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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
WILL BE ERECTED TO TREAT
GARLAND PRODUCT.
WEALTHY CAPITALISTS
Big Company Of California Will Put up
Refinery 1t Field Can Produce 500
Barrels a Day--"it Is a cinch," Say
Members Of the Company.

William Fitzhugh and f. d. Shields
representing II of the wealthiest cor
porations of California, will put up a
refinery to treat the oil from the Car
land, Wyo., fields.
The refinery will in all probability
be erected in the vicinity of Cowley
and it is estimated that the company
will spend $1,000,O0O in erecting and
equipping the plant with oil tank cars
Mr.. Fitzhugh and Mr.. Shields have
been in the city for some time past
and have signed a contract with the
Garland and Montana Oil company,
which is to the effect that if the com
pany can show a steady production Of
500 barrels daily, they will put in a
refinery that will be capable of han
ding 5000 barrels daily.
This, the officers Of the company
claim they a do easily, from the
ihree shallow wells driven.
Mr.. Shields left last night for Cali
to attend to some matters in
connection with a big mandatory Of
Portland cement with which he is con
nected. Before departing, he stated
that the Garland fields, in his estima-
ticn. contained a heavier flow at depth
and that all the Gil that had been
found so far was merely seepage oil,
and that the real big bodies were yet
u
Mr.. Shields will return in about a
week.
Mr.. Fitzhugh will leave this morning
sorsthe Grey Bull gas district, where
some oil has been developed, and will,
t is understood contract for handling
oil from those fields, when developed.
The neutrality-suspicious. company
las agreed to the terms of the CON
ract and will hold a meeting in a few
lays to ratify the contract and to
arrangements for pumping the
Ill and may also decide to drill an
'ther we'll.
Messrs. Shields and Fitzhugh will
emain in this section of Montana for
ONE time closing up contracts and
hold of oil lands and oil pros
'ects.
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BL00DLESSR% REVOLUTIONS
CONTINUED from page Three)

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president and it has been used b,
Glpllano Castro since his triumphant
entry into Caracas nine years ago
These various actions probably VII
result in Castro losing property to the
galue of $4,000, 900 which he left be.
aind in Venezuela when he sailed for
france about a month ago.
The doors of the country have been
opened to all Venpzuelans residing
abroad and all former revolutionary
%agitators have been urged to return.
The cattle monopoly maintained for
50 many years by Cipriano Castro has
been abolished and the press has
been given it's freedom.
All the political prisoners in the
land, excepting the men who were
connected with the recent plot to as
sassinate President Gomez, have been
freed and the president has settled
the dispute with his neighbor on the
west, the United States of Colombia.
This difficulty had existed for many
years. and arose over a contested
boundary line. A decree issued today
opened the Zulia river to Colombian
navigation and restores the frontier
house at Villa Misar.
Joseph DePaul who was minister
of foreign affairs in the Castro cabi-
net received two days ago a dispatch
from Cipriano Castro at Berlin which
read as follows:
Declare the Dutch warships ri
rates. Suspend the payments to the
powers under the Washington proto.
cue. | am forwarding you a solution
of the difficulty
The communication has been re
.cesyed here with ridicule.
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ALL CLOSED AT
| O'CLOCK THIS INFORMING
Confined from Third Page.)

