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The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-28

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE trouble of the stockmen from Indian
depredations has become so great that action
by them for prevention was imperative, end
the meeting al theCourt House Saturday night
to effect organization was timely and well re-
ceiVed. Prompt measures are required for
the repression Of Indian depredations, and
they should be applied at once. The ma
chinery of government is too slow and nm
certain to be depended upon in the present
emergency, and we approve Of the organi-
zation which was then effected FOR the
purpose Of meeting il, and driving them 70
their reservations on this side and across the
British line. They are off the reservation
assigned them and are simply trespassers,
and should be treated as sucn, even If the
measures Of repression should extend 70
force. The citizens should extend their
fullest support, and should stand by them
in whatever measures the organization may
take
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THERE is glut Of gold in the treasury Of
the United States. The sum total is $173,-
000,0 900 of gold coin and bullion, and treas
ury official is led to say that there is now il
vaults of the department a larger amount .
gold than was ever known to Elm one place
in the history of modern times, and probably
more than could be authenticated as existing
in single treasury at any time before in the
world. In the treasury vaults there are also
some 500, 900, 600 of silver
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE case Of Kingsbury vs. Carruthers, for
ejectment of the latter from homestead
which he had located on the desert claim of
Mr.. Kingebnry, on Arrow Creek was tried
with result in this court for the defendant.
The question at issue, whether or not it is
desert land, will be tried in the United States
courts, and is not within the jurisdiction Of
the District Court The case will prove of
great interest, as it will test the decision of
the land Office as to what is desert land.
Every Well-Wisher of the country will be glad
if the desert land monopoly business is broken
up. Three-fourths Of the river bottoms Of
Northern Montana are held as desert claims
when there is not the slightest reason far 80
considering it. Indeed, there is very little
desert land in this section, for increasing ex-
periments are proving unexpected capacity
in the bench lands for agriculture.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The Hanna case, which was tried yester-
day in the District Court, was without ex-
ception the most disgusting and unnatural in
the evidence developed against Hanna, that
ever came before q court, here or elsewhere
The girl, Lizzie Hanna, testified that her
father had held incestous intercourse with her
from the time she was six years old till the
present, (she is now 13); that he had forcibly
violated her, even while her mother, his
wife, was present in the same house, and that
the intercourse had been continuous up to
the present This evidence was given with
an outward appearance of truth, and the ef-
forts of able counse, did not break it down.
4 year ago this girl testified that this viola
ton was the act of another person, and she
swore to that then as she sWore to this yes
terday in manner which shows her to be
either acting under the inspiration of con-
spirators, or that she has reached degree Of
moral turpitude beyond her years. The case
was sickening and revolving beyond anythiny
we have ever seen, and its details are totally
unfit for publication.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The deadlock continues, but there are
some signs Of breaking it. The President is
firm, and will insist On the nominations be-
ing confirmed in the executive session. There
is strong probability that the fight between
the President and the senatorial "bosses'
will be transferred to the executive session,
and will concentrate around the nomination
Of Robertson. This contest will be short and,
for the present Congress, decisive. Conkling
appears confident of success, but he is such q
notorious braggart that his assertions count
for but little. Democratic and Republican
senators are divided on the matter into ad-
miuistration and anti-administration men.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

