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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-31

the Bittner company last night.
Not only was the play good, enter
tanning and amusing, but between the
acts clever %specialties were intro.
duced. George F. Miller, the original
Yankee Doodle Boy" sang "Grstt
tude," the song which Nat Willis has
introduced in the east and az an en-
core sang several paradies that were
a hit. Mabel Pearl and Mr.. Cassidy
in their Irish song and dance special.
ty were the delight Of the audience.
They were called back three times.
Alabama Tomorrow Night.
Tomorrow night the Bittner COM
pany will present that famous south
ern story Alabama, from the pen
of Augustus Thomas. This will. be
delightful news to the people, of Bill.
|ings. alabama" has been presented
in Billings but once and that was
nearly 10 years ago. Those who wit
messed the production then freely de
clare that it was the most attractive
play ever presented in the old thea
ter.
"Alabama" was the first successful
piece written by Augustus Thomas
lit was several times turned down by
theatrical managers as impractical
but finally A. M. Palmer produced y
in the Palmer theater in New Yorl
with such well known actors in thu
cast as the date j. II. stoddard, the
late Maurice Barrymore, the lat.
Charles Harris, the late Edward Bell
E. M. Holland and Agnes Booth. I
was the first dramatic production t
run all summer through New Yorl
to a packed house every night. It ha'
lost none Of its attractiveness ant
Mr.. Bittner asserts that 1t will be es
ceedingly we'll produced tomorrow
night.
alabama" is q pretty story, indeed
The scene Is laid in the south /
years after the war. Love and Patio
combine to make the story heart II
teresting, while there is q stroni
vein Of comedy, the three uniting t
make q very. strong drama.
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NOTORIOUS FUGITIVE FROM JUS
rlcE KILLED IN QUARREL.
HUNTED FOR YEARS
Charles Wyckliffe, Ono Of Famous
Wyckliffe Brothers, Noted Cherokee
lndian Outlaws, Who Was Wanted
for Murder, IL Dead.

Muskogee. Okla. March 2s.-
Charles Wyckli1e. one of the mem-
bers Of the notorious gang Of Chero-
kee Indian outlaws. being sought by
the officers, was shot and killed at
the Wycklife home in spavina Hill.
Cherokee nation, yesterday by his
brother Thomas, the result of a
drunken family quarrel.
The Wycklines were three in NUM-
Der, Charles, Thomas and John. They
are full iblooded Cherokees and that
are considered the most desperate
gang Of outlaws that has infested the
southwest in years. Many murders
are laid to them and they we're par
ticularly sought for their attack near
Kansas. Okla. on Sunday. March II,
1905, ON q number of deputies who
were attempting their arrest for u
dering an officer.
The deputies overlook the trio in
the Businesses Of the Spavina Hills
country. q wild mountainous district
in tie heart Of the Cherokee nation.
A fierce battle ensued. Deputy Mar
shall Gilstrap Of vinita, m oflcer with
q noted record. was killed and the.
outlaws escaped. The whole territory
was aroused and for several weeks
armed posses from all directions
sought them. United States Marshal
Darraugh led the man hunt, which,
was pushed with the utmost vigor. It
availed nothing. however, and not
until news Of the death Of Charles
Wyckline was brought In today had
any definite information been re-
ceived In the past three years Of the
whereabouts OF this terror band.
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He never knowingly did his fellow
man an injustice, and was humane to
his prisoners who feared. and respect
ed him.
what Il say Of Jim Webb I can
prove. The great d~ifaculty OF at
tempting an eulogy upon him is my
utter inability with my poverty Of
words, to do the subject Justice.
There is no danger Of OVERRIDING it.
No stereotyped or set phrases are ap-
propriate or adequate. The plain un-
vanished truth without embellish-
ment is the best form Of tribute to
such a unique and exceptional, per
sonage, and the average eulogian
would be i'll at east dealing with this
subject.
Few Confidants.
"Mr. Webb, so far as / know had
few, II any intimate friends and nc
confdants, hut If he protested to be
a friend to a man he could be de
pended upon. He always played fair.
and never showed the white feather
"You could not love such a man
but you were forced to admire and
respect him, and would risk your all
with him. Such men are scare and
their worth is not to be measured BY
the ordinary rules by which a mans
worth is calculated.
Most men are honest when there
is no temptation; brave when there
is no danger; sober when there's
nothing to drink; industrious when
there is no work in sight, a. friend
when you are not in need Of friends
Jim Webb was honest, brave, sober
and Industrious all the time and q
friend indeed.
Will Long BE Remembered.
"In these days OF corruption anG
graft in public ONCE, AN honest OH
Ger is the noblest work Of Cod ant
a martyr to civic righteousness Mr.
Webb will long be remembered ant
revered for his devotion to duty as al
ofacer Of this county, and when tn,
history Of men OF. this state who dill
things, is written, the name Of jane
IT. Webb and his deeds Of valor vii
adorn its pages.
Finally:
Here lies all that is mortal Of jim
Webb.
Ills work is ended. He sleeps til
last long sleep till the resurrection
morn; he was cut down in the prim}
and vigor Of life, in the discharge Q
his duty.
"Amid the soft strains of the funel
al requiem, and the tears and sobs Q
sorrowing friends, we lay his body t
rest in the charnel house of dealt
but his kind deeds, his brave an
loyal services to the state will live Q
forever"
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PoPuLlsrs WILL CHOOSE MAN
TO LEAD THEM 70 DEFEAT.
FIGHT On IN GOTHAM
Hearst Independence Leasus May
Join Forces With Peoples Party
Bryan Will Ttalk to Young Demo-
Gratis Of Kansas City.

