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COOK SAYS
IT IS A LIE
Returning Explorer Is
Officially Receiv
ed in Gotham
GIVEN GOLD MEDAL
He Is Grateful to the Public Men of
the Metropolis for the Confidence
They `Hare Placed in Him, and
States That He Will Substantiate
His Claims.
EW YORK, Oct. 15.-Dr. Frederick
A. Cook came back from New
York today, as calm and smiling
as ever, received the freedom of the
city as conferred by the board of al
dermen and branded as a lie the af
fidavit of Edward Barrill, that he had
not ascended Mount McKinley, and
finally to crown the day, fired the shot
which started a 24-hour automobile
race at Brighton Beach.
The conferring of the freedom of
the city was a formal affair, conduct
ed jointly by the board of aldermen
and the Arctic Club of America. The
club presented to Dr. Cook a gold
medal in recognition of his discovery
of the pole while the aldermen took
the occasion to recognize him official
ly for the first time since his arrival
on his home shore.
Professor McMillin of the Peary ex
pedition, was among the interested
spectators. In his speech, Dr. Cook
said in part:
"This is the proudest moment of my
life, to feel that you have confidence
in me, in the face of the unfounded
statements and against the false af
fidavit published during the last few
days.
"I will substantiate every claim I
have made with every proof within the
power of men.
"The charges brought against me
relative to my polar trip have been I
based upon evasive answers by my
loyal Eskimo friends. The alleged
affidavit of my Mount McKinley ascen
sion is a deliberate falsehood. The
confidence you repose in me is not!
misplaced. The Eskimos were made
to say what they did not say, and I
will bring them here to prove it."
After the ceremony Dr. Cook had
a long conference with his lawyer,
Henry W. Wack, concerning the Bar
rill affidavit. He afterwards intimat
ed that he had not decided on taking
legal action in the matter.
He was asked whether he could
produce his original diary of the
climb, and said he would produce it
if he could find it. He said he thought
he had it stored somewhere.
Dr. Cook reiterated his charge that
Barrill lied in his affidavit.
"The declaration that the point
where the photograph with a flag
was taken was far from the top of
Mount McKinley, is a falsehood," he
said. "It was taken at the summit.
His statement that I told him not to
tell any one about the trip is also
baseless. There was no secret what
ever about it.
ever about it.
"As to Mr. Miller, he has been hos
tile to me from the beginning to the
end. I have no reason to say I found
him untruthful, but he knew nothing
about the climbing of Mount McKin
ley, as he was 60 or 70 miles away
at the time."
Details of how Barrill's affidavit
was obtained became available here
today. The guide came here two days
ago, and informed Gen. Thomas H.
Hubbard, president of the Peary Arc
tic club, that everything in the af
fidavit was true.
Barrill also talked with Gen. J. M.
Ashton of Tacoma, who obtained Bar
rill's affidavit, together with the affi
davits from Fred Printz, a packer on
the Mount McKinley expedition; Sam
uel Beecger, the cook, and Walter
Miller, the photographer, all mem
bers of the Cook party.
General Ashton, speaking of the
manner in which the Barrill affidavit
was obtained, said:
"I received word from Hubbard to
ascertain the exact truth concerning
Dr. Cook's climb to Mount McKinley
and had not the remotest idea what
side I was on, or would be on. I sent
Miller to Barrill and the other mem
bers of the expedition an dhad them
brought to Tacoma. They were care
fully examined. Barrill spoke openly
and squarely from the start.
"Darrill said the doctor was a good
fellow and that he (Barrill) had not
given the Mount McKinley matter a
thought until the north pole question
came up. The guide said to me:
"'Then I talked it over with my
wife after you sent for me and we
reached the conclusion that it was my
duty to give the world the real truth.' "
General Ashton said there were oth
er affidavits and that he understood
that the originals were all to be
turned over to the committee of the
explorers' club, and other authorized
organizations.
NICARAGUAN PORTS
OFFICIALLY CLOSED
United States Consul Cables That t
Central Amerlcan Republle t
Is Again Broiling.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-A tele
gram dated today was received at the
state department from the United
States consul at Managua, Nicaragua,
stating that the port of Rama, Blue
ilds, had been officially closed. The
teleram also statee that martial law t
at Managua will be proclaimed today. '
PITTSBURG
THE WINNER
Captures Final Game
Of the Interesting
Series
DETROIT SHUT OUT
Pirates Walk Away with the Game
While Thousands Cheer.-Greatest
Interest Ever Known in the History
of the National Game.-Attendance
Is Large.
