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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-09
Mems
SuSpenderS.
No man needs to
hitch his trousers
II :

string and a rusty nail, with good
comfortable braces at these prices.
We've set out to make this a week
memorable for suspender selling.
100 Dozen Mems good strong,
heavy web SuspenderS, will not
rust or pull off buttons; worth Soc,
special at 25c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-09

Mems unlaundried white Shirts, made
of the famous Wamsutta Muslin, pure lin
en- bosom and cuffs, regularly 75c Mon
day and Tuesday at 48c
Klinert's hookon corset hose support
ers, assorted colors at 25c.
200 Pieces black Satin back Velvet
Ribbons; No. Us, regular CSC. Monday
and Tuesday at sc per bolt.
10 dozen Ladies Fancy Carriers, made
of fine webbing, fancy rufies, regular SOC,
Monday and Tuesday at 25c pair.
Large shipment of all the new novel
ties IN Belts received last week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-03-09

You'll find these
night shirts very
much to your lik-
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Big Colonization Scheme.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2t.-Chicago men are
negotiating for the purch hase of 1000, .
600 acres of laud in the new Ontario
region in Canada for colonization
purposes. The vast tract is said to be
particularly rich in forests and wide
stretches Of fine agricultural land and
is being rapidly settled.
1t is 100 miles long by thirty miles
wide and comprises eighty townships.
The plan is to transport 10, 600 Ameri
cans to settle the region. Former
Judge w. T. UT Of Chicago and w.
+. Egan Of Rock island are engineer
ing the deal. 1t is said they have
81, 900, 900 Of United States capital be.
hind them. According to present
plans, from 81 900, 900 to So 600, 900 of
this will be spent at the start in dcvel-
oping the country and establishing
towns and transportation lines.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
and 100 will continue the trip to San
francisco. TO San Francisco was
consigned 5000, 500 OF the treasure.
Preacher ncnounccs Politicians.

CHICAGO, Oct. 2t.-rhe political
parties We're scored at meeting here
tonight Of the Chicago Episcopal So
cietV by Samuel NJ. Jones, the sc olden
kuIe> mayor of Toledo. He charac-
terlzed the whole party system as
'chiIuish, Immature aud inbecile.
Ooe Of his sentences that called
forth applause was spoken while he re.
ferred to the action of President Roose-
welt in bringing about the settlement
Of the coal strike.
The president became more than a
president, he became a man., he said i.
"The coal strike in 1902 will be found
in the future to have made the largest
cOntri button to the cause of human
liberty Of anything since Lincoln
signed the emancipation procIama-
ton, is the way Alr. Jones summed
up the coal strike.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
DR.. CayleS is Dead.

