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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
TWO RAILROADS AND TOBACCO
COMPANY UNDER INDICTMENT

LOUISVILLE, KY. Dec. 2.-The spe-
cial grand jury that has been sitting
in special session to investigate the
alleged violation of the interstate
commerce law returned indictments
today against the Louisville & Nash
vile and the Louisville. Henderson &
st. Louis railroads and the American
Tobacco company for rebating.
Eight indictments aggregating AZ
counts were returned against the for
mer road. One indictment of 25
counts was returned against the Amer
lean Tobacco company.
Two indictments were returned
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produce men said that conditions were
unchanged
AS against the optimistic statements
of the railroad managers, strike lead
ers say they are in a stronger posi-.
ton today than ever. They refer to
the fact that the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen and the Order of Rail-
way Conductors in Melrose, Mimi,
yesterday adopted a resolution to
stand neutral and refuse to do other
! than the work done prior to the pend
ing trouble"
This means that trainmen and con-
ductors will refuse to do any switch
! ing except at those stations where it
had been customary for train crews to
switch their trains.
| Factory forces are being reduced
because Of the shortage of supplies
caused by the freight tieup and the
two big shops of the Great Northern,
employing 1000 men, failed to open
today.
All except one of the 90 big flour
mills in Minneapolis are idle, although
millers say they will know in "a hours
whether they will open their mills
soon.
Imported strikebreakers wearing
special police badges were reported
on duty at the Union station yards to-
day by strike pickets and when Pres
ident Hawley learned that these men
had been imported he called the at
tention of the state labor commission
er to the matter.
Labor Commissioner McEwen said
if men wearing police badges were not
residents of Minnesota, they and those
responsible for their presence in the
state were violating the state law.
The law makes 1t illegal for any
one not legal voter of the state to
act as special police officer, detec-
tive, constable. militiaman or patrol
man. II they have been sworn In
they are liable to imprisonment for
one year.
Mayor Lawier has been retained as
legal counsel for the switchmen. He
addressed a meeting of strikers in
Minneapolis last night and said:
Some of the newspapers give the
employers side only and state that
the railroad managers we're not noti-
fed until too late of the contemplated
action Of the switchmen. But l state
here and now that they knew to man
that the strike order was issued and
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
Morgan Has Control
of the Equitable
Company

EW YORK, Dec. 2.-Control of the
IN Equitable Life Assurance society
secured by Thomas F. Ryan, soon
after the insurance scandals few
years ago, has passed to j. Pierpont
Morgan with the $472000,00O of as
sets which the company declared in
it's last statement. The transfer, apart
from the magnitude as a chapter in
the history of finance, marks COM
plete reversal of the old order which
insurance companies controlled des-
TIMES of banks and trust companies.
News of the transfer was contained
in the following brief statement from
the office of Morgan & Co.
Mr.. Morgan has bought the MAORI
ty of the stock of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, formerly owned by
Thomas F. Ryan. The purchase is
subject to the trust under which Grow
er Cleveland, Morgan J. O'Brien and
George Westinghouse were made vot-
ing trustees for the benefit of the
and 1t covers all the
stock purchased by Mr.. Ryan from
the Hydes."
Beyond the bare facts Mr.. Nor
gan and his partners declined to give
any details. The exact amount of the
stock bought by him and the price
paid will remain for subsequent ar
rangement.
Mr.. Ryan's holdings in the Equit-
able were bought mostly from James
H. Hyde, although Edward H. Harri-
man had laid plans which, as he sup
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(special to The Gazette.l

