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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
OF Interest to Maiden,

Delegate Maginnis has introduced the
following bill providing for a change Of
the boundary of the Fort Maginnis re-
s%eryation, SO as to leave the Maiden
mining district outside Of the lines:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, That
the secretary of war is hereby author
lied, in his discretion. to make such
changes in the boundaries of the mill.
tary reservation at Fort Maginnis, Mon
tana territory, as will exclude from the
reservation such lands as are in good
faith occupied and worked as mining
ground.
Sec. 2. That the lands SO relinquished
shall be restored to the public domain,
and to the custody of the secretary OF
the interior, to be disposed of under the
public land and mining laws of the
Uuited States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
FIR. Hunts Speech.

The following extract from one of
Capt Mills letters to his paper, the New
North-W West, is very complimentary to
Mr.. Hunt, who succeeded by his elo-
quence in reversing the decision of the
convention on an important measure:
The executive department report,
however, attracted the lightning, and
for a time the electric storm was violent.
The first onset was against section Ii,
providing the governor should not be
elected U. S. senator during his term as
governor. The next to the youngest
member Of the convention, Mr.. Hunt,
of Fort Benton, moved the section be
stricken out, and supported his motion
with a speech of brilliant ~eloquence and
a touch OF pathos that charmed even his
opponents. Several members partici-
pated in the discussion and the section
was stricken out by a vote of 20 to IS.
It had passed the committee of the
whole the previous evening by l6 to Is,
but its friends got the worst of it "in the
draw" and what [ believe was a most
excellent provision was eliminated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
More Horse Stealing.


The following letter received a few
days ago by Messrs. /. G. Baker & Co.,
and which was shown us yesterday by
Mr. Chas. Price, rather clearly indicates
that one and the same rascals stole the
horses on the Marias and those at Wolf
creek, referred to in our yesterdays
issue. The animals discarded at Wolf
creek for fresh ones are in all proba-
bility some Of those referred to below:
Fort CONRAD, Feb. 3, 1884.
Messrs. I. Ct. Baker & Goa bay
horse Of yours that Frank Strong left at
Sol Abbott's was stolen a few days
ago.
Also a horse of mine-a black stallion
branded ] on shoulders weight about
], $50 !; ten years old. Also two buck
skin horses belonging to Tom Garland,
y branded Oh flank do not know
the brand on other horse.
r MIIIEp
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
k - AaH
A Prospective Railroad.

The Bozeman Chronicle Of the 18th
inst. has a special dispatch from Min
neapolis to the effect that the Union
Pacific railroad company is inviting
bids for fire brick to be used in the con-
struction of coking retorts at Bozeman,
indicating hat the q. ?. company in
tend to push their branch to that city at
once, n utilize the great coal beds in
the vicinity. The surveyors are now at
Henry's Lake, and unless it was pro-
posed to do something this season in the
way of track laying, the dead of winter
would not be selected as the time for
locating the line.
This line will be continued from Boze-
man on to Fort Benton and the Can
adian Pacific, and its advent is not very
far off, either.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
Montana and Dakota Statehood.

WASHINGTON, February 5.-Mr. Ma
ginnis OF Montana has in preparation a
bill which he will introduce as soon as
the constitutional convention now sitting
in Helena has finished its work. MI.
Maginnis' bill will provide for he joint
admission of Montana and Dakota.
This will obviate any partisan objection,
as one territory is democratic and the
other republican. This follows the old
time method of admitting a free state
and a slave state at the same time. Now
the distinction is democratic and repub-
licanA
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20
Mistakes Of the MARQUIS.

Some days ago the Marquis de Mores,
who. it seems, hungers for notoriety-as
scarcely q week passes that there is not
something in the public prints about
him-had it telegraphed oyer the coun-
try that Of his band Of 1900 sheep III
Montana one haIfsshad died Of some
strange disease, before unknown. This
statement needs q good deal Of correc-
ton. In the first place. according to the
most reliable reports. the marquis has
never had more than one-t1fth Of that
number OF wool producers, and they are
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20

ranging in the alkali Bad Lands OF Da-
kota-not in Montana. Such a disease
is unknown in this territory and proba-
bly, ever will be, SO that the startling
Especial Dispatch emanating from the
fashy marquis, should not count at all
against Montana as a wool growing
region.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-02-20