4FeEAI. gLNlEG EaHEHE@@ Es@HzNG
The ordinance regulating the sa-
looms of Billings went into effect last
night and at 1 o'clock this morning
every saloon in the city was closed
and the curtains drawn from the win
dows. They will remain closed until
I o'clock this afternoon. These are
The hours for Sunday.
During the week days saloons will
oe closed at 1 o'clock in the morning
and will remain closed until 6 in the
morning.
Chief OF Police Bert Talgo sent a
copy of the ordinance to each of the
several saloons of the city yesterday
morning and with it a brief note stat
ing that the ordinance would be effec-
tive commencing December %, 1908.
With many OF the saloons of the
city, the condition of affairs will not
be new and with all the measure is
generally considered to be a liberal
one.
= have no objection to the new
law" said one prominent saloon man,
yesterday, providing it is lived up
to by ALL"
The places in tire redlight district
come in for the same regulation
that the saloons of the city do.
Some of the saloons of Billings have
not been closed, excepting on election
day, for many years past.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
AFTER BANK ROBBERS
Men Who Tapped the Till of the First
National Bank at Monrovia, ca'ifor-
MIA, Will Soon Be in. the Tolls of the
Law.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 2G.-Import,
ant developments are expected within
the next 4S hours in the Monrovia
bank robbery case, where s29,700 was
taken last Monday night from the
vaults Of the First National Bank.
1t was stated at the Pinkerton office
today that it vas believed the guilty
parties were located and would be
taken into custody within a very short
time. 1t vas also stated that they ex-
pected to be able to recover the money
which was taken.
The detectives will not give out the
least hint a S to their convictions re-
garding the robbery for fear that pub
licity might upset their plans and per
init the escape of the %culprits.
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PUBLISHER OF PooR's MANUEL
GOES TO WALL.
WELL KNOWN BANKER
7e Was Counted One Of the Richest
Men II eotham-BeIisved THAT His,
Liabilities viii Reach Total 81.
$5,ooo,ooo.

NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-Henry w.
Poor, a well known banker and broker
.of Wall street and for years publisher
of Poors Manual of Railroads, failed
Today. His banking and brokerage
! firm, known as III. w. Poor and com
pany with offices at No. SO wall street.
made an. assignment to Mark u. Cox,
Of the firm Of Robert r. Winthrop &
Company without preference. No
financial statement was Forthcoming,
but as Mr.. Poor has been prominent
lin the srteet and has had influential
connections, it lis believed that his
liabilities will at least reach $4,000, 900.
The entire failure is borne by Mr..
Poor, his former partners having
withdrawn from the firm. The former
partners inciaded Mr.. Poor's son, VIM.
~. Phoenix, Franklin W. Hunt, Chas.
ICushman and Fred X. Farrar.
The failure is II Of the largest in
the financial district in some time.
Mr.. Poor was looked upon not only
as a very wealthy man, but his family
has long held a high social position.
He has two magnificent homes, one the
old Cyrus w. Field mansion at No. 10.
Lexington wen and the other a
stone chateau at Tuxedo, which have
been gathering places of the ultra.
fashionable for years. AS the stock
exchange was closed today the an
nouncement of the failure could not
reflect on marketeconditions. An effort
Yas made by the lawyers for several Of
the large creditors to present a bank
ruptcy petition.
Recent incidents of business failures
of Mr.. Poor are given significance by
the failure. It is recalled that six
weeks ago Mr.. Poor began the sale of
his magnificent library which he had
been thirty years in collecting and
which was regarded as one of the best
in the country. Five thousand works !
were included and the purchasers in
clude j. P. Morgan. Mrs. John D..
Rockefeller, Senator Henry G. Lodge,
and George and Howard Gould.
Another development was the bring.
ing of a suit by Howard Willets of
West Chester against Henry w. Poor
and company for more than 100000,
account of a deal in railroad bonds
into which Mr.. Willets says he went
because of advise which he received
from Mr.. Poor. The suit is still pend
The transactions of the H. w.
Poor concern, it is stated, We're on an
extensive scale, including big syndi-
cate operations. Mr.. Poor's connec-
ton with Poor's Manual of Railroads.
has been that of president and he is
a director of the Postal Telegraph
company of Texas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
CLAUS sPREckLEs PASSES
AWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO.
PROMINENT IN WORLD
He Was the First Man in the United
States e Recognize the Importance
" the Sugar Beet Industry, and
Established Factories.

