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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
BILLINGS BUSINESS MEN WILL
ATTEND BIG HORN COUNTY
FAIR in A BODY.
EXPRESSGOODIWlLL
President Of Fair Association Wires
Secretary Of Chamber Of commercs5
Inviting Organization 70 Furnish
Minstrel Show One Night Unable
To Give Show But viii Attend.

e. Billings wholesalers win run q
trade excursion to Basin, Wyo., the
first week in September, to attend the
Basin county fair In q body and to
promote the feeling OF good Will that
prevails between this city and that
section Of Wyoming. Omaha. Den,
yer, Sioux City and Lincoln business
men will also send representatives to
the fair.
The decisions Of the wholesalers
was the result Of the work Of secre-
tary Decker OF the chamber Of com
merce. who received a telegram from
J. Brcumshaw, president OF the Bas-
i,: County Fair association, asking II
the chamber Of commerce would put
on minstrel show one night at Basin
during the four days of the fair, Sep
tember !, 2. 8 and 4. Mr.. Bircum-
shaw mentioned in his message that
it would be good opportunity for
the chamber Of commerce to promote
the feeling Of good will between the
city and the people of Basin county
Upon receipt Of the telegram Mr.
Decker called on number Of the bus,
iness men of the city and among 9TH
ers who promised to send represents
tives were the following firms: Stone
Ordenn-Wells company, Billings
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

q In i
IN such an event the line viii 50
al,opt midway between the Northera
Facit1c and the north side of the yai-
ley and then branch Oh ~ Absorekee.
where thep resent survey VIII be met.
It viii then proceed 70 Cooke CIV
along the present survey.
There To- 40 doubt but what ths
road will be constructs Z, declared
Mr.. Savage. I'VE had planned IA
oullo from Columbus, but 4 W did
there would be Is miles dead haul.
while by building trom Billings we
could pass through = country that
would furnish sufficient revenue to
support the line.
Secretary Decker Of the chamber
Of commerce has been writing me
and urging me to plan to hare the
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
NEW ZEALAND GONE WILD OVER
VISIT OF AMERICAN ships.
HAVE MANY BANQUETs
Jackies Entertained by the People,
y While the Governments oficers
Have rendered the Officers Every
Courtesy Possible.

Auckland, N. y, Aug. 11.-New Zea-
land today again with a lavish hand
showed Its hospitality upon the OH
GERS and men Of the United States
Atlantic battleship feet. The chief
event Of the day was the reception
to Rear Admiral sperry and his on.
GERS given this afternoon in drill hall
BY the mayor and mayoress Of Auck.
land. To meet the naval oficers had
gathered all ofhcials, civil and naval,
and hundreds Of citizens. Numerous
women. gowned in the latest winter
fashions, also attended the function,
which was brilliant one In every
respect. The admiral was highly
complimented BY every one on his
successful voyage from San Francisco.
After the reception Admiral Sperry
entertained the members Of the legis-
lature at luncheon on board the Con
necticut. The speeches on both sides
We're felicitous to a degree and ex-
pressive Of the warm friendship that
exists between New Zealand and the
United States.
Shore leave was granted to 1000
blue jackets this morning. Many OF
them took advantage Of their freedom
to visit the summit Of Mount Eden,
an extinct volcano, the view from
which Is magnificent one.
s The New Zealanders and the en-.
listed men fraternized freely. The
Americans took q remarkable inter-
est in the workmen Of New Zealand
and questioned them with regard to-
the labor regulations. their pay. etc.
Througho the morning sailors could
be seen who. having declined the In
tvitations OF the committee. were prom
8enading up and down the main thor
soughfares with pretty girls On their
arms, laughing and chatting gayly and
answering with witty replies the sal
lies Of bystanders. This evening q
brilliant; state ball was given IN honor
of Admiral sperry and the odncers
of the feet by Lord Plunkitt, the gov
ernor. at the government house, and
various smokers have been arranged
for the enlisted men.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
TOOK THE WRONG MEDICINE.

