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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
LIE RoY,s DARING FEAT.
Over 900 People Witness the Great Per-
formance.

In accordance with the published pro-
gram Prof. LIE Roy performed his daring
feat of walking across the Missouri river
at this city Saturday afternoon. The wire
rope stretched across the river at the ferry
was used for the exhibition. Over one
thousand people were present to witness
the feats Of the daring acrobat. A large
number came from the country in car
rages, buggies and on horseback. Among
the latter were several ladies who handled
their prancing steeds with the ease and
grace of professional equestrienne.
After he had completed his startling ex-
hibitions upon the wire he assembled the
lower tower, and from the top of a high
mast, over 100 feet from the ground, he
successfully jumped to the ground with
his parachute extended. The professor
was loudly cheered at the conclusion OF
this most dangerous feat.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
A SHOOTING AFFRAY.
Richard E. Williams Shot by William Fitz-
gerald in This City.

Last Saturday evening about lO o'clock
a shooting affray took place in this city
which may result fatally to one OF the
parties engaged in it. From what can be
learned from witnesses to the affair 1t ap-
pears that Richard E. Williams, we'll
known mulatto of this city, and William
Fitzgerald, an old Texas cowboy. had
been drinking together during the day.
and at the time of the shooting both were
in the Magnolia saloon, on Front street,
and both we're under the influence OF
liquor. Some words had passed between
the parties when Williams went out ana
requested Fitzgerald to follow him. Sew
eral blows passed between them on the
outside, but our informant could not tell
who struck the first one Fitzgerald i'm
mediately returned to the saloon, carry
ing 32-calibre Smith & Wesson's pistol,
and closely followed by Williams, who,
with many offensive epithets, told titz-
gerald TO "put down his pistol and come
out and fight"
Fitzgerald replied: "Put down your
knife and I will"
After besto wing epithets upon titzger-
aid, too vile for publication, Williams
said: ''If you want to shoot shoot,
whereupon Fitzgerald fired. The ball
struck Williams just above the pit OF the
stomach, and passing over all the lntes-
tines lodged in the muscles of the back
Williams was Immediately taken to the
hospital and medical aid summoned.
After shooting Williams, Fitzgerald
went to the bar, called for and drank a
glass of whiskey and then passed out OF
the back door and secreted himself under
a wagon standing in the alley back OF the
building, where Sheriff Black and Assess
or Hamilton found him and took him to
Jail. The extent of Williams injuries are
mot yet known, but there is a reasonable
hope that he may recover. Both men
are single and both under thirty-tive
years of age. Fitzgerald will be held to
await the result Of Williams wound and
the action of the next grand jury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
A Reprehensible Practice.

"some boy will get killed while racing
through the streets of the city," said a
bystander to a RIVER Press reporter as
both we're standing near Murphy, Maclay
& Co.'S store, on Front street. The words
had but passed his lips when couple of
boys mounted upon pony came tearing
down Benton street on the full run. In
turning the corner at the store the horse
fell, throwing the lads violently to the
ground One of them picked himself up
Immediately, but the other did not stir.
He was apparently dead, as not muscle
of his body moved. He was carefully
raised and placed upon the high sidewalk
where restoratives were applied. In a
few moments he revived and walked away.
It was, however, close call for the young
ster, and the wonder is that he escaped
without a broken bone.
There is too much of this running of
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
barely steady. Best steers 1218c per
pound, estimated dead weight.
MAX HOPPE IN JAIL.
Under Sheriff Crawford Arrives at Benton
With His Prisoner

On Wednesday morning last at IL
o'clock the extradition papers in the case
of the murderer Max Hoppe were re-
ceived by Deputy Sheriff Crawford, who
was in waiting for them at Lethbridge.
Two hours after receiving them he started
with his prisoner, and arrived with him
Sunday morning, making a quick and
successful trip home The first night out
he camped with the n. w. mounted po-
lice. the second he camped on the prairie,
the third at Fort Conrad and last night at
Capt. Nelses, on the Teton, having slept
most of the time with one and sometimes
with both eyes open. Mr.. Crawford was
quite glad to shake hands again with his
Benton friends. Soon after his arrival
with his prisoner the latter was visited by
a RIVER PRESS reporter, who asked him II
he had anything to say "No, not much, ?
he replied. "What [ did I did in self-de-
fense; and while I have nothing now to
say, have prepared a letter in German,
which I will have published either before
or after my trial" Hoppe presents hale
and hearty appearance as if he had Wor-
ried but little about the affair.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
This Settles 1T.