WE think the grand jury has shown it.
self actuated by good judgment in having
quashed numerous cases for Indictment that
were referred to it for action. 1t is folly to
make expensive trial suits out of simple as
sault and battery cases, which properly be-
long within the power of the police magis-
trate. While in the abstract many may con-
clude that the cause Of justice will suffer by
this apparent neglect, we think it WAS justi-
fed in its actions by many local considera-
tions which will have tendency to prevent
such cases from recurring.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The great issue before us to-day is the
consideration Of the new phase Of the per
petual Indian question, which has during the
past three weeks succeeded in placing large
districts Of country between Sun River and
the British line s'afoct" A number Of lives
have been lost and the fear is general that an
other outbreak will occur that will disastr-
ously affect the outlaying settlements, and
cause blood to flow faster than for many
years.
The Indians are poor and destitute beyond
any conception that is not the result of actual
observation, and that they are at point Of
desperation bordering upon insanity is Moth
ing strange. Indians cannot be individually
blamed for killing stock when if they did not
before them was prospect Of certain starv-
alton. But for all that the people of this
country cannot see themselves despoiled of
their own means of support or their property
simply because these Indians find themselves
in this deplorable condition, and while organ
ization for the purpose of restricting their
operations by force and bloodshed, if neces-
sary, may appear inhunan when taken in
connection with their urgent necessity, ii
should be persevered in because our own
necessity is equally as apparent and great.
These Indians, to a man, are not where
they belong, on their reservations, and the
most of them belong to Great Britain-the
worst and poorest that have afflicted us GER
tainly do-and they have no business here,
and should be driven back as quickly IS time
will allow OF proper preparations. For q
ranchman to lose his entire band Of horses is
by no means an uncommon story-its con-
tinua] recurrence has made it monotonous,
and no one can be blamed for upholding and
supporting the action Of our ranchmen in
the way Of organizations for the protection
Of their lives and property.
The policy Of our government il all mat
ters relating to the management Of the In
dians is wonderfully unsatisfactory and inef-
fcient; it is not policy at all, and is not
characterized By any Of the vigor which
settled policy Of any sort would have. A pol
icy no matter Of what kind would be better
for both Indian and white tnan the No-poh-
cy and supineness Of our government, and
even if the policy was one Of determination,
one side Of the question would be satisfied,
without materially worsting the condition Of
the other.
We hope to see the citizens Of Choteau and
Meagher organize and take the Indian ques-
ton, or at least small part Of it, ont Of the
hands of the government, which will do MOTH
ing, and Of the Indians, who will do everything,
and see if it cannot put stop to the depre-
dation and murder which has been SO CON-
mon in the past month.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE Missouri river is having q strong
upward tendency BY Sioux City and Omaha,
and the people Of the Lower Mississippi are
fearing disaster Of a magnitude unknown
before. The great amount Of snow that has
fallen ID the Upper Mississippi is now running
off, and when that is supplemented BY the
Missouri and the foods usually attendant
upon the spring rains, the people Of that
section have many reasons for their appre-
tensions
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE French Loillard expedition to Central
America has returned to New York, having
accomplished a great deal toward the solu.
ton Of the problem Of that ancient but hith-
erto buried civilization. The leader of the
expedition has casts and Impressions of vast
numbers of the inscriptions, and believes
their decipherment q matter to be expected
in the near future. If his expectations are
realized, the gravest secret of the past will be
anravelled, and o literature opened up that
will be rich in revelations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

I'HE Hanna case, which was tried in the
District Court yesterday, brought fourth an
unexpected outburst Of eloouence from Mr.
Waterman, that, we believed, has not been
equaled In Benton court. 1t
was genuine outburst Of impassicned elo
quence, evidently springing from earnest
convictions, and wholly without the cold and
stilted style of the labored declamatory ef-
forts often displayed in our courts. Dir.
Waterman has only been with us few
weeks, and has already made for himself an
enyiable reputation. His associate in the
case, Dir. Cullen, also made an able effort
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27
Fort Benton Montana Wednesday, April 27 1881

Gus and uncertain even then. In the late
fall there is another season when great loss
Of time ensues at this creek, when the ice be-
gins to form and yet is not strong enough to
bear up team, requiring troublesome and
time-exhausting labor in cutting passage.
With the opening Of the Barker mines, the
necessity will be ten fold for bridge, and
we hope it will be built, and if it should re-
quiIe 81 iron one the extra cost will be doubly
compensated BY the enduring nature Of the
structure.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The German Government, having prohibi-
ted the use of tobacco by boys under sixteen
years of age, is considering the practicabllity
of still more stringent laws, including the
prohibition of beer in the army.
This will be a death blow to the aspirations
of the Fatherland How q German Army
will fight without beer, has never been deter
mined, Such sweeping s'reform" will IN
settle the German mind to point Of explo-
sion.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

