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rhe Billings Gazette.
SEM I-WEEKLY.
VOL. XV. BILLINGS, YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, MONTANA, FRlDAY, AIUGUST 11, 1899 . NO. 82
PROFES81ONAL CARDS.
r rAB. R. GOSS.
LAWYER.
Office First Natlonal Bank Building.
H. $. ARMBTRONG, M. v .,
-PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Belknap Block, - Billings, Montana.
DBR. J. H. RINEHART,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office in First National Hank building, Billings,
Monta
ANDREW CLARK, M. D.
HARRIET FOXTON.CLARK, M. I)., C. M.
PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS.
Rooms 6 and 7, First National Bank Building.
Night calls answered at office.
DR. E. P. TOWNSEND,
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Office and Residence on Twenty.Ninth Street
North, two doors north of Cottage Inn. Office
strictly private. All calls will receliv prompt
attention. Telephone 118.
). F. ODDARD.
ATTORNEY-AT-LA 4'.
Office over First National Bank.
F.ED H. HATHHORN,
A TTORNEY-AT-LAW.
cofc-Room 4, First National Bank Building.
Billings, Montana.
JOHNSTON & JOHNBTON.
LAWYERS.
Room 18, Belknap Block.
P J. DONOHOE,
ARCHITECT.
Butte and Billings, Montana.
A FItABEB
Notary Public,
Justice of the Peace, U. S. Commissioner,
General Commession Merchant.
Room 8. First National Bank Building, Billings.
CARWILE & BOUTON,
REAL ESTATE, LIVE STOC',
INSURANCE.
Office in Wardwell Block. Telephone 11l.
('orrespondenoe Solicited.
BILLINGS, - - MONTANA.
TITLE ABSTRACT COMPANY,
ABSTRACTS OF TITLI
To all real property in Yellowstone county,
Montana, compiled by Geo. M. Hays and Austin
North Company. Titles examined and complete
abetraots furnishd. Office next north Grand
Hotel. Telephone 128.
FIRST lATIONALi
BANK
-) OF -
BIhlaiIGS, PONTIlNA
Paid Up Capital, - $150,000
Surplus and Profits, - 10,000
P. B. Moss, President.
H. W. ROWLEY, Vice-Pres.
S. F. MORSE, Cashier.
S. G. REYNOLDS, Asst. Cash.
DIRECTORS:
Chas. T. Babcock,
' Jos. Zimmerman,
H. W. Rowley,
G. W. Woodson,
P. B Moss.
Transact a general banking busi
ness. Collections promptly
made and remitted for.
4598
YELLOW8TONE NATIONAL
,,BANK...
OF BILLINGS,
---
CAPITAL, • "60,000
IURPLUIS, • * t0,000
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A. L. ABA..OK, Pmtldeut
DAVID PlRAT', VIew.Ph,
G, A, 0210011 CIahie,
U, s, HOWi.flBR, Au't Cush,
A. L. AI10Kl DAVID P IT.,
o. A4. 651e, 1D3 OAIRDWIL,
PanS LAeIOx.
hsOl " Is l . qud hueestle beheqe
JOHN D.
osekam
THE ChOTHIER
,p#' FRMOUS OUTFITTER
AND BOYS' Clothing,
Blankets and Bedding,
Bed Sheets,
Wagon Covers,
Hlats and Capl)s.
The Largest Stock of Boots
and Shoes, comprising ladies'
Fine Shoes and Slippers, Chil
dren's Shoes, all sixes, Men's
Boots and Shoes, all grades.
Sole Agent in Billings for the
Star brand rubber overshoes,
every pair guaranteed perfect.
Mail Orders
Promptly Attended to,
JOHN D. OEK7MPS
GIP OOTHRON JOHN TOO
Cothron & Todd,
Buomcmnurs to G ruwell & (ause.
hivery, Feed and Sale
STABLE
Buy and 11ell Live Stock.
Teanm to Let to Traveling Men.
Elegant Rigs for Public fHlir'.,
28th i tI". tand I.t, Av.
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·trLLI- I··-~·6~~p
UNDER STATE SUPERVISION.
Pays 5 per cent on Savings Deposits
Interest compounded quarterly.
Pays 7 per cent on Time Certiflcatei
of Deposit, not subjeut to check.
Issues Savings Certificates on Build
ing and Loan Plan with definite time of
maturity and definite payments.
Loans Money on Real Estate to be re.
paid in monthly installments running
from ONE to TEN YEARS, to suit bor.
rower.
Trustees -- Lee Mantle, president,
Chas. Schatalein,vice president' Fayette
Harrington, treasurer; Chas. R. Leonard,
attorney; A. B. Clements, secretary; F.
