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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
TEXAN INQUIRIES
ABOUT BROTHER
SEEKS INFORMATION CONCERN.
ING CLAUDE THOMAS.

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Mayor Foster received a letter yes.
terday from Arthur Thomas of Paris,
Tex, asking for information as to the
whereabouts of his brother. Mr.
Thomas states in his letter that he is
very anxious to hear from his brother
and asks the mayor to make inquiries
concerning him.
His brothers. name is Claude Thorn.
as and he describes him as follows:
Young man about IS years old,
about five feet tail, slightly stopped;
has large brown eyes, dark hair and
weighs 100 or 40 pounds. Any infor-
nation from any one would be greatly
appreciated. n
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SCHOOL TEACHER
UP FOR MURDER
ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED GIRL
IN KANSAS.

lola, Kas., May 1S.-samuel White
low, a school teacher. married and
the father Of a family, was placed
on trial here today for the murder on
September 27 last Of Miss May Sapp,
a daughter OF j. N. Sapp, a rich re.
tired farmer of Moran, Kas., near
lola.
The murder of Miss sapp was one
Of the most brutal in the history OF
Kansas crime. The girls throat was
cut from ear to ear with a razor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
VISITORS IN CITY.

The following visitors registered a,
the chamber Of commerce yesterday;
n. G. Rusher. Hanover. Pa; Julis
Burnett, East Orange. N. j.; @. =
Feckinger, Huntley; W. F. Bolinger
Columbia City. Ind; Thomas 3. Brick
North Yakima. wash.; Leo Cohn
Brooklyn. N. r.; o. q. Moser. Omaha;
NJ. q. White Anaconda; George p
Gray, Belgrade; q. n. Mccullough
Belgrade; Charles .. Bake. Stan
wood, Mich; Roy buchanan. Morley
Mich, and q. Carroll. Porn. N. y.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SENATOR THREATENS 10 TALK
TILL END OF SESSION.
AGAINST LARGE FARMS
senatorFrom Idaho Refuses to Permit
Consideration Of Report OF Confer
ence Committee on increasing Size
Of Homesteads.

Washington, May Ex-senator Hey.
burn Of Idaho today sent out an alarm
that he would talk to the end of the
session rather than permit the adop.
ton of a conference report on the bill
to provide an enlarged homestead.
The bill, which was passed by the
senate, limited the increased home.
stead of 800 acres to non-irrigable arid
and semi-arid lands, and the house
struck out .arid and semi-arid lands
Mr. Hepburn charged that the bill
was a land grabbing measure, permit
ting a single settler to take 800 in
stead of $50 acres of non-irrigable
land, which in Idaho he said, would in
clude land that does not need irriga-
ton, SO that the restriction against
non-irrigable land was without effect.
Gives His Warning.
..If the senate has any business it
desires to attend to in the near future,
I would suggest that consideration Of
this report be deferred he said. He
insisted that If the bill was to be
passed it be amended excepting Ida
no. He thought that senators from
California had the same objection to
it that he had. Mr.. Hepburn suggest
ed that he had always supposed the
each to the widows of Surgeons James
Carroll and Jesse Leseare, U. S. A.,
in recognition Of their duties in con-
nection with the transmission of vel
low fever BY mosqdltos.
At GA p. m. the house recessed IN
til 1880 a. m. tomorrow.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SEARCHING
FOR ASSAlLANTS
TWO GIRLS LEFT IN WOODS IN A
SERIOUS CONDITION.

U%niontown, Pa, May .s.-Members
Of the PENNSYLVANIA >onstsbulary
and county detectives and g large
r,.mber of citizens ar. searhing to.
day for the unknown assailants OF
Mary Kolasic. IS years old, and Helen
Browne aged -, who had been as.
saulted. Threats Of lynching were
made.
The two young girls were found in
the woods in a critical condition
Their clothes were torn and thei1
hands bound.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
SENATE REPORT WITHDRAWN.
Hepburn Objects to Increasing size Of
Homesteads.

