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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
OTHER CONCERNS FINED.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29.
I'm the United States district court
today Judge Marshall fined the Union
Pacific Railroad company, the Ore
gon Short Line, the Union Pacific
Coal company and J. H. Moore, man
ager of the Union Pacific Coal COM
pany, $4,000 each.
Everett Buckingham, division traffic
manager of the Oregon Short Line was
fine $1,000.
These fines are the result of suit
against the coal company and the two
railroad companies by the D. ]. Sharp
Coal company, of this city, who al
legged that the defendants had con-
spired and had refused to haul coal
previously purchased by the Sharp
company.
These charges were sustained at the
trial by jury who found the defend
ants guilty of conspiracy in restraint
of trade and in violation of the anti
trust law. The defendant railroad COM
panies have given notice of an appeal
to the supreme court of the United
States.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
COMMITTEE TO
MEET WEDNESDAY
Executive Board of Dry Farming Con
gress VIII Gather In This City
Tomorrow.

The first meeting of the executive
committee of the Dry Farming con-
gress which will be held in this city
this fall, will take place in this city
tomorrow afternoon.
The members of the executive COM
mittee consists of the fifteen members
of the board of control from this
county and the remainder will be ap-
pointed by the mayors of the cities
from which they come.
Fifteen members from Yellowstone
county were chosen as follows: R.
T Shepherd, w. B. George, H. w.
Rowley, G. F. Bennighoff, A. L. Bah
cock, w. X. Sudduth, Austin North,
Christian Yegen, w. A. Selyidge, P.
B. Moss. w. R. Westbrook, Edgar B.
Camp, V. B. McComb, J. N. Scott and
o. w Clark.
Il. Brooks Martin and Norman Hol-
der will represent Bozeman and Dill
ea respectively, and the other cities
n ich will name members of the COM
r.ittee are Miles City. Glendive, Great
Falls, Lewistown, Red Lodge, Big
Tin Der, Livingston and Missolua.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
Powers Force Balkan Kingdom to
Yield to Demands of Aus.
ria-Hungarian
Empire.
KING MAY QUIT
Peter and Family About to Leave
Servia and King Names MOntene.
grin Prince as Successor
Discussing other Princes If Abdica-
cation Occurs.

BELGRADE, March 29.-Servia has
surrendered completely to the de-
mands of Europe and the tension of
six months over the Balkan situation
will come to an end this afternoon.
The action Of Servia probably will
set the Balkan question" at rest for
many days.
The ministers here of Great Britain,
France, Russia and Italy will today
verbally inform the Servian govern
ment of their recognition of the an
nexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
by Austria-Hungary. They will ad-
wise Servia to consider this question
closed and issue a circular note to all
the powers acknowledging this an
nexation and at the same time to as
sure Austria-Hungary of her peaceful
intentions, revoking all claims to in
Identifying concessions. Servia un-
doubtedly will swallow this bit OF
medicine and follow the advice of the
powers.
LONDON, March 29.-Special dis.
patches received from Rome and vi.
emma give rumors that Peter, the king
of Seryia, and all the members of his
family are preparing to leave Bel
grade
The message from Rome says King
Victor Emmanuel has received let
ter from Belgrade to the effect that
King Peter and his sons are going to
Switzerland. The king suggested that
the youngest son of Prince Nicholas
of Montenegro take the crown of Ser
via. The king of Italy, according to
this dispatch, does not oppose the alb
dication of King Peter but will urge
that Peters son, Alexander, succeed
him.
The dispatch from Vienna says an
influential party in the Serviana par
lament is agitating against the abdi-
cation of the dynasty, the family of
King Peter, and discussing either the
Duke of Teck or Prince Arthur of
Connaught as possible successors to
the throne.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
Official Information ON Its Way To
State Department at Washing
ton.
CONT ROVERSY ARISES
American Industry Reported Wages
in Germany to Be Put One-Quarter
of the Actual Figures-COst of Liy-
ing Now Much Higher.

