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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22

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resort as well as manufacturing center
and he had no doubt of their ability r.
do 50. Mr.. Chatter will take a trim to
England in the very near future. where
he expects to dispose of this property
readily and advantageously. In fact
tney nave assurances to this effect al
ready. Until recently the property has
only been bonded, but the purchase is
now made outright. In speaking Of
this section of Montana Mr.. Chandler
salo II is an agreeable surprise to him.
In MS opinion it is the best part Of Mon
tana' and, with the coming of the rail
ROADS, IS certain OF grand future. He
had 20 expectation of seeing in this iso-
lated region such a city as Fort Benton
IS, and has abundant confidence in the
future greatness of the metropolis of the
upper Missouri. Mr.. Chandler will take
oack to Fargo very favorable opinion
OF our city and section, and as a result
OF his visit Benton is certain to get some
notorlety abroad. Messrs. Chandler and
Roth return to the falls this morning.
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Indignant Military Operators.

II the government continues it's penu-
nous policy there is likely to be strike,
Y something worse, on the part of the
MEMBERS of the signal service corps in
|ae northwest. The salary of the oper-
E'oS, which was already too niggardly,
|as recently been reduced from $6S to
ES month. This, it must be remem-
Fefed, does not include board or perqui-
Eues OF any kind, and it is readily seen
|la' IN this country it is hardly living
|uafy' There was a good deal of indig-
Ia'lon flashed over the wire from sta
~ 70 station yesterday, and the prob
nllles are that some sixty designations
~ oe sent in to the departments at once
'ucludlng about all of the signal Off
@of the northwest. Mr.. Morgan. OF
IT, place, sjustly indignant on account
we reduction of salary, and his res
4'1oh will go in with the others. 1t
p'0oaole that Grand Mogul Hazen
not accept them, but the boys GER
ny nave sufficient grounds for MAX
vigorous kick in the premises.
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UPPER RIVER IMPROVEMENT
Work on the Shonk1n Bar to be Postponed
Until Next Season.

Capt. j. B. Quinn and Engineer J
Durage returned Monday to their boat,
the Emily, which arrived at the Marias
Sunday. Owing to the low stage of wa
ter it was found impracticable to bring
even the little Emily up any farther,
and on that account, as well as others.
it was deemed best not to begin work
on the Shonkin bar until next wear.
when they hope to have more money at
their command and everything in readi-
ness to do the work speedily at the prop
er time. The Emily will go down to
the rapids, where work will be contin-
ued the Remainder of the season, and, as
they hope, with good results.
Messrs. Quinn and Durage made an
examination of the river at the mouth
OF the shonkin while here, and have
decided that the best way to deepen the
channel is by dredging Capt. Quinn
thinks that fifty feet channel of suf-
ficient depth can be made in this way,
and that it will be permanent. They
will construct a dredge boat at Bismarck
this winter and perform the work need
ed at the Shonkin early next season.
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Seriously Injured.

Mike Hooper, a discharged soldier
from Fort Assinaboine, and who tended
bar for Maurer awhile this summer, was
seriously, perhaps fatally, injured near
Sand coulee on Thursday last, by a load
ed wagon passing over his body. Hoop
ef was in the employ of Mr. Anthony
of Sand coulee, at the time. DR.. James,
OF Chestnut, was called to attend him.
and at last accounts it was matter Of
doubt as to whether or not he would re-
cover. The injuries are internal.
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Aase OF the Great Falls of the Mis-
souri,.

!, - a Chandler, of Fargo, D. T., and
= - Aoth, of the Great Falls, arrived
!, @ clty Saturday from the latter
= MT. &. is the senior member of
/. 'lal OF Chandler & Chatter, who
~ cpufchased Mr.. Roth's property at
j rsaC I rails, which gives them con-
Il 'iiat wonder of nature as we'll as
great water power it affords.
sif' Chandler's first visit to the
~ 10 northern Montana, and to
m, = pleased with what he has seen
expresses it. He is delighted.
yAVersation with RIVER PRESS
Yesterday he said that their OBJ
n.., nr.a.,lchasihg the falls property was
atiilze the power themselves, but
Asto mere matter of speculation.
sa'lon is to dispose of the prop
i, company having the capital
: 70 render it a great pleasure
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22
RIVER RIPPLEs.

