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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-25
MUSICIANS UNION
WILL GIVE DANCE
ONE OF FINEST AFFAIRS OF THE
SEASON IS PROMISED.

What promises to be one Of the
most enjoyable social events Of the
season will be the concert and ball
given by the Musicians union Of this
city at the garage next Friday even.
ing, February %.
There will be a dance program OF
Is numbers. music for which will be
furnished by a select orchestra Of is
members OF the union, under the lead
ership Of Dan Mazda Between each
dance number there will be a concert
selection by the famous Second Regi-
ment band OF 50 men, under the direc-
ton OF Homer c. Beach. Thus there
viii be music In the air. at all times.
Another innovation will be the serv.
ing Of Ice cream and cake to the ladies'
during the intermission. Tho proceeds
Of the AFFAIR are 70 Do used for the
purpose Of sending q delegate to the
national convention Of the American
Federation Or Nusicians. to be held In
81. Louie the coming summer.
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IN
BANKRUPTCY
Dawson COUNTY RAhcHER
WOULD SETTLE.

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Joseph EizenhArt.. u rancher Of Dav
son county. residing It Glendive, nlet
Z voluntary. petition In ,bankruptc,
court yesterday before Referee Firth
Eizenhart has but two creditors. Hi,
liabilities are $4,140.72 and his assetl
are 1850 Of which he claims $500 1,
exempt.
His liabilities consist Of a mortgag,
held by Skinner & Thomas OF South
st. Paul on so head OF cattle for 81,
040.72 and attorneys fees Of 800. Thu
cattle on which the mortgage was Civ
en- are valued at $1,000 according t
the list OF assets, and by being de
clared q bankrupt. the petitioner es
capes a deficiency judgment should
the mortgage be toreclosed.
Eizenhart's assets consist Of house
hold goods. valued at $135; horses and
cows. valued at $3.50; farming nipple
ments, valued at SIS; carriages and
vehicles. valued at SIS. and so head
OF range cattle valued at $1,000.
Hearing in the case has been sci
for March 5.
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ROBBINS FALLS
AND BREAKS LEG
u ~ ~ 84 g&' &&
Vas BUILDING sAhh on LOGAN
RANCH NEAR suLL MouNTAiN

K1E tNN rL &HFH a& IAA M&l2 nv MW
Lew Robbins. q carpenter and old
time resident OF this city, was brought
to Billings yesterday from the A. G.
Logan ranch near Bull Mountain sta,
ton, with.a broken leg, received while
building a barn for Mr. Logan on his
ranch. He was taken to the hospital
and the fracture was reduced.
Mr.. Robbins was working on the
barn and in walking on. a two-inch
beam slipped and fell q distance Of
about 1s feet to the ground breaking
his leg above the knee.
The ranch is located about three
miles from Bull Mountain station
and the injured man was placed in a
wagon and taken to the station, For.
tunately 9 freight train was leaving
for this city when he arrived there
and he was placed on this and was &C.
companied by n Of the Logan boys
to Billings.
Although the accident occurred
about noon the injured man did not
reach this city until ~ about s. O'clock
last evening.
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VERY LITTLE susINEss DONE ~
CITY FATHERS LAST NIGHT.
PETITIONS I'll! ( ARE HEARD
eids&Will p Rseevisd Tor Changing
Steam Radiators 70 Hot Water and
Connecting With Heating companys
Mains It City Hall.

Last nights meeting OF the city
council was decidedly u~ninteresting
and was held more from custom than
necessity for transacting the business
Of the city. The hearing Of two peti-
tons, reading Of a communication re-
garding bonds and q disinterested dis
cussion on sprinkling which most OF
the city fathers wanted to defer until
later took up the Is minutes Of the
meeting. .
Probably the most important thing
done was to order bids advertised for.
to install 40 feet Of additional heat
radiation In the city hall, change the
present rafiators from steam to hot
water radiators and connect with the
Billings Mutual Heating company's
mains at North Twenty.ninth street
and First venue Bids for the work
will , perceived and probably be act
ed on Tuesday evening, at special
meeting OF the council held for that
purpose. 5*zs
Protest Received.
A communication from a few prop.
erty owners residing between Third
n Fifth avenues north, protesting
against being included In the i'm
provement district for matchmaking
was read and called forth short dis
cussion during which the mayor stat
ed that he had made a canvass Of the
property owners in question and found
that but so at the outside OF the own.
ers OF the 372 lots in the district op
posed being included in the district
while others were equally as enthusi.
astic over being included in the dis.
trict and wanted the macadamixfne
done.
A petition for an electric light ON
the corner OF Nineteenth street and
First avenue north and a petition to
be allowed to operate a lunch wagon
on Minnesota ayenu were referred to
the proper committees.
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new expIosIve Of enormous force.

