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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
HEREAFTER BANKS MUST PAY
EXPRESS ON THEM
APPROPRIATION GONE
Congress- Has Failed to Provide Money
for Shipment Of Silver Dollars and
Banks Must Now Pay Express
Themselves on Shipments.

Washington, March 26.-secretary
Cortelyou has issued a circular an
nouncing that the amount appropriate
ed by the congress for the ~transporta-
ton of silver coin for the year 1908
having become exhausted mo more
standard silver dollars will be sent to
applicants free Of charge for transpor-
stations from the Office Of the treasurer
of the several assistant t%reasurers OF
the United States"
The policy Of shipping to banks Sill.
yer coin free Of express charges was
adopted about % years ago when 1t
was deemed desirable to stimulate the
general circulation Of silver and this
policy has been continued to the
present time.
During the last several years the
subject OF permanently disseminating
this appropriation, especially as to
standard silver dollars has been un.
der frequent discussion in congress
and the opinion Is expressed that the
government nc longer having any in:
iterestHin extending the general use Of
silver coin, the present congress may
decide MOTTO make any further appro
priation for that purpose.
Shipments of subsidiary silver coin
will continue to be as usual as the
appropriation FOR that purpose is not
exhausted.
The shipments OF standard dollars
during the last several years has av
eraged about $40,000,000 and during
the crop moving period the shipments
have averaged as much as $1,500,0Ot
a month. The total cost to the gov
eminent Of the free transportation o
silver coin including subsidiary Of tn,
year 1907, was 1853, O51 or at the rate
Of $40 per $1,000.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
NEGRO PRISONER SEEKS TO
CLEAR FELLOW CONVICT.
PARDON MAY RESULT
Sensational Collins Murder Trial l.
Rscallsd-colllns Accused II Mur.
'dsIsrlnb Father For His Monsy-con.
Svlcted by Negroes. \

Emporia, Kan, March 26.-Louis T.
". Archer, a negro Of this county,
who recently was released from the
p~enitentiary after serving a sentence
for assault with a deadly weapon,
has written q book on the famous
John Collins murder trial in which
he alleges that an offer was made to
him. together with two other negroes,
to kill Collins father.
He asserts that John Collins, who
is serving a life sentence for the muir
der Of his father, lie guiltless. Archer
says that he would have appeared It,
the trial and made public what he
knows II he had not been confined to
the p~enitentiary.
Sensational Trial.
j The Collins murder trial was one
of the most sensational ever held IL
Kansas, J. $. Collins Of. Topeka. a
wealthy real estate man, was muir
ldered at home on May 10. 1898, sup
s,posedly by robbers. His son, John
Collins, then q student at the Kansas
university, was arrested and charged
sYith the murder. He was convicted
upon the testimony Of two negroes.
The state charged that Collins had
murdered his father to gain an In
s%sheritance that he might marry a
wealthy young woman. Collins al.
ways stoutly maintained his innocence
fsand 1t was shown at the trial that he
Sand his father were on the best Of
terms. An effort will be made to Sc
Ecure a pardon for Collins.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
=. Z. SMITH WANTS RESTRAINING
ORDER DISSOLVED.
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
Jury Returns a Verdict In Favor Of
Defense In the zimmerman-Hallo-
we'll Damage suit-McEachnie pi-
vorce Held Up.