J. P. Woolman, territorial auditor, de-
cides In a letter to Judge Walker, OF
Miles City, that Indians are not emit
tied to the bounty offered by the terri
tory for killing certain animals.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-31
WHEELING, W. VA. THURSDAY MOR,.sING,JULY 81. 1884.

yne ng more. If the Republicans Of
sn'o county had any idea that Mr.. Atkiu-
~ was coming to this convention for the
purpose of throwing a firebrand into it, he
would have been left at home. Cheers
Mr.. Mccormick, of Taylor, said the reso-
luton was not one Of prohibition or one of
license. The question was that the people
have the right to ask the Legislature to
submit this question if they SO desire In
1882, when we made a campaign on this
issue we came nearer carrying the State
than at any time since 1872. We elected
one Congressman and came within ten
votes of electing another. and we made
large gains in the Legislature.
N In Favor of 1t
Ex-Governor Boreman supported the
resolution. He thought the. people wanted
to dispose of this matter, and favored its
submission. If the Republicans were
afraid to let the people vote upon the ques-
ton they would be forced to give into an
organization which would submit it. This
matter would not down at the bidding of
towards.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-07-31
JUOSe EDWIN MAXWELL
OutIines Ms Canpaie.-An IntsSvfev
With the Repsbiiess Candidate.

OutIises HIS Canpats.-An Iatssvfev
with the Rspsbiiess CssdiAsts.
PARKrapcne. Jsly 20.-tExclssive. =
Standing in HIS Hotel this morning.
aloof from the crowd with his elbow lssn-
ing on the end Of the counter and appaf-
emily in deep mediation stood tall,
square built, straight, blsck-haired and
darf-complected man with . full, dask
beard. Usually he has cold, expression
less face, but at the same tune an observer
could detect feeling Of pleassut sAtsfsc-
ton playing across the eounsensnee, for he
has inst learned that ct conference Of the
leaders Of the Republican party last night
/, vas substantially asreed that he should
be the nominee Of this Convention. he a.
ready carries one nomination IN bis pocket,
and he feels that he is likely to fare better
here than Ben Batter did at Chicago. lin
.errupt his reyeries BY sdssDcisg and ask
ing frr an intefview. An instant recogni-
ton and hearty shake Of the hand greess
me. The reader win recognize Judge
Edwin Maxwell, of Harrison county. ths
Greenback nominee for Governos. and mos
ikely TO be the Republican candidate also
"Yes. the RrcJsTER hss ssia some haft
things about me, but IL hss such . manly
fearless way Of speaking is opinions on q
| subjects tba. ] fen rather attracted to %
paper' said the Judge when ] isdieased
desire to have . political talk With hin
| And then continuing: Il think youf nix
I! position Of political indepssdrnee ensite
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A Ticket for Democrats to De-
feat by 10000 Ma
iority.
Graphic Descriptions of the Days
Proceedings.

PAEECRsBURG, July 3O.-This morning
opened bright and sunny, in marked con-
trast to the smoky atmosphere Of yesterday.
The delegates were rather late in showing
up at break@ est, and many of them had q
somewhat uncertain walk, a dazed look
about the eyes, and mussed up and been
out-allnight appearance generally, which
told more elOquently than words the de-
moralizing effect Wood county beverages
had alike upon the copper lining of those
that dwell in cities and the tender in.e
riors Of the tenders of focks and herds from
the mountains and valleys Of the back
counties. However, the sun shown brightly
upon the just and unjust alike, and by 8
o'clock the evidences o. last night,
long virgil had entirely dis
appeared, and the representa-
tiyes gathered from the four corners of the
State were soon chirping and warbing
about the hotels as though they were with.
oJt a care in the world, and their general
demeanOr was in decided contrast with the
solemn and awful occasion which had
brought them together.
At $50 the Lincoln Club boys, the Off
ters having by dint of much skirmishing,
got the majority OF the club together,
marched up the town, and after arousing
the inhabitants into a proper appreciation
Of their importance and gOrgeOusness, re-
paired to the Convention Hall, followed by
an admirng crowd.
The Rink, situated at the corner ofSixth
and Juliana streets, is a large one-story
frame structure originally erected for roller
skating purposes, but for the ensuing su'
tumn subrented 70 the uses of the RepubE-
can marching clubs of Wood county. 1t
furnished accommodations decidedly supe-
rior to those placed at the disposal OF the
late Democratic scalp dance in Wheeling
and had been tastefully decorated and fur
nished with seats for 1900 delegates and
500 spectators. The stage, elevated FIVE
feet from the floor line, was eommodlous
and well arranged, with accommodations
for "A reporters, telegraph Office ana the
Opers House band, in addition to the OH
Cers Of the convention and the inevitable
DISTINGUISHED citizen. The wall directly
behind the presiding officer was graeed with
q large oil painting Of the late Ex-Governor
Stevenson. hanked on the right and lett
by a portrait of Garfield and Lincoln. On
either side Of these were portraits Of Blaine
Logan. Hayes, Grant and other shining
lights of the great organization
VIC B.
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PRELIMINARY.
The Senatorial Districts Organize and Sc
leet Committeeman.

