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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
10 Protect Fair Visitors

ST. LOUIS, Sept. .l.-- Visitors "a
this city The next two years are going
70 be protected from the operations oi
crooks and confidence men. A society
has been organized among the reput.
able citizens, which is called the
WORLDS Fair Protective association.
for the purpose Of furnishing all
strangers with information relating to
tho city and To the worlds fair.
The idea Of organizing such . 50.
ciety originated With former Coroner
Walter j. Wait, who says that lis ex.
pericnce during his two terms ia the
service Of the city gave him the oppor.
tunity vi observing how frequently
strangers fall in the hands Of design.
ing men TO le robbed and even mur.
Aercd.
The mcmher> OF the Worlds Fair
Protective association will wear u
badge. conspic"ohsly displayed, and
visitor, To the city or to the cxpOsi.
tion will only need To be on The look.
Out for the badges 10 order 10 be- sure
tha, they arc in tho hands 81 trust.
worthy persons.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Claims Tits to hot springs.

WASHiNGTUN, Sept. ly.-The uuitea
States has held un1ispu,ed possession
of the government reservation at Hot
Springs. Ark, for nearly hundred
years, but is now called upon to dc.
fcnd its title against ti.e claims OF a
score or more OF the heit, Of French
soldier. The claim runs back to the
timc Of Louis XVI vito is alleged 10
have made y grant 70 = soldier named
Nil!iott, oi Y square league VI land in
the French territory, ~hich wa after.
ward conveyed 10 the United states il
The Louisiana purchase.
Attorney, for the claimants state
that their petition will reclte ut great
length the historical transition of Hot
Springs from the period Of Louis XVI.
tO the present day. 1t will then he
disclosed how the present claimants
became aware OF ;heir ownership, and
Incidentally they will W. called upon
70 show how they know they are dcs.
cended from the French soldier, whose
name Is said 10 be Villiolt. but who
appears not TO have been considered
at the time OF the Louisiana purchase.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Queen Lii Wants Compensation.

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. lS.--The
claim Of ex.Quccn Liliuokalani for the
crown lands taken frOrn her at the
time Of the overthrow Of the Hawaiian
monarchy has been presented to the
senate committee on Hawaiian affairs
by Judge Humphreys. The papers re-
open the old question whether the Ha.
waiian monarchy was overturned with
the assistance Of American troops;
charging that the vcvolt against the
ex-queen was aided, abetted and as
sisted by the minister pleuipotentiary
Of tho United States. -4
The queen asks that she he paid for
]ler lands. which she values at $50, 600, !.
ooO. The senators composing the com.
tnittee have also listened to state.
anen: from Humphreys in which the
territorial administration was at
tackled, and Humphreys announced
that he would present statement: con.
Gaining charges against the adminis.
.ratiOn
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Tyainmen Will Aid strikers.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. lS.-Eyery
union empIoye og the great anthracite
carrying railways is preparing to
strike In sympathy with the miners il
the operators attempt to reopen their
mines with non.union men and ship
the output to the markets.
Organized labor Of the United States
is preparing to join the miners cause.
The leaders declare that il the oper.
ators succeed in breaking the anthra.
cite strike, unionism in the United
States will be dealt severe blow.
The trainmen, photographers, tiremen,
brakemen and yard hands are not
ready to strike out Of mere sympathy,
but they declare they will not aid the
operators in breaking the coal strike
by hauling the products of aon.union
labor to the markets
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
post Offisc building Collapsed.

ST. PAUL, Sept. l6.-A special to
the Pioneer Press from Minot, N. d.,
says the postoffice building collapsed
this afternoon and is a total wreck
County Treasurer John Lynch and N.
Davis, . prominent attorney, wr,e
seriously injured, aud about fifteen
people, who were in the building a. The
time of the collapse, arc believed W be
buried ID the ruins.
The bricks had hardly stopped
falling before citizens commenced the
work Of clearing away the debris. SO
far no bodies have been found, and it
is impossible to tell who are ia the
ruins. The loss on the building is
estima mated at 1000, while the govern.
ment's loss Is not known. The mail
is ia bad condition aud il will l,e sev.
|eral days before the damage to II can
w estimated.
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Abandons sixteen to One

