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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-05
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'Gibson-Luke.

The marriage of Chas. S. Gibson and
Miss Fannie Luke, both Of this city, was
solemnMed last evening at eight O'Clock
at the residence of the BRIDES father, Capt.
y. w. Luke, Sr., in the presence Of the
relatives and few intimate friends of the
high contracting parties. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Ell. E. Cloves, OF
the Episcopal church, followed by hearty
cong gratulations by those present and aaa
elegant wedding feast. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gibson were the recipients of many beau
tiful presents, from friends at home and
abroad, remembrances that would gladdea
the hearts of any bridal pair. The grooan
and bride are we'll and favorablY known
to nany Of our readers. Mr.. Gibson is
one of the leading wool growers Of the
territory who has made few shreWd ia
vestments this season that places him
nearlysAt the head OF the list of growers,
as to Numbers. The bride is one of Ben
toms ,most accomplished and esteemed
young ladies, and will make one Of the
best of wives, For the present they will
make their. home at Mr.. Gibson's resi-
dence, on the upper levee, and during the
summer will probably move to their is
land ranch few miles above town. The
RIvER PRESS unites with their many
friends in offering congratulations.
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Clendenin.

There was quite a stampede from Glen
denim this week, nearly all the citizens
to other points. John Lilly
and two or three others are the only ones
left to tell the tale Of Clendenin' s former
greatness and the hopes and ambitions
founded on that camp. Such are the vi
cissitudes of mining camp! To-day it
is in the June rise of success, tomorrow
in the shadows of misfortune; to-day
every man with few hundred feet Of
wildcat is bonanza king, tomorrow a
paaper, rustling for a grub stake. A
mining town well started on the down
grade goes with velocity that can hardly
be checked, and there is many a deserted
camp in the mountains to call in as wit
ness Of the fact.
But we hope before many months to re-
cord revival at Clendenin. There are
good mines in that camp, and they only
await the advent of cheap transportation
to render them valuable and to restore to
the deserted town on Gold Run a good
deal more than her former prosperity.
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If Mr.. Ford resigns, as it is isexpected ne
will, there will be three county commits
sioners to elect this fall.
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Y oung Vandals.

Fort Benton is blessed(?) with lot Of
boys that for general meanness and GUS
sedness would take the palm in almostany
community. They are genuine young
vandals, whose particular pleasure and.
chiefest delight consist in destroying
property and inf1icting injury on those
who are weaker than themselves. Break
ing out window lights is a favorite amuse-5
ment with them, so tnat there is not a va
cant house in town that has not about
every window in it demolished. Il. 2.
Rolfe went up to his house, west of town,
yesterday, and found there was not sim
gle pane Of glass left in it. This is but an
illustration Of what befalls any house that
may chance to be vacant, and no portion
of the city escapes their attention. Of
course it is difficult to catch them in the
act, but we hope a sharp lookout will be
kept and that an example will be made of
some of these young rascals. They are
pretty well spotted, and il caught indulg-
ing in their favorite pastime we are GER
tain it will rot 60 very easy with them.
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ALASKA.
Phil. Sh ell,s Candid Opinion Of the ooun-
try-No Good Place to go Without
Money.

