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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
ONE MAN KILLED, AND A DOZEN
ARE IMPRISONED.
THEIR FATE UNKNOWN
Rescue Parties Are Trying to Reach
the Men, Who Are Half a Mile Back
in the Workings of the Merchants
Mine at Boswell, Pa.

PITTSBURG, Penn, Jan. 25.-While
Superintendent Logan and a party Of
miners were investigating conditions
in the coal mine of the Merchants Coal
company at Boswell, tonight a gas ex-
plos1on occurred which has already
cost the life of one man and may re
suit in the death of a dozen more.
Superintendent Logan, accompanied
by Mine Boss Norris, pit Boss John
Cole and II miners had begun an in
vestigation and were nearly mile
back in the mine when the explosion
occurred.
The mine caved in and the pass
gateway was completely blocked, with
ten men back of the Instructions
Three miners, badly burned, found
their way out and carried the Super
intendent, who was seriously injured
and unconscious.
He died soon afterward.
Rescue parties are trying to rescue
Norris, Cole and the other miners,
whose fate is uncertain.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
GOVERNMENT WILL SPEND
LARGE AMOUNT THIS YEAR.
Government Will Spend More Money
Than Ever Before for the Benefit of
Agriculture in the United States
Forestry Fund.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-In the ag
ricultural department appropriation
bill reported to the house today there
is an increase of $1,208,S2O over the
amount given the department for its
work during the present year, al,
though the amount reported, $780,
926 is less by $1,739,70O than was ex.
pected by the secretary of agriculture.
The largest increase in the appro-
priation of about $2OS,OOO for the
bureau of plant industry, the increase
being due chiefly to the need for dem
onstration work on reclamation pro-
jects and to extend the cotton boil
weevil experiment work in the south
ern states.
Part of this sum will be expended in
experiments of commercial sort in
making paper from cornstalks.
For the forestry bureau the amount
recommended by the committee is
$4,646, 200.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
HAS REGISTERED RECEIPT FOR
THE SAME.
MESSAGE FROM DIXON
Telegram Sent Stating the Montana
Electoral Vote Had Not Yet Reached
Washington-Warren Explains, and
Has Receipt to Show 1t 10 There.
dlETii
Especial to The Gazette).

BUTTE, Jan. 25-Dr. o. M. Land
strum, chairman of the Republican
state central committee today received
a telegram from Senator Jos M. Dix
on, who is in Washington, to the effect
that Vice President Fairbanks had
told him that this was the last
day upon which the messenger from
Montana could deposit the presidential
electoral vote of that state and that
the messenger had not yet arrived
General Chas. S. Warren, of this city
who has been selected to present the
vote at Washington, stated this after
noon that the vote has been sent to
Vice President Fairbanks by regis.
tered mail and that Secretary H N
Blacke, of the electoral commission,
has the receipt, showing that the vote
has been received in Washington.
General Warren said he would be on
hand February 10 when the electoral
college meets.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
FIVE LAeoRERS JUMP FROM
TRAIN TO SAVE LIVES.
ONE DIES OF INJURIES
Men Jump in Effort to Save Them.
selves from What Seemed to Be an
Inevitable Collision, Near TAFT, Yes.
terday.
Especial to The Gazette.)

MISSOULA, Mont, Jan. 25.-To es-
cape injury in seemingly inevitable
collision between Northern Pacific
westbound freight and a work train
moving eastward from Big Bend to
bridge No. 81, half way between Big
Bend and Garrison, five laborers who
were riding on the latter train jumped
precipitately to the side Of the track.
By quick action the trains were
stopped in time to avoid a collision,
but all five of the men who jumped
from the work train were more or less
seriously injured.
One man Charles Cildbossi, was
thrown under the wheels and his body
terribly mangled. He died in the hos
pital tonight.
A misunderstanding of telephone
orders on the part of brakeman was
responsible for the freight encroach-
ing upon the work trains time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
BECAME A NIGHTRIDER THROUGH
FEAR, HE SAYS.
THREATS WERE MADE
He Was Told that If He Did not Join,
His Wife and Baby Would Be Killed
and His Property Burned by the
Murderous Gang.