new explosive Of enormous force.
Tenant al Aceompllce.
The tenant Of the building where
this md was made. and who was q.
rested on the street with q bomb In
his pocket, has been Identified Us IN
accomplice In the murders Of Leuten.
Won Derlaunitz and General Maxim.
ofsky. /
-Four dodgers Id the buildings, two
men and two women. also were arrest.
ed The two women arrested yester.
day In Finland are shut up in the for
tress. It Is reported that the wife and
sister-in-law OF a millionaire mer-
chant named Meshko6, whose house
was among those searched by the po-
lice. are being held as members Of the
organization. NJ. Meshkon Is the own
er Of so steamers plying on the volga.
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ARRIVING
FOR BIG MEETING
HORTICULTURAL TROPHIES HAVE
BEEN SHIPPED HERE.

Exhibits OF fruit for the meeting OF
the Montana horticultural society
which will be held in Billings the last
four days in this month have been re-
ceived by I. D. O'Donnell, secretary Of
the chamber Of commerce from H. g.
Colville q fruit raiser Of the Bitter
Root valley residing In Missoula and
MT. o'Donnell has received word that
q number OF other exhibits are On
route to this city.
Contained in Mr.. Colville'S exhibit
are nine varieties Of. winter apples
and Mr.. O'Donnell has received word
from Ex-Governor Robert Smith Of Big
Fork that J.rC. Wood Of KAlispell has
shipped three boxes Of apples and
that he has forwarded the Stockman
and Farmer and the Tathead cups
which will be contested for By the az.
hibitors.
As prizes will be awarded for Dot.
ted plants and canned fruits the peo.
pie Of the Yellowstone valley will be
given an opportunity Of exhibiting
plants and canned fruits in competi-
ton with the visitors.
To provide entertainment for the
visitors a trip Of inspection to the
Billings sugar factory and a reception
at the Billings club have been ar
ranged for. w, s. Garnsev .Jr.. man.
ager Of the factory has consented to
allowing the visitors to inspect the
factory and will provide guides for
them in all probability,
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soYs OCCUPIED ATTENTION OF
AUTHORITIES YESTERDAY.
THREE ARE BUTTE BOYS
From Nowhere to Some.
where They Sleep in the SAIL BY
Kindness Of the PoIles-T~o A..
rested for Getting Drunk.

From Saturdays Daily.
Police court and the police have
been concerned largely with boys the
past two days, no less than Ave Of
them having received attention yester
day and Thursday night.
It, was on a charge Of disturbance
that two of the boys were arraigned In
police court yesterday morning. and
the evidence showed that they had
been served with liquors by bartend'
ers here in the city. Neither Of the
boys was owe II, though the older
John schwarz. strongly maintained
that he had reached that age and
passed it.
Judge Mann lectured both of the
boys and talked strongly to the oar
tenders, threatening that If another
such case was called to his attention
he would visit heavy punishment upon
the Offenders.
Selling liquors to minors must
STOP" said his honor as a final word,
The older boy was fined SO.
Thomas Jackson. John Duggan and
John Sullivan, all Of Butte and all un,
der 18, arrived In Billings yesterday
without money and without price. How
they got here and whether they came
from the east or west no one knows,
but the trio claim they came from
Butte and intend to go back that
way in order to breach Goldfield. Why
they made this side trip the boys do
not explain.
Just Wandering.
They did not seem to be certain
what they intended to do In Goldfeld,
One boy said he thought they would
sell papers," and another thought
"Goldfeld ought to be good now"
Duggan is from Butte, but claims to
be from San Francisco. even going 30
far ~ to give his address ~ 416 East
Clarke street.
John Sullivan denies that he is from
Butte. but wasn't certain whore he
did come from, while Thomas jackson
admitted that he came from the big
copper camp.
The three boys are very dirty with
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-02-25
MEET AT
LOCAL Y. NJ. c. A.
TELEeRAPHIc TRACK MEET TO
BE HELD MARCH II.

