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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-01-15

Sea como fuere la crisis europea exis-
tia de manera alarmante. Ante la mag
nitud del peligro Inglaterra propone a
Francia, Alemania Italia que sc reu-
nan sus Embajadores en- Londres con ell
Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores In
giles, con ell fin de conferenciar acerca
del modo de arreglar las difcultades
eXistentes y abolir la guerra. Alemania
rehuso esta acci6n de los cuatro poderes
dandO razOnes fTtiles, mientras las otras
naciones la aceptaban, pues saba ella
que ell ultimatum austriaco fue para ha-
Ger la guerra inevitable.
A1n despues de contestado, respuesta
satisfactoria por muchos
pa1ses, altos ofciales alemanes la consi-
deraban insufciente, y el Gobierno ger
mano no hizo preston a SUI aliada Aus
tria, como Sc esperaba, 10 que alarm6 a
Russia
Por ESQ ell Embajador ingl6s en- Ber'
lin dec1a que ell Secretario de Estado de
Alemania manifestaba deseos diz q. sim
ceros de paz, pero no aceptaba NADIA
para evitar la terrible catastrofe.
AL declarar Austria la guerra Servia
10 que produce gran algeria al pueblo
observation-disclosures que no esta-
ran ahora muy contentos con los amar-
COS ratios que los hacen pasar los cosa'
cos )-Rusia inmediatamente moviliz0
en- varias circunscripciones militares,
manifestando a Alemania que no hab1a
intenci6n agresiva contra ella. Pero ell
Canciller Aleman expresaba que ell
asunto Austro7Servio era question pura
mente de esos dos pa1ses y que Russia no
ten1a que meterse en- NADIA, mas cuando
ell Imperio dual ofrec1a no tocar terri
torio servio jPero su independence
NADIA vale? preguntaba Russia. La Ser
via es un pals comparable a AUSTRIA
Hungria para medir fuerzas navales,
terrestres y aereas?
Propone Russia que ell problema Aus
tro-Servio sea tratado diplomaticamen-
te entire ella y Austria, pues sus intere-
ses le exigen tomar ell asunto servio CO.
mo suyo propio, proposition que no fue
aceptada, pues ell Gobierno Austriaco
crey6 que, por estar respaldado por Ale
mania, pod1a tratar a esta naci6n con
altivez.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
Signed,
M. SYLVESTER.


The preliminary hearing of G. w.
Sylvester will likely be held in day
or two. In the meantime both he and
Earl Stevens are held in jail. Attor-
ney's Murtha & Sturgeon hope to get
bail for their client, C. w. Sylvester,
at the hearing. They will likely make
motion for dismissal Of the action
Dickinson Press.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

membership on the public lands COM
mittee, but his right on the commit
tees on irrigation of arid lands and
expenditures in the interior depart
ment, which are also important in re-
lation to the people of Montana.
By stepping aside in the makeup of
the ways and means committee it is
considered likely that Mr.. Stout will
draw craftsmanship in some other
direction. He is practically the rank
ing member on the committee on ex-
penditures in the interior department
and no doubt can have the chairman
ship if he wants it. But it is not un-
likely that his popularity with the
democratic majority may bring him
an even more desirable committee
berth when the committee on commit
tees makes it selections.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
BOYS AND GIRLS BANK
OPENS ON TUESDAY

The new Boys and Girls bank
which is being conducted by the Elk
change State Bank in conjunction
with the principals and teachers OF
the city schools, opened, as: per an
nouncements in last weeks Monitor
on Tuesday and was considered by all
those interested as being a great sue
cess in every way.
Harry Sample, who has charge of
the innovation, stated that 168 ac-
counts were opened by the little ones
on the opening day, aggregating de-
posits to the amount of $500, which
is considered satisfactory, many of
the parents not yet fully understand
ing the plan.
Miss Connell, one of the Washing
ton school teachers, reported the
largest single class deposit, eighteen
of her pupils having opened accounts.
The new banking plan was gotten
up so that the youngsters of the city
may be encouraged to save their nick
els and pennies, and thus form habits
Of economy and thrift that will no
doubt stand them in good stead in
their future years.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
STOUT DECLINES HONOR
TO SERVE CONSTITUENTS

