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Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
SLAUGHTER FOLLOWS
 ATTEMPTED JAlLBREAK
Twenty eight Russian Prisoners Shot Down by Soldiers and Guards.

Yekaterinoslav. May 13.-An at tempt made yesterday by prisoners to break out of the government jail here after making a breach in the wall of the guard room with a bomb, was a complete failure, but it brought about a horrible scene of slaughter in and around the jail building. Twenty eight prisoners Were shot to death by the guards. and another has since died of his wounds. Thirty others are wounded, and it is expected that sev- eral- of these will die.
 As soon as the bomb was thrown, one of the attachments of prisoners charged the guard in the court yard and attempted to climb the wall. Twelve of these men were killed in stantly, while others were wounded. At the same time a second body of prisoners rushed to the kitchen and seizing knives and other weapons at tempted to cut their way to liberty. They were surrounded and killed to a man by soldiers who had been hastily summoned by the prison authorities.
 The explosion threw the whole pris- on into a state of panic. The inmates who took no part in the plot gathered at the windows overlooking the court yard. They were ordered to draw back but refused, whereupon the guards fired volleys into the open windows. Prisoners were shot down while attempting to escape over the roof of a building.
 So far as known not one succeeded in getting away The chief warden of the prison is among the wounded.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
METROPOLITAN HANDICAP.
In Which a Despised Horse Showed to
 Advantage.

New York, May 13.-Jack Atkin, carrying the top weight, won the rich Metropolitan handicap at Belmont park this afternoon. Restigouche, one of James R. Keene's two entries, was second, while Don Creole. regarded in the betting as a rank outsider, was third. The time was fast, 13S 3-5, a new record for a race on the Belmont course.
 Don Creoie's performance was the feature of the race. Starting in the last position and on the far outside he fought against the hardest sort of luck. gaining hardly an inch until the last eighth of the mile was in sight. Then he shot forward like a bolt. At every jump he appeared to gain new position, and at the finish lacked a scant half length of shutting Resti- gouche out of the second place of honor.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
WILSON DISTRICT
 RURAL TELEPHONE
"eetins Held Last Night For Fur tner Organlzation-Anoth Will Be Held Next Monday Night.

| The residents of the Wilson school district held another meeting last | evening in the Wilson school house
 to further the project of a rural teIe- 1 phone system. J. H. Langston of this city met with them and was
 elected vice president and counsel for
 tile company A committee was ap- pointed to prepare or have preDared
 the articles of incorporation for the company. Another committee was ap-
 pointed 10 submit draft of consti-
 tuition and bylaws.
 It is the purpose of these settlers.
 who have carefully investigated the expense of constructing such q line
 as they want. to cooperate in their
 own section as closely as possible and to encourage the formation of similar companies in other thickIv settled sections of the valley. Event
 ually they may all be brought to- gether or operated at least through some central exchange, thus giving the rural neighborhood all over the valley the benefits of telephone serv- ice.
 Adjournment was taken until next
 Monday night when another meeting will be held in the same place and it is hoped that all the settlers in that section will be present. Moreover, an
 invitation is extended to any person
 interested anywhere in the valley to
 be present and learn all he can about
 what is going on in the hope that other communities will take similar steps. In the beginning it is the plan to connect the ranches by phone but eventually the line will have to be brought into Phoenix in order to make the service effective. If that is done some central exchange might be provided for all the rural lines and their town connections.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
MRS. GUINNESS HAD HtlP
 IN LURING HER VICTIMS
That Was One of the Developments at Yesterdays Investigation.

La Porte, May 19.-Denials by La Porte officials that Rev. T. A. Schell revealed to them the substance of con- versations with Lamphere, and the discovery of evidence that Mrs. Bella Gunness was aided by an accomplice in turing victims to the farm, were the chief developments in the case to- day. The denials came from Dr. C. :. Mack, coroner; A. E. Smulzer, sherlff, and R. NJ. Smith, prosecuting attor- ney.
 In addition H. W. WOrden, attorney for the prisoner, issued formal state ment that he had given his client strict instructions not to discuss the charges against him, concluding: "The fact is Lamphere never made a confession to any one and never will. He has nothing to confess"
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14

Shreveport, May 13.-A report re- ceived here tonight states three per sons were killed and two others in jured in the tornado which badly dam aged the town of Bellinger, La, late today.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
TWO HOUSES LEFT.
The Rest Carried Away by an Arkan'
 sas Cyclone.

