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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-05-29
sides these two freights pulled in and
we're sidetracked.

sides these two freights pulled in and
were sidetracked.
The cause Of such an unprecedented
rush was the. arrival OF the trains that
had been tied up all the. way from
~ to 81 hours on account Of the re-
cent washouts west OF Billings. No. 4
arrived from the west at 1910 p. M,
being 81 hours late, and No. 2 reach
ed the city 26 hours late at 1880.
No. 6, which should have arrived We'd
nesday, pulled in at 1850 after q de-
lay Of % hours, and No. 4, due also
on Wednesday, arrived shortly after
/ o'clock, being more than "A hours
late.
Trains over the Red Lodge branch
Jared we'll by not being delayed by
high water, while service over the
branch from Silesia to Bridger has
been discontinued until several bridges
are replaced. All w%estbound trains
arrived in the city on schedule time.
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WERE STALLED
AT COLUMBUS
BILLINGS PEOPLE COULDN'T GET
HOME BECAUSE OF RAIN.
DECIDED TO STAY
BiiIingsites in Attendance at Hamilton
Funeral Had No Means to Reach
This City, So Walked Around ana
Admired Scenery About Columbus.

a marty consisting Of Mayor Eos.
ter. John ystaffek. j. A. Gilluly. Henry
Fritn. i. 3. Vaughan. Judge i. r.. Goss.
Mr.. and Mrs. I'd Cardwell. Mrs. b. M.
Parker, Mrs. Albert Hangon. John d.
Losekamp and James Layell returned
vesterdav from t;olumhns. where thew
want Tmasdav Is attend tha funeral
OF William Hamilton.
Owing to the crippled condition Of
the train service the party was forced
to stop over in that town for two days.
when they had intended to return to
Billings Tuesday night. Waiting in
the expectation OF the arrival of the
train during the night, the members
Of the party stood about the depot UNI
:. almost daylight before they learned
OF the washout. Wednesday evening
they heard that the track was clear.
and they waited the MAJOR part OF
that night waiting for the expected.
train when the second telegram came
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According to statistics Just issued
the male inhabitants OF st. Petersburg
outnumber the female BY 124, 200. The
total population Of the capital Is now
i 454, 704, showing an increase Of
100000, or nearly 10 per cent, as COM
pared with the census Of 1900.
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LIBRARY TO az CLOSED.

Miss Collins, the librarian at the
Billings public library, informed The
Gazette last night that the library will
be closed Saturday in observance OF
Memorial day, but will be opened In
the evening.
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DELAYED TRAINS
COME IN A BUNCH
GIVES BILLINGS AIR OF GREAT
RAILROAD CENTER.

The arrival Of q number Of delayed
trains, in rapid succession gave Bill
ings the air Of a large railroad CEN
ter yesterday afternoon. Four pas
senger trains arrived in the, city with
in Is minutes from the west, and be-
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WHERE TO LEAVE LOWER

To Be Placed on Graves Of Veterans
Memorial Day.
Those desiring to donate flowers for
the graves of old soldiers are request
ed by the members OF the Womenis
Relief Corps and Ladies Of the g. A.,
r. to leave them at the Inter Noun
tain Mutual Life Insurance company's
Offices at the First Trust & Savings
bank in the Stapleton block before
1880 o'clock this afternoon.
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GENERAL STEPHEN LEE DEAD.
Of Confederate veterans
Dies In Alabama.

Birmingham, Ala, May 2S.-General
Stephen d. Lee, commander-in-chief
Of the Confederate Veterans. died to
day. General o. p. Harrison OF Ope-
laka, commanding oticer OF the Ala
bama division, United Confederate
Veterans, said today that there would
be no nee essity for q postponernent
of the confederate reunion IN this
city June = to II on account OF the
death Of General Lee.
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WILSON HAS AaiL4uGHTER.

