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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
REPORT WAS INCORRECT.
RunOred Assassination Of American
Consul Proves To Be Mistake.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S.--A decided.
ly new turn in the case of United
States Vice-Consul William c. Ma
gelssen at Beirut, Syria. who was re-
ported to have been assassinated last
Sunday developed tonight when it be-
came known that the report was incor.
rect, and that, although Mr.. Magels.
sen had been shot at, he had not
even been injured. The information
came to the state department in dis
patch from United States Minister
Fleishman at Constantinople, who
said the mistake in making the origi.
in the transmission of the cipher dis
patch from Consul Ravndal at Beirut
in reporting the incident to the min.
ister.
The latest development in the Tur.
kish situation was discus sed in ofticia
circles where the view is held that de.
nial Of the report Of the killing of Ma
gelssen relieved the situation of its
immediate awkward and embarras S..
ing feature, but will not prevent our
naval squadron going to the east.
Minister Fleishman, in one of his dis
patches to the department, suggested
that conditions were such that it might
be we'll to have some American naval
demonstrate in those waters. Re.
ports also have come to the govern
ment from missionary interests of
threatened destruction of their prop
erty and because of this, Admiral
Cotton will be allowed to proceed with
one or more of his vessels to Beirut.
Acting Secretary Darling tonight re.
ceived a cablegram from Admiral
Cotton, dated Elllefranche. saving
that he had left that place with the
cruisers Brooklyn and Sau Francisco
for Beirut
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

1900, today found the defendant guilty
verdict today caused great excitement
among the friends of other defendants
in these cases.
The third trial of the defends ant
closed shortly after noon. Several
hundred people crowded the court
room and when the verdict was read
an intense silence prev allied. The jury
was polled and each man declare the
verdict OF guilty to be his finding.
Powers sat unmoved while his attor-
neys asked for time to make a motion
for new trial. The jurors declined
to state what occurred in the jury
room.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
VI RDERED By ROBBERS.
Chicago Bandits Shoot Employees and Sc
cure Three Thousand Dollars.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.--Without a word
OF warning two men were killed and
two Others wounded by holdup men
at the barns of the Chicago City
Hallway company, Sixty-tirst and
State streets, at an early hour today.
The shooting was done by three men,
who escaped after securing $1,000.
Three of the men who were shot were
working in the cashiers Office and the
other was a motorman asleep in the
outer Office. The men in the Office
were shot before they were aware OF
the robbers presence, and the motor.
man was killed as he was rising from
bench where he had been asleep.
The robbers took no chances, but
disposed of all opposition of the EN-.
ployes before they entered the Office
Choosing the time when the employees
were busily engaged in balancing up
the receipts OF the night, just after the
last conductor had turned in his
money and left the barns, the robbers
suddenly appeared at the receiving
window and began shooting. The
first intimation those inside the Office
had that anything was wrong was
when they heard the shots. The first
bullet struck Stewart and he fell to the
floor without word. Diehl and Ed.
mond, who We're sitting near Stewart,
turned to see what was the matter, but
before they could leave their chairs
they were rendered helpless by we'll
directed bullets of the robbers. John.
son, the mOtorman, who was asleeE
on the bench in the outer office, hear.
ing the noise, started up to go to the
assistance of his companions, but was
shot and killed before he could get on
his feet.
Making sure that all opposition had
been removed, the robbers then broke
open the door of the cashiers office
with sledge hammer, and secured
$1,000 in bills which was lying on a
desk. They then made their escape.
Four men We're arrested three hours
after the robbery, on suspicion of be.
ing implicated ia the crime, but they
have not yet been identified.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
DOukhObOrS Threaten Trouble.

IORkTON, Assinniboia, Aug. 2S.-
Premier Haultain was present yester-
day to investigate the trouble between
the school trustees of the Devil 5 Lake
district and the Doukhobors. Three
years ago, when the school district
was formed, the secretary treas urer
assessed the DoukhobOrs a. we'll
as others. The DoukhObore refused
to pay the tax. The trustees after two
years of waiting enforced the law aud
the Doukhobora cattle to the amount
of the tax We're Seize, and sold. The
Doukhobors are very indignant and
threaten to march to Winnipeg.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Railroads Secure Injunctions

