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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-07
Ordered 10 Go to Work.

sr.I1oE1s, March 81 g Martin Iron chair
man Of The executive committee Of the Dis
triet Assembly which embraces all the
knights Of Labor employed blythe Missouri
Railway Company, this morning telegraph
ed the difference local assemblies under
his Jurisdiction notifying them officially
that the General Executive Board has Or
dered al tie men to 60 to work.
frHn republicans of Helena made clean
sweep yesterday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-07
What They Know About It in New Yorks

NEW York, March 24.-Gov. S. I. Hau-,
ser of Montana, president of the Helena &
Wickes railroad, has completed arrange
ments with the Northern Pacific railroad
for the building of several branch roads
for that system, which are to start from
Helena. It appears that the building OF
about 100 miles of railroad by the Mon
tana Central is looked upon by them as
an Invasion Of their territory, to which
they are not willing to submit, and they
will, therefore, build parallel lines to those
constructed by the Montana Central. Gov.
Hauser will prove q strong ally OF the
Northern Pacific in the contest that will
probably ensue, as he is one OF the wealth
lest and most influential men in the terri
tory.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-07
GOV. SAM. SAYS
rhe Northern Pacific Will Build to
Fort Benton;

mat the Northern Reserve Will be Re-
duceds That he is not Opposed TO H1lI's
Railroads or any Others: That the
Celebrated Lumber Order Does
Not Affect Montana as
Whole, ETC., Etc.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-07

States. Although national troops had
been called for, the people of Washington
territory had arranged matters before the
troops arrived. The anti-Chinese move
ment should not predjudiee the case OF the
territory. Occurrences just as reprehen-
sible had occurred in most Of the states
before admission and some since.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-04-07
NJ B. Concert.

The following is the programme Of the
Of the M. r. church Sunday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26

CISCO ran over the limit for the first and third
cruisers, but were within II In the case OF the
second cruiser. Cramp g. Sons exceeded the
legal requirements for the Newark, but desig-
mated the precise lIinit for the Charleston and
Baltimore. They wanted OF cry dollar the law
would allow them to receive. Practically,
therefore, there was competition only in the
case of the Charleston. The Cramps asked for
the full limit of cost and the Union Iron Works
went $50, 500 below it. The Cramps were
really the only bidder for the Baltimore.
Nobody wanted - build the Newark.
Turning now TO the bids for the two gnn-
boats we find that there were three from ship-
builders for the first one and only one for the
sec Ond one. For the five vessels there were
seven bids altogether, with competition in only
two cases-the Charleston and the first gun
beat. The Cramps get the Baltimore and the
Columbia Iron Works the second gunboat
without competition. The Newark went beg
ging, with no takers. The practical inference
from the figures themselves and from the
language Used by representatives of the com
petng firms after the bids were opened is that
there was q tolerably definite understanding
among the actual bidders as to the division of
u
the highest figures allowed by law.
The Navy Department, if we may iudge from
Washington dispafctes in several city journals,
is anxious to invite comparisons with the pre-
vious competition for the Dolphin and the
three cruisers. Well, in that case there vas
genuine competition. Mr.. Roach's aggregate
bids for the four vessels were So, 4iO. 900, or
1915, 900 below the Cramps, his nearest COM
petitors, and 1920, OcO below Harlan & Hol-
lingsw orth's bids for the cruisers alone ithout
the Dolphin. In the present instance there is
no competition except in the case of the
Charleston and the first gmnbont, and the differ
ences between these bids are inconsiderable.
The net result of the Depart ment's malevolent
warfare upon the Roach ship-yard is the sub
stltution of all unreal and barren com petition
for a genuine one. This substitution has
tended to raise the bids all along the line and
to deprive the Government of the pecuniary
advantage of economical construction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
THE PRIDE or THE room

