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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09

ST. Louis, May 6.-News from Lima
valley, New Mexico, gives an account of
the tragic and fatal result of difficulty
between Miss Sarah Bolton and Miss
Mary Lemone, who fought duel last
week, the result of quarrel over the af-
fections of young cowboy named Whit
man. In the duel Miss Lemone was shot
through the shoulder, but recovered in a
few days, and last evening, closely yelled,
she went to the house of her hated rival,
and meeting her at the gate, shot her
dead and returned to her home and proud
" boasted Of the crime. She was soon
after placed under arrest. As revolver
was found on the person of the murdered
woman it is believed she, too, was await
ing an opportunity to finish the work of
the duel
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Congressional Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Among the bills
reported in the house and placed on the
calendar, unless otherwise noted, were the
following: Senate bill to retire certain
disabled officers Of the army; house bill
the president to retire Alfred
Pleasanton with the rank of colonel;
house bill for the promotion of army Of
fcers after twenty years of continued ser
vice in one grade; senate bill granting to
the Oregon Railway & Navigation COM
pany the right of way through the Nez
Perce Indian reservation; house bill to
restore to the public domain part of the
Uinta Valley Indian reservation in Utah.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
From Be1knap.

Mr.. l.. V. Bogy we'll known salesman
in the store Of Messrs. T. G. Power & Bro,
at Fort Belknap, was in the city last
week, and when seen by a reporter
was informed that the agency still con-
tinued to enjoy the undisturbed peace
and quietude which has SO long character
lied that place. AS yet no settlers have
located on the agency grounds. Mr.. Bogy
also informed US that since the report was
in circulation concerning pleuro pneumonia
at Maple Creek, that parties interested in
the cattle business had been riding the
range and, after looking through con-
siderable quantity Of cattle, had discov
cred nothing of that kind, and that cattle,
as a general thing, were in good condition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
The Cooke City Railway Can't Make It,

WASHINGTON, May bingham, of
Pennsylvania, made determined effort
in the house to-day to get up, under sus-
pension of the rules, the Billings, Clarks
Fork & Cooke City right of way bill
through the Grow reservation. Toole de-
manded a seconding, but the house re-
fused to vote on the proposition, the gen
eral opposition to the bill manifesting it.
self in disinclination to vote either way.
Opposition to the bill was declared by
Peel and Nelson, of the Indian affairs
committee, and Delegate Toole. Bingham
did not renew his motion and the matter
went over. 1t has become evident to the
friends of the measure that they cannot
secure the necessary tWo-thirds to pass
the bill under a suspension of the rules.
Toole says his opposition is entirely in the
interest of the road which the Rocky
Fork people are now building to the coal
fields on Rocky Fork. He thinks the road
now under way cannot be built if this
bill passes; but he is for the Billings road
after the Rocky Fork road is finished
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
APPALLING CATASTROPHE IN PENN
SYLVANTA.
A Combined Railroad Wreck and Powder
Explosion.

MOUNT CARMEL, Pa, May 6.-Between
10 and IL o'clock last night terrible ac-
cident occurred on the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad between this city and
Locust Gap. A freight train consisting
of seventy-ive cars, bound for Williams
port, became disconnected by the break
ing of the coupling, and the engine and
three cars ran half mile before the crew
discovered that the train was divided
The first section awaited the arrival of
the second at the foot of heavy grade,
and the two brakemen losing control of
the second half, it dashed into the first,
causing ali explosion in the third car,
which was loaded with Dupont powder.
At the scene of the accident the railroad
runs along steep hill at the bottom of
which stood two rows of houses occupied
by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and
Iron company's employees. On tho hill
side stood little cottage occupied by
Jonn Quinn and family of four children,
two boys and two girls. The force of the
explosion wrecked the buildings, seven
teen in ALL and the stoves set fire to the
ruins. Quinn and his two little girls
were burned to death; the two boys es-
capped with severe burns. Simon Key
wick's family consisted of Willie Caya-
naugh, an adopted child, aged 8 years,
Alice Keywick, aged IA, and his wife and
newborn babe. Keywick carried his
wife from the burning building, but the
children were burned to death. Thirty
persons were injured, the most serious be
ing Mrs. Miles Dougherty, leg broken
twice and cut; her mother, Mrs. Mat
thews, was cut bruised and internally in
iured; Andrew McElwell, right eye de-
stroyed and neck cut; John Donlon, left
hand amputated and cut about the limbs.
All the windows in the Locust Gap
churches and schools we're broken and
the doors blown off. The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
l HORRIBLE TRAGEDY AT HELENA.
A Man Kills His Wife and Child, and Then
Blows His Own Head OFF.

