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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01

The Philadelphia Record says: Evangelist
Sam Jones claims to have converted 800 peo-
pie at ST. Joseph, Mo-, and $500 at Stone Noun
tain. Ga, and 1O, 600 in his Tennessee campaign,
and so on. Mr.. Harrison, who has been a boy
preacher for some thirty years, is scarcely less
successful. and the time would fail us to tell of Mr..
Moody and Mrs. Van Colt and all the other re-
vilists, who labor year after year. What be
comes of all these c~onverts9 The church stats
of them2"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-11-01

THE annual fire tax paid by the United States
is estimated at $3.50, 900. 900. We believe this
does not include the contributions for keeping
up the churches and other devices against future
confagrations.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
%S-S eazass
Meagher County Commissioners.

Synopsis of the proceedings of the
board of county commissioners, at their
special session, held November 9Th and 6,
1885:
The petition of citizens of Wolf creek,
for 4 county road from Dry Wolf canyon,
down the valley Of Woaf creek, was con-
sidered and L. Ell. Fisher, Wm. Blanken-
ship and Allen Pierse were appointed to
view said road.
Commissioner 4. A. Wall was author
lied to contract for the putting in of four
bridges and one culyert over the Dry
Fork of Belt creek.
A contract was made with Messrs.
Green 6 Vreeland for the building of the
approaches of the Lavina bridge, and also
for the painting of the same and the cut
ting of the timber from the roadway, for
$500.
The commissioners, having visited the
LaYina bridge and finding that the bridge
was not completed according to contract,
refused to accept the same, and the con-
tractors have resumed Work.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

flames to gain such headway that 1t Wonid
have been impossible to have gotten them
under control. We all know that at the
time of the fire last summer fully fifteen
minutes elapsed before water could be
forced through the hose, owing to the TACT
that all the valves were dry and would
not take up water. We hope the fire mar
shall viii call practice meeting at an early
day and have the engine worked hereafter
ab least twice month, so in case OF hre
the apparatus will be in working order.
This is also necessary to accustom the
members of the department TO boone
familiar with their respective machines
and enable them, in case they are wanted,
to work without fatigue. We are liable
to have a fire at any time, and practice
cannot be commenced too soon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Death of Capt. Wm. W1nder.

Capt. William Winder, of the firm of
Winder & Co., died at Fort Macleod few
days ago. He had been in failing health
for some months and. his death was not
unexpected. Capt. Winder went to the
Northwest as inspector OF G troop, n. W.
NJ. F., on the original force. He was a
man of sterling qualities and universally
esteemed both by his men and the Indians
with whom he came In contact. About
two years ago he resigned his commission
and entered into the mercantile business.
He leaves wife and three children, the
eldest being about eighteen years of age.
His age was about 40 years. His many
friends in Fort Benton will regret to hear
Of his death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
A G1lt-Edge ed Company.
amounts

Among the various rumors current in
St. Pau! railway circles yesterday was one
started by Canadian official, who has
been in the city Tor the past day or two.
1t was to the effect that the Canadian Pa
cifc was to be completely reorganized.
The present officials are to step down and
out and be succeeded by the very best men
in the profession. Agents of the company
are said to be now in the states looking up
the regulations of prominent American
officials. These when completed, it is
said, will be submitted to the directory,
and those chosen who have been found to
be most successful in their respective
branches of railroading. The new organi-
zation is to be gilt-edged in the extreme.
The gentlemen selected are to receive
princely salaries, and no expense is to be
spared to make the reorganized company
superior, in point of management and
everything else, of any similar organiza-
ton in the country.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Indians On the War Path.

Sheriff McDevitt furnishes us with the
following regarding the doings Of band
of Blood Indians ON the road from Broad
waters Landing and Fort Assinaboine.
On the evening Of the 9th inst, while
Pres. Lewis was eamped at Duck lake,
eating supper, party of seven Blood In
dians came into the camp. cut mule loose
which had been kept up for herding, and
stampeded the entire outfit. The boys
opened fire on the. Indians and quite a
lively engagement took place. None of
the Lewis party were injured, and it was
not ascertained ii any Indians were. They
got away with the herd mule and a horse.
While making their escape they ran upon
party Of Assinaboines, and lively skir-
mish ensued. The Assinaboines, during
the fight, killed the mule and horse which
had been stolen and report Il number OF
casualties among the invaders. The sur
vivors got away, and In going around the
mountain came upon couple of trappers.
A few shots were exchanged and two
horses captured by the Indians Several
engagements with this same band are re-
ported. The Indians seem TO be on the
fight and are determined to have horses at
any cost.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