DETROIT, Oct. 16.-Pittsburg won
the world's chamtpionship series
today by overwhelming Detroit
by the score of 8 to 0, in the seventh
and deciding game of one of the hard
est fought world's series ever played.
This was the third successive time
Detroit has been defeated in the
world's championship series and con
sequently the third straight victory
for the National league, the Chicago
Nationals having won the title in
1907, and 1908.
To Charles Adams, the young Pitts
burg pitcher, 'belong the major por
tion of the credit for winning the
series.
This is the third victory for the
youngest as he won the first game at
Pittsburg. 4 to 1, the first game at
Detroit, 8 to 4, and today his third
victory.
He held the Detroit batters safe all
the way and allowed only six hits, two
of these coming in the fourth in
ning, but the remainder being dis
tributed, one to each session.
Donovan started the game for De
troit and lived up to his title of "Wild
Bill" by giv:ng six 'bases on balls and
hitting one batter in the first two in
nings. In the third he allowed a two
bagger and a snigle and George
Mullin, the iron man of Detroit, suc
deeded himt in the fourth inning.
It was a case of once too often for
Mullin as he has worked in four of
the seven games of the series. The
new world's champions hit him hard
in soots and scored four runs off him.
three in the sixth and one in the
eighth.
The first inning aded two more ac
cidents to the causalty list for the
series. Byrne reached first base when
he was hit by Donovan and went to
second on Leach's sacrifice. Manager
Clarke passed him a hit and run
signal, tbut failed to hit and Byrne
was caught off third after a desperate
sliie. Byrne sprained his ankle in
the play and was carried from the
field, while Moriarity remained in the
game until he doubled in the second
inning and then his injured leg failed
him and he was withdrawn, O'Leary
succeeding him.
The score:
D. Jones, If ........ 4 0 1 3 0 1
Bush, ss ......... 3 0 0 2 5 0
Cobb, rf .......... 4 0 0 2 0 0
Crawford, cf ....... 4 0 0 3 0 1
Delehanty, 2b ..... 3 0 2 3 3 0
Moriarity, 3b ...... 1 0 1 1 0 0
O'Leary, 3b ....... 3 0 0 2 1 0
T. Jones, lb ...... 4 0 1 8 0 0
Schmidt, c ........ 3 0 1 3 2 0
Donovan, p ....... 0 0 0 1 0
Mullin, p .......... 3 0 0 0 2 0
Totals .... ......32 0 6 27 14 2
Pittsburg- AB. R. H. PO. A. E.
Byrne, 3b ......... 0 0 0- 0 0
Hyatt, cf .......... 3 1 0 0 0 0
Leach, 3b ......... 3 2 2 4 2 0
Clarke, If ......... 0 2 0 5 0 0
Wagner, ss ........ 3 1 1 3 3 0
Miller, 2b ......... 5 0 2 3 0 0
Abstein, lb ........ 4 1 1 10 00
Wilson, rf ......... 4 1 0 0 0 0
Gibson, c ......... 5 0 2 2 1 0
Adams, p ......... 3 0 0 0 4 0
Tntal "!n Q e o* t1i n
Totals ..........:3O 8 8 27 10 0
Score by innings:
Detroit ........0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00-0
Pittsburg ......0 2 0 2 3 00 1 0-8
Summary: Two-base hits, Morlar
ity, Schmidt, Delehanty. Leach. Ah
stein, Gibson; three-base hits. Wag-,
nor: hits off Donovan, 2 in 3 innings:
off Mullin 6 in 6 innings: sacrifice
lits, L.each. Wilson, Clarke, Adanls:
Sacrifice flies, Hyatt: stolen bases.
C(larke (2), Abstin. Miller: double
!lays. Bush to Schmidt to Delehanty:
left on bases, Detroit 7. Pittsburg 10:
bases on balls, off Donovan 3. off Mull
lin -1, off Adams 1: first base on er
rors, Pittsburg 1: hit by pitche,1 hall,
Ionovan, tByrne. Ad::ms, Bufsh: struck
o nD. by Mullin 1 by Adams 1: t;mnt
2:0.. TTmpir . O'l.ouzhlin, ,lohnstmil,.
t Evans ald Klem.