SAM FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-Claus
S%preckles, the famous sugar reiner
and n of the most prominent bust.
ness men of the Pacific coast died at
his residence in this city from an at.
tack of pneumonia at 4:30 O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. Spreckles recently
returned from New York. On his ar
rival at home he was suffering from
the effects Of a cold which developed
into pneumonia. He was not
thought to be seriously i'll, but his
son. Rudolph Spreckles who was in
Honolulu, was notified of his fathers
poor health and fastened home, arriv-
ing yesterday on the steamer Nippon
Maru. The other children of Mr..
Spreckles are John D. Spreckles, pro.
prietor of the Morning Call and presi-
dent of the Oceanic steamship and
prominently identified with many bus
mess interests, C. "a. .Spreckles and
Mrs. Emma Watson.
Claus Spreckles was born in Lam
asdat, Germany, in 1928, and cam to
the United States in 1916. After be.
ing employed for some time in
Charleston, s. c., and New York, he
came to San Francisco. reaching this
city in 1856. He established a store
here and later conducted a brewery.
In 1868, he built the Bay Sugar re
flnery and began the Importation OF
rev material from Hawaii. Prosper
ing in this business, he established
other refineries and promoted the beet
sugar industry, BY establishing REIN
cries and engaging il the growing Of
beets on q large scllse.
He also built 4 .1Esfnery at Phila-
delphia, invested largely in the Ocean
steamship company and many other
enterprises, including the building of
the San Joaquin Valley railroad.
Many of his interests in Hawaii are
reported to have been disposed of by
his son, Rudolph, during the latter's
recent trip to the islands. They in
cluded the banking house of Claus
spreckles & Co, and considerable val
liable real estate.
Superior Judge Graham today APP
pointed Rudolph Spreckels and q. IA.
spreckels executors Of the will of their
father, Claus Spreckels, fixing their
bond at 100000, which was furnished.
n applying for letters of administra-
ton, it was stated that some matters
connected with the estate needed i'm
mediate attention.
The will is in the possession of the
widow, Mrs. Anna spreckels, and will
be opened on Monday. 1t is said that
all of the dead capitalists children are
mentioned in the will and each will
obtain a share of the estate, the value
Of which is variously estimated at
from S Y 100000 to SIS, 900, 900. 1t was
stated in court that the income from
the estate exceeded a quarter of al
million dollars a vaar & E4g
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
n. M. c. 4. Lyceun Course.

Sylvester A. Long will be the next
attraction on the Y. NJ. C. A. lecture
course and he will be in Billings at
the. Babcock theater January S. Mr..
Long will speak upon the subject of
Lightning and Toothpicks."
His lecture is said to be as much
out of the ordinary as his subject and
newspaper criticisms from places
where the lecture has been given
speak of it in the highest possible
terms. The lecture is said to be filled
with bright and amusing Illustrations
hold the attention Of the audience.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
CASTRO SEES SNOW.
Views a Storm in Berlin With Great
Interest.

Views a Storm in Berlin With Great
Interest.
BERLIN, Dec. 26.-senor Castro
went out today for the first time since
entering Or. Israel's hospital. He
made an excursion for several hours
in an automobile, paying a visit to
GrunWald, where he witnessed what
was to him a unique spectacle. a snow
storm and thousands Of persons gath
red on the lakes. The former presi-
dent expressed great interest in the
snowstorm.
He then walked an hour through
the forest and returned to the hos.
pital. Senior Castro says that he feels
comparatively well, but will remain
under observation for some time yet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
GREETING 10 TAFT.
Ne Is Greeted by the People of the
South.

AUGUSTA, Dec. 2G.-As a holiday
diversion, the president-elect made an
excursion to Aiken, =. c., and played
gclf on the famous Palmetto links.
News that he would so over the
line preceded his special train and
there was lively interest manifested
BY the residents Of the several vii.
lagos passed. Crowds were out, and
torped6ss were laid along the tracks
that the car might fire its " salute
and cheers were plentiful.
AT Bath the car halted and MI. Taft
complinaented the mill operators upon
their industry and progress. MI. Taft
get back just in time for dinner and
met g number Of prominent Georgia
Republicans.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
RESULT OF INQUEST
Decision Of the coroner's Jury in the
Case Of Mayor Taylor of Sheridan,
Who Wandered from Town and Died
of Exposure.
Especial to The Gazette.)

SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 26.-After
hearing many witnesses, the coroner's
jury tonight found that Mayor John S.
Taylor was mentally deranged when
he wandered a short distance from the
city Monday night and died from eS-
posture.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-12-29
WALSH RELEASED
Especial to The Gazette.l

BUTTE. Mont. Dec. 26.-"Red' Con
Walsh held on suspicion in connection
with the mysterious murder of VIM.
I. Clark the aged prospector whose
body was found in a lonely cabin in
the mountains. south of Butte was re-
leased today. The officers express
themselves baefled in the case.
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SUPPOSED D%EsERTER.

