineer cannot be found
and it is thought he was blown to
pieces. The fireman and a tramp
were badly hurt.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
CLOSE CALL FOR cREvE.

st. Petersburg, March 2S.-While
Rear Admiral Creve, commandant Of
the port, this morning was inspecting
the slip in which the cruiser Bayan Is
being constructed, bomb weighing
five pounds was hurled at him, falling
in the snow within two feet OF the ad-
miral, but did not explode. The
would-be assassin escaped.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
Permits to Wed.

Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday by the clerk of the district
court to Harley Montgomery, aged 2S,
and Blanche w. Wescott, aged 25, and
to oscar Johnson, aged 27, and Martha
Larson, aged 19, all of Billings. ;.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
GEN. KURokl COMING.

Toxic, March 2s.-1t was made pub
lie today that Gen. Kuroki will repre-
sent the Japanese army at the James.
town celebration in 1907.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
NEW BUTTE POSTMASTER.

Washington, March 2S.-President
Roosevelt today appointed Malcolm
Gillis to be postmaster at Butte, Mont.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-03-29
MONTANA WEATHER.

Fair Friday and Saturday.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03
NEWS OF WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST IN
THE VARIOUS TOWNS.
$4,000 FOR SAVING A LIFE
William Peterson Sends Northwestern
Engineer Big Check as Result OF
Rescue of Sister-in-Law at
DEVILS Lake.

Kendall.-John FRANKLIN, a North
western engineer, running between
here and Sparta, has received a check
for $4,000 with a promise of another
for saving the life of a woman at
Devils lake a few weeks ago. Frank
Ign, with his wife, was spending a
few days at the lake. At the same time
William Peterson, a wealthy Chicago
man, with his wife, daughter, and Miss
jenkins, sister-in-law, also was en-
camped at the lake. One morning,
while out in a boat, the girl and Miss
Jenkins rowed over to a spring to get
a drink. AS Miss Jenkins attempted to
get back into the boat she slipped.
falling into the water The impact
drove the craft from the shore, and.
although she managed to get hold Of
the boat, she could not draw herself
from the water. Franklin rescued her
just as her strength was about fail
ing her Miss Jenkins was one Of the
few who escaped from the Iroquois
holocaust in Chicago, and says she
fears she is to die violent death.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03

cork leg of the general and passed it
out to the soldiers who followed.
1t was sent to the rear as a prize Of
war, and eventually was placed in Me-
mortal hall at Springfield, ILL.,, where
it is yet on exhibition.
Elliot also found a basket of lunch,
consisting mostly of chicken, which
had been put up for the general. The
food was quickly devoured by the hun
cry soldiers. Continuing his search,
Elliot found a bag of gold under the
seat. The coin was kept under guard
until an aid OF Gen. Twiggs came up,
when it was turned over to the COM
mander-in-chief as prize of the gov
eminent. The sack contained in all
$4,000.
Mr.. Elliot's regiment, the Fourth
Illinois, saw much hard service in the
ensuing month, but the war ended in
September, 1S47, and the soldiers
were mustered out in the following
year. The capture of the leg was pro-
ductive of much merriment at the
time, and many accounts of the Incl
dents have been published, but the
story of the man who secured the leg
is probably the only authentic ac-
count.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03

ley, with the cooperation of Miss Her.
bert and the Hansons, decided to
establish in the New Forest and in
Sweden theosophical schools similar
to that so successfully maintained at
Point Iona. Miss Herbert and the
Hansons will proceed to Sweden to
carry out one part of the program,
while Mrs. Tingley, now known as the
Purple Lotus Mother, just as Nine.
Blavatsky was described as the White
Lotus Mother, will remain in England
for the purpose of establishing the
school in the New Forest, to demon
strate her position as head of the So
ciety over Mrs. Besant, and, as has
been said, to rehabilitate among Eng
lish Theosophists the memory of Mr..
Judge of New York, whom Mrs. Best
Judge of New York, whom Mrs. Besant
had maligned.
Mrs. Tingley had not been a day in
London before she repaired to the Eu-
ropean headquarters of the Universal
Brotherhood Organization, Information
al Brotherhood league, and Theosohp-
ical society" Her reception there will
probably cause Mrs. Besant to declare
that there have been traitors in her
camp, for the Purple Lotus Mother was
received and acclaimed as the only
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03
DELIVERED A HOME THRUST.
Waiter Got No Tip, but at Least he
Freed His Mind.