EANCOUVER, B. C.. Aug. 21.-Early
this morning construction gang Of
the vancouver, Westminster 4 YUKON
railway: supposed to be link of the
Great Northern, built a crossing over
the Can adian Pacific tracks at Sap
perton. Permission had not been
granted by the Dominion government
for the construction Of the crossing.
The Can adian Pacific railway officers
declare that in making this crossing
the Vancouver, New Westminster &
y 1ukon company tore up portion of
the Canadian Pacific track, aud that
an accident would have resulted if a
Waterman had not discovered the
break. 4 gang of Canadian Pacific
men this afternoon removed the cross
ing. Both sides are securing injunc-
tiOnS
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Quick Trip Around World.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Henry Fred
erick, who left New York on July on
the steamer Deutschland for a tour
around the world, with the hope OF
breaking the record for the shortest
time consumed in circling the globe,
returned to New York tonight on the
New York Central railroad. Mr..
Frederick had been successful in his
endeavor, having made the circui, in
81 days : hours and 20 minutes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Iowa Town Is Flooded.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Aug. Is
All the lower portions of the city are
still. under water that has reached the
lower floors of many houses. Row
boats were used in several of the
downtown districts today. That por.
ton of the country between here and
Lake Manawa, five miles south, is a
lake. Street cars were abandoned on
used instead. The lake Itself, partly
artificial, overliowei last night and
extensive d anage was done. Only one
railroad had clear tracks out Of
Council Bluffs today. Eastern mails
are is hours late.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Miners Leave the TreadVclI.

SEATTLE, Aug. 21.-Recause of con.
tinued disasters resulting in loss of
life, 100 men have quit work in the
Treadwell mine on Douglas island
Alaska. All gave up their positions
last week. Forty returned on the
steamer Dolphin, which brings the
news OF the Wholesale Gesertiou Of the
mine employees. The men do not make
any charge Of mismanagement or an
unsafe condition of the mine. They
rather intimate that the most famous
quartz property in Alaska is hoo
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

persons of foreign parentage exceeds
26, 900, 900. The total recorded arri.
walls Of immigrants during the year
just ended is 857,O46, and exceeds the
figures for any preceding year. Even
these figures, however, are incomplete.
Owing to the great difficulty in OBJ
tanning accurate statements of the i'm
migrants from the contiguous coun.
tries of Canada and Mexico, no sta.
tistics of immigration into the United
States of citizens of those countries
are gathered by the government.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Great Is the Family Of Smith.

NEW YORK. Aug. 27.-More than
1000 Smiths were present at the TWEEN.
ty-eighth and largest annual reunion
of the Smith family and friends at
Pepack, N. J. Their ages ranged
from a few weeks to 50 years.
The founder of the family in New
Jersey, John Schmidt, is supposed to
have arrived from Holland in 1743
and lived on farm near Pepack. his
!; children remained in the state of
their birth: except two.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Millions Of Immigrants.

" NASHISGTCN, Aug. 2>.-The total
recorded immigration into the United
States since the organization Of the
government Is, in round numbers. 2u.-
100000 persons. This statement i il
report just made public by Mr.. Cor
te1you, secretary OF commerce. The
number OF foreign born persons now
residing in the United States is more
than lu,u0o.OUU, and the number OF
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
Killed In a Tunnel

SEATTLE. Aag. 2,.-A Great North
err. extra freight, in passing through
the Cascade tunnel tonight, ran into a
section gang at work at the WELLINGTON
enc. Peter Mccoy. foreman. and Ed
ward Gallagher. G a mem Der of the crew.
were Instantly killed. All the o,her9
escaped. Mccoy is QUE of the oldest
section men at this end of the road
aus, teuGes family.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02

dooed." In support of this contention
they cite that seven miners met
violent deaths within a week at Tread
we'll. Three of these were killed Sat-
urday by falling derrick. Explo-
sions and other things caused the
death OF the others.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
His Life saved by ChlImberlain's =
to!ic. Cholera and DiarrhWa
Remedy,

"B. L. Byer, a we'll known cooper
of this town. says he believes Cham
berlaiu', Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhra Remedy saved his life last sum-
mer. He haej been sick Tor month
with what the doctors call bilious
dysentery, and could get nothing to
do him any good until he tried this
remedy. 1t gave him immediate re-
lief, says 5. I. Little. merchant,
Hancock. Md. For sale by D. G.
Lockwood, Druggist.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1903-09-02
powers Convicted for Third Time.

