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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

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RAIN WHICH BEGAN Last EVEN
ING CONTINUED THROUGH
THE NIGHT.
RANGE IMPROVED
abundant Precipitation n What ths
stoclknen Were Longing For-Far-
mers In Non-lrrisated Districts
sus'ly Ensaded Seeding Fali crops
'Merc.,ry Fails Rapidly.

Az was predicted. the heavy show
er Of Monday afternoon. which broke
the long period Of dry and almost tor
rid weather, was but the precursor
Of 9 heavier precipitation which be-
gan late yesterday afternoon, and
continued almost uninterrupte d
throughout last might. 81
Rains of this sort are unQuestiona-
bly, Of great benefit to the country
the range n particular Will ~ mate
rally benefited, grass VIII ~ kept
growing through the late suamrlanlndsr and
autumn months. thus obv1ating the
necessity of early feeding ofs stock.
Advices from different places. In the
inon-irrigated districts ara to effect
that crops are thriving, and that seed
ing Of fall crops is now under way.
Even In the valley, In the irrigated
portions, the rain has done incalcu.
liable good. and has rende Tered unneces-
sary additional watering Nv artlncial
method Il
Weather which was llncomfo rtably
warm during the past week has grown
delightfully cooi and refreshing. the
mercury having fallen about 30 de-
grees during the past "a hours.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

Pekin, Aug. 13. The killing in this
city early this month OF q Japanese
Official. supposed to be q spy and
traitor, by Japanese soldiers attach
to the Pekin legation will result in the
presentation to China Of a formal pro-
test against the doing Of police duty
by legation guards outside Of the le-
cation.
The officer in question was Captain
Ka Wakaita. He was in the artillery
branch of the Hiroshima division and
he was formerly an instructor IN the
Chinese military college at Pao Ting
Flu. He was charged with selling Jap
anese military secrets TO foreign
power and disappeared from Japan in
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
CATHOLIC ABSTINENCE UNION
DENOUNCES LIQUOR TRAFFIC

New Haven, Conn, Aug. IL. -Denun-
Citations Of the liquor traflic. an appeal.
for sanctif1cation Of Sunday and the
exclusion from membership in Cath
5olic societies Of those engaged II the
liquor business, were the striking fea-
lures Of the resolutions adopted by the
national convention OF the Catholic
Total Abstinence union today.
The resolutions declared that mot
in Drunkenness and riotous living can
any man make effective profession of
the catholic faith. With indignation
the union protests against the taunts
fof its critics. It does not seem that It
should stop to contest the claims Tor
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
ovERTURNINo OF "A LAMP IN Ho-
TEL STARTS FIRE.
DAMAGE IS VERY HEAVY
At First It Was Thought That Forest
Was the Cause, But Investigation
Proves otherwiss-Loss ls Eighty
Thousand Dollars.

Especial to The Gazette.)
Missoula, Mont. Aug. 13.-The en-
tire town Of Taft. with the exception
Of the postotfice, one grocery store
and saloon wa destroyed BY fire
this morning. $ss5
The warehouses Of the construction
companies. which are located on the
opposite side Of the railroad tracks
escaped.
A message from Mayor Dennison. Of
Taft, this afternoon, is to the effect
that the fire loss will exceed $4,000.
A total Of Is buildings and saloons
were destroyed and nothing Of the
contents was saved. Rebuilding ope-
rations have already been started.
It was learned late this afternoon
that the fire was not the result OF
forest blaze. The origin Of the fire ls
somewhat OF a mystery and officials
Of the town are now attempting to
discover who was responsible.
It is thought that an overturned
lamp in the Anheuser building next
to the postoffice caused the disas-
ter.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
BLACK HAND ASSASSINS
STAB A MAN TO DEATH

New York, Aug. 13.-Ambushed IN
a lonely spot known as murderers'
field" on the Lincoln road in the fat
bush section Of Brooklyn. late last
night, Petro Barilla, a well to do hotel
keeper Of Woodhaven. was attacked
and killed by q number OF men.
Barila is thought to have gone to
the place to keep an appointment, as a
letter was found on his person. SEEM
ingly written in blood.
Barilla rode to the scene on BIZ
cycle and carried magazine revolver
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
PEOPLE OF AUCKLAND ENTER
TANNED ON THE BATTLEsHIPs.
CREWS COMPLIMENTED.
Mayor Of City Comments on Orderly
Conduct of the Men Behind the
Guns Big Vessels Win Leave for
the Next Port OF Call Saturday.