The Senatorial Districts Organize and Sc
leet Committeeman.
The various Senatorial districts held
meetings prior to the morning session OF
the convention at the following times and
places:
First District-Haneock, Brooke, Ohio,
al 9oclock a m, in the Rink.
Second District-Marshall, We'zell, Ma
ZION. at 9 clock a. m, IN the Rink.
Third District-RitehIe, Doddridgc, Har-
rison, Gilmer, Calhoun, at 3 o'clock m,
in Firemens Hall
Fourth Hslrict-Tyler, Pleasants, Wood,
Writ, at 9 o'clock a. m, in the Court House.
Fifth Distret-Mason, Jackson, Roane,
OF 9 o'clOck a. m. in the Council Chamber
Sixth DisIrict-Putnam, Csbeu, Wayne,
at O'Clock a. m, in the Rink.
Seventh Rstrict-Lincoln, Boone Logan,
Wyoming, Mcdowell, Mercer Raleigh, at 3
O'Clock a m. in the Rink.
Eight Dis'rict-Greerb.ier POcahOntas,
Monroe, Summers, Fayette, at 9 o'clock a.
sl. in the Office OF De L. Davis.
Ninth Dstrict-KsnaWha, Clay, Nicho-
las, BraxtOn, Webster, at 3 o'clock g. m. IN
the oiice Of Cole 4 Miller.
Tenth Distriet-LeWis, Randolph, Up
shur, Barbour, Taylor, Tucker, at 9 O'Clock
q. m. in the Office Of Hutchinson L Vsnde-
YOTt.
Eleventh District-Prestoa, MonOngsha,
a. 3 O'Clock q. m. in the grand jury room,
Twelfth District Hampshire, Hardy
Grant. MiReral, Peudleton, at 3 o'clock =,
n in the Office of julius Schubert.
Thirteenth DiStrict-Berkeley, Morgan
Jefferson, at 3 clock b m. in the rink.
The First aud Fourth Districts held par
ticularly long and stormy sessions, but a
last after no end or chin music eyeryth' lg
Was arranged satisfactorily, and the various
Counties took their proper places on th'
f, or
At 1925 the band enlivened the occasion
With a selection, afrer which the dalce
voice Of Chairman Atkinson was hesrC
calling ior order and requesting all pecson
Who were present without tickets Of sdmis
son 10 Withdraw. John A. Hutchinson
s. Eges'ed that ministers Of the gospel anc
I'pOitCrs, the two extreme of tn
audience, be excepted, and the amendmen
Ses COncurred in.
The floor oftke hall was By this time vel
hlled, delegates from the various countle
being present as follows: Barbour ~
Berkeley 25, Boone 2, Eraxton s, Brook
10, Cabell 3, Calhoun 4, Doddridge 20, Fay
etie 10, Gilmer Z, Grant s, Greenbrier
Hampshire Hancock II, Harrison g
jackson 2j, jefferson 10, Kanawha 81
Lewis 10 lincoln 4, Logan 4. MeDowell
Marion 100. Marshall 50. Mason 8. Aerce
Mineral 10, Aonongaha Is. Monroe
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sesns~ af Great CsnfuSion and EnthusiasEa
In the Hail.
PAsKERssUsa, July 3o--tExclusive-l ]
Before the total vote could be announced
Busterick, Of Kanaxha, moved to make the
nomination Of Jadge Maxwell unanimous,
and the convention went wild. A thousand
excited delegates mounted their chairs and
yelled themselves hoarse, while the air was
thick with waving hats umbrellas, canes,
coats, fans and everything portable The
band struck up Marching through Geos-
pia," and for fifteen minutes you could not
have heard q battery Of artillery under the
windows. The foral harp and Tyre
were seized from the Chairman
table and carried up and down the aisles bJ
excited men, while dozens beat the seats
and platforms with their canes and resort
ed 70 every means IN their power to make
noise. TEa bands were set g1:aE n W
s,ase and Ole 8. the easrancc. and the Goa
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RRoOF OF HHFoCRACY.