UEORGEwoWN, Ky. Aug. 29.-The
iury in thu case OF former Secretary
Of State Caleb Powers, charged with
complicity in a cons piracy to murder
Gov. William GopeI, in January,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
Twenty Thousand Persons Visit
the War Ship Which Will Be
Open to the Public Again
Tomorrow and Sat
urday.

The Army informally paid its respects
to the Navy yesterday when. among the
1000 persons who visited the monitor Ar
kansas. were many soldiers, some OF them
from the States whose name the ship bears.
Commander Vreeland and his staff cor
daily greeted the army officers. regulars
and volunteers. The jackies were especially
gracious to the enlisted men. who wore the
Blue and the Khaki OF the sister branch of
arms.
No set programme was carried out There
Was not room enough on the ship for cere-
monies. The soldiers took their chances
with the civilians in inspecting this bull
dog man-of-war. but perhaps were more ap-
preciative Of the fine points of craft which
can fire 1000 shots a minute and destroy
the city of St. Louis in few hours
With the exception of a few hundred
guests on private launches. the big crowd
was conveyed to the warship from the foot
Of Olive street by the excursion steamers
Corwin H Spencer and City OF Providence
Protests against the price charged. .
strong, and thousands of persons who Wis
!ted the wharf with the intention of going
aboard the monitor. satisfied themselves
with a view from the Levee. declaring that
the transportation lines were asking too
much fare.
PERFECT ORDER is KEPT.
The two steamers were continually crowd
ed. and the waits were rather long ana
tedious. although one boat carried the
visitors over to the warship and the other
brought them back. thus expediting the
movement considerably. Perfect order pre-
vailed, and Commander Nreeland Of the
Arkansas remarked again that IL was the
best handled crowd he ever saw.
At the wharf an extra detail OF twenty
policemen assisted the wharf watchmen.
and on the bRrges moored alongside the
monitor sailors were en- the lookout. Com
mander Nree.and and his officers were con-
stantly on watch The crowd was not care
full as to pushing and showing either in get
ting of on the boats. but the chances OF
anyone falling into the river were small.
The monitor inside resembled a trap full
OF mice passage through the narrow
aisles was difficult, yet every one was per-
mitted to see the quarters Of some of the
officers and blue Jackets. and to view the
visitors fingered, especially around the
12-inch rifles.
The crowd was too large to be allowed to
so Into the ward rooms. the quarters OF
the executive officers. below deck. and the
came reason prevented an exploration OF
the boiler and engine rooms. where the dan
ger Of an accident was reckoned with.
This part of the ship. In which are located
the engine and boiler-rooms. is accessible
only by means OF narrow, vertical ladders.
The corridors are barely wide enough for
one person to pass at a time, every other
machinery. Fires are kept burning con-
stantly. and in some parts of the hold the
heat Is almost insufferable-
Except to a person deeply interested in
mechanics that part OF the monitor which Is
practically closed TO the general public Is
OF no great interest. though the mechanism
Of great fighting machine is considered
worth studying.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30