The following is an extract from letter
written by 2. G. Shell from Juneau, Alas
ka, to Mr.. John Largent of Sun River,
dated April Sd:
l arrived here on the 18th of last month
from Sitka, saw John Healy on my arrival
here. He has outfitted small schooner
and left on a trading expedition with the
Indians. He don't knew when he will re-
turn TO Montana. can't say that [ am
stuck on the country or the climate here.
It has been showing and raining every
day since I left Victoria; it is not very
cold, but one does not like to 60 around
with rubber boots and coat on all the time.
There is great excitement about the
Yukon country, and everybody here who
can raise the money and a grub stake is
gone or going. There has been about for
ty men left up to this time; am outfitting
and preparing to start tomorrow. They
GO in parties Of four and five; there are
four in our crowd, and take from five to
eight hundred pounds of provisions to the
man, and think we have got good lot
Of men in ear party, as they are all highly
recommended to me by number of busi-.
ness men here.
It is hard trip to undertake this time
of the year, as it is over one thousand
miles from here to Stewart river where
the mines are. We have to 60 in Indian
canoes to the Chikat river, and from there
we get Indians to pack our outfit over the
range. distance of thirty miles. From
there we have to haul our provisions on
sleighs lGO miles to the head waters Of the
! Yukon, and then build boats and float
down the river to where the placer dig
gings are. It costs $40 hundred pounds
to get our outfit over the range; we are
taking provisions enough to last us q year
and ashalf, as we are intending to stay that
long, and if we do not make anything in
the mines we will hunt and trap next win
ter. There is any amount of game in that
country. The report came into town re-
Gently that two men froze to death cross
ing the range, and five men that left here
several days ago in a canoe are reported
drowned.
This is 20 country for q man without
meney, as there is not much work going
@on and the Indians and Cinnamon do most
everything.
q would honestly advise everybody but
miners to stay out of this country, but I
think it will in time be the best mining
country in the world.
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The Hudson Bay Route.


OTTAWA, Ont, April 27.-The Domin-
ion government has decided to dispatch
another expedition to Hudson's bay, this
spring, which will make the third sent
out at the public expense to enquire into
the navigation Of the bay and strait, with
a view to establishing acommercial route
by way Of those waters. The expedition
will make an effort to settle the question
as to whether or not there is continuous
channel running through the great inter
ior, unexplored peninsnlar that lies be-
tween Hudson's and Ungaya bays. Should
this be the case, it would be free from arc.
tic ice and would enable vessels bound
from the western shore of Hudson,s bav
to the Atlantic to avoid the heaviest ice oh
strucfions OF the main strait III IS under
stood to be the conviction of the govern
lnent, that ii no such cllsntlel exists. the
navigation season for commercial nnrnos-
es Of the bay and strait will not exceed
four months in each year, and that. this
fact being settled, further investigation at
public expense IS not warranted.
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disastrous to civilization and ito progress
The Protestant newspapers violently de"
nounce what they term the surrender TO
the Vatican.
An Idiotic indian Agent.

ST. PAUL, April 25.-The Pioneer Press
special from Fort Pierre, Dakota, says
great excitgment exists at that place IN
consequence OF an order issued by the In
dian Agent, at the instance of the Interior
in ordering all Merchants and
residents off Fort Pierre reservation within
thirty days. This will envolve loss of
$500, 900, and the settlers have held meet
ings and resolved not to move except at
the point of the bayonet. Serious trouble
will follow should the Agent attempt to
enforce the order.
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A. Modern Tower of Babel.

PARIS, April 24.-An iron tower 984
feet high is to be erected on the grounds
coming from the Paris international Ex-
hibition. The tower will be supported by
four pillars which will be higher than the
magnificent towers of the cathedral OF
Notre Dame, which have an altitude OF
295 feet. The structure will cost s. ,OOO,-
900 and will be snrmounted by u powerful
electric light that will be visible, it is be-
lieved, as far as a Dion, which is 187
miles southeast of Paris.
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olitical Pabulum.

Aceosting prominent democrat yester
day the RIVER PRESS sought information
as to what would be the probable turn in
local politics this year--if the present
prospects of party disruption were likely
to change before the campaign is over?
ssI think SO, y was the response, "In my
opinion there will be but two conventions
and two tickets ominated-democratic
and republican. But that party lines will
be adhered to II am not ready to say.
Things are not working right to encourage
any such belief. Both the. democrats and
republicans are badly split up and an in
ter-party war is pretty sure to De Waged
BY both democrats and republicans.
said there would be but two tickets; it is
possible and, in fact, probable there will
be .'sorehead" ticket, but that will hard
ly be worth counting. Sorehead eonyen-
tons and their progeny are harmless in
stitutions and invariably cut very small
figure.
But you forget the dark lantern eau
euso and what may gro " out of it, sug-
gesfed the scribe.
ssfhat will not aanoslnt 10 much 1t is
only evidence of the discord prevailing in
the party ranks and which may, in part at
least, be healed over if the territorial NOM
ination is rot mistake. y
s.Who viii be nominated for delegateg',
4 am afraid it will be Toole, but
ought not to be. His nomination would
mean defeat. Maginnis or Clark can be
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The Helena Court House.