BUTTE, Oct. 24.-Dr. Henry A. Cay.
ley is dead. The bullet which inflicted
the wound week ago Sunday morn
ing in the apartments of J. w. Kelley,
in Broadway rooming house, have
proved fatal. AT St. James hospital
at $40 O'Clock this morning, DR.. Cay
ley breathed his last. The end came
peacefully, as DR.. Cayley was uncon.
scious. He had been in that condi.
tion almost constantly since Thursd av
morning.
At an autopsy held on the body of
DR.. Cayley this noon by Drs. Turner
and Hanson, at the Montana under.
taking rooms, the course aud location
of the bullet which caused his death
was ascertained. The autopsy de.
veloped the fact that DR.. Cayley was
without doubt in bed when the shot
was fired and that the revolver was
aimed at right angles to the shoulder
of the deceased. The doctors who
performed the autopsy refused to dis
cuss what they found and denied re.
porters the privilege of being present
J. w. Kelley, who has been confined
in the Silver Bow county all since
the 10th, will have his hearing in the
district court next week Kelley has
had nothing to say about the affair
since he surrendered to the police af-
ter the shooting.
NJ adam LaBonte, who was the only
witness to the shooting, disappeared
from Butte Immediately after the af.
fair. She was traced to Seattle and
from there nothing more could be
learned of her
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Immense Forest Reserves,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Approxi.
nately 5000, 900 acres of land in north.
ern California were provisional ally
withdrawn from the public land area
for the creation of forest reserves un.
der orders issued today by Commits
sioner Herm ann of the general land
office. These orders were issued by
the secretary of the interior. The
segreg alton of these tracts was recon.
mended after investig alton by the gem
eral surveyor. A further survey will
be made, pending which the final or.
ders establishing the reservation are
deferred.
On these lands an immense rush re-.
Gently has been made for timber land
by spectators, and complaints have
been numerous from men who settled
under the mining laws that others
were locating mining claims under the
forest lieu land selections, claiming
the lands on which these mineral loca.
tions had been made were not mineral
in character.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
MINES IN OPERATION,
Strike Commissioners May Not Reach /,
Decision Before Christmas.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-All MEM
bers Of the arbitration commission to
investigate and report on the condi-
tions existing in the anthracite region
Of Pennsylvania have arrived, prep
aratory to the initial meeting OF the
commission tomorrow. Justice Gray
Of Delaware, in an interview tonight,
expressed the hope that the commits
sion would complete its duties before
Christmas.
WILkESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 23.--Re-
ports from the anthracite region show
that about 81 per cent of the mines are
in operation today. The colieries in
the Lackawana region are in better
shape for working than those in any
other part Of the region. The collier
les in the Wyoming region with a
small output are in good shape, being
free from gas and water, but the large
mines are still Eanpered by water.
The same condition of affairs exists
in the Lehigh region.
AIl buC u1lue5 Ill OpetdtlOu Will De
short in their normal output today,
but by tomorrow it is expected almost
the full output will be reached. AZ
ter such long spell of idleness the
miners and laborers are ''soft,' and
not capable of doing as hard a days
work as when they are "seasoned. -
Reports are coming in from all over
the mining region that many engin-
eers, firemen, pumpmen, carpenters
and company hands have failed to get
their places back. The old employees
are faring better with the individua al
companies than with the large com
panies.
A deleg alton of carpenters made up
of employees from many collieries in
the Wyoming region called at Presi-
dent Mitchel's headquarters at noon
and laid their grievances before him.
They said miners and laborers had no
trouble in getting work, but other en-
ployes holding good paying positions
before they went on strike generally
found their places filled with other
men, and the mine superintendents
said there would be no change for the
present. MIR. Mitchell advised his
callers to be patient and await devel.
Opments the next few days.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Canal Title Approved.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 ATTORNEY
General Knox has decided that the
United States should accept the new
Panama Canal company's offer, SUBJ
mitted last spring, for the sale of the
canal for 100000, 900, as 1t would re-
ceive through the parties to the con-
tract d valid and unencumbered title
to the property.
This decision was arrived at after a
thorough and exh austive investigation
into the subject, first by Special At
torncE Chas. w. Russell, and later
by tn': attorney general himself. The
attorney general formally submitted
his report TO President Roosevelt to.
day L makes about three hundred
paLr-.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Fear Il Car Famine .