UNION CITY, Tenn, Jan. 25.-Ed
Marshall, on trial for completely in the
murder of Captain Quentin Rankin,
who was killed by nightrider band,
testified today in his own behalf. On
cross-eXamination the witness said he
was told that unless he joined the
nightriders he and his wife and baby
would be killed and his property
burned. He said he went with Fred
Pinion, now under sentence to hang,
to the rendezvous and took the oath.
At Walnut Log, becoming convinced
that Colonel Taylor and Captain Ran
kin We're to be killed, he testified he
pleaded with the leader to save their
lives.
Failing in this, he mounted his
horse and rode away before the firing
began.
Ethelbert Rogers testified that 35
men participated in the murder of
Captain Rankin. Rogers and Marshall
We're neighbors.
"At Walnut Log, Marshall aud 1 did
everything We could to keep them
from killing Rankin, and asked Gar
rett Johnson to let me take Rankin
to Hickman in my buggy, but he did
not answer me-" said the witness.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
HUDSON BARRINGER INJURED
FATALLY AT TAFT.
WAS TORN TO PIECES
Child Attacked Within Thirty Feet Of
His Home, by Vicious Rrutes-An-
mails Belong to a Neighbor-TerribIe
Case.
Especial to The Gazette.)

TAFT, Mont, Jan. 25.-Hudson Bar.
ringer. s year old son of H. P. Bar.
ringer, a ranger in the Lolo forest died
today at the Milwaukee hospital of
wounds inflicted Saturday by three
large dogs. The boy was attacked on
either side by the brutes within thirty
rods of his fathers cabin and before
his parent could come to his assist
ance, had been mortally wounded. The
dogs were owned by neighbor named
Everick and the boy had often played
with them. They were killed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
MAINE IS In HAVANA
New Battleship Enters Harbor on the
Eleventh Anniversary of the Sinking
of the Old Maine-saIuted by the
Forts.

HAVANA, Jan. 25.-The battleships
Maine and Mississippi steamed into
Havana harbor today. The Maine, fly.
ing the flag of Rear Admiral Arnold,
pointed the way and after she passed
Moro castle, began saluting the Cuban
flag. The salutation was returned
from the Cabanas fortress. Today is
the 18th anniversary of the arrival at
Havana of the old battleship Maine,
whose wreck still is to be seen in the
harbor.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
CALEDONIAN CLUB
CONTEMPORARIES BURNS
Anniversary Of Great Scotch Bard CeIe-
brated Last Night.

Last night the Caledonian Club of
Billings and their friends filled /Elks'
hall to the doors to commemorate the
birth of Robert Burns, the great
Scotch poet.
There was flow of el09uence and
song, for which the Scotch are noted,
number of fine musied numbers and
dance in which yoYhg and cid took
part and enjoyed.
The speech of welcome by the chief
of the Caledinians, Henry A. Firth,
was the first on the program.
Mr.. Firth said in part:
Henry Frith's Speech.
1T gives me great pleasure to ac.
cord a hearty welcome to the guests
of the Caledonian club. OF that you
may be assured.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
MAC REYNOLDS WON.
Gets Decision in Suit With Governor
Haskell.


GUTHRIE, Okla, Jan. 25-The state
supreme court today decided that the
papers in the Scott Mac Reynolds
case shall remain in the hands of the
county court. These papers make up
evidence collected by MacReynolds
for VIM. R. Hearst in the libel suit
filed by Governor C. N. Haskell
against the New York editor. They
were seized upon warrant of Governor
Haskell, but were later placed in the
hands of the sheriff. The governor
then asked the court to enumerate the
different papers. To this MacRey-
nolds filed protests and the ruling to-
day is in his favor.
Argument on the criminal case of
Mac Reynolds in which Governor Has
kell charges an attempt to defame his
character, was begun this afternoon.
The judge finally took it under advise
nent.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
NEW RAILROAD.
Especial to The Gazette.) }

Especial to The Gazette.)
BUTTE, Jan. 25.-It was announced
in this city today by parties identi-
fed with the Gilmore and Pittsburg
railroad company that the company
has begun advertising for bids for the
construction of the proposed line from
Armstead, Mont, on the Oregon Short
line, to Salmon, Idaho The line will
tap rich agricultural and mining dis
trict of Idaho, now without railroad
facilities. 1t is estimated that the
road, which will be 125 miles long,
will cost more than $3,0OOyOOO.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
NO JURY FOR SHUNG.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The ques.
tion whether Chinaman whose depor.
tation from the United States has been
ordered is entitled to jury trial under
the favored nation clause" of the
United States and China was raised in
the case of Coon Shung VS. the United
States, which was decided by the su.
preme court of the United States to.
day against Shung.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
VIoLAToRs SMOKED OUT.
Members of Alleged Lid Organization
Are Arrested.