cutting witness, and she had stated that there
was nothing whatever in the allegation he
had also examined the witnesses for the de.
tense and could find nothing either in the al
legation or evidence which would warrant
prosecution Of the case. He expressed
his opinion Of the fliInay nature Of the eyi-
dence against the defendant, and believed Il
would be an injustice to prosecute such q
complaint, and concluded By asking that the
case be nollied.
Thus was disposed . case involving the
character and reputation nf one Of our oldest
and most respectable ci.izans. 4 case which
was trumped up in malice and prosecuted
without evidence. A case where q mans
honor, his character and bis business, his
wife, his children, his standing il the com
munity, and every sacred interest were
dragged down and trampled upon There is
nothing il law SO obscure as a case like the
one just concluded. A girlo woman swears
to an act committed, and upon the defendent
rests the burden Of disproYing her assertion,
and in these cases where, If the party or par
ties are guilty, there has been q great degree
of secrecy, it is next to impossible for the ac-
cused to clear himself.
In the case of this gentleman, the testi-
mony Of the girl was destroyed by herself,
she having sworn to two distinct and oppo-
site stories, and the later evidence shows that
she was induced to make her first statement
through the persuasion Of parties interested
in destroying the business and character Of
the defendant. We will not discuss the mo-
tives that led them to DO this thing, as they
are various and some Of them obscure, but
it is certain that if pure malice and contemp-
tible neanness was not at the bottom of it, the
evidence clearing the defendant is at fault.
The evidence Of the prosecuting witness as
at present declared and sustained by album
dant corroboratiye testimony that no such acts
or indignity were at any time offered, was
deemed abundant by the prosecuting attor-
ney for q dismissal Of the case, and shows
that she was instigated by the most damnable
of motives.
People have an irresistible tendency to be-
lieye story Of this kind, and usually accept
anything without examination or question.
That great injustice has been done DR.. Tur-
ner, that has brought diseredit to himself,
humiliation to his family, and great pecuniary
loss in his business is evident, and all with
out . shadow Of foununtioI. The least that
is said Of those who were active il the refec-
ton Of this penalty on an innocent man, the
better.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

& CAREFUL view and survey of the Belt
Creek demonstrates that the only bridge that
can be successfully put in or that will with
stand the heavy spring freshets, is an iron
truss, built upon piers of masonry at each
bank, and making only single span. Such
bridge would be more costly IN its original
outlay by so per cent. than any other bridge,
and would entail considerable enhance
ment Of the public debt, but with all that the
bridge should be built, and il It did cost more
and should advance our Indebtedness, it
should be built and that as soon as possible.
All our coal, lime and the produce Of the
region beyond is depending upon this bridge
as the passage by which it may be placed
in direct connection with us, and for
those interests alone it should be built, what
ever its cost The opening Of the mines in 3
scientific manner and their rapid develop
ment are among the things OF the near fu-
ture, and the consideration Of this bridge sub
ject cannot be longer postponed without dam
ger to our interests MANIFOLD in degree to the
cost Of such work. During the rainy sea-
son the stream is impossible from the nature
of its bed, the velocity of the current and the
quantity of water which passes through its
channel. The little stream which at certain
seasons has the seeming of harmless brook
is changed to q boiling torrent when the
melting of snow on the mountains is added
to the rainfall of several weeks, during which
times the stream ia impossible without de-
tour of many miles, and the passage is perl.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27
Going IL, q Cooler Climate.
Gteam.

Sergeant Brainard and private Fredericks,
of company L, Corporal Sailor and private
Ryan of company FL 2nd Cavalry, and pri~
vate Carol of D company. 18th Infantry,
left this morning for Helena, en-route to
Washington, to join the Polar Expedition,
which will consist of, in all, twenty-five men
five Commissioned officers and twenty from
the line. The command Of the expedition is
invested in Lieut.. Greeley, q very promising
officer of the 9th Cavalry. The men are
ordered to report to the Adt.- -Genl. at Wash
ington, and will go from there to Fort Meyer
for months instruction in signal drill,
About June 1st they will leave for St. John,
Newfoundland, where they will embark on
steam whaler and proceed to Disco, Green
land, where they will take on DR.. Pavey and
a photographer named Rice. The DR.. will
have an escort. Esquimaux, Indians, dogs,
sleds, ETC., ready to embark from that place
for the long and dangerous trip They viii
then proceed as far north as possible The
first stop will probably be at Oapa Brett,ona,
where they will erect place Of observation
and other buildings. The expedition will be
provided with sectional houses, and as 1t is
said coal mines exist there, they will be COM
fortably situated for siege operations on the
North Pole. They will try to reach latitude
eighty-two or eighty-three, and proceed, at
leisure, from there to their objective pointat
ninety degrees latitude. The men here are
volunteers from the regular army now sta
tionel at Assiniboine, are cultured and enter
prising men, and we hope their trip will
prove success in every particular We are
indebted to Mr Carol for many items OF
interest
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE Northwest, and especially Montana,
will be largely visited by prospectors and
emigrants, who are already made aware
through the press that our climate is shade
better than any Of the Northern sections and
that our resources are the finest in the world.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

