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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
SENATE PASSES MEASURE INTRO
DUcED RY CHALLENGER.
FOR INFORMATION
Resolution Adopted Directing inter-
state Commerce Commission to Tell
IT Commodity Clause Of Railroad Act
Is Being Enforced.

Washington, May 6.-The senate to.
day passed a bill prohibiting the EN-.
ployment within certain hours Of chill
dren lnder IA years OF age in the Dis.
trict Of. Columbia in any factory.
workshop, telegraph office, restaurant,
hotel. apartment house, saloon, pool
or billiard room, bowling alley or in
telephone or distribution or transmits.
sion Of merchandise or messages. Nc
such child is permitted. to work at any
employment for wages during school
hours nor before 6 a. m. nor after Z
O'Clock p. m.
The senate also adopted a resolu.
ton offered by Mr.. Foraker of Ohio
directing the interstate commerce
commission to inform the senate
whether the commodity clause Of the
interstate commerce act had been
complied with since May /, 1908, and
if not whether the noncompliance by
the railroads has been due to any
agreement, arrangement or under.
standing between the railroad compa.
MES and the authorities. An amend
ment by Mr.. Culberson, agreed to,
also, called on the commission to state
its reasons for recommending an ex-
tension of two years in the time given
the railroads to comply with the com
modify clause.
Warner Concludes Speech.
THE conference report on the army
appropriation bill, carrying an aggre-
gate OF 500, 377,246 was adopted. This
amount was 3,463,O 900 less than the
bill carried when first passed by the
senate.
Senator Warner of Missouri con
cluded his speech on the Brownsville
affair, his closing remarks calling
forth a statement from Senator Fora
ker that a western paper had an
nounced that the president recently
wrote Senator Smith Of Michigan, to
the effect that he had not changed his
mind as to the guilt Of the negro sol
diers Of the Twenty-fifth regiment.sMr.
Foraker suggested that the introduc-
ton Of that letter in the record would
be interesting but Mr.. Smith said he
had not made 1t public and could not
do so.
The senate, at 5:55 o'clock, ad-
journed.
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PRISONER IN 1UTTEALLEoEpT TX
HAVE ADMITTED DYNAMITE
ING TRAIN.
OF LYNCnlNC
Lewis Ferris Believed to Have Placed
Explosive on Track THAT Wrecked
Burlington Train Near Butte and
Killed Three-Attempt Made 10
Keep Confession Secret.
Especial to The Gazette.)

u EE&EI&S HHLEEIHi
Butte, May 6.-Lewis Ferris, who
was shot in the leg Monday morning
by Police Sergeant Sinsell, while try
ing to evade arrest on suspicion Of be-
ing implicated in the attempted hold
up Of the North Coast Limited ON the
Northern Pacific at Welchs' Spur, to-
night at st. James hospital, it is re-
ported, confessed to having dynamit-
ed the Burlington overland limited
near this city last Friday night, In
which wreck three persons lost their
lives.
County Attorney James B.. Murray
is in possession of the alleged confess
sion. Other than stating that he is in
possession Of a confession which will
throw much light on the recent
wrecking of the train, he will say
nothing further at the present time.
Angry threats are being heard on
the street corners tonight and much
lynching talk. is being INDUCED in.
There Is considerable excitement.
Confession Leaked Out.
County Attorney Murray to the AS
ISOLATED Press refused to discuss the
confession, stating that he and w. j.
McFetridge, chief OF the Northern Pa
cifc detectives, and Oficer James
Murphy, had entered into an agree
ment, three days ago, when it APP
peared the reported confession was
made, that the entire matter was to
be kept secret. 1t was the intention
of Mr.. Murphy, according to his state
ment, to file a secret complaint
against Ferris, and induce him to
plead guilty to the train wrecking
charge, thus removing any chance Of
the man being induced by counsel to
repudiate the confession. Through
some channel the fact Of Ferris hav-
ing made q confession in connection
with the dynamiting Of the Burling-
ton train leaked out this evening.
Chief McFetridge this evening stat
ed to newspaper men that Ferris had
made a confession to which great i'm
portance was attached.
Ferris is % years. old and has a
large boyish face. He was e about
the scene Of the dynamiting shortly
before the wrecking Of the train. His
home, is close toswhere the train was
blown up.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
CAUCUS AGREES
ON LEGISLATION
CURRENCY MEASURE SIMILAR TO
NEW vREELAND BILL.