Tacoma, Aug. 10.-Dr. Charles Nc
Cutcheon. . prominent practitioner
and philanthropist. died here today
from the effects Of dose Of winter.
green taken on Saturday. by mistake
he Was using for 9out.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
TWO ARE KILLED and
TWENTY ARE INJURED
Run Onto a Burned Bridge, While Travel
inglat High Speed.
Especial to The Gazette.)

Especial to The Gazette.)
Glendive, Mont, Aug. 10. Northern
Pacific train Number 2, the North
Coast Limited met with disastrous
wreck about 10 miles west OF Glen
dive this evening. Two we're killed
and probably twenty or thirty injured,
Some Of the latter painfully and Sc.
riously but all will recover.
Ran Into Burned Bridge.
III. No. 2 left here about ! o'clock a lit.
tie late. The train was travelling prob.
ably at speed Of SO miles am hour,
when two miles east Of Allard station
1t rounded q curve and ran into a
burned bridge about $50 feet long,
that spans Glendive creek.
Engineer Litch who Is probably
most seriously injured OF all, had not
a moments warning. He does not
know what happened to himself or
his fireman.
Did Not see Bridge. .
The limited was speeding around
the sharp curve leading to the bridge,
and Engineer Litch could not see that
the structure was out until the train
was virtually on the chasm. When
he did notice that the bridge was
gone he quickly reversed the engine
and threw on the emergency brakes.
which action prevented all Of the
coaches except the smoker and mail
car from going into the ditch.
Relief Train Sent.
"a relief train bearing physicians
left this city at once for the scene
OF the accident, and 8 Wrecking tram
was also made up and is now at work
clearing the track.
The dead, together with all OF the
injured were brought to Glendive and
are being cared for.
Bridge Was Brand Eew.
The bridge which burned out was a
new one, having been constructed
less than 9 year ago to take the place
Of one washed out by floods. It was
about $50 feet in length. and the com
pany intended to soon replace It with
substantial steel structure.
It will require from 10 to u hours
to clear the track and replace the
bridge. II the meantime, all tratrac
will necessarily be suspended.
Guarded by State Troops. q
Company ], Montana national guard.
which had just gone into camp pre-.
paratory to their trip to the American
n Lake, Wash, encampment, rendered
valuable service in keeping the crowd
back and carrying the injured to the
hospital.
stretchers with assigned crews
awaited the arrival Of the relief train.
and citizens did everything possible
to alleviate the suffering.
William Lindsay placed his automo-
bile In service and personally assisted
In carrying the less seriously wounded
to the hotels and hospital.
Z 5
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

j s Inc 0eaQs .h''' -. IS
"A. B. MATTHEW'S, fireman, o1
Dickinson, N, d.
AN UNKNOWN TRAMP.
Fatally Injured.
7. g. WILSON, 74O Payne avenue
st. Paul, express messenger, was first
supposed to be dead. He is terribly
i burned from scalding steam, down his
back and from his face down over
his breast to the middle Of his body.
The Injured. ag
g. D. LTCH, engineer, bruised all
over body and probably injured inter.
nally. He was first thought to be
dead, but rallied and was conscious
enough to talk.
N. D. OLIVER, Of Mandan, train
electrician, injured about head and
arms but will easily recover. @
~. r. FRODAHL, Of Wilton, Min
nesota, was riding IN smoker, back
hurt and cut ia head, not serious.
Montana People Injured.
WILLIAM NEWMAN, railroad man
Of Great Falls, Montant, burned and
probably hurt internally. Kidneys af-
fected, doing well.
CHARLES AsSELSTINE, cook Of
Great Falls, Mont, head and back and
right shoulder hurt, but not seriously
injured. 55
JOHN NEIL, barber Of Forsyth,
Mont, face and hands and legs scald-
ed. He was thrown bodily out OF car.
OLIVER PETERSON, Of Hauto,
Pa, rendered insensible, came to and
jumped through window Of car, gen
orally bruised. 7sl4'Ss 5s
Q. @. O'NEILL, Of Kansas City, back
and left shoulder injured, was rem
dered unconscious, but got out Of car
alone. a .s5
B. w. BEAN, Brookheld, Minnesota,
back and general injuries.
ARMAND TUFvTEN, Amherst, Wis,
wrist and shoulder and side.
JAMES CHARLES, st. Louis, wrist
and side Of head injured. had just
stepped into smoker as crash came
]. u. BOYER, Marion. Ohio, left
arm broken, crawled out Of window.
g. .. vANHOUTEN, brakeman Of
Brookfleld, Mo-, jaw broken and
bruised all over body. 5l
MRS. FENTL1D, of Tacoma, Wash.
ington, back hurt but not seriously.
Her three children escaped uninjured.
Mrs. JUNI. New Ulm, Minnesota,
head slightly hurt and suffering from
shock. s5
Various others having only slight
injuries.
Wilson May Die.
It is probable that before morning
third fatality will be added to the
list Of the wreck victims. Express
Messenger Wilson, who was SO ter
ribly burned, has been gradually grow
ing worse and will probably not live
longer. He has made brave fight
for life and has been constantly talk
ing about his wife and three chill
dren.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
TWELVE REPORTED KILLED.