Frank Andrews. was arrested last
night. supposed to be a deserter from
the United States army. He is being
held by the police, until he can be
investigated.
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CURE FOR HOG CHOLERA

Missouri College. Faculty Guarantees
Legislature Of That state That 1t
Has a Serum that Will Stamp Out
the Disease.
COLUMBIA, Mo. Dec. 26.-As a re-
suit Of perfecting a serum that is an
anti-toxine against hog cholera the
Missouri college guarantees the state
legislature that with an appropriation
Of $4,000 a year it will save the far
G Of Missouri from 1 100000 to
So. 100000 annually.
The agricultural college announces
unequivocally that it is now prepared
to yanquish hog cholera. The serum
is@treated with small quantities of cal.
bonic acid and when kept in a cool
place a be kept from 6 to 10
months.
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PEOPLE
GIN PROGRAM
Continued from Page Three.)

continued from Page Three.)
made in Helena for caring for the Wis
ting teachers. The sessions will com.
nence on Monday and last through
Wednesday.
The organizations to hold meetings
IN conjunction with the state teach
ers' association are the department
Tor higher education superintendent
department, primary department, in
te.-scholastic athletic association,
Montana academy of science, arts and
letters, Montana state library asso-
siaticn, Montana society for the pro
motion of industrial association.
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Nursery Stock
COLORADO GROWN TREES

5s UUNO4kAl1U RON
RecaMsa%yOlr order gets our %persoral
attention, whether evergreen, or forest.
ornamental 81 fruit tree; whether
email fruit, shrub or rose bush, we
sIgQa1saiftee 1T to he grown in Colorado;
SR~eaIthfuI, w~all-rooted, true to name.
NNAsgtve premiums to Sclub-makers. We
freight or SO orders. Agents
Observation-Disclosures NURSERY
COMPANY
hex 80, Lafayette, Colo.
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Ur1- TOn EN- = MNN.
PARIS, Dec. 26.-Mandeville De
Msdafigney Pail IN American living in
Paris who recently was extradited
from London on the charge of having
obtained an automobile on a worth
less check was today sentenced to Is
months imprisonment.
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KILLED BOARDING TRAIN.

Jacob Stein Crushed to Death Be.
tween Cars.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Dec. 26.-
A special from Whitetish, Mont, to
the Tribune says that upon the arrival
of a Great Northern passenger train
at that point this morning, a mans
body was seen hanging from between
the baggage n express cars.
Blood was still flowing, 50 that the
man could not have been long dead.
Evidently he had been caught get
ting eff or on the train in an attempt
70 beat#his way. The only thing by
which he could be identified was a
letter written in German to a German
newspaper in Lincoln, Neb., asking
that the PAPER be sent to the address
Of Jacob Stein, Flatwillow, Mont.
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TWELVE MEN INJURED.

REIDsvILLE, Ca, Dec. 26.-Twelve
persons were seriously injured when
Georgia Coast train rolled down a
4a-feot embankment.
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AL EoE aAn cHEck MAN