Sr. PAUL, September B. The annual
meeting of the stockholders Of the Man
itoba railroad was to have been held
to-day, but was postponed until next
Thursday. For some days rumors OF the
transfers of large blocks of stock and OF
the resignation Of President Hill have
been in circulation. A gentlemen in a po-
sition to know something Of Hills plans
and ambitions says it is not impossible
that he may give up active railroad work
and take up his residence in New York or
abroad, where he could crafty the schol-
arly tastes which few know he possesses.
A warm personal friend of President
Cleveland, it is possible his retirement
may take the form Of democratic ap-
pointment abroad. At all events it is
evident that important changes are incu-
batting which Thursdays meeting will
doubtless disclose.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Missoula Covnty Republicans.

MIssoULA, September 1.-The republi-
can county convention assembled here
this morning. John Anderson was elected
chairman and Henry Buck clerk. The
nominations are as follows:
Councilman, G.A.Bennett; for the house,
S. G. Murray and @. T. Jones; sheriff, @.
B. Mahoney; county treasurer, John An
derson; clerk and recorder, D. ID. Bogard;
county commissioner, W. J. Kennedy; as
SCISSOR, A. Swaney, of Flathead; probate
Judge, Ell. NJ Hubbard, of Horse Plains;
county attorney, F. E. Webster; superin-
tendent of schools, Fred Gilbert; coroner,
j. Ell. Maxwell; surveyor, George +.
Brooks; public administrator, Andrew Lo-
gan.
Seven delegates we're elected to the ter
ritorial convention, namely: S. G. Muir
ray, Robert Martin, T. FL. Payne, j. Il.
Latimer, David O'Keefe, W. H. Houston,
T. w. Longstaff, J. Z. Phillips.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
The Woman Suffrage Case.

TACOMA, September 3, Col Robert G.
Tngersoll, in response to telegram from
Attorney A. S. Austin, of this city, has
telegraphed from New York that he will
appear for the appellants in the woman
suffrage case before the supreme court of
the United States for retainer of $1,000.
An effort will at once be made by the
friends of woman suffrage to raise the
necessary amount. Under recent deci-
sion of the territory in this case women
are not eligible to Office in the territory,
and yet in some Of the counties women
have been nominated, as has been the
case heretofore with the Office of school
superintendent.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Congressional.
SENATE.

The special house bill excluding Chi
nese immigration absolutely, having come
over from the house, was taken up for
action.
At first George moved it's reference to
the committee on foreign relations, but
that course was resisted by Senators
Stewart, Mitchell and Dolph.
Vest declared himself prepared to vote
for the bill Immediately. Under these
circumstances George withdrew his mo-
tion to refer.
Sherman made statement as to the
course of the committe, on foreign rela-
tions on the subject, and recommended
the passing of the bill on the ground that
every nation has right to provide for it's
own preservation, even IN contraventlon
of existing treaties. The debate was still
on when the senate adjourned without
action on the bill.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
CASCADE COUNTY DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate Full County Ticket and Six
Delegates.

The democrats of Cascade county held
their convention last Saturday and nomi-
mated the following ticket:
Clerk and recorder, Ernest L. Ring
wald; sheriff, Charles Turner; treasurer,
J. K. Clark; assessor, r. T. Gorham; coun-
ty attorney, George w. Taylor; coroner,
DR.. Longeway: public administrator, w.
S. Wetzel; superintendent of schools, Miss
S. A. McBrine.
The convention elected T. E. Collins
and Ira Myers as delegates -at-large to the
Butte convention. The other six dele
gates are Thos. E. Brady, William Cock
rill J. B. Leslie, Jerry Collins, 3. G. Mac
lay and T. Z. Gorham. A county commit
tee composed of the following members
was chosen: Messrs Brady, Leslie, Wren,
Jerry Collins, A. P. Ford, Cans, Blanken-
baker, Thomson and Bundy.
The resolutions endorse the national
democratic platform and favor the nomi-
nation of the Hon. Martin Maginnis for
delegate to congress
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05

