The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1883-12-19

in Alder gulch.
MISS Lena Wallace, who has been east
attending school at one of the principal
academies saint Mary's, at Notre Dame,
Indiana) is in the city en- route home for
the holidays.-Herald.
It will be known in a day Or two
whether Or not the Clendenin mining
and smelling company will resume oper-
ations. 1t is to be hoped that the af-
Sfirmative decision will be arrived at.
Mr.. Tillinghast, who was in Helena a
few days, has returned to Chicago.
The committee appointed by the Shon-
kin stock association to take under adj
visement the question of Incorporation,
and, it practicable, to establish the basis
and orange the preliminaries, had a
meeting recently at Miner d Board
mans ranch, but failed to come to any
agreement, SO that for the present the
scheme falls through. All seemed will
ing to incorporate, but they could not
agree upon the basis of consolidation.
At $50 a. m. to-day fire was discover
ed in the building used for school our
poses in the block owned by Walter
Matheson, on Goth street. The fire made
such rapid progress that it was immedi-
ately apparent that, despite all efforts
which might be made, the whole block
OF three buildings was doomed to be de-
stroyed the citizens, who were On the
scene, therefore turned their attention to
saving the furniture in the residence of
Mr.. Matheson and succeeded in saving
the greater part of it from destruction.
The buildings were erected at a cost of
about So, 900, and were insured for 81 500
in the st. Paul Fire and Marine.-Bill-
ings Herald.
The Northern Pacific has issued a cir.
cular announcing that on December
10th the new standard time will be gen
orally adopted along the line. The St
Paul, Minnesota and Wisconsin divis.
ions and branches, and Dakota divisions
and branches will adopt the centra.
time; the Missouri division, Yellow.
stone division and branches, Montana
division and branches, and the Rocky
mountain division, mountain or 105tE
meridian time; the Idaho division AND
branches, and Pacific division anC
branches, PacificIor 10th meridian time
The st. Paul, Minnesota and. Wisconsin
divisions and branches adopted the new
time on the 25th ultimo, SO nos change
will be made by the employees of those
lulplSlOuS.
A Washington correspondent Of The
independent has the following to say ir
reference to the recent prosecutions O
the Benton & st. Louis cattle company
1.-THE agent of the department of justice
who worked up the cases against thu
Benton & st. Louis cattle company has
returned here with a fine large fit o
disgust. [ fear his report of these case:
will not fiatter some parties / wot of.
asked him if he had got enough of tina
kind of case. lie said no, he might ge
run out Of court every time, but the gov
eminent was strong enough to tire tn
companies out. / told him the strength
Of the government had often excited my
profoundest admiration, but as the poe
had remarked, while the strength of
giant was a desirable thing IT'S tyran
nous to use it like a giant and / hoped
the government would let up on The
companies. Seriously, [ believe these
prosecutions will be continued, and
further believe that their prosecution il
urged by Montana parties. If [ haC
more evidence [ would speak more def
nitely in regard to these, but as it is
have enough to perfectly convince my
SELF"