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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
British Criminals Increase.

LONDON, Sept. l3.-The reports Of
commissioners of prisons, published
today, show an unprecedented increase
in crime in the United Kingdom
There were II, 1853 more prisoners sen.
fenced to Imprisonment during the
year ending March 81, 1901, than in
the previous year. The commission.
crs find it impossible to assign a spe-
citic cause for the increase, as it is
distributed generally throughout the
country, and they hold out no hope
OF decreasing the average.
The report Of the London county
council, published this week, furnishes
some striking figures indicating the
immensely Of the municipal problem
with which London authorities are
confronted. According to the census
OF 1901, the population Of the admins.
tratiye county Of London was 4,53S,-
54l, while greater London, including.
the Immediately surrounding country,
showed an additional population of
81, ,}0b,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Meat Prices viii BE High.

w WASHlNGTON, Sept T.. j aneS
Wilson, secretary of agriculture, re-
turned today from trip through
Iowa, Nebraska and Indiana. He de-
clared that the people are so much en-
gagged in business affairs that they
have but little spare time to devote to
pol;tlcs. OF the meat problem he
says:
81 do not believe that the price of
meat, however, will ever be as low as
it has been iu the past, for the simple
reason that the American people are
more prosperous than ever before and
are eating moro meat than ever before.
''Howevcr, exceedingly high prices
OF meat will be Il thing of the past as
soon as the present feeders get fat
tened up to beef condition.. Anotl4-
cr thing that will tend to keep the
price Of meat at Il little above the
former low prices is the demand Of
England for our meats
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Investigating the lsOodlcrs.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. William Tam
h}yn, former member Of the house Of
dclcg ates, who was indicted Monday
on two charges OF bribery in conncc-
ton with the passage of the city light
ing bill in 1890, was brought back to-
day from Cleveland, where he had
been for two years. He is one of the
members OF the alleged combine that
j. X. Murrell laid bare in his confess
sion to the grand jury after his return
from Mexico. Tamblyn was locked
up pending au attempt to secure bail.
Circuic Attorney Folk said today
that almost every ono Of the indicted
members Of the house of delegates'
combine had offered to turn states
evidence, but he declined to accept
more than two or three with the prom
Use Of clcmcncy. Before J. X. MUIR
rclI's return and confession the mem.
bcrs OF the combine, MIR. Folk said,
were SO sure Of their position that of.
fcrs of the authorities to take care Of
the informcrs were spurncd.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Rescued From Starvation.

SEATTLE, Sept. ll.-The steamer
Tampico, which arrived in port yes.
s2rday morning from Honolulu,
brought story of the suffering and
EacrOw escape from starvation of the
crew OF the American schooner &. A..
Close, which was sighted in midoceau.
Tho crew Of thirteen persons lived for
e~o weeks on scagulls they managed
- shoot during Gains. The Close
was lhirty-scven days out from San
Pedro. CAL, when sighted, had exper.
fenced bad weather and been blown of
I.er course. The crews wants were
sapp|icd by Captain Amcs of,hc Tam.
!,ico, who also gave them their correct
course.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Iamous Train Rohhcr Captured.

Tucson, Ariz., Sept. l2.-Bert AL
word, the famous train robbcr and
outlaw, surrendered Wcdne ,day TO
Sheriff Lewis. OF Cochisc county, aud
"Billy' Stiles, his old pal, who turned
state evidence and joined in the hunt.
With his right arm shattered by bal.
lets SO that he could not use it, Alvord
decided TO trust to the leniency of the
law. He notified Stiles of his wi,ling-
ness TO surrender, met Lewis near the
line, surrendered, and was brought to
Tucson for safeSeeping. He is charg.
ed with attempting to rob the United
States mails in 1899 and 1900. The
charge OF train robbery. which is a
capital otfense in Arizona, also hangs
over his head.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Land Frauds in Elnthcau.