NEW York, Oct. 27.-Railroad Off
cials declare that the indications of a
car shortage throughout the country
are becoming more and more pro-
nounced and the outlook is causing
no little apprehension. The move.
ment Of general freight, both east and
westbound is reported to be unusual.
ly heavy.
Under normal conditions the rail-
roads would find their facilities
heavily taxed. The termination OF
the coal strike, however, and the re-
sumption of the mining, has resulted
in an abnormal demand for cars of
all kinds suitable to carry coal by the
anthracite roads, and the heavy coal
shipments are expected to severely tax
the hauling power of these lines. ALI
rail grain has not begun to come for
ward to any great extent, but will be-
gin to move in large quantities next
month and then, Judging from al,
present indications the officials de-
clare the lines will meet one of the
greatest car shortages on record.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
STRIKE COMMISSION AT WORK.
President Roosevelt InstructS Them as
To Their Difficult Task,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-The mem-
bers of the strike arbitration commits
sion appointed by President Roose-
welt, met at the White house shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning and went
into conference with the president.
The interview was brief, lasting
scarcely , minutes. The work to be
done by the commission was inform
ally discussed. The president i'm.
pressed upon the commission the inn
portance of expedition and informed
them that he had decided to appoint
two assistants to the recorder to ia
c;litate the work. He then presented
to them their instructions as follows:
by the action you recommend
which the parties in interest have in
advance consented to abide by, you
will endeavor to establish the rela.
tions between the employers and the
wage workers in the anthracite field Is
on just and perm anent basis and as
far as possible, to do away with any
causes for the recurrence of such Diff
ticulties as those which you have been
called on to settle. | submit to you
herewith the published statement of
the operators, following which
amed you as the memb bers of the com.
mission. Mr.. Wright being named
as recorder: also the letter of Mr..
Mitchell. l appoint Mr.. Moseley and
Mr.. Neill as assistants to the record.
err
With the instructions were the state.
ments OF the operators. The members
of the comm ission withdrew in body.
When they left the white house they
declined to comment upon their inter.
view. They went direct to the Office OF
Commissioner Of Labor Wright to
organize and prepare for their work.
The commission went into executive
session at Colonel Wright's Office at
l. O'Clock. Judge Gray was chosen
chairman.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Guaranteed at Browning.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The Indian
bureau today received dispatch from
Major Monteath, of the Blackteet
agency, in Montana, reporting that
about a dozen Cree Indians, among
whom smallpox was prev alent, had
crossed over the line from Canada to
the Blackfeet reservation. 1t added
that they had been placed in Quaran-
tine by the agency authorities and
there was no further danger appre.
hended. The agent wired that some
wild reports were in circulation as a
result of the Crees crossing the inter.
rational bound AIRY line, but that there
was no foundation for them. Stories
about trouble being feared are dis
missed here as being absurd.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Merger Hearing Adjourned.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 23.-The hearing in
this city Of Special Examiner F. G..
Ingersoll, appointed to take testimony
in the suit of the [ nited States against
the Northern Securities company, the
Great Northern railway and the
Northern Pacific railroad. and others
under the sherman antitrust law, was
concluded late this afternoon and an
adjournment taken to New York, No.
vember 10th, next, when the examin a.
tion of several witnesses residing in
or about the city will begin. The
hearing in this city has lasted four
days, Presidents Hill Of the Great
Northern, Harris, OF the Burlington,
and Mellen, of the Northern Pacific,
being the principal witnesses.
Today's witnesses were Colonel
Clough and President Me.lea, ol.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Cannot Refund Ransom.

WICHITA, Kan. Oct. 23.-Miss El.
len Nj. Stone returned here late last
night. In an interview today she said
81 am sorry that it has been adver.
tised that | intend to repay my ran.
som money. The United States gov
ernment will demand indemnity from
Turkey for enough to satisfy it for the
terrible outrage of capturing an
American citizen and holding her in
constant fear of death. With my
friends, I did agree to repay that
which had embarrassed the governors
visited by sickness or trouble, but ii
is utterly impossible to think of my
repaying the entire amount.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Sent to Dead Letter Office

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.--The aunu al
report of the dead letter Office for the
fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, shows
that during the twelve months $500.
35l pieces Of mail matter of all kinds
were received. Of the letters and
parcels opened 50,S59 were found to
contain money to the amount of S4S,.
489, and 5o,914 commercial papers of
all kinds to the value of 81 ,39o, ,926.
The proceeds of the annua. sale of
merchandise matter realized s., 443,
which, with money taken from letters
aggreg ating Sl3 ,SOb, was turned into
the treasury.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
King Edward Attends Church.

LONDON, Oct. 2b.--The last cere.
monies connected with the Inaugural
tlon of the reign Of King Edward VII.
occurred today, when the king, accom-.
led by Queen Alexandra, the prince OF
Wales, and almost all members Of the
royal family, drove to St. Paul's ca
thedral and offered up thanks for the
recovery of his health, which had eu-.
abled him to be crowned. The wealth.
er was rainy and small crowds marked
the royal progress through the me-
tropolis. At Temple Bar, the lord
mayor Of London and the corporation,
in bedraggled robes, met the king and
escorted him to the cathedral. In the
nave of St. Paul's were gathered sew
eral thousand persons, including Pre-
mler Balfour. leading mem bers of the
nobility, almost all the mem bers o.
the cabinet and foreign mbassadors
to Great Britain, among whom was
Mr.. Choate. The Honorable Artillery
company formed an imposing line; the
members wore their BUSHES and car
ried fixed bayonets. Before the SER
vice was over several of the artillery
men had tainted as a result of the
long standing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Religious Fanatics Not Wanted.

