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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
Rossa's Speech.

At a recent meeting of the Denis
Deasy,circle Of the Irish revolutionary
brotherhood in New York, O'Donovan
Rossa made the following incendiary
speech:
The glorious acts of the past week are
held up to the world as murderous. and
the innocent babes hurted are held up
in horror. Well and good How many
Irish women and children has England
hurted and murdered? There will be
no peace for Ireland until all the Eng
lish landlords are killed or frightened
out of the island Long and wild cheer
ing, and cries Of Death to landlords !ul
When Burke and Cavendish were slain
a few years ago, a cry of horror went up
/ stood alone among the editors of this
country in defense of that removal. I
cried for joy, and now every man and
woman IN America, except the Anglo
maniacs, are glad those villains were
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11

slain. believe not an Irish heart ex-
lists i'll America, or in the whole world,
but leaped for JOY at the news of the ex-
plosion last week. Loud cheers. T
would now like to pick out 100 men and
take them to England I know 100 men
who would go to London with me- and
go into 100 hotels and set fire to them.
One hundred fires in one hundred hotels
in the dead Of night would strike terror
to England Repeat the dose until Ire
land is free. England complains be-
cause we use little dynamite. Laugh
ter tell you, before long she will get
more Of it. Wild yells, and cries of
" Dynamite. u And this country is
passing laws against dynamite manu-
tacture. Bah ! Arthur is being made
fool Of What right has he to ask con-
gress in his message TO suppress its use?
English gold and English detectives are
making a fool Of him. | know some Of
these spies, and know what they are do
ing. | know that McDermott did it,
and this man Phelan is a spy, paid with
English money. | am not afraid to say
so : heput up the job that got Edmunds
to put up the dynamite bill. Yells and
curses. What right have these Anglo
maniacs, these sons of puritans, to try
and put Us down? Are there not more
lrishmen than sons Of puritans in this.
country?
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
Disastrous Railroad Collision.

New BRUNSWICK, N. J., February &.
freight train from Philadelphia, owing
to broken rail, stopped upon the
bridge over the Raritan river for re-
pairs. While waiting, the through
southern freight which which left Phil
adelphia at 10 p. M, came dashing
along through the city and not until
within five hundred feet of the caboose
of the extra train did the engineer see
it. The breaks were applied but to no
purpose. The engine Of the freight
struck the caboose of the extra, telescop-
ed it and struck an oil tank, Of which
there were four on the train. An ex-
plosion followed Immediately and the
burning oil and wrecked cars were
thrown over and down from the high
bridge into the streets below. The
burning oil ran through the cutters and
down the streets into the Raritan canal
This being covered with ice the oil ran
over the ice, down the canal to the wall
paper manufacturing establishment of
Janey & Co., and this was soon totally
destroyed. Several buildings in i'm
mediate vicinity of the collision and
just under the railroad bridge a box
factory was destroyed. The flames then
spread to the factory of the consolidated
fruit jar company, which was wholly
destroyed. The loss is estimated at ST.
900, 900.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
HELENA, February 10. 1885.

Council-A petition was received from
citizens Of Missonla county praying for
division, and also one from Meagher
county for the same purpose, and both
were referred to the committee OH towns
and counties.
Notices of bills were given as follows !:
By Mitchell-To prevent wife beating.
BY Regarding text book
commissions.
The following bills were introduced
BY Fergus-Relative to fees and sal
aries.
BY Buck-To amend chapter 5, 4th
division of the criminal law.
BY DeWoife-To authorize county
commissioners to contract for repairing
roads.
The resolution for the relief of Nc
Farland ct al. was referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means.
The bill to create the county of Raw
ALI was referred 10 the committee on
towns and counties
The following bills passed: Concern
ing fences to incorporate Missoula
concerning marks and brands; toamend
section 1919, chapter ST. 5th division,
and the substitute for an act to amend
section 40, 5th division, of the revised
statutes.
The bill to pay members of the con-
stitutional convention was not passed.
House-The bill regulating the sale of
spirituous liquors was referred to the
committee on education.
The bill to create the county of Raw
ALI was brought up and after consider
able discussion passed.
The committee on grazing recon-
mended that the bill to suppress conta-
gious diseases in animals do pass.
Sloan presented petition from resi-
dents of Gallatin county praying for
division, and one protesting against the
annexation of GalIatin to Yellowstone.
The following bills were introduced:
By Holt-For the better protection of
the live stock Interest.
BY Tingle-To establish a series of
text books.
By Robinson-To enable Gallatin
county to issue bonds for water bitches.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
Carl Pretzel's Proverbs.