Washington, May 18.-The senate
today held a short executive session,
nearly half Of which was consumed by
Senator Hepburn in a f%llibustering
speech against a conference report of
a bill to increase homesteads on non.
irrigable lands from 100 to 800 acres,
which he declared would apply to the
richest farm lands Of Idaho. After
proceeding for an hour the objections
BILE report was withdrawn.
The conference report on the legis-
lative, executive and judicial appro-
priation bill was received by the sen
ate.
Senator Buckley of Connecticut,
spoke in favor of the passage Of his
views Of a senator were considered in
enacting legislation affecting his
state.
Senator Newlands %interposed to say
he understood that the two Idaho sen.
ators were divided or this subject, but
Nj. Borah disproved the attitude, say.
ing that as the bill had been amend.
ed he was opposed to it.
Senator Flint insisted that Califor
mia objected to the report. because ii
was unjustly increasing the home
stead from 100 to 800 acres. Mr.. Hey
burn proceeded to make his threat tc
talk the session to a close and when
an hour had passed, Mr.. Nelson O.
Minnesota suggested to Senator smoo'
that the conference report be With
drawn and that course was followed
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
FARM HAND KILLS FARMER, HIS
WIFE AND A SERVANT.
WANTED TO GET MONEY
Knew That Mattawan Rancher Had
Money Hidden on Farm, So Put
Family Out Of Way With shotgun.
Murderer Formerly Art Student.

Mattawan, N. j., May 1S!:-The
prosecutor of Monmouth county an
nounced today that Frank Zastera, the
young farm hand, has made a comics.
sion that he killed Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam B. Shepperd and their servant,
Miss Jennie Bendy, who were found
murdered in Mr.. Shepherds farm
house Saturday. His statement is to
the effect that he killed Mr.. and Mrs.
shepperd in order to get the money
which he knew Mr.. Shepperd had in
his possession.
Shot Victims on stairs.
According to a story that Zastera
told, he waited in the parlor Of the
house Saturday morning until Mrs.
shepperd came downstairs to warm a
bottle of milk for her baby, and as
she was returning upstairs with the
milk shot her in the side and head
with her husbands shotgun. At the
sound Of the shots Shepherd came
running downstairs. Zastera was
standing in the hall with the gun in
his hands and when Shepherd was
half way downstairs fired a charge of
shot into his side. Shepperd dropped
on the stairs and his body fell upon
that of his wife. Zastera then entered
the kitchen with the gun, and meet
ing Jennie Bendy, shot her in the
breast. All three were instantly
killed.
Ransacked House.
Zastera then went in search OF
Shepherds money, ransacking the
farmers clothing and bureau drawers
of the house.
Zastera is said to have told the au-
thorities that he hid the money some.
where about the house or grounds,
but up to this time they have been
unable to confirm his story in this re-
pect, although they have made several
visits to the shepperd farm and yes
searched both the house and.
the grounds to find the hiding place.
Relatives Of Jennie Bendy have told.
the authorities that Miss Bendy was
afraid Of Zastera, and told them that
he had attempted to enter her room
not long ago. II
Miss Bendy's sister said that Jen-
ME had. asked her to stay with her
nights in order to keep Zastera from
repeating his attacks.
Zastera told the prosecutor that he
was born in Hungary, that his parents
now live in New York city and that
he was formerly a student Of the
Art Students league and OF the Ma
tional Academy of Design in New
York.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
DIFFICULTIES INTERFERE WITH
THEIR MARRIAGE.
FORMER HUSBAND ONE
Count 8oni VIII Attempt to Secure
Custody ct the Children Should
Marriage Take PlaceJay GouId's
Will Another Difficulty.