I'ImIA I{E) WITIJH A,.SA I'LLT.
Charged with assault in the second
degtree. Robert Alexanlder, Ian empllloyee
of a local moving pitictlr hollse, was
arrested yesterday on a complaint
sworn to by George S. Crosby. lie at
once furnished bond in the sum of
$.,00 and will be given a preliminary
hearing this morning.
Alexander, it is said, attacked Cros
by with a wrench after Croshy and his
employer had engaged in a heated ar
gument. He says he was justified in
his action and is preparing an elab
orate defense.
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CAUGHT A BIG ONE.
What is about the biggest trout of
this year's catch is now on display in
the window of the Fleming Hardware
company. The trout, which is of the
ordinary speckled variety, weighs six
pounds, nine ounces, and was taken
from the waters of the Stillwater last
Sunday by F. W. Mullison, a Billings
carpenter. Mr. Mullison admits that
he had a large contract on his hands
in landing the big fellow.
Advertise that property Just to show
that you are in earnest about selling
!t. Gazette ads get results.
LOUIS HILL TO
BE AT CONGRESS
President of Great Northern Wires
That He Is Coming with a
Party of Sixty.
SEN. CLAPP IS INVITED
May Accompany St. Paul Jobbers and
Railroad Len and Will Be Placed
on Program if He Is Present at
the Meetings.
Secretary John T. Burns of the
Dry Farming congress was yesterday
evening in receipt of a telegram from
Louis W. Hill, president of the Great
Northern, stating that he and a party
of about 60 railroad men and manu
facturers of the Twin Cities will ar
rive in Billings on the opening day of
the congress in a special train which
will be run over the Great Northern
via Great Falls and the Billings &
Northern. Invitations are now being
extended by the Great Northern to a
number of the representative nmen
of the nortuern part of this state to
join the special which will be of
splendid equipment and which will re
main on the tracks in the Billings
yards and serve as quarters for the
railroad men during the congress.
President Hill has also extended aln
it vitation to United States Senator
Clapp of 'Minnesota to join the party
,and 'Mr. Burns says that if Senator
SClapp accepts the invitation and
comes to Billings a place will also
be provided for him on the program
of he congress.
For the first time in the history of
i western agricultural conventions the
state of Illinois wil bie represented.
Governor Deneen having yesterday
forwarded to the secretary of the
Dry) Farminf congress his list of ap
po..itments. The delegates from Illi
nois will be Dean N. Frank, a farmer
of MclIean; John A. Hoblilt, a farm
er of Allonta; and George J. Schars
thing, of the Chicago Record-Herald,
who is on the program for a speech
on "Dry Land Farming Form The
Newspaper's Standpoint."
COOK LOSES ARM
IN HUNTLEY YARDS
'ries to Crarwl Through Freight Train
4and Is (iaught Under Wheels.
Member A mplltated.
I'Thomas Beatrage. a cook by tralde.
:as brought to this city Sunday aft
ernoon from Huntley where he was
injured while trying to crawl Ibtws'een
the cars of a freight train. Bearrage's
lefc arm was mangled and it was nec
essary to amputate the member about
two inches below the shoulder. Dr.
Lillian Miller performing the opera
tion.
Beavrage had been employed at
Glendive and was working his way
westward to Livingston where he had
a position awaiting him. lie had been
drinking considerable and arrived in
this city Saturday night. returning to
Huntley by mistake. Seeing a west
bound passenger train on the track
he tried to make his way to it by
crawling between the cars of a freight
train. The freight, however, started
just as Beavrage was between the
cars, throwing him to the ground and
grinding his arm beneath the wheels.
IREEVES PLOWS TO
BE ON EXHIBITION
Another Manufacturing Firm Agrees
to Enter IPlowing Contest
During Congress.
Word has been received from George
A. Allen, representative of Reeves &
Co. in Montana, that his firm will ex
hibit traction engines and gang plows
of their latest *design, as well as oth
er machinery which is of particular
interest to the farmer of dry land, at
the coming Dry Farming congress,
and that the plow will he entered in
the plowing competition which will
et, held south of the city.
Mr. Allen, who is well known in
this city, is still with the Reeves comn
Itt',. and has not accepted a position
\\ith another firm as was reported a
It', days ago.