VICTORIA, Is. c., Oct. 23.~-The pro.
vincial government has received pe-
tion from the Dounkab bours, Of AS
sinniboine, in the Canadian North.
west, asking that they be allowed to
move to British Columbia, stating
that they are not allowed to practice
their religion as they would wish, for
their religion holds that they must
obey the laws of no country, no laws
other than those of God. The execu.
tive of British Columbia has declined
to entertain the proposition.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Scrip Cannot Be Used in What Was
Formerly Blackfcct Reservation.
Helena Record.

Helena Record.
One Of the most important decisions
handed down this year by the general
land office in ushington, was re-
ceived by the Collins Land company
in Helena. to the effect that none of
the land east Of the Marias and north
Of the Missouri rivers can be entered
upon as lieu selections. This includes
all OF Valley county aud nearly all Of
Choteau county, the latter one Of the
most desirable counties in the state
for filing scrip given in lieu of forest
reserve selections.
AS a basis for the decision the com.
missioner holds that the lands which
were former Indian reservations in
those counties were ceded to the
United States under an agreement tn at
they would only be open to entry as
homestead, desert, mineral and coal
lands.
Many persons have already taken
up much of the land as lieu lands and
thus the decision is Of the utmost i'm.
pOrtance as 4 precedence is estab.
llshed. The news Of the decision of
the commissioner OF the land Office
will come Us 4 thunderbolt upon those
who have already made their selec.
tious there and are in possession of
the land, while it will also seriously
interfere with the plans Of others who
are contemplating taking up land
there wiki forest reserve scrip.
The decision was made upon the til-
ing OF George l.. Ramsey, cashier of
the Union Bank < Trust company, of
an application under the act of June
I, 1897, for lieu selection. The tract
was located one and one-fourth miles
northeast of Judith Ferry, near the
mouth of the Judith river, in Choteau
county, containing eighty acres, in
lieu Of eighty acres within the Sierra
forest reserve in California. A nom
mineral affidavit was filed with the ap.
plication.
1.-The land selected says the decis.
ion, "is part of what was formerly
the Gros Ventre, Piegan, Blood,
Blackfeet and River Grow Indian res.
erv ations, which was ceded to the
United States under the agreement
concluded Dec. 29 and 81 and Jan. 81
and Feb. IL, 1888, which provided as
follows:
"That lands to which the right of
the Indians is extinguished under the
foregoing agreement are part of the
public domain of the United States
and are open to the operation of the
laws regulating homestead entries,
except section 23Ol of the revised
statutes, to entry under the townsite
laws and the laws governing the dis
posal Of coal lands, desert and MINER
al lands, but are not open to entry
under any other laws regulating the
sale or disposal Of the public do
main.'
81. therefore, conclude that the
land affected by the act Of May l,
1888, is not not subject to selection
under the act of June 1, 1897. Ac.
cordingly lieu selection No. ll49 is
held for rejectou.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Many Miners III Work.

WILkESBARRE, Pa, Oct. 27.-There
are more mines in operation in the
anthracite region today than at any
time since May II last, when the strike
began. The Lehigh region continues
to be the barren spot.
Ninety-tive per cent of the mines in
the Wyoming and Lack awanna region
are now in operation and there will be
a large Increase in the output today.
In some Of the mines there are many
difficulties to overcome. Falls are OF
frequent occurrence, and this retards
mining.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Accused OF Grave ROhhins.