1t is chiefly remarkable for wonderful
triple-eXpansion engines. which allow no
steam TO escape using the same steam over
and ventilators ana the water-tight COM
partments, which make one part of the
vessel independent OF another should shot
hit IL or a submarine mine or obstruction
be struck. also excite interest.
Remarkable. too. IS the arrangement OF
electric dynamos. which supply the power
by which the big guns are loaded: ammuni-
ton hosted, and the coal brought TO the
full capacity as an engine Of destruction
and a means of defending harbors where
float the Stars and Stripes.
INTERESTING SEA FIGHTERS.
Among the most interesting sailors on
the Arkansas are two OF the machinists.
whose duties are in the hold. They are H.
McMurray and Peter Duffy. both OF whom
have served many years in the navy.
McMurray was on Admiral Schley's nag
ship. the Brooklyn. at the battle Of San
tiago. During that fight he was on duty at
the engines. where the temperature ranged
above le0 degrees. the boilers working with
forced draught. and all the fuel that could
be piled In them
The excitement OF the chase was denied
to McMurray and his associates II was
their part TO remain in the black. roaring.
hot cavern and give TO the vessel all the
speed possible to catch Cervera's feet and
The din of battle above told them moth
ing Of the fight. nor did they know at what
moment smell might send them to the bot
tom of the Gulf without ever having seen
the eneHys guns in action
oh well. we did miss the excitement"
said McMurray. but we helped to whip TIE
Spaniards. didn't we7-'
Peter Duty. as modest as his old COM
rade, both being Of the type which has
made American seamen famous for bravery
and ability. replied:
''Weli. was on the United States cruiser
Montgomery when we captured a few
things around Porto Rico. 1 didn't shirk
duty in the engine-room, but / managed TO
were in action"
Duffy. 1t may be stated. has been in the
navy thirty years, and was one OF the thir-
ty-four survivors OF the gunboat Huron.
which sank In a storm on the reefs OF Cane
Hatteras in 1871. when I01 officers and sail
ors were drowned Duffy swan ashore. 4
distance Of nearly mile. and his compan-
ions who escaped likewise owed Il to the
art of swimming
The visitors on the Arkansas yesterday
received extremely courteous treatment,
and were especially interested in the MICH
anism OF tn big guns, and particularly the
Finch twins either one of which can
throw prejectile containing 800 pounds Of
steel through St Louis Office building
over the West End. and to Meramac High
lands from the monitors present anchor
age on Market street
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
Veteran Comedian Succumbs to
Heart Disease in New York
After Brief Illness.
FIFTY-0NE YEARS ON STAGE.
Once Page in Congress, the Boy.
hood Friend of Senator German
and Edwin Booth-Has Played
More Than 700 Parts.

New York. April 2-Stuart Robson. the
veteran comedian. died tonight Of heart
disease at the Hotel Savoy. He was 81
eyars old and had been on the stage for
fifty-one years.
Mr. Robson became Ill early in March and
WIS obliged to rest completely for two
weeks. He resumed his engagement on
March 1s. and. after playing I'm New York
and Brooklyn. appeared in various towns in
the upper part Of this State. A few days
ago he became Ill in Auburn. y. Y. and
was then brought to this city
The burial will take place at Cohasset,
Mass. on Friday
Stuart Robson was one of the oldest and
most famous actors in America During the
fifty-cne years that he has been on the stage
he played more than 100 parts the most re-
nowned to the present generation probably
being that of Bertie. the Lamb, in The
Henrietta" and Dromio of Syracuse in the
Comedy OF Errors" The Henrietta alone
was produced by him more than 5000 times
and had made for him. since he and William
H. Crane separated in 1889. after having
played together for twelve years. nearly
S9o0c0o-
II was last produced at the Grand Opera
house here few weeks ago. and at that
time Mr.. Robson declared that it never
would be played again by him or any other
actor He was the sole owner OF the manu.
script, and rights OF the play. and before
his death he made provision for the de-
struction Of the manuscript Hence BERTHE
dies with the man who made the character
famous.
PLAYED MANY PARTS.
But long before The Henrietta" was con-
Nafx-ad H. L.
every city Of Importance in the country.
He played in the old stock companies. tax
ing more different parts than any of his
contemporaries. one Of the old-time pro-
duction which failed utterly being the only
play that Bret Hartte ever wrote alone
Two Men OF Sandy Bar
He was at different times associated with
Joseph jefferson and many OF the greatest
stars. but his greatest fame came after he
and William H. Crane began their career
together In 1sT.
Mr.. Robson's real name was Robson Stu
art. He was born March 4. 1886. at An
nspolis Nd. and came OF an old Southern
family. Before going on the stage he
served for a year and a half as a page in
the House OF Representatives. while SEN
ator German occupied a similar position in
the Senate Edwin Booth. another OF his
boyhood friends. had urged him to go on
the stage before. but on the toss OF a coin
at Senator Germans solicitation he first
tried his hand at a political career.
He appeared first in a tragedy, Uncle
Toms Cabin AS II Is.' but was so heartily
laughed at by his friends that he never
afterwsrd essesed a tragedy part.
Mr.. Robson leaves a wife. who was
known on the stage as Miss May waldron,
and two children. Stuart Robson, Jr.. and
Mrs. Morton $. crehore. daughter by Mr..
Robson's first wife.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30

DINNER TO BE SERVED PRESIDENT
AND DIPLOMATS IN CONGRESS HALL.