HELENA, May 3.-At about 5:45 yester-
day evening, the city was startled by a
reported murder and suicide on Davis
street. John T. Rand, an old resident,
who has been for years in the milk bust
ness in this city shot his wife and their
eight months old child in her arms, and
then blew his own brains out. The wife
was in the yard with the child in her
arms, and he fred 45 caliber Winchester
rife, the ball hitting her in the spine,
went through her body and also struck
the child in the spine, breaking it's back.
He then went into the house, sat down
and blew his own head off. He was hor-
rible sight his brains being scattered all
over the walls and ceiling, fragments OF
skull also being scattered over the floor;
in fact the entire head above the eyes was
blown off. The woman died IN about an
hour after being shot. The child is still
alive, but the doctors say will die within
few hours. The cause Of the trouble
originates way back, Rand having been
several times arrested for wife beating,
and it has not been more that five days
since he was released from jail on the
same charge. He was man about fifty
years Of age, and the woman about thirty.
They leave three children besides the one
shot.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
A Terrible storm in cyclone-swept Kansas

CHICAGO, May IA special from Wichi-
ia, Kansas, says: A strange atmospheric
al phenomenon was witnessed at Maize,
west of this city. A storm elood bursted
and extended over space Of five hundred
yards and one mile in length. The heav-
ems were black and darkness equal almost
to night covered the entire area. The
people ran frightened from their homes,
many crying that the end OF the world
had come. Maize is situated on the south
bank of the Arkansas river, and the
streets were turned into rivers which, for
tunately, found outlets in the Arkansas.
a house occupied by family named
Rockley was carried out into the stream,
where it sank, drowning the whole family.
Many horses and cattle were drowned and
the loss will be very heavy.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
THE RAGING MISSISSIPPI.
1T Causes General Suspension of Business
IN Winona, Minnesota.

WNoNA, MINI, May 4-The Mississippi
river has reached the highest point ever
known here, and fears are entertained
that the water will carry away the wagon
bridge, crossing the river from this place
to Wisconsin. The ferry has suspended
operations as the cable is not long enough
to span the breath of water, which is now
three miles wide. The water is pouring
over the levee above the city, filling up
the lake, and is now backing up from be-
low the town into lake, and every inch of
rise in the river makes two inches in the
cellars on the south side of town. The
st. Paul track is washed away above here
so as to stop trains. All the saw mills are
closed down, and all the manufacturing
establishments and places OF business on
the north. south and west ends of the
city are closed and business is generally
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Prices for Texas Cattle.