Tie Party of Morality Refuses to Give
Temperance - show
PAREzassGRG, July 3d. Exclusive J.
In the midst Of great confusion the main
questio. vas ordered A call fos the ayes
and noes was made srf amid no Ettle up
roar the convention proceeded TO tangle
itself sSis an alarming manner, only eI-
tracing itself in time to listen 10 red
hot sntlanendneat speech from George
B. Caldwell He said: "Gentlemen say
that this is only question Of subniiting
matter to q vote Of the people, but claim
that if the party was in favor Of submission
it must necessarily be favorably disposed
toward the amendment sought to be grated
upoa the constitution. A certain element
seeks to make temperance the issue when
the great and only issue is the overthrow Of
Bourbonism and the redemption Of the
State from niEule. The convention at
last got down TO vote On the amendment
and the roll call was started as follows:
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you 10 the respect of IN iair minded people
without regard 70 their parazanbias"
"You expect to be nominated, Judgsf'
"That Is for the eonven6oa 10 detsrniae. I
learn that the indications point that way"
DO you expect 10 be electedf'
"Assuredly or should not want the nomie
nation"
Upon what issues do you expect 20 winY'
"The Democratic party has manufactured
issues enough in the shape Of foliies and
blunders Of the present administrator, and
general distrust Of Democratic statesman
ship"
How do you expect to meet the issue
your proscriptive record will PRESENT."
Il have no such record. l am not
proscriptionist, and never was ! have
been slandcred in that retpect"
"How will you get around the records ok
the Legislature and the decisions Of the Sa-
preme CourtY'
NY legislative record Is better in that
respect than that Of Senator Davis, Judge
Ferguson, and others, and there Is no deci-
sion Of the Supreme Court rendered while
l was on the bench, that can DO tortured into
a support Of the constitutionality Of The reg
tration law. II was well known that a.
ways regarded the registration law uncou-
stitutional.
How about the Disfanchising Amend
ment to the Constitution
Il was in the Senate when that measure
came before the Legislature and Was on the
Senate Judiciary Committee. The 6rst
measure introduced WA 9 resolution 70
amend the consultation by J. u rtsl4A
Mason, who Afterwards was the Democratic
Secretary Of State. / opposed that resolu:
ton and as Chairman Of the Senate Judo
iary Committee reported against il. This
was in 1854. In that discussion Phelps
said he recognized but two rights for
rebel-the right to be hanged and the
right TO be damned, q sentiment that Okcy
johnson, Ia public Fourth Of July oration.
subsequently re-afirmed Yet the Demo
Gratis placed both Of these gentlemen in
high position.
The next effort fm q disfranchising
amendment was in 1865. A resolution of.
fered by Senator Dan Farnsworth was re-
terred to our committed. BY direction Of
that committee l. as chairman, reported
back the resolution somewhat altered in
phraseology. That resolution provided that
a person la.e in rebellion 'sholl mot be
deemed citizen From my seat In tho
Senate moved 10 strike that clause osk.
The resolution was recommitted, and .. the
request Of the committee the resolution waS
put in shape by Mr.. Daniel Lamb and in
bis handwriting was reported TO the Senate.
7 ho ya ,ha ov;0,nal rasnlusinS, nov in nv
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NoTEs.
A rsutecf Iookinr body q men.

A gsnteef looking body q men.
Ohio. .onu,v oesup;.d tin foat sests In
the hall.
The Ohio county doleup,;on occupiss
front seats,
Rd;,o, u.rs. sap,. b.,o..t Attracted
nncb s,,en,ion,
Tho-. -. M .s,,;.;s,,<., n kick
AGAINST Cainnsn Eyans
The Pros. 0,no on ,Ls olst,or, vss con-
no.ed Of a io{ly rel Of b,ys
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a.s had At Wheer7g.
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enc Of the busiest vorksrs % ths Ao<. Hs
erooms Maxwell veil.
C.R. Tncy, the edieienl nAnAsss efths
Western Onion TsIsgnpA Company, az
splendid service Tor The boT
When the psohibition rssolatioe 80 q.
fered Il seemed. - u " sus sohssa g
Harmony Was lyrs suss seoneh
Mr. Cssden deserves neadoa 70. kisd-
meas TO reporters and attentive cess N pev'
viding them tickets 70 W Peu
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Morgan 8, Ohio 55, Pendleton l, Peasants
Is, Pocahontcs I, Preston 25, Putnam 3,
Raleigh 8, Randolph 5, Ritchie so, Roane
10, Summers 4, Taylor IS, Tucker 4, Tyler
40, Upshur Is, Wayne 10, Webster 10,
Wetzel 81, Writ Is, and Wood Ill.
W. G.. B.
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AFTERNOON SESSION.