The Bismarck Tribune of the 18th ha
the following items
The Josephine will start for up rive
next week.
| |. P. Baker, agent of the Benton line
is in Helena.
The Black Hills is working on the uD
per end of the river
Joe. Coulson, clerk of the Josephine
has gone home to Allegheny City.
The Rosebud passed Stevenson last
night destined for Clagett. Capt. Tom
Mariner was passenger by the Rose
bud.
| The steamers Helena, Bachelor, Ben
ton, Eclipse and Josephine, and Trans
fers Nos. and are laid up at the land
ing.
The Bachelor has been engaged to
take the committees appointed by the
house of representatives to visit the In
dian agencies. She will start on her
trip on the arrival Of the committee
from the west.
From Sundays Daily.
The steamer Emily passed the Coal
Banks yesterday morning on her way
up to the Marias or Shonkin. Can't.
Quinn and Engineer Durage will make
an inspection of the Shonkin bar to-
day or tomorrow to determine what
work is necessary there, and what, un-
der their limited appropriation can be
done this season, -
/The Black Hills, of the Benton 2 line,
reached the Coal Banks day before yes
terday with 88 tons of freight and yes
terday brought 80 tons to the Marias.
where she is at present Tt was hardly
expected that this boat would get within
a few miles of Benton again this year,
but then Capt. Joe Todd is always do
ing something unexpected. The Hills
will leave to-day for down the river,
loading with wool and bullion at the |
Coal Banks, and will make yet another
trip in the upper waters. 4
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22
The City Council.

i The city council met in special sessio,
last Friday, the mayor and all tn
members, except Mr.. Cummings, bein,
present. G. S. Spencer acted as clerk il
the absence of Mr.. Buck from the city
The first thing done was to remit al
the fines assessed at the last meeting fo]
absenteeism.
The motion adopted at the last meet
ing granting G. M. Lanning & Co. per
mission to retain their awning on Front
street on certain conditions was recon.
sldered. A motion not to grant their
petition was then laid on the table-so
that the matter is just where it was at
first, with the petition unacted upon.
The bill of the RIVER PRESS for print
ing was allowed, and that of Jas. Nc
Dewitt for boarding city prisoners was
re-referred to the auditing committee
with certain recommendations.
The committee to whom was referred
the matter of the petition presented by
Messrs. Kanouse, Evans and others in
reference to changing the west line of
Main street, presented majority and
minority reports, the former against
granting the petition, which was adopt
ed.
The petitions of Jere Sullivan and
Cans & Klein for permits to retain their
awnings were laid on the table.
The judges and clerks that served at
the city election were appointed to serve
in the same capacities at the forthcom-
ing election on the 25th inst.
An ordinance was adopted to the ef-
iect that sidewalks on both sides of
Main street be extended to Fourth street |
n the new addition to the townsite.
Marshal Crawford having resigned his
it was ordered that an election
or marshal be held on the 25th inst, the
anne day the bond question is to be vot-
d on.
Ordinance No. 21, leyying certain
pecial taxes, the substance of which
as heretofore appeared in the RIVER
'REss, was adopted; also ordinance No.
3 in reference to the condemnation Of
roperty, opening streets, etc.. Il
The map of the old toWnsite, prepared
Y City Engineer Griffith, was submit
ID for acceptance. It was referred to (
le committee on streets and alleys to ]
e that it is executed in accordance
ith the contract l
On motion of Mr.. Coombs the council E
ljourned until the next regular meet t
g. ll
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undoubtedly bonanza. The Flora,

undoubtedly bonanza. The Flora
owned by the same parties, has seven
foot shaft. It shows lead eight feet in
width, Of gray carbonates with little
galena in Jumps all through it. The
Blue Cloud and Big Snowy, by the same
company, have some work done on
them, showing five-foot leads, and both
carry some very rich ore.
The | X L, owned by Lambert &
Kane, has 14-foot shaft. It shows four
feet OF "soft gouge,n carrying black
sulpnurets and free gold, as high as 60
to 70 cents of the latter to the pan.
The . K, by Wright & Edwards. is
an extension of the former and similar
IN character. 1t has a six-foot shaft.
The Ontario, Lombard's lead, has an
elght-foot shaft, showing three and a
half feet of ore, rich in black sulnhurets
and free gold
All of these leads carry free milling
ore, and as they are recent finds. but
out little work has yet been done on
tnem. Two Or three months from now
much more favorable showing will be
made. All who have visited the camn
unite IN the opinion that finer prospects
nave not been found in the Belt noun
tains.
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THE BURN ED BOAT
Detailed Account Of the Disaster that Me
the Butte. @