The duke of the Abruzzi, dining in
Philadelphia, discussed tolerantly the
souvenir craze that has of late begun
to make American visitors rather for
midable objects in the eyes of hotel
keepers, sea captains, sections and
curatorS.
Sand here 1 am reminded said the
duke, 'of an incident that happened at
the Savoy in London during the sea-
son. 1t was rather home thrust.
you know the Savoy. The lofty,
spacious roms with their red carpets
and delicate white walls, the hundreds
of little tables, the tall, lean, elegant
men, the beautiful women in their
pale toilets, with jewels flashing on
their white arms and shoulders-ah,
there is nothing like an after-theater
supper at the Savoy in the season.
'.Well, our American supped there.
and the rush and hurry of the supper
displeased him, for he did not know
that every restaurant in London must
close at 1880 sharp. And, being dis
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03
Methodists Condemn Beer City.

At the sixty-first annual conference
of the Wisconsin Methodist Episcopal
church at Milwaukee the beer indus
try of Milwaukee received an attack.
1t began with a joke by Rev. j. 5.
Lean and ended in serious talk by
Bishop John w. Hamilton, who, after
pointing to the San Francisco earth
quake as a deserved punishment sent
by God, said that God has probably
overlooked one city in this direction"
The ministers and delegates listened
to an address of welcome by Mr. Lean
in which he advised them to abstain
while they were in town and be care
full of the article that made Milwau-
kee famous. 81 have travelled all over
the country" declared Mr.. Lean, "and
l have always heard the reputation of
the article that made Milwaukee
famous. My advice to the ministers
here is to please abstain from the
article as long as they are in the city.
You will think that the warning is
needless, but actually on one occasion
at a conference, bottles were discov-
cred outside of the door of one of the
ministers in attendance. Now the
Methodist preachers in Milwaukee
are all temperance men, and in order
to hold up the reputation of the local
ministry I would ask you to abstain
while in town." Bishop Hamilton,
who had ben sitting in the rear of the
church, was introduced and informal
I h. diY1or
officer. Everywhere 1 go I hear the
same thing" he said. always the
beer saloons and beer as the leading
product that have made this city
famous. I want to say, that it is the
beer and beer saloons that will make
Milwaukee infamous. It is not the
leading product of this city; there are
many other things to which Milwau-
kee can turn for fame. 1t is the duty
of every member of this church to do
everything in his power to stamp out
this great evil. 1t is one of the pur-
poses of this conference to protest
against this reputation. Eight years
ago / entered a city similar to this;
saloons wide open and one to every
100 inhabitants. The tax was small
and invitations were fiattering to visit
them. But you all know that while
the inhabitants slept and no one ex-
pected it, the city was swept with dis
aster and earthquake. Sinners even
asked if it were true that ministers
had prayed for such a punishment
from the hand Of God. None there
were who would presume to say that
such was the case, but there was none
who would say that there was sim
gle excuse why God should not do so.
God has probably overlooked one city
over in this direction"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03

fore, of which knowledge the Theoso.
phists of Point Iona are said to be
deficient. Lively times may, there.
fore be expected when word comes
from Mrs. Besant that the Mahatmas
are fighting on her side.
Meanwhile Mrs. Tingley has re-
paired to the former Herbert resi-
dence to the New Forest, which now
gives the appearance of caravan
serai in the wilderness. 1t is on a
high part of the forest, overlooking
the sea and the Isle of Wight, while
two miles away is the village of Ring
wood which for centuries was an i'm
portant market town, and not only
boosted of it's annual fairs and week
ly market days, but also had a flour.
fishing industry in the tanning Of
leather, glovemaking and charcoal
burning.
One of the last charcoal burners
was a man called Squa, who had clear
ed for himself an abode in the New
Forest, and finally acquired a squat
ter's rights thereto. On his death
the property was put up at auction
and purchased by Hon. Auberon Her
bert, author of politician in Trouble
About His Soul" bad Air and Bad
HEALTH" and numerous pamphlets
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03