For the benefit of our stockmen we give
below the prices of different classes of
Texas cattle delivered on Powder river,
as ascertained from private letter to
gentleman in this city from responsible
party in the Yellowstone country and re-
ceiyed to-day: Cows, s13; yearling heif-
ers, so; yearling steers, $12; two-year-
old steers, s14. Montana stock cattle,
counted out, with calves thrown in, S18
In quantities amounting to 10000 head,
more or less, as may be desired, $3.50 per
head.
Those well versed in the buying and
selling of cattle can readily apprecia1e
the difference in buying cattle where they
are counted out and taking range delivery,
as in the former case we see exactly what
we are buying, while in the latter it is
more of a jaw-bone transaction, taking
the sellers word for it. Powder river is
about 125 miles south OF Miles City, or
about 400 miles southeast of Fort Benton.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
BLAINE, OF MAINE.
He Reoonsiders His Numerous Letters of
Defamation, and Concludes to Accept the
Presidential Nomination.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 4-The Times
will publish tomorrow the following
tripleleaded special from New York,
which it will endorse as coming direct
from the most authentic source:
New YORK, May Al have entirely re-
liable information that the friends Of Mr.
Blaine have within the last three days re-
ceived direct from him his assent to an
aggressive movement for his denomination
for president, and the assurance that if
nominated, in the face of his Florence let
ter of declination, he would not feel at
liberty to decline. A general and syste-
matte effort has been made by Blaine's
closest friends, such as chairman Jones,
VIM. Walter Phelps, Whitelaw Reid,
Charles Emery Smith and others, for the
past two months to get Blaine into the
attitude of passive candidate. The
Washington conference was only part Of
the varied methods by which influences
have been brought to bear upon Blaine,
and the publication of his portrait freshly
taken from life, in Italy, and issued by
'The Judge" This work is the starting
point for the effort to make Blaine can
didate. Every possible pressure has been
put upon Blaine to get from him direct
assurance that he will not decline if nomi-
mated, and that assurance has been re-
ceived from Blaine within the last three
days
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
The Alaska Governors Report.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 4.-The secre-
tary of the interior to-day transmitted to
the house the report Of Governor Swine
ford, of Alaska, upon the operations Of
the Alaska Seal and Fur company, in
which he alleges the company has grossly
abused the natives, and attaches aftida-
Wits to sustain his charges. He concludes
with quotation from bis last annual re-
port, that it would be better to allow
every fur seal to be exterminated than to
continue so blighting monopoly. The
attached affidavit is made by Isacc An
derson, resident of California, who says
he was in the employ Of the Alaska COM
pany, and deputy marshal at Ounalaska.
AS an illustration Of the company's meth
DDS in conducting business in court, he
cites a case where he found himself in
conflict with the company. He declares
that no United States officer can properly
perform his duty in Alaska wherever the
company has any interest without incur
ring displeasure and coming into open
hostility with the agents of the company.
The secretary of the treasury to-day
sent to the house the information called
Tor in regard to the Alaska Commercial
company, to take seals in Alaska. The
secretary says the lease to take seals in
Alaska was for the term of twenty years,
dating from May 1st, 1870. The condition
relative to the tax of 55 cents per gallon
on seal oil was recinded February 10th,
1874 The total receipts Of the govern
ment from the seal fisheries from May
1870, to June 1887, was $5,6a9, ,185, and the
expenditure on that account was $4,000.
The secretary says the records of the de-
partment, as far as he is advised show no
violation of the terms of the lease by the
lessees
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
CONDEMNED BY ROME.
Text of the Decree on the "Plan" and Boy
cott.--Both Methods Unqualifiedly Dis
approved.

The text of the Papal decree says: On
several occasions the Apostolic See has
given to the people of Ireland, whom it
has always regarded with special benevo-
lence, suitable admonitlons and advice,
when the circumstances have required, as
to how they might defend their rights
without injury to justice or the public
peace. Our Holy Father, Leo, XIII, fear
ing lest in the species of warfare that has
been introduced amongst the Irish into
contests between landlords and tenants
and which is commonly called the "plan
Of campaign" and in the kind Of social
interdict called "boycotting" arising from
the same contests, the true sense of JUS
tice and charity might be prevented, has
ordered the supreme congregation OF the
inquisltion to subject the matter to seri-
GUS and careful examination. Hence the
following was proposed to their eml
nences the cardinals Of that congrega-
tion: "Ts it permissible in disputes be-
tween landlords and tenants in Ireland to
use the means known as the 'plan OF
campaign" and "boycotting?" After long
and mature deliberation their eminences
unanimously answered in the negative,
and their decision was confirmed by the
Holy Father on the 18th day Of the pres
ent month
The justice of this decision will be read
lily seen by any one who applies his mind
to consider that a rent agreed upon by
mutual consent can not without violation
Of a contract be diminished by the mere
will Of a tenant, especially when there are
tribunals appointed for the purpose of
settling such controversies, and reducing
unjust rents within the bounds Of equity,
after taking into account the causes which
diminish the value of lands. Neither can
it be considered permissible that rents
should be extorted from tenants and de
posted in the hands of unknown persons
to the detriment of land owners
Finally it is contrary to justice and
charity to persecute by social interdict
those who are satisfied to pay the rents
they agreed to pay, or those who in the
exercise of their right take vacant farms.
It will therefore be your lordship's duty
prudently but effectually to advise and
exhort the clergy and laity not to trans
gress the bounds Of Christian charity and
justice whilst they are striving for rem
edy for their distressed condition.
[Signed.] CARDINAL Monaco.
Rome, April 90
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
The Leap Year Party.
Rome, April 20.