The following is the first detailed ac
count of the burning of the Butte tha
has reached Benton. 1t is from the Ris
marck Tribune of August 9th:
The flames were discovered by the
watchman, who was going up stairs tc
arouse the second engineer whose Cutv
it was to relieve him OF labor for the re-
malnder OF the night. 1t was about z
o'clock III the morning, and the fire was
breaking out on the boiler deck. The
Watchmen hastened to call the fireman
came upon the scene he found them
fighting the fire. At this point the en-
tire forty-tiye employees and passengers
rushed about in wild and unconfrol-
liable manner. One passenger. whose
name is unknown, did not leave his
room until the flames and smoke. which
swept through the boat like a cyclone
burst open the door Of his stateroom
Nearly all were compelled to flee from
thevicious blaze without dressing. MANY
running about for hours with nothing
to hide their nakedness save a lonelv
shirt or pair of cuffs.
Mrs Marshall, the chambernaid of
the steamer, is the heroine Of the des-
tructive confiagration. After hurriedly
donning her clothing she ran from door
to door OF the rooms, screaming loudly
to the sleeping inmates, and by her
presence OF mind saved the lives of q
number who would have perished with
out waking. The boat was leveled to
the waters edge in thirty minutes after
the fire was discovered, thus giving no
time tor carrying away goods or to at
tempt the salvation of a dollars worth
of freight.
The nearest approach to fatality was
the narrow escape Of Edward Johns, one
OF the roustabouts, who was awakened
by the falling Of his hammock, which
had been burned from under him. 1t
was supposed that no one remained on
the boat, and when his cries for help
were heard above the roar and crash of
the condagratiOn all gave up hopes of
ms rescue. He rushed out from where
MS burning hammock lay, and walked
through scorching flames to the fore
castle OF the boat, from where, amid the
rejoicing of his comrades. he made q
safe retreat TO the ground. His feet were
badly burned and his clothing was at
terly destroyed
There Were 10000 gallons of coal oil on |
board, and the flames encircled the en-
tire craft, bursting out in all directions |
and licking with their outstretched
tongues the grass and timber on the
shore. The gentlemen stated that had
it not been for heavy dew and damp
atmosphere the grass would have taken
ire to such an extent as to have burned
everything on land for miles. It was
impossible to get within 100 feet Of the
shore, SO intense was the heat, and if
the fire had broken out in the front of
The boat instead of in the rear all would
have perished.
Those who. arrived last night are con-
gratulatlng themselves upon being once
more safe within the borders of the cap
al. They stated that Capt. Johnson,
Iogether with the engineer, carpenters !
ana others of the ill-fated steamer, will
arrive to-day.
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PS 2Asss
Leavitt's S Case.

Bill Norris and Diamond RI Brown
returned on Friday from trip to Bar
ker. Mr.. Norris, en- 13ussont, was made
] do jury service at the instance of the
acting coroner, in the case of Jaynes
who was killed by L. S. Leavitt. Bill
says that the testimony introduced went
to show that Jaynes had been quarrel
some and offensive, and followed Lea
witt around on his own (Leavitt's) ranch.
leading them to conclude that he was
justified in killing the fellow. This
agreeable verdict of the coroner's iurv
has been followed by preliminary ex-
animation held at Sellew's place before
NJ. Larkin. We have no doubt the re-
suit will be the same. ''Meagher county
justice" is likely to become a proverbial
phrase in this section, but it will not be
synonymous with Jersey JUSTICE by
any means.
Sheriff Billy Cameron of MeagherI
county arrived in the city Saturday
from the Barker Junction where he had
been detained few days on account of
the killing of Jaynes by Levitt. He in
forms us that the preliminary examine
ton before Squire Larkin resulted vir-
tually in Leyitt's discharge as he was
only held in $500 bonds and admitted to
bail on his own recognizance. This re-
suit, however, leaves it open for the
grand jury to take hand at the matter
the ensuing term of the district court.
but if we take former Meagher county
grand juries for models, it is safe to say
no very hard effort will be made to deal |
out justice in this case. It is about time
% call halt on '.justifable homicides,u
Unless they are really such, and there
ire few counties, if any, in the territory,
where there is more room for reform
han in Meagher.
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a New Attraction.