Washington, May Cat 1920 to-
night the republican caucus of the
house committed itself by a vote Of
115 to 81 to the principle Of CONNER
cial paper as an asset upon which to
issue additional currency in time Of
emergency.
This is in accordance with the
Vreeland bill, but by a separate ac-
ton the resolution was 80 amended as
to eliminate Mr.. Vreeland's name
from the bill. BY still another vote
the caucus decided to recommend the
appointment Of q commission to con-
slider the currency question and report
a bill at the next session of congress.
Coupled with this provision was an
other providing for the immediate APP
pointment of a committee OF five to
draft a new bill in accordance with
the action Of the caucus and along
the general lines of the second Vree-
land bill. In accordance with this &C
ton the chair appointed as such COM
mittee Messrs. Vreeland of New Jer-
sey, Burton Of Ohio, Williams of Mas
sachusetts, Mckinney Of Illinois and
Knowland of California.
Under the terms OF the resolution
the committee will be expected to re-
port a perfected bill to an adjourned
conference to be held next Monday
evening.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
TO INFORM PUBLIC
OF CONDITION OF Ex-PREslpENT
GROVER CLEVELAND.

Lakewood, N. J., May Elm order
that the public may daily be kept in
formed of the condition of ex-Presi-
dent. Grover Cleveland, who is suffer.
ing from an acute attack Of indiges.
ton, announcement was made by Mrs.
Cleveland tonight that a statement
would be issued each night through
the Associated Press giving the do.
sired information regarding Mr.. Cleve.
lands progress. The statement to.
night from Mrs. Cleveland is that Mr..
Cleveland is getting along nicely and
is gaining rapidly.
DIR. Joseph B. Bryant, Mr.. Cleve.
lands physician, returned here from
New York today to attend the pa
tient
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ARIZONA OFFICERS
KILL hORSETHlEf
.ARNETr REslsTs DEPUTY SHEER
lFF AND RANGER.

Tucson. Ariz., May 6.-1n a duel be.
tween Captain Harry Wheeler Of the
rangers and Deputy Sheriff George
Hunt, on one side, and George Arnett
on the other, at Lowell, near Bisbee,
last night, Arnett vas shot three
times and died within an hour.
Arnett bore a bad reputation and
was suspected OF the theft Of two
horses from a Bisbee livery stable
yesterday. The officers took up the
trail and overlook Arnett shortly with
the horses. Arnett opened fire with a
rife and the officers fred three shots.
all OF which took effect.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
MONTREAL EQUINE SHOW.
Many Thoroushbreds vii, % on Ex
hibition.

Montreal, Que, May 6.-Predictions
Of the promoters that Montreals ninth
annual horse show would outstrip any
previous exhibition Of the kind held
in Canada were more than realized
when the equine thoroughbreds were
assembled this morning for the open
ing Of the big show. The exhibition,
which will last through the balance of
the week, is under the patronage of
the Montreal Hunt, and promises to be
a brilliant social. success.
Eighty-ive classes are provided for
and numerous entries have been made
in each. Over $4,000 will be distrib-
uted in prizes, in addition to the num-
erous cups and whips. A beautiful
cup is offered by his e%xcellency, Earl
Grey, for the best or gelding
bred in the province sof Quebec. In
the Corinthian class, the winner will
receive a cup presented by Sir H.
Montagu Allen.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
ATTORNEY DRINKS
FROM ACID BOTTLE
LOS ANGELES LEGAL LIGHT At
rEMPTs SUICIDE.

Los Angeles, May 6.-walter B.
Ktbbey, a young lawyer who is said to
be a son Of the governor Of Arizona,
attempted to commit suicide today in
his Office in the Coulton building by
drinking carbolic acid.
Kibbey's condition was discovered
by a tenant of the building and he
was removed to the Clara Barton hos
pital, where his condition is said to be
critical. None of Kibbey's friends
could explain the action.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS pE.
CLARE FOR SECRETARY.
TARIFF REVISION
Recommen, -etie Currency Issue,
seaoftrs - and Brandon With
draw az cand,na.e s at Laree-Har-
mony Prevails.