Though the weather looked threaten
ing. and a little rain had fallen during the
day, the attendance at the ladies leap year
party last night was large, and the enter
tainment success in every respect. The
assemblage was one of the most brilliant
that ever met at social gathering in our
city. The gentlemen we're numerous, and
elegantly attired in conventional party
costume AS they filed into the hall, lean
ing lightly on the arms Of their lovely
escorts, they looked charming and conf
dent yet blushingly modest. The ladies
who assumed the role of gallants for this
occasion acquitted themselves admirably;
some of them not being satisfied with one
"belle of the evening" had provided them
selves bravely with two, and SO nicely and
evenly did they bestow their delicate at
tentions that not a sign of jealousy
could be detected on the part of either
of the favore ones. The ladies looked
beautiful in their rich and elegant cos
tunes, and We'd with each other IN making
their guests happy, and seeing that none
Of the bashful gentleman were permitted
to play the part Of ''wall flowers"
While we cannot describe all the ex-
quisitly neat and lovely costumes worn
by the sladies we take pleasure in making
brief mention of some of them:
Miss Alice Conrad, gobelin green silk,
cut decollete and trimed very heavily in
silver lace, with cluster buds and red
poppy ornaments.
Mrs. Joseph Conrad and her interesting
little daughter, Miss Mamie joe, looked
very beautiful; the former wore very
handsome pink silk, with court train,
trimmed heavily with Brussels net and
pearl ornaments; the latter, pink silk cut
decollete, and court train looped with
baby ribbons, and was the queen and
pride of the dance.
Mrs. E. G. Maclay, white satin, cut low
in front and behind; short sleeves, court
train with diamond ornaments.
Mrs. G. e. Conrad, scarlet Grape, white
satin embroidered peticoat with pearl and
diamond ornaments.
Mrs. G. E. Duer, beautiful lavender silk
with black oyerdress.
Miss Lou Stocking, handsome lavender
satin trimmed with white lace.
Mrs. t. J. Todd, white costume, with
bunch of natural tulips; very beautiful.
Mrs. G. w. Price, Nile green satin cut
v shape in front, trimmed with pink silk,
amethyst ornaments.
Mrs J. Ell. Rice, black lace over white
silk, looped with flowers.
Mrs A. G. Johnson, yellow satin.
Miss Isadore Tonge, white nuns yelling
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Completion Of the Northern Pacific Tunnel.

TACOMA, May 6. The laying Of the
track through the long Cascade tunnel Of
the Northern Pacific railroad was com
pleted Saturday, and the event was cele-
brated by nearly the entire population Of
this city as one of the most important
that has occurred in the northwest The
tunnel is $500 feet in length and second
only to the Hoosac among the railroad
tunnels of the United States. This means
the final completion Of the main line OF
the Northern Pacific railroad. For nearly
year an overhead line, known as the
switch back, over the range has been
operated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Outlaws Killed.

FoRT SMITH, Ark, May 3.-While the
Cherokee authorities we're attempting to
arrest Jack Hawk and Bill Bearer, two
celebrated outlaws, on Lees creek, on
Wednesday, they resisted and we're shot
dead, after long fight from behind a bar
ricade Of horses. They we're two despe-
rate characters and had long been wanted
for murders and other crimes covering a
series Of years.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09

tice; that no advance in joint rates, fares
and charges shown upon present tariffs
shall be made except after ten days no
tice to the commission; that persons con
victed of unlawful discrimination in rates
shall be liable to Imprisonment for not ex-
ceeding two years in addition to fine,
and that underbilling shall be misde
meanor punishable by fine and imprison-
ment
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
A Death-Dea1ing Iowa Cyclone.