In the district court yesterday
Judge Fox took under advisement a
motion Of the defense to dissolve the
temporary Injunction which he issued
against G. e. Smith restraining him
from using the name Of George Stock
well in advertising and conducting
his employment business.
There are many fine points Of law
involved in the case. 'Stockwell Is
seeking to restrain Smith from using
the name Stockwell's Employment Blu
reau in conducting an employment Of
ice which he purchased from Stock
well several months ago.
Both plaintiff and defense intro.
duced evidence in support Of their re.
spective claims regarding the dsssolu-
ton Of the injunction. Attorney
Fred H. Hathhorn argued the motion
for the defense and Attorneys Hogan
& Lamb represented the plaintiff.
Numerous authorities we're quoted by
Goth sides.
HaIIoweIl Gets Judgment.
The jury which tried the Issues in
the case in which Joseph Zimmerman
was suing Joel Hallowell to recover
damages returned a verdict in favor
IL the defendant and gave him judy
ment for $48.2S.
After they had reached q verdict
.udge Fox discharged the jurors for
the rest OF the term. Attorneys
Hogan & Lamb represented the plain.
tiff In the case andsthe defendant
va represented by Gallagher &
Moves.
Judge Fox took under advisement
the matter of granting a divorce to
John McEachnie from his wife, Rose
McEachnie, after he had heard proof
in the case. The default Of the de.
PENDANT for failure to appear or AZ.
swer was entered.
McEachnie alleged extreme cruelty
In his complaint and claimed that his
wife had made several threats against
his life.
It is said that Mrs. McEachnie has
six children and is living in the east
ern part Of the city in a destitute con
dition. The philanthropic department:
Of the Woman's club did mucl for the
family last winter.
Grants Andrews Divorce.
Frank Andrews was granted a di
vorce from his wife, Dora Andrews
ON the grounds Of desertion. Judge
Fox heard the proof in the case March
9. and at that time took the case I'm
der advisement. He rendered his de
cision yesterday.
No sessions Of district court will bs
held today on account Of the funera
services over the body OF Sheriff
Webb. who was an ofacer Of the court
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

H Railroads kick whenever the oppor-
tunity is presented about the hard
times and how their earnings r
falling on, but the fallacy Of their
statement is shown every time q man
In position to know. as Interstate Com.
merce Commissioner Lane was, quotes
figures.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
Proceedings Of the Board Of Commits.
sioners Of Yellowstone County,
Montana.
Special session-one Day.

~ r-zEHlEE -Ls
Billings. Mont, March "a, 1908.
The Board met this day in special
session at 10 o'clock a. M, pursuant
to call and publication, tfere being in
attendance Commissioners NJ. w.
Cramer. Gwen F. Burla and Clerk Ira
=. Whitney, Commissioner C. H. New
man being absent
In the absence Of the chairman, G.
81. Newman, Commissioner Gwen +.
Buria acted as chairman.
The minutes OF the last session
were read and duly approved.
Il having been brought to the at
tention Of the Board that the present
bridge across the Yellowstone river
- Columbus, Moatana. l. unsafe for
pabtc travel. and In such ascondition
kAA AEa NI
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
a HAND THREATS.

C%offeyville, Kas., March &c. T..
vice president of the Con-
don National bank Of this city, re-
an anonymous letter today
him to be ready to pay a
stranger $500 on demand under pen
atty Of having his bank and residence
destroyed by dynamite.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
PRlMA N MARRiEs.>

Cincinnati. March 26.-Mme. Rosa
Olitzka, q leading contralto with the
San Carlos opera company. which
opens here this week, was married'to-
day to Louis J. Sinai, general agent Of
an insurance company at Chicago.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
KANSAS 0 TAFT.

Osborn, Kan, March 26.-Charles
w. Lands of Osborn and Otis L. Ben
ton of Oberlin were today elected
delegates from the sixth congressional
district to the national republican
convention at Chicago and instructed
to vote for Taft.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
New York Money Market.

New York Money Market.
New York, March 2e.-Money on
call easy, tx to 2 per cent; ruling
rate. ~ per cent; closing bid. TX
per cent; offered at Q per cent.
Time loans quiet and steady; so
days, 8 to sA per cent; 80 days, 81
per cent; six months, 4 to AZ per
cent.
Prime mercantile paper. 5h to s
per cent.
Sterling exchange steady. with &C
tual business in bankers bills at
$4.s6@4.ss.o5 for demand. and at
S4.S3.45@4.s3.5o for 6o-day bills.
Commercial bills, $4.s3A.
Bar silver, 55A.
Mexican dollars, AZ.
Government bonds. steady: railroad
bonds, irregular.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
D LocHRAN RESIGNS.

Minneapolis March 2e.-Judge
Lochran's resignation from the United
States district court will be in the
hands of the president on March 81.
This was stated definitely by the
Judge today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
PENRosE MAY DIE.