Washington. March. 28.-one Of the
most important political events Of the
coming week will be the national con-
vention Of the Peoples party, to be
held in st. Louis on Thursday. While
the Populists are less numerous than
a decade ago. and will play q small
part in the campaign. considerable in.
terest is manifested in the selection Of
a presidential candidate to lead the
scattered remnants OF the party to de-
feat. Thomas Watson of Georgia. will
probably be accorded this honor, al
though there Is some talk Of nomi-
mating Senator Robert La Toilette Of
Wisconsin. Rumors OF . coalition be-
tween the Populists and Hearst's In
dependence League have been rife OF
late, but r apparently without foun-
dalton.
The most important Republican con-
vention Of the coming week will be
that Of Indiana, to be held in Indian
apolis on Wednesday and Thursday.
The convention will assemble on We'd
nesday afternoon and select four dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton. These delegates will be instruct,
ed to support the presidential aspira-
tons Of Vice-president Fairbanks. All
Of the 26 delegates from the IL dis
tricts of Indiana nave already been In
structed for Fairbanks. On Thursday
the convention will nominate candi'
dates for governor and other State
omces.
The political warfare will have ita
inception in New York state on Tues
day, when all parties will hold pri'
maries. Delegates will be elected to
the assembly district conventions. The
latter will choose delegates to the
state conventions, which in turn will
choose delegations to the national con
ventions. Principal interest attaches
to New York City, where the Republic
can factions heade~ by Herbert Par
sons anu Ex-Governor Odell are en-
gagged in a struggle for control Of the
primaries. Tammany will control the
democratic primaries in the metropo
lis. Hearsts Independence League
will also hold primaries on lie same
date.
Republican conventions viii be held
in the First and Fourth districts of Ii
linois on Monday. and in the -Four
teenth district of Illinois on Tuesday
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TWENTY PROMINENT TOLEDO
CITIZENS AFFECTED. 4
IS SUSTAINED
Violated the Valentine Antitrust
Act and Were Caught In the Msshes
Of the Law-Attempt vii. se Made
to Appeal Case Further.