Aug. Heinze, Henry Mueller, Frank W.
Haskins, James H. Monteath.
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of faults
In bloyol oountrue IUrlLn iry be hidden
by a wn y tlish.
Creecent....
Are k ow au the wheels that stand
up, ,d is ie perfection l their
ter " tsr tion. ... ' ' uicet y
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NOW AVNAD .
George Soule,
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L~AtY E)AD HORSES
Powell Broa, of Washington Lose
Over Three Hundred Head
in This City.
CAUSE IS UNKNOWN
Inut IN AIlppireut ly 'eour- Auillmls
'Inu lintled ud I er I Nr,etlou
of1 ('ouly Hlºulth Hoarld.
KAl lltetaiolo, the liko of whibh has
inivr beau witnessed in Billings, and
iussibly in the northwest, was that
seen at the Northern Paciflc stock yards
Wednesday and yesterday, when over
800 ranuge horses out a total of 558,
ldied from either s ,poisoning or some
oontagiou d eI. The horses, with
few exccp , were young stook and
of line flcsh and their death means a
loss of something like $12,000 to their
owners. Powell Bros, of North Yak
imu, Wash,, who are well known ship.
pers of range horses, arrived here Tues
day evening with twenty carloads, num
bering about 575 head, which were
consigned to them at Omaha, and w
be taken into lowa for marit.
They were loaded at Coulee C y,
Wash., and fed and watered first at
Spokane, As they were to be shipped
to Omaha from Billings on the B. &
M., they were unloaded in the North.
em Pacific stock yards the evening of
their arrival here, and fed and watered.
While unloading ten were found to be
dead in the cars and nearly all seemed
to be troubled with scouring. The an
ituals were first fed and about two
hours afterwards watered, but instead
of relieving their dition it made
them worse, fqr commenced to die
at an alarmin te, They were left in
the yards all night and watched by the
employee, but by morning they were no
better. Oue of the owners, Finly
Powell, who accompanied them,
thought it was something about the
yards that caused their death, and the
horses were accordingly turned out on
the surrounding flat. But this did not
help matters. They were out there but
a short time, yet about seventy-five of
the number fell to the ground and ex
pired, The others were driven back
into the yards, where they continued to
die off Wednesday, Wednesday night
and part of yesterday, until nearly 850
of the number had gone. The symp
m seemed to be similar to icour.
After being turned into the yards again
many of the horses seemed to be taken
with blind staggers and after running
around the yards would bnump their
heads against the strong fence, fall
back on the ground and die. Some be.
oame so weak that they fell to the
ground and died in terrible convuol
slons.
Stock Inspector John W. Collins was
at the yards when the horses arrived,
but he was unable to determine the
cause leading up to their death. Wed.
nesday he telearaphed for State Veteri
narian M. E. Knowles of Helena and
expected that gentleman or his assistant
yesterday, but neither arrived and no
word was received from them, Word.
has since been received that both the
gentlemen were out of the city, but
had been notified and would most like.
ly arrive here tomorrow morning.
Arrangements were made Wednes
day noon for saving the hides and the
horses were dragged to the lots just
east of the yards, where a gang of men
were put to work skinning them.
The man who was doing the work had
taken the job of burying the animals
for the hides, but after his men had
skinned about two hundred he
stopped the work. The question of
what to do with the carcasses puzzled
the local officials of the Northern
Pacific and in answer to a telegram
Superintendent Horn and Traiumaster
D. Boyle came down from Livingston
yesterday mirnnlg, The railroad' of-.
,ial put a large force of men and
teams at work digging two long
trenches, four feet deep, near the yards
and the burying of the carcasses is be.
lug done under the direction of the
county board of health, with whom the
oholBal conferred. It is thought
the work will be completed tonight,
Plenty of sulphate of lime lp being
used, which it is toughbt will prevent
the arisinag of terrible odors which
might otherwise permeate the states,
phere, The railroad company is dolg
everything in its power to prevent spy
noonveulenoea to the city or its seaal
ke.. anAllinnn
Porb well, who aooomsnle d the
horses to BillHag, feels as $hoqb hi.
ooketlbook had been sepped on by n,
eleophat, and well he may, No haa
everaul hmndred bead of bOrm maue on
She runge, whiob be oootempltsed ship
ping, bu he may obagne b i mind al f
not a miyalmi, e nsbmited to a
shoAs ltevriew with The Gasette rew
.--- rta_.i , Whon aeehed how
a dead bos thel weo he amid
lhi II weld be eaed to ol4 at she
ambs.r of lte awes, And as 1
proved. He had started from Coalee
City, Wash., Sunday with about 585
head. They had been ted and watered
that day at Spokane, but the Northern
Pacific stock yards facilities at that
place were insufficient in caring for so
many horses and they did not have
sufficient water. He lost twelve heaa,
which died in the yards at Spoakue,
five bad beecome stubborn and had to
be put off the train, while ten head were
dead when they reached here. He was
asked as to the probable cause of the
death of the horses, which was so gen
eral, but he refused to advance any
theory and would talk no further.