York, Pa, Aug. 10. Twelve men
were probably killed and score or
more injured by = boiler explosion
in the York Rolling mills this after.
noon. Five bodies have been recoy-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11
DEPoRTlNG cHlNAMEN.

San Francisco, Aug. 10. Eighty-
five Chinese for deportation arrived
here today and were put aboard the
Siberia. which sails tomorrow for the
orient. si3#
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

Two persons were killed and ten in.
jured in a railway accident near Lon
don. Ont, yesterday.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

The governments petition for the
rehearing Of the Standard Oil case is
ready for filing.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

The Eagles are holding their tenth
annual meeting In Seattle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

Eight hundred operators Of the Lane
Maginnis Cotton mills struck yester-
day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-08-11

cred. The mill was demolished and
the shock broke windows in all parts
of the city. IA
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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20

WOMEN IN FINLAND.-In Finland the
meetings of suffragettes are unknown,
for already women are students in the
university, clerks in the banks, IN the
postoffices and in business houses, and
they not only have their vote, but can
be elected members Of the Diet. Yet.
according to Paul Waineman, in her
Summer Tour in Finland" they are
mot in the least overbearing, but are
for the greater part exceedingly mod
est and womanlike."
AS she landed one Of the recently
elected members of the Diet was point
ed out to her She was well dressed
and young looking, with keen, deep-set
eyes and a pleasant smile, and In no
way resembled the grotesque carica-
lures of the woman members Of the
Finnish Diet in some English Jour-
nails"
Even the paths of Helsingfors are
scrupulously brushed every morning
by q regiment Of barefooted women.
and in this work they are employed all
over the Grand Duchy; in fact, mere
man may we'll pause and wonder for
what purpose he was created in Fin
land.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20

BIG FERTILIZER TRUST.-It is re-
ported that the biggest deal In the
history of the fertilizer trade is being
arranged. says q New York dispatch.
and II is expected an official announce
ment will be made shortly by the bank
ing houses which are working out the
details. The new company, which Will
be capitalized at $75,OOO,O0O. will take
over the fertilizer business of the Ar
mour and Swift packing companies.
The Armour company has two large
plants in Baltimore, while the Swift
works are located in Wilmington, Del,
and Atlanta, Ga.
Details of the proposed merger are
very meagre but it is understood that
some Of the larger interests have al
ready signed up, and that others have
promised to join the combination later
The new company, 1t Is added, has
entered into a contract with the Ten
nessee Copper company for the pur-
chase of several hundred thousand tons
of sulphuric acid, one of the proper
ties which enter into the manufacture
Of fertilizer.
1t is understood that as soon as the
promoters corral the larger independ-
ont fertilizer manufactures Of the
country. II will enter into negotiations
with the smaller concerns, either tc
buy them outright or induce them to
ioin the new combination on mutually
satisfactory terms
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20
TRADING FOR A WIFE.
An Army Officers Experience With an
Indian at Western Fort.