Members of Alleged Lid Organization
Are Arrested.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 25.-Thirteen mem
bers of the Belmont Pleasure club. an
alleged lid" organization, surrender
ed today after defying the police for
l6 hours. The officers had gone to
the place yesterday to raid it for vio-
lation of the Sunday closing law, but
found the doors and windows barri-
caded, and as the men inside had been
charged only with misdemeanors, the
police were not authorized to break
down the barriers. There was nothing
to prevent them from establishing a
siege, however, and this was done In
an effort to drive the men out the
police blew cayenne pepper through
the keyholles and stopped up the chin
ney. This failed and only the desire
for breakfast caused the besieged to
surrender.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
LAW IS UPHELD.

u. CARSON CITY, New. Jan. 25.-The
supreme court of Nevada rendered to-
day a decision in the case of T. B.
Hickey, president of the defunct State
bank. The act under which he was in.
dicted known as the Presbyterian
banking law and passed years ago,
was assailed on its constitutionallty.
The court unanimously upholds the
law and remands the defendant to the
custody of the sheriff's office of Esme-
ralda and Oramsby counties.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
POLICE RAID A FIGHT
Thirty or Forty Spectators Attack
5Iuecoats - After scrimmaae
Twenty-eieht Are Arrested.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Policemen
tonight raided a prizelight in the Dry
Dock athletic club at Tenth street and
Avenue ID. When the two fighters
were arrested the detectives were at
tackled by 80 or 40 men. Five shots
were fired. Reserves were called from
two precincts and % men besides the
fighters were arrested.
,Nobdy was hurt in the scrimmage
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
CHALLENGED THE ADMIRATION
OF ALL ON THE REPUBLIC.
ALL WERE ENCOURAGED
Dramatic Side of the Wreck of the BIG
White Star Liner-Passenqers Were
Not Afraid, and Had Confidence in
Officers. 49, X

4 a..

t'$ RNeti ,. M - -
NEW YORK, Jan. 25-The dramatic
sea story of the wrecking of the White
Star liner Republic by the steamer
Florida of the Lloyd Italian line in
which six lives were lost and four
people injured, came to a close today
when the big steamship Baltic of the
White Star line came into port bearing
on board more than 1000 passengers
of the sunken Republic and the Grip
pied Florida.
| Stories by the Republics passengers
show that the transfer of passengers
from the Florida to the Baltic in the
dark hours of Sunday night came per-
ilously near resulting in a riot among
the 500 Italian steerage passengers on
the Florida, who believed that their
vessel was in imminent danger of sink
ing. Only the efforts of the officials
aided by several of the Republics pas
sengers queted the frightened men,
who sought to be the first to board the
lifeboats.
The officers of the Baltic report the
deaths of Mrs. Eugene Lynch of Bos.
ton and w. ]. Money, of Langdon, N.
D., together with four negro sailors
whose names are not known. The
bodies of Mrs. Lynch and Mr.. Mooney
were placed in sealed caskets and
sank with the Republic off Nantucket.
Fascinating word pictures of the
drama of the high seas were drawn by
many passengers. Those who were in
the heart of things after the crash told
their experiences and feelings and de-
picted the bravery, anxieties, weak
ness and overruling calmness which OBJ
tanned until help came through the
fog. Those on the assisting steamers
and relief boats have told their OBJ
servations from the first wireless call
to the taking aboard the last passen-
gers and altogether the story of the
day aud nights have been woven into
completeness.
Two women who occupied a state
room second from the one where Mrs
Lynch was killed and a woman who
occupied the one between Mrs. Lynch
and the other two which was crushed,
graphically set forth their experiences
The former, Mrs. J. B. Crandall and
Miss Elizabeth Potter of Chicago were
among the first to reach the deck. Mrs.
Crandall said:
"Only one stateroom separated ours
from the one in which Mrs. Lynch met
her death. heard agonizing screams.
Every light went out. From the corri-
dor we saw three rooms smashed in
very close to ours, huge anchor in
one. Through the mass of wreckage
two stewards were already lifting a
woman who had been caught in the
compact. 1t was very evident from
the start that the passengers were in
the hands of little army of men,
trained to care for them in the best
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
Especial to The Gazette.)

