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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-25

to this letter.
BOSTON, Oct. "a. 1871.
MY DEAR BLAINE-Y esterday /
received your favor of the 21st inst.
which replied to by telegram. Mr..
G. has not been in this city for four
weeks. He is now in st. Louis. 1
Can get no information when Mr..
Caldwell is to return. When he does
l will lay this matter before him. In
the meantime can say nothing in re-
gard to the matter, further than what
| have heretofore told you, that Mr..
Caldwell had represented to me that
he had paid for your account, and for
which he has your receipts, all but
$500 of the $4,000 which you
loaned, for which you received as col
lateral $4,000 of the Little Rock &
Fort Smith land grant bonds, which
you since sold at sixty cents on the
dollar, realizing therefor $4,000, leay-
ing you in advance of funds even if
Mr.. Caldwell had paid you nothing.
/ have heretofore advised you that i
had been frequently inportuned for
the securities of the Northern Pacific
railroad, and as last reSortI had to
your obligation for the ben-
eft of the parties in interest, who
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-09-25

OONOluOI VI 1CActOs
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
To all School Officers:
Some months ago / requested large
photographs of school buildings. Up
to this date, l have received very
few. They are designed for exhibit
ton at the Worlds Industrial and
Cotton Centennial exposition at New
Orleans. Such as are sent me will be
handsomely framed, and at the close
of the exposition will be hung in this
department. / especially request CITY
superintendent, community and dis
trict trustees, and those in charge of
private institutions of learning, to aid
me in this enterprise. / would be
glad to receive the largest picture pos
sible of every school building, public
and private, in the state.
Respectfully,
b. NJ. BAKER,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
The comptroller paid $1,000 into
the state treasury yesterday for gener-
al revenue. ii. E. Barber, collector
of Hays county, settled his accounts
with the state.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The charter OF the knights OF La
Dor of Galveston, was fled yesterday
with the secretary of state. Also
to the charter of the Sons
of Bethlehem, of Galveston.
The work of placing the Burnet
granite in the walls of the new capt.
tol commenced yesterday.
Gov. Ireland leaves to-day to fill his
appointments for the canvass. His
first address viii be at Denton.
Land Commissioner Walsh also
leaves to-day for Fort Worth on a
canvass of the northwestern portion
IF the state, as far, perhaps, as Wichita
Falls and FL Pasc.
The collectors of Lamar, Hunt, Call
ahan, Wise and Sabine counties, set
led their accounts yesterday with the
ltate.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19
THE RAILROAD.

We publish some interesting railroad
news tO-day--the proceedings of a meet
ing at Helena on Tuesday night. While
only the first steps have been taken
those looking to the organization of a
company,-the interest and enthusiasm
manifested in the subjct by the citizens
of Helena show that the good work is
not likely to cease until arrangements
are perfected for building the road, and
its construction is actually commenced.
If Fort Benton joins in the enterprise
with like enthusiasm this result will
not be long delayed, and before the end
of the present season the construction of
the Helena 81 Benton r. r. will be far
advanced. The opinion of those best
informed IN the subject is that this road
will be built, if sufficient encourage
ment is given, and built Immediately.
The benefits to be derived by our city
are SO great that there should not be the
least hesitancy on the part of all inter-
ested in the welfare of Fort Benton
about contributing, in accordance with
their means, to assist in getting it under
way.
With this enterprise even started,
Fort Benton will become at once an
active, busy, growing city, and every
man VINO has a dollar invested here will
be benefited to a great extent. The
road will be, if .anything, a greater ben-
oG 4 - I,o~@ Do~42. Ill., y -
our citizens hang back and show no in
terest in the matter, the desired end is
likely to be postponed many a day.
If the road is built, others will at once
push for the rich fields of northern Mon
tana, and Fort Benton is certain to soon
become a railroad center. The after
effect will not be the same with us as at
many OF the towns along the line of the
Northern Pacific, as our city will be a
terminal point, and as such cannot help
being benefited by the railroads. Besides
we have the navigable Missouri at our
doors, and with this check upon the
railroads are insured the very lowest
freight tariffs. This is what in time
will make Fort Benton-and the sooner
the first railroad is started, the sooner
that time will come-the chief jobbing
and wholesale city Of the territory. But
the first step towards achieving this
great distinction is to get a railroad, and
now that the long delayed opportunity
is presented, our people should not be
slow about doing what is in their power
to secure it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19
THE RESERVATION BILL.