BERLIN, March 29.-The foreign
office, replying to a request from the
state department at Washington for
official information regarding wages
and other costs in the production OF
all articles manufactured in Germany
and covered by the American tariff
has turned over to the American en-
bassy here document which now is
on its way to Washington.
The state department., after finding
that the replies from the American
consuls to the circular note of last
June on this subject were inadequate
owing to the refusal of the French
British and German manufactures to
supply trade rival with facts upon
which to base hostile tariff, directed
the American ambassadors in Europe
to invite such information by the res
pective foreign officers. Tle German
foreign office contents itself with
transmitting the official communica-
tiOns from the confederated states, to-
gether with comparison prepared by
the ministry of the interior of the
wages paid in Germany and the figures
paid as laid before the ways and
means committee of the American
congress by representatives of the in
dustries affected by the American
tariff.
1t is in this comparison that the
material for a sharp controversy has
been found. 1t appeared that one
American industry reported wages in
Germany in it's line to be one quarter
what it is alleged to be and various
instances are cited of the submission
to the ways and means committee OF
wage schedules of five and ten years
ago, when the cost of living was far
less than now.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
Utah Fuel Company, Facing Trial BY
Jury, Pleads Guilty and
Pays Big
Fine.
RECEIVERS LANDS
Large Tract of Coal Lands Turned
Back to Government as Result of
Suit.-Was acquired Through Dunn
my Entrymen. = Many Individual
Cases Dismissed.

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 29.
"A notable victory was won by the
United States government in the dis
trict court this afternoon when the
Utah Fuel company paid into court
100000 and pleaded guilty to the
charge Of obtaining coal land by.
fraud.
The company, subsidiary corpora
tion of the Rio Grande railroad, to-
gether with Henry G. Williams, Rob-
ert Forester, George A. Moore, Ely N.
Clark and Alexander H. Cowie, Off
GERS and employees, was indicted by
federal grand jury in April, 1907, for
obtaining title to 1,44O acres of coal
land in Sewer county, Utah, through
dummy entrymen. The validity Of
the indictment as we'll as the consti-
tutionality of the law and the charges
under the Indictment were ultimately
sustained by the supreme court of the
United States and the defendants were
on the verge of trial by jury when the
surrender took place.
The plea of guilty was entered to-
day by ]. w, Vale, general counsel
for the fuel company The court as
sessed a fine of $4,000 and judgment
for $4,000 in favor of the govern
ment for coal taken from the ground.
The land reverts to the public domain
and the company loses the $14,400 fee
originally paid as we'll as the future
sums paid to the dummy entrymen
through whom it was taken up.
The indictments against the indi-
vidual defendants were dismissed as
were five suits in equity involving
many thousands of acres taken up by
dummies as agricultural lands and
afterward turned over to the fuel COM
pany.
Special Attorney Fred A. Maynard,
who has prosecuted the coal cases
for the government, explains the dis
missal of the equity cases by saying
that the land involved had been bond
ed and the bonds sold through the
Morton Trust company of New York
to innocent purchasers. Rather than
reimburse these purchasers to the
amount of $2,OOOOOO it was deemed
advisable to accept the plea of guilty
in the criminal case and let the title
to the bonded property remain undis-
turbed.
The indictment for perjury against
Thomas a. Moore, which grew out OF
the testimony before the grand jury,
was also dismissed. In reacquiring
the LAO acres involved in today's
action, the government is interested to
the amount of 100000, that being the
appraised valuation of the Sewer
county land at the present time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
Mrs. Mary Farmer Declares That Her
Husband Was Not An Ac.
10 cOmplice.
PAYS PENALTY OF CRIME
Murderess Dies in the Electric Chair
with Prayer ON Her Lips, After
Making Confession ExOnerating
Her Husband, Who 10 Condemned.

AUBURN, N. Y, March 29-Hoping
that she might save her husband from
the fate that befell her, Mrs. Mary
Turner, convicted of killing Mrs,
Sarah Brennan last April in Brown
Vile, left confession made public
after her execution by electrocution
in Auburn prison early today.
In this she declared that her hus-
band, James Farmer, now under SEN
tence Of death, was not guilty of the
crime and nothing of it was known by
him until it had been committed.
Three contacts were given Mrs.
Farmer before she was officially pro-
nounced dead. The woman walked
quietly to the death chair and died
with a prayer on her lips. A few
hours before she was led into the ex-
ecution chamber she had over an
hours interview with her husband.
While the physicians were removing
the dead Woman's clothing prelimin-
ary to the autopsy, photograph of
the 2-year-old son of the couple, Peter
Farmer, now with his uncle in Wa
tertown, N. Y, was found in her dress.
The condemned woman had told Fa-
ther Hickey, her spiritual adviser to
whom her public confession was made,
that she had no relatives that she
Fnew of. After the autorsy Mrs.
Farmer. with the photograph of her
child, clasped in her hands, was buried
il St Joseph's cemetery.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
RENEGADE INDIANS
ARE SCATTERED BY
POSSE OF SHERIFF
nOstiIes in Small Sands Wander in the
Hills Closely Pursued by SoIdiery Re-
inforced by Cowboys-.-Crazy Snake
EIudes Capture and Trouble is Feared