| The news seems to be authenticated
that Prof. Pumpelly's party has discov
cred veritable glacier in the vicinity
OF the upper Marias pass, about $50 miles
north of Missoula. The glacier is mile
in width, and has height of 500 feet
1t is in region full of wild scenery
precipices, chasms and cascades, pro.
nounced by those who have seen both
to be superior in it's attractions to the
Yosemite. It will be nice summer re-
sort before long to make camp on Flat
head lake, varying the sports of fishing
and sailing with an excursion to the
shadows OF the glaciers and the deep
gorges whose misty veil the sun trans
fuses but never lifts
This is a region of which we have
often inquired but never could find any
one who knew anything about it. The
glacier site, though possessing some
polar features, is not SO very elevated
that this should account for it's accumu-
lation Of ice and snow. Sherman. on
the Union Pacific railroad, has a greater
elevation. and the surface of Yellow
stone Lake has nearly the same height.
We shall not have to go to Alaska after
al to see regular, live glacier, but from
boiling hot springs to the CONCEALED cas-
,ade, Montana will be able to furnish q
Fnll gamut of moisture in any shape and
temperature to suit the taste of valitudi-
larian or epicure. Herald.
We have q full line Of gentleman's un-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-08-22

We have afull line Of gentleman's un-
derwear from 75c. to $1.OO q suit, and we
will offer special inducements on these
goods. /. g. BAKER & Co.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

home and attract immigration. Such q
man will come from the people and for
such purpose, not as tool " to brain "
this man or that man, this alleged ring
or that alleged ring. He should be sought
for bis capacity to govern wisely and
prosperously, in the largest and best sense
of governing. No meaner cause should
inspire his selection. Mr. Billings has
been cited as type of such man, and
we trust and believe no good reason ex-
lists why he himself should not be the
man, if he will accept. Our contem-
poraries all seem 10 be too much con-
cerned about the personality of the candi.
date. The constructive work that must
become incumbent on real living execu-
tive, an executive with a capacity for
such practical craftsmanship as the state
needs to check retrogression and make
her progressive, to bring her up abreast
of her sister states and keep her there
this is the real subject for present con-
sideration. When the people are thor
ougbly imbued with this sentiment, there
will be no difficulty in finding the man
that shall give it practical expression.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05
Ravaged Egypt.

Scarcely has the suppression of the re.
bellion of Arab Bey withdrawn public
attention from the land of the Nile, when,
more than thousand miles up that his
toric stream. another war.cloud breaks
with terrific fury. Twelve centuries have
passed since Mohammed turned his back
upon Mecca and with his followers took
up his abode at Medina. 1t is the set
time for the fulfillment of prophecy that
the scepter held by the Turk at Con.
stantinople shall be restored to the de-
scendants of the founder of Islamism. A
few years ago boatbuilder, an Arab on
the banks of the Nile, proclaimed himself
the descendant and heir of Mohammed,
whose name he bore. The time, the name
Ito which he added Ell Mahdi, the Guide
powerfully impressed the minds of an
Arab population, and to religious fanat-
icism was added the fiery stimulus of ha-
tired to their Turkish masters. Ell Mahdi
unfurled the banner of the prophet. A
beggarly force, sent by the Khedive to
capture him, was destroyed. A larger
force was lured across the deserts and an
initiated. Ell Mahdi's successes fired the
Soudan, the upper province of Egypt, and
thousands of the fierce Arabic population
focked to his standard. The rebellion
of Arab Bey came on and the Khedive's
troops were withdrawn for more serious
work on the banks of the lower Nile.
Arab subdued and in exile, an army
powerful in numbers but weak in its COM
position was sent under the command of
General Hicks, an English officer, to sub
due the False Prophet, as Ell Mahdi is
termed. Hicks Pachs was accompanied
by other European officers, but his army
of 10000 men was made up of heterogene-
GUS materials-Arabi's recently rebellious
and disconnected soldiers and an ill-as.
sorted collection Of convicts, disloyal Ar.
abs and poorly organized Egyptian sol
diery, with an apology merely for a
cavalry force, the most effective weapon
against the enemy which he was dis
patched to subdue. His defeat was fore
told by those who knew the character Of
his army. If he succeeded, to him would
be the distinction, for his deliveranc,
would be miracle. FL Mahdi followed
his old tactics. To get at his enemy
Hicks Pacha was compelled to follow hin
over his native deserts. At Ell Obsid, il
the province of Kordofan, twelve hundred
miles from Cairo and hundred mile
west of the Nile, FL Mahdi met anc
smote his adversary, exhausted by hi
long marches. The Khedive's army wa
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