~ Auckland. N. =. Aug. 13. The off,
GERS Of the American Atlantic feet en-.
tertained two thousand New Zealr
anders today aboard the battlehip
Louisiana. Among the throng were
many handsomely gowned women.
The officers. with great courtesy
showed their visitors every part OF
the great fighting machine and ex-
planned 70 them n detail the workings
of the intricate mechanism.
II. A. Myers. the mayor Of Auck-
land, has written w. A. Prickitt, the
American consul general, extending
his congratulations and those Of the
citizens Of Auckland on the orderly
conduct and sobriety Of the crews OF
the battleships. Their behavior, the
mayor said. has been most exemplary
and reflected the highest credit on
the fleet.
Inasmuch as the visit Of the fleet is.
drawing to q close, shore leave was
given to as many Of enlisted men as it
was possible to spare from the ships
today.
Hundreds Of them were again taken
to visit nearby points Of interest and
later were entertained at luncheon,
while others preferred to promenade
through the heart Of the city and It
tendeded the theaters. Several i'm
promptu base ball games were played
and the New Zealanders who attended
these were delighted with their intro
duction 70 the American national
game. Many Of the officers attended
private social functions during The
day.
The hospital ship Relief and the
transport Yankton win proceed direct
70 Manila from Auckland.
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county. There are many new towns
springing up along this end OF the
line, chiefly among them being Broad.
view. Cushman. E'ranklin and Hedges.
The new track has been ballasted to
within 40 miles Of Laurel, Mr.. TAFT
declares and he says that the rail-
road company will depend on the bal
last pits at Laurel for material TOR
the rest Of the line.
The country tributary to the rail-
road is being settled rapidly and Mr.
TAFT anticipates the new towns Will
enjoy rapid growth.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
NAN PREPARES THREE Then
KILLS lis son And DAUGHTER And ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
B. & N. TRAINS INTO CITY
BY The FIRST OF OCTOBER

Trains over the Billings & Northern
railroad viii be running into Billings
by October /. according to r. q. TAFT,
engineer in charge Of the construction
work. who was IN Billings last night.
Steel has been laid to within % miles
of Laurel and the tracklaying crew
is working toward the junction with
the Northern Pacific at the rate Of
two miles q day. The laying Of steel
will be occupied by September /.
Mr. TAFT says that regular trains are
In operation over the new line from
Great Falls to Judith Gap in Meagher
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CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
KILLING OF JAPANESE SPY IN
PEKIN STREETS BRINGS PROTEST

June. On August LIST he was discov-
cred, disguised as Chinaman, hid
ing near the war Office in Pekin. This
knowledge was communicated to the
legation guards and detachment was
sent to capture him. He resisted ar
rest, whereupon the guards shot and
wounded the spy and he died two days
later in the hospital Of the legation
guard. The captain is said to have
confessed.
NJ. Able, the Japanese. charge d
affairs, has urged lack of time and the
Importance Of the prisoner in extenua-
tion Of the act Of the guard IN not
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
MONT ana
AT IR|||||''|'Il'''|'l!Y|:.
coLoNIzAr,on AaE,sT sAys
STATE IS ENJOYING REMARK
ABLE INFLUX or sETTLERs.
THIS COUNT Is


Montana and Eastern Montana in
particular is enjoying " greater In
flux Of new settlers than any other
portion OF the west at the present
time and incidentally it,5iss-the most
talked Of state ia the union by east.
erners in search Of homes" said Her
bert G. Cook, representative Of an To-
wa colonization company who makes
his home at Grinnell, Iowa. ]
Mr.. Cook Is traveling through the
west in the interests of his company
and believes that before lpng the peo-
pie he represents win purchase q
large tract Of land either IN the Lake
Basin or some other section Of the
county within radius of q few miles
Of Billings. In the event the company
makes q purchase they win colonise
It with settlers from the farming sec
tions Of the middle west.
~Yon people Of Yellowstone county
have the goods and thoge who are
IN search Of homes and farming lands
IN the west know it. In the pursuance
Of my duties l have Travelled through
nearly all of the states west Of the
Alleghenies and have talked with the
people who are contemplating NOV,
ing westward. It Is easy to interest
them in any section Of the west where
agricultural pursuits prevail, but they
have all heard Of Montana and are
wont to draw comparisons from what
they have heard.
Surprised at Big Yields.
"Their familiarity with the country
surroundings Billings Is surprising and
leads me to believe that thousands @of
dollars had s,een spent BY land com.
panies and railroads In advertising the
resources Of the country. And the
best part Of It u. conditions have not:
been misrepresented-in fact the peo.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