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OTIHEII EXAMINATIONS.
In adllitilcn to the examinations
,, ,clih the civil service has annoitunced
i.'r the latter palrt of next month, two
tloirn notices of examninations were
;,.stled yesterday.
'ithe position of drainage engineer
with the department of agriculture at
n ialary of from $1.200 to $1,500 is
,p!en. The examination will be held
in this city beginning November 24
and appl)licants must answer practical
hIuestions regarding the drainage of
irrigated lands and submit a thesis on
tihe subject. Experience and educa
tion will be rated at 20 per cent in the
examination.
An examination to fill the position
of medical supervisor in the Indian
service will be held on the same date.
The salary is $250 a month and ex
penses, and the applicant must be a
graduate of some reputable medical
school .and a person with at least
three years' experience in the practice
of medicine. Experience in connec
tion with tuberculosis and trachoma
are also required.
MEET HERE TO MARRY.
Thomas E. Daine of Rockford, Ill.,
and Miss Nellie Welch of Los Angeles
met and were married in this city
yesterday, Judge Mann performing
the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Daine
will make their home in this city.
WYOMING OIL IS
NOW ON MARKET
Refinery at Cowley Has Been Work.
ing for Two Weeks at Its
Full Capacity.
WELLS FLOWING FREE
Three Bores In Byron Field Are Fur.
nishing Crude 1Oil for Refinery,
While Seven Other Wells Are Being
Sunk.
For two weeks the new oil refinery
of the Northwestern Oil Refining
company, has Ibeen working, and the
Garland plant is ready to place the
finished products of the northern
Wyoming field on the market. A
small shipment of Wyoming oil has
been received in this city and is now
for sale and it is expected that it
will be but a matter of a few weeks
'before all oil and gasoline sold in
this city will come from the newly
opened field.
A Billings business man who re
cently returned from a trip to the
Basin says that the new refinery is
working smoothly and is turning out
its full capacity every day. The re
finery can nandle 5005 barrels of crude
oil a day, and has been built with an
eye to doubling its capacity. If the
flow from the wells, which have been
plugged during the summer, continues
as freely as during the past two
weeks, an addition to the capacity of
the plant will be made at once.
Three wells are flowing in the By
ron field, which is situated but a few
miles froni Cowley and which deliv
ers its oil to the refinery through a
six mile pipe line. But others are
sinking, no less than seven outfits be
ing engaged. The Fitzhugh company,
a consolidation of California interests,
is boring three wells. \W. C. Hturley,
a Brooklyn banker, is putting down
casing of stand:ard size. S. E. Bell of
Pennsylvania. is using standard
equipment, WV. W. ('lark of Nevada,
has a, standard equipment working
and Sid Routghli has a national
equipment boring in the field, tlhe
difference bet'ween a standarld and a
nattional quipmen.t, It is explained,
'tieing IIthat the Sattldard can bo(re
about a thousand fe'(e fulrther than
the national.
WAIS NOT HIS HEIFER.
Inflormation charging Aaron A. Hol
itay, a rancher living in the northern
part of the county. with stealing a
hlifa r, was filed yesterday afternoon
in the district court aby County Auttor
ney Wilson. The calf which it is al
h I(t Holiday stole. was the property
of John Chandler. a resident of the
Muisselshell district. In his prelimin
ary hearing beforr Justice H. W. Os
trtdler Holiday was released on $ii0)
bond, but the bond was increased by
the district count to the sum of $1,500
orn a motion by the county attorney.
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REPORTS SCARCITY
OF WESTERN HORSES
Army Officers Announces Inability to
Obtain Few Carloads for
Cavalry Use.
\VASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-The war
department is condudting inquiries
irfo the horse producing qualifica
tions of various localities, especially
through the central western sections
of the country with an idea of ascer
taining the best source of supply and
the character of animals obtainable.
A report on the subject has been
received by Quartermaster General
Alshire from an officer who has been
looking into the situation in Iowa,
the tenor of which is that horses suit
able for cavalry and artillery are
scarce and high there as in most of
the central western states.
The dealers generally express no
desire to'deal in army horses as there
is little or no profit in them at the
average cont ract price. The officer
who investigated the conditions in
Iowa stated that he did not believe
that an order for five or six carloads
of horses could he filled in the terri
torl' he covered.