KAL1srELL, Sept. l4.--Churyes Of
fraudulent entry Of lands in the To-
bacco Plains district have resulted in
all patents being withheld until thor.
ough investigation is had.
There is good timber in that coun.
try and ranchcrs and lnillmcn have
been striking i,inerants to take up
lands under the timber and stone act
and advancing them enough money to
live and prove up on the lands, then
take them over. The snap was given
away recently by a farmer refusing to
take the claim off his agents hands
after proof had been made. The set.
tier wanted to get the money some way
and his timber not being in demand
wrote the department asking for ad-
vice, which was promptly furnished by
4 special agent
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Forest Fires in Wyoming.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Sept. l0.-Gov.
richards has been informed by tele.
phone from Grand Encampuent that
for many miles on the Wyoming- Colo.
rado line north of Pearl, Colo, a
furious forest fire is raging, devastat-
Ing everything in its path.
Every effort to subduc the nanJes
has been without avail ACCORDING
to the the latest reports, there are at
least eighteen serious forest fires burn
ing in Wyoming, to say nothing Of q
number of smaller ones and brush
fires. There arc three fires in southern
Albany county that are destroying
great swaths Of fine pine tmb in the
Medicine Bow range and threatening
mining buttes.
The three fire, in southern Carbon
county, which the government has
been fighting for two weeks, still burn
herce!y. A government. agent with O
large force Of men is on the ground.
but are reported to be making little
progress. Over three hundred square
miles OF timber land is already in
ashes. The largest of the fires is ter.
rifle and nothing the settlers can do
has any effect on its spread.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Prospecting for Anthracite.

BIG TIMBER, Sept. l3.-Anthracitc
coal ha, been found in the Boulder
miuiug district. near the mining camp
of Cunl;x:t. The discovery was made
by Alex. Cooper, a prospec,or, in Il
gulch within Il short distance of the
Milwaukee and Standard mining com.
panic, mines. 1t was in the shape OF
several large Jumps, which had cvi.
dcntiy been broken of from the lead
on the mountain side and slid down
into the bottom Of the gulch. MIR.
Cooper is an old time Moutanian, who
had urvcr seen any anthracite coal
and did not know what was. He put
some OF it On his camp fire and it gave
of bIUc hame and /; high sulphuric
odor. Samples were brought to town,
where they were inspected by several
coal dealers and experts, who pro-
nounrcu The coal the finest quality OF
anthracite. 1t is very hard and ha, Il
deep black gloss. y party ha, gone
out TO search for the lead.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
The DuukhOhOrs Arc Crazy.

WINNIPEG, Sept. IA report from
1orkton says Nihilist agents have
been busy among the Doukhobors and
many OF the latter are turning their
horses and cattle adrift and the men
and women are hauling wagons. One,
Vladimir Vaynowic, who processes to
ba /. religious leader, teaches that all
things belong to God and that there
should be no government. He says
that men should have no money and
acting on his words, several Doukho.
bors offered all the money they had TO
the Dominion immigration authorities.
Two are said to have died from the
effects of training to live on grass.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
viii Fight Packing Merger.