Condition Of Pennsylvania senator 10
Critical.
Philadelphia, March 26.-The CON
dition OF United States Senator PEN
rose Is said to be very grave tonight
and little hope is given for his recov-
cry. He has been unconscious during
most Of the day.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
MARTs OF TRADE
Treasury statement,

Washington, March 26.-The state
ment OF the treasury shows: Avail
able cash balance, 32e1.4os, $50; gold.
coin and bullion, 324,s22,756: gold GER
tiacates, $s6,0s5,21o.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

The arrival Of a warship In Ven
ezuela may have the effect Of chang
ing the minds OF the high court OF
that southern republic.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
chicago Grain and provIelons.

Chicago Grain and Provlslone.
Chicago, March 26.-sentiment IN
the wheat pit was .bullish almost the
entire day, although the market expe-
riencsed an occasional setback because
Of profit taking sales. The most pro-
nounced decline occurred during the
final hour. but the reaction was of
short duration and was followed BY
q sharp rally which carried prices to
a new high point Of the day. The
market closed strong. ct almost the
top notch. Firm cables, small receipts
In the northwest and the continued
absence Of rain in Kansas were the
chief strengthening influences. The
principal demand came from shorts.
although commission houses were also
active buyers late In the day. May
opened N@Nc higher at OAK to
s511ss. sold on to 94A @s4st and then
advsnced to s5A. where It closed.
Corn.
Business ii the corn pit lacked the
snap that had characterized trading
for some time past and sentiment was
inclined to be- bearish. Bull leaders
apparently made no attempt to sup
port the market and throughout the
entire day there was selling by local
longs. The market manifested a little
hrmness at the start, owing to the
strength Of wheat, and again ear the
close advanced IN .sympathy with the
late upturn In wheat Country accept
ances+ were again light and demand
for cash was. slow. The market closed
steady. May opened M@Ac higher at
67Ah, sold OF to eess and closed at
6eK@esM. s4srs
oats.
Trade in oats was very quiet and
prices moved over IN extreme narrow
range, May opened : ;Asshis(hsr q SAN,
advanced toT64kf and closed at SAN.
Provisions wers strong all dag On
aActive investment,i demand and is,by
brisk buying by shorts. Pork was. n
especially good demand ana showed
the greatest gain; the May delivery
at times being uips4shc It s1i.so;'lard
was zoe higher at $s.1sM;; ribs xele
16@17c higher at $6.s5.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27

tions were stricken from the bill.
These stations were proposed to be
located In Texas, Kansas, Virginia.
Michigan, Vermont, Missouri and In
diana.
The bill was laid aside at s p. N.
and the house adjourned.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
Boston Mining Stocks.
| Chicago Livestock.

Chicago. March 26.-Cattle: Re,
ceipts, about 5000. Market, strong to
10 cents higher. Beeves, $4.8o@7.3o;
cows and heifers, $2@6.1o; Texans,
$4.5o@5.60;; calves, $4@6.25; west.
erns, $4.50@5.5o; stockers and feed.
ers, $3.15@5.l0.
Hogs: Receipts. about $4,000. Mar.
ket, 10 to Is cents higher. Lights,
s5.10@5.45; mixed, $5.15@5.45; rough,
$5.15@5.3o pigs, s4.25@5; bulk Of
sales, $5.s0@b.4o.
Sheep: Receipts, about 10000. Mar.
ket, strong, Natives. $4.60@7;. west
erns, $4.75@7; yearlings, $4.6o@7.75;
lambs. s5.s5@7.so;. westerns. $3.50
8.25.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
New York eonde.

New York Bonds.
U. S. r%efunding Is registered, 1O9N.
U. S. refunding IS coupon. 104h.
U. S. IS registered. 101.
U. S. So coupon, 101.
U. S. new IS registered, 1901.
U. s. new IS coupon. 122h.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
Butter, Cheese and 1909.

Butter, Cheese sand sE01s.
New York, March 26.--Butter,
steady and unchanged. Cheese, firm
and unchanged. Eggs, weak; western
average, firsts is to 15A; seconds, IA
to- 14A.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
New York Sugar Market.

