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The Billings Gazette.
VOL. XXI. BILLINGS. MONTANA, FRIDAY. JANUARY 26, 1906. 78
IT PASSES
THE HOUSE
JOINT STATEHOOD BILL NOW
READY FOR SUBMISSION
TO SENATE.
GO ON RECORD
Both Sides Careful that Their Argu
ments and Reasons Shall Be Record
ed in Official Form-Constitutional
Provisions Proposed States Must
Comply With.
[By Associated Press]
Washington, Jan. 25.-The house
passed the statehood bill according to
schedule today. The republican op
position to the measure spent its en
tire force yesterday and no effort was
made to defeat,,*'bill on its final pas
sage, but 33 of the "insurgents" vot
ing against the measure.
The bill passed by a vote of 194 to
150.
The debate which preceeded the
vote began at 11 o'clock and was prac
tically featureless, so far as any hope
was concerned of changing the meas
ure in the slightest degree. The ad
vocates of the bill placed in the rec
ord, through the medium of speeches,
the argument upon which the joint
statehood policy is founded. Likewise
the opponents of the joining of Ari
zona and New Mexico, which embrac
ed the entire opposition to the bill,
produced their reasons for the record.
Several of the "insurgents" made plain
ground of their opposition.
The bill as passed provides that Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory shall con
stitute one state, under the name of
"Oklahoma, and that Arizona and
New Mexico shall constitute one state,
under the name of "Arizona." Should
the terms of admission be ratified by
the territories in question, their re
spective state constitutions must con
tain clauses prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors and plural mar
riages.
The constitution of Arizona must
prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians
forever, and that of Oklahoma for
21 years.
There are many other stipulations
governing the schools, courts and
political subdivisions of the proposed
new states.
Little interest was manifested in
the day's proceedings, aside from
actual vote on the bill. t
IS FOR ANNEXATION
S`enator Heyburn Thinks Time Has
Arrived When United States Should
Possess Santo Domingo.
[By Associated Press]
Washington, Jan. - 25.-Foreign af
fairs of the Unied States continued
today to hold the attention of the
senate, the Moroccan and Dominican
matters being the questions imme
diately at issue.
Mooney was the principal speaker
and he talked for over two hours in
opposition to the course of the ad
ministration with reference to both
Santo Domingo and Morocco. He con
tended that there was danger of be
coming involved unnecessarily in the
affairs of other countries by partici
pating in the Algeciras conference
and that this county was not suffi
ciently concerned with the conduct
of affairs in Santo Domingo to justify
our course in that island. He also took
the position that President Roosevelt
had transcended his authority there.
Heyburn spoke in support of an
nexation of Santo Domingo.
The consular reorganization bill
was read at length, but was not acted
upon.
Senator La Follette of Wisconsin
appeared on the floor for the first
time since he was sworn in as sena
tor.
BUTTE MAN DEAD.
[By Associated Press]
Butte, Mont., Jan. 25.-General
John S. Harris, long a prominent resi
dent of this state, died here today of
ursemic poisoning. He was born in
Vermont 81 years ago.
NOT YET AGREED.
Conference Continues Between Oppos
ing Counsel in Packers' Case.
[By Associated Press]
Chicago, Jan. 25.-After a confer
ence which lasted all day, the attor
neys in the packers' case were still
trying when evening arrived to come
to an agreement regarding the facts
involved In the case. The jury was
dismissed for the day early in the
afternoon, and Judge Iump)irey was
informed that if an agreement was
reached it would be submitted to him
in the morning.
During the day seve'al messages
regarding the case passed between
District Attorney Morrison. who is
conducting the prosecution, and At
torney General Moody 4t Washington.
ALFONSO GOES COURTING.
Spanish King Visits His Future
Queen and Mother-in-Law.
[By Associated Press]
Biarritz, France, Jan. 25.--King Al
fonso, traveling incognito' as the mar
quis of Covadonga, arrived here in an
automobile today from San Sebastian
and immediately visited Princess Ena
of Battenberg and her mother at the
villa Mouriscott, where they lunched
together. The king appeared to be
in most joyful humor, graciously salut
ing the crowds along the roads. A
formal proposal of marriage may be
made Sunday or Monday, during the
dowager queen's visit. In the mean
time the king will visit the princess
daily.