country as well as do the Creeks.
These men declared that if Crazy
Snake were in the hills he would be
run down before morning. The mi
litia have yet to find any one who has
seen Crazy Snake since Sunday morn
ing. Their only real knowledge that
ally is the information choked out of
a young man by the deputies when
they threatened to hang him. The
young man may have been misleading
the deputies at that. The militiamen
insist, however, that they have the
best of reasons for believing they are
near to capturing Crazy Snake, and
ending his uprising.
The house of Crazy Snake near
Hickory Grounds was burned today by
Indians to divert attention from the
bushwhacking fight nearby in which
the Indians we're killed. This was re-
lated by Deputies Jones and Frank
Smith, after they reached Checotoah
tonight for more ammunition. George
Woodruff, attorney for the department
of the interior reached Muskogee to-
day from Washington and will go to
Henrietta tomorrow.
A detachment of deputies this eve
ming captured Sandy Tabler, a half
breed who for a long time has been
one of Crazy Snakes aides. Sheriff
Odam believes he was in Crazy
Snakes house during Thursday eve-
nings fight. A deputy took Tabler
to the Okmulgee Jail after passing
part of the day with the militia. He
said bloodhounds had been placed on
the Snakes trail and that the chances
were favorable for his capture within
"a hours.
"These negroes and Indians have no
fear of bluecoats," said Flynn. "They
are not afraid as long as they stand
their ground, and it was wise general
ship in scattering them. I realize that
the situation is more critical than it
appears on the face of it. Though the
trouble has consisted principally of
skirmishes, the lives of many people
are continually endangered"
Several families have deserted their
homes in the vicinity of Pierce on ac-
count of Indian troubles. Treacherous
and fearless redskins hang about that
section, hiding in the woods and hills
and occasionally coming out into the
open.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
Democratic Insurgent Scathingly De.
nOunces Action of Clark and
The Party
Caucus
A LAWLESS ACTION
Tennesseean Declares That Caucus
Resolution Was An Announcement
to Democrats to Not Obey the Law
of the Land -HumiIiating, DishonOr-
able and CtOntemptible Treatment.