&4
The commission appointed some days
ago to Investigate the court house matter
and determine whether or not the founda-
tions are sufficiently secure to receive the
superstrueture has. concluded its labors
and in substance will report as follows !:
That the mining drifts are well and
substantially filled.
II That the exterior walls are well bonded.
That certain OF the interior walls are
weak and should be reinforced before the
superstructure is placed thereon.
That the concrete foundations are suf-
feiently solid.
Col. Dodge was at the head Of the COM.
mission and the Investigation was dill
gent and exhaustive one. It does not
sustain the bitter and boisterons opposi-
ton of the .eosnnlittee af fifteen. =
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Skipped the Country.

8
The report comes to US through a re-
liable channel that Ed. Dequasie, of Cho-
teau, the justice Of the peace for that dis
trict, has gone to Texas, or some other
health resort, where the air is not as light
as it is in Montana. He takes with him
about 5000 Of the funds of the Odd Eel
lows lodge Of Choteau, and about the
same amount of money collected, for
which, it appears, Mr.. Ed. Garrett is re-
sponsible and will have to make good.
Whether or not other citizens of the upper
Teton have been vietimized is not known,
but under the circumstances it would not
be surprising If such should be the case.
Dequasie has borne good reputation and
his conduct in this instance will bea sur
prise to many readers of the River Press.
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MONTANA RIVERS.
Mr.. Beach, OF New York, Makes q Funny
and Evidently Foolish Speech
After the Missouri River
Commission.

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-At the conclu-
sion o. the morning hour the house Went
into committee of the whole (Wellborn,
of Texas, in the chair) on the river and
harbor appropriation bill. The paragraph
making the appropriation for the improve
ment of the Yellowstone river having
been reached, Beach, of New York, said
that three years ago he had tried to catch
fish in that river and his effort had been
fruitless. AS this appropriation would be
to improve it's navigation, the Yellow
stone, he said, was beautiful; it's waters
were like those of the broad Juniata, and
as they leaped over their grayelled bed
they cleaned in the sunshine with sill
very gleam which attracted and fascinated
the eye laughter and applause]; but the
course of the stream was crooked and the
swift current threw up shoals. Here he
was again greeted with applause, which
lasted so long that he was compelled to
yield the floor and obtain leave to print
his remarks in the Record.
Hepburn, of Iowa, offered an amend
ment providing for the expenditure of the
appropriation for improving the Missouri
river from its mouth to Sioux City by the
secretary of war without the Intervention
of the Missouri river commission, which
he attacked. Pending the vote on the
amendment the committee rose and the
house adjourned.
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sweet Grass Nuggets.