SYDNEY o Judge.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

By virtne of a certain writ of execution Issued
ont of the clerks office of the district court of
Gilpin county and State of Colorado. and to me
directed, whereby | am commanded to make the
amount of certain Judgment recently obtained
against the Wilkes Barre Mining and Milling
company. a corporation, in favor of Robert Muir.
dOch out of the lands, tenements, goods and
chattels of the said The Wilkes Barre Mining
and Milling company, a corporation. have
levied on the following property, to-wit:
The Blind Girl lode mining claim and the Pro-
tector lode mining claim, both patented in one
group and known as mineral survey No. 1884
and all improvements thereon.
The Dark Horse lode mining claim and the
Wilkes-Barre lode mining claim, both patented
in one group and known as mineral survey No.
lsO55, and all improvements thereon ;and the Sick
Dutchman lode mining claim. mineral survey
No. 1904 and all improvements thereon. All
situated in Russell mining district, Gilpin coun-
ty. Colorado.
Therefore according to said command, I shall
expose for sale, Mt public auction, all the right
title and interest. of the above named The
Wilkes. Barre Mining and Milling company, a
cort oration. in and to the above described prop
erty, on Saturday, the 18th day of April 1905, at
10 O'Clock a. m. at the front door of the Court
House. in Central City, in said Gilpin County
Colorado to the highest and best bidder for
the same for cash in hand
Dated Central City this 9th day of March 1905.
THOMAS CODY,
Sheriff OF Gilpin County.
First pub. March 26-last April IS. 1908.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of certain writ of execution, issued
out OF the Clerks Office Of the District Court in
and for Gilpin County, Colorado, and to me di.
rected whereby l. am commanded to make the
amount OF n certain judgment recently obtained
against The Wilkes. Barre Mining and iiling
company. corporation, in favor OF Robert
Murdoch out of the lands, tenements, goods and
chattels of the said The Wilkes Barre Mining
and Milling company, a corporation, / have
levied on the following described personal prop
erty; to-wit:
One Weber gasoline hoist and appurtenances.
dump cars one lot (about 3,0Ob lbs) mine 4
rnils. 500 feet 81 inch wire rope. ore buckets,
shcave wheel, one lot (about 1901 drills. one lot
mining tools, trolley cars one portable forge
and one anvil, md shaft house on Baldwin lode,
survey 15is6.
Therefore, according to said command shall
expose for sale, at Public Auction. ali the right
title and interest OF the above named
The wilkess-Barre Mining and Milling company.
a corporation, In and to the above described
property, on Monday, the 9Th day Of April, 1908,
at the hour OF II o'clock IN. of said day, mt the
shaft house on the Baldwin lode mining claim
survey No. l5iS8, In Russell mining district, In
said Gilpin county and will sell the same to the
highest and best bidder therefor.
Dated at Central City, Colorado. this Gath day
OF March, 1908.
THOMAS CODY,
Sheriff OF Gilpin County, Colorado.
First pub, March %, 0'.-last pub Ar ril 2, '0s.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26
NEVADAv|L[E NOTES

While the paster of the M. E. church
preached his farewell sermon at Russell
Gulch last Sunday night, Hugh Lawry
held down the pulpit here with fine
sermon.
After an absence of few days So
journ around the county the Prodigal
Son, Richard, returned to his home last
Sunday rejoicing at sitting down to
mammals table once more. Richard in
tends to stay at home in the future.
Tom Oates arrived from the state of
Idaho last Thursday. He intends to
stay here.
N. Prouse moved into the residence
of Mrs. Richard Williams last week.
John Trembath left for Denver last
week.
o say! Do you know Captain R. w.
Pearce has been in this town 20 years
the 26th of this month and nothing do
ing yet. He is good adviser. Dur
ing his time here he struck it rich sew
eral times but never held on He was
elected mayor three times, and was con-
stable, justice of the peace and special
deputy sheriff at the same time and
nothing doing. We wonder what the
next twenty years will bring him?
H. Bolsinger, Jr., came up from Ley
den last Saturday.
John Reynolds left for Denver last
Tuesday.
The Bon Ton building on Main street
has been fitted up and put in shape for
private skating rink.
The boys OF this place intend to or
ganize stock company for the pur-
pose of running skating rink. The
price of admission is to be ter cents.
The company intends to run it for the
pleasure there is in it, not for the
money.
Thomas Webb of Argentine, took
time enough to shake hands with few
of his many friends while passing
through here last Wednesday,
Mrs. John Prouse went to Idaho
this week to visit her son.
Rev. A. N. Smith left for his home
in Kansas last Monday
The Citizens held their caucus last
Saturday night and elected the follow
ing gentlemen on their ticket:
Mayor-John Roberts.
Trustees-H. Armfeld, H. Hoskins,
R. Trezise, Chad Rutherford.
Gilpin observer., 1908-03-26

Giuseppe Ala, who SO cruelty
and cowardly murdered Father
Leo, has been sentenced to death
in expiation of his crime. His ex-
ecution will take place some time
during the week beginning Sun
day, July 18th. The motion for a
new trial made by his attorney
was denied, the court properly rul-
ing that no sufficient cause had
been offered why the murderer
should again be given the oppor-
tunity of establishing any reason
for the dastardly crime. There IS
not the slightest probability that
Alias native country will interfere
with the carrying out of the sen
tence of the court, doubtless being
only too willing that men of Ala S
type be put out of the way. Re-
gardless of the enormity of the
poor degenerate's crime he is to be
pitied.