Toledo, March 28.-The circuit
court today affirmed the decision Of
the lower court in the a $ Of the 20
prominent lumber men Of Toledo who
last July were sentenced to the work.
house for six months under the Val
entine antitrust law.
The supreme court having decided
In the trust cases that Imprisonment
must be In the county jail instead OF
the workhouse, the lumber men were
sent to the lower court for resen-
tence. The lumber men comprise
wealthy and leading citizens Of To
ledo. The mandate Of the circuit
court will not be pressed for . few
days and attorneys for the lumber
men will try to md . loophole by
which the cases may be taken to the
supreme court.
The names Of the lumber men are
Marcus v. Barbour and Rowland Starr
Of Barbour & Starr: George ". Camp
bell and James ]. Campbell. Of the
Campbell. company: Hiram Kelsey
and George L. Freeman, Of Kelsey 9
Freeman; Reuben Kimball, treasurer
and manager Of the East Side Lumber
company: Clarence H. Packer, secre
tary and treasurer Of the Buckeye
Lumber company; John II. Puck. vict
president Of the Western. Manufactur
ing company; Howard N. Smith, presi
dent Of the w. H. n. Smith Lumber
company; David Trotter, Of the firm
Of David & Albert Trotter company;
Frederick W. Wilmer and +. r. Wit
ner. respectively president and secre
tary-treasurer Of the Wilmer Manufac
turing company; Edward E. Mars
man and Charles G. Bremen, Of Mars
man & Bremen; Edward Goulet, OF E
j. Goulet & Co.; G. w. Harris and I'd
ward e. washburn Of Washburn {
Harris, and J. August Van Karsen ant
Eben D. Hopkinson Of Van Karse'
& Co.
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TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN.
kansas Coal Mines suspend Pending
Negotiations.

Pittsburg, KAN. March 2s.-on
Tuesday next Ill Of the coal mines in
this district win shut down by mu-
tual consent Of the miners and oper.
ators and will remain closed from 80
to go days.
The contract between the miners
and the operators expires Tuesday
and until negotiations are completed
for the new contract the mines win
remain closed.
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TORNADO SWEEPS the MlssIs.
slpPI VALLEY.
MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Michigan
Storm swept-Two Killed at klrks-
willie, Mo.-Many Buildings Ars De
stroysd.

Kirksville, Mo-, March ga de-
structive tornado swept over the
country near Wilmathville, 20 miles
northeast Of here, last night. Blowing
away several farm houses and killing
two psrsons.
Tue homs of Lawson Harrison was
wrecked and his child killed. Several
members Of the Harrison family were
injured.
]. II. QrSsuslate, who Wa a3dcted
With p~aralysis, died from check soon
after the tornado passed. Telephone
and telegraph wires are down and It
e dinicult to get details.
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MRS. ROOSEVELT AT WckssuRe.

vicksburg, Miss, March 2s.-Mrs.
Roosevelt and party. who arrived
here this morning after . drive
through the national military park,
accompanied by General 8. D. Lee. de-
parted at 2 O'Clock aboard the presi-
dents yacht Mayhower.
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ANOTHER CANNON DISTRICT.

Pinckneyville, Ills, March 8.-The
republican convention OF the twenty
fifth congressional district was held
here today and elected delegates to
the national convention. instructed
for Cannon.
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LIGHTNING KILLS NJ
Awful Storm Causes Death In Howsli,.
Michigan.

Howell. Mich, March 2s.-Two,
women were killed near Hartland m
q farm house Ia the storm last night.
They were Mrs. Peter North and Miss.
Carrie Ellis. The bole OF lightning IN
tered the house along an unused tele-
phone wire and killed bota Of them In
stantly. Several other persons who.
were In the house we're not injured.
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Dam Washed Out.

Kalamazoo, Mich. March 2s.-As a
result Of the heavy storm which ragged
over this section Friday night parl Of
the dam Of the. Commonwealth Power
company, one and a half miles below
Plainwell, on the Kalamazoo river,
went out. inhicting heavy damages
rot yet estimated. The dam cost
5250.0o0.
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where residences, barns, outbuildings.
and one distillery were destroyed. The
loss will be 100000. and many mar
row escapes from death occurred.
Damage at Monmouth.

Monmouth. NJ. March ia tor
nado last evening destroyed several
residences and barns two miles south
Of this city. injuring q half dozen per-.
sons. none critically.
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plstnlery Destroyed.