ultarorthodoxy which have been 50
blatantly made by those who have
tried to substitute the beer mug for
the standard Of the cross The day for
apology for total abstainers Is over"
The union also declares Its alleg-
lance to the Catholic church and adds:
With all our souls we welcome the
encyclical Of our Holy Father, Plus x.
on modernism =
The resolution also says:
Catholic periodicals that cannot
live Without LIQUOR advertisements
should die. Let them not drag down
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
! ANOTHER BIG BLAZE
Fire Raging al the Head Of Sheep
Creek.
Especial to the Gasette.)

Butte. Aug. 13.-Miner dispatch
from Neihart states that destructive
forest fire is raging in the little belt
Of mountains at the head Of Sheep
creek. The forests are ablaze Just
across the divide from Neihart. and
according to reports from the scene.
already more than 20 0acres Of heav-
lily wooded country have been deyas-
tated. Supervisor Stuart OF this dis
trict forestry service n experimenting
the work Of 1lshting the are, and has
secured all the available help in Nei.
hart and the adjacent district to aid
the forest rangers.
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Continued On Fourth Page.)
SHEATH GOWNED GIRL.
RUNS FROM A CROWD.
BUTTE ACTRESS LOSES NERVE
AND BREAKS FOR SHELTER.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
Butte. Mont, Aug. 1.-THE 1lrst
sheath gown appeared in Butte to-
day.
An actress agreed on wager 20
walk from her hotel about the block
in the bi-sected style of garment.
a great crowd gathered on the
street.
The girl lost her nerve and ran
back TO her rooms, after proceeding
less than half block. ~
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

which he nearly emptied in desper-
ate defense.
Persons near by heard shots and
rushing to the place. saw men fleeing
across the fields. Barilla was found
dead with four stab wounds in his
breast and back and two bullet
wounds.
The slayers were evidently fright.
ened away before they had an op-
portunity to rob the victim, If that
was their motive. as q large roll of
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
louARpsMEN LEAVE

Companies Depart From Butte and
Red Lodge.
Especial to the Gaxette.)
Butte, Aug. 13.-The local camp of
the Montana National Guards went 70
Helena this morning to join the other
companies Of the second regiment pre-
paratory to going tomorrow to Amer
ican Lake, Wash, where the Montana
militia will join with the regulars In
their maneuvers. Companies also
left Bozeman and Red Lodge for Hele-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
M'LAuoHLlN DEFEATED.

Especial to The Gaxette.)
\ Butte, Aug. Il. ID. D. McL,a hlin.
state tennis champion. was dsfsatsd
in the Butte tourney today ~ Harry
Burton, 60; 6-s: 81. McLaughlin still
holds his title. however. which can be-
taken from him only g the state tour.
nament In Helsna nsxt week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
CONFEDERATE REUNION

Especial to the Gazette.) N
Philip psburg, Mont. Aug. 13.The
seventh annual reunion Of the north
west division Of the United Confeder-
ate Veterans association will be held
at Helena September 20. according to-
an order Of major General Paul A.
Furz. isued today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14

MILES CITY men
MAKE HARD FIGHT.
BOOSTERS FROM THAT PLACE AZ
TER ELK CONVENTION.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Great Falls, Aug. 13. Rain today
seriously interfered with the program
Of the Elks state convention. It was
impossible to carry out the open air
festivities and generally put a damper
on the gathering. It is still raining
tonight, with no indications Of ceas-
ing.
u A social session closed today's do
ings.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-14
.5TUNNEL coRDs SMASHED
Especial to the Gazette.)

