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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

Fort Benton to Great Falls via Bulls
Head at the late session. Some say the
PRAYER of the petitioners was rejected,
ie., the road disallowed; others say it
was laid over to be act:d upon at the
next session. If the road was rejected
why was it so, and why were not the
reasons stated for the benefit of the pc
titioners? Have they not a right to
know? Is it not fair and rulable that
every town or settlement shall have
highway out? Doesn't the law say that
the commissioners shall hear the prayer
of the petitioners and appoint viewers
to view and lay out the road, and If the
road is of 'public necessity" accept it?
If some one will answer the above few
questions they will enlighten
A PETITIONER.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Severe on the Mounted Police.

OTTAWA. June 26.-The report of the
commissioner of the Northwest mount
ed police for 1884 has been brought
down. 1T shows an alarming increase
in crime in the territories during 1884
as compared with the previous year.
The total number of cases tried in 1884
was SAG, against 344 cases in 1888. The
increase is principally in horse stealing,
burglary, gambling, drunkenness. pros
titution, vagrancy, setting fire to prai-
ries and smuggling.
The commissioner says: 1.-THE preva-
lence of horse thieving by white men,
half.breeds and Indians indiscriminate-
" throughout the territories IS marked
feature in this years annals Of crime. 4
The report shows that for 500 men OF the
police there Were only 359 hor-
ses. yenereal disease is said to be very
among members of the force.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
N ew " orld's Fair.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Hon. S. H.
Buck, director general of the North,
Central and South American exposition,
has established at Washington bureau
Of information for the press, the public
and foreign legations in regard to the
plans, purposes and progress of the New
Worlds fair, to be opened at New Or
leans ia the fall. Alexander ID. Ander
son, writer and authority on Spanish
American subjects, will be in charge of
the Washington headquarters.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

an informal meeting to-day they de-
cided to fight the budget and to oppose
the issue of exchequer bonds to meet
the deficit; further. they will insist on
the passage of bill removing the fran
chise disqualifications from persons re-
ceiving pauper medical relief.
During the proceedings in the house
Of commons today spirit Of revolt was
manifested in the speeches Of Ceilings
and Labouchere. The conservatives ex-
pect important diplomatic changes. It
is reported that Sir Austen Layard will
return to Constantinople and that Sir
Edward Thornton will return to St.
Petersburg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

WASHINGTON, June ~ The app
po.nJment Of new governor for Mon
taua, which Major Maginnis and all his
friends thought on the 4th of March
last would be an easy one to accomplish,
is still something the president shows
no signs Of doing Platt Carpenters
offensive partisanship in New York for
twenty years past does not seem TO count
against him in the new, fresh, clear life
Of Montana. Besides, it is one Of Mr..
Clevelandis distinguishing courtesies
that he has removed hardly handful
of the men whom President Arthur APP
pointed in the last few weeks Of his
term The president seems to regard
them as especially entitled to magnan-
unity from the new administration So
It is that Major Maginnis, while fore
most in the field, and the choice Of the
territory, is still kept dangling. He IS
popular among the democrats of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and has
the endorsement of Generals Hancock,
Mcclellan, Fitz John Porter and Frank
lin Gov Curtis, Gen. McMahon and
others almost as we'll known. This
would be enough ordinarily to make the
governorship surely his, but for some
reason the president does not think the
eX-soldier element entitled to considera-
ton paramount to the friendship of an
nonresident. and that seems to be the
end Of the matter for the present.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
4 CHEYENNE WAR BREWING
The Tomahawk Buried Eight Years Ago
Being Dug Up.