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Railroads Continue
Defense of Rates
lenhrin, at Portland ('onc(ludes and
(onllllissionu lPrepares to Moie
on to San Franlcisco.
PORTILANI), Ore., Oct. 15.--The last
ses.sion of the interstate commerce
commission, which for the last three
days has b.ien listening to oral testi
mony in the so-called Portland rate
case, consumer today longer than the
half hour which the attorney agreed
~as all that would be required to
conclulde. When the hearing was re
sumned this morning counsel for the
railroads continued the introduction
of testimony in support of their de
fense of existing freigrt rates from
coast points to the interior, which
the coast cities declare are too high.
With the completion of the hearing
in this city the commission will leave
for San Francisco, probably tonight.
Hearings in cases of the same na
ture will bhe begun there Monday.
INSPE('TED) LODGE.
Dr. M. A. Walker, grand high priest
of the order of Arch Masons, has re
turned to his home in Dillon after
spending the later part of.last week
in this city. Dr. Walker was the
guest of the local lodge of Arch Ma
sons Friday night. In tha evening he
inspected the work of the Billings
lodge, following which a banquet In
his honor was spread In the Northern.
THIRTY-SEVEN LIVES LOST IN A STORM
WHICH SWEPT THE SOUTHERN STATES
Property Valued at One Million Dollars Is Destroyed and
The Loss of Nearly Forty Lives Is Reported--
Devastation Wrought in Several Sections
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 15.-At least
37 people were killed in the
storm which swept portions of
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and
South Carolina yesterday. From re
ports received tonight the death list
likely will reach 50. The property
loss is estimated at a million dollars.
The devastation was widespread,
whole towns being razed.
The apportionment of the known
dead follows:
Denmar, Tenn., one.
Mulberry, Tenn., one.
Pittsburg Landing, Tenn., seven.
Near Stanleyville, nine.
Near Cartersville, Ga., one.
Scottsboro, Ala., three.
Wyeth Cave, Ala., eight.
Near Scottsboro, Ala., one.
Stanton, Tenn., one.
Nixon, Tenn., five.
Near tMarmaduke, Ark., one.
Total, 37.
BILLINGS WAS
SWAMPED UNDER
lIivingston High Drags Orange and
Black In the Dust on Gate.
way City Gridiron.
FINAL SCORE 57 TO 0
Local Boys Could do -Nothing Against
Fast and Heavy Eleven of Living
ston and Were Outplayed at Every
Stage of the Game.
From Saturday's Daily.
The orange is to be omitted from
the colors of Billings high school for
an indefinite period. Deep mourning
is the order of the day. Gay colors
are strictly tabooed and positive or
ders against bragging of past football
victories are out to be in effect until
the school meets Miles City next Sat
urday. For yesterday Livingston had
a merry little practice game with
Billings high school and the score,
after the dust had rolled away, was
merely 57 to 0.
According to dispatches received
last night from Livingston the local
boys were completely outclassed at
every stage of the game. They fought
desperately against their faster, but
at the same time heavier opponents.
and did not give up until the last
whistle had sounded. But it was a
hopeless struggle from the first and
the locals did not have the ball often
enough to know whether it was a
cube or a prolate spheroid. Coach
Dittimore attributes some of the mis
fortune of the Billings boys to their
lack of practice. Both teams success
fully made the foreward pass.
Charges Attempt
to Poison Woman
Portland Re.n Estate Maln Said to
IIave Sent Tea (!ontaining
Strychnine.
PORTLAND, Ore. Oct. 15.---Infor
mation of felony against C. C. Vaughn,
a real estate dealer, now serving a
four months' sentence in the county
jail here for a:;sault with a dangerous
weapon, was filed yesterday in the
municilpal court by. District Attorney
Cameron, charging Vaughn with at
te'mpting to injure by poisoning Mrs.
I.ola G. Baldwin of the woman's auxil
iary of the Portland police department.
Th- inlformation charges Vaughn with
sending through the mails a quantity
of tea containlling sufficient Stl'ryenine
to kill.
VaughniO will be arrested before his
present te'nrm eIpires. The te('i was
reeiv.ed by Mrs. llaldwin ill ait pack
age nirtilled a lt Rattle III days ago.