Lavina Rancher Welcomes New Addi-
ton to Family.
DR.. Chapple reported yesterday that
q daughter had been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry "A. Wilson at 800 Division
street last Monday. Mr.. Wilson Is a
rancher having interests In the vicin-
ity Of Lavina.
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TWO FILE ON LANDS.

sawbert and FLAG Make Entry on
Homesteads.
In the local land office yesterday
Lester l.. Sawbert OF Joliet and John
Flaig Of this city filed on 100 acre
tracts near Lake Basin and in Carbon
county.
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as HAVING a GOOD N

pr IL. E. Armstrong Is Visiting Brit
ish Isles.
In a letter received yesterday BY
John Armstrong, a furniture salesman
at Settlers, from his uncle, Or. II. ~.
Armstrong, who is in London, the
writer states that he is having an en-
joyable time in the British capital by
taking in all the sights and visiting
the large hospitals there, which are
classed among the best in tue world.
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oFFlcERs OF 3. OF E.

Grand Chief Stone 10 Re-Elected-ca-
madam Given ONCE.
Columbus, Ohio, May 1o.-Grandi
Chief Warren s. Stone and Assistant
Grand Chiefs +. A. Burgess and b. W.
Hurley, all OF Cleveland this eftsr
noon swere reelected n the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers A.
Kennedy, Winnipeg, Man. was choeeA
as assistant grand chief to 6l one q
the new sofaces. He VIII reDtssent
Canada.
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~. "A. HOWELL, WIZ ~ COAASStOU VAN
the bank at Hardin, is in the city.
j. M. Jacobson Of Big Elk, Mont,
registered at a local hotel yesterday.
w. p. Matheson, a local real estate
man, was in Red Lodge yesterday on
business.
DR.. W. G. Selbrede left yesterday
morning on a professional trip to
Park City.
William Wolff and J.. G. Sanders Of
Butte were in the Sugar City yester-
day.
]. Collins West returned Saturday
from a short visit at Hunters Hot
Springs. "a 4 4
Gill Clark is confined to his room
with a severe cold.
A. E. Cherry was in the city yester-
day from Bridger.
". H. Lovelace Of Bozeman was in
Billings yesterday.
M, +. Trask is in the city from his
ranch near Ballantine.
Mrs. Frank j. e. Rue is visiting IN
the city from Basin, Wyo.
Bert matthews arrived in the city
last night from Helena.
J.. P. Van Hoose Of Pryor registered
Zeal lo%o1 t1oc+ NIGHT f ~
M. j.. Heally Of Helena was in the
city yesterday from the capital.
Judge James R. Goss spent yester-
day In Columbus on legal business.
II. ID. Doniphan was n Billings yes
terday on business from Cody Wyo.
Charles M. Bair returned yesterday
from q months sojourn in Mexico.
dealer of Bridger, is in Billings on
business.
@ ]. G. Quinlevan, a real estate dealer
Of Dickinson, N. D., is in the city for
a few days.
w. w. Worthington, a mine oper'
ator Of Bear Creek, was q Tuesday
visitor in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake and Mrs. BIS
Skinner are visiting in the city for 9
few days from Manhattan.
Rev. R. G. Messias. rector Of the
Episcopal church at Red Lodge, wal
in Billings yesterday.
George P. Holmes. representative
Of the National Biscuit company o.
Helena, was in the city yesterday.
Jerre G. Murphy. q we'll known
newspaper a Of this state, was 81
arrival from Helena yesterday.
Mrs. William H. Ransom and daugh
ter Of Minneapolis, MINI, are visit
ing the family Of =. g. L. Fleur.
u. D.. Barclay, q banker, and 8. =
Mccall, q business man Of Forsyth
were visitors In Billings yesterday.
Mrs. Joseph Twyman left YESTERDAY
for the east after spending the win
ter with her daughter. Mrs. Levi
Babcock.
County Commissioner NJ. "
Cramer arrived in the city y~esterda!
from Laurel to attend q meeting g
the board.
George Hamilton Of Minneapolis !
in the city visiting his sister, Mis-
Eoe Hamilton at the shorey res
dence.
George w. Norstrom. an optictar
Ind j. Pierpont Leckie. a hardwar
han, are in Billings from Minneapoh
boklnE-for locations.
Mrs. ]. G.. Bates returned yeste1
day from Two Harbors. MIMI, :
which place she was recenu Gale
by the death Of her brother.
George r. Bartlett, accompanied b
his daughter 1mogene. arrived in u
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Latest styles IN Job printing at The
Gazette o@ce.
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MUST FILE BILLS D