WASHINGTON, June 22.-News was
received at the war department late this
afternoon to the effect that the difficulty
with the Cheyenne Indians is becoming
very serious. General Augur has order
ed four companies of the Fifth cavalry
70 go to the scene Of the disturbance in
addition 10 the companies previously
sent to Reno This max kes ten compa-
nies at Reno, and three additional COM
panees are held in readiness to go at a
moments notice. Augur attributes the
appointment Of the commission as a GER
tain cause of discomfort.
The southern Cheyennes are located
in the western part of the territory. The
country is level and devoid of trees. ex-
cept along streams. Owing to its great
extent it Is very easy for Indians to keep
out OF the way of the troops. It is be-
lieved here that the Indians are we'll
supplied with arms and ammunition.
The last trouble occurred about nine
years ago and continued for over a year.
1t was caused by Indians of the tribe
massacring portion of family NOV
ing overland from Georgia. The mas
sacre occurred in Kansas. Father,
mother and daughter were killed and
four remaining children taken prison
ers. The daughter who was killed be-
fore she was captured took the life of an
Indian with an axe as he attempted to
get into wagon in which the children
gathered. Prior to this massacre the
Cheyennes had become unfriendiy to-
wards the whites. A number of men
disguised as Indians had burned a
bridge on the Kansas Pacific railroad for
the purpose of stopping a train that they
might plumber it. After the destruction
of the bridge soldiers were sent to cap
ture the men implicated. An officer
chanced one day to see an Indian stand
ing alone at = distance He drew near
er, fired and killed him. The Indian
was d son of Lone Wolf, the great CheY-
enne chief. When he was buried 400
ponies were killed above his grave Al
though Lone Wolf himself didn't par
ticipate in the outbreak which followed
his sons death, it was thought that the
shooting Of the young Indian greatly
Influenced the tribe to go on the war
path. The massacre of the Georgia
amily followed and one years fighting
ensued.
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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
FOURTH OF JULY RACES.
Some of the Fastest Nags IN the Territory
on Hand for the Contest.

The races on the Fourth promise to be
the best eyer held at Fort Benton. The
following horses are already here and
will be entered: Dave Wareham's
"Sleepy Dan," Lloyd & Thoroughman's
"Nipper" and George" Dan. Blevin's
Daniel B" and William Rowe's
"Queen of the Hills" Others will prob
ably be entered and some good work
may be expected. "Sleepy Dan, y
"Nipper" and George" are runners
from away back, and the fillies Daniel
B" and Queen of the Hills are likely
to make surprising record. Better
horses have never been on the track in
this vicinity.
The race track on the Teton will be
put in good condition and refreshments
will be provided for all in attendance.
Pools will be sold Friday evening in
front of the Overland hotel and an op-
portunity given to all to place their
money on the fastest horse. Mr.. Chas.
Rowe will be secretary, to whom all en-
trance fees must be paid. We hope to
see big turn out on this occasion as the
races will, without doubt, be the best
ever held here
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
$ss2
Silver.

WASHINGTON, w June 24.-1he treas
ury department to-day purchased 295. :
900 ounces of silver for delivery at the
Philadelphia Mint for coinage into Stad-
ard silver dollars. 1t is believed that no
action will be taken in the point recent
Is raised by Treasurer Jordan, that
there is no authority for these purchases
before the meeting of Congress, when
it may be made the subject of special
communication from the secretary of
treasury to the committee en- appropri-
atiOnS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Abandoned the Chase.

WASHINGTON, June 28.-Gen. Pope
has telegraphed the war department
that Capt. Lawton was obliged to aban-
don the trail of the hostile Apaches in
Mexico at point in the Sierra Madres
fifteen miles southeast of the Bavispe
river, his horses being completely ex-
hausted The trail indicated that from
twelve to fifteen bucks, with their wo-
men and children. were in the party.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Base Ball Notes.

An interesting game of base ball will
take place on the Fourth at the race
track. Two amateur mines, the Catch
ers and the Muffers. will strive for the
championship of Choteau county. The
following are the names of the contest
ants:
Catchers- Catcher, Allison; Pitcher,
Spencer; 1st Base, Houston; I'd Base,
Fullerton; Sd Base, Kelly; Short stop,
Leopard; Left field, Griffith Center,
Ingersoll; Right, Luke.
Muffers- Catcher, Chowen; Pitcher,
Cummings; lst Base, Goodrich; I'd
Base, Todd; Sd Base, johnson; Short
stop, Westervelt; Lett field, Rogers;
Center, Miller; Right. Parker.
Rogers is said to be the best batter of
either nine.
Houston will keep good order during
the game.
Fullerton is a lightning striker.
Luke will hold the stakes.
Todd will no doubt furnish the beer
ChoWen is a Freat Caller but it is said
he never misses a catch.
Parker will probably be selected as
referee.
Griffith and IngersoH will run tan
gent.
Ifthe wind is not too high, Kelly will
hold down the Sd base.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
From the Sweet Grass Hills.