HELENA, Jan. 25.-Judge Hunt
handed down decision in the famous
so-called smoke case today in which
he denies the application of farmers
for the closure of the Washoe smelt-
ers at Anaconda, and no damages are
awarded to the farmers whose prop
erty is alleged to have been damaged.
The court will make further investi-
cation as to the alleged dissemination
OF arsenic and if conditions can be i'm
proved, this will be ordered done by
the company.
The suit was instituted by farmers
OF the Deer Lodge valley, who COM
plained that the smoke from the smelt-
er fiues had utterly destroyed vegeta-
tion and that their livestock was be-
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
FARMERS LOSE Fight
AGAINST THE MINERS
United States Court at Helena in Favor
of the Reduction Plant.

ing poisoned from the arsenic depos-
tied on the grasses
Bliss, who was the spokesman for
the complainants, has since died in
Idaho, where he removed several years
ago.
The Washoe smelter is the plant
that President Roosevelt had under
consideration respecting its close for
the reason that the smokes were al
legged to he injurious to the forest re-
serves in that vicinity.
The plant treats the ores of the
Amalgamated company
Judge Hunts Order.
In concluding his opinion, Judge
Hunt says:
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
MEDALS FOR THE wRIeHTs.

WASHINGTON Jan. 25.-Gold med.
ais with suitable emblems will be
awarded to Orville and Wilbur Wright
by congress in recognition of their
great services in the advancement of
aerial navigation If the house of rep.
resentatives approves a resolution
adopted by the senate today. Senator
Foraker introduced the resolution.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
ANTI-RAcE TRACK BILL.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 25.-The as
sembly notified the senate today that
it had passed the Walter-Otis anti-race
track bill. Senator Walker stated that
he would follow the assembly measure
closely and see that it received due
consideration within a reasonable time.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
w. N. COW ON TRIAL.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-In an, indict-
ment charging him with the larceny of
$145,OO0 from the Borough bank of
Brooklyn, w. NJ. Cow, a former direc-
or of the bank was placed on trial in
brooklyn today.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
POLICE CHIEF IN JAIL.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. 25.--
W. H. Irvine, former chief of police Of
San Antonio, and widely known cat.
tleman, was indicted by the grand jury
and remanded to Jail without bond to.
day charged with the murder of Edgar
Bryan. negro coachman.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
RACE TRACK MEN IN JAIL.
Bookmakers Get Seven Months and
Are Fined $3.50 Each.

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25.-Placide
Frigerio and R. NJ. Sheffield, who were
charged with operating betting book
as result of the test made of the So
called Locke anti-racing law at the
city park track, several weeks ago,
were today sentenced to serve seven
months in the parish prison. Each
man was also fined $3.50. A motion for
a new trial was overruled. An appeal
will be made to the supreme court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
GANG LEADER SURROUNDED.

AMHTE CITY. va. Ian. 25.-Gar-
field Kinchen, charged with being the
leader of the gang that murdered
three persons near Tickfaw, last Fri
day was surrounded today in cabin
seven miles from Amite City.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26

Our club has been organized less
than three weeks, but it already pos
sesses a membership of over 60
which certainly testifies to our pride
in, and enthusiasm for, Scottish ideals
and traditions. We organized for the
purpose of preserving the traditions of
Scotland. and surely the works of Rob-
ert Burns are the very embodiment Of
those traditions, and tonight we have
met to honor his memory and to pay
homage to his genius.
"One hundred and fifty years ago to-
day Robert Burns was born. This
gifted soul came to us in the guise of
hard-handed son of toll His ad-
vantage was great in having father
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
JUDGMENT RENDERED.