AS tree falls, SO he mushtshtand ub.
Please ofyou dond fhly ub too high
your kites.
Drain your shilds, und oop und away
he vas gone out.
Yoost lif mitin your income you dond
can lif mitout it.
AS der dwig got bent, der tree grose
yoost der same like dot.
Tide dond vos got enytime to vait for
der female vimmens
Pirds nit yoost der same kind of hair
will gone togedder by dhere own selves.
Der more vat you lif, der longer YOU
finds me by shoopider it pooty gwick out.
Dond follow bad advices- Go into a
shtreet ear und got ahead of him for five
cent.
Dots besser you lif by house mttout
any doors ofer you got droubIes nit a
wolf.
Id vas yoost as easy as a needle could
walk out nit q needles eye at to get der
behindt vord nit voomans.
Ofer your house vas made nit glass.
been sure you drow der shtones der vim
der out before you go on dot places.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
a Cowboys Advice.

When will the cowboys learn the adj
vantage Of having a few spare dollars in
their pockets for rainy day? Boys
good wages and plenty of work will not
always last Hard times are coming,
and then he who has spent lis last dol
lar will look back with regeet on days
that have been, but are no more. Why
can't we save money as we'll as others?
Surely we work hard enough for it. We
have always kept up lot of men that
have not manhood enough to earn an.
honest dollar, but must run saloon or
gambling hell for our benefit, and we
have always stood and delivered up our
hard earnings to these favored few.
Let US stop and think just for once
Cheyenne Live Stock Journal
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11

Gle 2, chapter 10, 5th division of the re-
Vlsed statutes; also bill for the relief
OF a. J. Davidson and w. n. Baldwin.
BY Robinson-Asking aid for Gala
tin county in the construction of an ir-
rigating canal
The following bills were introduced: /:
BY Taylor-1o prevent persons hunt
ing in the enclosures Of others.
By Potts-For the organization of the
Annuity Safe Deposit company
By Jurgens-Placing an insurance on
the territorial law library
The bill to create the county Of Ray
ALI from Missoula was called, and read
a third time. There was considerable
discussion by Baldwin, Spear, Tingle,
Forbis and Potts, evidently to gain time
for the gambling bill. On motion the
county bill was made the special order
for Monday afternoon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11

of hospital for the insane; also, to
prevent and punish the indecent expos
ure of persons; also to establish new
text books for the public schools.
The special committee to whom was
referred the bill for the relief of the
captors of Con Murphy reported favor
ably.
The committee on stock growing, to
whom was referred the bill 10 prevent
shooting in others Enclosures, recon-
mended its passage
The bill to amend section SO, article 2,
5th division, of the statutes, was passed.
The bill for the relief of the captors of
Con Murphy was passed.
The following bills were introduced: :
BY Potts-To amend section 229, arti-
Gle IL, chapter 13, Of the statutes also
for the relief Of Davidson and Baldwin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
HELENA, February 8, 1885.

Council-PetitiOns from several book
sellers protesting against the introduce
ton of new text books in the public
schools were referred to the committee
on education, and one from the citizens
of Meagher county praying for divi-
sion of the county was referred to the
committee on towns and counties.
The committee on towns and counties
reported the bill incorporating the town
of Missoula and recommended its pass
age.
The committee on agriculture reported
the bill concerning fences, and recon-
mended its passage.
The following bills were introduced:
By Buck-To amend chapter 5, 4th
division, of the criminal laws.
BY DeWolfe- the county
commissioners to award contracts for
keeping roads in repair.
The bill to suppress gambling was
brought up, and on motion the chair
appointed Kennedy, Greene and Buck
special committee.
The following bills were passed: To
amend the second subdivision of section
I'll, chapter 10, Sd division, and to
amend section 253 of the civil proceed
ure.
House The house on Saturday after
noon resumed the consideration of the
gambling bill. Baldwin spoke at length
in opposition, after which the bill passed
by q vote of II to 6, Baldwin, Kohrs,
Potts, Seligman, speer and Taylor vot-
ing in the negative.
This forenoon the following notices of
bills were given:
A bill in regard to the establishment
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11