w. B. Smith and Jeff Devereux ar
rived from the Sweet Grass Aills last
evening. They left the Little Rockies
few days ago to take a trip to the hills
and see what there was there. They
are satisfied that gold exists in the Sweet
Grass. Although perhaps not as rich as
some camps, it is good diggings for
poor man. Messr5. Devereaux, Smith
and two others have located another
gulch some distance from discovery
gulch, and the indications are that it
will prove to be pretty fair diggings.
There is plenty of water in the newly
discovered guIch.
No quartz leads have as yet been To-
Gated although it is we'll known that
the quartz is there.
The miners are as yet undistugbed and
it is to be hoped they will not be molest-
ed. Smith and Devereaux wilt return
in few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
- = NH1zg y = ?
MonOpol1zlng.

SAN FRANCISCO, June pa report
that the Standard Oil company has ac-
quired possession Of of the Continental
Oil company will be published to-mor-
row in the Chronicle The latter COM
pany has the contract for taking all the
oil Of the Pacific Oil company obtained
from the wells at Santa Cruz, Newhall
and other points in California.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Ready for the Cheyennes.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Gen. Augur
has reported to the war department. that
he has sixteen companies of caval-
~ and six Of infantry-at Fort Reno,
Indian territory. The general appre-
hends no immediate outbreak of the
Cheyenne Indians, They have been
informed Of the proposed appointment
of committee to investigate their trou-
bic, and express a willingness to await
the result.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Homestead Ruling.

WASHINGTON, June 26s-The com
missioner of the general land office has
directed registers and receivers at dis
trict land offices not to furnish blank
forms for homestead application except
upon personal application by an actual
entryman. An abuse has grown up.
through the indiscriminate distribution
of these blanks in quantities toattor-
news
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
The New York Collectorsnip.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-It is stated
at the white house to-day that no change
will be made in the office of collector of
customs at New York before next week.
Mr.. Robertson's term of office expires
on the 28th inst, and there is possi-
bility of his ret&ining the office until
the 1st prox.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Indians RAISING .sheol'' on the Marias.

From Fred Clarehood, who IS employ
ed at the ranch of the Benton & st.
Louis Cattle company, we learn that on
last Friday morning the Indians made
their appearance on the Marias opposite
the ranch of James Wright, who is To-
hated ct the mouth Of Pen A'QEeilIe
coulee. Four of them crossed the river
and went deliberately to the stable,
which was fastened with chain, and
by some means broken, took halters and
ropes and led four of the animals out.
They mounted them and started for the
brush. Wright then commenced firing
at them and one of the Indians fell
from the saddle, the horse returning to
the stable. The Indians on the other
side of the river then opened fire, COM
pelling Wright to retreat. AS soon as
the other Indians crossed he started for
the roundup camp and did not go and
see if he had killed the Indian. The
Indians got away with three head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
From the Weathe1 Clerk.

WASHINGTON. June 26.-Gen. Hazen,
chief signal officer has issued an order
extending to a day and half in adj
vance the weather predictions, which
now only cover one day. The change
will go into effect on July 1st.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
The " lew Ministry

LONDON, June 24.-The queen has
confirmed Lord Salisbury's cabinet. The
irish secretary's portfolio was offered to
lye others before Sir William Hart
Dyke accepted it. There are symptoms
already that the radicals will do their
worst to harass the conservatives. At
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
River R1pples.

The steamer Helena turned her nose
down stream at Ills a. M, Saturday.
The Benton arrived at Bismarck on
the Oath
The river traffic is very large at pres
ent, and the steamboats, are kept busy.
The fact that the contract rates Of the
Benton line will be suspended on July
1st brings vast amount Of freight to the
city now to be shipped while tie cheap,
rates prevail. The river business has
been very good thus far during the sea-
son, and it is expected to continue good
until navigation closes. Bismarck Tri-
bune.
There were eight or ten passengers
down on the steamer Helena to day
The Northern Pacific TRANSFER No. l,
which was sold to Bart E. nineham,
and started for st. Louis with Il load of
Dakota and Montana grain, has not
been heard from for several days. It is
believed she is making very success
full trip. When she left the landing she
was leaking pretty badly, butthis was
soon remedied.- Bismarck Tribune.
The steamer Helena took down $50, 900
pounds of freight, and fifty mules and
horses.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
He Wants Enlightenment.