Little Rock. May 13.-The Postal Telegraph company here received a message saying that about half the inhabitants of Gillian, La, had either been killed or injured by a tornado, and urging that relief be sent at once.
 Later advices to the Times says that all the houses of Gillian except two were demolished. Gillian is a t,wn of between seventy.-five and 100 inha bitantS.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
BASEBALL

National League.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14

NTRIPED linen is being "a extensively used for ~ boys suits this season and is exceedingly smart in effect as well as durable. This one is made in the comfortable and always satisfactory blouse style and is finished with collar and band of plain white, the color ot the stripes being the Copenhagen biu: that seems to be preferred to everything else just now. The same suit could be developed in gafatea, in khaki and in all similar desirable materials, however, and tor more dressy occasions in lighter weight fabrics, and among these last natural colored pongee is to be included, as it is being much used for the smaller boys.
 For the eight year size will b: required 334 yards ot material 27, 27s yards 56 or 25S yards A inches wids. A May Manton pattern, No. 53S6, sizes 4 to I2years. will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper on receipt ot ten cents. tIf in haste send an additional two cent stamp for letter postage which ii.- sures more prompt delivsry9
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
OTHER LOSS OF LIFE REPORTED

Atlanta, May 13.-Acording to in formation received in this city, tor nado struck parts of Louisiana today causing loss of life in Gillian, oil City and Bollinser.
 Photographic communication was in terrupted but reports say that the storm started north of Shreveport, and swept along Little Rock and Tex arkana, and centered tonight in Tex as.
 oil City is reported destroyed with loss of life and a number of persons injured.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-14
American League.

At Philadelphia R. H. F.. Chicago. ...~.... -..4 z Philadelphia ...... .... -..1 ,
 Batteries-Walsh and Sullivan; Dy- gert, Carter and Schreck.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
CONTRIBUTIONS TO
MONUMENT FUND
MORE THAN $50 HAS BEEN CON.
TRiBUTED so FAR.

From Saturdays Daily.
Contributions to the Webb monu-
ment fund continue to pour in to Sec
rotary Decker Of the chamber Of com.
merce, and with the proceeds of the
benefit given by the Bittner company
the fund has a total Of q little more
than $3.50.
Secretary Decker has suggested
that the fund for building the monu-
ment be closed in time to have II
completed by May 81. Decoration day.
The sum Of $17.50 was donated yes.
terday, and there has been no solicit,
tation for donations. The following
persons contributed to the fund yes.
.terday: +. r. st. John. 81; "A. A. Nc.
Arthur, 81; Arthur sansome. IS; 9
friend, $3.50; William Johnston, SIS;
". II. Beamich Of Bowler, IS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
TRANSACTIONS
IN REAL ESTATE
TWO SALES MADE IN FARM AND
CITY PROPERTY.

From Saturdays Daily.
Indications at present are that sales
Of real estate are becoming more
active as the warmer weather ap.
proaches. Real estate men ray the
outlook Is brighter and values will
now steadily improve.
Yesterday two tra~psactior.s in farm
and city property were made through
a. Combs. One was the sale Of a
E10-acre tract situated directly west OF
the Merrill ranch. formerly belonging
to Lyman N. Card, an expressman Of
this city. to a party from the east.
Eight acres Of the tract are in alfalfa.
Besides water rights, fences and vari.
GUS minor improvements. q house
and barn r included in the deal.
The purchase price was $500. It is
said to be the intention Of the pur.
chasers to convert the property Into
q truck and poultry ranch.
Mrs. Caroline Sample purchased
two lots On Wyoming avenue for 5000.
The lots are In q good location and
It Is understood to be her intention
to erect a residence this summer.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
NUMBER OF BIRTHS
/ EXCEED The DEATHS
REGISTER OF VITAL STATISTICS
COMPLETES REPORT.

