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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
Indians Arrested.

Sheriff McDevitt and Deputy Merrill
returned last night from the Black foot
agency, where they succeeded in recov-
ering six Of the horses stolen in the
Yellowstone country and effected the
arrest of two of the thieves, Antelope
Shirt and Tail Feathers, Piegan braves.
The Indians are now in Jail. Mr.. Ante
lope Shirt is an old offender and is fam
liar with the inside apartments of the
Jail. He also bears the distinction Of
having served term in the penitentiary
at Deer Lodge. His prospects Of going
over the road once more are good.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
Postal Telegraply.

WASHINGTON, November 25.-The
subject of postal telegraphy will occupy
a dozen pages of the postmaster gene
rails forthcoming annual report. Since
Judge Howe, three years ago, gave the
subject his thorough endorsement, the
subject has had little attention from the
department Mr.. Hatton, who proposes
to make up in intensity what his term
will lack in duration, has been studying
the practical phases of postal telegraphy
for several months, and has made up
his mind on the subject. Being some
what more practical in business methods
than the late Postmaster General Howe,
Hatton's report will furnish data that
will set congress to thinking. It is ru-
mored that Mr.. Hatton will recommend
the propriety of congressional investi-
cation of the bungling of the New York
election returns by the associated press
and the responsibility Of the telegraph
company in connection with it. Such
action, it is the expectation, would
arouse such public indignation that con-
gress would tumble over itself in its
haste to pass the postal telegraph bill.
This would be exactly to Mr.. Hatton's
mind and send his name rafting down
the centuries as the father of postal tele-
graphy in the United States.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03

engaged to the young women, and Nov.
was agreed upon as their marriage day.
However, when the day arrived on
which the swains were to start for Chi
cago, cattle thieves stole several head.
Here the inclinations Of the heart and
the monetary considerations were in
opposition, for it was necessary to pur-
sue the thieves. However. with a
Damon-like trust, McNulty deputized
his partner to go to Chicago while he
pursued the thieves. It was agreed
that Milligan should get married and on
his return should bring McNulty's
fiancee to Helena where the latter
would join the party and have the cere-
mony performed.
This plan was faithfully carried out so
far as time allows, and the happy groom
with his wife and his partners fiancee
have been guests of the leading hotel in
Minneapolis Tor some days. Mr.. Mil
ligan is usually chivalric to both ladies
and as far as outside appearances count
is as attentive to one as to the other.
Does he buy present for his wife or
accompany her to place of amusement,
the unmarried lady is an equal benefic-
iary. The trio will remain in the city
a few days longer and then go westward
to Helena to join the anxious ranchman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
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Oust1ng Brand.

CHICAGO, November 28.-The state
canvassing board to-day decided in the
Leman- Brand contest that from the
testimony given before it, Brand, demo-
crat, was not entitled to certificate Of
election. They referred the matter to
Governor Hamilton for final decision
The governor stated that he would rem
der decision in the case next Monday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03

and commenced beating his father, who
was so severely injured that he remain
ed unconscious for more than three
hours. The boy is deaf and dumb and
at times is considered dangerous. The
general belief is that he is insane. A
petition has been sent to the county
commissioners asking that an inquisi-
ton be held to inquire into his sanity.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
Changes in the Canadian Pacific

WINNIPEG, Man, November 25.-It
is rumored here that Mr.. Stephen will
retire from the presidency of the Cana
dian Pacific, to be succeeded by w. c..
Van Horne, now general manager, and
he to be succeeded by Mr.. Egan, present
general Superintendent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
Better Business Feeling

PITTsBURG, November 20 gen.
eral feeling among business men is daily
growing more hopeful. Some large
orders for railroad supplies have this
week been placed with the manufacture
ers, and bids on others have been asked
for The feeling among iroE men is
decidedly better.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03
Letter list.

The following is a list of letters re-
naming in the Fort Benton post office
for the week ending November 90, 1884:
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-12-03

Fine Job Printing q speciality at the
RIVER PRESS Office.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
FEATURES OF THE STATE PRESS.

The Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph do
precates the growing tendency in that city
to erect lofty buildings.
Tho Times will enter upon it's tenth year
to morrow, aud the anniversary number
will be the largest paper over issued in
Philadelphia.
The Wilkesbarre Union Leader declares
that tho Republican party could not
oppose monopolies without being guilty Of
child murder.
The practice Of thrustiug "story
papers" into ones very home, OF tucking
luridly illustrated lot Of rubbish under
ones front door, excites the sovcrcst con
demnatiou of the Scranton Republican.
The Cham bersburg Repository declares
that the newspaper copyright hill will
help to put an end to those piratical
newspapers which live by stealing the
news of their honest aud onterprisiug
neighbors. The RePository's life is threat
ened,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
rHE PENNSYLVANIA.
Stockholders OF Great Corporation /
So,silu

Stockholders OF u Great CorporarIon 10
ScssiDu.
At tho annual meeting of the stockhod
ers of the Pennsylvania railroad company
held yesterday morning in Musical fluid
hall, Philadelphia, the attendance was
very large and all the seats were filed.
During the proceedings Mr.. w. E.
Lockwood desired TO ask If the Adams
Express company has it's transportation
carried by the Pennsylvania railroad com.
pany at less or at about the same as pig
iron is carried.
Ia reply, President Roberts stated that
the freight Of the Adams Express company
is not carried over the lines at less nor at
about the charge Of pig iron.
Mr. Lockwood next wanted TO know
what amount is received from the Pull
man Palace car company, aud he also
referred TO solicitations made in London
for proxies for Pennsylvania railroad
shares.
President Robert said ne did not sup
pose that any Of the shareholders believed
that the president or directors were going
around asking for votes for their retention
IN othce. Tho management Of the com
pany Is des'rOus OF getting as large vote
as possible, aud this Is done through au
agency iu London. London shareholders
are requested to send on their proxies, and
these are used as they direct.
Mr.. Lockwood understood that seventy
five pJr cent Of the tonnage Of the Penn
sylyania railroad Company was eastward
aud only twenty five per cent. westward.
| He wished To know how much of this was
dead weight, and also whether any coal
transportcrs had their coal carried for one
hall per cent. per ton per mile while
others are charged three cents per mile.
President Roberts replied that one mau
Is never charged more than another under
| like considerations.
Mr.. Parker said that, in his opinion, the
company never stood in as good a financial
condition for the past thirty years. /,
ought to be known in England, where
three iifths Of the stock is owned, tha,
the company has adopted fixed policy.
The usual committee of seven was ap
pointed TO nominate ticket for directors.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

A CORRESPONDENT points ont the
great injustice and disadvantage from
which entirely fit applicants for govern
ment positions might suffer under the
so.called civil service examinations by
reason of their inability to answer ques
tions with which a school boy fresh from
his books Is apt to be familiar, while a
man who has been in the worlds broad
field of battlo-although amply qualiie
in the essentials of public service-wouIl
be most likely to fail upon them There
Is much force In the suggestion, as there
is much humbug In the pretensons Of
the system Of competitive examination
to secure letter carriers and goyernmeu
clerks. Even to pick out qualilie
teachers or to determine the grade of
scholars it is doubtful il the ordinary
system OF examinations Is at all tru1s
worthy but in the selection of publa
officials it is totally useless, and u sham
civil reform. We have. it is pretty gen
orally conceded, we'll organized local
postofice, but it 10 very certain that
class could be found In the
secondary school who would pass bet
ter examination in history, geography
arithmetic and orthography than its EN-
ployes could. That does not prove thai
the school children would make bette
letter carriers and postal clerks; no NOR
will the established system Of competi
tive examinations furnish improved pull
lie servants. The remedy for a corrup
and inefficient civil service must z
deeper than this.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

WE fear that our esteemed contem-
porary, the Nep Era, has been impo ,ed
upon in the Especial arrangement with
the author "by which it is printing in
weekly instalments new version by G..
ii. Miller of his we'll worn story of the
" Danites." Quite number of our es >
teemed neighboring contemporaries in
York, Harrisburg and other parts of the
state seem to have the same special ar
rangement," and one of them has got SO
FAR the advantage OF 1t that In an ex.
change printed and delivered last Sunday
morning we found the same chapter
that appears "by special arrangement I"
In our esteemed local contemporary last
evening. Quite appropriately, too. the
earlier publication is printed on paper
of a bloody hue, 80 as to heighten the
sensational effect of "a long, slim,
black coffin which "cra wled along the
tawny sand in the sun, or crept stealthIly
along in our track as the moon rose"
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
PREOUUIUUs UHILuEEs.
The Effect OF Too n uob Literary Ira