OMAHA, Sept. 1.-THE World Her.
aid quotes Governor Savage as say.
ing that any. attempt to include the
packing houses of Nebraska in Il mer-
ger will result ia a strong fight in the
courts. On account OF the large Ne
braska packing interests, an attempt
OF the state officials to prevent the
combine from doing business in the
state would have q serious effect on
the proposed merger. Following is
the governor view:
'.\s soon as Ii comes TO my kuowl.
edge that merger Of the packing il1-
terests has taken place, / shall in.
strnct the legal department OF the state
to Investigate fully. If l find that any
law Of the state OF Nebraska is being
violated, | will direct that proceedings
be Immediately brought to derl ure the
merger void, and will impose the
full penalty Of the law against those
responsible for the combinc.','
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Railroad Conductors Organixc.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. ll.--The Call
this morning says that the largest and
r'ost far.rcaching union, in the history
Of railroads has been recently formed
by the railroad conductors and brake
men on roads operating west of Chi.
cago. The men are dissatisfied with
the present rate OF wages and will in
the immediate future make a demand
tor an increase Of salaries of 20 per
cent. The Call is in a position to an.
nounce tha: this union will make a
test case on one of the roads. Should
It's request be refused by railroad Off
cials, the conductors and brakemcn
are able to tie up every road west of
Chicago. The organization was per-
t4cted last June in Kansas City, and
w. Y. Stafford, Il passenger conduc.
tnr on the Southern Pacific, residing
1T Oakland, was elected its executive
cad,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS.
settlements Destroyed and Many Deaths
Due to Forest Fires.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. 14.-Driyeu
from their homes in the darkness OF
the night by the raging forest fire
which swept everything before it from
Ariel, Cowlitz county, Wash. to the
foot of Mount St. Helena, distance
of p miles, eleven people are dead,
four are missing and owe: 200 people
have been left homeless: many with
not even enough clothes to cover their
bodies.
Four men who were working on a
claim belonging to james Hawthorne
have not been found, and it is thought
they are dead. Some SO or 60 people
were campcd at the lake at the foot Of
Mount St, Helena, and have not been
heard from since the fire. It is not
known whether they escaped or not.
The first news of the devastation
was brought to this city by Milo NJ.
Dimnick, who experienced many difl-
cultics in making the trip to send aid
to sufferers. He reached here tonight.
From his description the suffering
there is great and the devastation is
the most appalling OF any that has
been reported. For a stretch of 25
miles, he says, there are but two houses
standing.
kALAMA, Wash, Sept. l4.--Ncws
reached here last night that the forest
fires on Lewis river have wrought sad
havoc. D. D. Wallace, wife and two
children were burned to death. They
We're camping in the woods when
caught by the fire. Their wagon
was found burned up aud their char
rcd bodies lying near.
In Cowlct county five people are
dead and two missing, with only par.
tial reports from the burned district.
n courier just arrived from Lewis
river states that there are only two
houses left standing on the river from
Traits place to the head Of the river,
distance Of 80 miles, and that no
less than fifteen persons have perished.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Death OF millionaire Miner.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept. II.
-Wm. S. Stratton, the millionaire
mining man, died tonight. Mr.. STRAIT.
ton had been i'll for several months.
He ha0 been in 4 critical condition for
several weeks, and hi, death was ex.
pected at any time.
Mr.. Stratton was Il carpenter unit!
the early nineties, when be turned his
attention 20 mining matters. Ia April
1891, having seen some specimens of
gold ore from the Cripple Creek dis.
trict that impressed him favorably, he
went TO the town to prospect. July 3,
after weeks OF fruitless prospecting,
man who had agreed to grubo,ake
him having disappointed him, STRAIT
ton decided to go TO Cripple Creek
and stake out u claim On his account.
He rode the 80 miles from this city to
the camp on horseback, and on the
morning OF the 9Th OF July, 1891,
staked Out the Independence and
Washington claims. The Iudcpend.
ence gave him original assays of $3.50
to the ton, and in 1892 he leased and
bonded the Washington for $50, 900.
The Independence yielded Stratton
millions. and in 1898 it was sold bv
him for SIC, 1000, 900. he retaining. how
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
the last campaign, and also the wise
selection Of staunch republicans to fill

the last campaign, and also the wise
selection Of staunch republicans to fill
the different Offices.
NOmin ations for state senator being
announced as next business in order,
the names of Geo. B. Bourne, and
Wallace d. Coburn, of Belmont, we're
presented to the convention. MIR
Bourne was nominated by a vote of
43 to p, the declaration of the result
being followed by congratul to
the winner by Mr.. Coburp, who as
sured him of his friendship and sup.
port during the campaign
For two representatives in the state
legislature, the names Of Jas Fl. Rice,
I. NJ. Everett. A. D. Gill and w. E.
Chase were proposed. Mr.. Gill re-
Quested that his name be withdrawn,
and Messrs. Rice and Everett were
nominated by acclamation.
The contest for nomination for
sheriff was the most lively event in the
proceedings OF the convention, the
candidates being Chas. D. Howell,
Merritt Flanagan, D. G.. Lockwood
and II. B. Lewis. After the second
ballot Mr.. Lockwood withdrew from
the race; Mr.. Lewis withdrew after the
fourth ballot, after which MIR. Howell
was nominated by a vote Of 81 to 27.
For treasurer, John c. Sullivan was
nominated by unanimous vote.
For clerk and recorder, L. Frank
Sayre was unanimously nominated to
succeed himself.
For county assessor, the names OF
Henry Cries bach, A. G. Station and
a. e. Lewis were presented. The lat
ter was made the nominee of the con.
vention.
For county attorney, Hon. Charles
N. Pray was the unanimous choice of
the convention.
For county surveyor, A. W. Mcrri.
field was nominated without opposi.
tion.
For superintendent Of schools, Miss
May G.. Flanagan was nominated for
Il second term.
The following were chosen as dele.
gates and alternates to represent Cho-
teau county in the republican state
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17

