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CODY DIVORCE
SUIT ENDED
"BUFFALO BILL" LOSES CASE IN
WYOMING COURT.
JUDGE DECIDES FOR WIFE
Says She Was a Good Woman, Who,
From Evidence, Had Much to
Contend With.
ISheridan, Wyo., March 23.-T-he dis
trict court here today refused the peti
tion of Colonel William F. Cody (Buf
falo Bill) for a divorce.
A decision in the case was not ex
pected before tomorrow at the earliest,
but the court room was filled with resi
dents of Sheridan and the surrounding
country when it was given. After the
reading of the depositions, which fin
ished today, the attorneys for both
sides announced that they would sub
mit the case without argument.
After a short recess Judge R. H.
Scott asked the attorneys for the de
fendant, Wilcox and Halligan of North
Platte, Neb., to amend their answer
in the caes by striking out those sec
tions which dealt with charges against
Jessie Isabell, Cody's conduct in Chi
cago and his early excesses at Fort
McPherson. When this was done the
court found entirely in favor of the
defendant, 'Mrls. Louisa Cody. Judge
Scott delivered an opinion of consider
able length, reviewing the evidence
and g:ving his conclusons.
Judge Scott found that the charge of
unbecoming actions, on the part of the
defendant towards the colonel's guests
was not proven; thalt there was no evi
dence that she had ever threatened
her +husband's life.
"She was an indulgent mother and
wife, who always took pride in his suc
cess and always looked forward to his
home-coming and made great ,prepara
tions to receive hinm.
"In return for this wifely devotion
the plaintiff has been cruel to her and
heaped ,indignities upon her. Even if
it were true that the defendant had at
times been impatient with him and
such mpatience has been considered
as indignities, it is also true that she
has had muc)h to contend with."
An exception to the ruling of the
court was noted by Judge H. R. Ridg
ley ;attorney for Colonel Cody, and his
request for 60 days for filing a petition
for a rehearing was granted .
The motion for a new trial will be
argued at the next term of court and
in case this is denied Cody's attorneys
will take the matter to the supreme
court of Wyoming.
RUSTLED FRESH MEAT.
Soldiers at Fort Keogh Said to Have
Killed Range Steer.
Miles City, March 23.-Tuesday
morning Jim Welch and William Hur
ley were out riding southiwest of Fort
Keogh, when they discovered a fresh
ly killed Ibeef, the 'hide and entrails ly
ing on the ground. The 'men followed
a 'wagon track from ;the place direct to
Fort Keogh, and it terminated at a
cellar right :behind one of the company
quarters, Where they dbserved that the
fresh meat had been unloaded into th,
cellar.
They came at once to town and no
tified the authorities, who went to the
post and requested the commanding of
flcer to place a guard on the cellar un
til ,it could be searched. Then one of
the officers went 'to the place where
the hide was, and brought it to Miles
aity.
The fresh beef was found and it was
learned that the wagon was a govera
ment wagon from Fort Keogh stables
and contained a driver and four sol-
diere. The suspects will be arrested.
'The animal killed was a tour-year-old
"S.S." steer belonging to William
Strung of this city.
CHICAGO ICE HOUSES BURN.
Swift & Co. Lose 1105,000 Tons and
Two Big Buildings.
Chicago, March 24.--Nearly 150,000
tons of ice and two buildings each
250x600 feet have been lost ;by fire at
One Hundred and Thirty-fourth street
and -Lake Calumet. The big storage
houses held the 'winter's cut on the
lake.
Before the first fire company arrived
the uildings, valued at $86,000, were
destroyed, and most of the contents,
valued at $60,000, had slid bock into
the lake from which It was taken dur
Aug the winter. The 'buildings were
, e, property of Swit & Co. The orl
Sin of the fire iS auknown.
Mexican Ambassador Dies.
ka tiato , M h 24.-Ambassa
;g=ros of Meiloo died today at
1f' bS.
KILLED BY HIS HORSE.
Old-Time Stage Driver Kicked to
Death by Animal He Loved.