Especial to The GaZette.)
DTTE, Dec. 2.-Senator ]. B. Amin
and Representative r. B. Con-
nelly of Yellowstone county have
been circulating a petition among the
members of both houses of the gen.
eral assembly, and tonight they re-
port that practically all of the mem
bers have agreed to unite in a re-
suest to Governor Norris that a spe-
cial session Of the legislature be
called for the purpose of taking ac-
ton in relation to the construction
of the proposed wings of the state
capitol.
1t is contended by the members Of
the legislature that the wings to the
state building shall be constructed of
the same material as is the main
building and that grave mistake
will be made if materials from out
side the state are used. The active
campaign inaugurated by the Billings
Daily Gazette and fought so strongly
by the Butte Miner has so stirred up
the state that 1t is felt that nothing
but special session of the legislature
will be potent to unsnarl the present
tagle
1t is proposed to take up nothing
at the special session but the stone
controversy and the legislators prom
ise to serve without pay. The gov
ernor Is requested to SO call the ses
sion that the legislators will be asked
to take such action that the state may
complete the building as now pro-
posed by the use of Montana stone.
The petition to the governor follows:
ITO His EXcellency, Hon. Edwin l..
Norris, Governor of Montana:
Owing to the widespread dissatis-
faction regarding the use of foreign
stone for the construction of the ad
ditions to the state capitol building
at Helena, we desire to say:
1--WE believe it would be mistake
for the state to use inferior quality
of stone to that found in Montana.
We also feel that the additions now
contemplated should be made of the
same material as are the original
buildings to insure uniformity as we'll
as other advantages.
1--WE can see no other way for this
to be done without an extra appro-
priation. This cannot be done, as we
understand, without a special session
of the legislature. However, we be-
lieve that the interests of Montana
demand such action and we as mem
bers of that body respectfully re-
quest that a special session be called
at the earliest possible moment for
the sole and only purpose of taking
such action as will enable the state
to complete the capitol building as
now proposed, by the use of Montana
stone.
I'VE promise to attend any session
that may be called for that purpose
without expense to the state.
This suggestion on our part Is not
to be considered as in any way re-
Election upon the action of the build
ing board, for under the law they
could have done nothing else"
1t Is declared by those who are in
a position to know, that Governor
Norris will accede to the request for
the special session and that the call
will be issued within a few days. A
poll of the members of both houses
has been taken and 1t is asserted that
more than a majority Is already
pledged to make an appropriation
which will be amply sufficient to con-
struct the wings OF the capitol ac-
cording to the accepted plans. the
Columbus sandstone to be used.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

settlers, is the heaviest snowstorm
that has ever visited the state this
early in the winter and the worst
storm that has swept this portion of
the Yellowstone valley for the past
four seasons.
The storm seems to have begun
ABOUT 100 miles east of this city and
Is general throughout the Big Horn
basin in Wyoming and the country to
the north of Billings. Late reports
last night were to the effect that the
entire eastern slope of the Rockies is
covered with from 8 to 10 inches of
snow, while the western slope is suf-
fering through unusual rains and
WaShoutS.
A telegram from Fol syth, received
at 10 o'clock last night, stated that at
that point but a few inches of snow
covered the ground, while there was
no snow whatever east of Miles City.
Incoming crews on the Burlington re-
ported that the snow began near the
east Wyoming line, and that at Sheri-
dan and intermediate points it has
reached a depth of foot. The Big
Horn basin is covered with blanket
considerably over foot deep. while
to the north and in the Lake Basin
country the snow is even deeper and
threatens to entirely block traffic on
the Billings & Northern.
For the first time in many months
the Red Lodge local was behind time,
the usually punctual train pulling into
the station shortly after z o'clock.
Passengers from Red Lodge say that
when the train left the Carbon county
seat at 4 o'clock the ground was COW
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
CONFLICTING REPORTS ARE GIVEN out
CONCERNING BIG SWITCHNlEN'S STRIKE
MANAGERS Say Everything Will be Running Smoothly in Few
Days While Strike Leaders Say They Have Every
thing in Their Own Elands--Clash at Duluth

and others were expected to be put
in commission when needed. Accord
ing to statement issued by Third
Vice President Slade of the Northern
Pacific, two coal trains were moving
today between Duluth and st. Paul,
four trains of grain and miscellaneous
freight were moved into Duluth from
the west Way freight service, he
said, had been re-established on prac-
tically all lines.
Some st. Paul wholesale grocers re-
ported today that shipping conditions
were improved but coal dealers and
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
TO DISSOLVE PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-Premier
Asquith announced in the house
of commons today that the
government had advised King
Edward to dissolve parliament
and that his majesty had ac-
cepted the invitation.
The premier added that if
the Liberals were returned to
power, the first act of the gov
ernment would be the re-enact-
ment of all the taxes for which
provision was made in the bud
get rejected by the house of
lords.
The house of commons by a
vote of 349 to 1874 today passed
the resolution of Premier As
quith to the effect that in re-
Jecting the governments bud
get bill the house of lords had
committed a breach of the con-
stitution and usurped the
rights of the house OF COM
mons.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
ID PHILADELPHIA, Dec. carrying