Messrs. Paull Majors and others, who
have been working In the newly discovered
gulch in the east butte, had the misfortune,
some days ago, 70 have their camp de-
streyed by fire, including tent, tools, pro-
visions, etc. Mr.. Paul was in the city
Saturday after new outfit, and is not at
all discouraged. They are just getting in
shape to work their ground and expect to
take out considerable money. pey. have
plenty of water, while in the older gulch
that essential article is not as abundant as
it might be.
Fred. DerWent and Jim Bender have
been working their claims with good re-
suits this spring, and will arrive in the
city. with their s'dust'' in few days.
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sorry works and notify the company Of the
same, the bridge shall not be commenced;
and should any change be made in the
plan Of the bridge or accessory works,
during the progress of the work thereon,
such change shall be subject likewise to
the approval of the secretary OF war.
Sec. 4. That any bridge and accessory
works, when built and constructed under
this act and according to the terms and
limitations thereof, shall be a lawful struc-
ture; and said bridge shall be recognized
and known as post route, and said bridge
shall enjoy the rights and privileges OF
other post routes in the United States;
and congress reserves the right to regulate
by appropriate legislation the charges for
freight and passengers. over said bridge.
Sec. 5. That the United States shall have
the right Of way for postal or other tele-
graph across said bridge.
Sec. 6. That the said Benton Bridge
company, its successors or assigns, shall
have the right to charge toll for the use of
said bridge, except as hereinbefore limited
and provided.
Sec. z. That the right to alter, amend
or repeal this act is hereby reserved; and
the right to require any changes ia said
structure, or its entire removal, at the ex-
pense of the owners thereof, whenever
congress shah decide that the public inter-
! ests require it, is also expressly reserved.
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zsssaazlzllzla-s<-s >h'-A>-asl'Hz
At it Again.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-A Toomb-
stone, Arizona, report from Magdalena,
Sonora, announces that the Apaches have
attacked the Bado Seez ranch, ESQ miles
southeast of Magdalena and killed three
men and two women and. destroyed a
quantity of property. It is also reported
that the Indians are believed to be a por-
ton of Geronimo's band who attacked the
ranch near Santa Cruz, Mex, and killed a
number of ranehers.
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THE Hospital.

The hospital matter has at last been set
tied and the fine building is now the prop
erty of the Catholic church. 4 compro-
mise was effected by the parties interested,
the bishop paying $4,000 and each Of the
trustees 5000, which pays of the indebted
ness and gives the church full control of
the property. The matter being now set
tied it is to be hoped Sisters will be sent
here and that the hospital will be opened
to the sick and suffering. We understand
that this will be done as soon as practica-
BILE.
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Bismarck and the Pope.

Berlin, April24. 1t is stated positively
that an agreement has been affected be-
tween Prussia and the Church. There is
no doubt that the object of Prince Bis
.narck ID yielding to the demands Of the
Vatican is to gain the support Of the center
party in the carrying out of various
schemes in the immediate future. The
liberals taltnt Bismarck with having gone
to Canossa. They predict that the spread
of u,tramont;ainisln III Prussia will prove
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-05-05
Dem mocratic Candidates at Butte.

BUTTE, April 24.-The democratic city
convention met this afternoon with J. w.
Forbis in the chair. Mr.. Ell. z. Frank
was nominated for reelection as mayor.
J. j. Mediation was named for the posi-
ton of police magistrate, G. J.. Walsh for
city attorney, John Jolly for marshal and
J. 3. Russell, the present incumbent Of
the office, for treasurer. The aldermen
nominated were as follows: First ward,
Will Forbis; second ward, John Jahreiss;
third, VIM. Owsley; fourth, George E.
Fisher. All the nominations were made
by acclamation except those of Mediation
and Walsh. The ticket IS regarded as a
strong one and likely to win, especially in
the present disrupted condition Of the re-
publican party in the city.
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Bogus Butter,

WAsHseroS, April % About fifty gen
glemen representing the dairy interests of
all section of the country were to-day be-
fore the Senate committee on agriculture
to advocate the taxation of the manufacture
and sale of limitations of butter and their
regulations by the Internal Revenue
Bureau under license system.
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Redution in the Price Of Wire.

JOLIET, ILL.,, April 2e.--A circular was
issued to-day by CO. Collins, secretary of
the National barb wire manufacturing as
sociation, reducingjthe price Of barbed wire
% cents per hundred. This action is said
to be the result Of secret meeting held by
a portion Of the association known as The
Washburn faction, whose dozen members
realize a profit of $3.50 per hundred.
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Bull Mountain Coal.

