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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
The Surveyors Coming.

Word was received in the city Tuesday
that the surveyors coming from the
east are within eighty-fve miles OF Fort
Benton and are rapiply working this way,
not only running a preliminary but
actually locating the road. They have
written to one Of our business firms to
secure considerable quantity OF oats for
their teams, indicating that they propose
to fight it out on the line all winter if
necessary. It is probable that they will
be here in few weeks. Mr.. Barclay
who was chief engineer OF the Gait road,
and who Is well known here, is in charge
of one of the parties; and Mr.. Roberts,
who we believe was at the head Of the n.
2. survey that ran a line from Billings to
this city some years ago is also with them.
AS the country is most favorable for rail-
road construction they are moving rapidly
in this direction.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
The Tariff Thinkers.

WASHINGTON, November Pit is clear
that there will be contention in the demo-
cratic ranks in the house on the tariff. The
administration will recommend the Hewitt
bill, both in the presidents message and
in Secretary Manning's report. To this
bill Morrison is unalterably opposed un-
less he can add to it his neutralizing
amendment. He has already since the
election announced his opposition to the
Hewitt bill. Mr.. Morrison charges that
the bill raises the tariff on some articles.
The attempt of the administration to pass
this bill without the Morrison attachment
will preeipitate the first democratic fight
Of the season. 1t will be interesting TO
spectators for the reason that It will be the
last appearance of Col. Morrison and Mr..
Hewitt IN the political arena here for at
least two years. Both are heavily coated
with war paint. Morrison declares that
Hewitt in an interview he published was
largely instrumental in defeating him.
Hewitt AYERS that Morrison's bull-heade0
obstinaey on the tariff may defeat the
democratic party in 1888. In this fight
the administration will support Hewitt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
The Commission Coming.


" 1t would seem after all that the Indian
commission intends to brave the rlgors OF
north western weather and will make their
visit to Montana at once. Some days ago
they made inquiry at Glendive for trans
porsation from that point to Poplar River
and Fort Peck agencies, which is by all
means the h ardest trip they have before
them II these agencies are visited now,
and that seems to be the programme, we
have no doubt but the Indians OF the
Blaekfoot and Belknap agencies will next
receive consideration at their hands and
that report in regard to The northern re-
serve will be made in time for congress TO
take action thereon. IT this should prove
true it would be the best of news fo1
northern Montana.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
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Death of "Bucko Barker.

Many readers of the RIVER PRESS will
regret to learn of the death Of E. A., bett'r
known as ssBuck", Barker, the discoveret
of the Barker mining district and in whose
honor the camp was named, which occurred
in Missouri few days ago. He was an
old-timer in the country, and was on the
frontier most of his life, having been in
California in the early days. s'Bucko sold
his mining property in Barker during the
boom and realized several thousand dollars
for the same, when he returned to his Old
home at Odessa, Mo-, and settled. He
boughtja farm and we understand was
swind1ed Tut of it by means Of a effective
title. We believe he married since his re-
turn to s's,tlne stases'' and leaves q widow.
He was to free and liberal man TO save
money, sohis thousands slipped through
his fingers, and he died poor and almost
helpless. Peace to his ashes!
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
w. X. ROBERTS
Sentenced to the Penitentiary for Two Years
Protests his Innocence Of Crime
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, December 4.-The last act OF |
the court Yesterday was the. sentencing of
William K. Roberts, convicted Of the en-
bezzlement of over $50, 900 from the coun-
ty of Lewis and Clarke during his term as
county treasurer. The prisoner was
brought into court when the shadows of
evening had darkened the room. He
stood up before the court and Judge Wade
said:
ssThe grand jury at the last March term
of court found an indictment against you
charging you with having failed to turn
over money belonging to the county, and
under that indictment at this term of
court YOU were tried and found guilty:
have you anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced against you?"
Roberts replied: EsI am not guilty in
any manner, or shape, or form, sir, of any
crime. / have had a fair trial and you
have done your duty, sir; but am not
guilty"
William Wallace, Jr., of the counsel for
the defendant, then addressed the court,
stating that for the first time in his life ne
had witnessed the conviction of a person
whom he believed to be morally Innocent
of crime; that the evidence upon which
this defendant was convicted was wholly
circumstantial, and that no one, he be-
| lieved, who had heard the evidence had
reached an abiding faith from it alone that
this defendant was guilty of q moral
ps.Hag as distinguished from legal guilt
Il. rrnmstances under which he was
convicted were such as to leave it morally
doubtful, if not legally doubtful, as te
whether Or not this defendant ever re-
ceived those Moneys The court said
ssThis is one of the hardest tasks of my
life, to sentence an old friend. and [ viii
not spend any time in commenting upor
| the matter. It is task [ cannot escape
i and [ will do it as shortly and as quickly
as possible. In consideration Of the ag,
and feeble condition of Mr.. Roberts shall
sentence him to the territorial prison fo
J the shortest term: therefore the judgmen
I of the law and the sentence of the court
that you be confined in the territoria
prison for the period of two years from
this date.o
: A petition for his pardon will probab1,
be circulated almost Immediately. !
strong effort will be brought to bear in tn
direction of executive elemency.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
They Refuse to Strike.