The reduction of the great northern
Indian reservation, which now include.
more than half of Choteau county-ane
q best part OF it's more important tc
Fort Benton just now than the building
OF a railroad, or anything else. The
publication in the RIVER PRESS of the
Dill agreed upon at Washington, and
introduced in both houses, made this
subject the engrossing one yesterday.
The Helena & Benton r. r. is forgotten
Tor the time being, while all interest
centers in the reservation.
The bill provides two permanent re-
servations for the Indians of northern
Montana-one for the Blackfeet, Bloods
and Piegans, in the upper Marias re-
glon; the other for the Gros Ventres
and Assinaboines, in an excellent Dor
ton Of the Milk river country, between
that stream and the Little Rocky noun
talns. All the rest of the reservation,
which includes that magnificent part of
Montana north of the Marias and Mis-
SUuiI IItClo, HULL OAC INJURY ulOuuldlIS
to the Dakota lIne-a realm out of which
several states might be carved-is re-
stored to the public domain, and opened
to occupation and settlement under the
land laws of the United States. 1t will
be a great acquisition to Montana, and
one that will add thousands to the pop
ulation and millions to her wealth in
the next few years, while Fort Benton
will come in as the first and chief bene-
ficiary.
The Blackfoot and Piegan reserva-
ton provided by the bill is just as Dele
gate Maginnis said it would be when he
was here with Senator Vest. It's eastern
boundary is a north and south line just
west of the Sweet Grass hills, extending
from the international boundary south
to the Marias; all west of that line and
north of the Marias to the mountains
being the new reservation. The Sweet
Grass hills-wl1ich are known 70 be rich
In tile precious metals, while the foot
hills and surrounding country are unex-
celled for grazing ~purposes-are opened
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

PATTI has been telling tales out OF
school about Gov. Crittenden, of Mis-
souri,. She said Il had just finished
singing Home. Sweet Home last Thurs
day evening, when a nice looking old
gentleman, who introduced himself as
Gov. Crittenden, began congratulating
me and all of a sudden he leaned down,
put his arms around me, drew me up to
him, and kissed me. He said: Madame
Patti, [ may never see you again, and [
cannot help it, and before I knew it he
was kissing me. When a gentleman,
and a nice old gentleman, too, and a
governor of a great state, kisses me so
quick that / have no time to see, and no
time at all to object, what can I do?n
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

MANITOBA wants to be independent
of the confederation, that is, a British
colony with u constitution and govern
ment of its own. The general conven-
ton held at Winnipeg last week decided
to appeal to England for this permission.
Manitoba ought in reality to be attached
to the United States, as its natural con
nection is with this country. The people
of that province will never be happy
until this result is achieved.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

The extreme cold weather that fol
lowed the break up of the upper Mis-.
souri,, Yellowstone and other tributaries,
was a great blessing to the jewellers in
the lower Missouri valley, as it renders
it almost certain that there will not be a
repetition of the disastrous floods of
1881. Had the warm weather contin-
ued, and the full volume of the waters
of Montana and Dakota been released.
the loss and devastation in the lower
Missouri country would probably have
been unparalleled.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

The Independent has made another
and . holder advance upon the 'sGreat
Popular Heart and we are pleased to
say that it has struck out in a more pro-
missing direction this time. We quote
I'VE want nc secret friend of an unscru-
pulous, l~aW-breaking governor, or cor
rupt and scheming judge in congress.
Such men a never be removed while
they have the secret friendship of the
peoples delegate &C Washington. The
independent would prefer to support for
delegate in congress an open, fearless
republican, who had the courage of his
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

Hello! Old Sport! What is the Matter
with your "Oh, / am all broke up I
have got apain in my back and side.n
Your liver and kidneys are affected /;
the next thing you know you will have
Bright's disease of the kidneys. Go to
the drug store and get yourself a few
bottles of DR.. Halliday's Blood Purifier
lis it any account?u You bet! 1t is
the boss of the business S. Blackford,
proprietor, "a East Seventh street, St.
Paul, Mimi. w. J. Minar, wholesale
and retail agent, Fort Benton, Montana
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

convictions and who could be relied on
as an earnest, unfaltering opponent Of
u present carpet-bag government, than
some polite democrat, who would carry
water on both shoulders, and would 90
to Washington as the secret ally and
confederate of the "powers that be-"
Let the Independent change its line of
attack, from the ''carpet-baggers" to
Maginnis, and it will be certain to find
the &c. 2. H. in full accord with it.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

The Canadian Pacific railway auth
critics expect a heavy immigration to
the northwest this year. They propose,
as far as possible, to keep them from
passing through the states, so that none
of them can get away. They have we'll
grounded fears Of the seductive infu-
ences Of the Yankee land or immigra-
ton agent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