KANSAS Cry, Sept. II. - Sen at0r
y. Nj. Cockrell opened his democratic
campaign In Missouri here yesterds sy.
Afte, expressing his loyalty to the
principles OF free silver. the senator
showed how the abnormal increase in
gold production and GOLD imports
have resulted in increase of the per
capita circulation from $2l.l0 July.
1898. to $28 July I, 1902. and then
added: 1.-THE effect Of this increase Ia
the volume Of the money has been pre-
cisely what We bimetallists claimed
would be the result Of the increase Of
the moucy by the frse coinage Of sill.
yer, and fully sustains the Quantita.
tive theory Of money. With this in.
creased volume OF money prices have
risen. industries have revived and
prosperity has been brought in. A
long as these conditions and circum.
stances exist, it Is neither wise nor il.
dictOus nor for the best interests Of the
people and country q urge the restor-
alton of the free coinage 81 silver
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iiarysy i.ogau's Iriai Is set.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Sept. 10. The
cases against Harvey Logan. the Mon.
tana bandit and train robber, will al!
he tried in the federal court in this
city Nov. II. Before ADJOURNMENT of
the session Of the federal court this
Afternoon. Judge Clark called spe.
ciai session Of the court 70 begin on
the foregoing date, al which :ime he
said he would try the cases. Logan
has been re.indicied. the original
cases having been qua,hed, aud in tie
new indictment there are nineteen
counts ia which the maa i. charged
with violating the internal revenue
laws. Logan believes he will he freed
despite the fac. that he - Que o: The
worst men in the coun.ry aul wiki, a
record OF six men killed.
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New York Murderer Arrested.

DEEnY, Conn.,, Sept. ::::::.- William
Hooper Young, for whom the police OF
New York have been searching, ia
connection with the murder OF Mrs.
Annie Nelson Pulitzer, is under or.
rest in Derby. He was arrested by
the local authorities aud fully identi-
fed tonight. He ha, decided to re.
turn to New York without requtsition
papers.
In the guise OF u tramp Young had
been wandering around the country
for several days, when he wa, arrest.
cd 10y the Derby police on suspicion.
Although his description rrespond.
ed closely with that sent oat by the
New Yord officers, the prisoner Ut first
stoutly deaied any connection with the
murder. and even when he was con-
frontcd with man who was formerly
. workman With him, he still denied
his identity. But tonight. upon the
arrival oi man with whou he was
int!M ately acquainted, the prisoner
admitted that he is William Hooper
Young. He will he taken to New
York probably tomorrow.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Another Boxcr Uprising

WAsHINGToN, Sept. lS.--ChinA is
on the verge Of another boxer upris.
ing which may equal that of 1900, nc.
cOrding to advices received at the
state departments frou. Minister Goa.
ger. The troubles appear to arise
principally from extortionate taxa.
tlon, combined with resentment agaius,
the presence Of missionaries. .hus
justifying the judgment Of the depart.
ment OF state which pointed oas TO the
powers that the demand for excessive
indemnities would result in serious in.
sernal troubles in China. Mr.. Con.er
reports serious anti foreigu riots in
the province Of SEE Chuau. in which q
number Of Christians had been mas.
sacred aad chapels destroyed.
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Resists British Authority


PEEVols1A. Sept. IS. - The S~azi
king is assembling force TO drive
out the British who have recently i'm.
migrated into his country and are
prospecting for mines. The Swat
king refuses to recognize the right OF
the British to claim authority over
them as former subjects Of the Trans.
vaal and declare that the fall Of the
Transvaal leaves them independent.
1t is feared that trouble will be en.
countered in compelling them to ac.
cept British sovereignty. Swaziland
is native state, formerly under Boer
protection, but with king OF its own
and governed according 70 its own
customs.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Over One Hundred Victims.

BlEMINGHA1, Ala. Sept. 2l.-This
was day OF funerals in Birmingha am.
the remains Of thirty.eigbt victims Of
the panic in Shiloh church being in-
tered in the various cemeteries for
negroes In the city. All the negro
churches were crowded. and the ma.
ture of the southern negro was wrought
to high pitch by the eulogisttc SER
mons over the dead bodies at the var
iOus churches.
The death list is now known 10 mum.
Der los. and most OF these h ave not been
inferred. The police assert that in
addition at least five bodies were
taken to priv ate houses. This would
swell the sum to ITO. In nearly all OF
the churches for whites, sums were
raised today to assist the negroes,
who are unable to give their dead
proper burial, and fund aggregating
$500 has just been accumulated.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
\ Successful .Airship.