pistilIery Destroyed.
Peoria, March 2s.-The storm
which swept this part Of the state last
risht lid most Of its damage at Pekin,
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common criminal, on the. Musselshell
river in ~this&county on the morning Of
the 24th instant.
sInasmuch as Sheriff Webb was an
oficer Of the court, and had no rela-
tives or near friends here to take
charge OF the funeral ceremonies, 1t
was thought appropriate for the Bar
association to take charge OF the
funeral and conduct the ceremonies.
"The duty Of p~ronouncing a eulogy
upon our departed brother has fallen
upon me, and 1t is with a ems Of my
inability to do justice to the occasion
that 1 assume the responsibility.
mo more fitting or appropriate
manner of expressing the esteem n
which sherin Webb was held by his
constituents and neighbors could
have been conceived or carried out,
than the suspension Of business of all
kinds. and the adjourning OF court
and closing of all public Offices, for the
time being, and the assembling here
of his fellow citizens to do him
honor,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
Counsel has approved the form Of contract this
cornn1iss viii advertise for bids.
CONFLICT OF THE "ISTS. ~
Socialists and Others Attack DR.. rdn
Eeden an Cooper Union.

DR.. Frederick van Eeden the Holland comrnunist,
came into conflict with socialists and Individual
lists, labor unionists and collectivists and other
lists at the Peoples Institute in Cooper Union last
night where he delivered an address The Class
Struggle
He did not believe in classes defined by tho
socialists, division, with the men who drained
society on one side and those who would beneht
society on the other In the former were rich and
poor men, and in the latter poor and rich men.
He saw the same wish 10 be rich among the n""-
at the expense of society that he among those
in better conditions of life And he cassed all as
wrongdoers who permitted themselves to be eN-
plotted without organized protest
Il coul1 not make financial success of my life"
DR.. van Eeden said because 1 could not make
merchandise out of generosity and benevolence IN
my practice. Do want liberty or money at the
cost of another mans liberty? That is what see
all over the world Why don't you work for each
other and SO exclude the who takes all you
produce
The first question hurled him as to what
the socialists should do if successful politically
Dr. van Eeden stad that they would have to start
as he would start but that political success was
necessary
How do you expect the men in power. who now
oppose the socialist propaganda, TO permit cooper
ation?' asked a socialist.
The doctor did believe that it would be op-
posed 1t was done in England. and could be done
here. Then DIR. van Eeden was accused of being
bitter toward those who had accumulated against
a rainy day. He denied that he had been bitter,
and said that his community men would be taken
care of not as a philanthropy. but duty, as
justice.
Should not the wage earning class organize in
unions? was another question. and this called for
the declaration that unionism was not sufficient
and that as it it selfish He said that
unions demanded higher wages without inquring
whether the industry could afford ii.
Other questions came thick and fast. Did he be
leve III Karl Marx and Engel? He did not They
-c1,SS lacrr rir1aG 4 NOT her
sure that capital must be abolished the
1nent would in the beginning, but the doctor
said that certain religious sectarans told him that
if he did believe they did he would be lost.
Capital necessary, he declared Then the indi-
viduast asserted all incentive would be taken
away by communism, but the doctor said that
communism would be the greatest possible incen-
tive to work for the common veal
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

6er- Coler of Brooklyn who insisted that the Cor
.oration Counsel meant 10 chloroforn the SUBWAY
project II referred three of the six contracts 10
select committee. Each of these sections Is ex-
ptcted TO cost about s3o.o,ep These three Sec
tons include part Of the route from Wiliough-
by street 10 Sackett street. in Brooklyn
Under the lead Of Daniel Monahan, Of the Con-
trollers Office who is intensely interested IN 'ile
subway project, a large delegation OF brookiSh-
ifes thronged the Council chamber yesterday, and
three Of the delegation prirned with speecnes
They wore adges. They were not allowed TO make
their speeches. Mayor Mcclellan is blamed for the
turning down OF the spelibinders. After adopting
the Metz resolution and transactiong routine busi-
ness the board was about to finish the calendar
when Mr. Monahsn stepped out, and. raising his
hand. exclaimed:
Mr.. Mayor, r
DO YOU not see that the board is in session
transacting business" asked the Mayor and then
turning TO the Controller. he said Who is this
fellow"
NJ Morahan stood his ground until the adjourn
rnent in vain hope that the Chair would recognize
him.
Shane, Shame cried the men from Brooklyn
That was all cut and dried. Why haven't we had
an opportunity TO be heard? Is il q crime for our
men 10 ask 10 be head in a public board meet
ing2'
Borough President Coler on hand to condole
with the downtrodden- He was assured he would
be the next Controller. the next Mayor and the
next Governor He didn't get angry.
President Coler said the Corporation Counsel had
openly expressed himself against the Fourth ave
nue. route. principally because Commissioner Bassett
had not favored il The latter had indicated that
the terms the contract for the subway such
that il would be loss the municipality and it
was exceedingly doubtful if any contractor could be
found 10 operate the subway when completed
Although MI Monahan not permitted to ask
for a public hearing, it was announced after the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21