Missoula, Marche 23.-John Garrity,
who was kicked to dearth by one of his
stage ,hcrses 'aL Ovando Friday night
of last week, was a well known char
acter in 'western Montana and espec
ially in the Blackfoot valley, and his
was a particularly sad case. He took
great pride in his horses and almos:
lived wi'th them, and upon this even
ing he was taking a friend to look at
them and see how gentle they were.
In handling a horse who was a trusted
animal by its owner he received a
kick which caused an internal hemor
rhage and he died after lingering until
Sunday night.
At the 'time of his death he was
driving a stage between Helmville and
Drummond, being in the employ of
Mike McCormick, the proprietor of the
Drummond-Ovando stage line. He had
driven the stage for mmany years and
was' acquainted with every one in the
'whole valley. The dead man was 60
years old and, as far .as known, his
only relative in a daughter, whp lives
in Chicaigo. He was buried in Helrm
ville Monday afternoon, the funeral be
ing largely attended by his friends.
PEARY'S SHIP LAUNCHED.
Hopes to Find Pole in the Staunch
"Roosevelt."
Bucksport, Me., March 23.-Lieuten
ant R. F. 'Peary's steamship was suc
cessfully launched today. She was
christened "Roosevelt" by Mrs. Perry.
The ship was designed by Naval Ar
chitect William E. Winant of New
York, and is claimed to be the result
of all that experience in Arctic navi
gation to this date can suggest.
She is considered the strongest in
construction, most powerful and best
equippled craft for combating the Arc
tic ice ever built.
The vessel is described as "a three
masted, fore-and-aft schooner rigged
steamship, with auxiliary sail power."
Her principal dimensions are: Length
over all, 182 feet; ibeam, 35.5 feet;
deplth, 16.3 feet; main draft, with
stores, 17 feet; gross tonnage, 614
tons; estimated displacement, about
1,500.
Her model is similar to modern
.steam whalers, but rather more sharp,
the particular feature being her long,
high, raking bow, overhanging stern
and general wedge,shape at the sides,
in order that she may be lifted free if
nipped in the ice.
The steanmsthip was 'built of white
oak, the frame being treble and close
,together, with double 'planking, mak
ing the walls from 24 to 30 inches
thick. The keel is 16 inches thick, but
failse keels form a 'backbone project
ing six 'feet under the entire length of
the vessel.
The bow is backed by 12 feet of
Ssolid deadwood. Her engine and boi
lers will develop 1,000 to 1,500 horse
power. Her cost will be $100,000 when
ready for sea.
"VOODOO" DOCTOR ON TRIAL.
Negro Fakir May Swing in Havana
Soon-Advised Cruel Murder.
New York, March 23.-"King" Bou
court, a negro of African descent, has
been placed on trial under the charge
made some monthas ago of killing a
white child 20 months old, cables the
Herald's Havana) correspondent. The
child's body was found at Guira de
Melena horribly mutilated and with
the heart removed.
Charges were made that Boucourt
posed as a "voodoo" doctor and when
an old negress applied to him for
treatment he advised her thalt the only
remedy was to eat the heart of a white
person. Kidnaping of the child victim
is alleged to have followed. A dozen
negroes were arrested on charge of be
ing accessories to the crime.
Owing to the great fear in whidh the
"voodoo" doctors are held, there has
been great difficulty thus far is ob
taining testimony. The trial is at
traicting much interest in Havana.
WRECKED BY ROCKSLIDE.
Engineer Jones Killed and Baggage
and Mail Cars Burned.
Spokane, March 23.--Great Northern
westbound 1lassenger train No. 1, the
flyer, was wrecked by a rockslide near
Katka, Idaho, early 'his morning. En
gineer Owen Jones of Hillyard, Wash.,
was killed. The engine plunged into
the Kootenai river. The baggage and
mail cars were smashed and caught
fire. It is reported that they were en
tirely destroyed. Reports received
here indicate that while the passen
gers were badly shaken up, none were
seriously injured.
Great Writer Dead.