Washington, Feb. 8.-Congressman
Stout could have had place on the
new ways and means committee of
the house if he had been willing to
accept it. In fact, only his emphatic
refusal on the eve of the democratic
caucus kept an influential group Of his
friends and admirers among the
southern congressman from placing
his name before the caucus which
they asserted would have been equiv
alent to election.
AS members of the ways and means
committee receive no other committee
assignments and must content them
selves with the honor and prestige
which membership on the greatest
committee gives, Mr.. Stout felt that
he would not be in position to serve
his constituents so well in that capac-
ity as by retaining his membership
on the public lands committee, which
is the most important committee of
the house so far as the interests Of
Montana and the west are affected.
To have accepted place on the ways
and mean committee Mr.. Stout would
have had to give up, not only his
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
EPISCOPAL BISHOP
GIVEN A RECEPTION

The Rt. Rev. Bishop Faber of Hell
ena, head of the Episcopal church in
this diocese, was rendered reception
last evening on the occasion Of his
first official visit to st. Matthews
Episcopal church.
The reception was arranged by Mrs.
G.. E. Miller and was held at the resi-
dence of Mrs. w. F. Jordan.
A large number of parishioners
were present and enjoyed splendidly
rendered musical program as well as
an excellent address by the Bishop,
whose subject was "My First Impress
sions of Montana" Both were much
appreciated by all present. Refresh
ments were served by the ladies.
The musical program was as fol-
lows: "The Arron and the Song," by
Mr.. Walter Graft. "Spring Waltz
Song," by the Harmony Quartet COM
posed of Mesdames Koons and Tis-
dale and Messrs. Graft and Mack.
"The Flowers Lullaby" by Mrs. Bert
Koons. ''The Gypsy Trail and the
Bowl of Roses" by Mrs. Tisdale.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY
ISSUES DRASTIC ORDERS

The Comptroller of Currency, the
Hon. John Shelton Williams, has just
issued an order and sent copy of it
to every National bank in the country,
instructing the boards of directors to
pass resolutions prohibiting their Of
ficers or employees from allowing
overdrafts by depostiors, thereby pre-
venting the banks customers from
overdrawing their accounts.
While this practice has been re-
duced wonderfully under the present
Democratic administration, it is still
prevalent enough in some sections of
the country to call forth this drastic
action on the part of the government.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

Hurst of this city, and a daughter,
Leone, a lass of 6 years, DR.. Lindsay
leaves a mother who resides in Los
Angeles. Harry Sample of this city
and Ira Alling of Sidney are both
brothers-in-law. Deceased was a son
of Mrs. Hudson, formerly Of this city.
DR.. Lindsay came to Glendive in
1884 and was raised on his step-fath-
er's ranch on Crane creek where Re
engaged in the cattle business. While
still young man he studied for the
medical profession at Rush Medical
College in Chicago, graduating with
high honors.
He then started the practice of his
profession at Lewistown, moving later
to Billings and then to Los Angeles
where he had his home at the time of
his death.
Arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been announced.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
Dawson County Club
Opens New Quarters
Organization Celebrates Event With
Ball---Large Increase in Member
ship Noted---New Rooms
Well Equipped

The Dawson County Club will fit-
tingly celebrate the occasion OF its
moving from the old quarters in the
Helms & Volkert building on west
Bell street, into it's commodious club
rooms in the Leonard building, tomor-
row evening, with an opening recep-
ton and ball to which all the members
and their ladies have been invited.
The musical part Of the program
will consist of a vocal solo by Howard
Melaney and a violin solo by Mrs.
Roy Eustrom. The Glendive orches-
ira will furnish the dance music,
many new pieces having been ordered
specially for the occasion.
The room in which the dancing will
be enjoyed is twenty-three feet by one
hundred feet, ample to accommodate
several hundred dancers.
An exceleln feature of the new club
rooms is an exclusive ladies depart
ment, which is open to the ladies at
all hours of the day. This department
includes spacious main room con-
tanning reading tables and writing
desks and beautifully appointed Law
atory.
Besides the main lounging room,
which will be used for dancing as
well, are comfortably furnished
reading room, music room, a buffet
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

room with several tables where
thirsty members can repair for priv
ate sociable chat, large pool and bill
lard room, and card room with nine
card tables. Besides these rooms
there isa large cloak room, well ap-
pointed pantry and large lavatory
containing modern shower bath equip
ment.
The floors are white maple and the
interior woodwork is in a mahogany
finish. The lounging room contains a
piano.
Charles Proctor, the jeweler, is
mounting large buffalo head with
clock in the forehead between the
horns, which he will present to the
club. Other members have expressed
their intention to donate valuable
wild animal heads for the wall deco
rations, although the club at present
is somewhat "shy" on pictures.
The club now comprises 167 active
members, nine honorary members and
one temporary member. So far the
improvements, including the cost of
moving, is estimated at approximately
$2,1OO.
Club dances will be held every other
Friday evening. Every other Friday
afternoon will be given over to the
exclusive use of the ladies.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
FATHER OF LAWYER