The Effect OF Too much Literary Trash.
Fannie Cook, aged II years, and Lille
Burgerwald, aged 10 years, were arrested
yesterday at the Broad street station,
Philadelphia, having run away from their
homes in Baltimore, They were sent back
TO that city.
Herman Flsishman and Maurice Car
psnter, both about l3 years OF age, who
had run away from home To go West and
fight Indians, were captured yesterday at
Devon, on tho Pennsylvania railroad.
They were committed to the House of
Refuge with the consent of their parents.
A telegraph messenger boy giving the
name OF James Riley was found by tho
police Ia the streets of New York early
yesterday morning "a raying maniac" He
kept continually crying out ~ am Butts,
the Boy Detective" His friends could
not DO found, and he was taken to the
hospital. Tho sergson at the hospital says
"his brain was turned by reading dime
novela."
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
SEI8uBORaOUD NEWS.


Events Near ana Across tho County Lines
The debt of Lebanon county Is eos, $50 ;
county tax s59 iS9 81.
Harrisburg is trying hard TO get new
market houses so is Lebanon
A number Of young men In Harrisburg
arc forming tally no coach club.
The annual encampment Of the National
Guard will be held at Gettysburg from the
I'd to the 9th of August.
The receipts for internal revenue at the
York county office for tho week ending
Satu rday, March 8, were s7,780l2.
There will be two days shooting
match at the Kurtz house, Reading, on
March 2S and 20 for $500, Long Island
rules.
The Reading coal and iron company has
closed contract to furnish the Manhattan
elevated railroad company with 200, 600
tons of anthracite coal per year.
The Reading councils have adopted a
resolution requiring the Consumers gas
company to pay to the city OF Reading
$25, 900, for the use Of it's streets to lay gas
pipes.
Lung fever prevails to a considerable
extent among tho horses OF Reading.
Liyerymen attribute 1t to to the present
state of the weather as tho animals be
come wet when overheated and catch
cold.
Jacob Huyett, wealthy farmer, aged
SO years, was found dead in his carriage, a
mile from Wernersville, Berks county.
The horse stood perfectly still and foot
steps in the snow lead to the impression
that Mr.. Huyett left the carriage and pro.
cGeded to the edge of the road When he
was about to reenter the carriage he was
stricken dead.
Robert Mennis, aged about fifty, an ON.
ploye at a quarry at the Half Way house,
below Steelton, was seriously hurt yester.
day afternoon by stone falling from the
top of an embankment into the quarry, q
distance OF twenty five or thirty feet, and
striking him on the head, cutting deep
cash several inches in length over the
temple above the left eye and making q
scalp wound on the back of the head
Fifty commercial travellers met at the
Lochel house in Harrisburg yesterday and
organized "The Commercial Travlers'
Association of Pennsylvania" The OBJ
ject of this association Is to aid aud protect
tho members by securing to them better
rates from railroad companies and hotels, to
provide indemnity to its members in case
OF accident or accidental death, and 10
benefit it's members mutually and socially.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
LANCASTER, PA, March IL.
PERSONAL.