Al, O. T. Ushered In with Music and Good
Humor on all sides.
PARKERssuRG. July 30.-tExclusive. J.
Long before the hour OF two o'clock the
crowd began to surge up town, and when
Chairman Clifford raped for order there
Was NOT a vacant choir visible from the
nIatsorm. The day had grown very warm,
sn5 the a,mozohere Of the Rink vas very
close and ssaffy, causing many to shed their
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MAXWELL MAKES IT.

MAXWELL MAKES IT.
TIA Atkinson Wing Takes the
Bakery, Utensils and Stock
on Hand.
a Day of Nominations by Accla-
nation.
An Irea and Clay Ticket Sc
lected.
The Whole Fusion SGhems En-
'dOrssd, and the Mlscegena-
tica Accomplished.
Ex-Governor Pierpont and His
Young Lieutenant, Tom Stag
gers Attempt
To Stay iAs ida But Fail,
Scenes o. Remarkable Enthusi-
asm in the Convention
Hall.
"HarmOny" Lonesome and Neg
lec.ed.
A Ticket for Democrats to De-
feat by 10000 Ma
jority.
Graphic Descriptions Of the Days
Proceedings.
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Number Of vote cast 4ie-ayes 100
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MADE UNANIMOUS.

sesns~ Of Great Confusion and Enthusiasa
In the Hail.
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Tie Atkinson Wing Takes the
Bakery, Utensils and Stock
on Hand.

a pay of Nominations by Accla-
nation.
Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-26
Wednesday, November 26, 1884.
A BIG RAILROAD PROBLEM.

A BIG RAILROAD PROBLEM
 One of the important matters with which congress will try to deal this winter is the Pacific railroad problem. This problem is 6 very interesting and complicated one The United States has already paid out in inter est on the guaranteed bonds of the subsidized Central and Union Pacific and their branches the enormous sum of $59, ,222, ,O93, and it will have to keep on paying 6 per cent per an- mum on $64, ,623, ,512 until the expiration of the thirty years the subsidy bonds had to run from the dates of their issue in 1865-'69 These bonds will mature in great part in 1898, and when the date for their redemption arrives the companies will be required to re- fund the amount the government has paid out in interest and redeem the bonds, the bonded debt and interest becoming due at the same moment. The roads now owe the government $102, ,376, ,312.94, counting in all the credits in favor of the corporations In fourteen years the debt will have increased to about $125, ,00O, ,O00. What the sinking fund will amount to in 1898 is something nobody can guess. Last January it had reached $6,- O84, ,099. S2. It took sixteen years to accumu- late that sum. In fourteen years more the aggregate should be something like $11, ,00O,- 900 if the same rate of secretion is main tained
 A number of solutions of this problem are proposed. Any legislation likely to be adopted will come from Senator Edmunds' committee and probably be drafted by his hand. The house last summer passed what is known as the Thompson bill It raises to 45 and .55 per cent of their net earnings the amounts to be paid annually by the Central and Union Pacific into the treasury under the Thurman act. On account of it's parliamen- tary position, MT. Fdmunds may amend it to suit his ideas. His plan is to extend the time of paying these debts over a term of years, which is about the only thing that can be done unless the government proposes to con fscate the property. But he intends to do it in such a way that neither company will be able to pay any more dividends until the government claims are provided for. Right here enters the question of legality, for while the Supreme court affirmed the constitutionality of the Thurman act it was by but one majority, and | the judges are disposed to be friendly to cor porate interests. So MT. Edmunds will en- deayor to obtain the agreement of the roads to any plan that he may propose, and in l order to bring them to terms will perhaps hold the Thompson bill in his hands as a | cudgel in they do not accede to what ever plan of extension he may propose. It will be interesting to watch the contest.