THE Longfellow memorial association
held a meeting at Boston on the 10th
inst. The treasurer has received nearly
$4,000, and holds land for the monu-
ment worth $751; Six thousand dol
lars additional are desired.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

THERE is a good deal of money spent
for printers ink. Orders received by
Aver & Sons, of Philadelphia, alone,
during the last September and the first
week of October amounted to 1924, 646.4 Al.
This money brought back to the adver-
Users many times that amount.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19
THE RIVER PRESS.

to settlement, including all that vast
stock range north of the Marias to the
international boundary line. On this
virgin range, when the bill passes, cat
tie, horses and sheep will be driven in
quick order by the tens of thousands,
n Fort Benton will become pre-
eminently the headquarters in the ter
ritory for stockmen..
But this is not by any means the most
important part Of the restored domain.
In providing a permanent reservation
for the Gros Ventres and Assinaboines,
the whole OF the magnificent Bears
Paw country is opened, including the
big military reservation, the great scope
OF country between the Missouri river
and the Bears Paw and Little Rocky
ranges, and all that vast section north of
Milk river. Here is a region rich in
minerals, much of it adapted to agricul-
ture, and all a magnificent stock coun-
try. While we do not claim that the
whole of this vast empire which is about
to be added to the public domain will be
tributary to Fort Benton, yet much of it
will be for many years, and with its
development-which will begin at once
our city is certain to reap a rich har-
vest.
Some dissatisfaction is expressed with
the location of the proposed reservation
for the Gros Ventres. Undoubtedly it
would be better for Fort Benton if these
Indians were established further down
on Milk river-say east of the 108th de-
gree of longitude,-so that the Little
Rocky country and Milk river above
that meridian would be wholly opened
to settlement, but when it is not in our
power to secure the whole loaf We ought
to be reasonably well satisfied with nine
tenths of it.
BY the provisions of the bill all the
country north of Milk river and east of
the Dakota line is restored to the public
domain, and the field is entirely opened
Tor the advent Of a railroad up the Mis-
souri, and Milk rivers to Fort Benton,
and Oh across the continent, which is
bound to be the greatest of the trans
continental routes. The opening of this
northern country insures to Fort Benton
a direct eastern railroad outlet inside of
two years.
A good feature of the bill is the liberal
appropriations provided for the Indians
for a number of years, or until such time
as they shall be able to support them
selves. Ifthey are supplied with herds,
farming implements, seeds, ETC., and in
structed in the science of ''rustling'' for
themselves, it will not be many years
until the Indians Of northern Montana
will be self-sustaining.
We regard it as absolutely certain that
this bill will become a law before the adj
Journment of congress. It has the ap-
proval Of the commission that visited
the Indians of Montana and Dakota
last year, besides many other warm sup
porters in and out of congress. There
is no opposition to it from any quarter,
and we may reasonably look for it to go !
through both houses any day under a
suspension of the rules, without waiting
for its regular order. Then we shall see
a Fort Benton boom and a rush of
miners, prospectors, stockmen, farmers,
md every other class to northern Mon
ANA, such as no other section of the
.erritory has ever experienced.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

JUDGING by our telegraphic reports
from time to time, Montana weather
this winter has been a luxury compared
with the article that prevailed both east
and west Of rs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

The wool growers of Montana should
send one or more delegates to the con-
vention at Chicago in May.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19
Then and a Now Young Man.

A pallid and thin young man,
A haggard aud lank young man;
a greenery, gallery. Grosvenor gallery,
Feet in the grave yonng man.
But he took a few bottles of DR.. Halli-
days Blood Purifier and other remedies
and now he says:
I'm q gay and festive young man,
A happy, contented young man;
A big, fat and hunky, all girls are chunky,
Go, try it yourself, young man.
Sold by all druggists, or by the pro-
prietor, S. Blackboard, "a East Seventh
street, st. Paul, MINI.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19
THE RIVER PRESS.
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1884-03-19

Fine Job Printing a speciality at the
PRESS office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-31

The insinuation in the dispatches sent
out from Yankton that Judge Church,
of the Black Hills district, was in any
way influenced in his decision on the
supreme bench in the capital case, or had
previously expressed any preference in
the matter is base falsehood and the
righteousness OF such report Is only
equalled by the cusscdness OF its author,
the editor of the Press and Dakotaian
This same individual, it will be remem-
bered. was also hasty to criticise Judge
Palmer, simply because it was generally
believed that he could not be Worked
by the Yankton ring.-Bismarck Tribune.
The Press and Dakotaian pleads not
guilty to the charges and asks for the
evidence. All it has said in regard to
the position OF Judge Church was that
it was generally conceded that he was
favorable to the Ordway Bismarck side
Of the case. This is correct. It was so
conceded and as long ago as the last fall
term of the supreme court. Regarding
Judge Palmer it has made no comment
favorable or unfavorablo.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-31
REDUCING THE MINORITY.