Hartford, Conn.,, May 6.-The re-
publican convention closed its two
days session here today by choosing
a delegation of IA to the Chicago con-
%vention. Ten Of the delegates are
instructed to vote and actively work
for Secretary Taft, and four delegates
&C uninstructed by the district on
%ventions which selected them. While
the convention was evidently as a
whole strongly pro-Taft( there was
some opposition to instructing the
delegates. This opposition ceased
when 1t became evident how strong
the Taft feeling was.
One Of the features OF the day was
the receipt Of a message from Sena-
tors Buckley and Brandon, withdraw
ing their names as candidates for del
egates at large. The telegram fol
lows:
"By advices received to the effect
that the committee on resolutions may
decide to report that the delegations
to the national convention shall be In
structed, we do not desire that our
names should be presented to the
conventions as delegates to the ma
tional convention, as we do not care
to attend the convention under in
structions.'
The platform favors a prompt and
friendly revision Of the tariff OF 1897,
favors an elastic currency and as re-
CARDS the political situation says:
"The sentiment Of the republicans
of Connecticut is so evidently concen-
trated upon one eminent statesman
for the presidency that this conven.
ton hereby directs its delegates to
cast their votes for the nomination of
Hon. William H. Taft of Ohio"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
PLuNCES
INTO ELLIOT BAY
OCCUPANTS OF CAR ARE SER
IoUsLY INJURED.

Seattle, May 6.-An automobile rum
ming SO miles an hour dashed through
unprotected ratings at Fourth and
Andover streets last night and alight-
ed Is feet out on a raft Of logs in
Elliott bay with two girls and two
young men, injqring the men serious
" and the girls fatally. The victims
were in the water an hour and a half
before being rescued. The girls are
Hazel Ross, II years old. and Alice
Teater, 20 years old. The men are
Edward G. Bennett, % years old. and
Henry C. Hubbard, % years Of age.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
BILL PASSES THE SENATE.

GalIinger Measures Regulates the En-
ployment Of Children.
Washington, May b.-The senate to
day passed the Gallinger bill to regu.
late the employment of children in
the District Of Columbia. Chairman
Dolliver Of the committee on education
and labor, in reporting the bill to the
senate, stated that the measure applied
to the District of Columbia alone and
was free from any constitutional OBJ
jections that might be urged against
the Beveridge bill. which provided for
a national law.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
SEATTLE 10 o

Seattle, Wash, May GA classy col.
lection Of CANNES of all breeds is that
shown at the annual bench show Of
the Seattle Dog Fanciers' association,
which vas opened today and will last
through tomorrow. Friday and Sat
urday, Fanciers in all sections of the
Pacific northwest have sent entries.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
MILITARY PREPARATIONS UNDER
WAY ON FRONTIER.
POPULATION IS UNEASY
Russian Government Forwarding Am.
munition, Stores Of Provisions, I'm
plements Of Warfare and Soldiers
to the Frontier.

st. Petersburg, May 6.-The mill
tary preparations now being made by
Russia on the Turkish frontier have
attracted the attention of the foreign
consuls in Caucasia, and several of
these representatives have sent in re-
ports regarding the uneasiness of
the population over expectation OF
trouble with Turkey. 4.
A consular report from Baton, re-
ceived at one of the embassies mere,
details the arrival by sea Of Russian
artillery, a great quantity of ammuni-
ton and stores of provisions, which
are being forwarded to the south. Fur.
thermore, the military authorities are
getting together large quantities OF
army supplies. y
Maneuvers the Excuse.
1t has been learned here that the
Sunjensk cavalry regiment left Tihis
on May Q for the Turkish frontier, and
the Caucasion army corps will be in
the vicinity of Kars early in June,
%ostensdbly for maneuvers, although
these exercises generally are held at
the end of the summer.
A battery Of mounted guns has left
Kiev for the Caucasus and the rail
road lines running to the Caucasus
continue to be %burdened with NUM-
tons of war for the force assembling
at Tilis.
No news has been received here for
several days past Of the Russian punt
tive expedition into Persia It seems
that the detachment is marking time
preceding the arrival of sufficient re-
Inducements to administer an ade-
Quate lesson to the brigand tribes.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
OMNIBUS BILL REPORTED.

Washington. May 6.-An omnibus
bridge bill, the first measure OF it's
kind to be framed and introduced in
congress, was today reported favor
ably by the house committee on In
terstate and foreign commerce. The
bill authorizes the construction OF "a
bridges in various parts OF the coun-
try.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
UTAH REPUBLICANS.