41EIIENA, II CDIndIJ " 1000.
Douncll-A communication was re-
celFed from the governor stating that
ne mad signed the bill to amend section
~ chapter 6, of the criminal practice
~ relating to the duties OF magistrates.
Inc judiciary committee reported the
VII TO amend section 155, 1st division !;
"iso TO amend the second subdivision of
section 2ll, chapter 10, Sd division; also
Y amend section 253 of the civil pro-
lceedure, and recommended their pass
Norris, from the committee on ways
qua means, reported back the bill au-
sAonzing the issuing of school bonds
|iof The lst Deer Lodge district. and rec
|ommended that it pass.
Fergus gave notice of bill relating
70 The conveyances of married women
F'hQ corporations.
Ihe bill referring to the taxing of tel
graph and telephone wires, was recall
- from the engrossing committee and
Pelerred to the judiciary committee.
me act concerning chattel mortgages
was passed unanimously.
Follows: ~ 2 - -
by Potts-To amend section go, arti-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
A Violent Snow Storm.

CHICAGO, February "a snow storm
of great violence is raging throughout
a number of eastern and nearly all the
western states east of the Rocky noun
tains In this city business of all kinds
is nearly suspended. The snow storm
has come from the south. 1t rose in the
gulf of Mexico and has been travelling
a little east Of north since, the wind
TRAVELLING with the velocity Of about
tWinty miles an hour.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
From Sun River.
Sun RIVER, February 5, 1885

Editors of the River Press:
Cattle in this section are IN better con-
dition than they have been in several
winters. As far as I am able to judge
the loss up to the present time will not
exceed two per cent. There is plenty
Of beef on the range. The snow is all
gone except where it has been drifted.
Mr.. Loomis is now plowing and pre-
pairing to sow his spring wheat. Many
other farmers will commence plow1ng
if the fine weather continues.
SToCKMAN.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11

Council-The committee on ways and
means reported the bill to pay for marks
and brands, and recommended its pass
nge,
Buck, from the committee Of the
whole, reported substitute for an act
to provide for assignments for the bene-
ft of creditors, and an act regulating
assignments. Adopted.
Notices Of bills We're given as follows :
BY Kennedy-To incorporate Mis-
sOua,
BY Armstrong-TO amend sections
374, 37S and 500, Sd division. Of the re-
ysed statutes; also bill for the relief
of josephine 2. Martini also, an act
concerning the fees Of jurors in civil
cases.
The following bills were introduced: !:
BY Buck-To amend section 253 of the
civil procedure.
BY DeWolfe-To amend section 428,
lst division, of the revised statutes.
On motion of DeWolfe, the rules were
suspended and the following resolution
adopted:
Resolped, BY the legislative council,
Inc house of representatives concurring,
That February 21st be, and the same is
hereby fixed as the day of final adjourn
ment OF the present session.
House-The house resolved itself into
committee of the whole to discuss the
gambling bill, and considerable debate
was INDUCED in by Potts, Galloway and
for6is, occupying several minutes each.
Potts, III opposition, cited the large rev.
eAues from licenses, which was bene-
llt TO the territory, and if taken away
would necessitate supplying the amount
from some other source. Galloway and
Fofols spoke in favor of the bill, pictur-
ing the evil and misery among the
working classes caused by gambling,
ana hoped the committee of the whole
would recommend its passage.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
FIRE IN the Signal Office.