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-A judgment
for $4,449, 900 against the Metropolitan
Securities company in favor of Adrian
H. Joline and Douglas Robinson, as
receivers for the New York City Rail,
road company was awarded today by
Judge Ward of the United States cir
emit court.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
AWARDED DAMAGES.
0Specal to The Gazette }

BOHEMIAN, Jan. 25.-The jury in
the case of Walter Sprague against
'the Northern Pacific, brought in "a
verdict in the district court in favor
of the plaintiff. He was awarded dam
ages for team of horses killed last
summer on the tracks of the road
near Chestnut.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
RIVER IS FALLING.

SACRAMENTO. Jan. 25.-The river
is still falling and all danger Of fur
ther trouble from high water is past.
Every little attention is being given
the subject here.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
SPEECH BY HEPBURN.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Hepburn today spoke at length In the
senate in opposition to the postal saw
ings bank bill.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1909-01-26
CALHOUN CASE.
Fifth Man Placed in the Box Yester-
day.

day.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-The
first juror examined today in the trial
of Patrick Calhoun, charged with at
tempting TO ibribe talesmen during the
Ruef trial, was passed temporarily to-
day by both sides. He is Michael Nc,
Gllire, a retired grain dealer, and he
occupies the fifth seat in the box.
After the fruitless examination of a
dozen or more talesmen, an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morn
ing to allow Judge Lawler to attend a
meeting of the superior court judges
this afternoon.
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Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-08
BIG DAY ON cHAMPLAiN.

PIATTSBURG. N. Y., July 7.-The .ake Champiain tercentenary celebra- tion reached its zenith here today with ceremonies and festivities in which the president of the United States, the British and French am hassadors. the governors of New York and Vermont and many other notables took part ,.
 On his way to Plattsburg this morninp President Taft and his party paid a brief visit to the Catholic summer school at Clinhaven. Later the president and other guests were entertained at luncheon at the resi- denee of Smith NJ. Weed. This after noon 6 military parade. in which state. feddral and Canadian troops participated. was reviewed by the president, the ambassadors, governors and other distinguished guests: A. the literary exercises that followed the chief address was delivered D" Senator Flihr Root of New York.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-08
WOLF WILL HAVE NEW PLAYERS
Manager is Not Saying Who They Are or Where
 They Play
BASEBALL DIRECTOR
 RETAINS HIS RETICENCE

Since Manager Wolf has not only
 been retained as manager of the War
 riors, but has also been assured that
 his services have been entirely satis-
 factory, the Western Union, Postal and even Uncle Sam have been called
 upon in his determination to provide for the fans the best of ball possible.
 Just who Is being sent for and where
 they will play remains a dark cham
 Der secret with the manager, but cer-
 tain 1t is that few new faces will
 soon be seen in the Bisbee baseball
 world. It is not very probable that any new twirlers will be secured in-
 asmuch as Wolf has implicit confi- dence in both Peebles and Hoschelle,
 but the changes will more probably
 be made out in the gardens. Hughes, the fast fielder from
 Courtland. is expected to arrive soon and he comes with a reputation that
 would make Hughie Dugan more than
 real jealous. It is said upon good au-
 thority that he is equally as fast as Thomas in the field (and that's going some). and also knows how to handle the willow. Where he is stationed is up to the manager for it is impossible to shake loose Wolf from one meas l ly story. He knows what he is going to do he intends doing 1t and so that is enough.
 "Pretzel" surprised the world yes terday by starting on a real job not position-in the Hoatson shaft; Captain Dorsch began his work in the
 Junction machine shop and Royal and Thomas also started yesterday in their new work in the Irish Mag
 shaft. The others will soon have good positions, also, so that the financial expense account will not be quite the nightmare to Manager Wolf that it has been.
Bisbee daily review., 1909-07-08
HUROY GURDY FAILS
 ID AROUSE SUPPORT Two Militant Suffragettes and One Meek Man Jeered By
 New York Crowd

NEW YORK, July 7.-Hurdy gurdy and tambourines were used by two militant suffragettes today, whose English tactics, adopted for the first time in New York, met with such a boisterous reception in the city hall park that a riot nearly ensued.
 A meek looking man pulled a hurdy gurdy, while Mrs. Sophia Loebinger and Miss Helen Murphy, suffragettes who wore badges and streamers let. tered Vote for women" and carried copies of The Suffragette," tangled tambourines.
 Within five minutes they were the center of such a crush they had to shriek for the police. Not a copy Of the official publication was sold and there were no speeches. A squad of police made a line for the two women to the nearest subway station and they hurried home.