Men Boring 81. Paul Opening Make x
Fine Record. ss Ss5s8s8S n
Especial to the Gazette.)
Butte, Aug. Is. Winston Brothers,
contractors driving the big ST. Paul
pass tunnel at TAFT, Montana, on the
route Of the Pacific coast extension Of
the st. Paul railroad, broke all records
for tunnel boring IN America, when IN
June they pushed the bore 5s311 feet
further into the mountain. When COM
pleted the tunnel will be 8,751 feet
long. In July the tunnel was bored
5ss feet more and On the first of this
month ii was 1888 feet long.
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JUDGE j. ". nATrERToN DEAD
Especial to the Gazette J

Deer Lodge, Mont, Aug. As Judge
J. z. Batterton, county commissioner.
died yesterday, aged 50. Judge Bat
terton came here from Missouri IN
1877. Prior to moving west he had
been probate and county Judge IN his
native state.
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CONTINUED on Fourth Pass.)
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Cont tinued ~ 4 ourth Page.)
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-05-02
Sporting Gossip

school dual track Cummings field on SATURDAY
by a OF 80 to "a
ball Logan Friday the score being to l. but the game was
a good one despite the
The l. D. S u ball players the University boys wal
Saturday, the I
couldn't connect with the of Grant hence their downfall
a As M usual there Rnn will be road race a"go" Decoration
those who wish to enter Entries will close May 20
one en- may rely upon the that from Vasburg
xap track being place statement being
made that both men have signed ride
The work advancing construction of the new bicvce
track out at Saa would indicate that the track will be completed
aavance OF the scheduled time and that the riders will have
Oh ue TO become accosumed to its slan
the opening races on Decoration Day.
sponbeg the former Salt Lake pitcher has signed with
aberdeen tor the had handed Spokane club
tine tine %ebe cay gets being made off the Salt Lake When
spokane Indians Tor the mean trick served him.
Johnny Chapman making effort to secure Major TAYLOR
the cooed bike rider the attractions saucer
snanee with the fast bunch Of that will be game
players has challenge play any team in the ae o 9a
Tor SIDE bet OF from $500 $500 any old place
1t is claimed that of the
are drifting towards Salt Lake and season is much
ooer they Will have one OF the country
The track Ogden will probably not be worn out from
that city not the brightest T e paook Tor the racing game in
not been forgotten by the managers might have taken hold 81 I
track had td Ggs been different and ogdnes bike
to satisfy that longing ~ Lake lily
Some OF the best amateurs in the part in the state
wrestling tournament at the Y NJ c.
patrons OF this branch OF the most suc
tesG conducted meets in the history of the sport of
Dell Judd Salt Lake 1875 Hammond Salt lake, ''l i4o
pound class arke Salt Lake Dad Convic Sail
Lake, heavyweight class. ~ e' ''l
about fifteen hundred fans sauntered down Walker field
sunday to witness the opening of the
recently organized base ball league
Lake and Fort Douglas were few who exneed 70
witness scientific exhibition of the
r were there to be shown and the thew were NOT
SHOWN TO their complete satisfaction There plenty of errors
the Dah was cloued by
final score being 70 with soldiers on the short end Of the
g AS result the knocker brigade has big batch Of
recruits Ot it exemplcaion Of how ,
should be played but the fans that if was
the rst game OF the the boys
hat they may yet be able to money Resides
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1908-05-02

Henry Chadwick, base ball." died At
his home in Brooklyn, on April 20, at the age of 49,
University Washington team defeated e
University of Montana in the dual meet at Mssoua by eight points
Honey Melody has been given another thesing time
by Harry Lewis of Philadelphia the fight occurring Boston
Honey being knocked out in the fourth round
1t that A. D. McAister, the crack L. D. S u
prner has decided to make the attempt to qualify for the
Billy Gallagher welterweigh whose chief claim to
@ wh he en Mnen made his
CISCO is dead from brain fever. at the of Al.
Fight promoters of Los Angeles endeavorng to frame IN
match between Pete Sullivan and Freddie WEIGH the g
to arrange it for the boys to meet in the future
That Western Canada to have some grand racing this
between May and September divided between fifteen cities
The heavyweight battle Los Angeles Battling Johnson
eighth but unable pace decision going to Fvnn
that is the decision OF the spectators.
1t arrange meeting between Battling Nelson and
NId sa at Spokane in the future Jack formerly the
framing up the match Scaer local fighter the Sports
OF Spokane believe has the making of a champion
Mike Schreck again exhibited yellow streak when he out II;
MS contest with Tony Ross at Newcastle refusing begin the
TENN round claiming that he had been foued That's
time much to the disgust of the present a. '"e
should meet o6nso lanes cof of the
force him says that Burns owes it e "o pub bHo" to
meet any good man that comes along white that
JohnSonS record entities him to a meeting with Burns
The Kentucky racing commission has adopted two new rifles
Tor the coming being that under 10 wears Of ape and
less than ~ pounds shall allowed ride and an
oo horses carry less than
81 pounds earods pounds our-yearods 100 pounds
Cain captured first prize pool tournament at the Log
Wch ended last week. going through tournament with,
single defeat being awarded gold valued at $50
VINO won the championship last winter with Bailey for
second pace each man losing three during tournament
ans arrived IN San Francisco last in train
0 MS match with Boe Unhoz which May H.
ABOUT taking another chance with Battling that the match
NC on the OASIS OF Is the
ana that there is enough money in sight fight the Bat
tier any number OF rounds he to name ~ "
James Edward Britt last acknowledged that he s dd
one insofar the fighting game and declares at h
never never again enter the fighting decarno that
Wheh younge like Mcfarland is able tina
10 quit sure lie should have quit before went I'D apainst the
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-14
SHIPPED TO EAST TEXAS.
Panhandle Horscman Finds Market
for Zinc Stock.