PHILADELPHIA, Deeember2.- impor-
tant feature has entered into the contro-
yersy between the greensglass manufactur-
ers and blowers over the abolition
of the apprentice system. Mon
day night meetings Of local assemblies
were held in Clayton, MillVille, Salem,
Woodbury., WilliamstoWn and Glassburg
when it was decided that they would not
strike as ordered by the executive board
of district Assembly No. l49 knights of
Labor, but would surrender their charters
rather than do so. These blowers are
working with apprentices and under re-
duction in wages Of five per cent, accord
ing to an agreement entered into with the
manufacturers some weeks ago. The re-
spective charters Of six assemblies were
sent to the general secretary at general
headquarters in this city yesterday.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08

came we reconnoitered for some time Dus
could detect no sign Of Indians. We took
fo our skiff. continued our journey, and IN
a short time reached our stoekade. Cash.
saaid in the skiff to be ready for accidents;
Joe md I jumped ashore to reconnoitre
the ground. The war party we had seen
had camped in. our cabin but We're gone
ON. They had torn up our floor, sup
pose to see if we had hidden anything.
They had thought the graves OF Foster,
Jordan and Long to be cache and had
opened them, and the first sight that Joe
and saw was the stalwart arm OF Long,
with elenched hand, pointing upward
out Of lis grave to the sky, stark and stiff.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
Hines Purchased.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, December 5.-A syndicate
composed Of Z. T. Oakes, J. M. Buckley,
T. w. Gilbert, w. F. Sanders and others
all associated with the Northern Pacific
has lately purchased of Frank S. Talla-
bras a group of mines in the Dunkelburg
district, in Deer Lodge county. The pur-
chas price was about 100000. The mines
are well developed and give promise Of
being rich in silver with a fair proportion
of gold. It is probable that a movement
will shortly be made to work them.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
Petitions for Kemp. Roberts Pardon.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press,
HELENA, December 5.-Dr. Steele in
forms the Independent that Mr.. s.C.Ashby
has petition for the pardon Of Kemp.
Roberts. It is being signed by every man,
woman and child to whom it is presented.
All the Jurors who rendered verdict Of
guilty have signed it with a single excep-
ton. DIR. Steele is circulating a petition
among physicians setting forth the age
and feeble health of the prisoner and that
there is no probability that he can long
Withstand confinement and praying for
his pardon on these grounds.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
March, 1886.
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Presidential Appointments.

WASHINGTON, December 3.-Chas. B.
Morton, of Maine, TO be commissioner OF
navigation; J.B, Caldwell, Of Indiana,
10 be deputy second auditor Of the treas
t1ry !; A. &. Lewis, Of Pennsylvania, 70 be
deputy alldifor.of the treasury; Hugh. q =.
HARRISON, of Georgia, to be deputy auditor
of the treasury for the postofice depart
ment; John McCaferty, to be collector OF
customs for the district Of Alaska; james
McNamara, of Illinois, to be Indian agent
for Colorado River, Arizona.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
Ex-President Arthur's will.