A telegram was received Monday
morning from Attorney George C.
Hanson of this city, telling of the
death Of his father in Bode, Iowa, the
home of his parents.
Mr. Hanson had left the week be-
fore on the strength of : wire from
the Iowa town to the feet that his
father was very i'll and not expected
to live.
Besides the Glendive attorney, de
ceased leaves 8 wife and seven other
children.
The sympathy Of the entire COM
munity goes out to Mr.. Hanson, who
has particularly endeared himself to
the people of Dawson county since
taking up the practice Of law here two
years ago.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
| OLD TIME RESIDENT
DIES IN ARIZONA

A card received early in the week
by J. H. Miskimen from his sister,
Mrs. Aiken who is visiting in Los An
geles, revealed the death of their first
cousin, DR.. Cliff Lindsay, which oc-
Cured on last Thursday, February
4th, in Prescott, Arizona. Death was
caused by Bright's disease after a
short illness. Deceased was As years
of age.
Besides his wife, who was Miss Amy
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
YOUNG MAN HELD
ON SERIOUS CHARGE

The young man who gave his name
in this city several months ago as T
G. Connors and who has been looked
for by the police ever since on thu
charge of having passed several checks
in this city for which no funds were
in the bank, was arrested in Miles
City last week by Sheriff Twible OF
Glendive and Sheriff Middleton O1
Miles City and brought to Glendive
where he is now incarcerated in the
county Jail awaiting final disposition
of his case by the district court.
The young man, whose right name
is said to be L. G. Steffler, has also
! gone under the names of Devine and
Wallace having used the name Of De.
vine while hiding from the officers on
a ranch near this city, and the name
Of Wallace in Miles iCty where he was
captured.
In a recent interview with the
Monitor man he stated that he had
\
latter city, and that he had been
drunk at the time Of the alleged pass
ing of the bogus checks, an account
of which was published exclusively in
the Monitor at the time.
The prisoner was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Elmer MARITIME
son last Thursday and his prelimin-
ary hearing having been set for Feb.
9Th, was continued until this coming
Saturday. In the meantime he was
placed under $3.50 bonds which he
was unable to furnish.
Stef1ier gained the good graces of
several well known people in this city,
claiming to have at one time managed
and edited the Dawson County Re-
view for the then proprietor. Mr..
Stout. With this information as,
sort of introduction, he proceeded to
gather in the coin of the realm, by
passing worthless checks on Victor
for 500 and on Charles
Sparrenberger or $68. At that time
Mr.. Sparrenberger was clerk at the
Hotel Jordan, and little did the slip
perry one think he would next see his
victim as the man whose pleasure it
would be to turn the key on him in
the county Jail Unless the family Of
the prisoner digs up the required
he will no doubt be made to
stand trial for his offense, or sent to
South Dakota, where it is said that he
s wanted on the charge of grand lar
,eny.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
NUMBER OF ACCUSED
MEN PLEAD GUILTY