| One reason why the workingwomen who
half-starve on from three 10 five dollars week
| do not go out as domestic servants, and 20 i'm
prove their condition, undoubtedly is that many
of them hold domestic service to be in some
mysterious and incomprehensble way degrad-
/ ing. Poor creatures who are more in bonds
than ever the Southern negro was, and who
| have no liberty save that TO vegetate m the
narOwest Indulgence, really think that they are
more independent than the wrl-fed, lightly
worked warmly housed servant, whuse nigh
wages enable her to keep an account at the
savings bunk it she is at all thrifty. The real
Independence of the servants ia apparently
known to everybody but the working girls,
who in too many cases are recOnciled to their
miserable lot by the falacious idea that they
are more free than if in service. To dress
we'll, to eat and drink well, to sleep
warm, to work Ouy eight or nine hours,
10 have money in the purse, to be able
to share the amusements and enjoymenrs of
life; this is to be a decent, sef-respecting
ant. Surely if the workingwOmen know
just what and how much they are sacrificing
by rejecting this higher and in all ways better
life, they would change their minds.
Obstinate rejection of improved conditions
is of course proof merely of stupidity, and
not at all OF independence Of any feeling
deserving credit or respect. But when 1t is
remembered how tho incessant toll of the
slaves of the sewing-machine paralyzes their
minds and dulls their thinking faculties it is
impossible to be impatient with them.
They need enlightenment on the things
which most concern them. They are
HELPLESS as regards their own interests. In
fact. they arc perhaps the most helpless
class OF people in the world. Bad as their
present state is it wo I'D be far less Noticeable
if they knew how to apply their earnings. But
they do not know how tn cook or what to cook
They cannot buy provisions with any iudg-
ment. They are "a much at the mercy of
hueksters and small grocery keepers as of their
employers Plundered and abused at every
step they take, it is also their misfortune to DO
irrationally prejuliced against one of the
nearest aud broadcast avenues of escape offered
to them, and so while hOusekeepers everywhere
are bewaling the scarcity and poor quality
and conscenceless greed of the old stock of
servants, this practically inexhaustble supply
of fresh material is made unavailable, and the
problem of the Prisoners of Poverty" is com
plicated by their own perversIty. Against this
prejudice the only weapon is knowledge, and
in dif1using that knowledge there is work for
the churches, for benevolent women, for all
who seek to help their fellows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26

Efforts to secure needed amendments to the
National bank laws have heretofore failed IN
Congress, owing to the unreasonable hostility
of Western and Southern Democrats to the
National banking system. Controller Tren-
holm, in his annual report, again urges the
pressing need Of such legislation. but there is
small probability that his party will heed the
warning. The contraction in National bank
circulation during the fiscal year was
$56, 600, 900, and this contraction must con-
tinue unless there ia legislatlon to arrest it.
The Controller gives some statistics which
show how we'll the National banks have full
filed their mission in giving the people safe
and sound banking system. Aside from the
ownership of National bank stock, by SAVINGS
banks and other similar corporations, there are
223,000 individual shareholders. Over 90
per cent of the stock of the National banks in
New-York State is held by residents of the
State; and the same is true of every other
State. This shows how little foundation there
is for the cry of monopoly raised against these
instifu lions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
4 SUGGESTION TO TIE PRESIDENT