RAILROADERS BANQUETTED.
[By Associated Press]
Chicago, Jan. 25.-President A. B.
Stickney of the Chicago Great West
ern and President A. B. Delano of the
Wabash were guests of honor at a
$Yanquet of the real estate board,
which was held tonight at the Audi
toriu hotel.
Ge R ' geral counsel for
the , Milwaukee & St. Paul
railway: presided and. delivered a
short adress.
President Stickney spoke on "Rail
ways and the People." i
READY TO TESTIFY
Frank Rockefeller Denies He Refused
to Appear as Witness in Missouri
Case Against Standard Oil.
[By Associated Press]
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan.. 25.-Frank
Rockefeller gave out a statement this
afternoon in which he denied that he
had told the deputy sheriff wno serv
ed him with a subpoena to appear as
a witness in connection with the ac
tion of the state of Missouri against
the Standard Oil company that he
would refuse to testify. He said:
"I have made no statement that I
would refuse to respond to a sub
poena in this case. As a law abiding
citizen, I have always responded and
always expect to respond to any pro
cess of the courts.
"I have, however, explained to At
torney General Hadley that my con
nection with the oil business ceased
six years prior to the time to which
his suit refers, and I think that he is
satisfied that I have no information
that would be of any service in this
litigation, but should he ask me to
appear as a witness, I will, of course,
respond."
FOR MORE REVENUE
Spain Presents Draft of Convention
Relating to Taxes and Increased
Revenues In Morocco.
[By Associated Press]
Algeciras, Spain, Jan. 25., 6:20 p. m.
-Spain at today's session of the
Moroccan conference presented the
draft of a convention providing for a
better return on taxation in Morocco
and also for the creation of new rev
enues. The conference, after some
discussion, expressed the opinion that
nothing should be proposed for Moroc
co which may modify the basis of the
present organization of that country,
or be in contradiction to the habits of
the Moroccan people regarding land
taxation.
The conference decided that the
work of drawing up new rules
shall be entrusted to the same com
mittee that examined the question of
the control of trade in contraband
arms, with the addition of Belgian,
Russian and Moroccan members.
SAYS FORGERY
IS COMMITTED
Hadley Finds Good Witness in Stand
ard Oil Investigation.
HE ASKS CRIMINAL ACTION
Sends Copy of Testimony to Jerome with
Request for Prosecution.
[By Associated Press]
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 25.-At the
conclusion of the afternoon session
here today of the investigation into
the Standard Oil company's methods,
Attorney General Hadley of Missouri
announced that sufficient evidence had
been produced during the day to war
rant the bringing of criminal pro
ceedings under the laws of New York.
General Hadley said:
"Louis H. Turrell, an accountant
from Detroit and for some 14 years
an employe of the Standard Oil com
pany, has been on the stand all day,
and has given us the best exposure of
Standard Oil methods which we have
yet obtained. I shall send a copy of
his testimony to District Attorney
Jerome of New York, with a request
SECRETARY BONAPARTE SUBMITS
BILL TO SUPPRESS HAZING
[By Associated Press]
Washington, Jan. 25.-Submission
by Secretary Bonaparte of an anti
hazing bill and testimony by Rear
Admiral Sands, superintendent of the
naval academy, as to discipline at An
napolis featured today's session of
the house committee on naval affairs.
Admiral Sands surprised many
members of the committee by stating
frankly that no investigation had been
made at Annapolis to determine
whether officers have had knowledge
of violations of the anti-hazing laws
which went unpunished. He further
more made it clear that he did not
think such an inquiry necessary or
desirable. In the opinion of the ad
miral the superintendent of the acad
emy and the secretary of the navy
should be allowed to exercise their
discretion in punishing hazing of
ONLY THIRTY-SIX SAVED
Few More Survivers of III Fated Valencia
are Found.
[By Associated Press]
Victoria, Jan. 25.-The wrecked
steamer Valencia now lies submerged
and broken with but a portion of its
masts standing above water, and a
fleet of steamers and tugs have today
been turning their attention to patrol
ling the vicinity, hoping to find boats,
rafts or wreckage still afloat with sur
vivors, though the chances are small.
Several parties have been toiling
up most ardous trails, bome carrying
succor to those who were washed
ashore, others soouring the rugged
rocks of the shore line seeking for any
that it be thoroughly examined and
that criminal proceedings be brought
against the parties guilty of causing
a false signature to be attached to
articles of incorporation.