Judge Hurley of the seventh judic
ial district spent last Friday and Sat
| urday in Sidney, arranging the calen
dar for the term of district court that
will be held for Richland county in
March, and during that time did a
large volume of business, also sent.
encing number of men pleading
guilty to various infractions of the
law.
R. H. Burke and Harry Lewis, ar
rested some time ago by Deputy Sher-
if Papendick and City Marshal Kauf-
man some twenty-five miles north
west of Fairview, entered pleas Of
guilty to grand larceny, and were
each sentenced to three years of hard
labor in the Deer Lodge penitentiary.
These men were accused of unlawful
ly slaughtering cattle, conclusive evil
dence of which fact was discovered
by Messrs. Papendick and Kaufman.
Henry Mignault arrested, in the
| western part of the county and who
was accused of sundry and divers vio-
lation of the statutes of Montana,
pleaded guilty to grand larceny, and
was sentenced to five years confine-
ment in the Deer Lodge peitentiary.
Arthur Colder, charged with grand
larceny, entered plea of guilty, and
was awarded a suspended sentence of
four years.
August Lapelle, accused of grand
larceny, filed plea of guilty and
drew sentence of seven years con-
finement in the state penitentiary.
Bob Jones, whose offense consisted
of the unlawful butchering OF cattle,
pleaded guilty to a charge of grand
larceny, and relegated to the state
penitentiary for period of one year,
and during that time will confine him
self to the performance of hard labor.
Fitzgerald, accused of unlawfully
appropriating cattle to which he had
no recognized ownership, was given
suspended sentence of five years.
Rainey Mignault, a youth of eight
cen, made plea of guilty to grand
larceny, but sentence in his case
was deferred.
The regular term of court will be |
convened in March, and an important |
feature of the docket will be the trial :
of Pat Gould, accused of the murder
Of Roy Jemerson almost year ago.
The tragedy occurred near Mona, in
the western part of the county, and
was precipitated through a controver-
sy arising over homestead to which
both men claimed ownership-Fair-
view Times, Feb. 4.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
BANK DEPOSITS IN u. S.
ARE INCREASED MILLIONS

Washington Feb. 1O.-Loans and
discounts on the books of the national
banks of the country at the close Of
business December 81, 1914, amount
ed to $6,347,eS6,51O, an increase over
October 81 Of more than $31, 900, 900,
according to a statement tonight of
Comptroller of Currency Williams.
Demand and time deposits Dec. 81
amounted to $6,346, ,362,25O, an in
crease over the amount at the time of
the last comptroller's call Of about
$167, ,O0O. 900.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
WIN. RUNo SELLS PROPERTY

VIM. j. Reno, of Eau Claire, Wis,
and who for many years was resi-
dent of this city, sold his property on
south Merrill Ave-, consisting of a
house and lot next to the Jessen resi-
dence, this afternoon, the purchaser
being John Shea of this city.
Mr.. Shea intends to improve the
property and use it as his residence.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11
Railroad Conductor
Kills His Wife
Victim Dies From Effects of Bullet
Wound--- Wife Said to Have
Exonerated Husband---Son
Eye Witness to Tragedy

Word was received in this city early
last Saturday morning of the shoot
ing the night before of Mrs. G. w
sylvester by her husband, Northern
Pacific railroad conductor.
Mrs. Sylvester, whom the Fargo
Forum stated was known as "Black
Mary" was rushed to Dickinson in an
effort to save her life, but the opera.
ton, which involved the removal of
about fifteen inches of the intestines,
was unsuccessful, the patient dying
from the effects of the wound early
Tuseday morning of this week.
Conductor Sylvester is we'll known
in this city, having had the run be-
tween here and Mandan for several
years Mrs. Sylvester had been living
on a claim some fifteen miles north Of
Belfeld, N. D., near her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Gregory.
Here is what the Belfie1d Times
says of the affair:
Mrs. C. w. Sylvester accidently shot
herself this (Friday) evening with a
30 Calibre revolver, the bullet enter
ing the abdomen, puncturing the base
of the stomach and intestines in sever
al places. The accident happened
while she was endeavoring to wrest
the gun from her husband who had
started for the hall with the weapon
in his hand, with the intentions of
stopping a scuffie that ensued between
Earl Stevens and his brother George,
when the latter tried to prevent the
former entering the Sylvester apart
ments over the Times Office. Ill feel
ing had existed between Sylvester and
Earl Stevens for some time and as
both men had been drinking, George
Stevens feared for his brothers life
should the two men become engaged
in a dispute. However, Georges argu-
ments were of no avail, only precipi-
tating the scuffie which Sylvester
elected to stop.
AS soon as the gun discharged
Mrs. Sylvester screamed I'm shot"
and ran down stairs falling at the
back door Of the printing Office. /. A.
Nelson and Harry Dence hearing her
moan were attracted to the spot, and
on learning the cause of her agony,
Immediately lifted her to her feet.
With the help of Mr.. Sylvester the
former carried her to their apart
ment while the latter called a doctor.
and notified Chief Boltz. With the as
sistance of Fred Esslinger and Steve
Mcdonald, the chief arrested Stevens
and placed him in the local jail, leav-
ing Sylvester in charge of County
Constable Hike ana D. d. Foft, whom |
Mr. Hike deputized. Sanford McCut-
chan was also placed under arrest as
an important witness.
Doctors Spear, Cosgroye and Nut
performed an operation in the |
hopes of saving Mrs. Sylvester's life |
and although everything possible was
done, it is believed that she cannot
live more than three days at the out
side. She was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital in Dickinson.
States Attorney Burgeson arrived
on No. | and ordered the prisoners
taken to Dickinson for hearing.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