IONlnN. Sept. 10. stanley Spencer,
the acronant. has been cruisin. above
London and its vicinity th:, afternoon
in u s,eerabc airship of his own con.
s.ruction. lie started from the Grys.
tai alace, sailed over ST. Paul'.. went
as far a. Eaton, circlcd abuy. that
suburb. thence he altered his. coarse ia
u nor,bca-terly direction ana sailed
we'll against the wind in the direction
of Harrow.
The motive power of Spencer. MA.
chine i, petroleum motor ui al,u.l,
thirty horse power ami the machinery
i, controlled by electric buttons. TIE
extreme speed Of the new ar>hip in
calm weather is about fifteen miles au
hour. The machine contain. only one
person and the cn,irc weigh, is abou,
6tD poauds. The special features of
the at-i.ip are devices to avoid PITCH
in. aro dipping.
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couIn NOT REACH THE POLE.
pcary Expedition Returns From Arctis
Region After Unsuccessful Trip.

SYDNEY, n. S., Sept. ls.-The
Feary Arctic clubs relief steamer
Windward, with Lieut.. Robt. +. Peary
on board, arrived at North Sydney
this morning from Greenland. Lieut..
Peary did not succeed in reaching the
pole, but he announces that he made
important discoveries. When Peary
stepped from the Windward to the
wharf no one would suppose that he
had just braved the rigid winters ia
the Arctic. His face was bronzed, bu,
he looked the picture Of health.
Peary recovered and brought back
the instruments and library aban-
doned by the Greeley expedition. He
also brought numerous and rare spec.
linens of natural history. He says he
feels certain that the pole can be
reached, and, furthermore, that if he
were man OF independent means he
would persevere until he succeeded.
The most northerly point reached was
81 degrees, IL minutes In latitude
northwest OF Cape Hecla. Lieutenant
Peary says that the pole can be
reached from Franz Josefland and
from Grantland. in latitude s; de.
grees. ii winter quarters are estab.
lished as far north as possible. He
says he would as soon winter at Cape
Hecla as at Sabine Or Etah.
sIsle. "A n,,.1 -, <,un.,~ :..1.a..
many cases of relics from the north
and u number Of live animals for Cen.
trail park. NeM York City.
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Mus, Pa, Cos, "f War.

LONDON, Sept. :l.--Thc Daily Mail
says the government has decided that
the new South African colonies are to
be repaired to pay 5000, ,lNIO. 900 toward
the cost Of the South African war.
The col"nic. are, however. tu be al.
lowed ample time ia which to make
this payment: it will not he collected
until the extension uf trade and ex.
pansion OF revenue permits. Cuuse.
qncnlly, the loan will no, l,e floatcd
io, two or three years. Mining profits
will probably he taxed 10 per cent
NOR. than they were before the war,
and money will also tie obtained by
srantin. all kinds OF concessions.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Mnrderer Kcsi.ts liams,uam.

New NOi:l, Sept. l9.--l'c,er Herlia
was hanged in the county lail at Hack.
ensack, N. J., today for the murder of
Barney kauter, butcher. Before
his execution was accomplished, Her.
lia made a desperate fight. When two
depasy sherifIs approached him to
strap his a,tn>, he suddenly tore on
Two brass brackets or the side Of his
cell aud ieap.d over partition. lie
then tore OIL u piece Ut lead pipe, and
crouchin. in u corner, shouted tn ut he.
would brain any one that came near
him.
By this time the Jail was il AN up.
roar. The sheriff and his depu,ic,
were at first puzzled as to how to deal
with the murderer aud siisarm him. IL
was tiua!ls decided to turn "a hose un
him. 1hi. was done, and u. Herlia
put up his hands 10 wutd oil the wa.
Ter from striking him in the face. u
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
PREPARING FOR IRRIGATION.
Prof Neweli speaks Of Work That Will
POpulate Arid Region.