It is learned from the railroad head
quarters that instead of stopping at
Helena and caring for his horses, Mr.
Powell telegraphed ahead to Livingston
and asked permission to run straight
through to Billings before unloading
and feeding. The state law specifically
states that no stock shall be on the
train longer than 28 hours at a time
without being fed and watered, but in
this instance it was something over
that from the time they left Spokane
until they reached Billings, the animals
being fed and watered on the oahs.
Some advanced the theory that they
had been poisoned in some manner,
but this does not seem possible unless it
was before they reached here.
It has been learned that two car-loads
of horses from the same range and from
the same bunch were fed in this city
about a month ago, when twelve of the
number died. Two or three weeks
since, out of several cars, ninety-two
bead died at Missoula from apparently
the same complaint. These animals
were from the same range and bunch.
In order to dispel the illusion that there
was anything poisonous in the stock
yards here Gerald Pauton, who has
charge of them, turned twelve cars of
cattle in there last night, feeding and
watering them.
At the request of Superintendent
Horne, the company physician visited
the yards yesterday afternoon and se
cured several portions of the internal
organs of the animals, which have been
Pent to the state veterinarian for an
alysis, and his report as to the probable
cause of their death will be anxiously
awaited. Hudreds of people visited
the stock yards Wednesday to see the
horses, but visitors were few yesterday
and we have heard of none today.
APPEAL TO) THE POIWERS
Aguinaldo Strives for Recogni
tion by Sending Documents
to All Consuls.
SAYS THE WAR'S UNJUST
'ihe Address lloesn't Worry Officials
at Washinuton-No Fear of
Forelig Interference.
Manila, Aug. 8.-Aguinaldo has ap.
pealed to the powers for recognition o,
"Filipino independence," in a doou
ment dated Tarlac, July 27, and signed
by Buenoauihio. It has been received
by all the foreige consuls in Manila',
with the request that they forward it
to their respective governments.
The Filipinos use their old argu.
eunt, that they had conquered the sov
ereignty of the islands from Spain be.
fore the signing of the treaty in Paris
and therefore Spain was in no position
to cede them to the United States
They argue that the possession of 7,000
Spanish prisoures, captured with their
arms fighting against the Filipinos, is
eloquent proof of the nullity of Span
ish sovereignty, as when they surren.
dered Spain's hold was irrevocably lost.
The document appeals to the powers in
influence at Washington to bring to a
termination "the unjust war which is
devastating the country."
Washington, Aug, S.-Aguinaldo's
address doesn't worry the officials here.
There is no idea that any foreign gov.
ernment will heed the address. It has
been the desire -of Aguinaldo and his
assoclates from the first to secure such
recognition and this appeal merely
pats this desire into a rather formal
shape and it may bring to an issue the
position of outside governments.
The state department does not share
the apprehensfon said to exist among
army offlaers that Ohina has given in.
dlhret reoognition to the Filipinos, by
refeaing to allow Amerioana to ship
horses from Obina to Manila beoause
they were "oostrabrand of war,"
Mlnister onger reports that Ohina's
,ourse is entirely due to oertain dome,
tie regulations probibting stle esporta,
ioan of borsa or of ponale,
A wreok oourred on i he if er Moot
braob of the Nortbera Puolto the aist
"i the week ln whob an eangineer and
Irema were killed,
Cal. 0. P. ObIholm of osemUan has
id hts l l in the famoes OCnten
I mine of UItal for $160,
-- paid for whole
- q ws `1,6,40,000,
IG BAITLE IS FOUGHT
MaoArthur Defeats a Large Force
of Filipinos Near San
Fernando.
IT WAS A WARM FIGHT.
The Treacherous "Frieldlies" Plot
to Murder MacArthur's Garrison
.and aur1l the City.
Manila, Aug. 9., 12:45 a. m.--Gen
eral MacArthur's force, consisting of
4,000 men advanced five miles beyond
San Fernando today and encountered
and defeated a Filipino force of 6,000
men. The enemy retreated, leaving
many dead and wounded. The Ameri
can loss in killed and wounded was 20.