braska for being false to it's pledges, and
for allowing Pinkerton detectives to be
imported into the state for special police
duty; favors the regulation and control
of railroads and the enactment of laws to
destroy trusts; opposes the system of con
vict labor in use in the state, favors the
present high license system as the best
system of dealing with the liquor traffic,
denounces a protective tariff and favors
the Mills bill as a step towards light
ening the burdens of the people from tax
alton; approves the course of the admins
tration regarding the fishery question,
and denounces the two republican con-
gressmen from Nebraska for their vote
against free lumber and free salt.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
A STARTLING ACCIDENT.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Stocking Have Fortu-
nate Escape From Death.

Sunday Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Stocking
went out to their ranch on the Teton,
about six miles from this city. He drove
a pair of we'll broken horses that had al
ways proved reliable and Trustworthy un-
der all circumstances. After remaining
upon his rancho short time he started
to 90 down to the rancho Of George w.
Moore, about a mile below on the river.
The road leads over coulee, which IS
bridged, the bridge being something over
twelve feet above the bed or bottom OF
the coulee. In crossing, the horses, from
some cause, took fright and jumped head
long over the bridge, pulling the buggy
and its occupants after them. Mr.. Stock
ing soon regained his feet uninjured, but
Mrs. Stocking was rendered insensible by
the fall and lay between the foundering
horses at the bottom of the coulee. With
some difficulty Mr. Stocking rescued his
wife from her perilous position, and leaV-
ing her upon the bank of the coul9e, start
ed out in search of assistance. He soon
returned with a spring wagon and bed,
upon which Mrs. Stocking was takento
the nearest neighbor. On Monday Mrs.
Stocking was able to be removed to the
city upon bed and is now at home, where
she is slowly recovering from the great
shock she received. Strange to say neith-
er the horses nor buggy were injured
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
The Gallatin Canal.

BOHEMIAN, Sept about three months
ago the Gallatin Canal company was
formed by a number Of Helena capitalists
to build the Gallatin canal from the
mountains northeasterly, a distance OF
twenty-five miles, but it was not until
yesterday that the transfer Of the old
canal was made to the new company, and
the work commenced. J. D. Mcintyre,
the engineer, who is building the Sun
River canal, is the originator Of this com
pany. The principal stockholders are Al
bert Kleinschmidt; w. w. Granger, Of st.
Paul; w. H Tracy and J. FL. Nixon, OF
Bozeman, and J. D. McIntire. The canal
is twenty feet wide and twenty-five miles
long, and will water a large portion OF the
best land in Gallatin valley, and the peo-
pie of Gallatin county are very much
elated over the fact that it is to be built.
Fifty teams are on their way to com
mence the work and the force will be IN
creased to 100 teams in few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
PRESIDENT Hill RESIGNS.
A New Deal in Officers Of the
Manitoba Railroad.
The Billings and Fort Benton Rail
way an Assured Fact.
Helena Excited-Col. Broadwater
Alarmed and Rushes to
st. Paul.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press
HELENA, August 30.-The Independent
publishes an article from the st. Paul
Dispatch which says that J. J. Hill has
decided to resign the presidency of the
Manitoba company and will be succeeded
by Mr.. Marvel. A. l.. Mohler will sue
ceed Marvel as general manager, and A.
W. Case, Of the Milwaukee, will succeed
Mohler as general superintendent. The
reason assigned by the Dispatch is that
Mr.. Hill has become weary Of the work
and responsibility of the Office, and that
his physicians have advised him to take
rest Of one or two years.
This piece Of news has created quite
sensation in Helena. Col Broadwater
suddenly took his departure for ST. Paul
last night over the Northern Pacific, which
indicates that he is in a hurry to get
there.
Your correspondent learns from Gov.
Hauser that he will leave for New YORK IN
few days to meet the directors OF the
Northern Pacific, when final action will
be taken on the question of building the
Billings & Fort Benton railroad. There
Is no longer any doubt on the subject
The branch to Benton will be built and
Gov. Hauser will no doubt have the con-
struction under his control.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
A TOUGH LOT.
Franks of Some Raw Recruits Sent to Capt.
Harris in the Park.