had passed, but in the meantime the
fire bad communicated to the field and
several huge tanks CONTAINING petro.
| leum have already exploded. The
ground is saturated with oil aud there
is no chance of stopping the progress
OF the flames tonight. The fire is
spreading rapidly and it is believed
| that the whole field will be ignited be-
fore midnight. "A message from
Gladys says the whole Of the Keith
Ward tract, embracing several acres
and containing large numbcr Of
wells, has been burned over, and it is
believed that some of the wells have
caught fire, though this is not as yet
positively determined, as no one can
approach to find out.
BEAUMONT, Texas, Sept. l2.--Thc
fire in the oil fields is still raging.
Higgins $1,000. barrel tank is burn.
ing: Wood $ gusher is shooting col
umn Of flame so feet high; gas cscap-
ing from other wells is burning. The
fire has been confined to the Keith
Ward fraction and all the tanks have
been burned.
Tonight there are four wells and
two tanks ablazc in the oil field, as
the rest Of them have beeu consumed.
One of the wells is a big ''gusher"
and much trouble is expected in ex-
tinguishing it. The other wells can
be easily handled, IS the fire is prin.
cipally fed by gas. The oil is being
drawn from tanks as rapidly as pos
sible and they will probably be out of
danger before night. A high wind is
sweeping across the field and toward
the fire. Even if it changes, there will
be little danger Of further loss, for the
reason that all loose oil has been
burned off. There is a large force Of
workers on the field and the spread of
the fire can now be checked. The loss
is estimated from $4,000 to $3.50, COO.
So far us can be asccrtaincd, about 80
darricks were destroyed. Fifteen
tanks, some Of them filed with oil,
were burned Out, and they will have to
be repaired before they are again ser.
viccablc. Several pumping plants
were put out of service and arc ren.
dercd useless and in this the heaviest
loss lies outside of the oil field.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
FIERCE FOREST FIRES.
Much Property Destroyed and Several
People Reported Missing.

PORTLAND, Ore, Sept. l2.-Forest
ares are burning over the Cascade
md coast ranges from the British Co.
umbia to the California line, destroy.
sng millions of feet of timber, many
farm houses, barns and much live
etock. Two persons are known to
2ave lost their lives. Others are miss
.ng and scores are hurrying to places
c+f safety.
At Bridal Veil, Ore, today, Palm.
RS Saw Mill & Lumber companv's
mill was burned. Elsie Palmer, pro.
nrietoress Of the Palmer mill, was
ourned to death and man named
Trickey is missing. About forty mill
lands arein danger OF being sutfocated
fty the fire. AT one mill, near Van.
rouver, eight farm hands were burned
:oday and Mrs. Hendrickson aud her
children are missing.
The town Of Bucoda, ia Thurston
county, was in inky darkness at eleven
O'clock this forenoon and the people
we're obliged to go about with lanterns.
From five O'Clock this morning, until
seven O'Clock, the entire sky was
1lood.red with no signs Of sunrise.
The smoke is SO high that many peo.
gle refuse to believe that the phenom-
ena results from forest fires, and many
Of them are congregating on street
corners predicting dire disaster.
At Centralia, Lewis county, dark
less has caused all business to stop.
Reports from Shelton at noon state
nat nearly all OF the mills in Mason
county are on fire. The town Of Mat
:ocl, that county, Is in imminent
lauger OF total destruction.
Sixteen miles from Olympia the Bor.
l,caux string OF camps, the Black
Hills district. are in great danger.
Forty men have gone on horseback to
rescue women and children.
In Tacoma a heavy darkness is set
ting down. Boats cannot pass the
rarrows on account Of darkness.
At Olympia the electric light plant
las shut down and at noon it was as
|,ark as the blaclest night.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
4 Noted Gambler Reforms,

CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo, Sept. IA
John Nolan, one OF the best known
gamblers in the west, has sprung Il
surprise in sporting circles here by
the announcement that he had donated
to the Salvation Army his gambling
house on the corner Of Third and Ben
nett avenue.
Early this week an order was issued
to close gambling houses here and No.
Ian was the first to comply with the
order. AS he has quit the game for
good, this may put an end to gambling
in the district. Nolan could have
rented his building for 5000 month
but preferred TO give it to the Saliva.
tiOn Army gratis.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Fly Bite Causes Death.