NJ. S. Rickard came into town yesterday
and tied his horse to post at I. g. Baker
& Co.'s store. When he was ready to go
home, last evening, the animal was miss
ing. He made inquiries and ascertained
that man was seen riding him towards
Government coulee. Mr.. Rickard was
obliged TO walk home. He was preparing
to go in pursuit when the horse came
home in a profuse perspiration, with the
bride rein broken. He had made up his
mind to camp on the trail of the man who
had appropriated the animal, and If pos
sible capture him.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Sc m 'Cn.ng Going Wrong.
Jenny Ju le

American ladies don t look up to Paris
with the old respect. They feel instinct
lively that something is going wrong at
the head Of the fashion world The truth
Is that there is no longer any center here,
no one person who gives the tone to dress
as did ugenie under the empire OF
course, as an American | prefer to find
France under republic rather than under
monarchy of any kind, but that Paris is
gradually ceasing to be the pope of the
mllliners and dressmakers CT the civil.
lied world is unquestionably true, and is
due to the fact that president, or rather
q presidents WIFE has pushed from the
throne the queen and the empress.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Scottish liberal

THE Scottish liberal newspapers
commenting on Gladstone's address at
Edinburg recently, generally condemn
the speech. The Scotchman gives it faint
praise, and says 1t believes the people will
continue to follow Gladstone. The Glas-
gov Herald says, Gladstone comes for
ward too late. No soothing words viii af-
feet the disestablishment controversy.
The Mail says the speech had better not
been said. as it has caused intense disap-
pointment. The Edinburg Review says
that instead OF affecting unity the speech
has ilnmeasurably extended The rift III the
liberal ranks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
At the White House.

New YORK. November 1.-THE Her.
AIDS Washington special says: Miss
Cleveland was expected to arrive at the
white house to-day but she did not come,
some private engagements having prevent
ed her from starting from her home. She
is now expected on Saturday. While Miss
Cleveland will be informally "at home"
after her arrival here, it is understood that
there will be no special gayety at the
white house in a social way until after
New Year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

R1EL has gone the way of all flesh. Des-
pite the effort to save his life-and it was
well directed and powerful etfort-the
Canadian government refused TO yield to
prayers or threats and insisted that the
leader of the northwestern rebellion should
pay the penalty of his folly. Knowing
the man as we do here and Judging by his
conduct after leaving Montana, we would
say, leaning to mercy's side, that the in
sane asylum or prison would have been
proper and sufficient punishment; but a
powerful government in treating that
greatest Of fcrimes-treason-d not know
mercy and cannot be expected to have
forbearanee with cranks.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Montana Cattle Shipments.

ST.. PAUL, November IA Miles City
special to the Pioneer Press says: Mon
tana cattle shipments will close Saturday
with twenty cars shipment from Park
City. This will make 5000 shipped east
on the hoof and 5000 dressed by the De
Mores company. Agent Wilson estimates
that 10000 more would have been shipped
but for the low price.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
What are They Going to do About 1t?

The stockmen down on the Yellowstone
are hot because J. Iii. Conrad drove a
band of cattle on the enormous range be-
tween the Musselshell and Yellowstone,
and at their recent meeting at Miles City
they resolved as follows:
WHEREAS the custom of disregarding
the prior rights of others on the range is
becoming frequent, annoying and dam
aging in high degree to range interests,
and,
WHEREAS, j. Ell. Conrad did recently,
after being fully informed of the location
of the range upon which he was trespass-
ing, and in utter disregard to the rights Of
others, turn loose a large herd of cattle on
the range previously occupied by the Mo
brara Cattle company to the great damage
of said company, and,
WHEREAS, range interests demand that
such actions receive prompt and emphatic
rebuke, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that we discountenance such
actions as unfair and injurious 70 the best
interests of the country, and that we re-
fuse to recognize or work with any par
ties infringing npon the prior rights of
others by tuning stock on a range pre-
viously occupied, and be it further
Resolved, that we refuse to work with or
in any way handle the cattle of the said
J. Ell. Conrad.
There is a good deal of assumption in
one company claiming whole range,
and an enormous one, too. Choteau
county has two or three of the largest cat
tie outfits in Montana, but they don't be-
gin to think they own the country; in
fact, do not claim single section Of land
as their own special range.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Those Central American Revolutions.