FREDERICK BILLINGS of Woodstock
has increased his gift, to the University of
Vermont for library building from $75,.
600 to an even 100000. In his letter
of acknowledgment President Buckham
says: "Your increased gift now secures
to us building which, am confident,
will justify the comment of Mrs. George
P. Marsh on the architects plan, cit is q
building which would be beautiful even
in Oxford" The Free Press says the
contract for the building has been taken
by Norcross Brothers of Worcester, Mass.
The material will be of brown sandstone,
quarried in Long Meadow, Mass. The
foundation is already laid. The stone
superstructure will go up in the spring
and early summer, and the whole is to be
finished within year after. 1t will be a
unique and beautiful specimen of the
Romanesque style and notable ornament
70 the university aud to the city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05
The Present Issue.

The Brattleboro Reformer (democratic)
says: "The movement for Frederick
Billings as the republican candidate for
governor of Vermont develops remark.
able strength, evincing the hold which
this magnetic, eloquent and independent
gentleman has on the popular affection.
1t is certainly true that Vermont has
seen no man for many years who, with
out self-seeking, and purely by his accom-
plishments of mind and character, has
won so wide and enthusiastic a follow
ing" A week ago the Reformer cited
Mr.. Billings Noncompliance with the
listing law as an objection to his candi-
dacy. 1t now says: "The Montpelier
Watchman fairly argues that the first mo-
tive Ito dodge taxation] cannot be at
tributed to man whose princely benefac-
tions to charity. education and religion
have proved his liberality and high public
spirit as those of Frederick Billings have
DONE" Our contemporary, however, thinks
ehOi q 40 RhcshOA AhOeiNCS NioDCllcl III Lut law
itself. All the circumstances would seem
to indicate that this, too, is as baseless as
the first. We respect the Retormer's
solicitude for the listing law. We share
in it ourselves. When the personality OF
the candidate for the governorship is
fairly up for consideration, be it Mr.. Bill
lings or any one else, his attitude toward
the law will be fair and proper subject
for consideration. Meantim it is ques
ton of waking up the people to the impor
lance Of filling the chief executive Office
with man who will inspire confidence
whose recommendation will win respect
man with the capacity and experienced
to frame policy that shall revive thu
fortunes of the state, develop her re
sources, reanimate her moral as we'll a
material interests,-a policy which shall
tend both to keep her native population q
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-05

Hon. JOHN G. CARLISLE of Kentucky
was elected speaker of the National house
of representatives on Monday. This re-
suit had been anticipated by the action of
the democratic caucus Saturday evening,
when Hon. Samuel j. Randall of Penn
sylvania was defeated by the Kentuckian,
by vote of one hundred and four for
Carlisle, fifty-two for Randall and thirty
two for Cox. The triumph of Carlisle is a
victory for the solid South, whose candi-
date he was; it means, in the language
Of the victors, "revenue REFORM" and
what that means time alone will develop;
it is notice on the part of the dominating
wing of the democratic party that it has
thrown off northern tutelage and hence
forth proposes to control the organization
to which it contributes the bulk of the
political capital. Says the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Advertiser,
writing of the scenes at the democratic
caucus: "The South elected the speaker
and every other officer except sergeant-at-
arms, while the northern supporters of
Randall exclaimed, as the shouts of
the winners came from the hall, It's
the old rebel yell.'" Democrats of free
trade proclivities, and with them free
trade independents, felicitate themselves
upon having definite "policy" at
length, and upon the assuming of an gag
gressive attitude" In house with a
strong majority flushed with victory, con-
fident of its capacity for achievement and
determined to use its power, with a
speaker of untried skill and nerve, whether
an aggressive attitude" will terminate
advantageously may be matter of some
uncertainty. 1t would be strange if, during
the next six months, in some troublous
crisis, the democracy do not pray for one
hour of Randall, with his consummate
parliamentary skill and capacity for con.
trolling the turbulent tendencies of his
warm-blooded party associates. From a
partisan point Of view republicans should
feel satisfied with the election, and they
seem to be.