STURGEON has been left fortune.
MINNIE HAUK is winning glory aud
shekels singing through Texas.
NAT GOODWIN, The comedian, is a iiiicted,
like Job of old, with multitudiuous boils.
ASSISTANT SOLICITOR ROBINSON, it is
understood, will be appointed solicitor of
the treasury, to succeed Kenneth Raynor,
deceased.
REV. J. X. BOYLE, formerly of Duke
street M. Z. church, this city, has been
reappointed 10 the pastorate OF Grace
church, Wilmington, Del.
MAYOR ELECT w. B. SMITu, of PhiIa
delphia, aspires TO defeat McManes for
delegate az large 70 the Repub..c N
national convention.
WILLIAM LoyETT LUDLOW, the only son
Of Judge James r. Ludlow, OF Phiadel-
phia, died on Monday, of Bright's disease
Of the kidneys, aged 81 years.
NATHANIEL BYRoS PAGE, actor and
playwright, known on the stage as Teddy
Byron, died in New York yesterday Of
pneumonia at the age of 90 years.
COMMANDER WILLIAM BAIRBRIDGE
HoFF will likely be ordered TO command
the Alert, which will be brought to this
country from England for the Greedy relief
expedition.
CELIA GARIBALpr, tho youngest
daughter of the general, WAS recently
married at Turin TO Prof. Grazialdi.
King Humbert sent the bride handsome
diamond bracelet.
pastor of the East Liberty Presbyterian
church, Pittsburg, has received a unani
nous call to the Bethlehem Presbyterian
church, Philadelphia.
HELEN KING SPAEGLER, wife of L. T..
| Spangler and author of " 4 Physicians
Wife and other well known novels, was
found dead in her bath room at Conshoc-
| ton, Ohio, yesterday, from apoplexy.
FREDERICK y. PRINCE and Miss Abby
Norman were married in Trinity church,
Boston, at noon yesterday. The groom is
the long time secretary of Democratic
national committees and conventions.
Or. ROBERT BARTHoLow, of Phila
delpha, professor of the chair of Materia
Medca and Therapeutics, in jefferson
medical college, Philadelphia. has been
| invited to address the Berks county med.
ical society in May on the subject OF
| typho malarial fever.
SOLOMON SHAPIRA, well known ia con
necton with tho recent attempt to sell in
| England forged manuscript OF the book
Of Pentateuch, has committed suicide by
shooting, at q Rotterdam hotel. Letters
we're found proving that ho was suffering
| from mental alteration.
BISMARCK grows irritable over the
Lasker incident, every fresh phase of the
dispute quickening his irritation. He i.
much emaciated, having lost over forty
pounds in weight in q short tlmo. This Ii
regarded as bad sign. The princes diet
/ has been completely changed. His con
dtion Is the cause of much anxiety.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

Condensed From tue oxford PreH.
Edwin Chambe,s of Chester county will
remove to the Whitson farm, Bart town
ship.
Z. Z. Kidd, now on Slm'I. w. Wilson's
farm, Drumore township, will remove TO
Andrew J. MilIer's farm at Mount Vernon,
Chester county.
&C. Cauffman, undertaken at Wakefield
attended six funerals in ono week ending
on Monday last. since the l4th of December
he has attended twenty four funerals. The
measles prevails ia that neig k5orhood AMI
several persons have died from taking cold
resulting in pneumonia.
j. Blily Brown, who drives the stage
from Lyle, to Oxford, one day last week
accidentally fell overheard from the vehicle
near Lyle, and altghted too ciose 10 tho
hind feet OF QUO of the hoIses. He was
kicked and received bruises and scratches
enough on his head from tho animal to
keep him in doors for some days.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
GRAIN IN rLAm Es,
a COnfiag agratlon which Threatened to BuT
Up East st. Louis


Probably the most destructive FIRE ever
know in East st. Louis occurred last
night. The fro first caught In small
barber shop, enyeloped whole row of
frame buildings and spread to the Trans
fer company's stables. Elevator A was
destroyed.
The fire spread to the freight Office of
tho Chicago Il Alton road, and to tho cars
in the extensive yards Of the company. The
freight Office was totally destroyed ana o
large number OF empty and laden cars
were burned.
The people OF East st. Louis were panic
stricken believing that their city and the
big bridge wsro doomed, they sent an APP
peal TO st. Lonis for help. A high wind
was blowing at tho time and that added TO
the excitement and placed tho surround
ing property In Immediate danger. Ou
the runs over tho rough roads OF East st.
Louis several st. Louis firsmen have been
injured and one member was killed in
Journey over then.
Elevator A contained 300 900 bushels.
No 2 mixed corn, 80, 900 bushels OF oats,
aud several thousand bushels of wheat, tho
cereals burning like 50 much shayings, and
the whole making huge bonfire which
lighted tho river up for miles, aud brought
thousands of people TO tho bridge and
river fronts. Total loss 81 100000.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
UOAL MIsERS.