From Saturdays Daily.
The births IN the city during the
past month nave greatly exceeded
the deaths, according to the report OF
the register Of vital statistics, which.
was completed yesterday. During
March there were So births recorded
in the city and 90 deaths. Fifteen
of those who died were males and
i've females.
The causes Of death : varied.
Three Of the deaths were due to vio-
lence and \ TO drowning. The body
Of the man that was drowned was
found near Custer several weeks ago.
He is believed to have been drowned
last summer Some time.
Following 10 . list Of the causes Of.
the deaths: Astheria, 4; diphtheria.
8; typhoid fver, 8; accidentally scald-,
ed, i; inflammatory rheumatism, i;
drowning, 4; apoplexy, i; erysipelas.
Il; cerebral hemorrhage. I: pernicious
anema. i; tuberculosis, 4; cancer. 4;
gunshot wounds, 8.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
BOOTH TELLS OF
WYOMING GAS WELL
BASIN MAN SAYS NEW SETTLERS
ARE ARRIVING.

From Saturdays Daily.
George M. Booth, q prominent res
taurant man Of Basin, Wyo., was in
the city yesterday IN q short business
trip. Mr.. Booth says that the lands
under the Big Horn irrigation project,
which was recently completed, are
being speedily settled by a large num-
Der of eastern settlers. Building OPP
erations are progressing nicely, not
only in Basin but in the country adj
%jacent as well.
MI. Booth says that a large natural
gas we'll was recently opened up not
far from Basin. The gas is going to
waste for lack Of appliances to utilize
It. The well had been capped to pre-
vent the further flow Of gas when in
some unaccountable manner the cap
was blown OFF, thus igniting the gas.
Despite the attempts to extinguish
the flames it blazes continually, the
pressure being so great that the
height of the flame is estimated to be
from Is to rs feet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
a HARD STRUGGLE.
Many : Billings Citizen Finds I'll
Struuule Hard.

Many Billings Citizen Finds the
Struggle Hard.
With q back constantly aching, with
distressing urinary disorders, daily ex-
istence is but a struggle. No need to
keep It up. Doan's Kidney Pills will
cure you. Billings people endorse
this claim:
Mrs. Ben Trenholm. living at 2O9
South Thirty-third street, Billings,
Mont, says: 1T is impossible for me
to speak too highly Of Doan's Kidney
Pills when | consider the beneficial re-
suits / obtained from their use. Prior
to 1902 I had been. q constant sufferer
from backache and other symptoms
of kidney trouble. Doan's Kidney pills
made life a pleasure for me instead
of q burden, and I shall testify to their
merits at every opportunity. It gives
me pleasure to state that I still have
the highest opinion Of this remedy as
I did when they cured me many years
ago. and l hope that others suffering
from kidney trouble will give them a
trial."
For. sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. FosterMilhurn Co., Bu6alo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doans-and
take no other.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
DECLARES i. b. o,DoNNELL Al.
TER BRIEF VISIT.
ATTENDED INSTITUTE
Two Days Session Of Institute Large
ly Attended by Residents Of Thrive
ing City and Farmers From the I'm
mediate Vicinity.

From Sundays Daily.
I. d. O'Donnell returned yesterday
from a brief trip to Terry, where he
addressed the farmers institute that
is being held there.
Mr.. O'Donne1l said that the insti-
tute was a success in every way. Near
ly everybody in the town and many
farmers from the surrounding country
attended and much interest was man
Tested.
Many new settlers" said Mr..
so'Donnell, "are arriving in that coun-
try, and the land is being rapidly
settled up. The town Of Terry is
booming even more than the adjacent
country. The construction Of the Mil
waukee railroad has been the direct
cause for the rapid settlement. It is
the point at which the Northern Pa
cifiic is crossed by the new railroad
and that of course will mean much to
the town and the country tributary
The institute was held on Friday
and Saturday. Prof. F. B. Linfie1d of
the . Bozeman agricultural college
spoke Friday morning on "Dry Farm
ing and Irrigation" IN the afternoon
Prof. F. s. Cooley gave a talk on high
bred stock, and Mr.. O'Donnell ad-
dressed the gathering on Alfalfa and
It's Possibilities" Saturday morning
Prof. N. w. Campbell of Lincoln,
Neb., the originator Of dry land
farming. spoke on "The Principles Of
Soil. Culture" At noon a big barbe-
cue was held at the Terry opera house.
Governor Edwin L. Norris gave an
address on "The Resources, Prog
ress and Development Of Eastern Mon
tana." Yesterday afternoon there was
a dramatic entertainment and grand
ball at the opera house.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
GARFIELD APPROVES ACTION or
sEvER AND EssELsTYN.
IN CONTEST FOR LAND
General Land once Reverses pecl.
sion and Case IL Appealed 10 secre-
tary Of Interlor-Prosseutsd BY spe-
ciaI Agent.
From SATURDAYS Daily. H