GREAT FALLS, June 25, 1885.
Editors of the River Press:
There seems to be some misunder-
standing about the county commissions
ers not accepting the proposed road from
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Sheep for Sale.

$500 ewes and lambs, or a band to
suit purchaser. Address or apply to
]. f. PATTERSON &c Co,
Fort Benton, ii. T.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
% Resignation Requested.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-Secretary
Manning has requested the resignation
of Horatio G. Burchard, of Illinois, as di-
rector of the Mint.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01
Oregon Gold discovery.

OMAHA, June 25,-The new gold dis
covery on the Snake River, iii Oregon
is thought genuine. Telegranns follow
each other fast into the Union Pacific
headquarters, augmenting the wonder
and Importance Of the new find. The
doubts are many and the expressions
free that it is another Coeur d'AIene
boom. A railway official said to-day
that such fictitious experiments are new
er. raised in midsummer, when they can
be. so soon exploded. The new fields
are ia Union county, Oregon, among the
Eagle Greek Mountains. in the peninsu-
lar formed by the junction Of the Pow
der and Snake rivers. The nearest
point on the railway is at Durkee or
Baker City. Thirty miles of wagon
road runs within eight miles of the
scene. The new camp is known as
Pine Valley. A party of two hundred
has formed, and other parties are
forming at the rate Of fifty day. The
mining consists Of placers and quartz
Below all the quartz lodges the placer
mines are panning out from fifteen to
twenty-five cents. What sorted rock
one man could pound out in mortar in
one day he's IS as $780, $780, Gid 81
pronounce it great dis
3overy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

The demand for Western dressed beef
has steadily increased until now special
fast freight trains made up Of refrigera-
tor cars are sent east from Kansas City
aid Chicago twice week. The ten
dency is growing for shipping dressed
meat, and we believe that in time nearly
all the summer shipments will be made
in this form, the meat arriving at its
destination in good shape. The trans
portation is lower, and there are many
advantages. New York and Boston
heartily endorse this mode Of shipment
and are urging commission men to ship
in greater quantities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

Book and Job Printing a speciality at
the RIVER PRESS office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-07-01

Why Major Naginnls Does Not Get There.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-29

TEE goldites OF Wall street insist
on having gold alone made legal
tender, and cutting off the further
coinage Of silver. What DO these
things mean? ~ means extreme dis
tress, IL no: destruction, 10 every
debtor, TO all sections Of the country
thst owe, and of theae more psrticu.
larly the South. Let thosa Eastern
views prevail and gold will be so diff
cult TO procure when the day Of pay
ment shall arrive woe to the debtors.
1t has bsen shown that tho product of
gold from 1852 to 1885 amounted 70
100000, 900. Since then the coinsge
OF three natious--tbe United SEatee,
Germany and Itsly-and the arts,
have absorbed mora than 50 COO, COG, 600,
leaving the mighty product of the last
SO years lesa than SlO0O,000, 600 for oil
the rest OF the world. The present
supply from tia mines ia not sufficient
to meet the demands of the arts alone.
These demands are steadily and
swiftly increasing. Tho decrease IN
tho supply is also steady, it having
fallen from sos. o23,O15 IN 1871 to $685.
690. teS in 1882. and to 1927 ,9ol in 1883.
See mint directors report for 1884,
page 1884. During tho same years the
various nations coined S147 ,0l5,2l5, 500
0OS,662 and s00265,357 respectively.
Same report, page ass. The South
needs moro raonev, and yet sho North
wsuld contract tho volumo of ih and
thus deprive us Oft.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-29