INDIANAPOL1s, Ind, Oct. 25.-Prom-
inent physicians of Louisville are
quite likely to be drawn into the sean.
dal connected with the grave robbery
investigation now being conducted
here. Rufus Cautrell, the negro chief
OF ghouls, produced letter today
which duplicates DR.. Edward l.. Da-
Wis, Of Louisville, in the traffic of
closed the nature of the oath which the
faculty of the medical college, it is al
legged, required them to take.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
President Mitchell Gets Il Medal,

w NlLkESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 26.-Pres-
iCeut Mitchell was in conference with
District Presidents Nichols, Duffy
and Fahv for several hours today.
lie outlined his case as he will present
it TO the board Of arbitration in behalf
Of the miners, and the same received
the approval Of the district Presidents.
This afternoon President Mitchell! was
presented with a gold badge and gold
watch by the Polish, Lithuanian and
Slavish members of the United Mine
workers. The badge bears his mono.
gram, 81. NJ, - in diamonds, Just un.
derneath a bar containing pin by
which it is fastened to coat lapel.
Below this is a button Of the United
Mine w orkers Of America, from which
hangs pendant-a tiny pick and
shovel, with aminer slamp in the center,
underneath which is a medallion. The
seal of the organization in the center
is in the form of a breaker boy stand
ing in the midst of bank of coal.
The presentation took place at Pres:-
dent Mitchell's headquarters and a
large crowd listened to the speeches of
presentation and acceptance.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Montana Man Missing.

NEW YORK, oct. 26.-Thc police
have been asked to look for John
Mulvey, owner of three sheep ranches
in Montana. Relatives Of Mulvey to.
day called at police headquarters and
notified the authorities that Mulvey,
who had been in this city for the past
week on a visit, went out on Saturd ay
for u walk and said he would return
in about an hour. When he left the
house where he was staying, he wore
u large diamond scarfpin, a diamond
ring set with rubjes and a large
amount Of money about him. His rel
acives fear he has met with foul play.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
KILLED BY TRAIN ROBDEk.
Northern Pacific Engineer is Murdered
While Resisting Bold Dcspcrudo.

HELENA. Oct. 24.--Train No. , on
the Northern Pacific, known as the
North Coast Limited, east bound, was
held up and robbed three miles east of
Bearmouth early this morning. The
point where the robbery took place is
! about siNty-four miles west of Helena
and at place well adapted for it.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Quinn and Engineer O Neil.
Engineer O'Neil was killed at his
post Of duty. He was shot in the alb
dolnon when he tried to grapple with
the robber who covered him with two
revolvers while in the engine cab.
The fireman had been sent out 20 ex-
tinguish the headlight and was Just
shot. He jumped from the engine as
the shot was fired and hid until the
robbery of the express and mail cars
had been committed.
Only meager description of the
dare devil robber can be obtained.
He IS described as small man, not
over . feet inches in height, aud
weighing less than l6O pounds. He
was heavily masked and wore a pecu-
liarly shaped cap, which pulled down
over his face and neck. The only dis
tlnguishable portion OF his clothing
was a pair Of overalls of d ark color.
A Winchester rifle was slung across
his shoulders and on each side he car
ried a bag. There were several of
these bags and two OF them were
dropped in the mail car after the fall
ure to fill them with valuables.
The robber, or robbers, made little
by the desperate deed. The charge of
dynamite failed to open the safe in
the express car and the postal author.
tiles state that the contents of the
registered packages amounted to but
small sum. Reports are conflicting
as to the number of men engaged in
the robbery. The fireman, mail clerk
and expressman say they saw but one
man who did all the work and all the
shooting. The conductor and passen-
gers insist there were two men at
least engaged in the holdup.
AS an incentive to the officers of the
law to capture the murderer Of Engin.
eer w. H. O'Neil, who met death
while trying to defend the property OF
the Northern Pacific from a desperate
robber, the railroad company has sent
out the following notice:
"The Northern Pacific Railway com.
pany will pay a reward of So, 900 for
the capture and delivery to authori-
ties, dead or alive, of the train rob-
bers who robbed No. this morning.
Should the robbery have been COM
mitted by one man the reward will be
5000 for his capture; if committed by
two men the reward will be 5000 for
the two or So, 800 for either one. If
committed by more than two men the
reward will be $1,000 for the capture
Of all, or -, 900 for the capture of any
Oue.'
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-10-29
Money for Irrigation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l,-1rrig gation
enthusiasts Will be gra,itied TO learn
that there is S.,,.22, .333 TO be applied
on the semiarid regions of the west to
make them blossom. The fund repre-
sents the net proceeds from the sale Of
pUblic lands in the semiarid states
during the last TWO fiscal years, which.
uader the law, can be applied to the
promotion Ot The national irrigation
prUi