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. carrying
rear admiral of the United
States navy, two battalions OF
marines and enough implements OF
war to conduct vigorous campaign
against the turbulent Central Amer
lean republic of Nicaragua, the aux
iliary cruiser Prairie ran around on
the soft mud of the Delaware river
tonight few hours after weighing
anchor at the Philadelphia navy yard,
bound for the Caribbean sea.
Tugs were hastily summoned and
it is hoped to release the vessel so
that it may proceed early tomorrow
morning.
1t is not believed that the vessel
sustained any injury but if necessary
the cargo can be transferred to the
Dixie which lies in readiness at the
Philadelphia navy yards. The cruiser
is aground between New Castle and
Delaware City.
Two pieces of field artillery and
machine gun were added to the mn-
nitions on board the Prairie today, in
addition to the two three-inch field
pieces placed on board yesterday.
There are on board 100000 rounds of
ammunition, cook stoves, tents, spades
and wheelbarrows for building en-
trenchments and other supplies of va
rious kinds. Besides the 1913 marines,
there are 1873 blue jackets in the crew
of the Prairie.
No additional news reached the
navy yard after the departure of the
Prairie this afternoon, but detach-
ments are expected from several parts
of the country, to make up the COM
plement stationed at this yard and to
provide force for the cruiser Dixie
in case it is decided to send that yes
sci to join the Prairie.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
Naval Forces Moving.


WASHINGTON Dec 2.--The Naval
forces of the United States are being
moved forward tonight to both coasts
of Central America to protect Ameri-
can life and property in Nicaragua
by force of arms, if necessary.
With the departure this afternoon
from Philadelphia OF the troop ship
Prairie, with 700 marines aboard for
the isthmus of Panama, and II 1t be
decreed, for Nicaragua, and with the
sailing from Magdalena bay of the
protected cruiser Albany and the gun
boat Yorktown, for Corinto, on the
Pacific coast OF Nicaragua, activity OF
the navy department was becoming
manifest on both oceans that wash
the Nicaraguan shores Besides the
cruisers Des Moines and Tacoma, the
gunboat Marietta is lying off Port
Limon, Costa Rico, ready for any cali
on them, and guns OF the little gun
boat Yicksburg are turned toward the
customs house and town or Corinto.
The gunboat Princeton also Is en-
deavoring to make her way from the
Bremerton navy yard, Washington, TO
Corinto
With the probability of many deli
cate questions arising In Nicaragua,
the navy department decided to SEND
a flag officer to take command OF
the American naval forces. Rear Ad-
minal William Kimball was chosen. He
sailed for Colon, Panama, today on
the Prairie. He viii make his way
from there TO Corinto as rapidly as
possible.
The. statement was made to the AS
sociated Press tonight by Brigadier
General George F. Elliott, commanding
the United States marine corps, that
IOnn4innna nr, pnnn EirhA \
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
CABINET RESIGNS.

ROME, Dec. 2.-The cabinet of Pre-
mier Giolitti resigned today. The an
nouncement Of the resignation Of the
whole cabinet was made by Premier
Giolitti. following the failure OF the
chamber OF deputies to pass the bill
presented by the government as a
measure Of finance reform.
The government had proposed the
reduction of indirect taxation on ne
cessities. the loss of revenue from this
source to be OFFSET by a progressive
sacome tax.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

beginning with light snowfall at
Id an early hour yesterday morn
ing, which steadily increased in
volume, and was at times accompa-
MED by biting east wind, the state
of Montana is now experiencing what,
in the opinion Of many of the old
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
EXCHANGE OF SHOTS.