"Turrell has sworn here today that
he was induced by Standard Oil offi
cials to sign the name of 'F. A. Tur
rell' to documents, when in reality
his name is Louis H. Turrell. His tes
timony further was that his signature
was never sworn to and the notary
who took his affidavit can, under the
laws of New York, be prosecuted for
forgery in the first degree.
"It will be up to Jerome to say
whether the persons who induced Tur
rell to sign his name falsely can be
included in the prosecution."
fenses. He favored the system of
graduated punishment suggested to
the committee by Secretary Bona
parte.
In Secretary Bonaparte's bill haz
ing is defined as follows:
"The offense of hazing, as mention
ed in this act, shall consist of any
unauthorized assumption of authority
by one midshipman over another
midshipmap whereby the last men
tioned midshipman shall or may suf
fer, or be exposed to suffer, any cru
elty, indignity, humiliation, hardship,
or oppression, or deprivation, or
abridgement of any right, privilege
or advantage to which he shall be
legally entitled."
Graduated punishment for hazing
is advocated by Secretary Bonaparte
to replace the provision for dismissal
in all cases.
survivors that may have reached the
shore and be lying foodless and help
less, and others are engaged, in the
melancholy duty of recovering dead
bodies.
Of the total company of 154 only 13
have definitely been accounted for.
Three men believed to be other sur
vivors were seen on the shore by the
whaling vessel Orion, near the wreck,
huddled about a fire. Six survivors
have been taken on the Salvor. Nine
others, most of them so badly cut,
bruised and exhausted that they can.
not stand, much less walk, are still.
camped at Darling creek telegraph
hut, and 18 others were picked up by
the City of Topeka.
With three seen from the Orion a
mile and a half from the wreck added,
the survivors total 36, leaving a death
list of 118 persons. Not a woman or
child is among the saved.
Scant hope is entertained by those
on boar 1 the patrolling steamers that
any others will be recovered, for the
doctors on the rescuing tugs say the
limit of human endurance will have
been passed before this time.
The fleet of steamers engaged in
patrolling were seen this morning in
the vicinity of Darling river. The
steamer Salvor, which left Bamfield
creek this morning, after sending a
part of her crew overland along the
trails to seek survivors, and the whal
ing steamer Orion, a vessel better
equipped than any in this neighbor
hood to throw lines to the wreck,
being supplied with a harpoon gun
the steamer Queen, which stopped at
the scene en route to San Francisco
and the tug Lorne, sent from Victoria
last night with a party of blue jackets
and a life boat on board, were all
there, and as far as could be learned
from correspondents at various points
none had succeeded in finding other
survivors. The steamer Salvor made
an effort to get one of her boats
through the surf near Darling creek
this morning to land supplies for the
men at the Darling telegraph hut but
the surf ran too high and it seemer im
possible to get a boat through it. The
boat was forced to return. The Sal
vor soon afterward located two men
and a boy.
(Continued on EiigS Page.)
MOB STORMS JAIL
Unsuccessful Effort to iQn Posses
sion of Negro Suspecte ssault
on White Woman.
[By Associated Press]
Chattanooga, Tenn., Jan. 25.-Thle
county jail here was stormed by a
mob of over 1,000 men tonight, the a
sailants demanding possession of a
negro who is suspected of having as
saulted Nevada Taylor, a resident of
St. Elmo, one of this city's suburbs.
The mob failed to find the negro, but
late tonight the jail is still surrounded.
The county authorities claim that the
negro has been taken to Knoxville.
The crowd began to form as early
as 7 o'clock and shortly after 8, head
ed by a man carrying a double barreled
shotgun, marched into the jail and de
mended the negro. The mob was told
that the engro was not there and the
authorities offered to allow a com
mittee of 10 to inspect the prisoners
to bear out this statement. The mob
seemed to have no leader and the
committee was not named.
With the aid of the police the crowd
was then driven from the jail office.
Promptly it began battering down the
door and succeeded in effecting an en
trance. The ringing of riot bells
served to add to the crowd. All the
windows of the pail were smashed by
stones.
Deputies and police guard the door
ways to the cells.
JEROME HIS INFORMANT
Editor Hapgood Gives Interesting
Testimony in His Own Behalf in 1
Libel Suit by Magistrate Deuel.