Az an APPROPRIATE expostory annex to his brace
of letters the ienstating Benton tDe.I spite
of great DIAL of political activity the part of
Benton (Deml and the other declining to reInstate
StOue tRepI because of little political activity
on tho part of Stone Rep.). President Cleveland
would do we'll to issue the following proc lama-
top:
In Of the fact that tho atted Golf has JUS been
kird Tor tho deIsctatIon OF Hon VI. e. Benton.
pro iga OF Missouri AMI that said Hon. NJ. e.
Ben has been iiay Invited draw the table
and help hlWse 10 the vea and ~ view OF the antthet
ica faot that oEe stoDe poles son OF Pennsylvania
en- bausnod the darkness and the bitter
cold, have thought wise tn publish this explanatory
statement for the guidance OF other Federal office holders
who iu have their official days to no long in the
land wicked and aduler0ns generation asserts that
IN my oontrastei treatment of the Hon. NJ. K Benton
and one Stone have been guilty Of gross ana ndefen
hbe moons stency. do not propose TO answer such
criticism. | merely remark IN general terms mat any
person who Is laDoring uner tina impression that know
little live not realize that 1t does
make eorod, and my
Administration with signal iDisce The record shows
that the Hon. NJ. H. Benton guilty Of large num-
Der of acts of perneious activity but then he DEM
ocrat and rartone1 him. Tie record also show that
this fellow Stone guilty OF very few IF the
DIT then no Republican aud refused to par
don him That is what know about differentiation
applied the practical gorng OF the emporaneous
American PernciOus activity Of the sort that brings
aud to this Administration deeply distre
ms-stin II will be winked at But tue other OF
ptrnlcivGs sct witty I Will Dev-r never condone
iOnI as am earnest Civil Service refOriper.s ft will
observed my letter declining Stone
IN effect insisted that retsno Of Republicans In the
Federal to he oondioned upon their either
actively ppOrtins party In which they do not believe
else In going about with large gag 10
their respective mouths That obviously is tue way 20
the Offices Of poliosnot out OF politics abso-
ntely hut out Of Republican politics. alter myself
that proved In my letter TO tine Hon. NJ. Z. Benton
tnat not Co have tno Offices taken out
OF Democratic politics. OF course II really believed
public olice public tru,t. wodld hold that
Republican Official hat mach right to give FRANK
Preston to hts political ailments Q Democratic
Official What do hold. ana letter Stone clear
this point 10 that Federal o1co Cleveland trust. All
Federal officials who would avoti tae asmsu will
the prudrnre Of shaping their conduct in accordance
" nth these views.
(5gned.) GROVER CLEVELAND.
Col. d. =. LAMONT. A. A. A. c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
Aew21ork Daily Gribn,re
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1885.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FoREIGv.-Empcror Williams speech at thu
opening Of the German Reichstag; urging increase
of the army - Irish landlords complaInlns
against General Bniler rumored plot 10 have him
removed. - Blu earia refusing to obey the Porte
- dispute over the budget in France. -
CI0se of ocean vigation at MOnire - Lon.
don companies TRANSFERRING land to tenants in Ire
land
DoMnsuc.-Stay of execution granted the CON-
demned Chicago Anarchists. - Football games
Yale deietls Princeton; Harvard beats the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania. - Report OF Con-
troiier Trenholm. - The Rev. Dr., Bartoi. of
Boston. denounces President Cleveland. -
Ohio Trade ana Labor Assembly adopted rrsoiu-
tons favornq int national arbitration. -
Senator Piumbs vie current topics. - In
diana Democrats In " ashmgton. - Eiopement
delphia and Omaha.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-A tug-boat blown mp and
five men killed. A man saved from beng
buried alive. - Erastus Brooks died. -
Canadian football PLAYERS beaten. - McLaugh-
lin escaped from Wards Island again. - Forty
steers at large in the streets - Mir. Beecher on
Socialism. etc. - Thanksgiving Day observed.
- man murdered IN Jersey City.
THE Observation-Disclosures for today Rain or
snow. followed by clearing. colder weather. Tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, 4So; lowest, So;
average, 39aso
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
DRAMATIC NOTES