WHEELING, W. Va, Dec. 2.--Shots
were exchanged today between strik-
ers and those who yesterday volun-
tarily returned to work in the mills
of the American Steel Plate company,
a subsidiary of the United States Steel
corporation One man employed in a
factory adjoining the mills was slight
ly wounded Extra deputies have been
summonded.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
WILL INVESTIGATE MERGER.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-The recent ac-
QUESTION of the Western Union Tele-
graph company by the American Tele-
phone and Telegraph company is to be
a subject of inquiry by the state leg
islative committee now investigating
the telephone and telegraph condi-
tions in New York state.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

total loss. Sloughs and bays for miles
from LaConner are covered with drift
ing hay and sacks of oats A barn
filled with hay was found floating in
Puget Sound by northbound steamer
yesterday. The loss to the farmers
is estimated at 100000 in livestock,
hay and grain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
No Official Adrioas.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-Officials of
the navy department had no advices
tonight of the running aground of the
troopship Prairie and the gunboat
Princeton. The former grounded in
the Delaware river and the Prince
ton off Astoria, Ore.
''Ie is believed highly improbable
that either vessel was injured" said
Beekman Winthrop, assistant secre-
tary of the navy, tonight. otherwise
we would have been advised in
Stantly."
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

jointly against the Louisville, ,Hender-
son & ST. Louis and Lucian Irwin, now
president of the road, but at the time
OF the alleged offenses the general
freight agent and traffic manager.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

having bribed supervisor to vote for
a trolley franchise for the United rail-
roads,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
KILLED By EXPLOSION.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Peter
Vagari was killed and Henry Hanson
seriously injured when 30-gallon
tank Of gasoline on launch exploded
today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
NAVAL FORCES ARE MOVING
TO THE NICARAGUAN COASTS
Rear Admiral and
Two Batalions of
Marines
PRAIRIE AGROUND

Troop Ship on Way to Central Amer.
lea Runs Her Nose Into the Mud Of
Delaware River Ships and Men
Equipped for Campaign Against the
Forces of Zelaya.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03

tomorrow most OF them for the
Northern Pacific.
1t was decided that the order to
the switchmen to strike was uncOn.
stitutiOnal and the men were advised
to hold out no longer. The Great
Northern and the Chicago, st. Paul
L. Omaha roads both announced to.
night that they are ready to receive
freight, and it Is announced 100 strik-
breakers will be here in the morning
to enable them to conduct the busi.
ness.
e T. PAUL. Mimi, Dec. 2.-Chief
John j. O'Conner of the police de-
partment, practically admitted
that he considered the strike situa-
tion serious today when he ordered
all members of his day force to stay
on duty at Central station until 10: 80
O'Clock tonight. The order goes into
effect tonight and will continue until
all danger of a clash between the
strikers and strike breakers is ended.
The chief also issued orders recall
ings all patrolmen and officers absent
on leave. Sub-stations were notified
not to permit any men to stay off duty
except for the most serious illness.
Several conferences between the
chief and officials of the railroads
have been held today. According to
railroad officials, the beginning of the
end of the switchmen's strike is in
sight. A prominent official said to-
day that the railroads were handling
80 per cent of all business offered.
I'VE are employing new men as fast
as they come, and we are moving a
large amount of package freight In
a week the public will not know that
there Is a strike"
Between 200 and 800 men arrived
today from Chicago and were distrib-
uted in st. Paul. Minneapolis and Du-
luth.
Railway managers claim they can
get plenty of men to take the places
of switchmen and that some now on
hand are experienced in the work.
Some will be placed at work in the
yards and others will act as guards.
Five switch engines we're working
in the Union depot yards early today
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-12-03
GAZETTE PRACTICALLY WINS
FIGHT FOR MONTANA INDUSTRY
Gouernor Is Requested
To Call a Special
Session
PETITION SIGNED

Asserted That Majority of States
Legislators Stand Pledged to Work
for Montana Industry-Will Make
Additional Appropriation - Column
bus Sandstone to BE Used.
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-04
The intelligent Trout.