President Roosevelt and the foreign diplo-
mats. with other distinguished guests. will
be seated at an elaborate diner al p. m
to-day in the Hall OF Congresses. The Ma
rine Band will give a concert during the
repast from a point of vantage in the Ad-
ministration Quadrangle.
The decorations of the banquet hall. on
the second floor. above the Quadrangle. are
the most lavish since the dinner to Prince
Henry at the ST Louis Club The Presi-
dents table, large circular board in the
west center Of the room. stands on a slight
ly raised dais. 1t will accommodate twenty
persons.
Sixty other circular tables will each seat
eight guests. Five hundred guests have
been invited Ninety-fve walters and fif-
teen cooks are required to serve the feast
A range thirty feet long will be used TO
prepare the, viands. which will be gar
ntshed on three immense serving tables.
The color scheme followed in the ban
quet hall uses the Exposition colors Of red.
white. blue and yellow. which is placed
in the ceiling in four panels. Tightly drawn
festoons start from a central feature of
colors radiste from this center to thesalls.
In the four quarters Of each ceiling panel
clusters Of incandeScent lights have been
placed. The walls give dead white back
ton colors. In the panels between the
windows appear decorative shields Of the
American coat of arms. alternating-Eith
fleur de lis. and the coats of arms OF va
rious nations represented at the dinner.
On the north wall the Presidents flag is
made conspicuous because of its immense
size. The flag is a Union Jack. bearing
in the center the escutcheon of the republic.
Pctted plants on the floor hide the lower
spaces of the walls. The banquet hall will
be approached from a decorated coat room
on the first floor up an entwined stairway
The Presidential party will leave the Ad-
ininistration building and cross the quad
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-30
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
RECEIVES A R0USING
WELCOME TO ST. LOUIS.
Continued From Page One.

ctG Thomas H. Carter. President of the
National Commission, and F. D. Hirschberg,
chairman OF the Reception Committee; No.
Leslie III. Shaw. Secretary of the Treas
uYy, ". H. Thompson and Corwin II. Spen-
Ger: No. 5. Secretary Root. National Fair
Commissioners John NJ. Thurstor. William
Lindsay and Thomas H. McKittrick: No.
g. National Commissioner John Allen and
George W. Mcbride and Dan Nugent; No
Z. l. D. Dozier and National Commissioners
Martin Il. Glynn. Frederick A Belts and
Philip d. Scott: No. S. Doctor Nicholas N.
Butler. W. II. Lee. c. p. WaIbridge and
Captain H. NJ. Reeve: No. g. James L Blair.
~ Latte and c. Rosenberg OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. and Nelson Webster: No
10, A. P. Coleman Of the Associated Press,
Colonel J. G. Butler. and Correspondent
Hazard Of the Scripps-McRae League; No.
II, Lindsay Denison OF the New York Sun,
r. Dunn of Golfers Weekly, George
I.5ckey of 1esle's Weekly. and W. Lazar-
bIcl1 OF Harper's Weekly: No. Il. Gaius
Paddock and J. c. Van Blarcom: Nos. II
and 1s. photographers. telegraph operators
and the Presidents messengers.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GIVE
PRESIDENT A BOUQUET.
The drive gave the President q good view
of the West End and gave much Of the
West End a good view OF the President.
The route was from the track over Union
avenue to WestmOreIand place. through
westmoreland 10 Kings highway and Lin
dell boulevard. along LndeIl to Taylor.
over Taylor TO Deimar. down Delmar TO
Nandeventer. over Nandeventer to Vande-
venter place, through Vandeventer place to
Grand avenue and thence to the Odeon.
In the residences and upon every vantage
point the citizens gathered TO welcome. But
at the High School was exceptional
gathering. There the local Pedagogical 60
ciety had arranged to meet the President, IL
time permitted. His programme did not ad-
init Of an additional STOP, but he rose and
bowed and smiled with exceptional gra-
ciousness to the hundreds who were
grouped in front of the High School
The teachers of the public and Of the
High School were gathered there. But the
chief number was supplied by the students
These latter filed every inch of available
space They presented a seeming embank-
nent OF boys and girls, each shouting his
or her pleasure, waving flags and In every
way expressing their devotion to the Gov
ernnent and its chief parsonage. Here, too,
IL was that three of the energetic High
School girls went through crowds and po-
lioemen and stopped the Presidents horses
10 present bouquet Of American beauties
which they had pitched in together" to
purchase for the most honored man in the
land.