DEs MONIES, May "a storm of wind
this afternoon struck the little village of
Lacona, Warren county, demolishing a
two-story building used as a store and
burying in the ruins farmer named Leo
nard Wilson. He was dead when he was
taken from the debris. Two boys who
were in the store just before it fell are
missing. Two other men were slightly
injured. Several buildings were un-
rooted.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
The Motherly Queen Captures the German
Heart.

VIENNA, May 3. The political CORES
pondence published a letter from Berlin
which comments on the reappointment to
office by the Russian government OF Gen1.
Bogondouyich, and says: "Germany's
sympathies for Russia are decreasing in
proportion as they are increasing for
England Queen Victoria's visit to Berlin
has worked wonders. Her interviews
with leading personages in Germany have
left most favorable impressions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
with electric blue velvet and nat

trimmed with electric blue velvet and nat
ural flowers.
Mrs. J. w. Power, black silk with nat
ural flowers.
Miss Nina Stuart, very handsome pink
silk draped with white tulle.
Miss Mae Hill, pink silk with white lace
flowers.
Mrs. E. S. johnson, black silk and lace.
Mrs. James Stanford, elegant black vel
vet.
Miss Alice Dutro, beautiful white cash
mere and satin.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Accident on the Northern Pacific.

GARRISON, May 7.-As train No 2, east
bound, on the Northern Pacific was near
ing the Mullan tunnel, yesterday morn
ing, just before daylight, it ran into a
freight standing on siding and knocked
over three fiat cars loaded with lumber,
scattering the lumber on each side Of the
track. Fortunately no other damage than
this happened, and as the main track was
clear no delay was occasioned.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Kit Carsen's Son Kills His Fathers Friend.

FoRr CORTLAND, Colo, May Billy
Carson, son Of Kit Carson, the famous
scout, shot and killed Z. J. Tobin in
fight here yesterday. Tobin was COM
panion Of Kit Carson's and almost equally
famous. His most noted exploint was the
capture of the Mexican bandits, the
Espendas brothers, single handed, for
whose capture, either dead or alive, the
territorial and United States governments
had offered large rewards.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
THIRD DAY.
FoRr BENTON, April 28t

FoRT BENTON, April 28th, 1888.
The board met at 10 a. m; present,
John Harris, chairman; David G. Browne
and the clerk.
Having received satisfactory answers to
their communications with the Wrought
Iron Bridge company, it was ordered:
That Geo. E. Ingersoll, be and is hereby
directed to draw plans and specifications
of the substructures for the Teton
bridges, according to his agreement with
the Wrought Iron Bridge company Of
Canton, Ohio, and his recommendation to
the board. Also a contract, to contain
among other items, an agreement to have
the bridges completed not later than
August 10Th, next, and bond in the sum
of $1,000, and return the same to the
county clerk for transmittal.
That the engineer be, and he is hereby
employed to superintend the construction
OF said bridges, and his compensation
therefor shall be the sum Of s475.OO,
which sum shall be in full for all such
services. That the engineer be, and he is
hereby authorized to have the iron in
said bridges properly inspected, tested and
stamped before leaving the shops.
Having no further business to transact
the board adjourned.
TERRITORY OF MONTANA,
COUNTY OF CHoTEAU,
/ certify the above to be a true abstract
~ of the proceedings of the board
of county commissioners had III
SEAL special April term. Witness
-, my hand and the seal of Cho-
teau county, NJ. T., this I'd day OF May,
1888. ALFRED E. ROGERS,
Co. Clerk and ex-off. Clerk of the Board.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Troops for Macedonia.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE, May 4.-The Porte
will dispatch troops to quell the disturb
ances at Moraster, Macedonia, where the
Servians and Greeks have rebelled against
the Turkish authorities.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
Maj. Gen. Crook Reaches Chicago.

CHICAGO, May General Crook, the
new commander of the military district
of which Chicago is the headquarters, ar
rived to-day, accompanied by his family
and personal staff After brief visit to
the offices Of the department, he spent the
remainder of the day at his hotel receiv-
ing callers.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-05-09
s.reek Paupers.

New YoRK, May g.. The steamship
Loetia, just arrived, had on board sixty
six Greek passengers, who were detained
at Castle Garden on charge Of being
paupers.