WASHINGTON. Sept. l9.-Prof. +.
F. Newell, chief engineer in charge Of
the reclaia!ny vi the arid lands. nn.
de- the Interior department. has ~.
turned to Washington from an *.
tended tour through the region to bs.
irrig ated. He is enthusiastic over the
prospects OF the development OF mil
lions of acre. OF land that i nov use.
less.
l'h- fund provided for the work is
derived from this sale OF public lands,
under the bill introduced aud fathereu
hn Representative Newlands of Nevu.
da, and nov amounts to about IS, ,OOu,.
OOD. The constructed of rezervo oirs
and canals i 10 begin at once Con.
ceruing tnc wort, Professor Newell
says:
1--WE have organized field experts ia
thirteen states aud three territories,
and the rcsul. uf the examinations
aud surveys will be submitted TO the
secretary OF the interior for transmit
tai to congress in December. The
land to be reclaimed is now worthless,
bat water provided by storage at Il
cost of SlO or Sl5 IN acre, it will he
ultimately worth from, $40 TO 500 an
acre. The laud is TO be disposed Of
in small tracts 70 actual settlers at tie
actual cost of rcclaimin..
By the provisions Of the Newlan
bill the fund for irrigation purposes
will steadily increase. Prof. Newell
Oct. l. He will deliver an address at
meeting Of irrigationists TO bc held
in Denver in October.
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TNAMp,.En TO DEATH.
Cry Of "firs' Causes Stamrede iM Which
Many are Killed.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Sept. le.-ln an
awful crush of humanity caused by a
stampede ia Shiluh Negro Baptist
church, tonight. between Il, and 20
persons were killed and As many more.
seriously injured.
Jus: "a Booker I. Washington con.
eluded his address, Judge Billion, u
negro lawyer from Baltimore, became
engaged ia an altercation with the
choir leaucr concerning an unoccup pied
seat. aud i. is said blow was struck.
Someone in the choir eries, eight. !"
Misiaking the word slight for fire,
quickly the congregation rose en-
mnsse and started for the door. One
Of the ministers quickly mounted the
rostr.m aud admonished the people TO
keep quiet. He repeated the word
.'auiet' several times. and motiuned
to his hearers tn bc seated. Bat the
excited congregation mistouk the word
s'quiet" for fire and renewed their
struggle 10 reach the door. Men and
women crawled over benches aud
fought their way Into the aisleS, and
thosn who fell were trampled under
foot The ninistcr> tried again aud
again 70 stop the stampede, but no
pow,.l "a earth apparently could stay
the stragyling, tigh,ing mas. of hu.
manity. The screams o: the women
aud children added " the horror Of
the scena. aud through mere fright
many person, tainted. ant, as they fell
to the iloor they were crushed to
dc a,il
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Fined for Refusing to Strike.

KANSAS Cry, Sept. Il. j ames Nc
Carrick, former president Of the Boil.
ermakcrs' union. OF Kansas City.
Kan. has been fined $500 by his
former co-workers for refusing to walk
out when the order came for the strike
81 The Cnion Pacific employees.
It i said 10 bc the largest line ever
imposed 90 rccalcitrant by labor
organization. McCarricls has been ia
the employ Of the Union Pacific com.
pany for thirty years. Recently the
local union tried the former members
who did not strike, and besides Nc.
Carri.k, others were fined sans aver.
aging $500 each.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
Money for harvesting Expenses.

CHICAGO, Sept. lS..-Chicagu banks
are shipping from 81, 500, 800 to s., ,O0O.-
900 daily to the country banks OF the
north and northwest anu south and
southwest sections of the country TO
meet the demand Of the farmers for
actual currency to pay the expenses of
harvesting and markct;n. the grain
crop. The movement il ia excess of
last year. shipments, although the
harvesting season - far from being
over, 1t is estimated that over s67..
MU,OOO will have been supplied by
Chicago banks in bills OF s., SO and
s:O denominations 10 the farmers of
the Mississippi valley before the
crops are all put away for the sea.
son.
This large amount Ut money is not
considered an indication OF abnormal
conditions by local bankers. who have
kept closely in touch with the situa.
tion. Some Of them stated tina. for she
first time in four or i've years the
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-24
STkIkEKs WILL. NOT YtEi.n.
Coal Miners refuse to Accept term. sub.
United by Operators.

WlLkEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. O.-lhe
nineteenth week OF the miners strike
ended today. and still there il no set.
t!emcnt in sight. Disintercsted par.
tics now believe that the miners strike
history will repeat itself. and that the
present struggle will go to the six
months limit, Us the big strike Of 1871.
Al the present time both sides are evil
IDENTIFY as determined as ever, and all
prospects Of ending the strike immedi.
ately having failed, the people are set.
tling to the belief that the battle must
be fought 10 q finish.
Ia this city Judge Whalen admin.
is,ered sharp rebukc to those who
have been guilty OF calling people
scabs. The lawlessness that has been
prevailing OF late must stop, and those
guilty OF calling other people scabs
viii he punished.
Local operators, in answer to a
statement alleged 10 have been made
by President Mitchell, that there was
only one mine in operation in the
strike regiunthe Oxford at Scranton
state that there are a dozen mines and
wa>heries ia operation in the Wyo.
ming and I.ackawanna districts and
the Schuylkill region, and that the out
pu, OF coal Is increasing daily.
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\ I'acki": iiuus. Merger.