Ameins. France, March 24.-Jules
Verne died at 3:10 p. ,m. today. His
family were at his bedside.
Money to Loan.
At low rates of Interest on city and
farm property. EDGAR B. CAMP',
d&swtft 717 Montana Ave.
RAILROAD MIEN
TO 00 DICCING
WILL DIRECT WORK ON THE
PANAMA CANAL.
THE THREE MEN SLATED
Burt, Felton and Lores Said to be the
Men President Roosevelt Will
Place in Charge.
Washington, March 23.-Horace CG.
Bu,,, former president of the Union
Pacitic railroad, will probably be the
execu:ive head of the reorganized isth
mian canal commission. He has been
offered the place and While he has not
finally accepted it, it is believed that
he will do so within two or three days.
His salary will not exceed $25,000 a
year, which is the salary of Chief En
gineer Wallace. While Mr. Burt will
be the active head of the commission,
his duties will not conflict with Mr.
Wallace, who will tbe charged, in the
new arrangement, with the actual con
struction of the canal.
Mr. Burt has been in the railroad
business all his 'life, holding executive
positions involving large responsibili
ties.
Two other prominent railroad men,
S. M. Felton, president of the Chicago
& Alton, and L. F. Lores, formerly
president of the Baltimore & Ohio and
Rock Island, are being mentioned for
places on the commission, and prob
ably will be appointed. Mr. Felton is
an old friend of Secretary Taft. When
Mr. Taft was a federal judge in Ohio
he appointed Mr. Felton receiver of
the 'Cincionnati Southern railroad, in
which position he displayed marked
ability.
If these three men are appointed the
president intends to centralize practi
cally all of tihe authority of the com
mission in them. They will be ex
pected to see ,that business methods
are introduced and work actively push
ed in all directions.
President Roosevelt today gave an
intimation as to his 'plans for the re
organization of the ,isthmi.an canal
commission and at the same time serv
ed notice on the commissioners whose
services are to be dispensed with by
making public his comments, along
with those of Secretary Taft on the
charges of mismanagement on the isth
'mus made by Doctor C. A. L. Reed of
Cincinnati. The only purpose in giv
ing out the correspondence was to no
:ify Rear Admiral Walker, Governor
General Davis and Commissioners
Grunsky and Harrod that their resig
nations are wanted.
SHE WILL GO FREE.
Nan Ptterson's Lawyer Discovers New
Evidence.
New York, March 23.-Nan Patter
son, who has been in the Tombs since
last June, charged with the murder of
"Oaesar" Young, the California book
,maker, declared yesterday that if she
is ever put on trial again she will
surely be acquftted. She said this af
ter a conference wiUh her lawyer, Dan
iel O'Reilly, who had told her of the
new evidence discovered, which in his
opinipn tends to show that Young com
mritted suicide.
According *to O'Reilly, the defense
will be arble to Iprove these facts, not
brought out at the first trial:
First--That Caesar Young was the
owner of a 32-calibre revolver.
Second-That he had such a revol
ver in his possession on June 3, while
at the ISheepshead Bay race track. The
alleged murder occurred June 4.
Third-That Caesar Young on the
afternoon of June 3 took a pistol away
from his wife.
Fourth-That Mrs. Young owned a
32-calibre revolver.
"Fifth-That in Caesar Young's
trunk, sent to England the morning of
the shooting, and afterward returned
to this country, were found a large
number of 32-calibre revolver cart
ridges.
Besides this, Mr. O'Reilly says that
new witnesses have been found who
will swear that J. Morgan Smith, Nan
Patterson and her sister left the
Sheepshead Bay race track in the very
last train, and after Young. his wife
and his racing partner had left the
track.
Stepped On By Horse.
Bozeman, March 24;--John Kiefer,
Jr., met with a misfortune early Wed
nesday evening. While he was unhitch
ing a horse from a buggy the anilial
stP.": 'd young Kiefer was thrown
t, thie nd and the horse stepped
i-t him. Is left leg was fractured
just abo\ the ankle. Dootor Patter*
son se ' leg and tie boy seems to
be dolt ;ell
TO LIFE FROM DEATH.