Court House VIII Be C!oeed All Day
+ Saturday.
The court house will be closed Sat
urday. All bills against Yellowstone
county must be filed In the ofica OF
the county clerk not later than Fri
day. Nav 20, at 5 D. m. Bills filed
later will not be considered at the
June meeting of the board.
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Willis Todd, a coal operator Of Coal
vile, Is in the city.
Ole Berkeland was In Billings yes
terday from Big Timber.
Peter II. Deepen was among the ar
rivals in the city yesterday.
Frank Morrow was q Billings Wis
itor yesterday from Sheridan.
w. s. Richards Of 4Aardin was 9.
visllor in the city yesterday.
B. p. johnson was q Thursday ar
rival in the city from Glendive.
j.. q. Burgess arrived in the city
yesterday from Grow Agency.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Lowering r
visitors in the city from joliet.
Mrs. e. g. Sampson is visiting rel
atives in this city from huntley.
r. "A. Macauley OF Butte was q Dusi-
ness visitor in the city yesterday.
Attorney o. f. Goddard left yester-I
day on a business trip to Red Lodge.
H. j. Schaeffer, an insurance agent
Of Seattle, was in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Ira D. Crombie is visiting in
Billings from her home at Lockwood.
c. Fletcher and j. B. Hale were
in the Sugar city yesterday from Hell
ena.
II. Knepper, a contractor Of Sheri-
dan, ID in the city for a few days on,
business.
Miss Ella and Eta Goetschius left
yesterday for the formers ranch near
Sanders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ]. Osborn OF
Dillon were registered in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry visited
friends in the city yesterday from
Livingston.
u. g. Mccarthy and George Gould
OF Bozeman wer guests at a local
hotel yesterday.
John Kifer. formerly a furniture
man Of this city but who now resides
in Hardin, is in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Franklin OF
Laurel are visiting at the home OF A.
G. Sampson on North Thirtieth street
for a few days.
j. IA. Galavin, secretary Of the Lake
Basin Colonization company, return
ed yesterday from a trip to the west
ern part of the state.
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Song, America"
Benediction, Chaplain Frady.
The evening world., 1908-03-13
PLAYING BOY
RUNS TO DEATH
UNDER A TRUCK

While playing red rover" with a
iozen little boys, in the middle of Ninth
street lust off Avenue D, this after
noon, Jacob S,hwazenskv. six years
loaded WITH meat and killed
In red rover the players are d.
v.Ied into two s1uas. the members of
one having to catch the members Of
the other before they reach the oppo-
site sidewalk. All the boys had been
caught except Jacob ana three boys.
and they were d2shing across the street
Wien the truck, which belongs 10 a
butcher named Solomowitz. and was
driven by Benjamin Fckste!n. Of No.
IA Grand street brooklyn, came along
The other bows ran beh!al the
vehicle. but Jacob was so eager to
escape the roy who was chasing him
that he ran between one Of the horses
and front wheel. He was knocked
down and the heavy whee. passed over
his chest
Eckstein. the driver was out Of his
seat at once and, taking the boy In his
arms carr ed him into n drug store on
the corner. nr Zendcr of Bellevue
Hospital came in an mbulance, but
the child was dead when ho arrived.
Jacoh's mother, Mrs. Rc5e"ca Srhwaz-
ens'iy. his two sisters ana elder brother
tho mother. seeing the crowd. went to
tho drug store, not suspc-tlng that her
child was the virtlm, When she saw
The evening world., 1908-03-13