Panhandle IIorscman Finds Market
for Fine Stock.
II. 5. Burnham, of Umbarger was
in Amarillo Saturday to ship TO a
buyer in East Texas a yearling stall
lion raised on his place near UNI
barger in Randall county, The colt
was sired by Bay Rex. the stallion
which was owned until lately by Il
syndicate of horsemen here, and was
a full brother TO the Swear old that
Mr.. Burnam sold last fall to a man
at Minco, Okla, for $1,000.
81 find more buyers for that kinG
OF stock In lower Texas and further
east" said Mr.. Burnham speaking
yesterday of his horses, than in the
Panhandle, because horsemen
haven't had chance TO show what
they have out here and people don't
know, roally. what fine stock there
is in the country. That Panhandle
fair would be the finest thing for
the people of the Panhandle that
could possibly be done and | hope
that It will be carried out this fall.
We can make fine showing the
first time but the most good It would
do would be in getting the people
interested in finer stock and finer
products OF all kinds, We can pro-
duce most anything we want to if
we just get to doing 1t. l am In
favor OF that fair all the time and |
will do all can toward getting the
fair started and making it success"
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-14
BALL PARK IN GLENWooD.
New Cars ordered 10 Care for SUM
mcr Crowds.

BY the first OF June or sooner, the
new baseball park which is to be
part OF Glenwood Electric ,PatkN
attractions, will be ready for use,
The fence and bleachors at the old
park on Madison street has been
torn down and are being moved to
the new place in Glenwood, A new
grand stand will have to be con-
struoted as the grandstand at the
old park was destroyed by fire sew
eral weeks ago
To accommodate the crowds
which will attend the summer at
fractions at the park, the street ear
company has ordered four new open
cars. These open cars will carry
many more passengers than cars now
In use and with the cars already
here tho company believes that II will
be able TO handle crowds this sum
mer expeditiously and satisfactorily
These cars are expected to be here
The weekly herald. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 1906-19??, 1908-05-14
BETTER EDUCATION.

In his recaptiulation OF a speech
made before the conference for ed
ucation in Dallas the other day,
State Superintendent Cousins had
the following to say, relative to the
need for better and more thorough
educational facilities in our coun-
try schools:
we must develop a system OF eff
ricient schools, that shall furnish the
proper education of all the people in
all the state, from the primary
through graded and related high
schools, the system capped and fin
ished by a group OF correlated state
colleges, each doing its own good
work.
Sufficient means must be made
available for efficient schools, and
the schools should be so systema-
tized as to avoid waste of time and
money. Local self help is indispens-
able to the best results.
"The pending amendment to the
constitution, affecting the schools,
should be adopted.
Intelligent economy should be in
sisted upon in the administration Of
school affairs.
Adequate high schools should be
in reach OF the country children, by
establishing schools in reach of their
homes, or by paying their expenses
in the nearest high school,
Continue the good work under
taken by the conferences for educa.
ton in Texas. Bring to its aid the
tremendous power of the womens
organizations.
Properly prepared teachers in
sufficient numbers to do the great
work of the common schools should
be furnished by the state colleges.
LET the state colleges cover the
field Of higher education without
needless reduplication.
Our schools are the laboratories
in which material wealth is convert
ed into manhood and womanhood;
wherein the things that are mutable
and perishable are changed into that
which is immutable and imperish-
able. All the money that is wisely
spent on the schools is saved, laid
up treasures where thieves cannot
break through and steal, Measure
less natural resources are common
clay until they are matched and mas