Two Women, One Still in Trance, the
Other Restored to Health.
Tell City, Ind., 'March 23.-Mrs. Su
san Sulzer, who apparently dropped
dead 10 days ago as she was entering
her home in ,Cannelton and whose body
was ,placed in the cemetery vault two
days later, is believed by many per
sons to be alive.
Her relatives are convinced that life
is not extinct and a specialist from
Cincinnati has. been summoned, and
an investigation will 'be ,made. During
the time the -body has been in th
vault it bas been watched olosely and
several times arlpparent signs of life I
have been detected.
Since her supposed death the
wound on her head caused by the fall
has continued to bleed at intervals,
and her face remains flushed. A few
days ago a locall physician puncture
one of her fingers, and brought blood. t
Saved by Undertaker.
Ca.co, Me., March 23.--Clad in 'bur
ial robes and resting in a casket, a
supposed victim of the grippe, Mrs.
Eben Kemp, moved a hand as the un
dertaker was making the final ar
rangements for the funeral. The un
dertaker hurriedly ca.lled several phy
sicians who applied powerful restora
tives, and Mrs. Kemp opened her eyes.
She is the daughter of Mrs. Charles E.
Stevens of this place, and other than
being weak from lack of .nourishment
her health is restored. Mrs. Kemp
was sick but a few days. Her physi
cians said death was due to heart fail
ure.
MAY PUT ASIDE TOGA.
La Follette Men Take Exception to
New National Committeeman.
Madison, Wis., March 23.-The La
Follette faction is thoroughly mad at
the apointment of Congressman J. W.
Babcock to be republican national com
Imitteeman from Wisconsin in place of
the late Henry C. Payne. They take
this as a direct declaration of war by
Senator 'Spooner and the stalwarts,
and the campaign will be opened, they
'say, at once, by laying the plans for
the final cleaning out of the stalwarts.
La Follette men demanded the ap
tpointmenit to the national committee
on winning out in the supreme court
and at the polls last fall, and take this
appointment 'as direct announcement
that 'the fight must go on. It is de
clared unofficially that Governor La
Follette will decline the election ofi
United States senator and will remain
here to direct the fight.
Talk of Congressma'n Esch and Isaac
Stephenson for the succes'sion is again
rife.
DONKEY HER CHOICE.
Hetty Green Prefers Long-Eared Quad
ruped to Automobile.
New York, March 24.-"I would
rather own a donkey than an 'automo
'bile," 'said Hetty Green today. "The
motor car is a useless extravagance. It
destroys property and your nerves
break 'down running it. lt breaks
down, too. I never heard of one that
d:dn't smash or run 'away."
The statement was called forth by a
story that Mrs. Green's 'son has a
"setable" of autos and a special car to
' transport them about the country to
racing events.
After Private Cars.
Little Rock, Ark., March 24.-Attor
ney General Rogers has instituted
suits against the Armour Packing
company and the St. Louis Refinery
company to recover back taxes on pri
'ate cars used in the state on an ap
proximate valuation of $1,000,000. It is
announced suits will be instituted
against other com.panies that have
used plrivate cars in Arkansas during
the last 10 years which have not been
taxed.
Frenchmen and Greeks Fight.
Marseilles, March 24.-The Messa
geries Maritimes steamer Yangtse,
which arrived here yesterday, reports
that when she 'touched at Oandla, is
land of Crete, recently ,a serious out
break occurred between 15 French sai
lors and 20 Greek marines. The fight
lasted an hour, and six Greeks and
two Frenchmen were killed. An inves
tigation is in progress, but no political
significance it attached to the affair.
No Treasure Found.
rnma, Peru, March 24-Tbe Peru
vian transport Chalaco proceeded to
Panama yesterday, taking the ofilcers
and crew of the British yacht Veronl
que, which was engaged in the trea
sure-seeking expedition to Cocos is
land. The enterprise, which was head
ed by Earl Fitzwilliam, resulted in dis
appointment. The Veronique has been
purchased by Peru for $150,000 and
will be used as a coast guard vessel.