From Saturdays Daily.
The Y. NJ. G. A. telegraphic track
meet will be held March IA, according
to information received from Salt
Lake by Physical Director Jess Hop.
kins. Associations in Omaha, Port,
land. Denver, Salt. Lake and Billings
will participate IN the meet. "A high
school meeting between contestants
in the cities named will be held at the
same time as the =. NJ. G. "A. meet.
Results In all OF the events will be
telegraphed to Salt Lake BY the va
rious associations In. the cities taking
part, and the results in other cities
telegraphed back as soon as possible.
The idea Is a new one in the west but
is said to be meeting with approval in
the east.
The schedule OF events In the Y. NJ.
C. A. meet is as follows:
Mile dash, 100 yard dash, 220 yard
dash. 40 yard dash. $50 yard dash,
running high jump, pole vault, 100
yard potato race, 100 yard relay race.
four men entered, and a 10 pound
shot put. Similar events are con.
tanned in the schedule for the high
school meet.
Individual medals will be awarded
and team trophies given. Dates oi
the arrangements for receiving and
sending the results will be settled
later.
Clarence Holiday was elected cap.
tain Of the Y. M. q. "A. basketball team
last night. The team will play the
Co. K team. high school team and the
Muscatine. Iowa, basketball team
which will be here the latter part OF
next month. a
Basketball games between the
Methodists and Presbyterians and the
Congregational and Christian church
teams will be played tonight under
the auspices Of the City Sunday School
Athletic league. No admission is
charged to these games.
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This Unframed Nj. Campbell, who de
clared II to be out Of the question
az there were many colored men Il
his state who did not vote.
MA Bartlett OF Georgia read q die
patch that Booker washington hat
Deen denied hotel accommodation .
Wichita. rs
Mi. Campbell. took the matter yer,
serious, and declared that II the dis
patch was trueanddf washington had
the time to give, the hotel keeper
could be made the defendant in AZ
action for damages, and he added:
The probabilities are that the hote
man was q democrat from Alabama d
Georgia"
""The democrats from Alabama o.
Georgia." INTERCEPTED Mr.. Bartlett o.
Georgia, don't go to Kansas vert
often"
And they don't stay democratic
when they do 60" was MI. Campbelle
quick retort.
Takes New Turn.
The debate at this juncture took a
new turn.
Does the gentleman believe in
black and white children going to the
same SCHOOL," Mr.. Heflin demanded
to know.
Mr.. Campbell answered by. saying
that his children attended q mixed
school In Pittsburg. Kas., his own
town.
Would you worship with q negro?'
Mr.. Helm also asked.
~ nyhA VA~1or ~ NJ. Ern1n~hn ~ that
only last Sunday he had done so.
Pursuing his inquiries, Mr.. Heflin
asked Mr.. Campbell If he believed in
intermarriage between the races.
mo, sir" shouted MI. Campbell,
and he said there was a vast difference
between social equality and public
equality.
II would not permit my daughter
to marry some white men," he ex.
claimed.
would you permit her to marry
any colored MANI" was the query OF
Nj. Bell Of Texas.
Raising his voice to a high pitch
Mr.. Campbell exclaimed:
mo. sir, and there was loud ap-
plause when he added: But / would
permit that colored man to have
under the constitution.
The house was thrown into an up
roar when Mr.. Simms said:
Lets hresh the negro question out
later, even il we have to thresh each
other out.
A charge by Mr.. Hardwick Of Geor-
.ia that the republicans were trying
to play a little politics on the ques-
ton" brought down upon him decisive
laughter and boots from that side OF
the chamber.
Debate on the question was brought
a close by Mr.. Smith Of Michigan
declaring that the amendment, II adopt
ed, would drive the street railways In.
bankruptcy.
n amendment vas defeated. 40
TO SO.
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RACE QUESTION
STl|RS HOUSE
DEBATE WAKES. FIERCE OVER
jim CROW CARS.
REPAR1EE IS BRILLIANT
Campbell 81 kansas Is Wlttisst 81 the
Debaters but southerners Are
Observation-Disclosures Causing the
Debste 10 Lost BY Big Vote.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The rae,
question came to the surface In thu
house today. when Mr.. Helm Of Ala
bama offered an amendment to The
District Of. Columbia street rallwa,
tract bill providing for Jim Crow
cars.
Mr.. Heflin declared that separate
cars for the Whites and blacks had
solved the race problem in Alabama
and he expressed the opinion that
such an arrangement would solve II
in Washington.
MI. Foster of Vermont voiced his
protest against the amendment and
said it was regretable that on the
birthday OF George Washington such
un-American propositions should be
advanced.
Does my friends believe Washing.
ton himself would vote for this amend
ment II he were here?" inquired Mr..
Griggs Of Georgia, amid laughter.
"Emphatical y no." said Mr.. Foster.
The amendment was bitterly fought
by Mr.. Madden of Illinois, who assert
ed that congress should never leglis-
late in favor of one element against
another. He was twitted by Mr.. Griggs,
who inquired of him II he remember
ed the shot gun" quarantine estab-
lished by Governor Tanner against
negroes.
Mr.. Madden responded that he
rnvy0x 1NrnoN41 hno ~3nh+& ~ $h4 rNw-
ernor to act as he did.
Members Excited.
BY this time a number Of southern
members were vainly seeking recogni-
ton.
(Which race does the amendment
discriminate against?" inquired Mr..
Humphreys Of Mississippi, who first
got the chairman's eye.
II don't coQcede the right OF the
gentleman to ask such a question:"
MI. Madden replied, at which the de-
mocrats derisively laughed.
It remained for Mr.. Campbell Of
Kansas to interest the house on the
subject. He defended the negroes Of
Washington and said he never noticed
anything offensive on their part on
street cars.
Nothing disturbs your equanimity
except small children, remarked Mr.
Of Alabama.
None Disturb Him.
There are a great many who do
not disturb me at aL," was Mr.. Camp
BELLS retort.
Would you add the representative
from Alabama?" inquired MI. Griggs,
amid laughter.
Il will and the gentleman" said Mr..
Campbell, smilngly.
by request?" said MI, Simms,
Eyes," said Mr.. Campbell, and by
request of the gentleman from Geor-
The repartee convulsed the
house and galleries, which had be-
came packed to the doors, with many
for admittance.
MI. Campbell said he would regard
t as an evil day when congress would
:reate a class distinction.
A voice was heard to say that the
republicans were after negro votes.
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WILL ERECT
A FINE RESIDENCE
PURCHASES LOTS FROM W. 3.
GEORGE ON WEST SIDE.