[San Francisco Chronicle 'sUndertones n
I met gentleman from Guatemala the
other day.
"You must have a lively time down
there with all those revolutions, I said.
sOh, Guatemala is quiet compare
lively. If you want revolutions Monte
video is the place They used to have
revolution there every other day. / re-
member an English couple, friends of
mine. were one day in photographers
establishment The camera was set and
fixed, the operator was taking last look
under the black cloth, when there
was sudden noise like the discharge
OF musketry. He threw away the cloth
and at once proceeded to close the shutters
and barricade the place. My friends
rushed out, and as they made for their
hotel everybody along the street was
barring up his house and fasten-
ing the shutters The hotel was
all closed up when they reached
it. They went to their rooms and pa
tiently awaited the expected carnage An
hour passed, but no noise was heard
Finally the husband stole out and found
everybody in huge state of hi1arity. 1t
seems that somebody had unloaded cart
of cobble.ston on the plaza. and every
body had taken it for the customary open
ing of a revolution.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
RAILWAY TRAVEL IN INDIA
How They Manage Things ON tile Madras
Railway-Caste Leveled.

Railway Leveled.
TDr. Jacobus in Christian Union
The Madras railway, one of the prin"i-
pal roads in India, has nearly 500 mics
of line and is we'll built, with good sta
tions all along the line. 1t is broad
gauge railway, and is subsidized by the
Anglo Indian government SO as to De
controed by it for military purposes
The cars are built much the shape of
American freight cars. only not lutte
so long. They have no platforms at
the ends, but are coupled together
like an American freight train
Each car is di ided into Compartments,
entered at the side of the car and reach
ing across. The seats face one another,
and each single compartment holds twelve
persons when crowded full, one-half Of
them riding backward.
The train is made up of three kinds OF
passenger carriages. beside freight and
baggage cars The first.c ass passenger
carr ages, though of the shape described
above, and with doors and windows in
the sides only are better built than the
others. and are all arranged so as to turn
into sleeping-cars at night They are cush-
ioned with Ieather-coyered cushions, but
do not usually have spring seats.
The second class carriages have no
cushions simply ard sea,s. shelves
are made to raise up, Ike the shelves of
pantry, three on each side one above
another, so that six passengers can lie
down comfortably, it they have brought
along their own mattresses and pillows,
in each compartment If there are more
than six in one compartment, some must
sit up. The third CLASS carriages are,
many of them, ali in one compartment
with fixed wooden benches, and with no
glass windows at the sides simply rough
Venetians to slide up and down; nothing
o keep out dust. and no doub roof
The first and second class carriages have
louble roofs and both glass and ' enetian
windows to protect passengers from sun
stroke on the Journey
The old saying on the continent used
to be that only lords, Americans and
fools travel first-class Here the higher
English officers are obliged to travel first
class to keep up their dignity A few
wealthy native nabobs also go that way
to "cut q swell . The majority OF
foreigners, however, and Eurasians (half
castes, 90 in the more democratic, second
class, and also fair number of well to-
do natives, but they usually prefer to
take separate compartment from the
Europeans The multitude, consisting of
the poorer Eurasians, and of Brahmins,
s5udras and Pariahs, priests and people,
artisans, traders, farmers coolies, crowd
into the cheaper and more popular third
class carriages Being thus huddled
together Is great leyeler of old caste
pre- udices, and the railway thus becomes
something of an educator Of the people
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Railway Earnings.

NEW YORK, November 12.-Railway
earnings reported to-day include Oregon
Navigation, Canadian Pacific, Northern
Pacific, Rochester & Pittsburg, North
western 6 Illinois Central, and all of them
show gains. The Northwestern is the
most prominent, with an increase over the
first week of November Of last year of
$104, 200. Oregon Navigation gained $62-
900. The others all gained smaller
amounts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Free Traders.

CHICAGO, November 1.-THE national
conference of free traders and revenue re-
formers met in Haverly's minstrel hall, in
the Inter-Ocean building, shortly before
ten o'clock this morning. Some 200 dele
gates from all parts of the country were
in attendance. The conference was called
to order by president David A. Wells.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
The Montana Wool Grower.

The November number of this excellent
periodical is unusually good, its articles
on shipping Sheep" 'sThe Union Stock
Yards and ''The Age of Pool'' being
written in such racy and attractive man.
ner as compels one to read them through.
Sheep men should give the "Wool Grow
err warm support.-Ye Yellowstone Jour
nal.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Tric11iniasis.
[Chicago News.1

M Duprez, veterinary inspector of the
butcher shops in Paris, has been making
experiments with trichina-infected pork,
from the results of which he argues that
the deleterious influence popularity as
cribed to such meat is not SO great as has
been claimed He fed rats on this meat
for three weeks but without producing
any symptoms of trichiniasis The Amer
ican method of preventing any possibility
of harm from this cause by thoroughly
cooking all forms of pork is not likely to
be abandoned on such evidence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Land Once Order.
HELENA, Mont, Nov. 13. 1885.
any cost.