TIE Star route service will have general
overhauling. Postmaster General James
darkly hints that when the disclosures are
made public the famous Tweed business will
go down to history as respectable. Deliver
us and save us from the mud-slinging of
professional politicians But this Star mail
service IS one that is national in its ramifica
tions, and should the promised disclosures
equal anything like what is foreshadowed by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The District Court, Judge Wade presiding,
Tue Court has tried many interesting cases,
and there is universal satisfaction at its decis-
ions, both as regards equity and law. Every
thing has proceeded with dispatch and
sr00othnnsa
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The Nihilists have resolved, say our dis
patches, on the death Of Alexander III. One
is disposed to the profounde5t sympathy for
these unfortunate monarchs. But from the
virus some good may come when the balance
is made in distant future. What they have
meted out is being meted to them again.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

The Dillon Tribune says that the meeting
held at Dillon on the 14th of April, to con-
slider the question of removing the county
seat from Bannack to Dillon, was largely at
tended by the business men and taxpayers,
who guarantee that the county will be pro-
.ected from all costs and expenses incurred
in removal. The committee ON finance re-
ported $3.50 on hand, and ample additional
funds promised if needed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

IT is not generally known that this is
one of the finest fax-producing countries in
the United States, but careful investigation
along the banks Of our rivers will disclose it
thriving luxuriantly. It is indigenous, and
its cultivation should be attempted if for no
other than experimental purposes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE custom Of pairing votes in Congress,
never a proper one, has been carried to IN
seemly lengths these many years, but, unless
the purpose were, as it is not, 70 break down
this custom, it is hardly the decent and man
" thing upon the part Of the democratic sen
ators to refuse, as they do, to pair with
MI Mahone
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

CoNKL1NG does not get much consolation
nowadays. The Republican League in New
York and Rochester have made resolution
70 the effect that Roberteons nomination
should be confirmed, The truly good Bour-
bon in both parties is gently taking back
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE Oyster has made his way into Con-
necticut politics, and proposes to ruin the
republicans if he is any longer dredged by
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

WE present this week 8 large amount flo
calnews, which, owing u AZ enlargement Of
the paper to ten pages, will iii the 7th and 10th.
Late telegrams dated The 25th Will Be found
on the 4th, and al telegTaphic matter earlier
than this viii be found 81 the "a page. An
unusual amount Of interesting .tsu57ston il
scattered through the paper and a new and
spicy department added to tha5th. We are
thankful for The way il which the Sunday
paper has been received
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

AS Democratic as is the Government of
Switzerland, she is not without her social
troubles. 4 conference has been held at
Luguano to discuss the means for general
revolutionary convention
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

GREECE and Turkey are again in phiadeI-
phic harmony, Turkey having accepted
the proposals Of Greece, and Greece having
accepted the proposals Of Turkey And SO
the sputtering is at an end.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE case of the Territory vs. VIM. e. Tur-
ner came to trial ON the 22d, when prosecut-
ing Attorney Lowry arose and stated to the
Court that he had examined the chief prose-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

the Postmaster General, a great many western
people had better set their houses in order.
The Attorney General is getting ready for
action. 4-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

IR1sHMEN in America are thanked by their
compatriots in Dublin, who are assembled in
convention to protest against the Irish land
mOnOpOlY.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

THE extra session question Is again agitat-
ing the Congressional occiput.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

BENroN's vernal boom is making its COM
mencement in good earnest
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

Our telegraphic columns are loaded with
disasters from floods in the entire north
west
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1881-04-27

his ruling passion, and with bis last words
were directions about bis biography. He was
rs years Of age.
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I HE RIVER PRESS
WILLIAMS, WRIGHT L STEVENS,

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