I by exits from each floor to Amity
| street and the south side yard re.pec-
tively-all doors to front. rear, sides
and fire escapes, open outwardly.
The fire escapes I consider to be the
case OF fire or alarm OF fire. and / con-
slider their capacity inadequate for the
safe descent of so many children.
superintendent Moore recom-
mends that school No. 20 be closed
at once" said Mr.. Coler, "and un-
less we get speedy relief from this
rnmshnckle condition Others will
be shut down."
President Ahearn and Little Tim"
Sullivan, the latter acting in place OF
Mr.. MCGOWAN. favored an Immediate
vote on an appropriation for frees
capes. Mayor Mcclellan and Comptrol-
Ter Metz said that the matter could go
over until next week. until the report
o: the Select Committee. President Nc
Gowan. OF the Board of Alderman. wa.
received
Mayor Promises Action.
iHe MAY oT promised action next Fri
day.
Il also favor the detail OF a fireman
at every public school building which
does not meet with every safeguard In
the most modern structures" said AL
derman Sullivan after the meeting.
The downtown section Of Manhattan
has manv ramshackles. and they are in
need OF exits. fireproof stairs. doors,
fixtures and more outside fire-escapes.
! would rather have the city spend S.
900. 900 than have child burned to death
in one of these unsafe buildings"
The request OF the Board of Educa
tion for $4,000 for Microscopes will be
passed next week
The evening world., 1908-03-13

from shin To s'-i0"
Peck Raced to Rescue.
Capt. Eds1r j. Hardy. OF the Peck
gave an Evening World reporter a
graphic description of the scene in the
early dawn. when the passengers were
transferred.
Il was in the piiot-house with the
first pilot, William Barrett hesa i'd
when ahead OF Us We saw the lights
OF the Providence. She must have
sighted Us at the same moment. for
she began blowing her whistles to beat
tn. band
There's something wrong aboard
her. ! said TO Barrett. and he laid our
course 10 bring us alongside OF her
lie; skipper hailed us through a mega
phone
I've got fire aboard. and want you
to take my passengers" he said.
Il sad. L can see that ali rIgAt.' for
there was cloud Of smoke over the
Providence like volcano. We could
see the glow of the fire through her
lower ports. but there were no flames
bT'nk!ns Through. Her crew We're.
working hard. throwing stuff over
board and the whole Sound there
aoouts was Uttered with floating trunks
and cases
II had one gangplank aboard and the
Providence had Two. and we showed
EN- across AMI besan the job o. TAX
irk of Ter passengers.
I've read how the folk in the Frisco
cart quake brought queer stun out Of
their burning houses with them, bu,
~ were lust as bad One
woman had Boston bull terrier, an
mere We're two or tnree OF them wit
olrd cages. There were two men T.
bath robes. with their clothes unde
their arms. l don't believe more thar
a dozen OF them had whole suits o..
Ihe transfer took about twenty-five
minutes and II was a good thing there
was smooth water for II.
They told me afterwa-1 that they
didn't know when thew came aboa~i
whether thev'd ever see anv Of their
bel 1HG.nss again. but when they hear
that the fire on the Providence vo
oUt and saw her come trailing aIonr
astern they cheerei M quite a bit"
The evening world., 1908-03-13
Evening Wo rId's Crusade
Results in Ou1ck Action

city superintendent of
Schools Maxwell to-day or
dcrcd shat down four cin.s-
rooms i'm Grammar Schoui No.
1.5. nt No. ISD Wooster stree 4;
two ciESsroUms in Lie annex
to SCHOOL No. =, In Henry
street, AMI one classroom In
School No. 1870. In Baxter
street, Manhnttun.
These seven cInssrooms. with
an attendance Of ncnrIy five
hundred children between the
ages Of SIX and twelve years.
were closed under nd.ices
from tAc bureau UI buildings
following the exposure In
The Evening World uf the
conditions of the old school
buildings.
The evening world., 1908-03-13