Paris, May 18.-When and where
the wedding Of Prince Helte De sagan
and Nine. Gould will take place has
not vet been definitely decided. They
regard themselves as engaged and
would like to solemnize the marriage
Immediately.
Certain peculiar complications,
however, confront them. First, there
is the clause in Jay Gould's will re-
ducing the share OF each Of his chill
dren one-half If he or she marries
without the consent Of the executors.
II the marriage Of Nine. Gould oc-
ours within the very near future it
can be assumed that the consent OF
her brothers and Miss Helen Gould
has been given; otherwise, the cere-
mony will necessarily be delayed to
permit the courts to decide the issue.
Count Bonl Angry.
The most serious obstacle to the
marriage is Count Boni's attitude,
which involves the possible limitation
Of Nine. Gould's right over her chill
dren. Count Boni naturally is furious
at the idea Of the wedding, and makes
no concealment Of his intention, il
this occurs, to demand a modification
Of the divorce decree which gave her
the custody Of the children, basing
his demand on the ground that the
prince would not be q suitable step
father and that such close relation
ship with his children would be preju-
diclal to their interests.
During the course Of Prince Helie's
recent suit against Count Boni and
hts brother for assault, it will be re-
membered that Maitre Bonnet, the
counts attorney, declared that no
court in France would confide the Gus
tody Of the children to q man Of De
sagan's character.
Protestant Ceremony.
Mime. Gould feels certain that no
court would take such a view, but,
nevertheless, the suit would create
endless complications, which both she
and the prince desire to avoid. To
circumvent this phase Of the situa-
ton the marriage might occur abroad,
perhaps in England, but this would
involve the decision to reside in the
future beyond the Jurisdiction Of the
French courts, unless some settle
ment could be effected with Count
Boni. !
The question OF a religious cere-
mony does not stand in the way. Nine.
Gould Is a Protestant and the mar
riage would occur before q Protes-
tant minister. To do this It would
not be necessary for Prince Hello to
change his religion. He would only
be obliged to accept the Protestant
rite.
Reports from Rome that Nine.
Gould sought 10 have her marriage
to Count Boni knnulled BY the vatican
are pronouncs& untrue BY competent
authority. Il . explained that It was
recognised IN advance that such an
attempt would be futile.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
AGAINST
FRENCH WITHDRAWN
CHINESE OFFICIALS DO NOT
BLAME THEM FOR REVOLT.

Pekin, May Ism. Bapst, French
minister to China, has received a dis
patch from a Chinese source with.
drawing the allegations made on the
strength OF a report from Viceroy Hsi
Liang that the Tongksn railroad, az
well as certain French officers, waa
guilty Of completely In the recent rev
dictionary outbreaks In Yum Nan prov
ince. It is declared further that the
government OF Indo-China was In nc
sense responsible for this movement
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
b Hold Railway.

Hong Kong, May 18.-According to
advices received here the rebellion In
Yum Nan province. 10 becoming more
serious. The revolutionists have cap
tured q railway and have defeated the
government troops. They are contin-
uing the advance, and urgent requests
have been sent to Pekin for reinforce
ments. s
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
CITY PROPERTY SOLD.

George cIaussen Purchases JeIIlson
House.
w. A. Combs recently closed a deal
whereby George T. Claussen. an EN-.
ploye of Yegen Bros. becomes owner
OF the four-room house and lots ON
broadwater avenu formerly owned
by L. s. Jellison.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19

We, the undersigned. desire to an
nounce to our patrons that We win
put our business on q cash basis.
commencing June 1, 1908.
BNLCHNR BROS.
Lavina, Montana
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
TREATY is SIGNED.

Provides for Extradition Of Prisoners
and for Salvage.
Washington, May 1s.-Acting secre-
tary Bacon and Ambassador Bryce of
Great Britain today signed a treaty
which provides regulations for the ex-
tradition ~ prisoners and for salvage
and wreckage.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
Monterey sub-Pdrt Of Entry.

washington, May ls.-under sus-
pension Of the rules the house today
passed a bill making Monterey and
Port Hartford, California, supports of
entry.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-19
MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED.
Dietz, Wye, People Secure Permits 4
Wed in Billings.

A marriage license wat granted
yesterday by the clerk Of the district
court permitting W. G. Mcpherson to
marry Ida G. Miller. The prospective
bride and groom r residents Of
Dietz, Wyo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
REPLY
To BRYhA's ATTACK
(Continued From First Page)

Continued From First Page)
Senator ones many times declared
there were just three men upon whom
he never called for financial assistance
in vain. One was the late Marcus
1aly, another was William r. Hearst,
the third was myself. Through his
friend and myself. Mr.. Bryan not only
accepted gratefully, b4 beseechingly
sought our aid. and Ne gave freely
thousands and thousands OF dollars.
And, what followed?
'.Spits In His Face
After his defeat. Mr.. Hearst became
hiss patron and paid him thousands of
dollars. only to be turned upon without
a gualnl. though now. when again a
candidate, AIR. Bryan fawns upon him
in hope of gaining his support. l reap
my reward in a vicious, brutal attack
from the man who professed to be my
friend. Mr.. Daily died soon enough
not to feel the ingratitude OF one who
accepts a mans assistance, and, at the
first refusal to serve a selfish purpose
spits in his face
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
PLAYING POLITICS
Bryan orders First Plncc nc Filled Be
fore Fight I. Made for Second Plncc.