ONE OF the most powerful lobht
that have ever as sSmbisd in Washisl-
ton viii be on hand at The coming SEES
sion. It will Dc in the whisky inter
est. The oysrproduction OF distilled
spirits snd accumulation in bond, sosa-
bined with the law limiting the time
TO three years within which spirits
must be withdrawn from the olslil-
iery warehouses, 1t Ia claimed have
worked great hardship upon the man
ufacturers of whisky. They have sc--
oordiSgly appealed 20 Congress for re-
moval or extension of this limitation.
Heretofore they have been success
fully fought by tho anti-whieky Gle
ment, but will appear this winter, no
doubt, with renewed vigor. They have
apparently an advocate In the present
commissioner of internal revenue. He
claims that this law has resulted il y
great falling on In tho internal rev.
spne from this source, this limitation
being made, as he says, without refer-
ence to the demands of trade. He
says that 1t Is hardly to be supposed
that a distiller would produce spirits
II he knew beforehand that they would
not be purchased by any one able md
willing to psy the tax on them until
they had laiu il bonded warehouses
one or more years. He argues that
distillers AFRO unable to determine be-
forehand tho qusntity OF spigits they
will bo able to dispose Of in three
years. His remedy is 90 allow spirits
to remain IN dissilleiy warehouses; an
indefai'e simc, subject 30 peremptory
Withdrawal IL case of excessive LOSSES,
provided the Uaited States is rs,lu-
burhet for tho additional expense III
cident to such storage.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-29

THERE are all soris Of speculations
as to who will be the presiding officer
OF the next national Senate. There ~
at present no vica-presiaon,, no pron-
dent pro tenn. Of the Senate, no speaker
OF the House. The situation Is grave,
embarrassing aud anomalous. MR.
EDMuNDs IL an able, pure ana y coa-
ssrvaiive man, but no Is Objectionable
to the BLAINE people, almost a. much
50 es ID Mr.. CoyKLiSe. II CLEVELAND
should dio they would hate To SEQ as
president the man they Insist defeated
tnc Piumed Knight last fall. Mr.. Lo.
aAN also has his euemios; he Is part
san TO an extreme, ~ well as bitterly
partial In his feelings. Mr.. ALLISON
OF iowa, Is popular with MI, and ht
will loom up conaplcsously.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-29
Mr. CRcsBY's SUNDAY wON,T
WORK.
Pastor Mason Defends The sunday
Newspaper and oifors Advice 10 tn,
Editors.


Pastor Mason Defends The Sunday
Fowspapor and Offers Advice 70 the
Editors.
In his sermon on "The Sunday Ques-
tion," i'll the Univorsaiist church OF
Our Saviour, in Went Fifsh-seventh
street, yesterday, Pastor Joseph
X. Msscn said that DR.. Howard Cros-
by's extreme notions about tho Oh
ssrvanse OF tho Sabbath would, II car
ried ont, brias about the very evila
which DR.. Crosby seeks 30 avert, Elk
IRENE opinions always Lead 10 e re-
action.
IL was Que Of tho greatest joys of the
lsboring man to possess onS day that
no could spend in tho boSom Of hls
family, and IN playing with hia
children and meeting hls friends in
social reunion, Such social recreation
WAS rest IN the highest degree.
Arr galleries, public museums, ii.
braries and reading rooms ought 10 bo
open on Sunday. he didn't think the
churches would suffer. Ministers
who said go didn't know what
they were talking about.
What the grumbling min
listers needed to do was to wake up
aud keep wido awake aud make their
soryiees interesting aud profitable,
then they wouldn't have any Gauss On
complain that the museums aud art
galleries were drawing their cnngre-
cations from them. Or. Bellows used
to say thet tho morning was the Limo
TO 20 TO churoh and tho afternoon and
the evening the time 10 visit tho art
galleries ana libraries.
Pastor Mason couldn't agree with
DR.. Crosby about tho wiokednoss of
the Sunday nowspapar. IL WAC eyi.
dent thet tho Sunday newspaper hsl,
come TO stay. There wa nothing In
| trinsically wrong about Il. II any one
ohiscted that IL was bad thing be-
cause II was printed on SUNDAY, ihote
YVES ever no much moro reason why
| th0y should spurn the Monday
morning paper. Ingtaad OF Do.
nouoclng tho Sunday nswsngpar
the chnrch-g0er ought 10 devoti
| himself to making tho newspsper bpi.
ter. Somo clergymen had tho .doa ths,
o revgpaper EDITOR was eeIpg you
eouldn's do anything with, Pss,or
Mason had found that Tho edlto,
would listen to reason Just a1 quick av
mycody. He had noticed tnat thu
editors wer0 making their Sunday ed 4.
Move better end bot,or every week
Parson Mason gsve his idea OF whal
good Sunday ncwrpaper was, II
was paper that printed standard 40
ltstions from tho great writer's, good
poetry, historical stories and whole
some literary miscellany, interminrloe
with good sormons.-tNaw York Sun