New York Sugar Market.
New York, March 26.-Sugar:: Raw,
firm; fair refining, 1886; centrifugal,
90 test, $4.36; molasses sugar, 1851;
refined, firm; crushed, 500; pow
dered, $3.50; granllated, $40
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
49, 7 N|| = 20 IN - - ~
Omaha livestock

7a@.I 1890 7I7NT0 a ~.
Omaha. March .2e.---Cattle:: Re
ceipts, 4,2Q0.. Market, strong, Native
steers, 81, 1851; cows and heifers. s.
Gamers, $2,25@s.76; :stockers
and feeders. $3@5.25; calves. 1906;
bulls and stage, $3.25@5.25.
Hogs: Receipts, $500. Market, 10
cents higher. Heavy. $5@5.1O; mixed,
81 .95@5; light, $4.9o@5.05; pigs. $40
4.75;. bulk, $4.95@5.05.
Sheep: Receipts, about $500. Mar.
ket, steady. Yearlings, $6@7; ,weth-
ers, $5.75@6.65;. ewes, $5@6.4o;
lambs, $7@8. Z.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-27
81. Louis Wool Market.

st. Louis, March 2e.-wool, quiet
Medium grades. cb1nbing and clothing,
20 to %; light nne. 1871 to 10; heavy
fine, IA to 15h; tut washed, % to 81.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10

Speaking about the man who sue
ceeds, writer in Appletons Magazine
says that Nearly twenty years ago.
Talcott Williams. that brilliant news
paper man and public spirited citizen
of Philadelphia, wrote to a boy who
wanted to begin newspaper work:
The best advice I can give you is to
say what Charles Nordhoff said to me
fifteen years ago when I began-the
only man who gets ahead is the man
who does more than his days work
for l have found this to be true
Stephen o'Meara, who has made sue
cess as police commissioner in Boston,
an Office unsought but accepted
through sense of duty, used to tel
his cub reporters: I have noticed that
it is the man who does one hundred
and ten percent of his work who gets
ahead A railroad president in Chi
cago, once a simple, German lad. now
man of great affairs and a polished
explains his success by say
ing: 1 did all my work and some of
the work the other fellow wouldn't
do"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10
THE BUILDING BUSINESS.
Architects and Contractors Have
Penty of Work Ahead.

c. A. Ketchen will start work soor
on a new residence for himself on
Cloves terrace. 1t Will be 24x40 feet
of wood, with furnace or hot water
heat, modern plumbing, gas aud cleo
trio lights, etc.
Architect Louis A. Walsh has COM
pleted plans for six tenement block
for Tafel & Shapiro. 1t will be Of
frame construction, AZ feet square, to
be erected on the corner of Hopkins
and Bishop streets. Owners will
build.
Architect John B. Duhaime Is draw
ing plans for three family house for
Martin Soborg, to be erected on
Lounsbury street. 1t will be Of frame
construction, 31x37 feet, containing
fifteen rooms with modern improve
ments.
Architect E. e. Benedict is revis-
ing the plans for the factory TO be
erected on Mill street for the Water
bury Clock Co. A five story factory
building is to be erected, also a boiler
house and engine house. The plans
will be completed about March /.
The New England Engineering Co
are installing the electrical work, and
W. T. Corcoran the plumbing. in
John Waccawyez's new store and
tenement block on Hill street. The
plans were drawn by Architect c.
Bailey and the owner did the carpen-
ter work. The building is now being
finished.
Plans will be out this week for the
block TO be erected on Scovill street
by Julius Chotzianoff. Leonard Ash
elm is the architect aud has drawn
plans for five story brick building
with limestone and granite trimmings,
50xs3 feet, containing two stores.
Turkish and Russian baths and IL
apartments of five rooms each. The
first story will be fireproof construc.
ton.
Architect Joseph T. Smith is draw
ing plans for a new business block
to be erected in Bristol for George l..
Lilley and John Lilley OF this city
and William J. Tracy of Bristol. The
block will have a frontage Of 200
feet and will be 81 feet deep. II will
contain thirteen stores, about thirty
offices and probably a hall. The plans
will be ready TO figure In about two
weeks.
The Barlow Bros Co have been
awarded the contract for the plumb
ng in the new foundry building be.
ng erected on Railroad Hill street for
he Waterbury Casting Co. Inc. The
Z. I. Contracting 4 Engineering Co
4 Providence are the contractors.
The building is two stories high, 1g1x
IS feet. with a power house. 33xI0
Get. and an Office building 30 fee.
quare.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10