From Saturdays Daily.
Regtser Esselstyn and Receiver
Bever Of the local land Office yester.
day received notice that their decs,
sion in two land contests, which was
reversed by the general land office,
had been sustained by Secretary 81
the Interior Garfield. when the cases
were appealed to him. Secretary Gar
fields decision Is final.
Both Of the cases were from Car
bon county, and in one of them Will
lam N. Holt was the defendant. The
contest was made by Special Agent
Lang on the ground that Holt had
never established his residence on
his homestead, which is located In
section 80. township 4 north, range
81 east. n
The contest was tried before
Messrs.t Esselstyn and Bever, register
and receiver Of, the local land office,
last summer. At that time both Mr..
CfEEN MgEElH T3EE1H '5#E& -W&F1H
Esselstyn and Mr.. Bever found in
favor Of Mr. Holt. Later the general
land office reversed their decision,
and Mr.. Holt appealed to the secre.
tary Of the interior, who sustained the
decision Of the local register and re.
ceiver. .@a III
The The other case was against Andrew
johnson. and was prosecuted by the
same special omcer and on the same
ground. The register and receiver
found in favor Of MI. johnson, and
the sustaining Of their decision by the
secretary Of the interior, after the
general land ONCE had reversed It,
ends the contest.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
DISCRIMINATION is ALLEGED ~
BROOM MANUFACTURER.
NAY ASK FOR ACTION
3. r. Drake says Butte shippers Get
Better Rate to Billings Than Local
Men Get to Copper ~camp-Local
Men Are Handicapped.

In all probability the attention OF
the interstate commerce commission
and the state railroad commission
will be directed to the rate discrim-
ination made by the railroads against
Billings by a prominent manufacturer
of this city.
B. +. Drake, a manufacturer OF
brooms In this city, says that a job.
her in this city cannot compete with
iobbers in Butte and other cities in
western Montana because the outside
man has such advantages in freight
rates over the local shipper thas he
can ship his goods cheaper ami sell
them lower. Mr.. Drake gives several
examples Of rates charged by the 10.
cal railroads to show that wha. he
says Is true.
In the first place, he says, q Butte
shipper can ship goods DIT the first
class rate to Billings at SO Gems pc.
hundred weight. The Billings ship.
per must pay 31.16 to ship the same
goods from Billings to Butte.
Again, q manufacturer in Butr., a
purchase supplies at Wichita, Kansas
and ship them to Butte. 23s miles far.
ther than Billings. at the first class
rate for $1.O0 per hundred weight. The
Billings manufacturer wishes to buy
the same supplies at the same place
must pay $1.s5 per hundred weight to
ship them to Billings. With this ad'
vantage the outside manufacturer can
better afford to install expensive ma
chinery.
Last spring MI. Drake found it nee
essary to install a certain piece Of ma
chinery. He had 10 purchase It in
Baltimore, Md. The machine was
shipped to Chicago and ut: Paul
thence over the Northern Pacific to
Billings. The freight charges were al
the rate Of 1922 per hundred pounds
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07

and in only one case has there been
any possible danger Of Injection Of
school buildings and school children
therefrom.
Therefore there is no occasion for
alarm on the part Of the public.
"The three buildings affected are
being thoroughly fumigated, the
floors, woodwork and furniture being
thoroughly scrubbed with disinfec.
tants.
Meanwhile the situation will be
carefully watched by the school and
health boards and the teachers.
THE city board Of health desires t.
express it's appreciation Of the zeal
manifested in this matter BY the
school board and the teachers"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
May PROSPECT ON
WITHDRAWN LANDS
RULING OF LAND OFFICE RE-
oARplNe COAL LANDS.