Tho Aztec Fair and Mexican Village will romaIn
Mt Cosmopolitan Hal only until December T. This
IL Characteristic and picturesque Illustration Of
Mexican NO. and It well repays attention. On Tues
Brooklyn.
The subject OF Professor Cromwell's lecture at the
Grand Opera House next Sunday evening will DO
Modern LONDON.
That interesting meodrama. "shabows OF q Great
City" by L. Il. Sheweu and Joseph Jefferson. will DO
reproduced here at the Grand Opera House on No
vemier %.
Mr.. James ONeil. playing "sronte Cristo." has
drawn large audenc at Niblo's Garden and he Iaay
be seen there until further notice.
lecture entitled "Through London with Charles
Dickens" will be delivered to might at Chickering
Han. by Robert James Lee. The discourse will DO
illustrated with seventy thre coored views of places
associated with the Life and writings Of the great
novelist
Miss Fortescue. at the Lvceum Theatre. win PER
form next week In "Sweethearts" and "Kng Renes
Daughter" Her engagement terminates Deem
ber 4, and she will be succeeded at the Lyceum by
Miss Helen Dauvray
Mr. Days comedy Of "Lovc in Harness" Is draw.
ing crowded houses at his theatre.
To night at tho Star Theatre Edwin Bsoth VIII
represent "Bertuccio" In "The Fools Revenge"
On Saturday at the matinee be will play Hamlet"
On SATURDAY ght his engagement at the Star Tho
stre will terminate with "Tho Merchant Of Venice"
and "Katherne and Petrucbo." Next week Mr..
Booth will appear In Brookiyn at Col Sims Park
theatre. where no remains week
Mr.. jefferson will succeed Mr. Booth at the star
Theatre next Monday night, November 90. making
his temperance In "Trip Van Wnhie"
The Rosina vokes Comedy Company continues 70
perform at tho Standard Theatre In three plays
"a Little Change" "In Honor Bound" and ~
pantomjme Rehearsal"
Nine Mod eska, at the Union Square Theatre;
continues In the melodrama Of "Tho Chouans." 5ho
VIII shortly bring out new play called "Danieia."
Performances Of "The Rat-Catcher Of Hameln"
are attracting and pleasing Prge assemblages at tbs
4 halia theatre.
Mr. Stephen Massett, certainly veteran In tho
field OF public entertainment, Is about To set forth
again on q professional tour Of the world. His many
friends purpose however. before he leaves New YORK.
To unite In giving him q farewell benefit This per-
Torrance will at Chickerng Hall. and on this
occasion ME- Mascot. In his familiar character OF
.Jeems Pipes. of Pipesville," will give his MoDologue
entertainment for che last time Newborn. hr.
lIassetts peculiar talents have been recognized all
over the word He a humonst who hnows how
to give the touch Of Isthos He b KIND -heartei
Gentleman and In the courSe OF his many years OF
.er, ice he has given pleasure TO thousands 10
seems most appropriate that he should have gen-
line and practical benefit and the heartest expfes-
sion OF public good Will by way Of farewell greeuhs,
a. once nofe. ike old Ulysses. be sets hl, lace "
ward the sunset and the western stars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
1Hr aBooDLkD BOARDS or ALDERMEN

1HT "BOODLk" BOARDS or ALDERMEN.
What shall be don. with the Board of Alder
men2 This is a question which nearly every
honest citizen is asking himself In view of
recent exposures. The 1884 Board was an
Infamous body, but there is no reason to
believe that it was any worse than the previous
or succeeding Boards. Its opportunities were
only little greater. In 1879 there was
similar exhibition Of the scandalous voting
away of valuable franchises. John J. Morris
and William R. Roberts were tbs two merabers
of that Board who stood out against corrup-
ton, as McssIs. Grant and OCOnnor did in
1884. Mr.. Roberts said at the time that he
could have had $50, 600 for his vote for one
franchise. In 1880 there was the scandal of
the purchase Of Tammany Hall members for
the purpose of making Thompson Commits
sioner of Public Works and ousting John Kelly
rs Controller. Mr.. Kelly printed in The STR
some of the details of that shameful transac-
ton, with the statement that as much as
$4,000 was paid for a single vote. But
reputable Democrats, who prohted in poll
itical way by that infamy, regarded il as a
sharp trick, and covered it with the mantle of
their respectab;lity.
1t would bs easy to go on from year to wear
and show how the city has been swindlod and
disgraced by the Board Of Aldermen. Is the
city any better of in this respect today The
Legislature has curtaIlel somewhat the powers
of the Board, but il any citizen thinks that it
is still incapable OF doing much harm he is
greatly mistaken. To illustrate, let us examine
the official report of the proceedings of last
weeks meeting of the present Board, as found
In The City Record OF November Is. The first
business the reception of remonstrance
from property-0wners and residents against
the proposed ct. Nicholas Avenue md Cross
town Railroad. No attention was paid to the
remonstrance, but the resolution was passed
with somo opposition, granting the proposed
franchise, which covers many streets including
a part of Fourth-ave. over the tunnel, thus
practically closing that avenue for any other
than railroad purposes. A message was re-
ceived from the Mayor vetoing the grant of
franchise Tor the construction OF cross-town
road at Thirty -fourth-st.. connecting with
different ferries, on the ground that the resolu-
ton was 20 worded that Il would be pOsaible
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
NAVAL BIDS COMPARED.