semi-tropical garden, studded with
so buildings of ancient Aryan archi
lecture, including residences, an AGA
demic grove, and an amphitheatre all
overlooked by an Aryan temple with
an amethyst dome. Here was estab
lished the Raja Yoga schools-an in
stitution which processes to give stud
ents an equal balance of mental, physi
cal and spiritual education.
AS the fame of the school spread
the number of students multiplied
and pilgrimages were made to the
place from many lands.
Enter Public Nursery Early.
A Spartan element was introduced
and child of the colony, as soon as 1t
was able to leave its mother, was con
signed to the public nursery, where
it's welfare was looked after by an ex
perienced corps of nurses, physicians
and teachers.
The day begins a. Point Iona at
ents repair to the Greek theater for
physical exercise, the girls being
dressed in white and the boys in
white blouses with dark blue trousers
This drilling lasts for about three
quarters of an hour. Then a breakfast
at which milk is largely taken, is
served. During the breakfast as well
as at other meals there is music. In
deed, music and dancing form large
part of the instruction at Point Iona.
After breakfast the children and
students break up into their various
groups for their days instruction and
recreation. The little ones are taken
back to the nursery or to the shore if
the weather is fine, where they are in
structed in animal and plant life; the
Raja Yoga school, while the older
students go to Academic Grove to
listen to lectures or to debate on phil
osophical subjects. Luncheon is serv-
ed at IL, the meal consisting of vege-
tables and fruit, and after luncheon
there are athletic games and music
and walk on the shore, and converse
tions between pupils and teachers.
Lights Out at $50.
A vegetarian dinner is served at 6,
and in the evening there may be a
play at the theater or a concert; but
by half past nine all lights are put out,
and stiffness reigns at Point Iona. 1t
is said that in seven years only two
deaths have occurred there among the
children. Punishment is thing I'M
known. Children, at an early age, are
taught the principles of law and order,
and the personal misfortune that
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Madison.

Madison.-The state civil service
commission announces forthcoming
examinations to be held on Saturday,
October 10, as follows: Library clerk
in the Office of the state superintend-
ent of public instruction; open to men
only; salary, $1,400 per annum and
travelling expenses; credit will be
given for experience as school prin-
cipal or teacher; library training not
absolutely necessary. Cruiser for the
state board of forestry, for occasional
employment in the woods of northern
Wisconsin,; compensation, S. day
and expenses. Foreman of the state
fish hatchery at Bayfield,, one posi-
ton; salary, $S5 month and house
rent. Guard for the state prison at
Waupun and Green Bay reformatory;
qualifications desired are good
physique, moral and physical courage,
and self-control; credit will be given
for experience as sheriff, undersheriff,
constable, police, or in the military
service. Stenographer for the univer-
sity faculty, one position; salary, $50
a month; candidates must be able to
take dictation in German. Supervisors
of dairy tests; compensation, $3.50 per
day and expenses; the work consists
in making milk tests for owners of
cattle in the district in which the ap-
pointee resides; service occasional, as
needed. Chemist for the state dairy
and food commission; open to men
only; salary, $50 a month. Foreman
tailor at the state prison; salary, $65 a
month and board. Persons interested
should write to the state civil service
commission, Madison, Wis.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1907-10-03
GOT SANTA ANA's CORK LEG.
Man Who Captured It in the Mexican
War Tells How He Did 1t.

The man who captured Gen. Santa
Ana's cork leg, the most interesting
relic of the Mexican war, is yet living.
He is Edwin Elvin Elliot, who now
lives at San Rafeal, Cal. From Mr..
Eliot comes the first authentic account
of the capture, says the Mexican Her
aid.
In the course of his narrative Mr..
Eliot describes the scene when the
Mexican batteries were attacked by
the American troops charging across
the open plain. The Fourth Illinois
advanced rapidly to the Jalapa road,
in which stood the luxurious and gay
ly caparisoned coach of Gen. Santa
Ana harnessed and ready to leave.
This coach, however, had been rem
dered unserviceable by the artillery
fire, one of the mules having been
killed.
Companies B and H charged down
the hill and Private Edward Elliot was
the first man to reach the carriage.
Ha jumped inside and secured the