New YoRK, December 4.-The will Of
the late Ex-President Chester A. Arthur
was offered for probate to-day in the court
OF common pleas special before Jooksha-
yer. The proceeding was necessary on
account of Surrogate Rollins being one of
the executors named in the will. Three
subscribing witnesses to the will made the
necessary dispositions as to the execution
Of the will. There was no opposition, but
on account Of the absence Of Elisha Root,
the special guardian for Miss Arthur, fur
ther proceedings were adjourned until
next Monday. The following is copy of
the will which is model of its kind for
breyity and simplicity: First, ! direct
my executors herein after named to pay
all my just debts and funeral expenses.
Second, give and bequeath to my faithful
and devoted servant, Bridget Smith, the
sum of $500. 81, give devise and be-
queath all my estate real and personal to
nv said executors, or such of them az shall
qualify and take upon themselves the exc
cution of this my will and the survivors of
them 10 have and to hold upon the follow
ing uses and trusts and for the purposes
following, to wit: In trust TO divide the
same into two equal parts or shares and so
collect the income OF rents, issues and
profits OF each Of such shares and after the
payment of all legal and necessary cx-
pealses to apply the use Of one of such
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
Big Bullion Shipment.

VIRGINIA CRY, New, December B.
The shipment Of ST ,oOo, 900 worth Of bull
lion from the consolidated California and
Virginia mine will leave for San Francisco
Tonight.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08
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Lieut.. Gre e1ey.

WASHINGTON, December 3.-The seere-
tary of war by the direction Of the presi-
dent has ordered Lieut.. A. W. Greeley to
take charge of the signal office during the
temporary absence of Gen. Hazen, chief
signal officer.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1886-12-08

shares to the use of my son, Chester A.
Arthur, until he shall attain the age Of
thirty years and when he shall attain such
age of thirty years then to assign a trans
fer, convey pay over AMI deliver said last
mentioned share to my son. Il my saio
son dies before me or before or attaining.
the age of thirty years, then in either OF
such events give devise and beqaeath the
said share TO his issue living at his death
and in default of such issue to my daugh-
ter, Ellen Herndon Arthur, and upon fur
ther trust to apply the net income OF the
otherof said shares TO the use OF my
daughter Ellen Herndon Arthur until she.
shall attain the age of % years and when
she shall attain % years then to assign
transfer, convey, pay over and deliver the.
said last mentioned share to my sald
daughter. If my said daughter dies be-
fore me or before attaining the age OF 70
wears, then in either Of such events give
devise and bequeath said share TO her ilV-
| ing issue at her death and in default OF
such issue to my son Chester A. Arthur.
The fourth and fifth clauses relates to the
manner in which the moneys OF the es-
tate shall be invested. 9th, nominate
constitute and appoint my sister, Mary L.
McElroy, guardian Of the person and es-
tate of my daughter during her minority
and nv friends Chas. e. Mailer, Daniel
e. Rollins and Seth B. French, all OF the
city of New York. executors OF my last.
will and testament hereby reyoking all
former and other wills by me at ahy time
made in witness whereof [ have hereby
set my hand and seal the eighth day Oh
March, 1886.
[Signed1 CHESTER A. ARTHUR
The estate is estimated to be worth
$3.50, 600. The greater portion IS thought
to be in stocks, bonds and personal prop
erty. The son Chester Allen Arthur has
attained his majority, but the daughter
Ellen Heildon Arthur is not yet l5 years
, old. It Is saui risti French will not quail-
, | fy as an executor . t6@
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-07