an Army Orr1cer'S CSpSTlcHCS WIN o'
Indian at Western Fort.
He saws he would like to trade with
vou for your wife!"-it came out at
'ast It was a startling proposition
indeed. For a moment we were both
90 breathless to comment Finally
my husband yielded to his impulse for
amusement and smiling at me he re-
Dlied:
ASK him what he will give for her."
HE says six ponies, lieutenant"
"Oh, tell him she is worth lots more
than that"
"He will give you twelve ponies for
her."
My husband again replied that he
would not trade for anything like that;
so the Indian kept raising his bid. He
offered twenty ponies; then twenty
ponies and a squaw; and finally twen-
ty ponies, a squaw and q papoose. At
length, wearying Of the nonsense, my
husband nodded his dismissal OF the
subject But the Indian seemed to
think that the apparent holding out for
higher price constituted a trade
when the final offer was not rejected.
He appeared satisfied, but soon signi-
fed he wished to finish the bargain.
OF course, my husband Immediately OBJ
jected. MY savage admirer continued
unaccountably insistent; and amicably
TO rid himself Of the Indians importu-
nifty my husband told him l was not
fit for more travel; that I needed to go
TO rest at once. Accordingly l entered
our tent.
The Indian was not content, and
continued with some Of his compan-
ions, to hang around the camp until
one of the men told them they must
now return to their camp, as We were
all going to retire. When they had
reluctantly departed my husband
laughingly told the lieutenant, who had
not been present during the parleying,
Of the incident. The latter looked
grave. and expressed a fear that the
indian, in the belief that he had made
a trade, might cause trouble when the
bargain was not kept. Ny husband
assured aim there was no agreement,
and that the buck had no basis for
such a claim. The lieutenant explain
ed that the failure to reject the last
bid and the presence Of witnesses to
the price haggling was all that the
Indian considered necessary to make
binding affair of heart and honor.
OF course, terms had to be reached
and nv husband for the only time In
his experience with the red men, or as
far as | know with any man, agreed
to compromise. He bought them off,
and appeased their disappointment by
a gift of good, hard money and lot or
tobacco-Army and Navy Life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20
GREATEST AMERICAN GENERAL
British Army Officer Reviews Some of
General Lees Wonderful Feats.

General Lees Wonderful Feats.
Robert E. Lee was the greatest gen.
eral America has ever known and one
Capt R. L. Gross of London, an officer
Of the Twenty fourth regiment, South
Wales Borderers, British army, at the
Arlington. Captain Gross has been in
this country since October making a
study Of the battlefelds Of the civil war
from strategical point Of view. He
spent several days at Gettysburg,
which, he says, affords the greatest
panoramic view of a battlefield in this
Jr any other country.
Lee Is regarded in Europe as great
strategist as any European army Of
ficer in history, ranking with Napo-
leon," continued Captain Gross: Il
have no prejudice in favor Of either
army in the civil war, and have STU
died the typographical conditions Of
the battlefields from the viewpoint Of
an army officer, solely to determine the
points of vantage both sides had and
the manner in which they utilized
them. I have no hesitancy in saying
that had the Confederate forces had
the same number Of men that the Fed
eral army had the south would have
been victorious.
AT Gettysburg the southern army
would have won had Lee been able tc
make a bold stroke on either the first
or second day, but with no food for his
men on the third day he had to give
way. Lees genius was demonstrated
more strikingly, perhaps, in the penin-
sular campaign against Mcclellan, In
which he divided his army and re-
united it on the field Of battle. Again,
in Pope's campaign, in the same year,
August, 1862, he again separated his
forces, in the face Of a superior oppos-
ng army, and reunited it on the Ma
nassas battlefield, winning a victory.
He did it again before Antietam.
But the boldest, the greatest, battle
Lee ever fought was at Chancellors-
Vile, in May, 1863, when he sent jack.
son around Hooker's right. That was;
the stroke of a genius. Beyond all ar
;ument, Lee was the greatest genera
america ever produced, and do mott
any sense desire to detract from the
genius of Grant, who was q great gen.
eral. His wonderful fighting quail
tiles displayed by both armies in the
civil war make the American soldier
one Of the foremost in the world, and
there is nothing to fear from the ia
7anese or any other nation If the
Americans show the same pluck they
displayed in the civil war. England's
army is more akin to that Of the United
states than any other European nation
because we have to depend largely up
IN volunteers. I have the greatest ad-
niration for the American people and
the American soldier in particular, and
rs l have suggested, the battlefelds Of
the civil war provide a study for army
officers the world over that they can
profit by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20