Mrs. Sylvester made statements at
Belfield last Friday night in the pres
ence of the priest, DIR. e. "A. Spear and
Attorney H. E. Haney. In one portion
OF this statement she says that the
shooting was accidental; in another
place she seemed to contradict this.
Yellowstone monitor., 1915-02-11

The woman's hand was powder burn
ed, showing that she had hold of tn,
barrel of the revolver when it was dis
charged. This statement reproves hel
husband for not leaving the revolver
and using his fists the same as the
other men were doing.
Here is the last statement of the
deceased, taken on her death bed
Monday night by States Attorney H
A. Burgeson in the presence Of An
drew Erdahl, Nurse Page and Mrs
Peter Gregory:
Death Bed Statement
l, Mary Talfarro, being first duly
sworn, upon my oath, do say that
am upon my death bed and am about
to die from fatal wound inflicted up
on my body by a revolver shot wound
and realize the impending death make
the following statements as my dying
declaration: That I am thirty years
of age on the 9th of April next, that
on the 9Th day of February, A. D. 1915,
at Belfield, Stark county, N. d., was
shot by Charles w. Sylvester and ran
down stairs to the north side of the
Belfield Times building and there fell
down and was picked up by someone
whom l think was DR.. A. e. Spear;
that he, Sylvester, always did say that
would never die a natural death; it
was not an accident; that he shot me;
he always said when he was angry
that he would shoot me; the gun did
not 60 off on account of the scuffling,
but that he pulled the trigger of the
revolver; Sylvester and had been
auarreling that afternoon and just be-
fore the shooting he got the revolver
from the grip; asked him to put up
the gun and he said that ''he didn't
give a DAMN" he called me mean
names; he didn't try to help after he
had shot me. / took hold of the bar
rel of the gun and tried to push it
aside but was not strnog enough. The
gun he shot me with was the one he
always carried, think it is 38 Cali
bre He quarreled with me about
some other man; that can say posi-
lively that he, Sylvester, pointed the
gun at me, pulled the trigger and that
it was not accidental.
Signed,
M. SYLVESTER.
The preliminary hearing of G. w.
Sylvester will likely be held in day
or two. In the meantime both he and
Earl Stevens are held in jail. Attor-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-10
NEW BONDS MADE BY r. E. AND l.. A. WHITEHEAD
Fulenwider Withdraws From Former Bonds of Officials of Standard
 Home Company

New bonds aggregating S45oo have been filed in the office of Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States court by the officers of the Standard Home company, recently convicted of using the mails to defraud, namely. F. E. Whitehead, presi- dent and L. A. Whitehead vice presi- dent The new bonds were made neces- sary by the withdrawal from the former bonds of A. l.. F'uenwider.
 Notion for new trial for the above officers will be heard Saturday before Judge Gruhb. In the event of the new trial being denied an appeal will be taken to the court of appeals.
 in reference to the status of the con- tract and paid up policyholders of the Standard Home company, Judge Dryer referee in bankruptcy, before whom the bankruptcy proceedings of the company are pending, states that there Is prob ability of paying all persons with provabf claims, the amount they havo paid into the company, and urges them not to sell their contracts to speculat tors. He states the court Is making efforts to convert the assets of the company amounting in value to Si,500,o00, into cash and from tho amounts realized the contract holders will be paid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-10
COACH COURLEUX CALLS OUT PLAYERS
Over Fifty Candidates for the Baseball Team
 Expected

With five of last seasons baseball team present Coach Courleux has called for the first practice of the year for Central High school this afternoon. The candidates are expected to report at the old ball park, regulated by tho Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company.
 Prospects this year are exceedingly rosy for the high school. Over 50 aspirants will answer the summons of the coach and will try and convince him that they are worthy of . post tion on the varsity squad.
 The pitching staff promises U be a "corSer' This department. tho most essential on the squad. will need to be completely remodeled. Probably this position will have the largest number of applicants of all the others com- hined.
 Several of last years team will pe changed to different places. Only two pitchers are expected to be carried on the honor roll Others will he avail able, but will take their turn in tho outtleld. After today regular workouts will be carried out. providing weather permits. Central Highs first game will not come until about the last of April.
 E. l. B.