adjournment OF the board that the committee 20
which the Mayor had referred the matter "oui0
hold public meeting on Monday afternoon
During the consideration of the Fourth avenue
tunnel proiect a letter received from Tie GU
zeus tunnel committee of Staten Island stating tnae
six thousand taxpayers and business men OF staten
Island wanted 20 impress upon the board the heeu
of the Fourth avenue (Brookyn) subway, and tha'
IL be started at once
Chairman Wilcox of the Public Service Comniis-
sion was not able altogether TO conceal ms disap-
pontrnent the delay that the acton Oh 'he
Board of Estimate would cause But he dio hot
u-sh to criticise that action. Il not prepared
10 make any comments upon the reasons that may
have Influenced them to refer the question 10
committee" he said. for do not know what those
reasons were. / had supposed that the question as
70 the power the board order the construction
Of a subway in sections had been definiteiy ana
sffrmatvely settled by the opinion recently rem
dered by the Corporation Counsel and by Judge
Milo, lust as soon as the board has approved
the route OF any portion of if, and the Corporation
New-York tribune., 1908-03-21
THE FORUM FLUTTERS
Edmond KeHy's Socialism Q"'te
Too Dreadful.


For while the atmosphere OF the Woman S
Forum which met yesterday morning at NO %
West 44th street, SO tense that every one ieiI
as il he were walking over mine "hich hllsh'
expIode at anv minute The cause was SOCIALISM,
as represented by Edmond Kelly. Mme- anna
Gould's lawyer. The president, Miss Helen "arIch
Boswell introduced Mr. Kelly as very nlio
socialist" and he himself added that he was the
'mildest pirate that scuttled ship, despiseo
even by his fellow socialists because he wanted 10
go slow. But the Womans Forum is evidently
not a socialist body; at any rate. the nuInoer OF
women present who could not stand even the mild
est kind of socialism was sufficient 20 impart
distinct quality of antagonisrE to the air
The subject under consideration was unemploy-
ment and Mr.. Kelly said that the CONDITION was
absolutely remedyess under the present social sys-
TEN. The solution was the cooperative p'ouueli'h
Of the necessaries of. life.
When he had finished the audience had an op-
port1nity to ask questions. and did until Miss
Boswell said that the hour to adjourn had come.
I'm each case Mr.. Kellys soft answers turned
away wrath; but when he spoke of statesmen go
ing about the country lying and slandering their
competitors Miss Harriet Ostron whose question
he was answering. said:
.I beg YOUR pardon. but I object TO those words.
They may misrepresent little. but very few Of
them lie and SANDER.
Mr. Kelly refused to withdraw the words
81 call Misrepresentation lying and slandering."
he persisted.
DR. Frederick van Eeden had also been an
nounced to speak unemployment. but he didn't
seen, to be so interested in that as in some
thing else The last time he addressed the Forum
he said something about women having more in
huence when they didn't vote. and this was evil
IDENTIFY living heavy his soul
"I want TO say something about that he re-
MARKED after a few words the subject of the
day.
ooh we forgive YOU" said Miss Boswell
Won forget it," said DR.. Eeden. in
1ieved tone II am glad. 1t was only little joke,
and II was taken seriously think vote would
no a valuable education TO women, and this touches
a question that goes very much to my heart
bave a dream and in it women take very I'M
portant place. The reason we have unemployment
is because there intelligent relation between
consumer and producer. and to get that we want
the help of women, who are the buyers Most
women think only of getting what is good and
cheap for their families. They ought TO think AT
what cost in sweat and blood and tears do clothe
and feed my family So long as the views of
women do not go beyond their own households
their influence upon economics will be pernicious
Dr. van Eeden said further that women should
not try be like men.
The sign of high culture he said, lis the wide
differentiation of ana women"