Salt Lake City, Utah, May Salt
Lake theater Will be the scene to-
morrow Of the republican state con
vention Of Utah. Many delegates ar
rived today and the preliminary con
ferences indicate that Secretary Taft
will ecure the Endorsement of the
convention.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
MARTIN sMYsER DEAD.

Wooster, May 6.-Former Congress
man Martin smyser was stricken
with apoplexy at his home here today
and died before a physician could ar
rive. Mr.. Smyser served in the Fifty
seventh and Fifty-eighth congress.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
Harmon is aratIhed.

Cincinnati, May Con- receiving no.
tice of his nomination, Judson Harmon
sent the following telegram to the
national convention:
# regard the nomination as both a
high honor and a call to duty.
thank you for the honor and with the
help Of God will perform the duty to
the democracy as their candidate for
governor"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
GARDEN CITY COLE.

New York, May Coolers Of the
metropolitan district will gather III
force on the links Of the Garden City
Golf club tomorrow morning, when
the annual invitation tournament Will
be inaugurated. The preliminaries
and the first round are scheduled for
tomorrow, the second and third
rounds on Friday and the finals on
Saturday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
LONG RACE.
TO BE Held May % Between City Ath
letie Teams.

Three and probably four or more
teams will enter the long distance
ace that will be held in this city on
May %. The management OF the Y.
M. G. A. has sent an invitation to
Company K to enter the race and it
has been accepted by the soldiers. A
team from the high school will also
compete and probably one from the
clerks union. The course that will
be run has not been fully decided
upon as yet, but will be. mapped out
this week.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
ROOSEVELT FIRST CHOICE.

Texas Republicans Give Taft Second
Choice.
Dallas, Tex, May Gas a result Of
county conventions held by regular
republicans in Texas yesterday it is
evident Secretary Taft will be favored
by the state convention in the event
President Roosevelt insists upon de-
clining the nomination. Without en-.
ception SO far as received, the va
rious conventions favored Roosevelt
as first choice, and Taft second.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
Observation-Disclosures LEAGUE

Chicago. May 6.-Baseball will have
its premiere tomorrow in the Wiscon-
sin-Illinois league, when the first Of
.126 games will be played. Oshkosh will
open at Madison, Wausau at Rock
ford, Fond du Lac at. La Crosse and
Green Bay at Freeport.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
wYomtNc FOR TAFT.

Lander. Wyo.. May 6.-"All for
Taft" is the slogan of the delegates
to the Wyoming republican state con
vention, which will be held here to-
morrow. It is practically certain that
the Wyoming delegation will be
pledged unreservedly to the Ohioan.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
DINE WITH THE PRESIDENT.

Cardinal Loeue and Other Catholic
PreIates Received by Roosevelt.
Washington, May 6.-The president
entertained at luncheon today Cardi-
nal Logue, Catholic primate Of Ire-
land; Cardinal Gibbons, Monsignor
Falconio, the papal delegate, Arch
bishop Farley, Bishop Brown Of Ire
land and Bishop o'Connell, rector of
the Catholic university.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
couLDs SELL INTERESTS.

New York. May cit was stated in
financial circles here today that con
troll of the Western Maryland railroad
has passed from the Goulds to other
interests. The identity Of the report
ed purchasers has not been disclosed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
70 NOMINATE cRossLEY.

Washington, May e.-The president
announced today that he would short
" send to the senate the nomination
Of James j. Crossley Of Iowa to be
United States attorney for the district
Of Alaska.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
TWO CONVENTIONS IN Ky.

Fairbanks and TAFT Factions Each
Nominate.
Louisville, May 6.-After a stormy
all-night session the Fairbanks dele
gates to the fifth district republican
convention withdrew early today, nom.
mated N. G. Cureton for congress and
chose delegates to Chicago.
The Taft convention nominated r.
q. Kincaid for congress and also
chose delegates to Chicago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
MORTON ELECTED DIRECTOR.
Made Member Of santa Fe Exscutlvv
conmlttes.

New York. May 6.-Paul Norton.
president Of the Equitable Lits Assur.
ance society. WAS today elected Z u
rector and member Of the ~szeautayo
committee Of the Santa Tes company
to succeed the late George q. HAYS.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

OF the 3s7 recorded ministers of
the Society of Friends in Great Brit
ain 1873 are women.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

The simplon tunnel still holds the
record for length.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08
TUCKER IS NOT GUILTY.
Was Charged With Using Mails to
Defraud.