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E.L, IlY 31tlNIN(G FIRE.
ire:mie in The iai!iy Gazette t'om.
poIine' IRoom.
I'ire in The Gazcott office Saturday
l:morlninll resulted in olne of the lillo
type mllachines going out of comnumois
sion, a motor being injured, flooring
damaged, and fixtuires injured, a plate
glass in the edlitorial rooms being
wrecked and other minor damage. Re
pairls have been made, and the plant
is in readiness to continue in the fu
ture as in the pastto meet every tde
mand made upon it.
HU'NTING WAS GOOD.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kingman of Broad
view, were in Billings the latter part
of the week having recently returned
friom Gardener where they have been
spending a week hunting big game.
The hunt was entirely successful, as
the pelts which Mr. and Mrs. King
man brought will testify. Two bear,
an elk, a mountain sheep and several
deer were killed, and a quantity of
- smaller game filled the pouches of the
hunters. Game is reported plentiful
.,throughout the mountains this sea
I son and a large number of deer has
recently been seen in the Bull moun
tains north of this city.
An unconfirmed report has 13 dead
at Stauntonville, Tenn.
The situation at Denmark, Tenn.,
was greatly aggravated by a fire
which consumed the few dwellings
and storehouses left standing after
the storm.
Two hundred homeless people have
appealed for aid.
Reports of five deaths and heavy
damage come from McNeary county,
where is located the famous battle
field of Shiloh and which was direct
ly in the path of the storm.
Many statues in the national park
were torn from their pedestals and
the property damage is reported at
$100,000.
At Russellville, Ala., it is reported
that 40 were seriously injured.
A property damage of at least
$50,000 is estimated at Carterville,
Ga., while that at Atlanth will run
between $80,000 and $100,000.
ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 15.--Unroofed
Adornment Denied
These Saleswomen
.o Hlair eows, l'Puffs, Ilats or C('rls
Hlay lie Worn by State Street
Store Girls.
CHICAGO, Oct. 18.-Mrs. C. lloin
ville has been alipointed official censor
of thle costulmes of femiine eniployes
of one of the largest State street do
parl't ent stores. Iler edicts for the
attire of the yttng wvomento were issued
last week.
Simnllicity is tllh. keynlote of the
orders issued to the airls.
Now the saleswoma!; n must allpearl
neatly attired in a black or white
shirtwaist, bla:ck skirt. hair done
neatly without artificial adornment
an(d minusi all exaggerations of the
fashions.
Ilorte iare sorme of the things which
.Mrs. lloiinville has eliminated froni
the attire of womien and girl cempilloyes
of the store:
Hair puffs, rats, false curls and
hair bows.
Low neck collars and short. or ex
itrem.ely 1long sleeves.
Peek-a-hoo waists or sleeves.
Powder, paint or other make-up.
Flashy rings and bracelets.
Waists of other colors than black
or white.
Skirts of any other color than black.
Every employe who fails to dress
!according to the standard adopted by
the store is notified by the censor to
call at her office the following morn
ing before reporting for work, and is
sent home if she has not complied
with the request of the night before.
Jewelry worn by women and girl
employes is limited to one ring. Low
collars and lockets are not allowed,
l,ut high collars reaching to the ears
may hle worn.
Sleeves of shirt waists must be
three-quarters length, and it is re
quired that the shirtwaist he tailor
made.
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11,000,000 IN SCHOOLS.
If the entire school army of stu
dents in the United States were to be
mustered as an educational display it
would represent probably 14,000,000
persons, of whom about 92 per cent
are white. The exact number, accord
ing to the 12th census, on June 1,
1900, was 13,367,147. Until the 12th
census of the United States is issued,
in 1910, there can be no definite esti
mlate of the increase in numbers. The
12th census of the United States ap
portions the national school army as
follows: Four million two hundred
and sixty-six thousand three 'hundred
and two persons from 5 to 9 years of
age and 6,453,394 persons from 10 to
14 years of age. Other persons, rang
ing from 15 to 17 years of age, con
stitute not even 12 per cent of the
entire strength of the eduoational
forces, and those of 18 and over about
5 pe'r cent of the whole number.
A significant fact was revealed in
the research which was made in esti
mating the actual and the possiblie
strength of the school army of the
I'nited States, that out of the entire
llnumber of children ranging between
,; and 9 years of age available only
half attended school; of those from 10
to 14 years of age substantially four
fifths and of those from 15 to 17 a lit
tle over two-fifths.--Boston Trans
cript.