The semi annual convention of the rail.
road and river coal miners OF the Pi.tsburg
district, met yesterday in Pittsburg. "a
delegates, representing $1,000 miners,
Deing present. The question of enforcing
the law guaranteeing the miners for all
merchantable coal was referred 10 the
state convention. to be held ia August.
The question Of making half holiday on
Saturday was next considered, but was
iinally laid on the table, as 1t was deemed
inadVlsablo TO make the demand at
present. A tribunal, consisting of
representative of each pool and railroad
section, was appointed, with power TO set.
tlo any dispute that may arise, and To
assist the president Ia building up tho
organization. In the afternoon session
the question ol securing tho friendly co
operation ofthe miners of tho Kanagha
district, and having them demand higher
rate OF wages, was referred 20 tho national
executive board after n lengthy discussion,
Tho third pool miners, who were taken 10
task for resuming at "a reduction, stated il
was matter Of necessity, az they we're
starved out. Many delegates favored
ordering tho men TO strike again, but
pending further action tho convention ad
jOurned.
Two hundred men hay0 returned 10
work In the S3ott Haven mines and have
signed "a agreement to work for three
cents bushel the year around aud
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
TENS OF Intere.s to Jew anu Catholic.

ile"s of lutofest 70 Jew huu Satuoic
Rev. Father Murphy, at Dover, New
Hampshire, has, by order Of his bishop,
directed the members of the Emmet
association to disband under penalty Of ox.
communication.
Bishop Wigger, Of the Roman Catholic
diocese Of Newark, New Jersey, yesterday
refused to allow the funeral of William
Hayden and his wife, who died in Pater-
son on Friday last, TO take place from the
church because the Haydens had disobey
ed an order of tho bishop, issued about
three years ago, forbidding tho sale OF
liquor on Sunday.
The supreme lodge of the Hebrew order
Of Kasher Shell Barrel is holding its quin-
quenuial session, in Cleveland, Ohio. II
yesterday endowed the home for aged and
iniirm lsraelites, located in Philadelphia,
in commemoration of the Tooth anniyer.
sary OF the birth of Sir Moses Montefiore,
an1 as tribute to his worth. The value
Of the endowment is not less than s75 600
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12
A yiotim OF Hyarophobis.

Six weeks ago William Hamer, q resi-.
dent OF Highspire, six miles below Har.
risburg, picked up little Skye terrier,
which had wandered on his premises. The
dog bit him on the thumb of tho right
hand aud he at once had the wound eau
terized. Last Saturday evening after
Hamer returned homo from his work he
felt very bad, and continued to grow
worse during Sunday. On Monday after.
noon about . O'Clock he was thrown into
spasms, which continued until 1t required
six men to hold him. Yesterday afternoon
he was still alive, but his death was hourly
expected. The dog was killed some
weeks ago by being run over by tho cars
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

THE important duty will devolve
upon councils at its next meeting Of
making the appropriations for the
coming year. Ordinarily, the estimate
OF the finance committe forms the basis
for these appropriations to the several
departments. We have shown that this
estimate this year is wholly unreliable
and misleading. 1t does not comply
with the law, and 1t does not meet the
facts of the case. 1t does not properly
provide for the $4,000 required to pay
for the new Worthington pump. 1t falls
s., 900 short of the requirements of the
law with relation to the sinking fund.
1t ignores existing deficiencies. 1t cuts
off some departments too sparingly, and
totally fails to provide for others. 1t is
wrong IN law, in fact and in figures.
We trust councils In both branches will
ventilate it. Especially should the
Democratic select councilmen halt its
passage through their body, and chal.
lenge its author to explain its dement's
and account for its inconsistencies.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-03-12

while "tbat great, gaunt, hollow eyed
and silent giant pushing, plodding on
after 1t, was the most weird, ghcstly
and fascinating sight that ever froze
young blood" It Is no wonder that
with the simultaneous eruption of this
"long, slim, black coffin and "great,
gaunt, hollow-eyed and silent giant " In
different parts Of the state youthful
desperadoes should be captured at every
railway station, bound for the West and
fired with the determination to wipe out
the Mormons or die in their tracks.