BILLINGS, Mont, April 26.-The North
ern Pacific is taking out fifty tons of coal
from Bull mountain coal field forty miles
north of Billings. The coal is to be tested
at Brainerd and if it proves satisfactory a
branch road will be built to the coal field
from Billings.
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Wish Father to the Thought

LONDON, April 25.- The Standard COM
menting on the strikes in the United States,
says that they evil strain the resources OF
American craftsmanship as they have only
once been tried since the war of Independ-
ence to keep the conflict within the bounds
of legality and constitutional order. Re-
publican institutions are still on their trial.
Itlooks as if the social difficulty would be-
come their severest test''.
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Butte Republican Nominations.

BUTTE, April 27.-The Butte Republican
convention met to-day and nominated the
following ticket: For mayor, DIR. L. E.
Holmes police magistrate, Judge Keithly ];
city attorney, Geo. C.Randolph; marshal,
I. w. stoner (present incumbent); treas
urer. Simon Hausworth; alderman first
ward Fl. Roudebush; second DR.. G.. B.
sarehet; third A. A. Mcmillan; fourth
Fred Loeber.
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Secretary Manning Recovering

WASHINGTON, April Secretary Man
ding has so far recovered that he Is now
allowed to see visitors. To-day he came
down stairs, and has physicians say that
he will probably be able to go OUT for a
drive tomorrow. 2
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River NJ otes.

The Helena was launched at Bismarck
last Saturday.
The steamer Bachelor LETT Sioux City
for up the river on the 18th.
The Benton is undergoing thorough re-
pairs on the ways at Bismarck.
The government steamer Missouri is be-
inc repaired at Bismarck and will be
again at the service Of the survey party.
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sz.Fshs
Wall Russianlze Alaska.

BISMARCK, OAK, April 23.-On to-day's
west bound train was party of three Rus
sian capitalists en- route to Alaska, where
a Russian colony has been established.
These men represent immense capital and
say they will prepare for an extensive
Russian emigration.
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Bids Opened.

The following were the lowest bids put
IL Al Fort Assinaboine and opened on
Monday last: Hay, =. Mecnne, 5000;
charcoal. II. Wilbur,43 cents per bnshel.
Edward n. Smith Of this city has bld
fo for hay in At Fort Smelling for 8 9 per fon.
This bid viii undoubtedly be the lowest.
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elected III my opinion, and this is proba-
bly, the extent Of the list of safe candidates.
The railroad vote will again cut quite a
figure, and the candidate who is not down
on Charlie Broadwater's <'to be elected
list viii never get there =
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Swift Refributior1.
Special to the River Press.

Special TO the RlveF- PTesF.-.
Kansas Cry, April 27.--A half-witted
man outraged and murdered his employ
er's wife. The husband, on learning the
facts, killed himself. The citizens found
the murderer, fastened arope around MS
neck, and tied It tp.a wild high-spirIted
horse and set the couple running. After
being dragged five miles the mans lifeIess
body was released. sss a4
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He w as IN q abhed.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, April 26.-Charles.
Horton, alias Mouthey, alias Texas, young
confidence man lately operating in Mon
tana, attempted to sWindle banks here on
forged certificates from the CHEYENNE Stock
Growers bank and was promptly arrested
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While Delegate Toole has tried his
hand on a great many bills not q single,
solitary one Of them has materia1ized, or
is likely TO, although congress has now
been in session five months. The reserva-
ton bill goes over until next year, when,
of course, it is certain to pass, as usual.
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Adverse Report.

WASHINGTON, April 28.-The House
Committee on Territories to-day ordered
an adverse report on the State bill to admit
the southern half of Dakota. The report
will not be made until action is taken on
other bills regarding the admission Of Dak-
nfa.
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All the boys seem to want to be sheriff
this year. which we take as evidence of
the fact that the opinion prevails that
there is more money in this office than any
other. II will not be safe, however, to
count on.a continuance Of the salary law.
The next legislature will knock that high
er than Mr.. Gilroy's proverbial kite.