Washington. Aug. 9.-General Otis
confirms the report of a battle at San
Fernando in the following cablegram:
"Manila, Aug. 9.--MacArthur, with
4,000 men, attacked the insurgent
army, 6,000 strong, concentrated
around San Fernando, at 5:15 this
morning. At 10 o'clock a. nl.. he bad
driven the enemy five miles in the
direction of Angeles. The casualties
are few. The attack was ordered for
the 7th instant, but rain did not per
mit of the movement.
"The railway from Angeles north is
badly washed out by the unprecedented
floods of the last six weeks, and is be
yond the ability of the insugents to re
pair."
NIPPED IN THE BUD.
lacAr'thurl' )incovers a Plot to Mlurder
His Garrio.oln.
New York, Aug. 9, 2 a. m.-A
Manila dispatch just received here
says:
"General MacArthur has thwarted a
plot to murder his garrison at San Fer
naudo and burn the city. When Mao
Arthr's column took possession of the
place and established the' garrison, a
large number of natives who professed
friendship, focked in. A majority of
them professed to be 'members of the
Macabee tribs. traditional enemies of
Tagals. They performed many acts of
kindness to the Amezioan force, and
were rapidly gaining the confidence of
the officers.
"Recently they asked for permission
to take the field and fight the forces of
Aguinaldo and presented a plan for the
arming of a large force of their tribes
men. The plan was viewed with favor,
but MacArthur was cautious and decid
ed to make a searching investigation
before he took any action. Spies dis
covered that the supposed friendly plan
was in reality a plot aimed at the
massacre of the garrison and the de
strnotion of the city. He at once
ordered every person not a property
owner in San Fernando to leave the
city and used force in the execution of
the order. Men, women and children
were driven outside of the Amerioan
lines. The experience of MacArthur
will have a tendency to make other
garrison commanders throughout the
islands extremely careful."
The first 'annual meeting of the
Northwestern Funeral Directors' associ
ation composed of undertakers and am
balmers in many cities of Montana and
Idaho, will be held at Missoula, com
mencing Monday, August 21.
Linton Clothing Co.J
. LOTHING AND
j'UNISHINGS
Everything of the Latest and Nobbiest for
Men's Wear.
HATS AND CAPS
BOOTS AND SHOES
The Best Selected Stock in all Eastern
Montana.
The Linton Clothing.
WWWW=,WWWirl "
IT BLEW GREAT GUNS.
Cyclone Visltn West Indnes Doing Much
Damage.
Patis, Aug. 10.-Advices from La
Pointe A'Pitre, Island of Guadeloupe,
say a cyclone did enormous damage to
the interior of that island. A num
ber of coffee and cocoa estates have
been devastated. There were a number
of fatalities.
St. Thomas, Aug. 10.-The island of
Montzerrat, British West Indies, was
completely devastated by a hurricane
Monday. All churches, estates and
villages were destroyed and nearly 100
persons killed. In addition many were
injured and rendered homeless. Ter
rible distress exists among the suffer
ers.
Ponce, Aug. 10 -A hurricane struck
here at 8 o'clock Tuesday morning and
lasted until 3 p. m. The rivers over
flowed, flooding the town. It is esti
mated that 200 persons were drowned.
The town and port are total wrecks.
It is believed the damage amounts to
over $500,000 No news from the in
terior since the storm broke.
Washington, Aug. 10.-Additional
news of the West Indian hurricane
was receiyed at the navy department
this morning. All American naval
vessels in West Indian waters are un
doubtedly safe. The New Orleans
steamed out of Santo Domingo harbor
Tuesday in anticipation of the storm
and is the only ship unaccounted for,
but no fears are entertained on her
account.
TEN DAYS lRlETO WAIT
Until the Montana Boys Will
Start for Home from
Manila.
TRANSPORTS COALING
And Will Be Ready to Stlart in About
Two Weeks with Favorable
Weather.
Washington, Aug. 8.-The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
war department from General Otis:
"Manila, Aug. 8. - Three day's
typhoon is rendering work on the bay
impossible. The transport Pennsyl
vania leaves Iloilo, Cebu, this evening.
The Sheridan with the Minnesotas,
South Dakotas and discharged soldiers,
sails for San Francisco on the 11th
instant. The Valencia and Zealandiar,
when coaled, requiring ten days' good
weather, leave with the Montanas and
discharged men. Suggest a portion of
the transports coal at Nagasaki, both
coming and returning, to expedite bus
iness here, where the facilities for
loading and unloading vessels are prim
itive.
The Second Oregon regiment was
mustered out of the service of Uncle
Sam Monday at San Francisco. Each
man received his discharge papers from
the mustering officer and passed on to
the paymasters, who gave each soldier
what money was due him. The regi
ment remained in camp until the next
day, when they assembled in a body
and proceeded to the ferry, thence to
the trains for home.