OMAHA, Sept. 2l.-Wha. i. pre-.
suned to h~ preparations for the
.ne:Igx'n. Of packing house interests
will begin at the South Omaha pack.
in. houses tomorrow in the way Of
taking inventories Of stocks aud other
properties. One of the largest com.
panes paid their men in advance last
week, aud it has sent out u circular
instructin" agents to settle claims aud
take inventories durin. the coming
week. The same work i under way
in some OF the other larger houses.
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Jot Tor Kim: ct Eorssr>.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. l9.-Charles
Becker. the king .: fur.er.. who is
nov IN San Qucntiu prison, has been
offered u GOOD position in = Chicago
bank when his term Of Imprisonment
expires. His cf1ice will Le that Of AN
expert ia the bank. and his duties will
be to- pass upon the gcnuinenc.s Of the
pale. tha, may To-. lMesen,cd that the
regular check clerks are IA doubt
about. He ha. l*.cn offered Il salary
Of $500 month.
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l.ostom Wool Market.

BOSTON, sept. ~ The Commercial
Bulle,in will say in ,omorrow's re.
port On the wool trade in the United
States:
The demand has been better and
su'e, are larger. Leading mills have
BEEN on tho market for linc i,el M,
aud other fleeves, the advance at Lon.
don making them still cheaper than
competing foreign woods. Territory
sold freely at fall prices and the whole
tone Of the market i, ,trung, but 40
advance has followed the i'nprovenen,
abroad.
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wyoming. Wool Crop.

CAANENNE. Wyo., Sept. -. h..
state board OF sheep commissioners.
has compiled = repor. showing the
total number OF sheep in the state On
July las, 10 be 6, ia AS, q con- iuer.
able increase over las, year. The.
average weight of t1eeces i. given u,
= pounds, while the average shrink.
age of the wool i. Is per cent. a.
against d, per cent. for last season.
The wool clip for Me yea. amonu.t.l
to 5., 96.;, 1856 pounds, au incr-as,: of
:, ,NW. coo poaad, over l.Al.
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steel saws Tor Logan.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 3O.-A
box Intended for Harvey logan, the
alleged Montana train robber, in jail
here. was intercepted by the sheriff to-
day. The box contained several pack.
ages OF tobacco aud six cob pipes with
long stems. Over the mouths OF the
pipes we're seals. These were broken
BY the sheriff. who found . steel saw
twenty two inches long ia each pipe.
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Confessed to rour Murders.

SEATTLE, Sept. IA special to
the Times from Dawson says: Peter
Fournier has made a full and detailed
confession Of four murders. He ad.
nits he abettcd Ed. Labelle in killing
Constantine, Beaudoin and Bouthi.
lette, but says Labelle uid all the
shooting. lu July. on the Ame. lean
side. 10 sniles above Circle City, they
shot Gilbert Dufor. robbed him Of
800, weighted his body with stones
and threw it in the river. The last
nurdcr was never known or suspected
until confessed 10 yesterday.
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ttail> from Ger,,:.,,N.

OAKLAND, CAL. Sept. 2.l.The
Southern Pacific company is prcpar.
in. to receive 10000 tons of steel rails
from Germany. THE rails are expect.
ed to arrive within the next several
days. The reason for tho order being
placed in Germany is tha, the foun.
dries Of America are too busy TO &C.
commoda.c tine enormous deu.ana for
material.
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deputy sheriff leaped over aud
grasred the haua Of the murderer
ia which was the lead pipe. Other
dcpa.ie> quickly rushed in. Herlia
wa. tiually oyerpowered and securely
strapped. He was :hen placed ia a
| chair and carried 20 the gallows. He
was lifted from the chair aud the
nooss qaic'sly adjusted about his
neck.
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\ Mig Irrigation Project.

COLUMBUS. Eeb.. Sept. oooo.- The Ne.
braska Central Irrigation company
has completed arrangements for the
construction Of y d, ,000. 600 power and
Irrigation canal and the work Of
buildin. i, will begin soon. The CO.
nal will divert the water Of the Loup
river from point near West Poiot
through the canal to an immense res.
ersoir near this city. From this res.
ervOir the water will have fall OF
ninety feet with an outlet into the
Platte river, and besides furnishing
10000 horsepower. will irriga,e sever
al thousand acres Of luod.