NEW IOEk, Sept. ll.--Bittcn by Il
liy two weeks ago, George Lindhurst,
Of Brooklyn, is dead. The physic an
pronounced il an extraordinary case.
Lindhurst was bitten on the thumb Of
his righ, hand. Three days later
swelling began and spread rapidly.
The doctors declared the tly bite had
caused blood poisouin. which they
could not check aud the victim died in
-reat agony. Llndhurst was 81 years
old and in fairly good health before
= was bitten.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Texas Oil Fields on Fire.

BEAUMONT, Tex. Sept. Il.--Thc oil
field is on fire and. judging by the
rrea, volume of smoke which is flow.
ing in from Spindle Top. there is
crave danger that great loss will be
sustained. if the field is not entirely
destroyed.
The fire started tonight in some
waste oil along the Texas & Sabine
tracks and burned about 80 feet of the
,restle. This was put under control
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17
Water Cure for Chronic Con It inatiu,

Take two cups of hot water half an
hour before each meal and just before
going to bed, also a drink OF water,
hot or cold, about two hours after
each meal. Take lots of outdoor ex-
ercise-walk, ride, drive. Make
regular habit of this and in many
cases chronic constipation may be
cured without the use of any medicine.
When a purgative is required take
something mild and gentle like Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
For sale by ID. G.. Lockwood
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1902-09-17

ever, very considerable interest.
Mr.. Stratton's private charities
were bOuudless and his interest in
public welfare was almost without
limit. He was the owner of the Colo.
rado Springs street railway system.
Ills wealth is estimated from Sl5,ooo,-
900 TO $50 900, 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1902-07-17
DEFEATS
HELENA
SEATTLE TAkEe THE SECOND
GAME FROM the MONTANA
SENATORS

That bunch OF ball tossers that
represents the city OF Seattle. won
out from the Helena lad. by a score
Of TO : yesterday afternoon AT Ath-
letic park. Although the game was
well studded with errors. II WAS rx-
ce4iinRiy interesting. II not very
well attended. Until the eighth IN
ming the score was tie. but then the
locals let out reef or t~a and came
in winners on the home stretch,
tlsnnsfy's men put up a good game
the bon for Seattle and pat up a good
game OF hall The Heisna boys
couldn't land ON him for even one
lonely clean single. white on siagie.
the Flannary man, the locals pushed
ost six safe onee that were good fer
nine bases IL. was Ia the eighth
inning that the Helena pitcher went
TO pieces and then he didn't 80 20 the
bad seKy hard. but 10 safiicsi 70 IA
Seattle score two runs and ineideat-
ally win the game
Comedian A. First
Shafcr. the funny FIRST ba.eman Of
the visitors. kept the aadieaes In an
uproar all during the game. His
eAtchinE wa< something To be won
dered at. There waa total absence
Of kicking during the game. and only
once was there any sernblance Of
dirty" ball. That was in the fourth
inning when FIannery Of the Helena
team apparently deliberately fouled
Hurley at FIRST base. The Montana
man pushed out an easy one that
was well fleided and thrown TO Hur-
ley al first Hurley caught the bali.
but when the runner reached him,
he deliberately pushed the baseman
over. and Hurley dropped the bali.
Tho ftrAt two innings OF the game
were unsxentfuI. but In the third the
local boys forced a couple Of runs
over the plate Campbell caught a
nice one safe. and Il Was easily a hit
Then little ira Harmon. who played
right field. tapped an easy one 20 thv
ana Campbell scored. Harmon scor-
ed on a ~ and the side went out
Fourth Inning Did u
A couple Of errors in the next In
ming Euve Helena the only runs thsy
cot. Until the eighth inning the
score remained the same, but then
came the big change. Hurley few
OUT and BsbbEtt smashed the sphere
clear over the fence for two bases.
schwartz az IN usual In a tight place.
then came TO the front and won out
with clean thrsc-bagger. An error
by Peoples allowed the other run To
be scored By Schwartz. TIE score
was then 20 ? aud thus II remained
until the end Of the game.
Seattle ..*.. 8G2 o Dc 0 2 OF
Helena ...... 90 o : 0 0 0 o o--z
Tiosrs Win from Butte
TACOMA. July f7.--The Tigers
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