WASHINGTON March "a break
in the monotony of the tariff debate
occurred in the house today when MIR.
Moon of Tennessee, one of twenty
three whom the recent Democratic
caucus disciplined for having voted
with the Republicans on the adoption
of the Fitzgerald amendment to the
rules, defended his action. He scath-
ingly denounced the attitude toward
him and his twenty three associates
by the minority leader and the other
Democratic in the house. He charac-
terized the Democratic caucus resolu-
tions as humiliating, dishonorable,
contemplate and pusilanimous.
Facing Mr.. Clark he said:
"Rally your forces and every Demo-
crat in this house will stand with them
for the abrogation of, the rules that
are still obnoxious"
The caucus resolution he interpret
ed as an announcement not to obey
the laws of the land.
Claiming that the provisions of the
Dingley bill for the free entry of
material entering into the construc-
ton and repair of vessels built in
America to be employed. in a general
trade, have not increased the mer-
chant marine, Mr.. Jones (Va.) oppos-
ed re-enacting this provision. He
charged that a clause in the present
law declaring that vessels receiving
the benefit of the act shall not engage
in coastwise trade of the United States
for more than two months in any one
year without paying the government
the remitted duties, was the reason
why American shipyards are construc-
ing ocean vessels out of free imported
material.
Mr.. Scott, Kansas, declared lumber
should be put on the free list and that
the duty on hides ought to be restored.
Mr.. Scott argued that the rate of duty
on zinc ore as carried in the Payne
bill taken in conjunction with the duty
on spelter inevitably would close the
Kansas smelters. Mr.. Dickman, Michi-
gan, said that if protection is taken
off sugar, that industry would be kill
ed. - '..'7.t,@ ,..."a'->@
He argued against the proposed ad-
mission duty free of 100000 tons of
sugar from the Philippines.
Mr.. Hamor, Idaho, made strong
pleas for the retention of the present
duty on lead, opposed the free entry
of Philippine sugar and deprecated the
cry of trusts.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
WANTED SINCE 1892
IS CAUGHT IN K. c.
Alleged East st. Louis FOrger Is Ar
rested in Missouri
Town.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March ga
man, who gave his name as Roy Hor-
ton, was arrested here today on a
charge of forgery for an amount plac-
ed at $4,000 and will be taken back
to east st. Louis, ILL.,, as soon as Off
GERS from that city arrive for him.
Horton was arrested here Saturday
night by the local police, it developed
today, but was soon released. Today
he was taken into custody again and
agreed to go back to Illinois without
requisition papers.
When first arrested the man gave
his name as Ryan Horton. He is charg-
ed with perpetrating confidence game
upon the Stock Yards company of
East st. Louis. Both Roy Horton and
his brother, John Horton have been
sought by detectives since 1902.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
One Lawyer i'm San FranciscO's CAL
hOun Case Terms Another a
Lying Dog"
CITED FOR CONTEMPT
Unknown Defendant Injected Into
Celebrated Case-Three Courts Kept
Busy i'm One Day Upon Long Drawn
Out Litigation.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 29-Issues
connected with the long drawn trial
of Patrick Calhoun, president of the
United Railroads, claimed the atten-
ton and energies of three legal tri-
bunals, a score of attorneys and a fly
ing squadron of detectives, newspaper
reporters and photographers today.
There was hearing later upon an
injunction issued by Superior Judge
Frank Murasky just before the actual
trial was adjourned for the day Geo.
G. Gillespie contractor, was passed
to occupy the 18th seat in the jury
box making il probable that the
peremptory challenges will be exer-
cised tomorrow for the second time
since the trial was begun, eleven
weeks ago.
While both sides appeared eager to
come to conclusions, the various per-
sons concerned could not agree upon
the method of procedure and the
police court proceedings were con-
tinued until Wednesday. The injunc-
tion hearing was prolonged until A.
Moore, attorney of the United Rail-
roads had called Assistant District At
torney Jas. L. Hanley Lying dog
and then the court ordered the case
continued until tomorrow.
Interest was added to the whole
affair when it became known tonight
that Judge Lawler who is presiding
over the Calhoun trial had issued an
order citing an unnamed defendant to
appear before him tomorrow and show
cause why he should not be punished
for contempt.
AS outlined by Attorney Moore dur
ing the partial injunction hearing to-
day the attorneys and others arrest
ed in connection with the alleged
thefs of papers will contend that the
order of Judge Murasky was delibe-
rately violated by police sergeant
who was acting under the orders of
Assistant Hanley, of the district at
torney's office. Mr.. Moore declared to
the court that the original order had
been handed to the officer and the
representative of the prosecution
while safes were being drilled and
cabinets forced in the offices of the
United Railroads, but that Mr.. Han
ley after declaring the papers impro-
perly drawn, ordered the search to
proceed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
st. Paul Line to Pacific Coast Com
pleted Yesterday Near
MissOula.
TRAINS RUN IN 90 DAYS
Without an Official Ceremony, Attend
ed Only By The WOrkmen, Last
Spike in New TranscOntinental Rail-
road is Driven in Western Montana.
Especial to The Gazette.)

MISSOULA, Mont, March 29-Mark-
ing the completion of the line of steel
connecting Chicago and Seattle, the
last spike in the new transcontinental
railroad, the Chicago, Milwaukee and
Puget Sound was driven at six o'clock
this evening one and three quarter
miles east of Missoula.
There was no golden spike cere-
mony. Besides the crew of the track
laying outfit, there were present at
the conclusion of the work only Chief
Engineer Dauchy and several officials
of the road from Missoula headquart-
ers.
The few bridges on the line remain
| ing unfinished will be completed in
three weeks, ballasting work will con-
sumo but a few weeks more and with
in sixty days it is expected the road
will be turned over to the operating
department and through train service
established. The total lengt of the
new road is 2,436 miles.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
ArchdeacOn Emery Forced to Abandon
His Life Work Because of
Marriage.
is NOW A JAPANESE
California Girl Who Weds Jap, Under
Laws of United States Ceases to Be
Citizen-Clergyman Who Tied Knot
is Severely Criticized.