p. R. Albin yesterday purchased
from w. B. George three lots on the
southwest side Of Yellowstone avenue,
adjoining the home Of G. w. Forester.
The property is located in the heart
Of n Of the finest residence districts
of Billings. where no house can be
constructed costing less than $4,000. It
is said that Mr.. Albin will immediate.
ly have plans drawn for a magnificent
dwelling to cost $4,000 to be erected
on these lots. The structure will be
designed as bachelor apartments and
will be occupied by Mr.. Albin.
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KILLED SQUAN
WITH BOTTLE
INDIAN coNFEssEs HE MUIR
pEREo WOMAN.
DOG SCENTS THE CRIME
Set Fire to Tent But Il Failed to
surn-Told Authorities That His
Wife Froxe to Death, But Dog
smelled Blood on His Clothes.

EM I"LaL| HN&gL - EEgEAEs
Tonopah, Feb. 22.-Frank Kawch
an Indian, today confessed to the muir.
der Of his squaw. for which crime he
has been confined in the county jail
pending his hearing.
The crime Of the Indian was traced
by a dog owned by Justice of the
Peace Brissell of this city. Kawch,
who was drunk, beat the squaw over
the head, breaking two or three whis.
key bottles on her skull and then,
with a companion, dragged the body
from a gulch, where the murder had
taken place, to her tent and then set
fire to the tent, but the fire went out.
This happened on last Wednesday
night, just outside of Tonopah and
next morning Kawch came into Judge
Brissell, who Is the acting coroner and
wanted to make arrangements for the
funeral, stating that the squaw had
been frozen to death.
Justice Brissell has a dog, half set
ter and half pointer and the animal
shifted the clothing Of the Indian sus-
piciously and then continued barking
at him until the attention of the
judges wife was attracted when she
detected blood on the Indians cloth
ing. This led to an Investigation with
the result that Kawch was arrested.
The Indian today confessed to District
Attorney McCarren, Chief of Police
Malley and Deputy Sheriff Swansey
that the old woman bothered him so
when she vas drunk that he had to
kill her in self defense. She pulled
his hair, he said, and dragged him to.
the ground. Then he grabbed the
whiskey bottle that she had emptied
and swung it on her head, killing her.
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JOHN clLcHRisT HAS FoRTuN
ATE ESCAPE FROM PEN.
FRIENDS HELP HIM OUT
Man Who Shot James Grady In the
Leg Tuesday Night 10 Pulled Out Of
Hole BY Testimony Of Witnesses
Pleads Guilty to Disturbance.