Famous Pitcher la Dead.
Milwaukee, March 24.-Gus Krock,
the Milwaukee pitoher, *who twirled
for the Chicago national league in
1888. and several years following, as
dead at Pasadena. Cal. Death was
due to consumption.
ROOSEVELT'S
IRE AROUSED
PRESIDENT RESENTS CRITICISM
BY KANSAS OIL MEN.
CONFIDENCE IN GARFIELD
Administration is Doing Everything In
Its Power to Carry Out Instruc
tions of House Resolution.
'Minneapolis, March 24.-A Washing
ton special to the Journal says: The
president Is incensed at the criticisms
leveled at the administration by cer
tain Kansans, and at their apparent
purpose to dictate to ihim, the course
he shall pursue in oil investigations in
that state, and it is suggested that if
any Minnesotans financially Interested
in the Kansas fields have any .in.flu
ence in that quarter it 'would be well
for them to exert it without unneces
sary delay.
The Kansas Oil Producers' associa
tion is a chief offender. Secretary
Loeb said today that no letter or tele
gram has yet been received from that
association, although what purports to
be a copy of such has 'been published
broadcast over the country.
As the administration is Igreatly in
terested in this oil investigation, a dis
patch or letter from the oil association
requesting the president to send some
one else 'than Commissioner Garfield
to direct the Investigation and adopt
ing formal resolutions to that effect.
undoubtedly would not have been no
ticed at the White house.
No Message at White House.
No such communication has been re
ceived and it is supposed the 1il Pro
ducers' association has reconsidered
its 'purpose to send a dispatch to that
effect, but the publication of its pro
posed communication to the president
and the set of resolutions adopted by
it, printed in nearly every state in the
union, gives 'publicity to a criticism
which the president thinks is little
short of an impertinence.
The president is doing everything In
his power to carry out the instructions
of the house contained in the Campbell
resolutions asking for a special inves
tigation of the oil situation in Kansas
and throughout the country. The house
resolution requested that investigation
be made in accordance with law. To
carry out its provisions, President
Roosevelt directed Commissioner Gar
field to institute the investigation, as
he is the one charged under the law
with such work.
Confidence In Garfield.
The pires'ident has the fullest confl
dence in Garfield, and the gratuitous
criticisms indulged in by citizens of
Ka~sas concerning Garfield's fltness
and integrity, the preldent thinks, are
little short of an insult.
A resolution similar to that adopted
by the Kansas Oil Producers' associa
tion was passed in the Kansas senate.
but was smothered by the level headed
men in that body.
While Commissioner Garfield will
conduct an unbiased and aibsolutely
honest investitgation, and report the
facts exactly as he finds them, it is
felt here that Kansas ,people who are
determined to oust the 'Stamdard Oil
company from the field, and who be
lieve they have a grievance against
that trust, are injuring their case by
their radical 'position and unjust eus
picion of govennment agencies that
must be employed to conduct inves
tigations.
In all 'parts of 'the m.idd.le west mon
ey has 'been invested in Kansas oil. It
is stated here that several hundred
thousand dollars from Minnsapolls and
St. Paul alone have been thus in
vested.
SWEETGRASS COURT.
Criminal Cases Being Tried-Two Con
victions Already Secured.
Big Timber, March 24.-W!l;iam
Flynn was tried in the district court
Wednesday on the charge of receiving
stolen property. He was convicted and
sentenced to six months in the county
jail. Flynn bought a horse from a man
passing through the county which had
been stolen and it was proved that he
knew it to be stolen property when he
bought it.
Wesley Beggs was tried and convict
ed on a charge of grand larceny. He
was convicted of having killed some
cattle belonging to Charles Rehims.
James Wheat was arrested in company
with Beggs and his trial is in progress.
Mell Jewell will be triad on the
charge of having altered the brand on
some horses. It is alleged that he
changed the brand on five horses with
oriminali Intent.
I.tMet astlee in lob printing at
The Gasette omoe.
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