fore Fight Is Made for second Fihec '
DENVER. COL. July 5.-The vice.
presidential situation has undergone
change during the day. owing to GER
tain definite subterranean Information
from Lincoln to the effect that MI.
Bryan feels that 1t would be wise 20
defer any definite action Ms to the
first place has been finally disposed of.
This comes in such direct way that
II Will DOUBTLESS have the effect OF
postponing any caucus action by the
New York or other delegations favor
able to any particular candidacy.
Meantime the various boomlets are
undergoing varying fortunes. me
Gray forces are insistent as ever that
Judge Gray will not take second place,
talk of the availability OF Gray. John
Mitchell, the labor leader, or Towne.
the New York orator. The arrival of
Mitchell tonight with Samuel Gompers
and other leading knights of the labor
world. is expected to give an impetus
to the Mitchell movement. although he
comes primarily to aid Gompers IN
shaping the labor planks.
New York's position as to the vice
lined in the Associated Press dis
patches last night. The boom for
Judge William j. Gaynor. of Brooklyn.
continued to die a way to nothing and
there was a distinct conhrma ton OF
the belief that New York is to offer no.
candidate at al.
New York" said one OF the leaders
of the delegation to-day will not
have vice. presidential candidate until
time that we will be compelled to have
one"
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.PER|Ls SURROUND
BALLOON RACERS
.(Continued From First Page.)

CONTINUED From First Page)
came out bright and warm at 4 o'clock.
l had taken much OF our sand ballast
to keep the bag up at night. and with
two sacks left and gas expanded by
the sun, we decided to undertake the
crossing Of Lake Huron and to remain
up until late In the evening
we sailed we'll into Canada at 5000
altitude, but suddenly the balloon be-
gan descending. Down to 1900 feet the
descent was fairly slow. Then we had
trouble with the bag, and completed
our drop In record-breakinS. bone.
grinding and nesh-tearing order.
The basket bumped tree, re-
bounded and hurled us against
another. From this we were jammed
into barbed wire fence, torn to tat
ters, and passed, by long line OF
bumps, to some more fences. Suddenly
we came to anchor with Captain Pc
terson's army boot reposing on my
bleeding. recumbent head.
Eve were held prisoners, TANNED
between a fence and the basket and
tangled ropes for almost half an hour,
while several farmers wrested with the
fighting bag. and finally succeeded in
beating the gas out OF 1t.
Captain Peterson has a broken rib
and bone-deep cut across4a knuckle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

trusts hin as he trusts few other men ~
The lincoln Masor.at Denver VIII
lsspcak with the voice OF 9Wllliam =, y.
sBryan. Questions arising in committee
lament tile platform Will be answered
fby him with Bryan arguments. win
which he is perfectly familiar. Indeed.
1t Is believed here t'at every plan ms
-Irt,t Mas grown Under his eye. for he
has tor weeks been constant visitor
al Fairxiew.
Mayor Brown left for Denver at t.ao
y. 81. and Mr.. Bryan was at the train
so witness the departure. Now, Dog.
see that they get a good platform
he said. addressing the Mayor BY a
nickname which is much used mere.
To-day, as previously, Mr. BRYAN, Mr.
Brown and others WHO conferred with
the former. maintained silence con
corning the platform.
In fact the Mayors admission that
he had 1t was the first authoritative
iutterance which has been made on the
subject,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