SEATTLE, Wash. March 29.-Mrs.
Gunjiro Aoki by her marriage to the
Japanese last Saturday renounced all
rights as natural born American
when she stood at the altar at Trinity
Episcopal church. The statutes of the
United States provide that when a
woman marries foreigner she be-
comes a subject Of the governing
power to which her husband owes
allegiance. In this case Helen Aoki
becomes a subject of the empire of
Japan.
Rev. H. H. Gowen, of Trinity Epis-
copal church, has been severely criti-
cized for uniting the couple. He says
he opposes Japanese, but with the con-
sent of the girls parents and license
to wed, he considered it his duty to
perform the ceremony.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
ARCHDEACON RESIGNS.

OAKLAND, March Z9.-Archdeacon
Emery, who for almost a decade has
presided over the missionary field of
this jurisdiction has resigned. HIS
formal resignation, together with a
letter explaining his reason for desir-
ing to severe his connections with the
diocese of California, has been placed
in the hands of Bishop Nichols, who
has, however, not yet seen fit to act
upon it or to make the letter public.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
CASE OF CRADLEBAUGH
In HANDS OF JUDY.

DENVER, March 29.-After
a day spent in listening to the
instructions of the court and
the pleas of the attorneys the
jury in the case Of John M.
Cradlebaugh, charged with the
murder of Frederick w. Wal
ton of Wallace, Idaho, retired
to prepare their verdict short
ly before o'clock this eve
ming. At 10 o'clock tonight they
had been unable to reach a
verdict. Three witnesses tes-
fled that Walton was unarmed
at the time of the shooting.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
GAME PRESERVE MADE.
Especial to The Gazette.l

lopSCld1 10 1uG IdZ6tL0.J
HELENA, Mont, March 29.-In an
order received at the United States
land office here this afternoon with
drawal notice on five sections of land
in the "Willow Creek district" of
Montana is made for the preservation
of birds and other purposes. This is
said to be the first order of its kind
ever issued. The killing of birds there
on is prohibited except under regula-
tions of the department.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
KILLED BY GAMBLER.

SAPULPA, KY, March 29.-Tom
Divers, a noted Kentucky man was
fatally shot and Dupont Rupert SER
iously wounded here today in fight
in a gambling resort.
The room was full of men and Ru-
pert fired five times into the crowd.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30

OLYMPIA, March 29.-Lieut. Gov
ernor E. Hawthorn went to Seattle to-
day to meet the body of Former Gov
ernor Cosgrove. The funeral will oc-
cur here Wednesday afternoon.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
In DENVER RESIDENCE.

DENVER, March 29.-John
Collins, father of Mrs. Jesse
Mcdonald, wife of former Gov
ernor Mcdonald, this morning
shot and fatally wounded Miss
Sarah Nichols and then killed
himself. The shooting took
place at the Mcdonald resi-
dence. The motive for the
shooting is unknown. Collins
came to Denver recently from
Pennsylvania. Miss Nichols
was Mrs. McDonald's aunt on
her mothers side. Collins is
believed to have been insane.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March 20.
-Chitti Harjo (Crazy Snake) was
surrounded at midnight in the North
Canadian bottoms near Pierce. Three
hundred militiamen, cowboys and dep
uty sheriffs were closing in on him
and his capture was reported as i'm
minent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30
GOVERNOR COsGROYE DEAD.

PASO ROBLES, Cal, March 20
The remains of Ex-Governor Co.'S
grove were shipped to Seattle today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-03-30

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, March 80.
Fearing that the skirmishes near
Hickory Grounds and the burning of
Harjo's home may cause the Indians
to leave their hiding places on the
North Canadian river tonight and set
fire to other houses, $50 men have
armed and plan to leave Checotoah at
IL o'clock tonight for Pierce.
Evening journal., 1909-04-12
BROOKS WINS
SCHOOL DEBATE

MILTON, Del. April 12--It was a big
night in Milton the farmers from all
the outlying districts crowding the town
hall TO hear the public debate on the
question OF rural school consolidation,
With Prof. John d. Brooks, the super
iatendent OF Sussex county schools, on
the one side and George u. Jones, a
former country school teacher and farm
er, on the other.
For several years Prof. Brooks has
urged the consolidation OF schools in
some OF the rural districts. but has been
net with opposition by the farmers and
by many of the country teachers In
Milton they still have the old-fashioned
country debating society, which meets
every two weeks TO debate matters OF
public interest and Charles y. Jones,
leader Of the farmers in their antagon-
ism against consolidation, challenged
Prof Brooks TO a bubble debate on the
school question. The Rev. Mr.. McGii-
ton, Captain Frank Lacey and n w
White were chosen judges. They decided
that Prof Brooks presented the better
argument.