WASHINGTON, February IA fire
occurred this evening in the annex of
the signal office which destroyed and
damaged a number of valuable meteor
illogical records and almost ruined some
of the finest instruments in the office.
The fire was confined to the second.
third and fourth floors. The records
destroyed and injured are those which
have been collected the past five or six
years, and which the officials say can not
he replaced. A number of charts were
also damaged beyond future use. The
instruments injured were of the finest
class of barometers and thermometers.
The signal service officials are unable
to estimate tonight the loss to the SER
vice. The loss on the building is $685.
0a0
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
The Fall of Khartoum.

| LONDON, FEBRUARY 5.-10:15 a. m.-
! Gen. Wolsley telegraphs that Khartoun
has fallen. He says that when Col.
Wilson, who went from Metemneh to
| Khartoum, reached the latter place he
found it in the hands OF the rebels. He
returned to Metemneh under heavy
fire from both banks OF the river.
When Col Wilson reached Khar-
toum he found that Mahdi's forces occu-
pied both the town and citadel. He tried
to land and ascertain,the fate of General
Gordan, but this step he found to be
impossible. The enemy's guns were
turned upon him in full force and he
was therefore compelled TO turn his back
upoh the fallen city and return to Gubat
without finding out whether Gordon
was dead or alive.
Wolsley teIegraphs that. he does not
consider the British position at Gubat
in any immediate danger.
The excitement attending the recep-
ton of the news of the fall Of Khartoum
IS increasing constantly. a stream of
anxious inquirers are pouring into the
war office. The people throughout the
province are also greatly excited. At
Aldershot the news was received with
mingled feelings of sadness and indigna-
ton.
A great sensation was caused in the
Irish garrsons of Dublin when the re-
port was received. It is understood that
the fall Of Khartoum will not check the
advance of Gen. Wolsley, whose main
body of troops will march across the des-
sert at once and besiege Khartoum at
the earliest possible moment
The first news of the fall of Khartoum
received by Gen. Wolsley, was brought
by q messenger, who left the island
where Col. Wilson is stranded and came
on foot 10 Gubat. Intelligence Of the
disaster has spread far and wide, Some
of the tribes that have hitherto professed
friendship for England have declared
for Mahdi.
Orders have been dispatched to Wool
Wich to immediately prepare to send
months rations and 5000 men for the
Khartoum expedition.
Gen. Gordon's defense of Khartoum
ended on the anniversary of his sd birth
day. Military opinion at Cairo is that
the whole force of the British army
should be directed towards the capture
of Berber, while $4,000 reinforcements
from England or India should land at
Suakim to ensure retreat or enable
them to chastise the rebels.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
Do1ngs at the Capital.
Special to the River Press.
III II TIM MINT EFnh @

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 8.
The Hudson Mining company will
put in smelter instead of mill at
Niehart. A portion of the machinery
is already at Townsend. Tt is learned,
on good authority, that another party is
making arrangements to put in a Gus
tom mill at that camp.
Four men were ordered out of town
yesterday by the yigilanties; one of
them a''smithy,, formerly of Benton.
County officers are thick in Helena now.
They are waiting with interest the fee
and salary bill and laboring to prevent
the general reduction contemplated by
Gov Potts and other members.
There may be some trouble about the
-eenE rnaatien ef the the governors &c appoint
ments for auditor, treasurer and superin-
tendent of schools. The democrats
claim they should have at least one of
the offices and may fight for it.
The Dearborn county bill has not yet
been introduced, but will probably be
tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
HELENA, February 7, 1856.

Council-Mitchell was granted leave
Of absence.
The committee on ways and means
reported a substitute for the bill regard
ing coroners' subp@nas, witnesses and
jurors, and recommended that it pass !;
also reported the bill regarding the pay
ment Of members Of the constitutional
convention, and recommended a resolu-
ton of thanks to the members.
The committee on towns and counties
reported the bill to amend sections 1893
and 1894, 5th division, of the statutes,
recommending that it pass; also the bill
to create the county of Judith, recon-
mending a substitute, and that it be
adopted.
The committee Of the whole reported
the following bills and recommended
their passage: An act to amend section
l55, chapter 2, lst division; to amend
the second subdivision Of section 211,
chapter 10, Sd division, and an act to
amend section 253 of the code of civil
procedure.
The bill relating to the taxation Of
telegraph lines was reported back and
made the special order for Wednesday
afternoon in committee of the whole.
Fergus introduced a bill relative to
conveyances of women, and Kennedy
to incorporate Missoula
House-The house occupied all the
forenoon in the consideration of the
gambling bill, Forbis and Tingle argu-
ing in favor and Speer and Seligman
against its passage. a large crowd was
present, ladies included. Forbis made
an able speech claiming that the law
could be sustained as we'll as those
against other vices. Allusions were
frequently made to Speer and his con-
stituencies referring to gamblers in
Butte, and thanked God he (Forbis)
was not elected by that element. Speer
retorted in strong speech, ably opposing
the bill, claiming that the cutting off of
the gamblers revenue would materially
distress the territory. He thought the
bill unconstitutional. Seligman spoke
briefly. He was not in favor of gam
bling, but thought the hill to suppress
it could not be enforced, and if the same
was enforced the territory would lose
the revenue.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
Stolen Horses Recovered.