[By Associated Press]
New York, Jan. 25.-The last stage
of the trial of Norman Hapgood, edi
tor of Colliers Weekly, charged with
criminal libel in the publication of a
paragraph condemning City Magis
trate Dauel's connection with Town
Topics, was reached today, when the
taking of testimony was ended and
Edwin M. Shepard, of counsel for the
accused editor, made the opening ar
gument for the defense.
At the conclusion of Shepard's ad
dress, in which he declared that every
thing stated in the paragraph in Coll
iers was true, and in which he com
mented severely upon the character of
Town Topics as a publication, ad
journment was taken until tomor
row, when District Attorney Jerome
will sum up for the prosecution.
Several witnesses were examined
during the early hours of today's ses
sion.
A striking feature of the testimony
was given by Hapgood himself when
he took the stand in his own behalf
and declared that what he had writ
ten about Town Topics was based
upon information furnished him by
District Attorney Jerome himself.
THE PRIZE
IS SECURED
BILLINGS BECOMES SEAT OF
ANOTHER LAND OFFICE IN
MONTANA.
PASSED BY SENATE
The Bill Providing for Its Establish
ment Passed the Lower House of
Congress Wednesday and Went
Throuh the Senate Thursday-Pres.
ident Will Sign Today.
That Montana's senators and repre
sentative in congress are losing no
time in getting the bill through which
provides for the establishment of a
land office in this city is evidenced by
a special telegram received by The
Gazette yesterday afternoon. The
telegram was from Senator Carter
and reads as follows:
Washington, D. C., Jan. 25.
To E. H. Becker,
Billings, Montana.
The Billings land office bill passed
the senate today and will reach the
president tomorrow.
THOMAS H. CARTER.
The day previous The Gazette re
ceived a telegram from. Congressman
Dixon stating that the bill had passed
the house unanimously, and it was
predicted that it would be sent to the
senate in a short time. However it
was not thought such dispatch would
att d the movement of the bill and
th speedy action of the senate is a
pleasant surprise to everyone. It is re
gadded as certain that President Roose
velt will sign the bill and therefore
it can now be said that a land office
has been located in this city. Promi
nent citizens have been workitig to
achieve this end for several years and:
its accomplishment means consider
able for the city.
IS REGARDED LIGHTLY. '
England Expects No Trouble with Rus
sia Concerning Persian Boundary.
[By Associated Press]
London, Jan. 25.-Great Britain
does not fear any interruption in its
good relations with Russia over the
refusal of Persia to accept the award
of the British commission deliminat
ing the Seistan frontier of Persia and
Afghanistan. The British government
quite understands that any actions of
the Russian governors antagonistic to
the commission were not dictated
from St. Petersburg.
A diplomat discussing the subject
fnAva aniA thos rn ·slA h-n --Ala:nRl-,·
toaay said tnere would be no difficulty
in reaching an understanding, as Rus
sia and Great Britain had mutually
agreed to abstain from all aggressive
action and not do anything to arouse
suspicion.
GARCIA GIVES IN.
His Army Surrenders Its Arms to
New Ecuadoran Government.
rBv .Associated Press]
Guayaquil, Ecuador. Jan. 25.
Troops at Rio Bamba under the com
mand of General Garcia, former presi
dent, fired on the peace commission
ers sent Monday from Guayaquil to
Quito, the capital, killing one man
and wounding two. The rest proceed
ed to Quito.
Peace commissioners from Rio Bam
ba arrived here Wednesday night
and signed articles of capitulation,
surrendering Rio Bamba to General
Alfaro. Captain Almedo Alfaro, son
of General Alfaro, who came with the
commissioners, was given an enthusi
astic reception.
General Garcia's army gave up
their arms at Quito.
CONTRACT IS LET.
White Syndicate Undertakes to Build
Railroad in Philippines.
[By Associated Press]
Washington, Jan. 25.-The Philip
pine commission by formal act has
accepted the bid of the White syndi
cate to build under a four per cent
guarantee several hundred miles of
railroad in the island of Cebu, Panay
and Negros. Secretary Taft being
notified by cable of this decision, has
approved the act of the commission,
so award of the contract has beaen
practically settled, and the bidders
have been told to prepare to explote
their contract and began work.