From Saturdays Daily.
According to notice received by
the register and receiver of the local
land Office. lands which have been
Withdrawn because Of coal Indications
are still subject to prospecting for
coal, and any one qualified to pur.
chase coal lands opening up a coal
mine upon any lands SO Withdrawn
can file in the proper land office a
notice of his claim.
After such lands have been exam
ined, classified and restored, claim
ant will have a preference right te
fle upon, purchase and enter the
lands claimed by him.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07

Upon investigation he found, that had
he lived on nzSeattle he would have
to pay but $500 per hundred weight.
In me shipment Of brooms to out
side points, Mr.. Drake claims that the
foreign manufacturer enjoys the same
advantage in rates as before. AS an
example. He says tnat a Butte broom.
maker can ship q dozen tbrooms ten
cents cheaper on an average to points
In Montana than he can.
The matter has been taken up with
the railroad authorities at st. Paul
through the local omcials and should
1t not be satisfactorily adjusted will
be taken before the interstate COM
MERGE commission.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07

Good but not elaborate improve
ments are placed on the land the first
year and with each succeeding year
these are supplanted by improve
ments Of the most substantial kind.
After the first year the farm is placed
on not only a self, supporting basis
but affords considerable revenue to de
fray the expenses Of improvements as
well.
After five years, II the terms Of the
contract are fulfilled, title to the prop
erty passes to the company, but 1t IL
still run as a demonstration farm.
One Of the most successful OF these
farms Is located near Holdredge,
Neb., and Is known al the Burlington
Demonstration farm. The farm has
been established for five years now,
and the results attained and the ben
eft is told IN the expression Of a prom
inent doctor Of Holdredge who said
that "There is not a farmer In the
county who has not adopted either
wholly or in part, the methods used
in cultivating the soil, at the Burling-
ton demonstration farm"
Men to BE In Charge.
Mr.. Campbell and his associates
have used great ire In selecting the
men who to be in charge of each
department Of their project.
o. Williams, who was connected with
the first paper published by Mr.. Camp
bell at Sioux City, will be managing
editor Of the paper. He is one Of the
best posted men, associated with Mr..
Campbell, on farming subjects.
A head for the correspondence
school department will be chosen from
a number Of prominent educators Of
the country whose names are being
considered. a well known banker Of
Lincoln, Neb., is secretary and treas
urer Of the company.
@. q. Barber, a graduate Of the Ne
braska Agricultural college and the
state university and a farmer Of many
years experience will be in charge Of
the demonstration farms.
Mr.. Campbell is confident that the
next 10 years will witness a far great
er development in the farming indus
try than he has seen in the 80 years
The has been engaged in farming.
He believes that farming will no
longer be viewed in the light of an
industry, which is "all work and no
play" and that new methods, and
farming implements will make it
even less laborious than at present.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
VIRGINIA MOSS IS
LAID TO LAST REST
sEREAvED PARENTS RECEIVE
MESSAGES OF COINCIDENCE.

From Saturdays Daily,
The funeral of Virginia, the young
est child Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. B. Moss,
was held yesterday morning about 10
O'Clock. Owing to the contagious ma.
iture of the disease the funeral was
held privately, a brief service being
held at the grave.
Many friends Of the bereaved family
drove out to the cemetery, carrying
blowers to be placed on the grave. Be.
sides many beautiful flowers numer.
Gus messages of coincidence were re.
|ceived by the grief stricken parents.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-04-07
MoRAscH JURY DlsAoREEs.

Kansas City, April 4-The jury in
the case Of Mrs. Sarah Morasch.
charged with the murder Of 14-year-
old Ruth Miller, who died from the
effects Of eating poisoned candy, an.
nounced tonight that It was unable TO
agree on . verdict and VA dis
charged.