Within the next four months the
president will have one vacancy in the
grade of major general and four in the
grade of brigadier general in the line
of the army TO fill. Unless enc or
more officers who retire for age prior
to March 4, 1909. are appointed to
these vacancies, or there be vacancies
for other causes, they will be the last
vacancies at the disposal of President
Roosevelt. There is afforded the cxecu-
tive through these vacancies an oppor-
tunity to restore TO a considerable de-
gree the morale of the army, which
executive favoritism, shown in the
making Of similar appointments. has
done so much to destroy. Mr. Roose-
welt has lost heavily in popularity
within the last few months. saws a
magazine writer. and if he values the
high estimate for rugged honesty in
which the people hold him, and If he
desires to manifest the belief in the
square deaI' which is associated with
bis name, he will ell these vacancies
with the senior officers Of the next
lower grade unless they be incapac-
tated, and in that case he will cause
them to be placed on the retired list
but not to be overslaughed.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10
THREE YEARS OF SUFFERING.
A Resident Of Waterbury, For Your
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YOU, whom you cannot ovel come n
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Read what Mrs NJ. Dowd, IS Ayers
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Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10

The highly tariff protected glass in
dustry is in bad way, says a Wash
ington writer. which indicates that too
much protection is unfortunate for
manufacturers or workmen. The is
sue Of the National Glass Budget Of
January . contains notices II the
bankruptcy Of the Altoona, Kansas
Cooperative Glass Co. from insbiFtv
to market goods produced. consisting
chiefly Of fruit jars. Then the Old o.
tablished Christiana factory at VIII
mington, Delaware. is reported to have
found it Necessary to shut down owing
TO inability to get cost out of its
product. Also another factory in
New Jersey did not resume. and the
responsible heads arrived at the con
elusion that the plant could not Re
operated at q profit if the workinrmen
were to take a reduction Of - % Per
rent from the wages paid when tire
plant vas last operated Frru all
7ver the country similar news Of the
5Tes kfoWn Of prosperity can be cited.
still the republican leaders continue 70
ieclsre that the protective tariT PRO
iuces prosperity and 70 make sure that
.no1zh protection should be forth /
'o9izg to make the glass frfustrr
irOsperogs tire tariff tax was furreasz8
o.that a. high as I0s.sT Percent vas
aid O ozs kind and quality. l
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-10
HEARD IN PASSING.

That Chicago doctor who claims
that laughter Is better remedy for
the grip than whiskey and quinine
may be right, but it's no easy matter
to make a certain class of grip sub
Jects laugh in these prohibition days.
New London Globe.
| In Washington just now the game
seems to be to find out who can cheer
loudest for the president and his pol
icies, the republicans or the demo-
Gratis. Just now the democratic
cheering squad appears to have the
better organization. Bridgeport
Post.
A fine legal point has come up in
pennsylvania. Slightly hogs drank a
lot of oil that escaped from leak in
a pipe line, and all died. Now it Is
question as to whether the farmer
should pay for the oil his hogs drank
or the oil company for the dead hogs,
-Meriden Journal.
A 100000 prize has just been
awarded to young architect in the
office of the city architect of London
for a design he has drawn for the pal
ace to be built for the London county
council. They must appoint youn:
men on their merits to such jobs in
London.--Exchange.
1t is said that Alice Thaw, formerly
of Pittsburg, is to pay $4,000 year
as the price of her freedom from the
Earl of Yarmouth. Probably it is
worth it. And SO another warning
to rich American girls has been added
to the many which have gone before.
Why will they take the demonstrated
risks involved IN marriage with titled
foreigners? -Springfield Republican.
Seismic experts believe that the
earth tremors observed at four widely
separated portions in New England
Wednesday were due to the intense
cold. In each case the disturbance
was reported as an earthquake, but
the fact that each one was local in
its nature leads the scientists to be-
lieve that they could not have been
caused by real subterranean up
heaval.-Winsted Citizen.
News reports say that business con-
ditions are better, but almshouse
keepers say that the number of ap-
plicants for aid is ever increasing. Is
1t possible that some who hate TO
work anyway are making the times
In excuse for asking charity? No
'orm of pauperism is harder to cure
han this. 1t resolves itself into lazi-
less and dishonesty and the obtain
ng of value under false pretenses.-
Ansonia Sentinel.