HELENA, Mont, Nov. 13,. 1885.
Notice is hereby given that hereafter all
applications of final entry of the public
lands, other than mineral and notices for
publication, must first be forwarded to
this office accompanied with the fee for
such publication, or in case of inability,
by reason of location, to send the money,
the publishers receipt or REIMBURSEMENT
of the responsibility of this office for such
fee. S. w. LANGHORNE, Register.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
.Retaliative Legislation.

Special to the River Press.
WASHINGTON, November l3.-SeVeral
western congressman have expressed de-
termination to advocate retaliative legls-
lation against countries discriminating
against American pork.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Wants Mod crate Men.

LONDON, November 1.-THE Times
commenting upon the speeches of Parnell
and Gladstone, advises the country to re-
turn to parliament moderate and cautious
men, wether liberals or tories, rather than
extremists, who are too plentiful on both
sidns
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Sheep for st. Paul.

ST. PAUL, November IA Devils
Lake special to the Pioneer Press says:
j. T. Armingten will ship $500 sheep to
st. Paul on the Manitoba double-deckers
tomorrow. These sheep were trailed
across from Fort Benton for shipment to
st. Paul, where they will be fattened this
winter for the spring market
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Our Fire Department.

It is the general opinion that had the
fire last night betn genuine blaze our
fire department would not have been suffi-
cient to have extingnished the flames.
The delays incident to &c. ting the engine
in working order would have enabled the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Another Railroad.

A letter received by w. J. Minar from
w. f. Parker, on Saturday, states that .
party of surveyors from TIE Utah Sc North
ern railroad had left Helena and were
coming this way.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
The War IN Burmai1.

Special to the River Press
CALCUTTA, November l3.-Gen. Pfen-
dergast, commander Of the Burmah Brit
ish expeditionary force, has received or
ders to start forthwith and proceed with
all haste to capture Mandalay.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
AProtest.
Il tn the River Press

Special to the River Press
WASHINGTON, November 49, protest
has been received by the clerk Of the house
from citizens of California urging the
non-seating of the congressional delega-
tion from that state.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
One Cent Damages.

Special to the River Press.
WASHINGTON, November 13.-Ihe jury
in the case of Rev. Dr.. Hicks, spiritual
adviser of the assassin, Guiteau, against
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

Baskerville Jas 2 Klei Robert
Black C w Lambert Jno
Cox Jno AZ Mcfarland Frank
Fidter Geo North VIM e
Fox VIM Parnell John 5
Gehrir g Frank Price Howell D
Harris &. Whitley Shelton T. G
Henderson Thos Thomas Chas
Hobbs Jacob Thomas Jno A
House Sam w Watson Mrs Sarah
House Lawrence Wilson w E3
Jackson L
Persons calling for any of the above let
ters will please say 'Advertised.'
NE. A. FLANAGAN, z. NJ.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Equally Emcacious.
Inter Ocean.

The oxidization Of sewage is one of the
latest schemes for insuring public health.
me lmpulslye public, however, has been
led to believe that the galvauization of the
sanitary authorities might prove equally
eficacious
Estelline d. IT, Pall There is no place
like your cyclone cellar for true repent
ance
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
Distances.

The following are the measured distan-
ces from Great Falls to Benton, as pub
lished in the Tribune:
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l7aHl7szV v 10 y y -
On a Strike.

Special to the River Press.
CHICAGO, November 13.--The brakemen
and conductors on the Illinois Central
railroad have struck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18
letter List.

The following is a list of letters remain
ing in the post office at Fort Benton, M.
T., for the week ending November IA,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

the Evening Star company for $35, 200
damages, returned verdict for plaintiff
Of one cent damages.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1885-11-18

From Great Falls, via new road, to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-01

London and at Mar Lodge He has hoid
aIoof from politics aud from almost oil forms OF
public life. Yet it is clear he can speak his
neighbors say he has not been altogether silent III
this part of the world. His voice has been heard
on many occasions but he surprises the stranger oy
o lucid lucncy of style which indicates much more
practice than he has really had, here or anywhere
else.
His address at Egn had literary
ouality as well. The number OF EngiiSh
soeeches which have anything OF the sort
are limited Phrases and antithesos ana other
rhetorical efforts alien to the average EnSiiSh
mind al look forward to the future prosperity OF
Elcin and to her increasing fame i'll days when her
new Town Hall shall be ranked among the ancient
monuments of Scotland" How many young ora
tors ofthe day in this country are equal to inc
framing of such a sentence as this which con-
cluled Lord Flies speech Not many. LORD flle
has good voice, good delivery, and his orator.
al future before him, if he cares TO make name
for himself in the public life of the Kingdom. But
| anu afraid he does not. | suspect he had rather
have given the 81 800 he did to Elgiu for its civic
use than figure he also did, rs the chief orator
of the day. u. W. B.