had eaten Its way from the pile OF
woollen hat boxes aft, where 1t started.
Just as the Peck sheered off. however
enc OF the officers OF the Providence
armour ced to her captain that the fire
was under control. 1t had burned its
way through 5000 worth Of baggage
and freight and several bulkheads had
been hacked DOWN to get at It. WITH
the Peck leading. the two steamers got
under way and steamed slowly to the
Fall River line pier. at the foot OF
Warren street
There was nothing in the external ap-
pearance Of the Providence to show the
experience she had been through. She
swung at the end of her per untfi the
Peck had discharged her passengers.
and then locked.
After an inspection OF the Providence
Capt. Nicholson announced that she
would have 10 be laid off for several
weeks for repairs. The fire had done
about six thousand dollars worth Of
damage, he said
Since the Slocum disaster we take
no chances on the Sound" he said. "a.
there are few landing places there. l
do not believe that Capt. AcpelbY
would have waited two hours after the
discovery of the fire before arousins
the passengers. However. an investiga-
tion will be made"
Deny Fire Burned TWO Hours.
According to the official account. the
fire started at o'clock in a pile Of
hat cases am!dships. just aft Of the
engine room companionway, and burned
through TO the proximity OF the galley.
The officials of the line were very en-
phatic In denying the story OF the pas
ser gers that the fire had burned for
two hours before the passengers We're
reused.
The passengers as thew came ashore
were loud in their praise of the cap
tain's cooness in the emergency.
Had 1t not been for Capt. Appleby's
presence of mind the fire might have
resulted in consequences terrible to
contemplate" said II. A. Brown. fur
niture dealer OF Bar HarDor, Me.
He kept passing through the saloon
while we were waiting there. We didn't
hnos for what, and reassured US. In
fact, all the crew behaved with great
bravery and kept their heads sp!en.
didly.
II was awakened by steward ham
mering on my door and calling to me
10 get up at once.
All Thought Of Slocum Horror.
There has been an accident. lie
said. AS soon as l was fully awake
and smelled the smoke l realized wha:
had happened. and l must confess that
| was scared l put on a life belt and
hurried out into the saloon. II was
jammed with frightened passengers,
and several OF them had strapped ite
belts about them. l thought Of the
slocum. and so l suppose did everybody
else on board. Nobody spoke Of i,
though. We just stood there aad
waited.
Capt. App.eby assured us that II
As are became serious ne would set US
ashore, and that seemed 10 cheer the
passengers up quite a bit. 1t seemed
hours before We heard the footing of
the whistle OF the Peck and the an
swering signals o. the Providence.
The captain made a little Speech
nj told us !e was going to transfer
ls 20 the Peck and warned us to t.e
If quietly and in order, as Lhe process
would be much quicker II we kept
our heads. Most OF the passengers
we're fully dressed. but severa! OF them
The evening world., 1908-03-13
Seven CIassrooms Are Closed
in Three "F1re- -1rap" Schools