4 letter was received a day or two
since from the Belknap agenty, stating
that thirty head of stolen horses belong
ing to John Green, Henry Neihoff and
VIM. Morrow had been recovered at or
near the agency. Messrs. Neihof and
Morrow left yesterday morning for the
agency and will probably arrive there
today
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-02-11
THE LEGISLATURE.
Full Report Of the Proceedings of
the Fourteenth Session.
cnocial 10 the River Press.

cecial 10 the River Press.
HELENA, February 4, 1885.
Council-The committee on agricul-
,are reported the bill concerning bounty
foy certain animals killed and recon
mended its passage.
Notices of bills were given as follows !:
Bv DeWolfe-To amend section 428 of
the evil procedure.
By Buck-To amend section 253 Of the
revised statutes.
The following bills We're introduced !:
BY Kennedy Providing for munici-
pal corporations.
By Greene-To amend an act to estab-
Iish series of text books in the public
schools
By Buck-To make an appropriation
onav the members of the constitutional
convention.
House-Notices Of bills were given as
0Ilows:
BY Jurgens-To place an insurance
Oh the territorial law library.
BY Wells-For the relief of NJ. D.
Plattner, ex-sherif' Of Madison county.
The committee on military affairs, to
whom was referred the bill for the relief
Of Mcfarland, Bashaw and O'Neill, re-
ported, recommending its passage.
The committee on towns and counties,
to whom was referred the bill to create
Bitter Root county, reported, recon-
mending its passage with amendments,
and to change the name to Ravalli.
The bill relating to increase Of the
bonds Of county clerks from $4,000 to
$50, 900 passed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-04
Clehurna

oLEpuRNE, Nov. 3.--[Speclal. Til,
clreus has como and gone. Ton tbous
anu | ,oplo came to town, though no
9vof one .half yisitsd tho circus. Tn,
nay passed OIL quietly with no dis
sui dances and only ono mishsp. 4
uand-aon OF Mr.. Day was run over b,
wagon ana seriously hurt.
CITY Marshal Jim Keith deserve,
credit Tor his forothought in hayips
plenty OF deputies TO preserve orde,
ana Keep tho streets open.
DIstrlcs court convenBs Mopdav
Novomber9. Sheriff j. II. Boyd and
deputies arc busy summoning Juror
and witnesses.
Inofo WAS marriage tonight OF n
most.popularyoung man, Mr., j, Hun.
yer Loo, to Miss Virgle Blakenoy, n,
tne Methodist church, Rev, j j, Franlsr
oiliciating. Tho following ceuples
We're attendants: @. q. Temploton and
Mics Moliie Rutledge; Noel Wells
ana miss Rodnor; VIII Blskeney and
Miss Addie Morton; Davis CLAYTON md
MISS Minnie Baird. After the care
nony the bride and groom, with MANY
lIionds, assembled at the rosldence
OF tho BRIDES mother, where mn
elogant supper was prepared and nov.
ersl hours were spent worry pleasantly
Many friends wish thom n long liic
aud happinoss. The presents waro
humorous and elegant.
Thore was y flne rain this eveniny
which was very much needed M IL h ~ I,
pton too dry ~ SOW whont,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. STANLEY, of Gran.
Jury, VINO have been spending several
turned home. A'' ie'
Mr.. Achlry, living near Merriam. 4,
~ =" toe city Duying goods. Ho snys
S !, IS tho bost market aud TIM
n.psys him 10 como so miles 10 bu,