Minneapolis Flax.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 18. --Flax clos
ed at $1.57'4.
Freight Movement of Country
Is the Largest in Its History
NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-According
to Julius Kruttschnitt, director of
operation and maintenance of the
Union Pacific-Southern Pacific lines
and the Harriman interests, the
freight movement of the country is
greater than ever before.
"My reports," said Mr. Kruttschnitt,
"show that traffic of the railroads
for October this year will consider
ably exceed that of October, 1907,
when it had reached its high water
houses and leveled trees and shrub
bery mark the wake of the terrific
wind and hail storm which swept over
Atlanta and surrounding country ear
ly last night. So far as known no
lives were lost. The property loss is
vario.asly estimated at from $80,000 to
$100,000. At the height of the storm,
street car traffic was stopped through
out the city and live wires broken by
the hail were stretched across many
streets, rendering travel dangerous.
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
Andrew Ferrier Tries to Take His
Life.
SHERIDAN, Wyo., Oct. 15.-An
drew Ferrier, a prominent rancher
of this county, is in a critical condi
tion at the state hospital here from
the effects of a bullet wound self in
flicted, it is said. He was brought to
this city early today from his ranch
near Bection, 12 miles west of Sher
idan, where he formerly resided.
WILLIE BOY ENDS
HIS EXISTENCE
Pi'ute Desperado Puts Bullet Through
ills heart on 'lop of Bullion
Mouuntain.
OFFICERS ARE DECEIVED
l'osiion of the I lhdy so Natural That
'They Fire I lpo It llefore They Dis
cot (r 'That Indial Is Dlead.-Body
C'remallted in Sage Blrush.
SAN iERIIN.\RDINO, Cal., Oct. 16.
-"Willie Boy," the Pinto indian des
lerado, for whom the posses of fiftly
armed 1men have been searching the
desert, was 'found dead yestlerday on
the sumnmitL of Bullion mnountain,
where he had made his final stand.
He had killed himself with the last
shot from his rifle.
His body was found leaning Iback
against a rock with a. bullet hole just
below the heart. He had removed
one shoe and pulled the trigger with
his toe, firing the last shot in his rifle.
'So lifelike was the posture that
Constable lien Decrevecour opened
fire with his revolver before realizing
that the desperado was dead.
The body was placed on a pile of
dry 'brush and cremated.
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DEATH IN QUARREL
COMES OF BOASTING
Laughed in Street Car Over Robbery
and Gave Battle to Police
When Pursued.
CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 15.-Shot
down by an officer after a running
revolver duel, a man who says he Is
Martin Jeros of Detroit, was arrested
last night as the result of his folly
in congratulating a companion on a
Superior avenue street car upon the
cleverness of "pulling off" a robbery
of a jewelry store'in Genessee street,
Buffalo, N. Y., a few days ago.
Passengers were attracted to the
pair by their joking over the looting
of the Buffalo store, an account of
which they were reading in a news
paper. A Cleveland city emlploye got
off the car with the pair at Fifty-fifth
street and notified the police precinct
captain in the vicinity.
Bicycle Patrolman Goodrich went in
pursuit. The Ipair separated. Jeras
opening fire with a revolver. In a
running battle Goodrich brought down
his man with a bullet in his side.
In .leras' possession were found four
diamnonds, $300 in cash and a set of
steel saws. The companion escaped.
According to the telegrams from
the chief of police of Buffalo, the two
Imen ire wanted for a jewelry store
ro1!bery there.
NOW A GRIANDFATIIER.
Mr. an:d Mrs. A. C. Logan of this
city have received word of the birth
of a son to Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Kes
selhuth of Butte Saturday night. Mrs.
Kesselhuth is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Logan and Mr. Logan Is rejoic
ing in the fact that the youngster is
a healthy chap of II pounds and bears
strong resemlblance to his grandfather.
mark. We have not yet reduced it
to terms of percentage, but sufficient
data are now in hand to substantiate
my statement
"This is an indisputable sign that
the country has full recovered from
the industrial and financial depression
that followed the disastrous panic of
two years ago.
"Moreover, it shows beyond doubt
that everybody is at work and that
our marvelous productive capacity
has resumed its normal efficiency."