A correspondent says that when fish
ing in small river he hooked sman
trout. "After a little I managed to
pull him free, and he came along the
surface side up toward the landing net
without further resistance. Finding
the line little too long, l began to reel
in, carelessly allowing the rod to drop
almost to the straight, when the fish.
then only foot or two from the shelv-
ing shore, suddenly recovered his wind.
The water was but two or three inches
deep at the spot, quite still and clear,
with one or two small patches of sur
face grass on it. Instantly the trout
rushed at one of these patches and
seized the grass in his mouth, holding
on for all he was worth and defying
me to drag him free. I then put the
net under him and lifted him out with
the bit Of weed stuck in his teeth
London Field.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-04

There is more catarrh in this section of
the country than all other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurab1e. For a great
many years doctors pronounced it local
disease and prescribed local remedies,
and by constantly failing to cure with
local treatment, pronounced it incurab1e,
Science has proven catarrh to he con-
stitutiona1 disease and therefore requires
constitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney &
Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitu
tiona1 cure on the market. It is taken in
ternal1y in doses from 10 drops to a tea
spoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system, They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circulars and
testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo,
Ohio.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-04
,ONG0O0ON OA0@~oN
Al 3 e z r A

The largest single shipment OF
dress goods L. nj. Larson has received
since coming to Alberta arrived last
Friday morning.
The freight train on the Browns
Valley has resumed daily service.
W. R. Schroeder and family, of
Greenway, South Dakota, are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Smith ST., this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Smith Sr. have
disposed of their property near this
place and will move to Minneapolis
to live in the near future.
G. A. Gausman was an Alberta
business caller Monday.
The nights have been very cold this
week and some places slight frost but
the atmosphere is so dry and all the
earth the same that Jack Frost can't
get hold and has been prevented
so far from doing any damage.
Last week Thursday fellow work
ing for Mike Graettinger borrowed a
gun from Chas. Jrevck and took
Mixes dog and borrowed horse and
buggy from J. A. Schultz and went
hunting. Over at Calvin Fosters
place at very unusual hour at night
the fellow drove into the yard and
in some way became entangled in a
tree or stump and in trying to extri.
cate himself the gun exploded, the
contents of which went thru the dash
board and into the horses hips. He
also managed to put bunch of shot
into Graettinger's dog. When Cal
got up and came out he found the
fellow pretty well tangled but not so
badly but what he was able to offer
him a drink of Rock and Rye. When
it came day light the owners of the
property he had borrowed began
looking him up and Charles French
gave him hot chase for his gun.
The fellow was thought to have gone
but he finally crawled out of a clump
of weeds in front of the lumber yard
carrying the gun.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-04
Her Advice.

She had a hat like a bayfield, and
sitting in the fifth row of the pit, was
hoping with all her might that it might
attract Mr.. Walters attention and gel
him to look at her for moment She
fattered herself she was looking un'
commonly handsome.
The gentle finger Of a pale faced
man sitting behind her tapped her on
the shoulder.
please, MISS" murmured that I'm.
fortunate individual, ''do you mind re-
moving your-ahem-your hat?"
"Yus, l dor she snapped and glued
her eyes once more upon her idol
Look here, MISS" persisted the pale
man, II want to look as well as you!"
''Oh, do yer|' she retorted, turning
round and looking him straight be-
tween the eyes. "Then you'd better
run home and change your FACET
London Answers.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1909-09-04
Napoleon's Name.

A Greek scholar has called attention
30 very curious coincidence about the
name Of Napoleon. If you take away
the first letter Of his name, you have
"apoleon;;" take away tie first letter Of
that word, and you have 'poleon;" do
this successfully down to the last syl-
liable, and you have '1eon," econ" and
"on." Put these several words togeth-
er in this order, Napoleon on oleon leon
con apoleon poleon, and you have a
Greek phrase the literal translation Of
which is Napoleon, being the lion Of
peoples, went about destroying cities"