about the matter. as he does whenever
he is In Rome. the King says yes and
no as required-never contradicts
never lets fall a word OF warning or
OF reprobationi avoids equally all show
of approval and interest.
T The duke does the talking and the
King acquiesces. while the Queen
smiles
This is the reason there has been
no formal announcement or denial, as
was expected The King hopes that
the affair will wear out naturally, and
nothing more will ever be heard OF it.
While Systematically carried out at
the Quirinal, however. this plan may
fail because the opposing forces are
divided. Queen Margherita. the Kings
mother Will have no compromise. She
does not like the idea of what she calls
Inesalliance in the family and will
not pretend Indifference on the subject.
with the result that she is decidedly
cool, not to say ICY toward the young
lover, who on his side avoids :ier when
possible. although UP to the present he
has been her favorite nephew.
Then the Count OF Turin is another
irritant. He laughs uproariously every
time the match is mentioned, reads the
p6peISs auu IeCouIItS III
the duke every piquant incident he can
find about the young lady. especially
about the alleged other suitors. WHO
have been much exploited in italy.
The newspaper stories. with TURNS
embroideries. sirmises and jests thrown
in, make the duke Wild, but provide
just that opposition which the King
wishes to avoid.
The Duke OF Aosta takes tho affair
in another way. He solemply argues
and argues with his brother until they
are both exasperated and separate fu-
rious-each of the same opinion stills
of course.
Among them all rs said that Prince
Luigi has one real friend, although a
secret one, and that is Queen Elena.y
She does not dare openly to show her
feelings, but that smile which she gives
the duke is full Of sympathy. and he
knows that his American bride, II he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06

While the streets were crowded with
people returning home from the
churches shortly after O'Clock last
night fire broke out in the feed store
OF L. f. Ullman, at No. 1915 Hull Street
and for a time threatened to DESTROY
the building and those adjoining in
either direction. The opposite side of
the street was quickly crowded with
people. who watched the blaze until
every spark was out. The origin Of
the fire is a mystery. but Mr.. ullman
thinks some careless person must have
thrown a lighted match or end of a
cigar into the place.
In the building, which is used as a
warehouse, there We're over car Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-06
GAVE UP POLITICS FOR WIFE
Candidate for Denver Chnirmanship
stuyed ot Dying Woman's Bedside.

Candidate for Denver Chnirmanship
s,uyed ut Dying Wonan's Bedside.
CHICAGO. July 5.-Free P. Morris,
a prominent Democratic politician of
this State, who had intended to be n
Candidate Cor temporary chairman OF
The Denver convention, was prevented
from making a fight bS the illness Of
his wife, ut whose bedside he remained
instead OF soing to the convention city
with the Illinois leaders. Mrs. Morris
died last night in the Mercy Hospital,
this city, and by a peculiar stroke of
tate her husband was not present. He
had made hurried trip to his home
In Watseka. Ill, confident that the end
was not near.
Morris and his friends We're actively
At work In behalf of his candidacy for
the Denver Craftsmanship when his
wifes illness made necessary her re-
moval to "a hospital. Mr. Morris im-
mediatsN Cancelled all of his Denver
plans. 70 bis intimate friends he
wrote OF mis- wife's condition. aud told
them that he could take no hand In
planning Tor the convention.
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HOT AFTER GUFFEY
Kerr, of Pennsylvania, Says state VIII
Go for Bryan.

5
DENVER. COL. July 5.-'.Pennsyl-
vania will swing into line with the
other States for Bryan,'' declared for
mer Congressman James Kerr. of that
State. shortly after his arrival tonight.
Eat least, fcrty-two OF our votes are
favorable to him, and while we shall
make no effort to have the unit rule
enforced, ! feel confident that when
the minority discover the situa ton
Y they will wheel Into line"
With reference to the national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania. Mr..
Kerr replied:
I'VE must have a new deal there;
We must have man OF the national
committee who represents the senti-
inent Of tho real Democracy of the
State. Colonel Guffey does not meet
that requirement 7 notice that the
colonel is very antagonistic to MIR.
Bryan. That is ingratitude; ar. Bryan
and myself are responsible for Cuff
ey's being in his present Office They
say. he should be upheld because he
makes liberal contributions to cam
#paigns expe nses. That is the Very rea.
son why he should be relieved from
duty. With him out of the way l caf
get a thousand men to contribute, and
the money they Will give will be their
own
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gets her. Will have one friend at court.
The Queen DOUBTLESS remembers lier
own coming to the Italian court. the
GOODNESS with which she was received.
and the criticism to which shs was sub
Jected in the family circle and among
the people-the black hours she passed.
when Prince Luigi, Il not actively af-
fectionate. was. goud-naturcdly kind.
and took her part. She has a warm
heart and long memory, SO Miss
Elkins will not find herself quite iso-
lated among the royal family II she
ever arrives here.