The first fruit OF The Evening Worlds
crusade to give the school children OF
New York the proper safeguarding from
fire came to-day when William H.
Maxwell, City Superintendent of Schools,
closed four class rooms in the old
Wooster street school. two class rooms
in the Henry street school annex and
one class room in the school at No. li3
Baxter street.
He stated that in the opinion OF the
building inspectors these schools were
!nadequately furnished with fre-escapes
and emergency exits. and that in case
OF fire the classes would be in the
gravest danger.
Il will close any school buildings
which are reported unsafe by supt.
Murphy. or the head OF any borough
bureau OF buildings Supt Maxwell
said to an evening World reporter.
The Wooster street school and the
Henry street annex were not reported
wholly untitled for use. but 1t was
decided that the structures could no
be emp;ied in the proper time In case
of Tire Therefore | ordered the six
classes closed"
one class at Grammar School No. I3J
at No. 1iS Baxter street. was dismissed
by Supt Maxwell to-day in order to
comply with the requirements of the
Building Bureau, which, after an in
spection. declared that there were not
enough exits to empty the school IN
case of fire or panic. No. l3O was erect
ed in 1874. and is hemmed in among
tencment-houses OF ramshackle kind
1t has daily atte ndarce of 6J0 chill
dren. On Tuesday, March 10. The Eve
ming World said;
"Fire-escapes are recommended by TIE
Fire Department for Schoo! No, $50. a.
No. li3 Baxter street. This Is one Of
the very eldest school buildings in the
city. The requested appropriation is OIL
the list now before the Board of E.sti-
mate"
"Wiu Take No Chances"
When supt. Maxwell vas asked
whether any school buildings in Frook-
lyn would be temporarily aoandoned.
he sa d:
That natter Is now up to Sup'-'n
tendcnt Of Buildings Moore. The older
sraool 3uhdings Of all OorougAs are
undergoing a severe examination, and
we Will close every one rather than
risk the ufe II single child"
school No. 10. is without sin-
gle .tceI fre-escape. There are
no .,nirs outside the building,
Their. Is hut one hre-eNtinguishcr
in the building. A slight fire oc-
Cured ten months nEo. and the
tcuchcrs nut the fire out with
rup, uT water. The pnrtitiuRs are
Of painted nine and would burn
IKE. 30 much shavings. There In
M exit !roui the rear NJ the huild-
tng, and bat one on the side.
Public school No 1S IS another men
y,as ca,up..tad ~ 1875 S'LGn, No. 2S Is
AZ ~ lj, West rprriath street, and has
/. 81 pupils "a the daily average at,
tarlaurs roll. Mrs. Clara iGynor IS the
IAets are seven sta.reases In the
The evening world., 1908-03-13

I'm order to avoid n possible duplica-
tion OF the Collinwood (o.) disaster.
We must act without delay" said Presi-
dent Coler, of Brooklyn. at the meet
ing. II want to show that Brooklyn
schools are lacking in Are escapes and
other appliances which make them safe
In case of hre. wish. Mr.. Mayor. to
submit this report, made to me to-day
by Superintendent OF Buildings Moore.
Of the Borough OF Brooklyn:
Every Stair Is Of Wood.
Il have examined the buildings on
the southeast corner of Columbia and
Amity street. and respectfully report
that 1t is constructed of brick. about
NIFTY feet front and rear ninety feet
deep four stories In height. and is
occupied as a public school,
ne first floor 10 used as NAV.
ROOM toilet and store rooms; the sec.
ond moor Is occupied as Offices and evo
ciase rooms; the third floor has .jx
class rooms: the fourth floor bas 81,
class rooms. These class rooms are
separated from each other by foldipg q
partitions made OF wood and glass
The seating capacity is $50.
Inc means OF exit are as follows
ohe wood stairs In front leading from
the top floor to the first story. and
from there to the mnin entrance. about
five feet wide, on Columbia street. The
entire inciosure OF these stairs Is o.
wood. Two wood stairways in the rear
leading from the top floor to the first
floor, thence to doors leading to the
yard, and are inclosed !n brick walls.
There is also in the rear two hreproof
10 the yard.
Fire Escapes Only Real Safeguard.
There are two iron Are escapes
one on each side Of the building leading
The evening world., 1908-03-13
HARTMAN APPEALS ON
THE ALTON QUlZZlNG.

WASHINGTON. March l3,-The APP
peal of Edward II. Hartman and Otto
H Kahn. OF the firm of Kuhn. Loeb q
CompaHy of New York. from the de-
cision OF United States Circuit Court
for the Southern District OF New York.
requiring them to answer certain ques-
tions REGARDING the ownership of stocks
in the Chicago & Alton. Illinois Central
and other railroads acquired in whole
or in part by the Union Pacific Rail-
road, was filed in the supreme Court
of the United States to-day
The Court will be asked 10 review the
case on the thecrr that the Circuit
Court rulino was erroneous