who was arrested at Freeport last June, and
failed to be present when his trial was called,
and was rearrested at Cincinnati recently and
taken back to Freeport
Mrs. Louise Hawley has died at Alton, where
she has lived for over fifty years, of paralysis.
She came to Alton when there were but two
houses In the place.
David A. Michael, q farmer living near Mat
toon. while walking to the polls to vote, dropped
dead in the midst of his companions. Heart dis
ease was the supposed cause.
Henry N. Matthews, representing himself to
be a newspaper correspondent, has been arrested
at Peoria for the larceny of jewelry. On being
arrested he gave the name of George Young.
Colonel Brace, of the Rockford Rifles, struck
a militiaman a blow over the head, laying open
his scalp. The assault grew out of a dog fight
in which the Colonels dog was engaged Charges
have been preferred against Brace.
J. NJ. Spratt s. Co., a Galena dry goods firm,
have failed They have confessed judgments at
Galena for SIG, 900. The heaviest creditor is a
New York firm, $10,0 00. The largest individual
amount is S $500, in favor of the First National
Bank of Galena.
Ernest S. Bennett, who, in 1884, embezzled
$4,000 from the dry goods firm of w. G. Wads-
worth Il CO., of Rock Island, whose book-keeper
he was, has been arrested at Suspension Bridge,
having ventured over from Canada, and been
brought home for trial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-07

eether with Boston, Philadelphia. Winona, Co
lumbus. and many others in q lesser degrees
answer yesl by establishing manual training Ia
whole or part of their systems of schools. They
ind not only that it does not interfere with the
other work done in their school-rooms, but THAI
it aids it by affording that variety. that outlet
for animal spirits and that application Of the In
stinct OF doing, absolutely necessary to the sue
cess OF the literary work of the schools. Educa-
ton for q long time has been a pantomsme with
ghosts In the form of words, or of ideas ab-
stracted from all concrete content, instead of
things. Manual training is valuable as a cor
receive of this tendency, as we'll as a means Of
giving q culture quite as needful as other kind.
The first duty of the school is to train the
children to grow into good men and women.
But this depends far less on what they are
taught or what they are disciplined in. than how
they are taught or disciplined. Intelligent men
and women need a knowledge OF their mother
tongue lother languages, If they can get the&),
of common science. history and something of the
commonest art, using this term in its broadcast
sense. They also need trained hands ard eyes
to be OF service in the business of life. The
schools cannot make them intelligent and good
unless other influences likewise mold that way.
Family life. society at home and on the street.
heredity and the child's whole environment
make it what it is.
u. L. See assumes that manual training In the
city High-school will be at the expense Of other
work. This is not the case in the cities named.
They hold the boys better in the high-school
secure the cooperation OF parents to a greater
extent, and find a heartier response in the feel
ings of that omm people" for whom q. l.
See has 30 much veneration.
U. L. See belongs to a class who are always
ready to heave a stone at a new idea on educa-
ton. They had no such things, and that is suf-
fcient reason. With them everything new Ia
bad, and everything old is good. These sar1a
people are great conservators of the public purse.
They are always ready to howl in sympathy at
the supposed w~ringing of the public purse. This
is a very cheap kind of notoriety. A few years
tten) ago, certain Of these economists had
spasms because the High-school cost somewhere
near $25, 900 per year. At the same time, .
handful of county officers were milking" the
county to the tune of near $500, 900, if correctly
reported. and no howl was raised. The public
schools always form a safe and convenient OBJ
ject to kick for notoriety. That high-schoci
manual labor cannot reach every one of the TO-
600 school-children of Indianapolis is no reason
for not attempting it On the same ground,
every county building, every church and other
public edifice and institution would be permar
nently closed. Public policy is likewise a
principle. Slick.
G~REENCAsTLE, April s..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-07
Minor Notes.