Topeka. Kas.. May 6.-The jury in
the case of H. H. Tucker. Jr., charg-
ing him with using the mails in a
scheme to defraud in promoting the
Uncle Sam OIL company. brought in
a verdict of not guilty at s o'clock to-
night.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-08

Tonight the city is gay with merry
making and the. long program Of en-
tertainments planned in honor Of the
feet is well under way. Band concerts
and a reception and ball at the Fair
mont hotel with 5000 invited guests
are features Q. the first evening Of
the fleets stay. The days that r to
come will be crowded with a variety
of entertainments for the men and Of.
ficers Of the visiting squadrons.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans.
commander-in-chief Of the Atlantic
fleet and Just now in command Of the
assembled ships Of both oceans, stood
on the afterbridge OF the Connecticut
% the fsmous flagship led the way
through the harbor's gate. His active.
naval career IL to close on Sunday
next, when he formally win be re-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-13
railroads OPPOSE BILL.
a ga;;rast Semi-Monthly Payment Of
Wdges.

Albany Feb. I2.-Representatives Of the Ere. the
yactauanna the New York Central and the Le-
ht,b Valley railroads appeared before the Senate
I,dic;a-x Committee this afternoon in opposition
- -s Zyer7uIe-fIley bill. designed 10 require semi
,,c,+bl., navr,ent of wages to railroad employees
rtA co-7pIsined that recent legislative euactments
- ,,c-eased the cost of operating railroads ana
,hat the proposed legislation would unnecessarily
as % tho exnense The bill favored py repre-
o,.ot,,.ee or several labor organizations.
IT,, n.rennisl discussion of Sunday baseball took
,,ace before the Assembly Codes Committee at a
,,aa-t,~ on the Thompson-Geoghegan hill, which Is
a,,,ss 10 allow amateur baseball in New YORK Oh
SUNDAYS between $50 and 6:So p m SeNe'al 0i'i
evrnen appeared against IT.
C1,os,fion IN the WempIe bin proposing 10
u.eata nrobatio- commission for Juveniles was
1,o,ced at a hearing before the senate Juiiciai'
r,-,t.+.a bv members OF the probation commits
ior which was created by the last Lesisia''i'
IIor,e- Folks. Frank E Wade. of Buffalo ana
T,.,,ts Mccarthy. of syracuse, members Oh 'AO
,,;Ssion Imposed II the ground that Set
- orrnnissjon was unnecessary, would deprive
- resent commission Of half is power anu
- ,be .xpense 10 the state. Among tnoSe "io
-, 6, favor of Il were Judge Robert j. "iihlii'
"a -. Cl,udren's Court, or Brooklyn. ana Justi0o
-. or the Court OF 6pecial SESSIONS NC"
- .rs+ o< the series Of bills drafted by super
.,t clarke williams of the State BANKING ~
sa,,, as the result OF the recent hnahciai Uls
t,oa ,.as reported to the Assembly to-day oE t-e
rar,t,l,y Committee on Banks. 1t PROVIDES lor tHo
,n,ot,tynent of n third deputy in the BahkiHs -
Dartment TO have charge OF the Ne" io'A 0A-o'
New-York tribune., 1908-02-13

been found In certain districts In California.
notably around Los Angeles. Delegates from
California being counted on by Hughes
workers.
AFFAIRS IN SOUTH UNSETTLED.
Thus. roughly figuring, the Hughes men now
think they will have about two hundred votes
the first ballot. How affairs in the South
will progress for them Is somewhat unsettled
yet. Taft is at his strongest there they
say and before convention time he will suffer
large losses there They think much of this lost
strength will find its way to the Hughes camp.
At present Hughes boomers counting the
strength of Cannon. Knox, Fairbanks and La
Toilette ani-Taft- They think most of 1t
will be pro- Hughes eventually. Some Of the
Governors friends have assurances of much
friendliness the part of certain Pennsylva-
mans They believe the Fairbanks votes Will
called that the dinner of the Vermont Fish
and Game Commission, at Bluff Point. when
Governor Hughes spoke, Speaker Cannon, who
was there. excused himself went to place in
the room where he could see the Governor well,
and watched him every moment like hawk
When the Governor had finished the Speaker
was asked by neighbor what he thought of the
New York man.
He'll do. He'll do" replied the Speaker, with
great emphasis