A detailed examination of the bids for the
new cruisers discusses the results of Secretary
Whitney's ruinous policy. Nominally he re-
ceived three proposals from three ship-builders
for the three cruisers, or nine in ali. Practical
ly he received only three bds--nOne for the
first cruiser, two for the second and one for tho
third. The limit Of cost for the first two
cruisers fixed by law is $l.1O0.000 each for
the third cruiser 1t is $l,500,O0O. But by the
terms Of the contracts, which have been ex-
hibited in advance the horse power indicated
by the designs is materially reduced and pre-
mum of 800 is offered for every unit of
horse power obtained above the maximum
These premiums amount TO $50. 900 each for
the Newark and Charleston and to $4,000
for the Baltimore. The Secretary wpuld not be
authorized, therefore, to accept proposals for
any thing over 81, O5O.OOO for either the New
ark or the Charleston, NOR any thing over
81, 1926, 900 for the Baltimore. in the fol-
lowing table the bids are compared with the
actual limit Of COST allowances for preml-
ums being deducted;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26

only for q single corporation now In existence
to bid for the franchise. This, the Mayor said,
was an evasion of the law providing for COM
| petition in the sale of franchises. Such q
franchise would be valuable, and any corpora
ton wanting it could well afford to expend
money to shut ont competition in this wav.
| Another item Of busn. as was the reception of
n report providing for the payment of $4,000
to fortv-one extra clerks employed in assisting
the Aldermen to compile the returns Of the
recent election. This is a scaDdal0us waste of
public money. as many of these so-called extra
clerks never did days work and were not even
| present while the canvass was in progress.
| The Regular clerks of the Board could easily
| have done this work with the assistance
furnished by the County Clerk Among the
reports and resolutions presented were num-
Der providing for fencing in vacant lots and fer
cross-walks, and granting various privileges
for cbstructing the public streets Many
thousands Of dollars are annually expended in
fencing in vacant lots, which work is done
under the 5000 order system by favored con-
tractors.
Fifteen veto messages were received from
the Mayor-abOut the usual number-ard an
examination of some of these will show the
methods of the thrifty Aldermen. One. for
instance, directed two additional lamps to be
erected in front of church which already has
fOnr public lamps in front of it. This sort of
business, which goes on extensively, can only
benefit the gas com panies. Another resolution
ordered public lamps in part Of Manhattan
ave. which, the Mayor says, is nor yet graded
and where there are no houses and no present
need of gas mains and lamps. Similar resolu-
ti0ns were vetoed for like reason. La another
case where lamps were ordered the III yor says
that the avenue Is a country road. not graded,
no sidewalks and no place for Lamps"
1t would be easy to multiply these ilustra-
tons of the waste of publc money for the
benefit of corporations and fay Ored contractors.
but We have given enough to show that the
present Board no improvement on its prede-
cessors. The Mayors vetoes are generally
verruled, and as bonds are issued for these
improvements ordered by the Aldermen the
public does hot appreciate the harm done.
Jaebne, now IN Sing Sing, was the vice. presi-
dent of the present Board, and Cleary and
ONeill, two OF the indicted SbDodlers," are
among its Influential members. The effort
made at Albany last year to reform the Board
was defented by Governor Hills veto. But it
should be one of tue first things to claim the
attention of the next Legislature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26

Of his fo at tho latter seat of learning and duenx
intimate acqusinfnnce with tho fturs cooasu3
of European politics. Blsmarrk. In fuct tho mst
time that the German chancellor saw hn old college
friend at biz own silver wedding After bic
return from Germany, the future historian st,dIed
law AMI got married. before being dstprointed in
obtaining position as instructor In history at Har-
"a that he did not think IL q good place for him
The young John Lothrop Motley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-26
w,r-rrrsoN ON THE BENTON EPISODE

srosn Louisville Courier .j0erea@
v p.nton e,jsode Is neither exbsrafing nor agree
- Whrheyer way take u. the attitude e TIE
~ more or offensive AND altosnsher unten.
~ he MIS- right In slispen,ng the accused oi'ai
he Il wrong IN renstating him. out whether ii9ht OF
Wrong IN either his letter OF expiznseon io we II
49, and the reinstatement Is nconsstaas and ogicst
ans aas the odious tone and ring VI taskr master.