The people of Goshen and Elkhart propose to
have their telephone business continue.
John II. Ragland. a Northern prison guard, has
been sent to the Hospital for the Insane.
DR.. Isaac Boyd. of Valparaiso, died on Mon
day OF heart disease, while returning from the
polls.
Jacob Kercher, of Lafayette, a well known
carpenter, died on Monday. aged ffty-three
years.
Forty-six persons were received on Sunday
into the Third Presbyterian Church at New
Albany.
Rev. ]. D. Thomas, has resigned the pastorate
of the Presbyterian Church at Rushville. His
future field of labor has not been indicated.
The Mencci Telephone Company has been
granted the franchise to erect a telephone sys-
tenn in Crawfordsville They agree to furnish
service for $35 per annum.
The Republican mayor-elect of Evansville is
fortv-four years old, a Kentuckian by birth, who
has lived thirty-fve years in Evansville. He has
long been known as the most popular man of
that city.
The marriage of Samuel A. Culbertson, cashier
of the First National Bank of New Albany, end
Miss Louise Craigg took place at Pewee Valley,
KY, yesterday. They will make a tour of the
United States and Europe.
George Buffinger, of Lebanon, on going home
found his mother being cursed and abused by
her husband, Peter Cox, a druggist. Selling a
cnair, 10 sIruck MS StepIatner a series OIL heavy
blows, injuring him severely.
The M. E. congregation of Rushville has sold
its old property and will build a larger and more
commodious house. Ithas been peculiarly fortu-
nate of late years in being provided with good
pastors, and consequently is in a 1ourishing con-
diJion.
Mrs. Fleming Aydelotte, wife of a prominent
citizen of Xenia. Miami county, dropped dead
at midnight, on Monday. She had been in ex-
cellent health. apparently, and her demise.
which resulted from heart disease, was wholly
unexpected.
On Monday night, at the contest at Hanover
College, Howard Fisher, of Hanover. was chosen
as the representative and first delegate, and w.
f. Irwin, of St. Charles. Mo-, alternate and Sec
ond delegate; Charles Morse was chosen as third
delegate. Irwin is a member of the junior class.
and the other men are seniors.
The Baldwin prize exhibition was held last
evening at Center Church. The contestants
were: w. S. Brown, of Danville; j. P. Greene.
Converse, Mo-; j. L. Lowell, Warsaw; F.. r..
Moore, New Albany; r. S. Thomson, city; How
ard Maxwell, Rockville. The prize awarded was
$40, being the interest on $500 given by Judge
d. P. Baldwin, of Logansport. for the purpose.
The judges were Gen. Lew Wallace and DR.. j.
N. Taylor, of Charlottesville, and Alexander
Clark, of Chicago. class Of ~. The judges de-
cided that r. s. Thomson was the best of the
six. and, therefore. he will represent Wabash
College in the State contest, on Thursday, at In
dianapolis. His subject was "Skepticism and
Poetry"
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Industrial Education.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Jou rnaf:
In your issue Of the End inst, ~. L. See"
who has for many years, been a final tribunal
for all kinds Of questions, settles the great ques-
ton of industrial education, not only 70. the city
of indianapolis, but for all the outlying districts.
But dogmatism will not settle questions 10 stay
settled. Who are U. L. Sees s'commoD people,
who are to see and criticised Evidently those
who think as he does, while the professionally
are the other fellows. The ideal has been black
guarded much of late. But what a fiction the
ideal, as conceived by u. T.. See, must be. so
far divorced from good sense and things as they
actually exist! The man who disposes of SO
large a question as that of industrial education
by telling US that it s'smacks of tho manual
labor humbug which had quite a run for a
quarter of a century. raging at it's highest about
fifty years ago. is a small philosopher run amuck
into bombast. The whole article is of a piece,
and its motive of prejudice and feeling renders
IL of no value to the discussion of an important
subject
The idea Of manual training is rot new. It
was Pestalozzi who first attempted 1t, and his
disciple Froebel did much to introduce suitable
forms of it into the schools OF Germany and
Switzerland. Industrial education, by the
laboratory plan, is a thing of recent origin. hav-
ing been initiated in Russia by Victor Della
Vos, director of the Imperial Technical school of
Moscow, in 1868. Now technical schools exist in
every enlightened country, our own standing
well ahead in the development of the idea. But
we presume no one has proposed to turn our
high-schools into technical schools, at the ex-
pense of other kinds of education, or indeed
into technical schools at all
Hand-skill or manual training is conceded to
be of value to all, and to be q necessity to those
who must earn their bread by manual labor.
Then, two questions arise: Can such training
be givenf Can it be given without interfering
with other kinds of training? To the first ques-
ton the cities Of Milford Mass. !, New Haven,
Omaha, Eau Claire. Moline. Montclair IN. J.L
Cleveland, San Francisco and Baltimore NJ