LIVINGSTON, August 29.-A batch of
sixteen recruits was recently sent from
Fort Keogh to Capt Harris at the Nam
moth Hot Springs. They have turned
out to be about as tough gang as were
ever together. Six of them are now IN
the guard house for quite serious offenses.
Three have deserted within the past few
days One was shipped back to Fort
Keogh last week to be court martialed for
some serious military offense. Yesterday
one of them got drunk and attempted to
run the hotel at the springs, refusing to
obey the officer, and was only forced into
camp at the muzzle of six-shooter.
TO CAP THE CLIMAX
to-day one of them went down to Gardl-
ner, and while there he requested to see
the remains of lady, Mrs. Metcalf, who
died yesterday. While in the room he
stole a satchel, a gold watch and some
money. The things we're missed by par
ties in the house of mourning, who instl-
tuted a search The fellow was found
but he had hidden his ill-gotten goods.
A few determined men took him out, ad-
iusted a moose about his neck and hung
him up until he was forced to confess the
whereabouts of the goods. It took sew
eral severe jerks to make him tell all, but
he finally did, He was then turned over
to Capt. Harris for military discipline
more dead than alive. Regrets are freely
expressed that he was not hanged to the
finish of his miserable life.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
A Skipper Caught.

Deputy Sheriff Al Rowe left on Satur-
days train for Helena, for the purpose
of bringing back to this city one Albert
Bush, who is wanted here upon. charge
of theft Bush, as many of our citizens
will remember, came here first as lover
of frail denizen Of st. John street, and
afterwards occupied a position as bar
tender at the White Elephant saloon. He
was employed by G. A. Powell, the propri-
etor, July I'd, and discharged July 9Th.
At the time Of Bush's discharge Mr.. Pow
ell neglected to change the combination
Of the money drawer, and day or SO after
while asleep in chair, he was awakened
by noise, and upon looking up discov-
cred Bush in the act Of shutting the
drawer. Bush skipped off, and upon ex-
animation it was found that the drawer
had been robbed of $50. Bush was ar
rested at the time, and promised if not
prosecuted he would make the amount
good. which he has thus far failed to do
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Chinese Celebration.

Friday night about 11:30 o'clock the at
tention of several Of our citizens who
were returning from the club was directed
to the rear yard Of the log building on the
corner of Main and st. John streets,
where the members of the Chinese lodge
of Free Masons were holding their annual
meeting. Eighteen Chinese candles stand
ing in a row on the ground were brightly
burning. About the same number OF
Cinnamon we're grouped together and an
elegant lunch spread before them. The
speaker Of the occasion was attired in a
loose fitting garb with red handkerchief
tied around his head. He was IN the at
titude of prayer, which seemed to affect
deeply his Chinese hearers, but had very
little effect upon his Chinese audience.
We were informed by All Brownie, late
Of the Conservatory saloon, that many OF
the Cinnamon were "alle samee Melica
man-Flee Masons," and that they held
their annual celebration on the night OF
the 31st of August
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Eighteen Outlaws Killed.

KANSAS Cry, September "a report
has reached here that battle was fought
in No Mans Land last week between IS
horse thieves and a force of fifty Colorado
settlers, and that all of the outlaws We're
killed. together with three of the yigi-
lantes. Several days ago a gang of des-
peradoes invaded Southern Colorado, and
stole a number of horses, after which they
fled to the neutral strip. The settlers or
ganized force to pursue them, and it is
supposed the above fight was the result.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05

horses upon the streets, my boys. Tt is
no unusual thing to see three of four Of
them mounted upon ponies going at full
speed through portions of the city, en-
dangering not only their own lives but
those of others who may bein their paths.
The practice is a most reprehenslble one,
and should be stopped, and that, too, be-
fore some boy is thrown from his horse and
killed, or a child run over and stamped to
death.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Must Redeem Them.