Another Republican Congressman Counted
by the Usual Method.
Washington, May 26 The house spent
the entire day upon the Mckinley case,
speeches being made IN McKinley's be-
half by E. B. Taylor and Hurd of Ohio;
Mills of Texas; Ranney of Massachu-
setts and Mckinley himself; and for
Wallace, by Cook, OF Iowa; .Follett, of
Ohio and Turner, of Georgia; the latter
being chairman of the committee on
elections, closing the debate. The inter.
est in the case was shown by the few
empty seats, about two hundred and
seventy answering to their names at roll
call, and most of the absentees were
pared. just before Turner's closing
speech Mr.. Mckinley addressed the
house for Ten minutes. His words
we're we'll chosen. his speech temperate
and modest in tone, and upon taking
his seat he was warmly applauded. It
was after six o'clock when a vote
was reached. The call of the roll had
not proceeded far before it was apparent
that Mckinley must go. The vote was
upon the minority report which declared
him to be entitled to the seat. The ears
of the republicans were intent to catch
the responses from the democratic side,
as their only hope was based upon a re-
enforcement from that part of the house
As the call proceeded the democrats
voted solidly mo" until Blackburn'e
name was reached. He responded AYE
in an emphatic way, eliciting applause
from the republicans; but there was nc
wavering of the democratic line. Big
Dorsheimer voted aye, but there was M
further break until Hurd of Ohio, wa,
reached. Mills of Texas, Potter of New
York, and Robertson and Thompson O
Kentucky completed the little forlorn
hope-seven in all. One republican
White, of Kentucky, voted no. The re
suit lbs ayes, 158 nayes-was greeted
with loud applause by the democrats
while but for the noise in that auarte
the fall of pin could have been hea1t
on the republican side. Then the ma
lority report was quickly adopted viz,
voce, ard Mr.. Wallace was escorted t,
the speakers desk aud sworn IN. Ad
journment Immediately followed. Score
crowded around Mckinley to give hin
the parting hand and express their re
grets. Mckinley said tonight:
~ expected no other result. It was in
|, evitable, and had my trunk all packed
The democrats had decided that I mus
90, aud nothing could help me. I die
not expect more than half a dozen demo
l cratic votes"
The squad Of Ohio republicans in th
house is now reduced to seven. Ur
doubtedly Morey will soon Join Nj
: Kinley, and then there will be littl
/ Gideon's band of only Elk to fftee
3 democrats. Probably the other six demo
a Gratis could have obtained their seats an
. made the thing unanimous if they ha
only gone through the form OF contes
Q ing. Hart, one Of the republican mon,
. ments of saving grace, only holds b
j. seat by ten majority, and the wonder
that his adversary did not file his al
plication. Hart would surely have ha
9 to walk the plank.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-31

ance only to the nations Fourth Of July
anniversary. tits an occasion when all
the people assemble and their honored
dignitarles are brought to the front. It
10 not every community that can have
. governors presence on such day and
it is humiliating commentary upon his
course that community in which he is
we'll known should be entirely oblivious
to his presence. There is q reason for
this beyond that which the general pub.
lie will ascribe. It was not because of the
allegations against tue honesty of his
government and any ill-repute in which
he might be held from that cause, but it
was because the governor of Dakota has
taken occasion to fonlly slander this
community in general and in detail. For
this reason he is left alone-ignored, for
gotten. So when the annual memorial
observances came upon US the people
forgot that there was governor in their
midst, though they might Lave remem-
bered that Ordway was here.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-05-31
The Bolt Glanced OfY.

Pierre Free Press: On Wednesday
evening, during the heavy rain storm, j.
b. Westover was riding horseback. q
short distance north of Pierre, when he
was suddenly struck on top Of his bead
by what seemed like large ball Of fire.
aud then the ball exploded with loud
noise and scattered in different direc.
tions, some parts seeming to fall to the
earth and others to zigzag upwards
The stroke shocked him SO that he was
stunned for moment, and his horse
was frightened INTO mad run. Parties
who we're in buggy short distance
behind. also experienced shock, but
not 90 severe, and saw the effect it had
on him. The theory is that it was 4
mild stroke Of lightning, and the cleo
trlcal fluid coming in contact with th,
rubber hat, which 10 non.conductor, th,
stroke was diverted from ite course. Al
the succeeding day and night MIR. Westo
YER had . severe headache, but has sine
felt no bad effects from the stroke.