added. 81 can't go to the school house;
don't want her to know that I am sc
gnorant."
l reached over and took hold of his
hand. "Alf. to teach you shall be one
If my duties. But don't put yourself
down as ignorant, for you are not"
He grasped my hand, and, looking
straight into my eyes, said: Il wish
knew as much and was as cookbook
ing as you. Then l wouldn't be afraid
to go to her and ask her to let me win
her love, if could. Tomorrow you &c
over to the generals pretending that
you want to get his advice about the
school. and 1 will go with you. Hang
il. Bill, you may be in love one Of these
days"
why, Alf. l don't see why either OF
us should be afraid to go to the gen.
erals house. Go? Of course, we will
But you make me laugh when you say
that if you were only as goodlooking
as l am. Let me tell you something
briefly told him the uneventful story
of my life, that ridicule had found me
while yet / was toddler and had held
me up as its target. You might have
grown too fast" he remarked when
had concluded, but you have caught
up with yourself. To tell you the truth,
you would be picked out from among a
thousand men. Where did you get all
those books? l don't see how you
brought them with you in that trunk,
and with your other things"
THE other things didn't take up
much room," I answered, and, turning
to the books, began to tell him some
thing about them, but soon saw that
his mind was far away. Eyes, we will
go over there tomorrow" said l. and
his mind flew back.
And walk right in as if we owned
half the EARTH" said he, but knew that
he felt not this lordly courage, knew
that already he was quaking. "Oh, I'll
go right in with you," he said. "You
lead the way and I'll be with you"
When I had gone to bed remark
that he had made was sweeping like a
wind through my mind: Hang it,
Bill, you may be in love one Of these
days" / was already in love-in love
with Guinea.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20
COTTON GAMBLING.
Matter That the South Proposes to
Have Congress Consider.

Matter That the South proposes 10
Have Congress Consider.
Congress Is going to be called upon
strongly at it's next session to look into
the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the gambling in
cotton" said Rev. DR.. Henry S. Mason
of Georgia, to a Washington Herald
reporter.
THE cotton exchanges Of all cotton
producing states are merely gambling
houses, where the entire business con-
sists of gambling on futures. The men
who operate these exchanges do not
have to produce a pound of cotton.
They do not even have to buy it, any
more than the operator of a bucket
shop has to buy the industrial stocks
in which he CANDLES.
They absolutely control the selling
price, although it is likely they never
see a bale of cotton from one years
end to another. There is no way OF
putting stop to this vicious practice
unless the United States will come
down with one well-aimed blow and
put the whole system out Of business
The states are apparently powerless to
remedy conditions, because, for In
stance, the closing down Of these es-
Establishments in Georgia would merely
double the business in the surrounding
cotton producing states.
The United States government Will
be asked to prevent the trading in fu-
lures through the mails, the telegraphs,
the telephones and all public transpor-
tation companies. This would destroy
the present gambling in futures, just
as it destroyed the lotteries in New
Orleans Then the real supply OF cot
ton would regulate the price OF the
commodity at all seasons of the year.
Radical measures should and Will be
adopted before many years. We hope
to have the death knell Of the ex-
changes sounded before the close Of
the next session Of congress"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20

unchallenged sway, but II we are quite
losing that deep reverence for law
which pre- eminently distinguishes
Anglo Saxon civilization - having
brought law into contempt in most of
the south by making Of it chiefly an
engine for petty warfare on the ordi-
nary liberties of the individual-we can
still adjust serious difficulties among
white men in thousand times better
fashion than by turning loose such as
sassination and free murder as cost the
life of the lamented Carmack.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-20

IA" The Canadian government Is eX-
pending great sums Of money in new
railroad construction, in improvements
of waterways, in industrial bounties
subsidies to steamboats, and in various
other ways to develop the country