= IA oASA ~ y AAA4 f"- u. L-EL.H
To the disgust OF the county attor
ney and the city officials including
Mayor Foster, John Gilchrist, who
shot James Grady in the leg Tuesda,
night secured SO many of This friends
to testify for him in the case yester
day that it was impossible to convict
him Of first degree assault and he was
merely sent to Jail for 80 days on
charge of disturbance.
Nearly the whole morning was taken
up with the trial Of Gilchrist on the
original charge Of first degree assault
and it was only after the evidence ad.
duced by the defense absolutely con.
that offered by the state,
that County Attorney Wilson, feeling
that he could not go to the district
court on such q case dismissed>it and
Immediately filed a complaint Of dis.
turbance against Gilchrist, who plead.
ed guilty to that charge and was sent.
enced to 80 days in the county in.
Change Opinions.
Joe Elliott and Fred Devall. relied
upon by the prosecution to bring q
conviction, went back on their stories
told the police the night Of the fracas.
Devall had told the police that he had
been in q fight with Gilchrist and that
Gilchrist got a gun and aimed at him
whereupon he fed. Yesterday he ties.
titled that he had never seen the gun
in Gilchrist's hands. and that he had
merely heard the shot after he left
the saloon.
Elliott told the police that Gilchrist
the gun at DeVall as he went
out the door. but that he (Elliott.)
it aside and the bullet entered
Grady's left leg. Yesterday he swore
the stand that Gilchrist was not
at any one and that he grab
bed the gun for fear Gilchrist might
shoot.
They All Help.
l.
There were three. or four other wit
nesses for the defense and the change
Of memory on the part OF DeVall and
Elliott with the testimony Of other
weakened the. states case
SO much that no conviction could be
secured.
Gilchrist, according to officers. has
been In trouble before and has a repu-
tation for making gun plays. He SER
we'd 10 days for vagrancy several
months ago.
Elliott, who is q cripple, was arrest
ed Thursday night for himself making
q gun play in the Globe saloon. but 1t
is understood that the bartender has
refused to appear against him though
Chief Talgo telephoned yesterday to
ask him to appear.
Elliott was arrested in the Bud
weiser saloon, where the gun play Of
Tuesday night took place.
De Vail pleaded guilty to disturb
and was fined SO.
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FAR REACHING
I PLOT P I Z !:
RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES DISCOVER
PLAN or TERRoRlsTs.
TO KILL GRAND DUKE
Minister chteheoliovltoK Mas Marked
40 ! Nietlm-0rand Duke Thought
20 Have influence With Gar and
Minister Was Hsad OF Prison.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 22.-An ofacia'
announcement was made today by the
ministry Of the interior concerning the
plot which was discovered and frus
trated q few days ago by the police
the object OF which was the assassina
ton Of Grand Duke Nicholas Nickelo
Witch. second cousin Of Emperor Mich.
olas and commander Of the imperial
guard and NJ. Chtchegliovitof, the
minister OF justice. The details cor.
respond to those already given In
these dispatches.
The oflcial announcement ascribes
the attempt directly to the socialist
revolutionary party, whose terrorist
associations were r~eorganized In May
of last year after having been allowed
to relapse after the congress held In
Finland In the spring OF 1906.
At the time Of reorganization the
sum OF $4,000 monthly was assigned
for espionage and the preparation Of
bombs and other instruments OF deesh.
The group to which the execution Of
these latest crimes was entrusted is
officially designated as the mobile
fighting detachment of the northern
district"
Other Attempts.
The social revolutionary party four
months ago made an unsuccessful at
tempt to ~assassinate Minister Chit
chegliovitoh on the occasion Of the
funeral OF General Maximoffsky, di-
rector of prisons Of the ministry Of
the interior, who was killed In this
city BY Mile. Ragozinkova and 1t Is
responsible for the assassination of
General Pavlof January g., 1907, Ma
jor Gen. Won Derelonitz on January
3. 1907, and NJ. Guidema, governor Of
the political prison on Basil island on
January 80 OF the same year.
The murder of N. Guidema, for
whom the police have been searching
in vain since the crime, is among those
arrested the day before yesterday.
The group Of terrorists is in no wise
connected with the Maximalist or
~ganization which executed the attempt
upon Premier Stolypin at his villa in
this city in 1906 and which has put
through several big political robbers
les In st. Petersburg and Moscow.
Would Reach Evils.
The selection Of Grand Duke Mich
0las and NJ. ChtcheglOvttoh for a6
sassination has occasioned some re-
mark as neither the grand duke nor
the minister has been prominent in
~represstve measures.
In N. Chtcheglovitoff the revolution
lists apparently were trying to kill not
the man but the head Of the depart
ment responsible for the political
trials OF the last year as well as the
prison regime under which thousands
of, revolutionists have suffered. Grand
Duke Nicholas, although not directly
connected with the administration ex-
cept by his position of commanding
troops in st. Petersburg, has been
held up by the revolutionaries to the
popular gaze as a malevolent influence
on Emperor Nicholas.
The police have discovered on Basil
island the headquarters Of the north
ern organization. In a secret cham
Der were found, In addition to a guam
tity of revolvers and cartridges. two
powerful bombs OF the finest work
manship and q great quantity Of al