CRY OF MEXICO, September "a dis
patch from Oaxaca says the merchants
there having refused to receive money
worn by use, have thus provoked q riot,
which was quelled by the military. The
government ordered the banks to redeem
the worn coins.
General Carlos Diaz Gulerrey has been
unanimously reelected governor of San
Louis Potosi.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
HELENA KICKING.
The Mail Service Between Benton and Hele-
ma the Cause.

special to the River Press.
HELENA, August 30.-There IS much
complaint in Helena relative to the mail
service between Fort Benton and this
place. Postmaster Curtis says the fault
rests either in the Great Falls postofhce
or with the Manitoba & Montana Central.
Mail inspectors have tried to locate the
trouble, but if they have done so the fact
has not been made public.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Indians Signing.

Sr. PAUL, September 3.-A Grow creek,
Oak, special to the Pioneer Press says:
The council yesterday evening was an ex-
citing one and finally resulted in securing
nearly 100 signatures.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Done Up to the Queens Taste.

About eight days ago, as near as we can
understand, the Miner live stock com
pany commenced with their individual
outfit to gather the present shipment OF
their beef, which was crossed over the
river Saturday morning and loaded, and
was shipped that afternoon. Mr.. Sullivan,
their foreman, it seems, knew the cattle
by their fiesh-marks, knew where they
ranged, and new exactly how to get them
together AS mentioned in our yester-
days issue, the shipper had ordered hay
provided on the cars, and as they can be
watered on the cars, there was nothing
left undone but to have them inspected
here to prevent any delay at the Mime
sofa transfer, which was also done. This
strikes us as a business transaction which
has been all the way through done up to
the queens taste.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
1t Wouldn't Hurt a Great Fallsite.

BILLINGS, September 8. Ben. Hogan, a
ranchman who lives three miles from
here, while handling horse to-day, was
kicked in the jaw, peeling the flesh from
the iawbone for four inches from the
point of the chin, necessitating taking
nine stitches to close the wound, which is
Of serious nature, although no bones are
broken
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
The Agreement Goes.

WINNIPEG, September 3-The govern
ment has ratified the agreement with the
Northern Pacific railroad by vote Of q
to ten, five supporters Of the government
being among the minority. The North
ern Pacific will push the work with all
possible speed.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Fatal Oil Explosion.

TOLEDO, September 3.-A special from
Cygnet, Ohio, says $4,000 barrel tank of
oil exploded and that the oil was spattered
in all directions, killing two persons and
iniuring a number of others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
THE MANITOBA SHUT OUT.

The bill respecting the agreement be-
tween the Northern Pacific railway and
the Manitoba government was read a sec
ond time in the legislature this morning
and carried by vote of p to 16 This
settles the bargain and shuts out the pro-
posals made by the Manitoba road.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
Goss, the Sheep Herder.

Mr. Hobbins, of the firm of Hobbins &5
Heffernan, wool growers of Choteau, has
been in the city since Sunday last. Mr..
Hobbins, when asked by a reporter if any
light had yet been thrown upon the
whereabouts Of J. v Goss, the sheep
herder who mysteriously disappeared from
Richter & Hunts old place on the Teton
one Sunday night in the latter part of
July, said: Eyes; we received a letter
from him last week from Livingston, re-
questing us to send his effects and what
ever was due him to that place, but he
did not assign any reason for his leaving
SO suddenly or say what he was doing
Mr.. Hobbins further said that he did
not care to say any more upon the subject
than to relieve the minds of the public of
the doubt of his existence.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05

IT is now in order for the democrats of
Benton to organize club. There is
strength in union, and unanimity of ae-
ton is most effectively reached by thor
ough organization of the members Of a
party. A properly organized club votes
as one man on election day, and it is that
kind of voting which counts.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1888-09-05
NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS.
They Nominate State Ticket and hnoorse
the National Democratic Platform.

LINCOLN, Neb., August 29.-The demo
cratic state convention met at 3 o'clock
this afternoon and placed in nomination
the following ticket: For governor, John
McShane, of Omaha, the present demo-
cratic congressman from the first district;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Frank Folda, of Col
fax; treasurer, John M. Patterson, OF cass;
auditor of public accounts, W. A. Pointer
of Boone: attorney general, w. Il. Mum
ger, of Dodge.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform adopted heartily approves
the platform of the national democratlc
convention at St Louis, and endorses the
names of Cleveland and Thurman, ap-
proves the course of representative John
A. McShane, the democratic representa-
i've from the first district in congress-
condemns the republican party OF Ne